Om denne podcast
I've lived my life in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic books, attending my first convention in 1970, hired by Marvel Comics in 1974, publishing my first short story in 1981, editing my first magazine in 1983, launching my first podcast in 2016, and more. Along the way, I've been witness to the history of multiple genres, which has caused many of my friends, followers, and fans to suggest I write my autobiography. But since I don't plan to take time away from everything else going on in my life to do so, I've decided to periodically share nostalgic stories from my many creative journeys here. Join me!
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- Episode 36: Why Eva Marie Saint's Death Has Me Distrusting My Comics Memories · 29 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 36This apologetic episode reveals why Eva Marie Saint's death at 102 caused me to reevaluate everything I've shared on this podcast so far, the hidden history of a $600,000 Green…
- Episode 35: How Jim Steranko Helped Me Have a 50th Anniversary Dinner · 33 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 35This episode wrangles with some recent comics-related thoughts, including how Jim Steranko helped me have a 50th anniversary dinner, the surprising way George Lucas secretly…
- Episode 34: My Most Memorable Captain Marvel Hate Mail · 31 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 34While shredding nearly 10,000 pages of my accumulated papers, I made several discoveries worth sharing, including memorable hate mail I received while writing Captain Marvel…
- Episode 33: What I Was Thinking the Day Before I Started on Staff at Marvel · 19 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 33I don't have much to say this episode, but I've decided to say it anyway, sharing about the way Stan Lee saved me in a dream, what I was thinking (or not) 52 years ago today on…
- Episode 32: The Fantastic Four's Connection to The Scarecrow's First Origin · 23 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 32This time around, I reminisce about what it meant to have met Gerry Conway in 1971 when I was only 16, the comic book comrades I should have known better but never gave myself…
- Episode 31: Why Sal Buscema Has Me Thinking of Vinnie Colletta · 19 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 31This time around, I dream of Action Comics #1, consider how the death of Sal Buscema has me thinking of Vinnie Colletta, decide Jim Salicrup will outlive us all, regret my…
- Episode 30: Why I Think of Artist John Tartaglione Every Day · 24 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 30This episode has me reminiscing about why I think of comics artist John Tartaglione every day, my dreams of Paul Anka's comic book collection and a visit from Gene Colan, my…
- Episode 29: What Steve Ditko's Family Wants You to Know · 51 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 29I grow a bit verklempt this time around while I rap about the Spider-Man rock album for which I made sure the band didn't miss a note, remember watching Dave Cockrum and Len Wein…
- Episode 28: The Fantastic Four Panel That Solved a Childhood Mystery · 20 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 28In which I track down the Fantastic Four panel which caused me to first enter comics fandom, look back at a 1975 Planet of the Apes contents page where I was credited for no…
- Episode 27: Why I Should No Longer Feel Guilty About Omega the Unknown · 32 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 27Having survived my trip to the Seattle Worldcon, I share a few comic book dreams, learn why I should no longer feel guilty about one aspect of my Omega the Unknown fill-in issue…
- Episode 26: The Reason I Should Never Have Been Allowed to Write Comics · 35 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 26Rereading my mid-'70s run of Captain Marvel teaches me why I should never have been writing comics in the first place — but it also causes me to reminisce about how I rescued…
- Episode 25: The Time I Almost Ate Superman Co-creator Jerry Siegel's Hair · 44 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 25Tragic events and happy anniversaries cause me to reminisce about the convention where I last saw Jim Shooter, how my immaturity cost me my Captain Marvel gig, my sudden…
- Episode 24: My Ethical Conundrum About Owning Original Comics Art · 36 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 24After three conventions in four weekends, I finally catch my breath to celebrate several important personal comic book anniversaries, sort through Marie Severin's classic covers…
- Episode 23: Why Howard the Duck Was the Silver Surfer of the '70s · 1 t. 10 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 23Join me for a rambling panel about Howard the Duck in which I share the Marvel Comics chaos which caused me to be hired there in 1974, my regrets over having written an issue of…
- Episode 22: The Conundrum of Condensing Marie Severin into 1,200 Words · 30 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 22This time around, I grow anxious over a dream discovery of long-lost original comic book artwork, realize I was wrong about a certain Alan Moore/Frank Miller memory, contemplate…
- Episode 21: My Long Weekend Annoying MAD Magazine Publisher Bill Gaines · 40 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 21My latest look back at what I was doing in comics during the '70s has me remembering the weekend I couldn't stop myself from teasing Bill Gaines about the National Lampoon's…
- Episode 20: The Barry Smith Comic Book Which Caused Me to Disobey My Parents · 34 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 20In my latest look back at the comics field of the '70s, I share about the home away from home Phil Seuling built for fandom which earned his recent much-deserved accolade…
- Episode 19: What Gerry Conway Wasn't Allowed to Say About Gwen Stacy in F.O.O.M. · 36 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 19While shredding another old notebook from my early comics career, I reminisce about the many wretched one-act plays I created while being taught by famed playwright Jack Gelber…
- Episode 18: The Day I Should Have Defended Herb Trimpe · 35 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 18Another look back on my early comics career has me considering the possible reason Robert De Niro's Max Cady character cared about Captain Marvel in the 1991 movie Cape Fear, the…
- Episode 17: How My Meeting Margaret Hamilton Became a Marvel Comics Contest · 43 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 17Listen in as I look back half a century on what it was like being in the room with Len Wein and Dave Cockrum (or as much as I'm willing to admit) as they plotted Giant-Size X-Men…
