Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.s
On this week\u2019s episode of Indefensible Ink, it\u2019s the first-ever edition of "Defensible Ink," whereby one of your hosts tries to defend a comic that\u2019s been ignored or dismissed and make the case that it\u2019s actually good. In this episode, Ryan and Justin explore a boyhood favorite of Ryan\u2019s, Image Comics\u2019 WildC.A.T.s from 1992: a series that, like many of its Image Comics brethren, was seen as flashy art slapped on a mediocre story and characters. Does the Jim Lee-drawn miniseries and its tales of superheroes and secret alien invasions still hold up? Or did pretty art and nostalgia mask a real C.A.T.-astrophe? (We\u2019re pretty sure no one has used this pun in the last six months to describe a pop culture work.)
Also covered in this episode: Justin and Ryan try to figure out the Vice President\u2019s enumerated powers, Ryan reveals his potential stripper name, questionable \u201990s ponytails, and a simpler time when your political career could be ended by misspelling \u201cpotato.\u201d
Discussed in this issue: WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams #1-4 (1992).
Contents:
- 00:00 - Cold open: What are the lyrics to the WildC.A.T.s theme song?
- 03:48 - Theme and intro
- 05:25 - Background: Jim Lee and WildStorm
- 12:53 - Issue #1
- 29:04 - Issue #2
- 41:54 - Issue #3
- 53:30 - Issue #4
- 1:01:16 - Analysis
- 1:14:59 - Canon Fodder
- 1:20:17 - Recommendations
- 1:26:53 - Closing