Story Men - June 16, 2013
StoryMen of Steel

From Series: "StoryMen Season 1"
The StoryMen live at the intersection of Pop Culture, Theology and History. What are they talking about this week?
The StoryMen welcome graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang. We discuss Gene’s previous work, the award-winning American Born Chinese, and his newest work, Boxers & Saints.
In This Episode:
0:00 – Clay and JR.’s real-life horror film
07:30 – Gene Luen Yang
12:30 – American Born Chinese
24:30 – Boxers & Saints
29:30 – It’s More Complicated than That…
44:00 – Negotiating American Identity
50:00 – Favorite Saints
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CloseThe StoryMen talk about what they loved about Man of Steel and how the film fell short of the Superman mythology. In this Episode: 0:00 – StoryMen of Steel save the Cat 7:30 – What did we like about Man of Steel? 12:00 – Does Man of Steel work as a Superhero movie? 22:30 – Spoiling Man of Steel: Minor Characters, Lois, Ma and Pa Kent 32:00 – Is Man of Steel actually a Superman film? 49:00 – Where does Superman go next?
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