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  • REJECTED By The Comics Code! Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neil’s Infamous GREEN LANTERN

    REJECTED By The Comics Code! Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neil’s Infamous GREEN LANTERN
    2025/06/30

    In a solo episode, Steven descends into a “corpse world” in the furthest reaches of the galaxy to examine the infamous GREEN LANTERN CORP story, “Tygers” (GREEN LANTERN CORP Annual #2, DC Comics, 1986), otherwise known as “The Last Temptation of Abin Sur.” Brace yourself for a disturbing ride!

    COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Christopher Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.

    You can see art from this controversial comic here on YouTube.

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    41 分
  • Aliens Transplant MAN’S BRAIN Into MONSTER'S BODY!

    Aliens Transplant MAN’S BRAIN Into MONSTER'S BODY!
    2025/05/17

    Steven & Chris explore the rocky emotional terrain winding through the first four issues of Paul Chadwick’s imposingly granite-bodied softie, the brooding giant who is CONCRETE (Dark Horse Comics, 1987).

    COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Christopher Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.

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    #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel #bronzeagecomics

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    4 時間 10 分
  • CRYB! Interview: LADRÖNN (Final Incal, Sons of El Topo, Metal Hurlant, Cable, The Inhumans)

    CRYB! Interview: LADRÖNN (Final Incal, Sons of El Topo, Metal Hurlant, Cable, The Inhumans)
    2025/04/23

    Steven and Chris sit down with legendary Mexican comic book artist, Jose Ladrönn, for a lively discussion about his influences, his work with Alejandro Jodorosky on the FINAL INCAL and SONS OF EL TOPO, plus a whole host of indispensable advice.

    COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Christopher Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.

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    2 時間 18 分
  • The Greatest Comic of the 00s? - Lewis and Leon's Masterpiece

    The Greatest Comic of the 00s? - Lewis and Leon's Masterpiece
    2025/04/19

    Steven and Chris vividly discuss John-Paul Leon and Brett Lewis' post-Cold War crime magnum opus, THE WINTER MEN (Image Comics, 2005).

    COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Christopher Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.

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    1 時間 47 分
  • Cloak and Dagger Marvel Comics' Most Underrated Art Team of the 1980s - Rick Leonardi & Terry Austin

    Cloak and Dagger Marvel Comics' Most Underrated Art Team of the 1980s - Rick Leonardi & Terry Austin
    2025/03/21

    Steven and Chris discuss Marvel's brooding teen superheroes — CLOAK AND DAGGER — from the 1985 on-going series; they go over the first four issues written by Bill Mantlo with art by the wildy incredible and overllooked but influential art team of Rick Leonardi and Terry Austin.

    COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.

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    👉🏼 Rick Leonardi - "A Murderers' Row" Comics Journl article by Tegan O'Neil
    https://www.tcj.com/murderers-row-rick-leonardi/

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    3 時間 20 分
  • When The Wind Blows

    When The Wind Blows
    2025/03/19

    Chris and Steven discuss Raymond Briggs's nuclear war nightmare WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, published by Penguin Books in 1982.

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    1 時間 18 分
  • A Poetic Exploration of Fate, Power, and Cycles of Violence

    A Poetic Exploration of Fate, Power, and Cycles of Violence
    2025/02/27

    n this CRYB! SPOTLIGHT, Chris and Steven discuss DC Comics' batshit-crazy SKREEMER (1988). This proto-Vertigo classic blends noir, cyberpunk, and family tragedy in a retro gangster apocalyptic fable created by Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins, and Steve Dillion. A science fiction comic that makes A CLOCKWORK ORANGE look G-rated.

    This clip was taken from our full-length SKREEMER episode:

    https://youtu.be/gfcvYF0aCd0?si=E5H1E0EfawK1tM17.

    COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). Screenwriters Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) & Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.

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    🎙️ SHOW NOTES

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    27 分
  • The Ultimate SciFi War Story/Space Opera - "Humanity" Explored in Thought Balloons

    The Ultimate SciFi War Story/Space Opera - "Humanity" Explored in Thought Balloons
    2025/02/12

    This week is a CRYB Spotlight episode on Marvel/Epic Comics' ALIEN LEGION, published in 1984, created by Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, and Frank Cirocco. This clip is taken from our epic (so to speak) deep dive into ALIEN LEGION (see earlier episodes).

    COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) and Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age of comics.

    ALIEN LEGION | The Ultimate SciFi War Story/Space Opera - "Humanity" Explored in Thought Balloons

    SHOW NOTES
    00:00 - Theme song
    00:15 - Intro to ALIEN LEGION
    00:53 - The legionnaire Skobb signs his own death warrant
    01:02 - Zelenetz's brilliance as a writer
    01:32 - The cost of making selfish, all-too-human choices
    03:31 - Thought balloons in comics
    05:11 - Exploring the legionnaires' fears and insecurities
    07:30 - The inner monologue during a War Story
    08:45 - Blending pathos and politics
    09:02 - Tell every story in a war film
    10:25 - The ultimate metaphor for life

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    12 分