Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying 3 items of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "comic".
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The Rocketeer
June 21st, 2026 | 2 hrs 26 mins
1990s, 90s, alan arkin, billy campbell, comic, comic book, comic books, comics, disney, james horner, jennifer connelly, joe johnston, paul sorvino, superhero, timothy dalton
For the 35th anniversary of The Rocketeer, we don a jetpack and blast off for derring-do with test pilot-turned-hero Cliff Secord. The film's patriotic spirit, beautiful art deco design, and sparkling performances from leads Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino, and Timothy Dalton take what could have been an ordinary movie into the stratosphere. Guest Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis, tarikrdavis.com) joins us to take to the skies, punch some Nazis, and celebrate 35 years of this high-flying adventure film.
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Batman (1989)
November 20th, 2023 | 2 hrs 14 mins
1980s, 80s, batman, comic, comic book, comic books, comics, dc, dc comics, film, gotham, gothic, horror, jack nicholson, joker, michael keaton, movies, superhero, tim burton
Tim Burton's fantastical vision of the Caped Crusader and his dark gothic expressionist world forever changed the superhero genre, and the way blockbusters are made. This episode writer/director of horror short film The Canyon Alex Sosin (@alexsosin4831) joins me to revisit our shared love of the summer of Batmania.
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Calvin and Hobbes
September 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 5 mins
cartoon, cartoons, comedy, comic, comic strip, comics, drawing, nostalgia, watercolor
Arguably the greatest comic strip of all time, Bill Watterson's masterpiece Calvin and Hobbes melded artistic mastery, comedic timing, and most of all the profound sense of wonder at the heart of our collective childhoods. Guest Case Aiken of the Certain Point of View podcast networks joins us to go exploring in its timeless wilderness. Yukon Ho!