Day: August 28, 2024

VIEWS FROM THE LONGBOX EPISODE 278 – KYLE RAYNER AT THIRTY WITH RON MARZ

Episode 278 – Kyle Rayner at Thirty (With Ron Marz)

Welcome back to Views From The Longbox…now on a brand new feed, so be sure to update your subscriptions…if you were subscribing…which would be nice…but no pressure.

Anyway, this time out I am very proud to present an interview with writer Ron Marz to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kyle Rayner version of Green Lantern. Ron tells us how he got the writing gig, how much of a time crunch he was under for the first few issues, when he found out about Hal being the big bad of Zero Hour, how he viewed the relationship between Kyle and Hal, as well as the dynamic Kyle had with the Wally West Flash and what it was like working on the DC vs. Marvel event.

Ron and I also discuss how the death of Alex in the early part of his series has become the poster child for women getting killed to further the story of the male protagonist. I have to admit I didn’t know how Ron was going to react to the question, but his answer was very thoughtful and one of the highlights of the interview for me.

We also touch on the Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special that is coming out the same day that this episode is dropping!

I wanted to once again thank Ron for being so generous with his time and being a really fun interview.

ALSO…CHECK OUT THE IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN SERIES 2 FEED FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH DAN JURGENS WHERE HE TALKS ALL ABOUT THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF ZERO HOUR!

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Next Time: No clue. But it will be about comic books. Maybe.

IT ALL COMES BACK TO SUPERMAN SERIES 2 EPISODE 3 – ZERO HOUR WITH DAN JURGENS

Episode 3 – Zero Hour with Dan Jurgens

Welcome to the third episode of It All Comes Back to Superman Series 2, the very irregular reaffirmation of my Kryptonian faith. This time out I’m hopping into the Time Bubble and heading back to 1994 to look at the DC Comics event Zero Hour: Crisis in Time. And I am not alone. Joining me to talk about the series is none other than the writer/penciller on that series Dan Jurgens!

Dan was nice enough to spend about an hour with me to talk about how Zero Hour came about, what it was like writing and drawing five issues that were coming out weekly while also juggling all of the characters and books that were connected to the event. Dan also tells me why some of the promotional artwork and the artwork created for the distributors that existed at the time isn’t reprinted in the collected editions that have been published in the last few years, why the Justice Society was taken off the table during the story, his favorite parts of the story, and how much he got paid to draw the cover to the zero issue.

After that we discuss the Zero Month issues of the Superman books and where Kenny Braverman came from. Finally, Dan talks a bit about the Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special that is coming out on the day this episode is dropping!

I wanted to thank Dan for spending some time with me and being so forthcoming and open with his answers.

ALSO…BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE FORTRESS OF BAILEYTUDE PODCASTING 2.0 FEED FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH RON MARZ ABOUT THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE KYLE RAYNER GREEN LANTERN!

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Next Time: If everything works out I’ll have the audio from a panel I am moderating at DragonCon this weekend. It should be fun.