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17-Year-Old Wunderkind Artist Gives Musty Superhero AWESOME New Costume!
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/14/26 |  17-Year-Old Wunderkind Artist Gives Musty Superhero AWESOME New Costume!✨ | superhero costumesart+3 | — | Comics Rot Your BrainPatreon+3 | — | superherocostume+4 | — | 2h 02m 33s | |
| 4/9/26 |  STEPHEN R. BISSETTE Interview! Tyrant, Swamp Thing, Taboo, Kubert School, and More!✨ | interviewcomics+4 | Stephen R. Bissette | Kubert SchoolSpiderbaby Grafix+3 | — | Stephen R. Bissettecomics interview+5 | — | 2h 50m 11s | |
| 2/16/26 |  This Artist Made The Most Shocking Marvel Comic Ever, Then Disappeared - UNTAMED (Epic Comics, 1993)✨ | hyper-violent comicsfuturistic crime stories+3 | — | Epic ComicsUNTAMED | — | UNTAMEDEpic Comics+5 | — | 2h 18m 40s | |
| 12/7/25 |  The X-Men Comic That Changed Everything: LifeDeath✨ | X-Mencomics+4 | — | Uncanny X-Men #186 | — | X-MenLifeDeath+6 | — | 1h 05m 16s | |
| 11/28/25 |  You Will Believe A Man Can DIE… Again & Again✨ | zombiestrapeze artist+3 | — | DC ComicsDEADMAN | — | DEADMANDC Comics+5 | — | 1h 50m 51s | |
| 10/19/25 |  Before The Terminator came Marvel's KILLER CYBORB | Captain America - The Deathlok Saga✨ | cyborgsidentity+4 | — | Captain America - The Deathlok SagaCAPTAIN AMERICA #286 – 288+2 | — | DeathlokCaptain America+7 | — | 1h 03m 17s | |
| 9/6/25 |  The Most Influential Superhero You've Never Heard Of | Milligan & McCarthy's PARADAX!✨ | 1980s comicssuperheroes+3 | — | Eclipse ComicsPARADAX!+1 | — | PARADAXEclipse Comics+5 | — | 1h 32m 06s | |
| 7/26/25 |  ALIEN LEGION (Epic Comics, 1984) Footsloggers, Soldiers Of Fortune, Priests, Poets, Killers And Cads✨ | 1980s comicsEpic Comics+3 | — | Epic ComicsALIEN LEGION+2 | — | ALIEN LEGIONEpic Comics+3 | — | 4h 03m 11s | |
| 7/13/25 |  LOST FORGOTTEN What’s The Deal With Frank Miller’s First Solo ELEKTRA Story✨ | Frank MillerElektra+4 | — | Marvel ComicsCobra+1 | — | Frank MillerElektra+5 | — | 46m 34s | |
| 6/30/25 |  REJECTED By The Comics Code! Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neil’s Infamous GREEN LANTERN✨ | Green Lanterncomics analysis+5 | — | DC ComicsGREEN LANTERN CORP Annual #2 | — | Green LanternTygers+6 | — | 40m 41s | |
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| 5/17/25 |  Aliens Transplant MAN’S BRAIN Into MONSTER'S BODY! | Steven & Chris explore the rocky emotional terrain winding through the first four issues of Paul Chadwick’s imposingly granite-bodied softie, the brooding giant who is CONCRETE (Dark Horse Comics, 1987). COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Christopher Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age. Support Our P... | 4h 10m 11s | ||||||
| 4/23/25 |  CRYB! Interview: LADRÖNN (Final Incal, Sons of El Topo, Metal Hurlant, Cable, The Inhumans) | Steven and Chris sit down with legendary Mexican comic book artist, Jose Ladrönn, for a lively discussion about his influences, his work with Alejandro Jodorosky on the FINAL INCAL and SONS OF EL TOPO, plus a whole host of indispensable advice. COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Christopher Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and c... | 2h 18m 04s | ||||||
| 4/19/25 |  The Greatest Comic of the 00s? - Lewis and Leon's Masterpiece | Steven and Chris vividly discuss John-Paul Leon and Brett Lewis' post-Cold War crime magnum opus, THE WINTER MEN (Image Comics, 2005). COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Christopher Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age. Drop us a line! Support the show + Check out our YouTube channel to get a look ... | 1h 46m 58s | ||||||
| 3/21/25 |  Cloak and Dagger Marvel Comics' Most Underrated Art Team of the 1980s - Rick Leonardi & Terry Austin | Steven and Chris discuss Marvel's brooding teen superheroes — CLOAK AND DAGGER — from the 1985 on-going series; they go over the first four issues written by Bill Mantlo with art by the wildy incredible and overllooked but influential art team of Rick Leonardi and Terry Austin. COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favor... | 3h 20m 29s | ||||||
| 3/19/25 |  When The Wind Blows | Chris and Steven discuss Raymond Briggs's nuclear war nightmare WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, published by Penguin Books in 1982. Drop us a line! Support the show + Check out our YouTube channel to get a look at some of the fantastic art featured in our episodes. Visit ComicsRotYourBrain.com to sign up for our newsletter, Letter Column. You can also find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts. + We appreciate your support of the show via Patreon: ComicsRotYourBrain + For even more cool shit... | 1h 17m 53s | ||||||
| 2/27/25 |  A Poetic Exploration of Fate, Power, and Cycles of Violence | n this CRYB! SPOTLIGHT, Chris and Steven discuss DC Comics' batshit-crazy SKREEMER (1988). This proto-Vertigo classic blends noir, cyberpunk, and family tragedy in a retro gangster apocalyptic fable created by Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins, and Steve Dillion. A science fiction comic that makes A CLOCKWORK ORANGE look G-rated. This clip was taken from our full-length SKREEMER episode: https://youtu.be/gfcvYF0aCd0?si=E5H1E0EfawK1tM17. COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plu... | 26m 39s | ||||||
| 2/12/25 |  The Ultimate SciFi War Story/Space Opera - "Humanity" Explored in Thought Balloons | This week is a CRYB Spotlight episode on Marvel/Epic Comics' ALIEN LEGION, published in 1984, created by Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, and Frank Cirocco. This clip is taken from our epic (so to speak) deep dive into ALIEN LEGION (see earlier episodes). COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) and Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators... | 12m 03s | ||||||
| 2/4/25 |  Art Deco Retro-Futurism SciFi Mystery Noir and Flying Cars... Welcome to the World of Mister X | Steven and Chris discuss acclaimed graphic designer Dean Motter's science fiction opus, MISTER X (Vortex Comics, 1984); the first four issues were written & drawn by Los Bros Hernandez (Mario, Gilbert, and Jamie) of LOVE & ROCKETS fame and colored by Paul Rivoche. COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite bo... | 1h 43m 01s | ||||||
| 1/31/25 |  Moebius, Druillet, and... Alex Nino - this Visionary Filipino Genius Is One of the Greatest Comic Book Artist of All Time! | In this solo episode, Steven takes a wild trip into the breathtaking visual world of legendary and visionary Filipino artist, Alex Niño, as seen in the unfortunately named graphic novel, SPACE CLUSTERS (DC Comics, 1986). Comics Rot Your Brain! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few noteworthy exceptions). Screenwriters Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) and Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age. Moebius, Druillet, & AL... | 1h 24m 55s | ||||||
| 1/11/25 |  Marvel Comics' Lost Space Bounty Hunter by Howard Chaykin | Chris discusses Howard Chaykin's MONARK STARSTALKER single-issue scifi story from the ultra-cool try-out book, Marvel Premiere. COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age. Support Our Patreon - / comicsrotyourbrain Fantagraphics is finally collecting Chay... | 45m 01s | ||||||
| 12/31/24 | Our Secret Origins | In the final episode of Season One, Steven and Chris reveal their own secret origins on how and why they came to discover the world of comics in their youth... way back in the '80s! Drop us a line! Support the show + Check out our YouTube channel to get a look at some of the fantastic art featured in our episodes. Visit ComicsRotYourBrain.com to sign up for our newsletter, Letter Column. You can also find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts. + We appreciate your support of the sh... | 2h 24m 22s | ||||||
| 12/22/24 |  Jack Kirby + Osamu Tezuka = Scott McCloud's Insanely Fun SciFi Comics Book Classic | Chris and Steven put on their jet-packs and blast into issues one thru 10 of the wondrous sci-fi idea-bomb that is Scott McCloud’s ZOT! (Eclipse Comics, 1984), a slam-bang collision between the widescreen imaginations of Osamu Tezuka and Jack Kirby. Prepare yourself for iconic heroes and villains, heady philosophy, and rich humanism… Much like ZOT! itself, this episode’s got it all and it ought to, folks — it’s almost six freakin’ hours! COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics... | 5h 42m 34s | ||||||
| 11/20/24 |  The O.G. Video Game system Births a Classic Interstellar SciFi Adventure Comic | In this episode, Chris -- in his first one-shot solo episode -- discusses the fan favorite scifi adventure comic ATARI FORCE (1984), written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. A special projects DC Comics' series took inspiration for the legendary Atari 2600 video game console. + We appreciate your support of the show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/comicsrotyourbrain Comics Rot Your Brain! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few noteworthy exceptions). Scr... | 1h 23m 29s | ||||||
| 11/12/24 |  DC Comics’ Absolutely Psychedelic SUPERMAN & BATMAN As Drawn By TREVOR VON EEDEN Will Blow Your Mind | In this “one-shot” episode, Steven offers a solo examination of Trevor Von Eeden's mind-expanding artwork from issues 305 & 307 of DC’s long-running Superman and Batman team-up series, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS. Drop us a line! Support the show + Check out our YouTube channel to get a look at some of the fantastic art featured in our episodes. Visit ComicsRotYourBrain.com to sign up for our newsletter, Letter Column. You can also find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts. + We app... | 53m 02s | ||||||
| 10/21/24 |  We Have Met The Enemy... And He Is Us! Archie Goodwin & Pepe Moreno's Lost Sci-Fi Classic | In this episode, Steve and Chris discuss the serialized story, GENERATION ZERO, from Marvel Comics' defunct Epic Comics flagship book, Epic Illustrated. A sci-fi story written by long-time comic industry luminary Archie Goodwin with painted art by the famed Spanish cartoonist, Pepe Moreno. Check out more of Pepe Moreno's art at https://pepemorenostudio.com/ Support Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/c/ComicsRotYourBrain Check out our website, www.comicsrotyourbrain.com 0:00:00 - Music ... | 3h 31m 45s | ||||||
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