About this episode

The episode discusses Rick Veitch's innovative storytelling in Swamp Thing issue #72.

"Gotta watch that driving ambition, Alden. It can lead to burn out." Driving ambition also applies to Rick Veitch in the latest episode where his experiments in layout and storytelling reaches a new level. Matt Gamble joins Robert Reineke in discussing the amazing issue #72 of Swamp Thing, written and drawn by Rick Veitch and entitled "Gargles in the Rat Race Choir." You might never look at a comic page the same way again. Reader: Robert Reineke Original Music: Jim Laczkowski of Now Playing Network Logo: Nat Almirall of Where the Long Tail Ends Dedicated to the Memory of John Bierly

People in this episode

Host: Robert Reineke

Guest: Matt Gamble

Topics covered

• driving ambition
• comic storytelling
• layout experiments
• Swamp Thing
• Rick Veitch
• burnout

Keywords

• Swamp Thing
• Rick Veitch
• comic layout
• storytelling
• burnout
• driving ambition
• Matt Gamble

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Now Playing Network, Where the Long Tail Ends

Books & works: Swamp Thing, Gargles in the Rat Race Choir

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