Off Panel #466: The 2024 Superhero State of the Union with Oliver Sava

It's time, folks! Comics critic Oliver Sava returns to the show for the seventh annual Superhero State of the Union! Sava joins for a discussion about his return to The AV Club, why we read superhero comics, leaning towards art, superhero comics outside the Big Two, following creators, art and arcs, where DC is right now, its hits and misses, DC editorial's moves, where Marvel's at, the new Ultimate universe, our Ultimate rankings, where Fantastic Four fits, the power of cool, the From the Ashes era for the X-Men, Jonathan Hickman's recent stretch, Marvel's safer path, what we'd like to see more from the Big Two, and more.