As scribe for Marvel and his own Evil Twin Comics, Fred has a lot of ideas to bring to Mark, Erica, and Brian about both non-fiction comics and what people normally think of. Adding pictures helps readers retain information, and the low budgets involved with comics mean that there's really no whimsicality limit. We discuss playing in the Marvel sandbox, the role of humor, … [Read more...] about PMP#72: Comic Book Supremacy w/ Fred Van Lente
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PMP#60: Manga 101 w/ Deborah Shamoon
One of our goals on Pretty Much Pop has been to look into not just our favorite creators and genres but into things that get a lot of buzz but which we really don't know anything about. Manga is a great example of a "look what these crazy kids are into today" kind of area for many (older) Americans. Deborah Shamoon, an American who teaches Japanese studies at the National … [Read more...] about PMP#60: Manga 101 w/ Deborah Shamoon