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For this episode, the Bandits welcome cartoonist, educator, and comics historian Jim Rugg for a wide-ranging discussion about his career, his love of comics history, and his latest book, Wolverine: Weapon X from Bloomsbury's Marvel Age of Comics series. Jim reflects on discovering comics, balancing creative work with criticism and education, and the lasting impact of Cartoonist Kayfabe on the comics community. The conversation then turns to Barry Windsor-Smith's legendary Weapon X storyline, exploring its groundbreaking storytelling, horror influences, artistic innovations, and enduring legacy in Wolverine mythology. Jim also discusses the process of analyzing a classic work from both a creator's and scholar's perspective, offering readers fresh insights into one of Marvel's most influential comics and why it remains essential reading decades after its original publication.
You can pick up Wolverine: Weapon X wherever you get your books and much of Jim's other work at his site, jimrugg.com. Follow him on Instagram @jimruggart.
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For this episode, the Bandits welcome cartoonist, educator, and comics historian Jim Rugg for a wide-ranging discussion about his career, his love of comics history, and his latest book, Wolverine: Weapon X from Bloomsbury's Marvel Age of Comics series. Jim reflects on discovering comics, balancing creative work with criticism and education, and the lasting impact of Cartoonist Kayfabe on the comics community. The conversation then turns to Barry Windsor-Smith's legendary Weapon X storyline, exploring its groundbreaking storytelling, horror influences, artistic innovations, and enduring legacy in Wolverine mythology. Jim also discusses the process of analyzing a classic work from both a creator's and scholar's perspective, offering readers fresh insights into one of Marvel's most influential comics and why it remains essential reading decades after its original publication.
You can pick up Wolverine: Weapon X wherever you get your books and much of Jim's other work at his site, jimrugg.com. Follow him on Instagram @jimruggart.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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