Episode 209 – Flung Out of Space

The Comics Canon

Mild parental advisory warning: The b-word is used once or twice.

On this episode, the recent launch of the series “Ripley” on Netflix gives us a reason to discuss Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer, published by Surely/Abrams ComicArts!

When we meet the future author of “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” she’s struggling to overcome her attraction to women and escape her job as a writer of comic-book stories—a job she hates. While freelancing for a pre-Marvel Comics Stan Lee to pay for a psychiatrist to “cure” her, she falls for Virginia, a member of her therapy group who helps inspire her to write “The Price of Salt,” which would become a landmark of queer literature.

Can a deeply conflicted Pat overcome her disdain for comics (spoiler: no) and herself? And will this moving graphic novel earn its way into that exclusive speakeasy known as ... The Comics Canon?

In This Episode:

· What if Patricia Highsmith worked in a comic book store?

· Which previous episode should we “redo” next?

· Ripley on Netflix

· Vulture: Is Tom Ripley Gay?

· Love Lies Bleeding

· Fallout

· Carol

· Spider-Man and the X-Men

Join us in two weeks as we discuss Uncanny X-Men #162-167, better known as the Brood Saga!

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