Signal Boost #3: A Conversation about Marvel's Nazi Problem

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In today’s episode of Signal Boost, Shaun and Jen introduce their whole new format: Conversations! Today, we discuss Marvel’s Nazi Problem: how Marvel has betrayed the character of Captain America, how upsetting this is in today’s political climate, and what we’re going to do about it. In addition, during our mini-boosts, we each share two things that we’re excited about. We hope you’ll enjoy them, too.

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Signal Boost #3 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Marvel’s Nazi Problem:

• Blog Posts of Note:
  • Marvel’s Nick Spencer on Captain America’s Betray and Handling Fan Reactions
  • Ok, now Marvel Comics has taken this Nazi Captain America thing too far
  • How Marvel Has Responded to the Nazi Captain America Controversy
  • 8 Ways Comic Book Legend Jack Kirby Fought Fascism
  • Is Captain America Currently A Nazi? The Answer Is Complicated
  • Marvel Teases Vicious Alt-Right Takedown in ‘Secret Empire’
  • ‘Captain America: Sam Wilson’ comic writer under fire for mocking social justice activism
  • Marvel VP of Sales Blames Women and Diversity for Sales Slump
  • Fanboy Rampage: Nick Spencer Vs. Critics, Nerdist, And Occasionally DC Comics For Some Reason
  • From ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ to ‘Secret Empire’: How Marvel Has Embraced Politics In The Age Of Donald Trump
  • The Problem with HydraCap: Secret Empire and the Truth about Hydra
• Twitter Threads of Note:
  • @Iron_Spike: “Does Drama equal Sales?”
  • @RealDorianDawes: Neo-Nazi symbology
  • @LadyVader99: Buy something else at your LCS
  • @ClaireRousseau: The Alt-Right is “Not a Nazi” either
  • @AlexandraErin: Marvel’s Double Down
  • @1AprilDaniels: #BetterCaptainAmericaStoryIdeas 

Mini-Boosts!

• Jen’s Boosts:
  • SFF Artists of Color
  • Universal Fan Con or @UniversalFanCon
• Shaun’s Boosts:
  • The Papyrus Trilogy by Zoran Zivkovic 
  • HarmonQuest on Seeso

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Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next time.