Do Comics Have to Reflect the Real World? | The Comics Pals Episode 194

This week, we discuss the announcement of a new Gotham PD show set in the Batman film universe, CW debuts the next woman to play Batwoman, read your mail, & we talk about what responsibility comics' publishers have in addressing social issues within the books. 00:07:57 - Listener Mail 00:18:32 - Pals Pulls: Cale - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #12 - Pete - Dark knights death metal #2, Giant size Magneto Sean - Empyre #1, FCBD X-Men #1 News: 00:26:51 - New Gotham PD Show Coming to HBO Max: https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/gotham-pd-series-hbo-max-the-batman-matt-reeves-terence-winter-1234703127/ 00:38:40 - Batwoman Casts Javicia Leslie as Titular Character for S2: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/batwoman-taps-javicia-leslie-take-title-role-1302532?fbclid=IwAR3MtPTyKbUq-edMy9HvEd19ZDWUDMRWJVGwWXNBeYxf44IRmMZH-nFpfI0 00:44:35 - Is Image Comics Teasing a Crossover? https://www.gamesradar.com/image-comics-teases-crossover-for-november/ 00:58:05 - Scholastic and Marvel Team-Up for Exclusive Graphic Novels: https://www.gamesradar.com/miles-morales-kamala-khan-shuri-in-new-graphic-novels-from-scholastic-and-marvel/ 01:07:37 - Knull is Coming to Marvel's Next Event: King in Black: https://www.gamesradar.com/marvels-next-event-is-dark-and-heavy-metal-king-of-black/ 01:15:44 - Marvel Comics Reprints God Loves Man Kills, Complete With N-Word: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-comics-n-word-back-into-print/ 01:37:02 - Main Topic: Do Comics Have a Responsibility to Speak on Social Issues? Comics have been around for a long time, and from almost the beginning they've reflected problems in the real world and dealt with them, though not always gracefully. Both Marvel and DC made the choice to do so on their own, but now fans are calling out both companies for not doing enough to include diversity and for their characters to take stances about real world issues within the books. In light of our conversation last week about copaganda in comics, we're examining what level of responsibility the industry has to deal with real world issues in their books. Join us on Discord: discord.gg/6RAX3sT The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop