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Writer Jordan Blum returns to the podcast to talk about all things Minor Threats - his Dark Horse series co-created by Patton Oswalt and Scott Hepburn - including the newest volume Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down. But first, how long has it been since Jordan’s been on Comics and Chronic? Was Minor Threats partly inspired by a Batman story Patton Oswalt had? Does the creative team of Minor Threats love villains? Did they only expect to create 4 issues of the series? Is Playtime a cooler version of Toyman? Is the title of the comic based on the punk band Minor Threat? How and why did they choose the analogues/amalgams of the characters in Minor Threats? How did Jordan approach crafting these villains? What other comics did Minor Threats remind Jake of? Do the characters of Minor Threats have a lot of heart? Do we feel bad for a lot of these characters? Were any of the characters they created rejected by Dark Horse? Who is the Dino Sorcerer? What makes these characters feel so grounded? How did The Coen Brothers, The Warriors and noir inspire the first volume of Minor Threats? How did Goodfellas and The Godfather Part II inspire Frankie’s story going into Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down? How has Frankie’s life changed? How does Snakestalker’s story continue in the newest volume? Who is Reptilian? What is Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt’s writing process like? How does Scott Hepburn world build with his art? How does Scott create scenes that can only be done on a comic page? Does colorist Ian Herring color pages to look like different eras of comics? Does his colors help Minor Threats feel less computerized and more like a traditional superhero book? Are there any plans to expand Minor Threats outside of comics? How did this team use corner boxes to help tell the story? Who are The Alternates and how did Tim Seeley join the Minor Threats team on this series? How did the Vertigo books of the 90s influence The Alternates? Is Gail Simone writing a Crab Louie one-shot? Are Kyle Starks and Ryan Browne working on a Barfly series? And is Barfly’s real name Shiteater? Can we expect some cool new Minor Threats merch soon? Does Jordan already have an ending to Minor Threats in mind? Who is The Searcher? Do Jordan, Patton and Scott have total creative freedom with Minor Threats? Are there other big creators joining the Minor Threats universe? How did Jordan and Patton create a comic con at the LA comic shop Revenge Of? Does Colin Farrell love pinball? Who are some of Jordan’s favorite C-listers in comics? Are Jordan and Patton working on a Star Trek story? What makes Jordan and Patton’s creative relationship so successful? Does Jordan have some television projects in the works?



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On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys discuss X-Men 97! But first what is the connection between Sweet Caroline and West Virginia University? What would Jake’s mutant power be? How was Cody’s appearance on the podcast The Dork Forest with Jackie Kashain? Does Anthony have the strongest mutant ability? What does Anthony’s most viral tweet have to do with Garfield and the X-Men? Are there problems with this show? Did they rush through too many big X-Men moments and not give storylines time to shine? Is Cyclops the Rodney Dangerfield of the X-Men? How did we like Nightcrawler? How was the action? Do all the characters get time to shine? Was Magneto always right? Was the action anime influenced? Was Magneto’s heel turn out of place? Why was showrunner Beau DeMayo allegedly fired? Did more people watch Echo than X-Men 97? Could Gladiator defeat Superman? How would Jake defeat Gladiator?  What cameos did we enjoy in the show? Is Charles Xavier the worst leader? How do we feel about What If? Does Anthony welcome 9/11 memes? Did this show pull from the Krakoa era? Was this show sexy? Was Rogue's ass nerfed until the final episode? Are we tired of seeing the X-Men lose? Did we enjoy the weekly release schedule? Should we cover FX’s Legion? Find the answers to this and more on the newest episode of Comics and Chronic



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Writer David Pepose joins us to discuss his new Space Ghost series from Dynamite Comics and The Devil That Wears My Face from Mad Cave Studios. But first, what comics shops do Jake and David go to in LA? Are there fewer local comic shops where Anthony lives in New York? What’s David’s past experience with Space Ghost? Would adding a monkey to anything in the Silver Age equal an uptick in sales? Does Space Ghost have a great roster of villains? Does Space Ghost have all the makings of an A-Lister? Is David the first to build what an organic Space Ghost universe looks like? Can this version of Space Ghost be described as Batman: The Long Halloween meets The Mandolorian? How is the original Space Ghost similar to Adam West’s Batman? Does David have a lot of creative control over the story and character of Space Ghost? Does Anthony like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast? Is this a great time to reimagine Space Ghost? How had he been reimagined differently through the decades? Do you have to know anything about the continuity of Space Ghost to enjoy this comic? Are there payoffs for fans of the character? Did the guys grow up watching Space Ghost on Boomerang? Is this an ongoing comic? Did David Pepose watch every episode of Space Ghost before writing this comic? Are Jan and Jace the POV characters of this comic? How is Brak blue collar in his aspirations? What do we like about artist Jonathan Lau’s character designs? What other Space Ghost villains can we expect in this series? Did David come across any interesting Space Ghost lore in his deep-dive of the character? Is each issue of this run self-contained? Does David plan on tackling Space Ghost’s origin? Is this ultimately a found family story? Is Jan and Jace’s sibling relationship inspired by David’s own siblings? Does David’s personal life also influence The Devil That Wears My Face? Did he write the comic to impress his father-in-law? How is The Devil That Wears My Face a combo of The Exorcist and Face/Off? How does artist Alex Cormack bring this story to live in brutal ways? Does the first issue remind Anthony of The Twilight Zone episode The Howling Man? Does David have fun writing villains? What is the Iscariot Blade? What is David currently reading? What is Project Cicada? What has David got coming out in the near future? All this and more in the latest episode of Comics and Chronic!



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On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys discuss Catwoman: Lonely City by Cliff Chiang! But first is Anthony a multiple drink kinda guy? What did Cliff Chiang do on this comic? Does DC Black Label drop hot fire? What does Cody have in common with Catwoman? How many years sober is The Riddler? Does this feel like a right wing dystopian Gotham? In what ways was this similar to New York? What is Commie Code Red? What has Poison Ivy done to reform? How did this comic use Batman’s rogues gallery in cool ways? Is this Killer Croc Cody coded? Who would we cast in this? Was Harvey Dent the Rudy Giuliani of this comic? What is DC’s Absolute universe? Does Scott Snyder teeter on edgelord? Does this make us excited to cover Wonder Woman? How was Etrigan the Demon used in this comic? What did we think of the ending of the comic? Would the guys want a sequel? Do the Batman movies kill off their villains? What happened between Cody and the cops? Find out the answers to these and more on the newest episode of comics and Chronic!



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On today's new episode the boys interview indie writers Eric Allred and Benjamin Collins to discuss the Kickstarter for the first 2 issues of their alien stoner comic Outer Spaced from Apollo City Comics. But first, how long ago was it since Eric and Benjamin first joined the pod? How did they make Comics and Chronic history? How is Outer Spaced like Stripes, In the Army Now, and Starship Troopers? How are the main characters like Eric and Ben? How did this comic originate? How did Eric and Ben meet? What comics inspired their comic writing? What is their relationship like with artist Jacqui Venturini How were Eric and Ben's first experiences smoking weed? How does weed play into this comic? Do Eric and Ben believe in aliens? Have they ever witnessed a UFO? What comics are they reading? What else is Eric and Ben working on? Find out the answers to all these and more in the newest Comics and Chronic interview!



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On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys discuss the Amazon Prime show Mr. & Mrs Smith starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. But first do the guys get hype over the Joker 2? Is Morgantown’s water cleaner than Los Angeles’? Who would win in a fight between Deadpool and Joker? Is Cody jarring and often in a dark emotional place? Was the original Mr. and Mrs. Smith movie good? Did the title hurt this property? What were some of the stellar cameos? What were some of our favorite episodes? Are there great twists within the show? How was Ron Perlman’s cameo? Is Ron Perlman my Hellboy? Is Hi Hi a person? What weird publicity did they do for this show? Was the finale good? Is it possible for another season? Is the hand to hand choreography good? What brings the honesty out of the characters? Should Jake do truth serum? How does the show end on an ambiguous note? How do we think it ended? Find out the answers to these and more on the newest episode of Comics and Chronic!



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