Ben Appears on the NewCast

Newscast 95

Newscast 95

Link: http://www.webcastbeacon.com/newscast-095-comic-news-discussion-for-march-3rd-2013/

Ben appears on this week’s NewsCast.

This week, they discuss Frederick Wertham’s “Seduction of the Innocent” being out-right debunked; Campbell’s Rules of Comprehension for comic page arrangement; Penny Arcade’s first episode of “Strip Search” has been released; and more!

Episode 107: Guilty Pleasures


The unloved Tom & Jerry cartoons.  Are they really that bad or just misunderstood?

The unloved Tom & Jerry cartoons. Are they really that bad or just misunderstood?

This week, Kittyhawk returns! We talk about guilty pleasures. These are cartoons that we love in spite of being less than polished and perhaps even a little reviled. Every cartoon lover has a small list of shows that are loved in spite of their problems. It’s the closest we come to nostalgia, but hey, at least we’re honest. These are not good shows. We’re not going paint them with a rosey shade of nostalgia paint. We’re just here to confess our sins.

Discussed:
Gene Deitch’s Tom & Jerry
70s and 80s Hanna-Barbera
Ruin Explorers
CLAMP
Love Hina
…And one confession from Neil that brings the house down

This is NOT a reviews podcast!

Hooked On Phonics works for me!

Stop complaining that we don’t do our podcast like other shows on the internet. We’re not them.

Read the description. It’s at the top of the page. Stop complaining that we gloss over stuff. Occasionally, we do full plot reviews, but in general, what you hear is what you get. We’re a round-table discussion show. Not a reviews podcast. Period. End of discussion.

If you want a reviews show that slavishly goes over the entire plot with lame jokes episode after mind-numbing episode, go watch That Guy With The Glasses. You’re not going to get that here.