467 - Whatever Happened to the Geeks of Tomorrow?

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">For Paul and Arlo, existential crises and comic books often go hand-in-hand. Such is the case for this week’s freestyle, wherein Paul’s rumination on the erosion of his teenage self-confidence leads into a discussion of superhero mags. Paul tells Goblin punks to fuck off as he rocks out to Cody Ziglar and Justin Mason’s</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Spider-Punk</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, goes undercover with Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande’s recently wrapped run on</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Black Widow</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and cloaks himself in Jed MacKay and Alessandro Cappuccio’s</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Moon Knight</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Meanwhile, Arlo rides on horseback through more goofy Silver Age</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Superman</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">NEXT: we will continue to spiral.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>MUSIC</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” by The Beach Boys,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pet Sounds</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(1966)</span></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Running Water” by Daniel Johnston,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi, How Are You</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(1983)</span></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“A Horse with No Name” by America,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">America</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(1971)</span></span></li> </ul> <