John and David get into comic book making processes, what it takes to get big-name artists on a book, the value of comic book art, John gives his thoughts on the new Superman movie, David has a gripe with Silver Surfer, and Jim McCann features as a fun fact.

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Timestamp Segments

• [01:15] David archives Conan.
• [03:32] John’s process for putting together a team.
• [06:09] Getting any artist at Marvel.
• [14:46] The economics of making a comic book.
• [16:50] Taking a budget-first approach.
• [23:10] Are comic art auctions getting out of hand?
• [31:57] John sees Superman.
• [36:49] Who is the real Silver Surfer?
• [43:40] Fun fact about Jim McCann.

Notable Quotes

• “The comic book creative community is always pooped on.”
• “Realism in my dog superpowers is what I always hoped for.”
• “Nobody talks about how Black Panther had the worst CG rhinos of any Marvel movie.”

Books Mentioned

• Action Comics #1.
• Captain America (2002-2004).
• CBGB.
• Cholly & Flytrap, by Arthur Suydam.
• Civil War (2006-2007), by Mark Millar & Steve McNiven.
• Crossed, by Garth Ennis.
• The Dark Tower, by Stephen King, Robin Furth, Peter David, Jae Lee, & Richard Isanove.
• Detective Comics #880, by Scott Snyder, Jock, David Baron, & Jared Fletcher.
• Gatchaman.
• Invincible, by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, & John Rauch.
• JSA, by Geoff Johns.
• Legion of Monsters (2011-2012), by Dennis Hallum & Juan Doe.
• Marvel Team-Up (2004-2006).
• Marvel Zombies.
• New Mutants #98, by Rob Liefeld & Fabian Nicieza.
• newuniversal (2006-2007), by Warren Ellis & Salvador Larroca.
• Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. (2006-2010), by Warren Ellis & Stuart Immonen.
• The Nightly News, by Jonathan Hickman.
• Phonogram, by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie.
• Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples.
• Ultimate Fantastic Four