Since 2014, The Source Material Comics Podcast has been providing a discussion regarding the comic book medium on the Radulich In Broadcasting Network. Think of the show as a book club for comics where readers get together and talk about a single issue, a story arc, some news within the comic industry, and maybe even an interview every once in a while. Tune in and enjoy! You can find us on Twitter @sourcematcast and on Facebook @sourcematerialpodcast
This channel also currently hosts the Unspoken Decade’s “Unspoken Issues” podcast dedicated to 90’s comics!
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The Source Material Comics Podcast
Since 2014, The Source Material Comics Podcast has been providing a discussion regarding the comic book medium on the Radulich In Broadcasting Network. Think of the show as a book club for comics where readers get together and talk about a single issue, a story arc, some news within the comic industry, and maybe even an interview every once in a while. Tune in and enjoy! You can find us on Twitter @sourcematcast and on Facebook @sourcematerialpodcast
This channel also currently hosts the Unspoken Decade’s “Unspoken Issues” podcast dedicated to 90’s comics!
Unspoken Issues 155.8 - Marvel Holiday Special 1993 part 8
The Source Material Comics Podcast
14 minutes
2 weeks ago
Unspoken Issues 155.8 - Marvel Holiday Special 1993 part 8
In this final installment of our series on Marvel Holiday Special 1993, we explore a haunting and poetic story that closes the anthology on a quiet but deeply symbolic note: The Rapt Lamb, by Ann Nocenti and Tom Grindberg. Unlike the action-heavy, traditional superhero stories that precede it, this eight-page Daredevil tale trades spectacle for introspection, delivering a holiday parable that lingers long after the final panel.
Told through the eyes of a forgotten porcelain toy lamb, the story takes us on a Christmas Eve journey through Daredevil’s world—from church steps to violent alleyways to the muted warmth of an orphanage. As the lamb observes Matt Murdock’s silent acts of compassion and violence, it undergoes its own transformation—from discarded and broken to cherished and redeemed. We unpack the emotional layers of this unusual narrative, which ties religious symbolism, holiday loneliness, and Matt's deep sense of Catholic guilt into a quietly powerful arc of renewal.
The Source Material Comics Podcast
The Source Material Comics Podcast
Since 2014, The Source Material Comics Podcast has been providing a discussion regarding the comic book medium on the Radulich In Broadcasting Network. Think of the show as a book club for comics where readers get together and talk about a single issue, a story arc, some news within the comic industry, and maybe even an interview every once in a while. Tune in and enjoy! You can find us on Twitter @sourcematcast and on Facebook @sourcematerialpodcast
This channel also currently hosts the Unspoken Decade’s “Unspoken Issues” podcast dedicated to 90’s comics!
