#098: July 1968 (w/Mark Waid) - "... and Time, the Rushing River..."

We can't imagine there's someone out there who's interested in
this podcast and hasn't heard of Mark Waid, but
just in case: he's written just about every major Marvel and
Brand Echh character over the course of a 35+ year career in
comics. 


He created the Elseworlds imprint for DC Comics,
and his and Alex Ross's Kingdom
Come continues to be critically and commercially
regarded as one of the greatest comics stories ever, nearly 25
years after publication.


At Marvel, he co-created the Age of Apocalypse
and Onslaught for the X-universe, succeeded
Mark Gruenwald's legendary run on
Captain America and stuck the landing,
wrote about a hundred issues of Amazing
Spider-Man, returned the World's Greatest
Comics Magazine to greatness with a three-year run on
Fantastic Four, won a bunch of Eisners
during his tenure on Daredevil, and so
much more, you guys. The guy's Wikipedia page has sub-pages.


He's also the publisher of Humanoids and has
written or held executive positions for virtually every comics
publisher active in American comics in the last quarter-century.
We can't figure out why he spent almost an hour and a half with
us either, but we're immensely grateful that he did.


Per our "Recommendations" segment, please be sure to check out
Portland's own Karl Kesel's Kickstarter for
Impossible 2: Impossible Jones & Holly Daze
Team-Up!


Also, everyone on the podcast is a big fan of (and supporter of)
The Hero Initiative, which creates a financial
safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid,
financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into
paying work. Please check it out and contribute if you're able.


Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:


Fantastic Four #79: “The Mark of the Metazoid” - “A
Monster Forever?” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe
Sinnott, 1968 Marvel Comics


Amazing Spider-Man #65: “The Impossible Escape!” - written
by Stan Lee, art by John Romita w/Jim Mooney, 1968 Marvel Comics


Avengers #56: “Death Be Not Proud!” - written by Roy
Thomas, art by John Buscema w/George Klein, 1968 Marvel Comics


Avengers Annual #2: “... and Time, the Rushing River” -
written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck and Werner Roth w/Vince
Colletta, 1968 Marvel Comics


Complete List of Comics Published This Month
(courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): 


Amazing Spider-Man #65, Avengers #56, Avengers
Annual #2, Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders
#6, Captain America #106, Captain Marvel #6,
Daredevil #44, Doctor Strange #173, Fantastic
Four #79, Incredible Hulk #108, Incredible Hulk
King-Size Special #1, Iron Man #6, Nick Fury, Agent
of SHIELD #5, Not Brand Echh #10, Sgt. Fury
#58, Silver Surfer #2, Sub-Mariner #6, Thor
#156, X-Men #48, 1968 Marvel Comics. 


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