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Collective Action Comics
Collective Action Comics
Collective Action Comics

Corporate capes? Working class heroes? It's a podcast about radical politics...told through some not so radical comic books.

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Episodes

Vol. 3 #1 - Here Lies Tomorrow: The Collective Beginning of the Individual Future

What does it mean to be "super?" What does it mean to have "power?" The Death and Return of Superman has... more

15 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
Revolutionary Comics Panel at San Diego Comic Con!

IT'S A SAN DIEGO COMIC CON TAKEOVER, FOLKS! Many thanks to SDCC for hosting our panel "Revolutionary Comics: Revolutionaries in... more

08 Aug 2024 · 57 minutes
[Teaser] Vol.2 Interview #5 - The Defensible Iron Man w/ Neil Kapit

Today in Bonus Feed Land, the irrepressible Neil Kapit takes the stand as a character witness for that plucky upstart... more

08 Jul 2024 · 2 minutes
Three-Year Anniversary AMA Episode!

Thank you all for a wonderful three years of Collective Action Comics! Please find attached the answers to all your... more

02 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 34 minutes
[Teaser] Vol.2 Interview #4 - Untimely Comics: A Marvelous History of Virulence w/ Shaun Corley

Today in Bonus Feed Land, friend of the show Shaun Corley takes Nat on a historical jaunt through a catalog... more

17 May 2024 · 1 minute
[Teaser] Vol.2 Interview #3 - Grist for the Millar w/ Elizabeth Sandifer

Today in Bonus Feed Land, we laugh! We cry! The great critic and writer Elizabeth Sandifer walks Nat through Mark... more

14 Nov 2023 · 2 minutes
Vol. 2 #13 - Classless Conflict: How the Ultimates Fails the World

From oil fields to poppy fields to killing fields, the United States lays claim upon the world. Overwhelming force in... more

20 Oct 2023 · 2 hours, 13 minutes
[Teaser] Vol. 2 Interview #2 - Whedon's Avengers vs. Millar's Ultimates (w/ The Black Casebook)

You asked, we delivered! We're finally doing it, folks! We're tackling the movies! In this sweeping interview, Walt from the... more

08 Sep 2023 · 3 minutes
Vol. 2 #12 - Capital Under the Cowl: Disguising History for Work and War

Sometimes, you have to break a few omelettes to get to the eggs inside. "Conventional wisdom" is a curious thing, and,... more

18 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Tape - 8/4/23, Received and Catalogued

Message delivered. The end of the mission draws near.

05 Aug 2023 · 1 minute
[Unlocked] Vol. 2 Interview #1 - A Prescription of Paper Medicine (w/ Ben Becker)

In this special bonus interview for season two, we get to hear from writer/artist Ben Becker on the first issue... more

24 Jul 2023 · 42 minutes
Vol. 2 #11 - Secret Identities: Guises, Spies-es, and Ruling Class Lies-es

Good news: There's very little of The Ultimates in this episode. Bad news: That means we have to fill air time... more

21 Jul 2023 · 59 minutes
Vol. 2 #10 - Adventures in Data-Sifting: Everything Capital Cares to Know About Us

Tony Stark knows you better than you know yourself. In this age of sensors, cameras, and speculative markets, everything we... more

07 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Vol. 2 #9 - Super Serums, Super Soldiers: The U.S. Military's Abuse of Minds, Bodies, and Drugs

Old jokes and old terrors. New jokes and new meanings. Does the United States of America care about you? Of... more

23 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Vol. 2 #8 - The Mask Comes Off at Home: Exploitation and Superprofits in the Age of Borders

Why does the United States of America keep children at its southern border? Why did Ronald Reagan give millions of... more

09 Jun 2023 · 57 minutes
Vol. 2 #7 - Costumes and Uniforms: War Propaganda's Control Over Community

CW: Violence and anti-Muslim racism You are not you. You are you plus others. You are you plus others plus your... more

14 Apr 2023 · 57 minutes
Vol.2 #6 - The Push and Pull of Power: How Capital and Empire Shape Relationship to Oppression

CW: Discussions of assault Between commodifying relationships and driving the need for imperial expansion, capitalism sure has done a number on... more

10 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Contents of a Package Found at the Last Known Location of [REDACTED]

Found on 1/25/23 Is this a message? A warning? Who left this for us? If you have any information regarding the whereabouts... more

26 Jan 2023 · 1 minute
Vol.2 #5 - Hulk Smash the State: Breaking the Government to Take the People

[Heads up for this one: The intro contains a real 911 call that some might find disturbing. I certainly did.] Do... more

09 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Vol.2 #4 - Role of Thunder: Left-Wing Fury as Performance Politics

In the corporate-funded presentation of politics, the actions of a "destined" few among the "everyday" many are highlighted and made... more

30 Sep 2022 · 52 minutes
Vol.2 #3 - Still Images: Heroic Progress or Stasis Amidst Decay?

Things are being taken from us. Even many who have been systemically shielded from the violence of this decay are... more

16 Sep 2022 · 52 minutes
Vol.2 #2 - Myths for the New Millennium: A Reimagining of Force and Influence

People deserve heroes. People deserve aspirational stories. People also deserve the truth. All time and forever. In this episode, we discuss... more

01 Sep 2022 · 52 minutes
Report from [Redacted]: A Collective Action Comics Update

Broke my dang microphone.

29 Aug 2022 · 2 minutes
Vol. 2 #1 - The Super-State: An Ultimate Expansion of Violence

It's a brand new season here at Collective Action Comics! Last time, we cringed as Ronald Reagan molded the world... more

15 Aug 2022 · 51 minutes
[Teaser] Bonus #4 - Drugs In The Gutters, A History Of Substances In Superhero Comics w/Shaun Corley

Setup: What do cannabis and kryptonite have in common? Punchline: Comics publishers and US Presidents have no idea what they... more

02 May 2022 · 4 minutes
[Teaser] Bonus #3 - Between the Ego and the Bat w/ The Black Casebook

As an idea, Superheroes are inherently right wing - at least in some regards and with only a cursory investigation. Foremost... more

13 Apr 2022 · 6 minutes
[UNLOCKED] Interview #2 - An Evening Around "That Distant Fire"

In this bonus episode, we get to hear from J.R. Hughto and Curt Merlo, the creative team behind the fantastic... more

21 Jan 2022 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Vol. 1 #7 - How the Villains Became Super: Ronald Reagan and Ultimate Corporate Power

Are things really as bad as they seem? No. They're so much worse. In this season finale, we conclude our deep dive... more

16 Nov 2021 · 2 hours,
One-Off #1 - Radio Free Sin-Cong (Teaser)

You filthy animals can get the rest if you subscribe to the Patreon!

21 Sep 2021 · 4 minutes
Vol. 1 #6 - For Those Who Can't Fly: How to Control Humans when the Safety Net is on the Floor

What makes a country "free?" Is it the right to do whatever you want all the time? Some of... more

02 Sep 2021 · 59 minutes
Vol. 1 #5 - Seeing Red: An Exploration of the Ancient Superpower of Mass Anger

Y'ever get the feeling you're just screaming into the void? Have you ever felt like you can only ever express... more

17 Aug 2021 · 47 minutes
Vol. 1 #4 - Accumulation Security: Why Your Secret Headquarters Is Being Attacked by Poor People

So you want to be a billionaire. That's gonna cost you. But not really. In fact, you'll make money just for... more

27 Jul 2021 · 48 minutes
Vol. 1 #3 - Anti-Russian Propaganda: An Iron Curtain Call for the Justice League

It's pretty convenient that all of the enemies of the United States happen to be very strong and also very... more

12 Jul 2021 · 45 minutes
Vol. 1 #2 - Nuclear War, Super-Survivors, and the Satin-Wrapped Violence Of Liberal Paternalism

Long-term nuclear warnings substantially lose their sting when you consider that this Justice League series might be around for the... more

27 Jun 2021 · 42 minutes
Vol. 1 #1 - An Introduction to the Distorted View of Humanity in the Justice League of the 1980's

On this first episode of the pod, your host gibbers and howls about how neoliberal alienation resulted in a very... more

14 Jun 2021 · 47 minutes
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On this first episode of the pod, your host gibbers and howls about how neoliberal alienation resulted in a very bad superhero... more