PugW Editor Mason Rabinowitz joins hosts John and David to talk about Mason’s celebrity encounters while working at the world famous Golden Apple Comic Book Store, we get John’s book recommendations (or not?), discuss what it takes to get a comics career started, and John’s habit of stealing everyone’s stuff. Also, the podcast gets a hotline and a new tagline.

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Timestamp Segments

• [03:12] What happens if Mason doesn’t listen to the podcast?
• [04:13] Does John recommend Margot in Badtown?
• [12:01] How Mason got into comics.
• [16:44] John has never met Mark Hamill.
• [17:37] People trade in their comps?
• [21:40] The best Samuel L. Jackson story.
• [29:23] Mason and Bridget Fonda.
• [31:58] How Mason started his comics career.
• [34:23] Getting calls from Warner Bros.
• [40:39] The most valuable things in Mason’s house.
• [43:36] Kevin Eastman is a good dude.
• [46:11] An industry hotline.
• [50:22] The silent ‘T’.

Notable Quotes

• “We can’t let people know that you don’t pay any attention.”
• “What do you do with this? I just don’t know.”
• “Anybody in need should just listen to us.”

Books Mentioned

• Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo.
• Ambush Bug, by Keith Giffen.
• Batman '66, Vol. 1.
• The Boys, by Garth Ennis & Darrick Robertson.
• Daredevil.
• Margot in Badtown, by Jerome Charyn & Massimiliano Frezzato.
• New Warriors (1990-1996).
• Secret Wars (1984-1985).
• The Story of Marvel Studios, by Tara Bennett & Paul Terry.
• Ultimates (2002-2003), Ultimates 2 (2004-2006), by Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch.
• Wanted, by Mark Millar, JG Jones, & Paul Mounts.
• Watchmen, by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons.
• Youngblood, by Rob Liefeld.

On this Solid Gold episode, hosts John and David “Cold Finger” Hedgecock to talk about the process of making 3D comics, John’s renewed interest in affordable European graphic novels, the shocking reason Roger Corman’s Cosmic Comics went out of business, and the true weirdness of comics in the ‘90s, and David comes up with his first superhero comic.

Timestamp Segments:

• [00:44] What’s the best James Bond song?
• [01:32] Sugar Bomb.
• [05:13] Making 3D comics.
• [12:17] The problem with K-tones.
• [16:02] John gets into European graphic novels.
• [18:58] Margot in Badtown: an affordable graphic novel.
• [25:57] David discovers Death Race 2020.
• [31:27] The shocking reason Roger Corman’s Cosmic Comics failed.
• [41:31] The weirdness of ‘90s comics.

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Notable Quotes:

• “We got too goofy to go into something else, at this point.”
• “We got too good at formalizing rules for things.”
• “This is what’s called getting old.”

Books Mentioned:

• Billy Bud, KGB, by Jerome Charyn & Francois Boucq.
• Black Panther (1977-1979), by Jack Kirby.
• Caged Heat 3000, by Jerry Prosser, Matt Thompson, Dan Schaefer, & Coop.
• Death Race 2020, by Pat Mills, Tony Skinner, & Kevin O'Neill.
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol. 1 & 2, Black Dossier, Century, Nemo, The Tempest), by Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill.
• Madman in Your Face 3D Special, by Christian LeBlanc, Laura Allred, & Mike Allred.
• Margot in Badtown, by Jerome Charyn & Massimiliano Frezzato.
• Marshal Law, Nemesis the Warlock, by Pat Mills & Kevin O’Neill.
• Moon Knight (1989-1994).
• New Mutants #98 New Mutants #98 Pan-Dimensional 3D Edition.

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.”

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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.