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Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. This session is an addendum to Earth’s Mightiest Hero with a special guest, the inimitable Sara Century. She’s a Carol Danvers expert and superfan who comes in as a guest lecturer to fully prep you for the Captain Marvel movie dropping today! You can follow Sara on Twitter or visit her website, especially the part of it that discusses how to become a lesbian vampire movie. She’s also all over Syfy FanGrrls.Here is The Rape of Ms. Marvel by Carol StricklandHere is Carol Danvers Giving Birth to Her Sexual Assaulter is Her Darkest Arc by Stephanie WilliamsHere is Forgotten Women of Genre: Mindy Newell, a great Syfy podcast. Support Superhero University and Pulp Diction Productions! If you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. Support Superhero University and Pulp Diction Productions! If you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. Support Superhero University and Pulp Diction Productions! If you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. Here’s more information on the the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Support Superhero University and Pulp Diction Productions! If you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar as he takes on the comic book origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first woman led film with Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero. Here’s more information on the Mercury 13 and Jerrie Cobb. Support Superhero University and Pulp Diction Productions! If you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he explains why the costumed heroic identity, and the messages that costume sends, are possibly the most fundamental aspect of what it means to be a superhero. Superman’s costume evolution Batman’s costume evolution Captain Marvel/Shazam Captain America Wonder Woman Spider-Man Captain Marvel Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, on a deep dive into the third issue of Batman & Son: Wonderboys. It’s a page-by-page and sometimes panel-by-panel look at how Grant Morrison, comics scribe extraordinaire, brought the first story of the Bat-opus to a stunning conclusion while setting the stage for the next several years of storytelling. Joshua is taking a couple weeks off for a vacation and then a live chat or two about this story with his patrons. If you would like to be part of that conversation, consider becoming a patron at the link below. We’ll read the next issue in Batman & Son: The Clown at Midnight for our next session, so don’t fall behind! Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, on a deep dive into the third issue of Batman & Son: Wonderboys. It’s a page-by-page and sometimes panel-by-panel look at how Grant Morrison, comics scribe extraordinaire, looks at the interplay between Bruce Wayne and his sons, both the ones he’s known for years and the one he’s known for days. Joshua mentions a few other Batman stories in this session. If you’re intrigued, you can purchase A Death in the Family and Robin v. 1: Robin Reborn at these handy links. We’ll read the fourth issue of Batman & Son: Absent Fathers for our next session, so don’t fall behind! Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, on a deep dive into the second issue of Batman & Son: Man-Bats of London. It’s a page-by-page and sometimes panel-by-panel look at how Grant Morrison, comics scribe extraordinaire, begins to expand on the themes and motifs established in the first issue. For those of you observing the trigger warning for discussion of rape, it begins at approx. 46:21 and is a thread until 48:45 but is mentioned briefly again at approx. 50:46 through 51:00. Joshua mentions several other Batman stories and resources in this session. If you’re intrigued, you can purchase Son of the Demon or visit Learn Tarot at these handy links. We’ll read the third issue of Batman & Son: Wonderboys for our next session, so don’t fall behind! Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, on a deep dive into the first issue of Batman & Son: Building a Better Batmobile. It’s a page-by-page and sometimes panel-by-panel look at how Grant Morrison, comics scribe extraordinaire, used this issue as a thesis statement on a story that would be years in the making. Joshua mentions several other Batman stories in this session. If you’re intrigued, you can purchase Dark Knight Returns, A Death in the Family, or Arkham City at these handy links. We’ll read the second issue of Batman & Son: Man-Bats of London for our next session, so don’t fall behind! Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through all the prolegomena you need to dive into the the best Batman story ever told! You’ll learn about the changes to the Dark Knight in a decade by decade look that culminates with a discussion of the themes present in the long running Batman saga penned by Grant Morrison. This presentation will help you with many of the visual elements discussed in this session. The Drawing a Dialogue episode on David Wertham and Seduction of the Innocent can be found here. The story we’re gearing up for is Batman & Son, so don’t fall behind!. Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

  Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he explains how the grand sweep of superhero history in all media made Infinity War an inevitably. It’s a Brief History of the Superhero Team Up Event covering everything from Secret Wars to Infinite Earths and all things in between. Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! It’s the big finish! We’ll read through the final issue of this arc and then discuss the story’s overall structure, including some complex interplay between internal and external antagonists. To follow along, read the seventh chapter of Batgirl vol 1: Batgirl of Burnside. Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! Join in as Joshua finally runs into a couple of chapters of this story that are a little wobbly in a narrative sense and argues the merits of fair play mysteries! Barbara Gordon has hit rock bottom and fears she is literally her own worst enemy. And she’s right…kinda. To follow along, read the fifth and sixth chapters of Batgirl vol 1: Batgirl of Burnside. Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! Join in as Joshua sifts through decades of continuity stuck in his head in order to realize that this issue he initially hated is actually pretty amazing! Barbara Gordon finds herself in a personal crisis as she retreats further away from her daytime life and farther into her night job as Batgirl. But what happens when Barbara starts using Batgirl to punch at her personal problems? Spoiler: nothing good. To follow along, read the fourth chapter of Batgirl vol 1: Batgirl of Burnside. Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! It’s Batgirl v. Batgirl action in a battle for Burnside! Who is this new Batgirl out committing crimes and looking so good doing it? And what does she have to do with a hot new artist who seems to know a little too much about Barbara’s double life? We’ll discuss those things as well as some heavy topics like Selfie Culture, the ethics of hacking, and transmisogyny in this latest session. To follow along, read the second chapter of Batgirl vol 1: Batgirl of Burnside. One Batman Too Many A short article from HuffPost to get you thinking deeper about selfies: What We’re Really Doing When We Shame Young Women For Their Selfies A Comics Alliance article about the transphobic story elements that also has links to other stories: ‘Batgirl’ #37 Criticized For Transphobic Content; Creative Team Apologizes A Mary Sue article on the same topic: Why the Batgirl #37 Controversy is the Conversation We Need Right Now Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! We’ve met Barbara’s new roommate and developed her supporting cast. Now we move from home to school as we meet Barbara’s work friends and finally figure out what her academic woes are all about. That and various other plots also continue to thicken! We also discuss what it means for Batman or Batgirl to defeat an enemy with their own pathology. To follow along, read the second chapter of Batgirl vol 1: Batgirl of Burnside. Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes you through the latest version of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl! Babs and her alter ego move into the trendiest borough of Gotham City, Burnside. Along with the new setting, Batgirl gets a new costume and a fresh supporting cast of friends, frenemies, and villains. To follow along, read the first chapter of Batgirl vol 1: Batgirl of Burnside. Here is the interview with Babs Tarr about her approach to the costume and style of Batgirl. Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out Patreon.com/PulpDictionProductions. And if you can’t support us financially, please leave the show a rating and review on iTunes. It’s the best way to help others discover the show. Keep up with Pulp Diction Productions news by following our host on Twitter @JoshuaUnruh or find us at Facebook.com/PulpDictionProductions.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes a deep dive into the latest origin for the Power Princess of Paradise Island in Wonder Woman Rebirth: Year One. Along the way, Unruh brings in some comments on the previous session’s lecture as well as explaining how he could forget the number of issues still to go. Let’s just say the last two probably could have been done in one. To follow along, read the first two chapters of Wonder Woman Rebirth: Year One.

Join Joshua Unruh, professional storyteller and superhero scholar, as he takes a deep dive into the latest origin for the Power Princess of Paradise Island in Wonder Woman Rebirth: Year One. Along the way, Unruh discusses some listener commentary on the previous session as well as how superhero stories ought to work. To follow along, read the first two chapters of Wonder Woman Rebirth: Year One. Superhero University is a Pulp Diction Productions program and is 100% supported by listeners like you. To find out how you can keep this and our other shows in production, check out patreon.com/pulpdictionproductions