Episode 262: Spy x Family 1

It's back-to-school time, and we celebrate with a look at the first volume of the mega-popular manga Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo, published in the U.S. by Viz Media! The unflappable super-spy known only as Twilight has just received the most challenging mission of his career: In order to get the goods on a reclusive politician, he must marry and produce a child – a child who must be accepted into the ultra-elite Eden Academy in one week's time! In short order, he adopts 6-year-old Anya and recruits shy office worker Yor to pose as his wife. But what he doesn't know is that Yor is secretly the deadly assassin known as Thorn Princess, and Anya is a telepath! Can this lone wolf learn to rely on Yor and Tanya and complete his mission? Can Yor survive the dinner party from Hell without killing everyone in sight? Will Anya be accepted into Eden Academy? And can these undercover operatives that treacherous volcanic island base known as … The Comics Canon? **Also in This Episode:** - Those dumb Mission: Impossible masks - Let's cast the Spy x Family movie - Housemaster Henderson's very specific kink - A special cameo from a certain vampire cow - Spoiler for the 1976 film Taxi Driver - The Castle of Cagliostro - Mr. & Mrs. Smith on Amazon Prime - The End of Oak Street Join us in two weeks as we gear up for Vision Quest with a look at Vizh's first appearance in Avengers #57-58! Until then: Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! [Send us an email!](mailto:letters@comicscanon.com) Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening!