S3E05 "Reflections in a Golden Eye"

About this episode

Rob Veatch returns to discuss a complex narrative structure in Swamp Thing #68.

"It's like my old mentor, the General, used to say: 'Business can be crueler than love or war. To that I might add 'All's fair."" Rob Veatch returns to discuss Swamp Thing #68 entitled "Reflections in a Golden Eye" in which Rick Veitch attempts and pulls off a complicated formal exercise consisting of four different threads, each of which are presented in different styles. It's a grand experiment in what can be done with the form. 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: Rob Veatch

Topics covered

• Swamp Thing
• comics
• formal exercise
• narrative styles
• artistic experimentation

Keywords

• Swamp Thing
• Rick Veitch
• comics analysis
• narrative techniques
• art styles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Now Playing Network

Books & works: Swamp Thing #68

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