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Super Cities

Saturday, March 1st, 2008 – running time 31:31
Armed with The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City, the iFanboys set out to examine the importance of cities - both real and imagined - in comic books.

Gotham City... Metropolis... the names of these cities are almost as famous as the characters who inhabit them. But what do those cities mean to the stories that take place in them and the characters who live there? This week, iFanboy takes a look comic book cities both famous and not so famous in the DC Universe. After that, with the trusty Marvel Comics Guide to New York City in tow, iFanboy takes to the streets to visit the famous Marvel Comics landmarks of New York City. It all wraps up with an impromptu quiz of DC cities in which Ron can be found exclaiming "But I'm the Marvel guy!"

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Highlights
New York City ( 1:07, 4:02, 12:35, 1:07, 4:02, 12:35 ) New Jersey net ( 10:53, 10:53 ) dark Phoenix saga ( 20:33, 20:33 ) New York City ( 1:07, 4:02, 12:35, 1:07, 4:02, 12:35 ) New Jersey net ( 10:53, 10:53 ) dark Phoenix saga ( 20:33, 20:33 )

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" This episode of my family sponsored by godaddy.com. Use coupon Kodak and what get 10% off all of your purchases. -- pieces of the Internet and -- com. And Biden Netflix could www. Netflix dot -- assets embodied in two week free trial. Netflix EA movies."

" It's not my game for the -- freedoms plaza appreciate go down that -- who left the Nancy street. It's not that's not real sign isn't red -- stiffening as if you had the second Santorum gone too far yes exactly exactly including -- quite -- You're lost. And whatnot and what you video crucial what -- this is like I've been -- dot com I'm Josh -- a -- I'm Connor you went yeah. She's a six or excited to do so I'm very excited and -- recently Simon and Schuster published a book called tomorrow comes guide to New York City. And me we -- we've got to sort of rating and a week it really. One of those books that isn't made for -- fans and it's kind of like popular -- Barnes & Noble can't check -- lines and that fits lieutenant kotsay. It's from that's forever yeah. And I got us talking about looking at city and then just in geography comments of her books in general on the differences between DC and marvel on. And how important these cities are too big and Kennedys are the heroes of the stories themselves to us and -- differences and really -- rich topic which really thought much about so we saw this book. And it's it's a topic that I. I personally love I love the idea geography -- the fact especially you know -- Marvel Comics is very well known for being taken place in the real world NBC does kind of little DC's also amended their own kind. Yeah this is this is fiction more fictional around marvel supposedly more real -- that's really been the main difference there are. Real cities and -- yes they -- they've pulled that in the reality younger but most more often than not it's as a fictional subject yet. And that's that's really interest and so we thought we do is we talked about we'll enough so this is kind of how important Aaron what went into the characters then I think probably the most famous. City is metropolis and rules are in DC didn't affect the fix stuff to metropolis. Or Gotham city is possible fears about Osama metropolis yet that was the first one. Yeah this kind of thing. Floor behind it is metropolis is supposed to be you know from Tenet or community. During the day as a custodian of quote which recessed. Have opened my troubles -- both physically. And metropolis -- a daytime -- toughness tonight and this is probably. Back to earth you know early 70s80s -- and that was really -- scary like ethnicity is the purpose of that morbid but justice direct answer since the shining city."

" The biggest city in the country it's kind of where the other big city big lights and where they happens of course is the home of Superman. The the biggest hero in the DC -- on them can't get big modern shiny buildings. The lot don't believe there yes -- Com it's all the fans out there but -- The reason that this company in the releasing."

" It's easier this -- a court in corpus corporation for their corporate entity and the -- Lex corp chairman. Small lights on and it was -- small little club has slid as bad as I."

" I can't really think of a place in the New York where that would where that is what I -- cut into the enemy city from. City from the enemy. That it's."

" This is is that they took it's been called a city of tomorrow not a target I think. And we're going to be wrong with data probably run animated series tentative -- page advanced. Metropolis sort of discussed future -- It's it's got all the -- nice guys and everything is futuristic. More than an -- and NBC -- it doesn't look like. I mean are such -- the midtown and sort of -- area were also the high glass buildings and tunnels which. -- sent a lot of the new new the new bill the New York City dwellers get in and as technology evolves -- it's easier to move -- technology comics is they destroy the page here whereas in the Rio but just correctly that metropolis is there a fix very futuristic city that's what the lottery sales and analysts think metropolis is repaid him. That's a big city."

" And -- what to me it is is. It works -- because it is the contrast what small analysts -- the exact opposite everything you knew everything as shocking as opposed to. Smallville which -- rustic rural brownish green and then. And so. And that really shows the Superman is an alien among -- world -- and that is one of the reasons why it's important cities -- characters -- and act as. A backdrop my -- of course but yeah almost a way to help form those characters get better say no no better city forms -- of the Gotham city with --"

" sealed lethal side of the coin Batman episodes somewhat of the the ugly for quite some men and did not receive."

" The dark the darkness aspect of it. You know guys that I -- in Iran and -- historian but I you've always got to feel that Gotham. In the early years DC was kind of dark and dirty and -- kind of stuff but then with the enemy this is again kind of new and also with -- burdensome that they move the -- gothic. Yeah bush ER that show and -- that was the city tomorrow in the thirties and -- had -- over the years and accidentally gotten. In recent years it's gone more backed -- way. More like hell's kitchen is in oh this book -- you. You know."

" Well I don't they have that our faculty books that you did did they had the cataclysm and they have been worth it white to say yes they were able to rebuild it however they wanted to -- they want to."

" So it's I think -- when when comparing it to New Yorkers think of the -- like the lower east side -- kind of you know equipment there are there -- distance the and there are more kind of the 45 story buildings and -- Like that you know -- it you know like I don't it is easy it's more important to cared -- and and the cases that is a character in the book my Lai see he says over and over again like. He loves it for some reason I can't get things happen -- says it's a similar one when you have a strong. Pride of the city United in the idea and in I can definitely relate to that if we understand why -- to protect this city in the comfort zone. Because the people matters cause also he's not on the satellite protecting the -- versus the justice of the peace that's good -- the copilot."

" And if you take. That aside. -- character map. There's a lot of stories related to why all this crazy psychotic people caught up confidence. There must be reason I mean an -- what's reason to underline it's Florida. And since then. Made its they have many commuters many explored what he's a wise is it happening here what is it about documentaries is Tracy's friend and and since more than it in case other significant problem -- com."

" It's comes also -- like I know more on its streets and and little things in my -- They're on the metro baton and her creators -- things like and Indians are -- huge part of it and you know you know and buildings there. -- Books -- central really felt that. The identity of the satellite. Last ten years of back and really."

" Set -- between the cataclysm -- But on those madrassas. Isn't he isn't that you've been of the that the only other ones and actually some of my favorites of the DC are the lesser known cities. Probably. -- it to my favorite cities or from the flash the flash floor -- city in central city which are actually liked the Twin Cities like Minneapolis Minneapolis in -- who has an Auburn Maine. -- that. And the home of the flash what what happened was that I believe jay Garrick was from keystone city an married Alice and central city. And then when in the merging of the -- in the silvery antenna once it became one city in the Twin Cities they got bridges is a fight that. And now -- let's listen keystone and as the protector he says the flash museum is and down my face was in the midwest it is it's like this is from blue collar more."

" In this steel belts kind of city yeah this kind of -- central city is not really think it's kind of in the shadow him. Like case like it's gonna. And it's been a whole Jeff Johnston a whole lot to bring out now feel the blue collar working man there all girls of you know even workers just on that -- like teens yeah sports teams include things fluids from the and he loves baseball team let's that is at the expense of steel. Purchases essentially such. DC city that houses one -- the original. And it's been around since the sixties and never ever hear the -- sad but at least does a great."

" If only Jack Johnson who run them through the center flash in that city sort of took note from pac -- idea is that this is where he is is why he's doing -- for that in this area. And that's how it's different than those other places which great. In much the same way as host city is now green mansions that will not liking --"

" Leave leave the city that's the most important to DC right now great and essential to -- semester -- 2000 -- and it is it's really the the traffic after the really handle about rent and had a great job --"

" And then just recently we had gotten recollection of the city announced the city without fear yesterday. Tomorrow in the us -- possibly could."

" The fifth fifth yeah. Austria has always been absorbed -- fear its outskirts of custody supposed to be California -- The -- million for the two coasts and the south Florida doesn't cost us in this system where much that needs to tell when. Probably -- Then how long that they that DC has these cities and you kind of speculating though and I -- and we talked about for years because -- what you're you're you're you're watching like this -- now. Now Smallville. Metropolis isn't isn't texts debt which is weaker -- always on the coasts always -- respect for Europe but Nationalists yet. It's in the Chicago quite close to -- small zodiac he's yeah. It was a small casino opened in the line climbed up to the water tower and -- director of the need to -- it metropolis in the distance and it's like. -- miles away it's like it wasn't even lightly on liners in TV and everything and actually remark cried and I email that he never practiced their own -- The possibly. But it it."

" You -- where's Scott got no one really -- into -- put out -- here's an -- he's okay. Yes or ninety's -- is -- remember that doppler muscles mile in New Jersey net and metropolis is is below where Baltimore is Cyril both on the -- yeah yeah. And -- your opinion but haven. Places like that Susan just down the road from yes I was -- that's all right now it's never going out. Happen says yeah."

" It's not it's not. It's not like we should receive arms and people have actual connections that. He's -- congress like characters they have everything they can do them in don't know what they want to read on the last season you want to talk about really quickly and -- a policy which is. I mean it's like after Jeff and I in this arm and seriously -- Robinson whole city. Is that he's an art Deco city and it started by the French I'll do it character and -- and back and and then when you read us stories. -- city is integrity. What's the story can do that battles in this. And Tony Harris specifically created this beautiful city I don't look at me just easy experience that was one of the best things about them."

" What's -- actually is our city star subsidy. I think did these mayor Bob Smith who you know night that -- the whole -- So but but also DC what we said earlier DC circled the real world places and they folded in New York -- and -- you know in the near two of congressional -- two Vietnam's what that was kind of plan that's going to see on a page from -- book doesn't necessarily more and more made marvel different than DC in the sixties. Was a Marvel Comics took place. In our world in Manhattan. But mainly. And over the years they've extended to other secret Lexus engineers must listen and."

" the mainly. Talking -- can think like a single. Major book. No it doesn't take place in New York City and Atlanta. But there are always run noises -- I don't know that it now and and there yeah happening right Monaro. And that's what -- New York and extended their life they're listening on the travel summit idea I had no idea but for the most part there's no like Arizona based in our Chicago majority tomorrow books take place in Manhattan this was supposed to -- Clinton. We and it made him in other countries is of -- before and you know something definite but they accepted in the New York geography and even within New York excitement in the specific neighborhood geography. BX and hung out in Greenwich Village doctor strange husband's village did daredevil looked over hell's kitchen. So like that so I'm in New York is really you can actually. Go to New York can see these places --"

" Let's go to Lou -- are laughing because like. There's different if you don't Narnia despite boroughs Manhattan Brooklyn the Bronx -- besides just Manhattan. For the most part there's been some sort of text every part of city."

" Except for Staten -- well there's one connection -- we want to show us about all of this whole whole book and the vultures and -- islands and that's. He retired -- on many -- flying -- and flew back in Manhattan -- Letterman no major battles everything imposes -- on -- the safest city the safest spot in -- in the -- university."

" And it is unnecessary and."

" This business is bound ferry that runs in Manhattan suspect. I'm ascend the the most ever gotten is set off her book about -- an accident at 8 spent an hour and a half which."

" Somehow after her inspiring protest that I see if he really go to these places and actually. We did we will look you have to be here in New York and at all not all of but we we we kind of pick up some our favorite spots and we got in the car and we we had out there so. What you see what what adventures for me. --"

" So here across the water from the Brooklyn Bridge there is there is what happened there the Brooklyn Bridge is the site of one of the best -- stories ever one of the bush tragic horrible deaths let's Letterman's girlfriend Gwen Stacy. Was rolled off the bridge by the green goblins that that actually still happen well yesterday yeah. That did that but interestingly enough writer Gerry Conway wrote the George Washington Bridge but Gil -- drew the Brooklyn Bridge plea thus sparking a large debate. For years over which bridge she was there are often. The that's not the George Washington Bridge not the recovery telecommute for all messed up. So we're going to be -- in -- Stacy and as building block of my family we're going to throw you right. We're standing here with the Staten Island ferry behind -- notable in the marvel universe."

" Well -- does -- takes the focus of Manhattan that now that the commuter variant. -- Probably believe like all the top of my -- if you -- but the most interesting thing about that which is where you ago on the Terry is that. It's the safest place the -- because there's never been -- serious incidents fights. There nothing's actually ever -- Daniel I think notable about it at that age -- tombs is from there it is of course -- He's not really all that threatening that was then I'd think some fighters -- flies on the --"

" We're the -- side of Manhattan at the core Christy street the Lansing street and there's a fantastic form I want to take notice because the lazy street is actually the inspiration for Yancy street which is the home of the anti street gang. The street tough -- to terrorize the thing for forty years now."

" This is the neighbor glory side project could be -- up he was this is the big -- European Jewish community where a lot of -- creators came from an excuse number of the Suffolk street -- he was. Street tough himself so that's for the whole this person for the yet -- again came from. But the dedicated to those old Cagney movies that was veiled. And Daniel."

" Jack curry as a member of -- I remember -- I heard the -- is currently in -- back in the days of my run ins with the gang. We have about a -- and apparently it's -- bags and and -- weird happening and all they know national projections or anything it's a very normal looking really really is and it shouldn't be because we're here 177 a bleaker street which is the home loves the doctor strange it's the sanctum Santorum doctor Stephen strange here in Greenwich Village with a home of the mystic arts or pink -- that also you can get. Frozen yogurt and fresh fruit of their premium priced at a -- interestingly enough once and he seven bleaker street is apartment building -- were brighter Roy Thomas who wrote a tunnel marvel books and was writing doctor strange in the late sixties early seventies. -- This is the heart of Greenwich Village and of course and why you. Issue an empire state university in the marvel universe a fictional colleges diversity university media ecology the Columbia comes the -- in fact like -- For the -- universal idiocy -- such characters as well. And a frost for the X then the black cat the rocket racer. Richard writer nova marvel boy commitments actually -- justices is called now. Nor on Norman Osborne. What CC's cousin Jill. -- You hold the so this is the famous flat iron building you may know better as the daily bugle."

" Aspects of the movie they would -- So it's not on the same. -- it is. Occasionally we figured out this is it is the daily news building at 42 street midtown Manhattan. It's also that -- that Google is already did the ability of the comics and also in the movie Superman was that it Clinton's. Speaks to central daily it's to be with a helicopter fell one thing and you. It's so true."

" The inventors arthritis heroes are funded by Tony Stark who is it -- to do is respect yes and actually adventures mansion would be here on the upper east side of the monies will be exactly -- everywhere but it really here. Sullivan's mansion right behind us was is actually it was modeled after the first museum which is actually an audience of protesters. -- African museum as the old man mentioned it was a different museum that now basis for a movie look of the judges mentioned that artists and as have you go back a look at your badges comics which you're released a lot like that building and -- if you go to ring the doorbell Jarvis doesn't answer mail like US yeah actually yeah."

" We girls on the X-Men and gas -- letter are historically known for their records being up to Westchester County but here in Manhattan at 67 then fifth is the location of the hellfire club. This was a big plays from the -- dark Phoenix saga darkly soccer -- kicked off here this is where it -- fighting the hellfire club. You know the black king in the white clean electricity will real heavy and fell antibody did -- cool stuff in the subway exactly. And this is actually where Jean -- manifested the dark Phoenix the first time. And then the fight spilled out over into Central Park which is right across the street -- 900 Serbian embassy incidents I have yet to see anybody come out in in late -- eighteenth century clothing no real little pattern we exert I didn't nine wear my leather Thong -- Actually the opposite Jean Bertrand dark exit -- and the fight spills out over here. And the beast -- down the road -- even as mentioned comes and joins the fray and hold our Phoenix might happen right here in and Central Park now literally given to mention is three blocks. You think -- made me want to run some interference not -- I don't think these guys have their (%expletive) together and -- they do either. We're standing in the neighborhood according to book that's called hell's kitchen but I guess the city of New York were in Clinton."

" That's because that a hell's kitchen area was one of the revitalize neighborhoods back in the nineties. House it is fairly soon derogatory fabrics and accused him Clinton at all the yuppies you walking out of nice but."

" This is this is this neighborhood was made famous by -- Frank Miller in the eighties with debt it would daredevil. Some Omar earlier statements. He daredevil. Rules the streets if you if you don't -- to Marvel Comics who come in New York maybe months across the private matters gritty of this hour especially quite nice of some very restaurants over there ninth then a -- tightly so there."

" the conservatives who figured he'd -- the roof tops -- would take pictures and he would do its infinite have been backing me. It is really -- it was a dangerous thing to do for anybody."

" And more and more recently -- leave on the run on the run with private -- he educate this neighbor took pictures and really tried to make the the geography look very realistic just minus the."

" The the yuppie this right so if you if you read those comics pages are still basically be. The hell's kitchen and -- eighties -- seesawed but that's basically then -- bubble bat in the marvel but now it's his -- but don't."

" Did you know it's sort of like there there is a New York but I I do like it's going to lower profile and you'll see daredevil running from her stuff through stuff for you to this chamber of commerce idea actually and then -- a wonderful lever that the."

" Spent a lot of fun I mean like where I mean we're a bit biased as were friends come and are born raised New York just nonsense please translate it. You were driven so we'll and you are consistent service heart it was fun to see -- places and actually have something that. I -- thought of until we are guest book which is a genius those -- fun."

" He it was cool and Tibet activists -- expect and talk -- and it's funny to see the history instantly -- All sorts before ago we have a little fun little game show only in show we're gonna do and DC -- again just a gentlemanly please. Please take your materials. -- there's everything my pockets to -- perhaps I don't want that yeah. It's -- hole cut this pocket with a what that was too weird I don't know that's I've got five cities in concert 66 DC city's heart you know excellent. Wow -- I don't know the answer your presence okay. I've got six -- cities here I'm going to name the city and you're going to have to write the name of the hero. The primary here associated offensive that an ostrich and a car overtook camera that we'll see this crypto people calendar turns okay the first city. Fossett's that it."

" Plus it's that it. --"

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" Please show the audience -- both say that it was correct so that's two points for -- or Barbara. -- He's honest he's learned it but I think third cities gateway cities and gateway city. This wonderful tough because of the call this is this is calling back a couple of years."

" Have actually going to hand through. But it is just just gets the gateway city. 21 of the communion that's going to mean something. Dick we've had in the Mormon and well this is why it's -- why don't car. He's not directs the sort of if you yeah -- yeah. The first -- they didn't amongst. We're job -- says the bullet and let us bullets here is it was a character somewhere Goldman. The correct answer is wonderland. -- over really cheap in Austin Hispanic but that was it primary once associated with -- The third one. Hub city. At some point hub city. We have miss this kind of Saint -- British characters. -- show -- axis of the audience. The question mark and -- both our question that's correct. Punishment so three points or just two points for Iran question to -- is left. Is hard one is. Yeah. -- believes is so that means you have to catch up and it's from the so -- yesterday sing -- Or roach. Testing RO CH. It's recent socialism Chris -- Plus reporters. -- superheroes they're related. Inherently safer. Geoff Johns of this book. -- Which means that they thought. Exciting you know."

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" Passes and sort of pass it got hot man a couple of that's correct well. -- Before points for just Harrelson was it wrong or half a -- for Jeff Johnson of the book that was -- depends. I don't but it went and it had cut that. The final. Answer our question star city. Up from earlier in the show aren't going to go to market for a point each and you."

" Eighty degree is correct from both views about the final tally is five points for just 763. Assists for Obama too bad. Gusting to get what it was my pockets with. We'll be back later -- in my apartment -- Goes that was hello John -- comics marvel DC wonderful. -- look into maps find out where your -- from -- fun -- and -- Is there."

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" Thanks so if we're wrong -- unix either million or there's a city that we didn't talk about. You can also contact and I am going to come let us now."

" Hoya didn't all of North Carolina when a fan boys -- just 32626 times haven't even talked to us about your city. --"

" Nobody is seeing a little yeah in my -- Honolulu it was about this show you can comment on any of this stuff on board or an innocent we have on -- putting our show -- you that are registry dot com slash I fan boy and you sort of forms from there. All sorts talking Smith and other stuff I'm moving degree make you know openly. -- And ultimately its own selves that are such as far better it's -- Bloomberg News there's Bloomberg News."

" It really took off but I think they'll be a good deal that. Hood has vitamin but it saved his girlfriend Gwen Stacy -- from the green goblins ravages. What she snapped back instead ravages yeah. Fans of the fantastic formality -- this because the Lansing street is the inspiration for Yancy street which is the whole."

" We're here on the -- again."

" This was the area everything -- drug venues and -- seeing them which is -- My answer is committed to. I -- three."

" We are standing here in partnership. Also just. Barely got -- now -- in the actual. Did they would do the building which is actually really doing is building New York. Under that also read movie would still be reviewed. So they're planning. To -- dailies the adventures Earth's mightiest heroes were funded are funded by Tony Stark. And for many many years ahead scores -- here in the upper east side within the rich people live. That event does mention. I would never see him before but. Similar to -- a concert in Central Park as well so. I didn't accuse him do that but who is pretty well to do this and actually of adjustments. That would then. This with a look good saga ticked off. -- on for the X-Men fan -- yet it's better to get exposure historically known as difficult as being -- Westchester and New York but here in the hands of the word. A breakdown there yeah that's right below us and then. And now the survey embassy there. Standing in the part of New York the book look versus hell's kitchen but it your very. Let's -- the field will be fun."

" This episode of my family sponsored by godaddy.com. Use coupon Kodak and what get 10% off all of your purchases. -- pieces of the Internet and -- com. And Biden Netflix could www. Netflix dot -- assets embodied in two week free trial. Netflix EA movies."

" It's not my game for the -- freedoms plaza appreciate go down that -- who left the Nancy street. It's not that's not real sign isn't red -- stiffening as if you had the second Santorum gone too far yes exactly exactly including -- quite -- You're lost. And whatnot and what you video crucial what -- this is like I've been -- dot com I'm Josh -- a -- I'm Connor you went yeah. She's a six or excited to do so I'm very excited and -- recently Simon and Schuster published a book called tomorrow comes guide to New York City. And me we -- we've got to sort of rating and a week it really. One of those books that isn't made for -- fans and it's kind of like popular -- Barnes & Noble can't check -- lines and that fits lieutenant kotsay. It's from that's forever yeah. And I got us talking about looking at city and then just in geography comments of her books in general on the differences between DC and marvel on. And how important these cities are too big and Kennedys are the heroes of the stories themselves to us and -- differences and really -- rich topic which really thought much about so we saw this book. And it's it's a topic that I. I personally love I love the idea geography -- the fact especially you know -- Marvel Comics is very well known for being taken place in the real world NBC does kind of little DC's also amended their own kind. Yeah this is this is fiction more fictional around marvel supposedly more real -- that's really been the main difference there are. Real cities and -- yes they -- they've pulled that in the reality younger but most more often than not it's as a fictional subject yet. And that's that's really interest and so we thought we do is we talked about we'll enough so this is kind of how important Aaron what went into the characters then I think probably the most famous. City is metropolis and rules are in DC didn't affect the fix stuff to metropolis. Or Gotham city is possible fears about Osama metropolis yet that was the first one. Yeah this kind of thing. Floor behind it is metropolis is supposed to be you know from Tenet or community. During the day as a custodian of quote which recessed. Have opened my troubles -- both physically. And metropolis -- a daytime -- toughness tonight and this is probably. Back to earth you know early 70s80s -- and that was really -- scary like ethnicity is the purpose of that morbid but justice direct answer since the shining city."

" The biggest city in the country it's kind of where the other big city big lights and where they happens of course is the home of Superman. The the biggest hero in the DC -- on them can't get big modern shiny buildings. The lot don't believe there yes -- Com it's all the fans out there but -- The reason that this company in the releasing."

" It's easier this -- a court in corpus corporation for their corporate entity and the -- Lex corp chairman. Small lights on and it was -- small little club has slid as bad as I."

" I can't really think of a place in the New York where that would where that is what I -- cut into the enemy city from. City from the enemy. That it's."

" This is is that they took it's been called a city of tomorrow not a target I think. And we're going to be wrong with data probably run animated series tentative -- page advanced. Metropolis sort of discussed future -- It's it's got all the -- nice guys and everything is futuristic. More than an -- and NBC -- it doesn't look like. I mean are such -- the midtown and sort of -- area were also the high glass buildings and tunnels which. -- sent a lot of the new new the new bill the New York City dwellers get in and as technology evolves -- it's easier to move -- technology comics is they destroy the page here whereas in the Rio but just correctly that metropolis is there a fix very futuristic city that's what the lottery sales and analysts think metropolis is repaid him. That's a big city."

" And -- what to me it is is. It works -- because it is the contrast what small analysts -- the exact opposite everything you knew everything as shocking as opposed to. Smallville which -- rustic rural brownish green and then. And so. And that really shows the Superman is an alien among -- world -- and that is one of the reasons why it's important cities -- characters -- and act as. A backdrop my -- of course but yeah almost a way to help form those characters get better say no no better city forms -- of the Gotham city with --"

" sealed lethal side of the coin Batman episodes somewhat of the the ugly for quite some men and did not receive."

" The dark the darkness aspect of it. You know guys that I -- in Iran and -- historian but I you've always got to feel that Gotham. In the early years DC was kind of dark and dirty and -- kind of stuff but then with the enemy this is again kind of new and also with -- burdensome that they move the -- gothic. Yeah bush ER that show and -- that was the city tomorrow in the thirties and -- had -- over the years and accidentally gotten. In recent years it's gone more backed -- way. More like hell's kitchen is in oh this book -- you. You know."

" Well I don't they have that our faculty books that you did did they had the cataclysm and they have been worth it white to say yes they were able to rebuild it however they wanted to -- they want to."

" So it's I think -- when when comparing it to New Yorkers think of the -- like the lower east side -- kind of you know equipment there are there -- distance the and there are more kind of the 45 story buildings and -- Like that you know -- it you know like I don't it is easy it's more important to cared -- and and the cases that is a character in the book my Lai see he says over and over again like. He loves it for some reason I can't get things happen -- says it's a similar one when you have a strong. Pride of the city United in the idea and in I can definitely relate to that if we understand why -- to protect this city in the comfort zone. Because the people matters cause also he's not on the satellite protecting the -- versus the justice of the peace that's good -- the copilot."

" And if you take. That aside. -- character map. There's a lot of stories related to why all this crazy psychotic people caught up confidence. There must be reason I mean an -- what's reason to underline it's Florida. And since then. Made its they have many commuters many explored what he's a wise is it happening here what is it about documentaries is Tracy's friend and and since more than it in case other significant problem -- com."

" It's comes also -- like I know more on its streets and and little things in my -- They're on the metro baton and her creators -- things like and Indians are -- huge part of it and you know you know and buildings there. -- Books -- central really felt that. The identity of the satellite. Last ten years of back and really."

" Set -- between the cataclysm -- But on those madrassas. Isn't he isn't that you've been of the that the only other ones and actually some of my favorites of the DC are the lesser known cities. Probably. -- it to my favorite cities or from the flash the flash floor -- city in central city which are actually liked the Twin Cities like Minneapolis Minneapolis in -- who has an Auburn Maine. -- that. And the home of the flash what what happened was that I believe jay Garrick was from keystone city an married Alice and central city. And then when in the merging of the -- in the silvery antenna once it became one city in the Twin Cities they got bridges is a fight that. And now -- let's listen keystone and as the protector he says the flash museum is and down my face was in the midwest it is it's like this is from blue collar more."

" In this steel belts kind of city yeah this kind of -- central city is not really think it's kind of in the shadow him. Like case like it's gonna. And it's been a whole Jeff Johnston a whole lot to bring out now feel the blue collar working man there all girls of you know even workers just on that -- like teens yeah sports teams include things fluids from the and he loves baseball team let's that is at the expense of steel. Purchases essentially such. DC city that houses one -- the original. And it's been around since the sixties and never ever hear the -- sad but at least does a great."

" If only Jack Johnson who run them through the center flash in that city sort of took note from pac -- idea is that this is where he is is why he's doing -- for that in this area. And that's how it's different than those other places which great. In much the same way as host city is now green mansions that will not liking --"

" Leave leave the city that's the most important to DC right now great and essential to -- semester -- 2000 -- and it is it's really the the traffic after the really handle about rent and had a great job --"

" And then just recently we had gotten recollection of the city announced the city without fear yesterday. Tomorrow in the us -- possibly could."

" The fifth fifth yeah. Austria has always been absorbed -- fear its outskirts of custody supposed to be California -- The -- million for the two coasts and the south Florida doesn't cost us in this system where much that needs to tell when. Probably -- Then how long that they that DC has these cities and you kind of speculating though and I -- and we talked about for years because -- what you're you're you're you're watching like this -- now. Now Smallville. Metropolis isn't isn't texts debt which is weaker -- always on the coasts always -- respect for Europe but Nationalists yet. It's in the Chicago quite close to -- small zodiac he's yeah. It was a small casino opened in the line climbed up to the water tower and -- director of the need to -- it metropolis in the distance and it's like. -- miles away it's like it wasn't even lightly on liners in TV and everything and actually remark cried and I email that he never practiced their own -- The possibly. But it it."

" You -- where's Scott got no one really -- into -- put out -- here's an -- he's okay. Yes or ninety's -- is -- remember that doppler muscles mile in New Jersey net and metropolis is is below where Baltimore is Cyril both on the -- yeah yeah. And -- your opinion but haven. Places like that Susan just down the road from yes I was -- that's all right now it's never going out. Happen says yeah."

" It's not it's not. It's not like we should receive arms and people have actual connections that. He's -- congress like characters they have everything they can do them in don't know what they want to read on the last season you want to talk about really quickly and -- a policy which is. I mean it's like after Jeff and I in this arm and seriously -- Robinson whole city. Is that he's an art Deco city and it started by the French I'll do it character and -- and back and and then when you read us stories. -- city is integrity. What's the story can do that battles in this. And Tony Harris specifically created this beautiful city I don't look at me just easy experience that was one of the best things about them."

" What's -- actually is our city star subsidy. I think did these mayor Bob Smith who you know night that -- the whole -- So but but also DC what we said earlier DC circled the real world places and they folded in New York -- and -- you know in the near two of congressional -- two Vietnam's what that was kind of plan that's going to see on a page from -- book doesn't necessarily more and more made marvel different than DC in the sixties. Was a Marvel Comics took place. In our world in Manhattan. But mainly. And over the years they've extended to other secret Lexus engineers must listen and."

" the mainly. Talking -- can think like a single. Major book. No it doesn't take place in New York City and Atlanta. But there are always run noises -- I don't know that it now and and there yeah happening right Monaro. And that's what -- New York and extended their life they're listening on the travel summit idea I had no idea but for the most part there's no like Arizona based in our Chicago majority tomorrow books take place in Manhattan this was supposed to -- Clinton. We and it made him in other countries is of -- before and you know something definite but they accepted in the New York geography and even within New York excitement in the specific neighborhood geography. BX and hung out in Greenwich Village doctor strange husband's village did daredevil looked over hell's kitchen. So like that so I'm in New York is really you can actually. Go to New York can see these places --"

" Let's go to Lou -- are laughing because like. There's different if you don't Narnia despite boroughs Manhattan Brooklyn the Bronx -- besides just Manhattan. For the most part there's been some sort of text every part of city."

" Except for Staten -- well there's one connection -- we want to show us about all of this whole whole book and the vultures and -- islands and that's. He retired -- on many -- flying -- and flew back in Manhattan -- Letterman no major battles everything imposes -- on -- the safest city the safest spot in -- in the -- university."

" And it is unnecessary and."

" This business is bound ferry that runs in Manhattan suspect. I'm ascend the the most ever gotten is set off her book about -- an accident at 8 spent an hour and a half which."

" Somehow after her inspiring protest that I see if he really go to these places and actually. We did we will look you have to be here in New York and at all not all of but we we we kind of pick up some our favorite spots and we got in the car and we we had out there so. What you see what what adventures for me. --"

" So here across the water from the Brooklyn Bridge there is there is what happened there the Brooklyn Bridge is the site of one of the best -- stories ever one of the bush tragic horrible deaths let's Letterman's girlfriend Gwen Stacy. Was rolled off the bridge by the green goblins that that actually still happen well yesterday yeah. That did that but interestingly enough writer Gerry Conway wrote the George Washington Bridge but Gil -- drew the Brooklyn Bridge plea thus sparking a large debate. For years over which bridge she was there are often. The that's not the George Washington Bridge not the recovery telecommute for all messed up. So we're going to be -- in -- Stacy and as building block of my family we're going to throw you right. We're standing here with the Staten Island ferry behind -- notable in the marvel universe."

" Well -- does -- takes the focus of Manhattan that now that the commuter variant. -- Probably believe like all the top of my -- if you -- but the most interesting thing about that which is where you ago on the Terry is that. It's the safest place the -- because there's never been -- serious incidents fights. There nothing's actually ever -- Daniel I think notable about it at that age -- tombs is from there it is of course -- He's not really all that threatening that was then I'd think some fighters -- flies on the --"

" We're the -- side of Manhattan at the core Christy street the Lansing street and there's a fantastic form I want to take notice because the lazy street is actually the inspiration for Yancy street which is the home of the anti street gang. The street tough -- to terrorize the thing for forty years now."

" This is the neighbor glory side project could be -- up he was this is the big -- European Jewish community where a lot of -- creators came from an excuse number of the Suffolk street -- he was. Street tough himself so that's for the whole this person for the yet -- again came from. But the dedicated to those old Cagney movies that was veiled. And Daniel."

" Jack curry as a member of -- I remember -- I heard the -- is currently in -- back in the days of my run ins with the gang. We have about a -- and apparently it's -- bags and and -- weird happening and all they know national projections or anything it's a very normal looking really really is and it shouldn't be because we're here 177 a bleaker street which is the home loves the doctor strange it's the sanctum Santorum doctor Stephen strange here in Greenwich Village with a home of the mystic arts or pink -- that also you can get. Frozen yogurt and fresh fruit of their premium priced at a -- interestingly enough once and he seven bleaker street is apartment building -- were brighter Roy Thomas who wrote a tunnel marvel books and was writing doctor strange in the late sixties early seventies. -- This is the heart of Greenwich Village and of course and why you. Issue an empire state university in the marvel universe a fictional colleges diversity university media ecology the Columbia comes the -- in fact like -- For the -- universal idiocy -- such characters as well. And a frost for the X then the black cat the rocket racer. Richard writer nova marvel boy commitments actually -- justices is called now. Nor on Norman Osborne. What CC's cousin Jill. -- You hold the so this is the famous flat iron building you may know better as the daily bugle."

" Aspects of the movie they would -- So it's not on the same. -- it is. Occasionally we figured out this is it is the daily news building at 42 street midtown Manhattan. It's also that -- that Google is already did the ability of the comics and also in the movie Superman was that it Clinton's. Speaks to central daily it's to be with a helicopter fell one thing and you. It's so true."

" The inventors arthritis heroes are funded by Tony Stark who is it -- to do is respect yes and actually adventures mansion would be here on the upper east side of the monies will be exactly -- everywhere but it really here. Sullivan's mansion right behind us was is actually it was modeled after the first museum which is actually an audience of protesters. -- African museum as the old man mentioned it was a different museum that now basis for a movie look of the judges mentioned that artists and as have you go back a look at your badges comics which you're released a lot like that building and -- if you go to ring the doorbell Jarvis doesn't answer mail like US yeah actually yeah."

" We girls on the X-Men and gas -- letter are historically known for their records being up to Westchester County but here in Manhattan at 67 then fifth is the location of the hellfire club. This was a big plays from the -- dark Phoenix saga darkly soccer -- kicked off here this is where it -- fighting the hellfire club. You know the black king in the white clean electricity will real heavy and fell antibody did -- cool stuff in the subway exactly. And this is actually where Jean -- manifested the dark Phoenix the first time. And then the fight spilled out over into Central Park which is right across the street -- 900 Serbian embassy incidents I have yet to see anybody come out in in late -- eighteenth century clothing no real little pattern we exert I didn't nine wear my leather Thong -- Actually the opposite Jean Bertrand dark exit -- and the fight spills out over here. And the beast -- down the road -- even as mentioned comes and joins the fray and hold our Phoenix might happen right here in and Central Park now literally given to mention is three blocks. You think -- made me want to run some interference not -- I don't think these guys have their (%expletive) together and -- they do either. We're standing in the neighborhood according to book that's called hell's kitchen but I guess the city of New York were in Clinton."

" That's because that a hell's kitchen area was one of the revitalize neighborhoods back in the nineties. House it is fairly soon derogatory fabrics and accused him Clinton at all the yuppies you walking out of nice but."

" This is this is this neighborhood was made famous by -- Frank Miller in the eighties with debt it would daredevil. Some Omar earlier statements. He daredevil. Rules the streets if you if you don't -- to Marvel Comics who come in New York maybe months across the private matters gritty of this hour especially quite nice of some very restaurants over there ninth then a -- tightly so there."

" the conservatives who figured he'd -- the roof tops -- would take pictures and he would do its infinite have been backing me. It is really -- it was a dangerous thing to do for anybody."

" And more and more recently -- leave on the run on the run with private -- he educate this neighbor took pictures and really tried to make the the geography look very realistic just minus the."

" The the yuppie this right so if you if you read those comics pages are still basically be. The hell's kitchen and -- eighties -- seesawed but that's basically then -- bubble bat in the marvel but now it's his -- but don't."

" Did you know it's sort of like there there is a New York but I I do like it's going to lower profile and you'll see daredevil running from her stuff through stuff for you to this chamber of commerce idea actually and then -- a wonderful lever that the."

" Spent a lot of fun I mean like where I mean we're a bit biased as were friends come and are born raised New York just nonsense please translate it. You were driven so we'll and you are consistent service heart it was fun to see -- places and actually have something that. I -- thought of until we are guest book which is a genius those -- fun."

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" Eighty degree is correct from both views about the final tally is five points for just 763. Assists for Obama too bad. Gusting to get what it was my pockets with. We'll be back later -- in my apartment -- Goes that was hello John -- comics marvel DC wonderful. -- look into maps find out where your -- from -- fun -- and -- Is there."

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" Thanks so if we're wrong -- unix either million or there's a city that we didn't talk about. You can also contact and I am going to come let us now."

" Hoya didn't all of North Carolina when a fan boys -- just 32626 times haven't even talked to us about your city. --"

" Nobody is seeing a little yeah in my -- Honolulu it was about this show you can comment on any of this stuff on board or an innocent we have on -- putting our show -- you that are registry dot com slash I fan boy and you sort of forms from there. All sorts talking Smith and other stuff I'm moving degree make you know openly. -- And ultimately its own selves that are such as far better it's -- Bloomberg News there's Bloomberg News."

" It really took off but I think they'll be a good deal that. Hood has vitamin but it saved his girlfriend Gwen Stacy -- from the green goblins ravages. What she snapped back instead ravages yeah. Fans of the fantastic formality -- this because the Lansing street is the inspiration for Yancy street which is the whole."

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rrichards

Started discussion: March 1, 2008 @ 11:16am GMT

Episode #59 - Super Cities

Armed with The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City, the iFanboys set out to examine the importance of cities - both real and imagined - in comic books

Watch the show and tell everyone what you think!

paper
over 2 years ago
Interesting topic. Looking forward to it!
kahunablair
over 2 years ago
Bizarre topic indeed.
It's one of those that you would never think about but the minute someone says it you have to say, "OH yeah! That would make a great show!"
rrichards
over 2 years ago
In reply to kahunablair:
Bizarre topic indeed.
It's one of those that you would never think about but the minute someone says it you have to say, "OH yeah! That would make a great show!"


And that's why we do what we do.
:)
mattk
over 2 years ago
Man... was really hoping we would see some wondercon coverage today...
kahunablair
over 2 years ago
In reply to rrichards:
And that's why we do what we do.
:)


From out of Left Feild, you gents always seem to deliver.
paper
over 2 years ago
In reply to mattk:
Man... was really hoping we would see some wondercon coverage today...


You've obviously never edited video before. :D
itsbecca
over 2 years ago
In reply to paper:
You've obviously never edited video before. :D


Or even better, edited video while absurdly ill.

Seriously, if I get this exorcist vomity flu thing that's going around I will be pissed. It's like a national epidemic.
mattk
over 2 years ago
In reply to paper:
You've obviously never edited video before. :D

No, i have... not saying they aren't busy - just saying i was hoping to see it today...
JAFlanagan
over 2 years ago
Dude, I'm not even sure if I really went to San Francisco at this point...

It's coming. Soon as we can get it to you. But in the meantime, I love this show.
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