Grant Morrison's Animal Man quickly became a classic. Tackling real world issues through a really fun story with one of the wildest twist endings in comic books. Here we review the comic, we talk about other comics along the way, and we even dive into some of these real-world issues that are addressed in the story. Special guest Yuhoo returns! Enjoy! 

Cold Open: Grant Morrison's Batman first time reading quick reaction (Omnibus vol 1: Batman & Son, RIP, and The Resurrection of Ras Al Ghul) and Paul Dini's Batman 

06:40 Intro & overall thoughts on the comic 

16:15 B'Wana Beast & animal abuse 

20:45 Coyote Gospel & the boldness of Morrison's first major DC comic 

30:00 Frank Quietly art, the use of action in comics & politics in comics 

38:00 Character's OP powers and inconsistencies 

49:45 The corrupt system we live in (real life) 

58:35 Buddy's Peyote trip & discussing Alan Moore Comics (Watchmen, Swamp Thing, Killing Joke, etc) 

69:00 Animal Man's family murdered & the crazy strange twist ending 

80:30 Swamp Thing/Animal Man, Grant Morrison vs Alan Moore, & Doom Patrol 

87:00 Discussing the artwork in Animal Man, older comic styles, and digging into Yuhoo's omnibus collection 

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