Issue #77 - "Vertigo Comics" (w/ Kyle Clark)

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In this week’s issue, we talk all about Vertigo Comics!

That’s right! We’re kicking off Doctober with an episode on DC’s more mature and artistically daring imprint, and we’re bringing back a very special guest: comedian and podcaster Kyle Clark!!

Intro Music by Aaron Barry

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SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill)

Kyle Clark

News & Notes

(3:21) Aquaman Promo Images Reveal New Looks

(10:18) Batman Artist Norm Breyfogle Dies

(11:51) Arrowverse Crossover Officially Named “Elseworlds”

(17:44) Titans Debut New 30 Second Character Spots

(20:18) Ewan McGregor and Sharlto Copley in Running to Play Black Mask

Vertigo Comics

(25:50) Why Vertigo is Kyle’s happy place

(43:18) A sales pitch on why someone should check out Vertigo Comics and specific recommendations.

(55:17) Did Marvel ever have anything that rivaled Vertigo?

(1:00:02) New Vertigo.

(1:06:33) How did that painting eat Paris?

(1:13:07) What series could have continued longer than it actually did? Did Y: The Last Man stick the landing?

(1:19:59) Is the Alan Moore Swamp Thing as good as it sounds?

(1:23:11) Favorite Vertigo character?

(1:28:37) DC and Vertigo crossovers.

(1:37:00) Let’s talk Sandman, biggest successes and contributions to comics, and crossing in and out of regular DC continuity.

(1:44:00) What do you think about how Constantine aged in real time in Hellblazer?

(1:47:05) Get Jiro! and other cool books.

(1:51:42) Is Christopher Rudd from Lucifer the same character from Tales of the Black Freighter?

Dial Doc

(1:55:16) The Charmer

(1:56:36) Elton John

(1:57:54) Influender

Characters, Events, Things

Anton Arcane (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Cassidy
Christopher Rudd (Vertigo)
Daniel Hall
Death
John Constantine (Vertigo) (Rebirth)
Madame Xanadu (Vertigo) (Rebirth)
Morpheus
Painting That Ate Paris