Fun Time Go Editor-in-Chief and Corner Box Substitute Teacher, Chase Marotz, joins hosts “John” and David to talk about the past 30 years of Comic-Cons, the do’s and don’ts of attending Comic-Cons (for both fans and professionals), and the importance of avoiding the nachos. Plus, David wins a fight, and Chase has an elevated experience with Civil Rights Legend, John Lewis.

Timestamp Segments

• [01:07] Substitute teachers.
• [02:31] What turned Chase into a comic book fanatic?
• [05:10] Chase’s first ComiCon.
• [06:08] David’s first ComiCon.
• [07:46] San Diego ComiCon Madness.
• [08:15] The First Rule of Con Fandom: Spatial Awareness.
• [10:42] The Second Rule of Con Fandom: Recognize the Humanity.
• [17:12] The Biggest Rule: Extra Socks & Good Shoes.
• [19:01] Books are heavy.
• [19:53] Sienkiewicz is too good.
• [21:34] Join the FunTimeGo Campaign!
• [22:21] ComiCon programming.
• [23:42] The First Rule for Professionals: Read the Room.
• [26:27] The Second Rule for Professionals: Be Kind.
• [30:52] BarCon: Know Your Limits.
• [32:06] Meeting John Lewis.
• [37:50] Credit Cards Have Ramifications.
• [38:53] David falls down the Roger Corman Cosmic Comics rabbit hole.

Notable Quotes

• “There’s 100,000 other people in that room that want the same thing you do.”
• “Recognize the humanity of the people you are approaching and talking to.”
• “The gift is that they’re there, period.”
• “The Convention Center nachos are not going to be the help you think they are.”
• “You never know where you’re meeting somebody in their journey.”

Relevant Links

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John is at PugW!
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Books Mentioned

• The Amazing Spider-Man #400, J.M. DeMatteis, Stan Lee, Mark Bagley, Tom Grummett, & John Romita Jr.
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller.
• Death Race 2020, by Pat Mills, Tony Skinner, & Kevin O'Neill.

John and David return to talk about more of their Comfort Comics, diving into nostalgia, learning how to make comic books, and how creative teams have shaped the future of the industry. Also, David gets his own post-credits scene.

Timestamp Segments

• [01:00] John’s Comfort Comic #2: Lone Wolf and Cub.
• [03:59] Saving urban space collecting Lone Wolf and Cub.
• [07:10] What everyone gets wrong about Lone Wolf and Cub.
• [09:36] David’s Comfort Comic #3: Justice League International.
• [12:11] Keith Giffen’s famous pitch.
• [14:06] The Justice League lineup.
• [19:01] Join the FunTimeGo Campaign!
• [20:02] John’s Comfort Comic #3: Cerebus.
• [22:04] Dave Sim’s contribution to comics education.
• [29:43] The nostalgia of comfort comics.
• [30:44] Bloopers.

Notable Quotes

• “That’s the way to read it, because that’s the way it exists, but I wish it wasn’t.”
• “Very difficult to argue that he didn’t go mad during that.”
• “If you live long enough, you eventually have a heel turn or two.”

Relevant Links

David's Fun Stuff!
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John is at PugW!
Pug Worldwide

Books Mentioned

• Ambush Bug, by Keith Giffen.
• Batman: Hush, Batman: Hush 2, by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, Scott Williams.
• Cerebus, Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing, by Dave Sim.
• Conan The Barbarian.
• Crisis on Infinite Earths, By Marv Wolfman & George Perez.
• Daredevil, by Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, & Alex Maleev.
• Innocent, by Shin’Ichi Sakamoto.
• Justice League International, by J.M DeMatteis, Keith Giffen, Adam Hughes, Bart Sears, Kevin Maguire, Mike McKone, Steve Leialoha, & Ty Templeton.
• Legion of Super-Heroes.
• Lone Wolf and Cub, by Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima.
• The Omega Men.
• Ronin, by Frank Miller.

John and David get together for Part 1 of a conversation about comfort comics and the creative teams that made them possible, crossing the border to win drinking contests, when panel descriptions become dialogue, and Daredevil’s bright red costume. Also, John saves on oversized comics, and David finds comfort outside of Captain Carrot (we're all as shocked as you are).

Timestamp Segments

• [04:42] John’s move to Mexico.
• [05:26] Chase breaks a record in Mexico.
• [09:15] David’s Comfort Comic #1: All-Star Superman.
• [14:06] Join the FunTimeGo Campaign!
• [15:05] John’s Comfort Comic #1: Daredevil.
• [18:13] David’s thoughts on Daredevil’s costume.
• [20:11] “Shot of Barbara.”
• [22:56] John’s thoughts on Daredevil’s costume.
• [24:26] David’s Comfort Comic #2: New Warriors.

Notable Quotes

• “I think I don’t like the costume […]. It’s not very interesting to me.”
• “That’s the most bizarre thing you’ve ever said.”
• “Read more comics.”

Relevant Links

David's Fun Stuff!
Miss Mina VIP Launches Here!

John is at PugW!
Pug Worldwide

Books Mentioned

• Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, & Frank Martin.
• All-Star Superman, by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Jamie Grant, & Neal Adams.
• Batman #158, Batman: Hush, by Jeph Loeb, Scott Williams, & Jim Lee.
• Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew.
• Civil War, by Mark Miller & Steve McNiven.
• Civil War.
• Daredevil, by Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, & Alex Maleev.
• Daredevil, by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson.
• Daredevil: Black Armor, by D.G. Chichester, Netho Diaz, & Mark Bagley.
• Daredevil: Fall From Grace.
• Deathblow, by Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, & Tim Sale.
• Groo the Wanderer, by Sergio Aragonés.
• Marvel Knights Daredevil, by Kevin Smith & Joe Quesada.
• Marvel Knights, by Joe Quesada, Kevin Smith, Garth Ennis, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rob Haynes, & Dave Ross.
• New Warriors (1990-1996).
• New Warriors, by Zeb Wells & Skottie Young.
• Nightwing, by Chuck Dixon, S