My guest this week is Dan Hort! What stores did Brett and Dan used to get their comics at? Is anime more popular than comic books? Why do people stop collecting comic books? Is the anime style easier for kids to draw? Is there money in collecting action figures and busts? What is the Galactus Tax on original art? Who were the big three in the early days of Marvel Comics? Did Stan Lee and Steve Ditko get along? Who is the greatest Spider-Man artist of all time? What's one way to put a value on original art? What was Steve Ditko really like?

Reading list:
Dragonball Z
DC Pride: A Celebration of Rachel Pollack
Ultimate Spider-Man (new series)
Star Trek Celebrations
John Romita's The Amazing Spider-Man Artisan Edition

Watch list:
Battle of the Planets
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202
Astro Boy
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service
One Piece (live action)
The Wind Rises
The Boy and the Heron

Recorded 9-12-24 via Zencastr

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My guest this week is comedian Al Holiday! How was strength classified in the Marvel role playing game? How is Agatha Harkness different on TV versus in the comics? What was her background in the Marvel Universe? Does Deadpool tell too many jokes? Who wer e the original Guardians of the Galaxy? What's the deal with Starhawk? Was Deadpool and Wolverine too violent? What was the Comics Code? Is "superheroes don't kill" a hard rule? Whose responsibility is it to keep kids out of an R rated movie? What is the myth of Gilgamesh? Are superheroes modern day myths? Have superhero origin stories gotten too complicated? Who is The Maker? What's happening in the current Ultimate Spider-Man book? Who was Rachel Pollack? What is Warhammer 40k? What about the Neil Gaiman allegations?

Reading list:
Recent issues of the Hulk
Ultimate Spider-Man (new series)
Rachel Pollack Doom Patrol and Brother Power The Geek (DC Pride: Rachel Pollack)
Sandman
The Puma Blues
Aliens vs Avengers

Watch list:
Deadpool and Wolverine
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 and 3
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Hannah and her Sisters

Podcast:
Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman

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Today Brett is flying solo with a stack of comic books to tell you about! Spoiler alerts for Doom, The Nice House By The Sea, The Nice House On The Lake, Hate Revisited/Buddy Bradley stories, Archer and Armstrong: Assassin Nation, The Pedestrian, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the latest book by Jason Aaron). What is the novel Bad Monkey about? What happened to Rodney Dangerfield when he was five years old? Will Brett ever get Sean Kelley McKeever on the show? Why does it bother Brett to pay for digital copies of comic books? What is The Nice House By The Lake/Sea about? What is Hate Revisited? What happens in the latest Archer and Armstrong book? How about The Pedestrian? Why isn't Brett going to buy more TMNT books? What is Deprog about?

Reading list:
Bad Monkey (not a comic)
Rodney Dangerfield's book
Outpost Zero
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Doom (one-shot)
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane
The Nice House By The Sea
Hate Revisited
Archer and Armstrong
The Pedestrian
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Jason Aaron
Deprog
They Call Me Bababooey (not a comic but it would make a good one)

Recorded live via Audacity on 9/5/24