Make Mine Multiversity #139: "Excalibur" (1988) #42-50 with Kelly Thompson; or, Why Can't I Hold All These Technets?!

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Kelly Thompson about the 'Excalibur' comic series from 1988, exploring its memorable and bonkers elements.

Welcome Back to Make Mine Multiversity: A Marvel Podcast! Each episode we’ll be looking at Marvel books, old and new! We discuss fun Marvel comics, Marvel news, Marvel history and, now, are putting the "mine" back into Make Mine Multiversity. After taking a month off to recharge, we're back. For those who're new, each month I talk with a guest about a Marvel comic that's memorable to them. Sometimes they're personally meaningful, sometimes it's "I read this a few months ago and its still sticking around." I'm excited to see where it leads. This month I'm welcoming on our first comics professional with Jeff the Landshark co-creator Kelly Thompson. We're talking "Excalibur" (1988) #42-50. When I say these comics are bonkers, I mean it. Pure comics joy here, folks. For some bonafides, Kelly has been writing comics for the better part of a decade. Her career has taken her from "Jem and Holograms" to "Nancy Drew" and "Sabrina" to indie and creator-owned titles like "Heart in a Box" and "Black Cloak." At the Big 2, she's had a 50-issue run on "Captain Marvel," is wrapping up her "Birds of Prey" run, and crushing it with "Absolute Wonder Woman." We jump to the early 2000s with three…

People in this episode

Guest: Kelly Thompson

Topics covered

• Marvel comics
• Excalibur
• comics history
• Kelly Thompson

Keywords

• comics
• Marvel
• Jeff the Landshark
• Captain Marvel
• Birds of Prey

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Excalibur, Excalibur (1988) #42-50, Punisher MAX: The Tyger, Punisher MAX: The Cell, Punisher MAX: The End

Books & works: Make Mine Multiversity, Excalibur, Make Mine Multiversity: A Marvel Podcast, Jem and Holograms, Nancy Drew, Sabrina, Heart in a Box, Black Cloak, Captain Marvel, Birds of Prey

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