John and David look at what it means to succeed in comics, David’s winning recipe, some new Easter eggs in old comics, and the best way to waste a splash page. Also, John talks about his exciting new Kickstarter, and David sees the light.

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Behind the Panels of Marvel’s Secret Wars

Timestamp Segments

• [00:00] Check out This Secret Wars Kickstarter!
• [02:17] David’s winning week.
• [04:54] John has 3D glasses.
• [05:54] John was “hard at work.”
• [06:24] Good for Guy Davis.
• [08:06] Winning in comics.
• [11:29] David sees the light.
• [15:14] How to waste a splash page.
• [25:05] How David Finch tells a story.
• [27:02] Rus Wooton’s evolution.
• [33:05] Keeping up with the Invincibles.
• [38:31] Going old-school.
• [39:10] Did Jack Abel murder Howard Chaykin?
• [43:00] Popeye’s chin.

Notable Quotes

• “The win state of comics is to not have to do them anymore.”
• “Creative talent is not being paid commiserate to the amount of work and the amount of skill that is necessary to create those things.”
• “Nobody asks the question, why did he want to kill Howard Chaykin?”

Books Mentioned

• Aphrodite IX, by Matt Hawkins, David Wohl, Stjepan Sejic, & David Finch.
• Baker Street, by Guy Davis & Gary Reed.
• Batman (2025- ), by Matt Fraction & Jorge Jiménez.
• Batman: The Dark Knight (2011-2014).
• B.P.R.D., by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Guy Davis, Tyler Crook, Duncan Fegredo, & Dave Stewart.
• Casanova, by Matt Fraction, Gabriel Bá, & Fábio Moon.
• Conan the Barbarian #25, by Jim Zub, Alex Horley, & Diego Rodriguez.
• Defenders #53, by David Anthony Kraft, David Cockrum, Keith Giffen, Michael Golden, & Sandy Plunkett.
• Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.
• G.I. Joe A Real American Hero.
• Invincible, by Robert Kirkman, John Rauch, & Ryan Ottley.
• Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, & Annalisa Leoni.
• The Marquis, by Guy Davis.
• Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985).
• Miss Mina and the Midnight Guardians, by David Hedgec