Recommended Reading with Jackson Hoemann

Ultimate Marvel, But Mostly Spider-Man(with Eddie Possehl)

Eddie Possehl returns to join Jackson on a deep dive into Marvel's dark age and revitalization with the Ultimate imprint and Ultimate Spider-Man! Featuring greedy Marvel executives, early 2000s fashion, and the only good part of Marvel's Ultimate Universe!

Restaurants 3: King Shark Tank(with Sena Boles and Laney Ennis)

Completing the trilogy, the Restaurant Crew reunites to pitch products, restaurants, and other ephemera based on your favorite comic book characters! Stay tuned for an obscene amount of clowns, blasts from McDonald's past, and the return of an old favorite!

Link to the powerpoints here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1--dLkU4VSwvkHbbfa-808a5vJqEuhT-u?usp=sharing

Fantastic Four: The Galactus Trilogy(with Garrett Hildebrandt)

LISTEN TO THE HERALD. JACKSON AND GUEST GARRETT HILDEBRANDT ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THE MOST IMPORTANT FANTASTIC FOUR STORY OF THE 1960S. ENJOY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES, STREET TOUGHS AND CRUM BUMS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ALICIA MASTERS.

 

Note: We experienced a few audio issues during editing, so apologies in advance!

Peanuts(with Dan O’Keefe)

Good Grief! Peanuts expert(and Shermy hater) Dan O'Keefe joins fan of all things Minnesotan Jackson to unpack the dry wit and deep existentialism of Charles Schulz's Peanuts! Join us for midwestern anxieties, baseball shaped rashes, and did you know Jim Davis has a writer's room?

The Sandman: ”24 Hours”(with Cole Conrad)

Happy Halloween! Join Jackson and Cole Conrad for spooky shenanigans, wild Neil Gaiman anecdotes, and an examination of one of the scariest stories in all of comics history!

CONTENT WARNING: A large portion of this episode contains discussions of scenes depicting loss of body autonomy, homophobia, abuse, nonconsensual sexual acts, self-harm, and extreme violence and gore from 49:12 - 1:14:45.

The Many Faces of Captain Britain(with Sena Boles)

Today Jackson and Sena Boles jump across the pond to examine the legacy and history of Marvel UK's answer to Captain America! Join us for the strange history of the Braddock siblings, goofy multiverse shenanigans, and lengthy defenses about characters with very few appearances!

CONTENT WARNING: A portion of this episode(from 43:23 - 1:18:33) contains discussions of rape, assault, abuse, and trauma. 

Runtrospective: Loki: Agent of Asgard(with Beck Menk)

Trust us, you're in for a ride! Burdened with glorious purpose, Jackson and Beck Menk explore 2014's reinvention of the god of mischief, filled with time travel shenanigans, Odin with a machine gun, and the story of a god trying to redeem their story!

Holy Musical B@man!(with Laney Ennis)

Co-captains of the Friendship-ship Jackson and Laney Ennis sit down to discuss Starkid's stage musical adaptation of the caped crusader! Join us for puns, discussions about Robin's place in the Batman zeitgeist, and LOTS of candy puns!

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of a scene that includes insensitive ethnic stereotypes from 44:44 - 45:43

Scott Pilgrim vs The World(with Piper McCaffrey)

WE ARE RECOMMENDED READING WITH JACKSON HOEMANN AND WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT COMIC BOOK MOVIES AND ADAPTATION AND STUFF! Jackson sits down with Piper McCaffrey to discuss Michael Cera's music career, how you can get away with singing Black Sheep in an audition, and one of the best comic to screen adaptations!

The MCU in 2022(with Sam Gutierrez)

In a special zero-jokes episode, Jackson sits down with Sam Gutierrez to discuss the current state of the MCU post-Endgame, including the good, the bad, what we're scared of, and what we hope will change!