44: Emperor Aquaman

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure

4.8 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2011

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

DC decides to stick a fork in continuity and reboot its universe. Publicity stunt, bold creative move, or both? Andy Ihnatko joins Lisa, Jason, and the good Jason to discuss this latest attempt to save the comics industry.

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0:00.0	The Incomparable Podcast, number 44, tune to Lentlm.
0:14.9	We're back on the Incomparable Podcast. I'm your host, Jason Snell.
0:19.0	Even if you're not a regular visitor to your local comic book store, you may find this episode of The Incomparable. Interesting, don't turn away. Please don't. Wait. Stop.
0:28.5	Joining me today are Lisa Schmeiser. Hi, Lisa. Hi there. And Jason Brightman. Hey, everyone. And a very special guest joining the comic book club today from the greater New England area, my good friend, Andy Anatoe.
0:42.5	Hi, Andy.
0:43.4	Hello, Jason.
0:44.3	Hello, Lisa, and hello, Jason again.
0:46.8	Yes, but which one was first in your heart?
0:50.2	Oh, you caught me in your day little game of cat and mouse.
0:53.0	Already, I'm regretting this, but I've already made a commitment.
0:55.6	I was once in a meeting where Jason Brideman was referred to as the good Jason, and I always said it going.
1:01.5	That's true, though.
1:02.4	Okay.
1:02.7	Although I, yeah, it is.
1:03.7	Yeah.
1:04.0	I need to grow a little goatee, and then I can be the evil Jason.
1:08.0	Or I can just be that now. So our topic today is based on something that happened a couple of weeks ago.
1:14.0	I was actually on a business trip when I saw on the front of USA Today in the hotel room as I was preparing to go out to my business engagement.
1:25.2	That apparently the good people, the new creative team at DC Comics, has decided to take this incredibly bold, interesting step.
1:35.1	And I'm not referring to renumbering all their comics as number one, because boy, that happens all the time.
1:40.0	But essentially rebooting the DC universe and saying, we're going to get rid of all this old continuity,
1:45.3	we're going to rethink our characters,
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