Before The Terminator came Marvel's KILLER CYBORB | Captain America - The Deathlok Saga

About this episode

The episode explores how the Deathlok Saga reframes Captain America's identity through a cyborg narrative.

See how this run reframes Cap’s identity through the lens of a cyborg from the future. The Deathlok Saga | CAPTAIN AMERICA #286 – 288 (DeMatteis & Zeck). In this first episode of CRYB! Season 3, Chris dives into one of Marvel’s most haunting time-travel/identity stories. He examines how J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck transform a sci-fi popcorn thriller into a meditation on what makes a hero human. COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable excep...

People in this episode

Hosts: Steven Bagatourian, Christopher Derrick

Topics covered

• cyborgs
• identity
• time travel
• heroism
• 1980s comics
• Marvel

Keywords

• Deathlok
• Captain America
• Marvel
• cyborg
• identity
• time travel
• J.M. DeMatteis
• Mike Zeck
• 1980s comics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Captain America - The Deathlok Saga, CAPTAIN AMERICA #286 – 288, Before The Terminator, KILLER CYBORB

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