Eating the Fantastic

Episode 188: Al Milgrom


Listen Later

Take a seat at the table in Little Italy with Al Milgrom as we discuss our time working together on '70s Captain Marvel, how he responded when Gerry Conway asked him to provide cover sketches for Jack Kirby, his memories of meeting Jim Starlin in middle school (and what Joe Orlando said about the duo when they brought their portfolios up to DC Comics), what he learned working as a backgrounder for the legendary Murphy Anderson, the day Marie Severin and Roy Thomas sent him on a wild motorcycle ride to track down Rick Buckler, how the artists on Marvel's softball team always played better than the writers, why (and how) he works best under pressure, how he became a triple threat writer/artist/editor, the conflicting advice Joe Orlando gave him about his DC Comics covers, what not to talk about with Steve Ditko, how Jim Shooter got him to edit at Marvel, and much more.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Eating the FantasticBy Scott Edelman

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

38 ratings


More shows like Eating the Fantastic

View all
Clarkesworld Magazine by Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine

1,040 Listeners

Escape Pod by Escape Artists Foundation

Escape Pod

1,155 Listeners

StarShipSofa by Tony C Smith

StarShipSofa

311 Listeners

Imaginary Worlds by Eric Molinsky | QCODE

Imaginary Worlds

1,996 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,918 Listeners

Our Opinions Are Correct by Our Opinions Are Correct

Our Opinions Are Correct

391 Listeners

Robservations with Rob Liefeld by Robservations with Rob Liefeld

Robservations with Rob Liefeld

747 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,470 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,097 Listeners