Dec 19, 2018
In honor of Christmas, we cover a red & green hero - MISTER MIRACLE! Anthony & Doc rave about Tom King's run, and talk about how a solid marriage can make anyone a hero! Listen now!
SHOW NOTES:
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Introduction
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Shout out to Into the Knight podcast
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Background (10:45)
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Created by Jack Kirby in Mister Miracle #1 (April 1971)
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Scott Free (actual birth name unknown) is son of the Highfather, ruler of New Genesis – as a way to stop a war with Apokolips, Highfather traded him to Darkseid in exchange for Darkseid’s son Orion
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Grew up in hellish environment and managed to survive abuse
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Met Big Barda and fell in love with her – then Scott escaped to Earth
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The escape nullified the pact with Darkseid, so he attacked New Genesis
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Scott met an escape artist, Thaddeus Brown, who called himself Mister Miracle – after Brown was murdered, Scott took up the mantle
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Barda came to Earth to be with Scott – they joined the Justice League and lived a quiet married life when not saving the world
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In the Tom King run, Scott is caught between fighting in the war on Apokolips and helping Barda on Earth raise their son Jacob – after Orion is killed, Scott becomes the new Highfather and leader of New Genesis, and kills Darkseid to end the war
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Issues (18:18)
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PTSD from years of abuse on Apokolips – has a handle on it most of the time, but can be triggered
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Suicide attempt at the start of the King run brought on by PTSD (26:12)
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Relationship with Barda is healthy in spite of their past abuse (35:19)
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Treatment (43:00)
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In-universe
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Out of universe (45:45)
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Skit (50:54)
- Ending
References:
- Theon Greyjoy - Anthony - 12:06
- Casual Danger Dialog - Anthony - 16:10
- Hank Henshaw episode - Doc - 45:18
- Moon Knight episode - Doc - 45:30
- Popcorn Psychology - Doc - 45:34
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