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Geekstorians Episode 2: When Comics Grew Up

Geekstorians Episode 2: When Comics Grew Up

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In Episode 2 of Geekstorians, Dave from Geektown explores how comic books made the leap from pulp entertainment to serious storytelling. The episode traces the long road from the restrictions of the Comics Code and the rise of underground comix to the British invasion of the 1980s and the landmark releases that changed everything.

Along the way, it looks at the forces that shaped the medium, from political satire and counterculture to literary ambition and creative risk. The story leads up to the arrival of books like Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns and Maus, and the legacy that followed in film, television and modern graphic fiction.

A thoughtful, accessible deep dive into the moment comics truly grew up, told with the usual mix of research, atmosphere and Geektown warmth.

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