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Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 9: Why Captain Marvel Caused Me to Reach Out to Robert De Niro

Posted by: Scott    Tags:  Why Not Say What Happened    Posted date:  November 30, 2024  |  No comment


Mulling over whether 2024 me agrees with what 1984 me thought about 1974 me reminded me getting the gig to write Marvel’s Bullpen Bulletins Page was both the best and worst thing that ever could have happened, why my willingness to burn bridges by writing an Ethics column for The Comics Journal shouldn’t be confused with bravery, which comic book art recently caused me to reach out to Robert De Niro, Stan Lee’s all-caps cover critique, the day Larry Hama verified Tony Isabella was right and I was wrong, and more.

Listen to my meandering via the embed below or download at the ear candy site of your choice.

Plus here are a few things which should enrich your listening experience —

Captain Marvel and Black Bolt in Cape Fear

My first Ethics column from The Comics Journal

Holocausts in the comics

And you can find what I had to say about my Jack Kirby letters columns here —

Please help me dispel a Marvel Comics myth

“Three cheers for, and long live, the King!”





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