Nerd Culture Podcast

Episode #135 features:

News: RIP Sir Terry Pratchet, Malcolm Fraser & Masa Vukotic / DC pulls the Joker themed Batgirl cover / new Wonder Woman costume / Chris Sims / Christopher Pyne is a Fixer / Star Wars : FIXED

Reviews: Top 5 / Powers / Sleepy Hollow / Bates Motel

Contest of Champions 2.0: Round 5: X-23 vs Deadpool

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Plug – Wyrmwood screenings across the country http://fan-force.com/screenings/

Episode #104 features:

News: Studio Ghibli closing / Randy Queen vs Escher Girls / Batman vs Superman release date changed

Reviews: Guardians of the Galaxy / The Martian / 22 Jump Street

Contest of Champions: Wonder Woman vs Thor

Azerothian Times: WoD street date to be revealed August 14th / WoD plot predictions / Hearthstone – Naxxramas – Plague & Military Quarters unlocked / Thor Transmogging

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Episode #103 features:

News: Guardians of the Galaxy sequel announced / Batman vs Superman clip screened at SDCC & Wonder Woman’s costume revealed / Deadpool test footage leaked / All Star Comics Melbourne win an Eisner!

Dust Jacket: More than Human by Theodore Sturgeon

Dust Jacket:The Humans by Matt Haig

Reviews: Madness: A Memoir / Green Lantern: The Animated Series / The Raid 1 & 2

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Episode #69 features:

News: Gal Gadot cast as Wonder Woman in Man of Steel 2

Popcorn Junkies: The films of Mel Brooks

Channel Zero: Get Smart

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There’s been quite a bit of hoopla over the kiss between DC’s icons, Superman and Wonder Woman in Justice League #12. In fact, it even made page 2 of my local newspaper. That’s right, 2 fictional characters getting it on trumped homicide, civil unrest and war.

What the f#@k?!

Needless to say I just don’t get it. Don’t get me wrong, I get just as excited as the next nerd when something exciting happens in any of my hobbies. But worldwide interest in something that happened in a comic? We’re not talking the Death of Superman here. And besides, it’s not even the first time they’ve kissed!

It happened twice in Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane issues #93 (1969) & #136 (1974), again in DC Comics Presents #32 (1981), and Wonder Woman #300 (1983).  In 1985, Alan Moore included a playful kiss between the two in Superman Annual #11 and 2 years later John Byrne added his take in Action Comics #600.

In Kingdom Come (1996) it even goes further than that. By the end of this story Superman & Wonder Woman are a couple and expecting a child (with Batman asked to be the godfather!).

As great as Kingdom Come is (I highly recommend checking it out if you haven’t already) my favourite Superman/Wonder Woman moment is actually from Action Comics #761 (1999). Like the kiss in Superman Annual #11, it is hardly more than a peck, but it is the culmination of a great storyline that involved the heroes being trapped for hundreds of years in an alternate universe battling crazy Norse gods. Nothing more happens, but it comes very close and is very emotional.

Nowhere near as good are Miller’s Dark Knight Strikes Again (2002) & All Star Batman and Robin (2005). Avoid both.

So as you can see, Justice League #12 is nothing special. It’s not even that poignant a moment. Perhaps the special excitement is due to the fact that this is in current continuity? Who knows.

Either way, there are far more exciting things happening in the world of comics. Mark Waid continues his amazing run on Daredevil, Sean Murphy’s Punk Rock Jesus is making huge waves & Rob Leifield continues to have brain meltdowns.

And these are a fraction of what’s going on out there.

So let’s put this apparently world shattering moment in its place. There is so much more interesting things to talk about.

Of course this is all just my opinion. I would love to know yours! So leave a comment!