In this week’s issue, we talk all about Vertigo Comics!

That’s right! We’re kicking off Doctober with an episode on DC’s more mature and artistically daring imprint, and we’re bringing back a very special guest: comedian and podcaster Kyle Clark!!

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Kyle Clark

• Twitter
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• Website
• This is Rad Podcast
• I’m A Person
• Doctor DC Issue 050 - “MOORRRISSOONN” (w/ Kyle Clark)

 

News & Notes

(3:21) Aquaman Promo Images Reveal New Looks

(10:18) Batman Artist Norm Breyfogle Dies

(11:51) Arrowverse Crossover Officially Named “Elseworlds”

(17:44) Titans Debut New 30 Second Character Spots

(20:18) Ewan McGregor and Sharlto Copley in Running to Play Black Mask

 

Vertigo Comics

(25:50) Why Vertigo is Kyle’s happy place

(43:18) A sales pitch on why someone should check out Vertigo Comics and specific recommendations.

(55:17) Did Marvel ever have anything that rivaled Vertigo?

(1:00:02) New Vertigo.

(1:06:33) How did that painting eat Paris?

(1:13:07) What series could have continued longer than it actually did?  Did Y: The Last Man stick the landing?

(1:19:59) Is the Alan Moore Swamp Thing as good as it sounds?

(1:23:11) Favorite Vertigo character?

(1:28:37) DC and Vertigo crossovers.

(1:37:00) Let’s talk Sandman, biggest successes and contributions to comics, and crossing in and out of regular DC continuity.

(1:44:00) What do you think about how Constantine aged in real time in Hellblazer?

(1:47:05) Get Jiro! and other cool books.

(1:51:42) Is Christopher Rudd from Lucifer the same character from Tales of the Black Freighter?

 

Dial Doc

(1:55:16) The Charmer

(1:56:36) Elton John

(1:57:54) Influender

 

Characters, Events, Things

• Anton Arcane (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Cassidy
• Christopher Rudd (Vertigo)
• Daniel Hall
• Death
• John Constantine (Vertigo) (Rebirth)
• Madame Xanadu (Vertigo) (Rebirth)
• Morpheus
• Painting That Ate Paris

Recommended Reading

• 100 Bullets
• Batman: The Black Mirror
• Books of Magic Vol 1
• Daytripper Vol 1
• Death: The High Cost of Living
• Doom Patrol Vol 2
• Doom Patrol Vol 2 027
• Get Jiro!
• Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits
• Hellblazer Vol 1
• Hellblazer Vol 1 063
• Invisibles Vol 1
• iZombie Vol 1
• Madame Xanadu Vol 1
• Mister Miracle Vol 4
• Preacher Vol 1
• Saga of Swamp Thing
• Sandman Vol 1
• Sandman: The Dream Hunters
• Scalped Vol 1
• Southern Bastards (Image Comics)
• Sweet Tooth
• Tales of the Black Freighter
• Transmetropolitan Vol 1
• Y: The Last Man Vol 1

Media

• iZombie (TV Series)
• Young Animal

People

• Dina Meyer
• Gerard Way
• Jeff Lemire
• Neil Gaiman
• Norman Breyfogle
• Tim Roth