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COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) & Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) discuss favorite books, runs, and creators.
The Bronze Age is — for us — the greatest era in comics history. This time period was defined by a weird rift in the fabric of spacetime that allowed an industry in flux to reimagine what was possible. We all remember the eye-popping results: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, WATCHMEN, CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, LOVE & ROCKETS, MAUS, etc.
…But what of the lesser-known gems of this era: THRILLER, GRIMJACK, NEXUS, CONCRETE, MR. MONSTER, SCOUT, STRAY TOASTERS, and so many others!? These comics and their creators blazed radical new trails that changed the course of comics forever but often are left out of today’s discourse.
COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! exists to celebrate and reckon with the extraordinary legacy of 1980s American comics — all of it.
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- Alan Moore’s Best Single Issue Story? | SWAMP THING #32 (DC Comics, 1985) · 1 h 33 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 7Steven wades into the murky waters of the bayous of Louisiana where a spaceship has brought some confused aliens into contact with DC’s mopey muck monster in a story that will…
- Manhunter: The Loudest Silent Goodbye in Comics · 22 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 6In this episode, Chris gives a eulogy to Archie Goodwin and the final MANHUNTER story, the one Goodwin plotted but never lived to script. Walt Simonson drew it anyway. Every…
- 19-Year-Old Wunderkind Artist Gives Musty Superhero AWESOME New Costume! · 2 h 2 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 6Drop us a line! Support the show + Check out our YouTube channel to get a look at some of the fantastic art featured in our episodes. Visit ComicsRotYourBrain.com to sign up for…
- STEPHEN R. BISSETTE Interview! Tyrant, Swamp Thing, Taboo, Kubert School, and More! · 2 h 50 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 5https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxONuw60a0sJXul6nw7-lmlyjgB-lkn5C&si=nqCc-4aNAl6ZsKid The legendary Stephen R. Bissette joins Chris and Steven us for a CRYB! interview…
- This Artist Made The Most Shocking Marvel Comic Ever, Then Disappeared - UNTAMED (Epic Comics, 1993) · 2 h 18 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 4Join Steven as he goes on a ride-along with an odd couple of hyper-violent cops, braving the squalid urban underworld of the futuristic, philosophical crime story that is UNTAMED…
- The X-Men Comic That Changed Everything: LifeDeath · 1 h 5 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 3Uncanny X-Men #186 — “LifeDeath” — remains one of the boldest creative swings in Marvel history. Instead of battles and villains, Chris Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith deliver…
- You Will Believe A Man Can DIE… Again & Again · 1 h 50 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 2Chris and Steven journey to the surreal realm of the undead with the zombie-esque trapeze artist extraordinaire, DEADMAN (DC Comics, 1986), in this four issue mini-series written…
- Before The Terminator came Marvel's KILLER CYBORB | Captain America - The Deathlok Saga · 1 h 3 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 1See how this run reframes Cap’s identity through the lens of a cyborg from the future. The Deathlok Saga | CAPTAIN AMERICA #286 – 288 (DeMatteis & Zeck). In this first episode of…
- The Most Influential Superhero You've Never Heard Of | Milligan & McCarthy's PARADAX! · 1 h 32 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 19https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxONuw60a0sJXul6nw7-lmlyjgB-lkn5C&si=KOQWYJLqYpDi04O2 In this solo episode, Steven excavates the tomb of the ‘80s most obscure…
- ALIEN LEGION (Epic Comics, 1984) Footsloggers, Soldiers Of Fortune, Priests, Poets, Killers And Cads · 4 h 3 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 18COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) and Steven…
- LOST FORGOTTEN What’s The Deal With Frank Miller’s First Solo ELEKTRA Story · 47 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 17https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxONuw60a0sJXul6nw7-lmlyjgB-lkn5C&si=KOQWYJLqYpDi04O2 In a solo episode, Chris looks at Frank Miller's first published Elektra solo adventure…
- REJECTED By The Comics Code! Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neil’s Infamous GREEN LANTERN · 41 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 16In a solo episode, Steven descends into a “corpse world” in the furthest reaches of the galaxy to examine the infamous GREEN LANTERN CORP story, “Tygers” (GREEN LANTERN CORP…
- Aliens Transplant MAN’S BRAIN Into MONSTER'S BODY! · 4 h 10 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 15Steven & Chris explore the rocky emotional terrain winding through the first four issues of Paul Chadwick’s imposingly granite-bodied softie, the brooding giant who is CONCRETE…
- CRYB! Interview: LADRÖNN (Final Incal, Sons of El Topo, Metal Hurlant, Cable, The Inhumans) · 2 h 18 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 15Steven and Chris sit down with legendary Mexican comic book artist, Jose Ladrönn, for a lively discussion about his influences, his work with Alejandro Jodorosky on the FINAL…
- The Greatest Comic of the 00s? - Lewis and Leon's Masterpiece · 1 h 46 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 14Steven and Chris vividly discuss John-Paul Leon and Brett Lewis' post-Cold War crime magnum opus, THE WINTER MEN (Image Comics, 2005). COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into…
- Cloak and Dagger Marvel Comics' Most Underrated Art Team of the 1980s - Rick Leonardi & Terry Austin · 3 h 20 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 13Steven and Chris discuss Marvel's brooding teen superheroes — CLOAK AND DAGGER — from the 1985 on-going series; they go over the first four issues written by Bill Mantlo with art…
- When The Wind Blows · 1 h 17 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 12Chris and Steven discuss Raymond Briggs's nuclear war nightmare WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, published by Penguin Books in 1982. Drop us a line! Support the show + Check out our YouTube…
- A Poetic Exploration of Fate, Power, and Cycles of Violence · 27 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 11n this CRYB! SPOTLIGHT, Chris and Steven discuss DC Comics' batshit-crazy SKREEMER (1988). This proto-Vertigo classic blends noir, cyberpunk, and family tragedy in a retro…
- The Ultimate SciFi War Story/Space Opera - "Humanity" Explored in Thought Balloons · 12 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 10This week is a CRYB Spotlight episode on Marvel/Epic Comics' ALIEN LEGION, published in 1984, created by Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, and Frank Cirocco. This clip is taken from our…
- Art Deco Retro-Futurism SciFi Mystery Noir and Flying Cars... Welcome to the World of Mister X · 1 h 43 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 9Steven and Chris discuss acclaimed graphic designer Dean Motter's science fiction opus, MISTER X (Vortex Comics, 1984); the first four issues were written & drawn by Los Bros…
