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It’s our July Patreon drive! Here’s a sample of what we offer our backers. It’s our episode from November 2018, where we covered Heroes In Crisis on a bimonthly basis. This is part 1! If you subscribe, the rest of the parts are January, March, May, and June. The 1 dollar tier gets you access to the newsletter with pop culture recommendations from hosts, and some exclusive shows, like the audio version of Ryan’s music column, with 10 new episodes dropping throughout the month! The 5 dollar tier gets you all of our bonus episodes, and new ones from every show every month. And the 10 dollar tier gets you a yearly gift box and input on up and coming network episodes! And you can pick an album for Ryan to review! Head over to patreon.com/flyingmachine or flyingmachine.network/support today! Let us know at @divisiveissues on twitter, our facebook group Oops, I Talked Divisive Issues! and use the hashtag #FlyerDrive!

It’s pretty much this for seven issues We’re in the weeds now, y’all. What we countdowned to last time has arrived. Infinite Crisis! We’re talking about the most “important” modern DC event. Is it worth the hype? Does it CHANGE EVERYTHING FOREVER? Read along: Infinite Crisis by Geoff Johns, Phil Jimenez, George Perez, and Jerry Ordway On this episode, Phil tries his best to learn about the Speed Force, Sly loves Jaime Reyes but never wants to talk about him again, Ryan spills the beans on who lost their virginity in Ma & Pa Kent’s barn, and Darryl learns the two most beautiful words in the English language: Psycho Pirate. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.comCheck out the rest of the shows and Ryan’s blog on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissuesAs always, Sly, and Darryl, and Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

Is it a powerful metaphor or is it just racist? On this episode, the gang takes a patreon request and covers one of their first indie books, Kaijumax by Zander Cannon and published by Oni Press – a gruesome tale of giant monsters in a maximum security prison. Asking the tough questions, like what if we treated giant monsters as badly as we currently treat actual human beings? And what if it was cute to look at? Read Along: Kaijumax Volume One Darryl remains in shock at the events in this book, Sly has NO SYMPATHY for one-note debtors, and Ryan really hates the prison system (both real and imaginary) and Phil just wants to watch Pacific Rim again. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.comCheck out the rest of the shows and Ryan’s blog on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissuesAs always, Sly, and Darryl, and Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

I guess this is my name now! Note: An Earlier version of this episode with a missing ending was uploaded previously. This is the fixed one! On this episode, we revisit Captain Marvel, but only just barely since he isn’t called that anymore! Just in time for Shazam! We cover the story that we’re pretty sure the movie’s based on, his retold origins from the DC reboot. Read Along: Shazam By Geoff Johns and Gary Frank Phil’s had enough of troubled kids with a heart of gold, Darryl knows who the REAL Santa is, Ryan has more knowledge about tigers in business suits than one might think, and Sly’s argues that Superman’s outlook is for babies and Black Adam’s is for big boys. Check out our full history of Captain Marvel over at our YouTube channel. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.comCheck out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissuesAs always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

On this very special episode, technical difficulties pushed our Annual Extravaganza back two weeks and Ryan, Sly, and Darryl get together to talk about the MCU. What makes it a success, what we’re worried about for the future, how excited we are for Captain Marvel and much more! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.comCheck out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissuesAs always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

Hold me closer, Captain Marvel We’re going to spend the next month tackling one of the most convoluted and messy names in comics! Not Shazam, not Marvelman, but the one (of seven), the ONLY (of seven), CAPTAIN MARVEL! This episode focuses on the Kree warrior, Captain Mar-Vell! What a very different and original name! From his first appearance, through the little boy big boy revamp, all the way to the obviously named Death Of Captain Marvel! Read along: Captain Marvel’s First Appearance The Great Rick Jones Shake Up Jim Starlin’s Captain Marvel On this episode, Sly attempts to summarize the history of the name Captain Marvel, both in universe and in lawsuits. Phil gets real personal when it comes to his own INEVITABLE death. Darryl strikes some bizarre and wide eyed poses. And Ryan’s got a bit of a cold, so he’s bringing his nasaliest A-game for you. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/ Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

“Thinking about those spiral cakes.” For this October, we return back to horror mangaka Junji Ito. For the entire month, we’ll be reading his most celebrated work, Uzumaki. A story about how surprisingly creepy spirals can be. Read along: Uzumaki by Junji Ito In this episode, Sly is getting a lot of material for his Uzumaki shonen fan fiction. Ryan changes October to Itober while Phil really just wants to leave town. And Darryl just can’t stop thinking about Kiari from Kingdom Hearts. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/ Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

“Is his true identity Elongated Man, Plastic Man, or Mr. Fantastic?” We talk about a book we’ve been awkwardly avoiding for years, DC’s 2004 event: Identity Crisis. This is one of the biggest DC stories we’ve covered and it’s the one that proved just how cynical Alan Moore’s influence was. So we should hate it, right? Well… Read along: Brad Meltzer and Rags Morales’ Identity Crisis On this episode, we dip into the first half of Identity Crisis. We’ll finish it next time, don’t worry! Ryan’s a giant hypocrite who likes this book (but WITH ASTERISKS, HE SWEARS). Darryl finally found a superhero story that he doesn’t think is dumb (most of the time). Phil just loves big anime fights. Sly packs this episode with more lore than ever. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/ Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

“A’ight, you wankers, let’s conform to the bourgeoisie.” It’s the most wonderful time of the year! EDGELORD AUGUST! It’s time to talk about Mark Millar’s Kingsman. So cuckle up, it’s time to go for a ride. We read Kingsman: The Secret Service by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons On this episode, we get back to our roots and talk about a Millar book with a better movie adaptation. Sly’s just a wanker running from the billies. Ryan once again falls victim to fake news and revisionist history. Phil min-maxes his build to get all the ladies. Has Darryl finally replaced Nemesis as his favorite Millar book? As always, Edgelord August touches upon some serious themes, like severe violence, and violence against women. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/ Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

“Scrupulous Stan saved time by only changing some stuff and keeping other stuff exactly the same!” We’re continuing our Stan Lee bonanza! So we spend another episode dunking on him. In the early 2000s, he had a series of books called “Just Imagine,” where he rebooted the major DC characters but with one major twist… now they’re dumb! Excelsior! On this episode, we cover Stan’s re-imagining of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Ryan’s got the maturity of a 12 year old when it comes to respecting other cultures. Darryl is finally appreciating the finer things of comics, like wearing your underwear on the outside. Phil is a scumbag, but this time… in SPACE. And can you pass the Sly test and prove your worthy of existence? Upcoming con appearances: Eternal Con Cradle Con Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/ Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website We made it 69 regular episodes. Nice.

Face front, True Believers! For The World’s Greatest Boss! Just Don’t Dare Ask Any of My Employees!” You know that guy that shows up in every Marvel movie? Stanley? Well, he’s been cameoing in comics for years! Not always in the best light, though. Apparently his coworkers really hated him and loved to openly mock him in their books. ‘Nuff Said! Comics Covered: Angel And The Ape Issue 2 Mister Miracle Issue 6 Strange Tales Issue 181 In this episode, we delve into some of the more aggressive takes on Stan “The Man” Lee. Jack Kirby, Jim Starlin, and Bob Oksner all included him in their books in a pretty negative light. Darryl! Loves! Extra! Exclamation!! Points!!! Sly gives the secret origin of Stan Lee’s co-creator. Ryan revisits his fourth world fever dream. And Phil finally comes out a chicky lady booby baby. It’s time to get deep into some meta lore here at Divisive Issues studios. Ryan’s Blog Post: http://flyingmachine.network/wp-blog/be-your-girl/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/ Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

I am become death, you cornered kitty! Special episode alert! Who’s ready for an editorially mandated CROSSOVER? It’s the EVENT of the SUMMER! Divisive Issues will NEVER be the SAME AGAIN! We’re joined by Henry from Midtown Comics to talk about the inconsistent history of Thanos, the star of the mega-blockbuster, Avengers: Infinity War! Comics we cover: Spidey Super Stories 39 and Thanos Quest Hoo boy, this was a wild ride. We give a quick synopsis of the history of Thanos leading up to Infinity Gauntlet, the book that inspired Avengers: Infinity War. How did Thanos get all the Infinity gems? Is he actually worthy of this decade long hype? And just how many skateboarding heroes does Marvel have? Henry’s a wonderful guest, despite his love of Sexy Fauxbo… I mean Lobo. Ryan traveled through time to 1979 to write the first issue we covered. Sly just can’t get behind the Marvel movies changing his precious Infinity GEMS into Infinity STONES. Darryl finally finds his soul (gem) mate in Thanos, his powerful purple prince. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/ Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website

Our new network art – created by Sly The Comrade network is relaunching as Flying Machine! And we have a patreon now with monthly bonus episodes! And other cool things! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at http://flyingmachine.network/ Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website.

“If all superheroes are equal, how are some Superer than others?” Oops, We Talked Politics this week, everybody. We cover one arc of Steve Englehart’s Green Lantern, Red Lantern. An alien Green Lantern defects to Russia at the height of the Cold War and meets Gorbachev. It goes about how you would expect. Oh, also a 12 year old girl uses a ring to turn into an adult and make out with Hal Jordan. Yikes. In this episode, Ryan’s dreams finally come true and he gets to talk about Green Lantern lore FOREVER. We talk a lot about Guy Gardner, the greatest Green Lantern ever. Somehow, Phil follows suit and falls in love with Guy, too. Darryl’s love for Salaak (and Ch’P) make their first appearance. Sly’s just a simple, gorilla man commie. If you’re interested in some of the old stuff we talk about, some old episodes we reference: Steve Englehart’s Doctor Strange getting cucked by Ben Franklin and the last time Green Lantern got political, John Stewart’s first appearance. Comics Covered: Green Lantern 207-210 Theme song: The Ballad Of Red And Green By Eric Manwiller Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at www.comraderadio.com Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website.

“Do You Wanna Play A Game?” We stay in the world of manga to talk about Yu-Gi-Oh! Everyone’s favorite card game! Too bad the manga has nothing to do with the card game and just has a kid ironically murdering people! In this episode, Sly reveals the moral code for Sly’s America. Ryan starts his career writing gag manga. Phil tricks us into shutting up for a few minutes. And Darryl has to choose which of us to marry. All this and more! Comics Covered: Yu-Gi-Oh Chapters 1-7 Theme song: The Yu-Gi-Oh Theme Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at www.comraderadio.com Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website.

“My Private Report On Too Real Relatability” We’re pretty sick of doing dumb and bad books, so we let Darryl pick one. He picked an autobiographical manga that really resonated with all of us, and hopefully you, too. A young woman’s journey through her crippling depression and anxiety as she comes to terms with herself and her sexuality as a lesbian. Not a lot of goofs here, y’all. On this episode, we get another insight into the kinds of books Darryl would do if he controlled the podcast (hint: good ones). Ryan hides behind jokes (what else is new). Phil finally finds out if sex work is legal in Japan. Sly finds a secret boy hole that none of us knew about. Just a heads up, we talk extensively about sex, prostitution, depression, anxiety, self harm, and suicide in this episode. Comics Covered: My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness Recommendation: Jeffrey Brown’s Graphic Novels Theme song: Turn Me On Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at www.comraderadio.com Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website.

Not to be confused with “The Klan.” With the Black Panther movie smashing the box office, we decided to read some comics about Black Panther smashing systemic oppression. It might only be in our dreams but it’s important to us, damn it. We briefly talk about the long history of Black Panther in comic books and read a story about him facing off the Ku Klux Klan. No, it’s not some pseudo-KKK knockoffs, it’s the actual KKK. Well it is some pseudo-KKK knockoffs at first but he fights the real ones later. In this episode, Ryan finds his spirit animal in comic books. Phil is butthurt people think he and Darryl are the same person but is it really Darryl and Sly that are of one mind in this episode? Tune in to find out! Comics Covered: Jungle Action #19-22, Collected in Panther’s Rage Recommendation: Panther’s Quest Theme song: BET Black Panther theme Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at www.comraderadio.com Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website.

Don’t we all, Hulk. Don’t we all. The Ultimates was Marvel’s first attempt to modernize the Avengers and it became the source material for the film. Did we finally find a Millar book where the comic was better than the movie? Well no, but at least it’s not hot garbage. The gang time travels from 2099 to the Bush Years to see Millar back when he still put some effort into his comics. Ryan gives his reasons for why this book is good and prays it doesn’t disprove his arguments in the meantime. Phil is not sure if it’s really satire or just Millar being Millar. Darryl is not fooled by the obvious supervillain that is Millar and is desperate to out him. Sly on the other hand is just trying to find the trademark Millar cuckoldry. Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at www.comraderadio.com Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly, and Darryl, Ryan’s other work can be found at: novel-graphics.com, minorbits.blogspot.com/, and http://wgirny.libsyn.com/website.

Hey y’all, it’s Christmas week so I’ll keep it short. We made Phil and Darryl revisit Wanted, a book we covered before they were on the show. The book’s terrible, but listen to our old episode here first to get a plot rundown. Or if you’re using a podcast app, it was episode 12. We also cover our favorites and least favorite books of the year! See you in 2018! And make sure you tell Mark Millar to come fight us! Come join our discord: https://discord.gg/yzFT6sk All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at www.comraderadio.com Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly and Darryl’s work can be found at: novel-graphics.com and minorbits.blogspot.com/

Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Edgelords It’s Christmas! Let’s get EDGY. Last year we covered that time extreme edgelord Lobo killed Santa Claus. And earlier in the year, we covered fascist Authority-member Batman-But-Gay Midnighter. What would happen if these titans of profanity and gore clashed? Spoilers: They do in this episode. First, we give a little intro to the Authority, Midnighter’s Team Then, the ultimate showdown between Lobo and The Authority Here we are. We made it. Can you believe it’s already Christmas time? What a great holiday to close out an objectively great year. Everyone’s having a wonderful time. Especially Sly, who hates Christmas as much as he loves Korn. Darryl finally gets why complex continuity and inaccessible callbacks are what make comics amazing. Phil’s still desperately trying to quit the podcast. And here’s a secret: Ryan actually went out and bought a bunch of Authority books right after we recorded as an early present to himself. This episode’s real not safe for work, y’all. Even more than usual. All of our past episodes and other projects can be found at www.frondsradio.com Check out the rest of the shows on the network at www.comraderadio.com Join our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/oopsitalkeddivisiveissues As always, Sly and Darryl’s work can be found at: novel-graphics.com and minorbits.blogspot.com/