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S6E3 Jim Rugg's New Book On Wolverine Weapon X - A Deep Dive Into The Marvel Age Of Comics
Cartoonist Jim Rugg joins Dave to discuss The Marvel Age of Comics: Weapon X, his deep-dive into Barry Windsor-Smith's seminal 1991 Wolverine story, originally serialized in Marvel Comics…
S6E2 Alex Pardee - Bleeding Dreams Onto Canvas, Obsession, & Sam Kieth
Artist Alex Pardee (The Used, Aesop Rock) joins Dave to discuss Dream Bleeder, his new gallery show at Harman Projects in New York City. Pardee discusses his creative process, finding inspiration in…
S6E1 Derek Kirk Kim On Royals & The Last Mermaid - Storytelling, Comics & Loss
Derek Kirk Kim, Eisner and Harvey-winning comics creator, joins Dave from London to discuss Royals, his Koren-American new noir thriller. Derek shares the joy of writing a comic for another…
S5E19 Matt Fraction And Chip Zdarsky : Mad About DC, Batman & Avengers Armageddon
Writer Matt Fraction (Batman, Hawkeye) and Canadian Chip Zdarsky (Captain America, Daredevil) join Dave for the 100th episode.The chums talk about Mad Magazine, Sex Criminals, Avengers Armageddon,…
S5E18 Atsushi Kaneko's Search And Destroy : Anger, Punk & Manga (An Interview)
Mangaka Atsushi Kaneko (Bambi and Her Pink Gun, Deathco, Soil, Evol) joins Dave to discuss Search and Destroy, his modern tribute to Osamu Tezuka's Dororo, published by Fantagraphics. Kaneko shares…
S5E17 Connor Valentin Of Dissentience - The Crossroads of Music, Art & Kaiju
Guitarist and frontman Connor Valentin (Dissentience) joins Dave to chat about the band's new EP 'Kaiju' . They talk about giant monsters, comics, and the crossover between art and music. Valentin…
S5E15 Fantagraphics Gary Groth 50 Years Of The World's Greatest Cartoonists
Gary Groth, publisher and founder of Fantagraphics joins Dave to reflect on 50 years of championing comics, the world's greatest cartoonists, and following conviction. He talks about launching The…
S5E8 Sebastian Bach : From Skid Row To The Spider-Man , Sebastian is one of us!
Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach joins Dave for a deep-dive conversation about comic book collecting, rock music, and creative inspiration. Bach shares his earliest comic memories, from Fantastic…
S5E15 Brett Bean : D'ORC and Dungeon Crawler Carl , A Recipe For Success
Cartoonist Brett Bean (Dungeon Crawler Carl, Rocket and Groot, Jim Henson Creature Shop) joins Dave to discuss D'ORC, his humorous, high-fantasy series with Image Comics. Bean shares how he developed…
S5E14 Marko Djurdjevic : Building The ORKEN Universe After Leaving Marvel Comics
Artist Marko Djurdjevic (League Of Legends, Marvel Variant Covers) joins Dave to discuss ORKEN, his ambitious and wide ranging transmedia project of novels & illustrated books via Kickstarter.…
S5E13 Ben Earl : Inspiration From Mythology & Spirituality To Marvel Comics
Writer B.Earl (Ultimate Hawkeye, Werewolf by Night, Daredevil and Echo) joins Dave for an enthusiastic conversation about his path from film editor to comics and his unlikely partnerships with…
S5E12 Steve Bissette & Jim Rugg Bring Tyrant Back From Extinction
Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing) & Jim Rugg (Cartoonist Kayfabe, Street Angel) join Dave to discuss the upcoming Artist and Complete Editions of Tyrant via Kickstarter , Bissette's singular…
S5E11 Jim Starlin On Dreadstar, Thanos, Bernie Wrightson & 60 Years of Comics!
Comic legend Jim Starlin (Infinity Gauntlet, Batman Death In The Family) joins Dave to discuss the upcoming Dreadstar vs Dreadstar Kickstarter. Starlin shares stories from the New York studio scene…
S5E10 Matteo Scalera & Shawn Crystal : Inkpulp Tour & Fourth Father Kickstarter!
Shawn Crystal & Matteo Scalera join Dave ahead of OAX, where the full InkPulp crew will assemble in person for the very first time. (Jim Mahfood, Eric Canete, Jamie Wood)They break down the…
S5E9 Eric Canete Brings Green Hell To Absolute Batman !
Eric Canete (Aeon Flux, Inkpulp, Iron Man) joins Dave to discuss his upcoming run on DC Comics Absolute Batman. Canete shares the story of landing the gig at NYCC after conversation with Snyder &…
S5E7 Star Wars Rogue One & Book Of Eli Writer Gary Whitta - Hollywood Is Broken!
Screenwriter Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Book of Eli) joins Dave to discuss See You in Hell, his new self-produced comedy podcast and why audio storytelling has become his creative…
S5E6 Robert Venditti Is ORDAINED on PLANET DEATH!
Writer Robert Venditti joins Dave to discuss his current slate of Bad Idea books, including Ordained, Planet Death, and Hank Howard: Pizza Detective. Venditti breaks down his creative process, and a…
S5E5 Larry Reid: Seattle's Mayor Of Alternative Comix, Art, & Music
Larry Reid, curator and manager of the Fantagraphics Bookstore joins Dave to discuss Seattle’s underground art, music, and comics scene. Larry reflects on running the legendary Seattle Roscoe Louie…
S5E4 Japan Book Hunter on Rare Japanese Books, AKIRA & the Art of Collecting & Selling
Recording live from Koenji, Japan, Dave sits down with Shawn — better known as Japan Book Hunter — for a deep dive into Japan’s unique underground book culture, rare book collecting, and the…
S5E3 The Best (and Worst) of 2025 - Music, Movies & Comics
2025 was a banner year for media. In this episode, Dave breaks down his favorite TV, music, movies, and comics of the past 12 months—what swam, what sank, and which movie somehow managed to make him…
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