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Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling

Jan 27, 2021

 Issue 107 - Catwoman

  • Intro
    • Email us voice recordings of your thoughts on Batman & what he means to you for upcoming episode - capesonthecouch@gmail.com
  • Background (2:50)

  • Catwoman, Selina Kyle, created by Bill Finger & Bob Kane in Batman #1 (Spring 1940)
  • Originally known as “the Cat”, she was a jewel...


Jan 20, 2021

 Issue 106 - Clones

  • Intro
    • President level slot open in Patreon - $10/mo gets you pick of episodes and characters
  • Background

  • Spider-Man Clone Saga
  • Jean Grey/Madelyne Pryor (17:08)
  • Superman/Bizarro/Kon-El (25:03)
  • Jamie Madrox (35:26)
  • Issues for “original”
  • Issues for “clone”
  • Real-world analogues
    • Family...


Jan 13, 2021

  • Intro
    • WW84 review
  • Background (03:30)

  • Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in The X-Men #4 (March 1964)
  • Vision created by Roy Thomas, Stan Lee, and John Buscema in Avengers 57 (Oct. 1968)
  • Both were villains originally opposed to Avengers before joining their ranks
  • Wanda and...


Jan 6, 2021

  • Intro
    • Welcome back for Season 5 
    • Describe changes to show
      • New website
      • Patrons now guest on trade paperback reviews
      • Ariel’s column - Some Of Its Parts
  • Background (03:52)

  • Maxwell Lord created by Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire in Justice League #1 (May 1987)
  • Father was a businessman who...


Jan 2, 2021

Hi everyone, we're releasing this mini-episode for a few reasons:

  • We want to test our RSS feed and make sure things still work correctly with the new site.
  • To tell everyone about the changes to the website and our new domain!
  • To let everyone know Ariel will be writing a column for us this year, "(Some Of) Its...