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Podcast: The Comics Canon
Episode: Episode 48 – Archie Meets the Punisher
Description: In this episode, worlds collide as Curt and Kevin take aim at Marvel's the Punisher and the hit CW series Riverdale with a discussion of the epic 1994 crossover Archie Meets the Punisher (or The Punisher Meets Archie), published by Archie Comics and Marvel Comics! Written by Batton Lash (Supernatural Law) with art by comics legends John Buscema and Stan Goldberg, this most unlikely of mashups finds Marvel's mass-murdering vigilante in the idyllic small town of Riverdale on the trail of drug dealer "Red" Fever – who just happens to bear a striking resemblance to Riverdale's most popular teenager, Ar...