Writer Jim McCann joins hosts John and David to talk about his journey from writing soap operas to comics, coming up with some of the most memorable marketing slogans in Marvel Comics history, the exciting upcoming launches from Ignition Press, why everyone needs a good editor, and Jim’s brand-new newsletter!

David's First Super-Power Comic is Coming!
Sugar Bomb launches soon!

John is at PugW!
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Jim McCann has a newsletter!
jimmccann.beehiiv.com

Timestamp Segments

• [01:25] Jim’s secret origin story.
• [11:05] Writing soap operas.
• [14:13] Going part-time at Marvel.
• [18:02] Returning to Return of the Dapper Men.
• [22:28] John really loves an idea.
• [23:47] The Civil War pitch.
• [24:45] Jim’s greatest slogans.
• [27:02] Building comics around slogans.
• [30:53] Ignition Press putting creators first.
• [33:22] The importance of good editors.
• [35:38] What’s next for Jim?
• [36:24] Ignition’s ComiCon pop-up.
• [36:49] Jim's new newsletter.

Notable Quotes

• “Good editors are great. Not all editors are built the same.”
• “Batman doesn’t sit.”

Books Mentioned

• Astonishing X-Men (2004) #4, by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday.
• Avengers Disassembled.
• Civil War.
• Dazzler (2010), by Jim McCann & Kalman Andrasofszky.
• Final Crisis.
• Hawkeye: Blindspot, by Jim McCann & Mike Perkins.
• Hawkeye: The Reunion.
• Hawkeye & Mockingbird, by Jim McCann, David Lopez, & Paul Renaud.
• Mind the Gap, by Jim McCann, Rodin Esquejo, & Sonia Oback.
• Morning Glories, by Joe Eisma, Nick Spencer, & Rodin Esquejo.
• Murder Podcast, by Jeremy Haun & Mike Tisserand.
• New Avengers: The Reunion, by Jim McCann, Jo Chen, & David Lopez.
• Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann & Janet Lee.
• Return of the Thin Man, by Dashiell Hammett.
• Secret Invasion.
• Secret Invasion: Black Panther, by Jason Aaron, Jefte Palo, & Jason Pearson.
• Signa, by John Barber & Andrew Griffith.
• Star Trek: Year Five.