Personal Essays
What Spider-Man Can’t Save
In which our hero contemplates a career writing about superheroes and pop culture—and imagines an ending.
Marvel
Criticism
Sam Wilson Deserved Better Than Brave New World
Marvel wants fans to care about lore without thinking too deeply about themes and emotions—the things that brought them to this fandom in the first place.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 24: WandaVision
What is the MCU, if not a franchise persevering?
Special Episodes
Special Episode 11: The Marvel-Industrial Complex
The military and the MCU, from Iron Man to Captain Marvel.
Episodes
Episode 65: Fandom and Capitalism
How does transformative fandom disrupt the cycles of capitalism—and how does it reinforce them?
Episodes
Episode 55: Happy Anniversary #2
The past year’s guests return to share changes they’ve seen in fandom, from the global to the personal.