EP.4 Poor White Men – A Review of Billionaires in comics pt.4

The guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) wrap up their review comic billionaires. Tangents include the list of dead dependents Bruce claims, the MCU’s bulls** time travel logic, redacted tapes of John Walker, Winter Soldiers dubious programming, trash islands in the Pacific Ocean, and more.



Show Notes

Topic 1:  Establish what constitutes a billionaire in comic and in reality.

  • In countries that use the short scale number naming system, a billionaire is someone who has at least a thousand times a million dollars, euros or the currency of the given country. Many national currencies have, or have had at various times, a low unit value, in many cases due to past inflation.

Topic 2: Breakdown of the four most well-known comic billionaires and if they have real world counterparts

  • See additional pages for breakdown details

Topic 3: How billionaires accumulated their wealth and what they do with it.

  • See additional page for details

Topic 4: Why are billionaires necessary in comics (especially when there are gods, demons, magic, mysticism, etc)

Topic 5: Which is the better comic billionaire? Which would be the more successful real-world crossover?


EP.119 – Don't Trust Billionaires – A Review of James Gunn's Superman pt.3 Tangential Giants Podcast

The Tangential Giants return for their third strike at reviewing the three-quarter mark of James Gunn’s Superman, and somehow, the chaos only gets more refined with age. Kareem, Ken, Pat, and guest Tim settle in to talk about the movie, but as always, tangents emerge like uninvited cousins who still somehow run the show.This time, the crew dives into how the fictional citizens of Metropolis and the very real citizens of the United States share a troubling weakness for any rich guy with a shiny suit and a PR team. From there, they spiral into a celebration of Guy Gardner’s comedic menace as Green Lantern, because apparently the universe needed a man who is equal parts hero and walking HR violation.Naturally, the group also questions the logistics of a pocket universe prison. Is it science, magic, or just James Gunn saying, " Trust me and hoping no one asks follow-up questions? The Giants ask them anyway. And that is only scratching the surface of the detours they take while trying to talk about Superman’s journey.If you enjoy passionate nonsense, comic book philosophy, and four grown adults trying to make sense of a movie that refuses to stay on the rails, this episode is your comfort food. Settle in and enjoy another round of heroic chaos.#tangentialgiants #superman #jamesgunn #dcu #dcuniverse #supermanmovie #dccomics #comicbookmovies #nerdpodcast #superherotalk #moviebreakdown #GuyGardner #greenlantern #metropolis #PocketUniverse #popculturepodcast #dcfans #supermananalysis #moviediscussions
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