Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

---

Comic book author Matthew Blair and I discuss the uses (and abuses) of ancient myth and history in comics.

Check out my other channels, @toldinstone and @scenicroutestothepast

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:54 The origin story of comics
6:43 Comics and the ancient world
13:20 Wonder Woman
18:38 DC vs. Marvel
23:24 Outside the classics
29:37 Greek history
31:53 Frank Miller's 300
37:06 Roman history
42:18 The future...