S01E05: Watchmen — The Last Superheroes

Yan ropes Nat into a comic that changed superhero storytelling forever: "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Yan discusses the ways in which the book has been both interpreted and misinterpreted, and Nat is utterly transfixed by a glowing blue man in the nude.---In this episode, Nat reads Issue #2: Absent Friends and Issue #4: Watchmaker.Transcript and bibliography available here.Hear an interesting ad? Learn more about our advertisers here.If you enjoyed the show, consider supporting us on Patreon! You'll get access to the exclusive Comic Sans Aftershow, ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more.And tag us @comicsanspod on Instagram and Bluesky — we'd love to hear from you!---00:00 - Preamble03:07 - Unhinged Yant: The Last Superheroes27:22 - Nat Reads "Watchmen"31:00 - Discussion — Issue #241:06 - Discussion — Issue #455:05 - Yan’s Final Questions---Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Marketing by Shevon Leck. Transcribed by Josephine Kim.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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