S3E02 "Distant Cousins"

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential of comics and the madness of Swamp Thing Annual #3 with various artists and a returning guest.

"The Publishers and the so-called Purveyors of "Fine Art" have conspired to keep the public in the dark about the true potential of comics!" Rick Veitch is joined by artists Shawn McManus, Jim Fern, Stan Woch, and Tom Yeates for a bit of monkey shines in Swamp Thing Annual #3 entitled "Distant Cousins." Erik Hanson from the Cradle to the Grave podcast returns to help discuss this issue as we try to make sense of the all the madness of this issue and put it in context. Reader: Erik Hanson 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: Rick Veitch

Guests: Shawn McManus, Jim Fern, Stan Woch, Tom Yeates, Erik Hanson

Topics covered

• comics
• art
• Swamp Thing
• discussion
• creativity
• madness

Keywords

• comics
• fine art
• Swamp Thing
• Rick Veitch
• Erik Hanson
• art discussion
• creativity
• madness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Swamp Thing Annual #3, Distant Cousins

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