This Artist Made The Most Shocking Marvel Comic Ever, Then Disappeared - UNTAMED (Epic Comics, 1993)

About this episode

Steven explores the bizarre and ambitious comic UNTAMED, discussing its impact and the mysterious artist behind it.

Join Steven as he goes on a ride-along with an odd couple of hyper-violent cops, braving the squalid urban underworld of the futuristic, philosophical crime story that is UNTAMED (Epic Comics, 1993) ; written and drawn by Neil Hansen, this comic is a madly ambitious and profoundly bizarre piece of mainstream comic art that was somehow willed into existence by the passionate vision of one man. COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this week...

People in this episode

Hosts: Steven Bagatourian, Christopher Derrick

Topics covered

• hyper-violent comics
• futuristic crime stories
• mainstream comic art
• 1980s comics
• philosophical themes

Keywords

• UNTAMED
• Epic Comics
• Neil Hansen
• 1993 comics
• hyper-violence
• philosophical crime
• mainstream comic art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Epic Comics

Books & works: UNTAMED

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