Ep. 43: The Human Target 1-2

About this episode

The episode introduces the noir-style murder mystery 'The Human Target' and explores its first two issues.

In the coming months, host Mark Ohrenberger and Chad Tappe (promoted to co-host for this series!) will dive deep into a truly special noir-style murder mystery in the DC Comics Universe. Join us as we celebrate this storytelling and artistic achievement from writer Tom King and artist Greg Smallwood. In this episode, we introduce the story and meet the cast of characters through our exploration of issues 1-2 of this 12-issue series. Book Credits The Human Target, issues 1-2 Writer: Tom ...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Ohrenberger

Guest: Chad Tappe

Topics covered

• noir
• murder mystery
• DC Comics
• storytelling
• artistic achievement

Keywords

• The Human Target
• Tom King
• Greg Smallwood
• DC Comics
• murder mystery
• noir
• comic book

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Human Target

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