John and David catch up on the comics industry news—the ripple effects of Diamond’s closure, the reminiscences pouring in after the passing of Jim Shooter, how he reshaped the entire comic book industry, the success of the Secret Wars formula, and the acid-induced comics of the 1970s, and John is terrified by X-Men.

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Timestamp Segments

• [01:21] Is this it for Dynamite?
• [04:26] RIP Jim Shooter.
• [08:47] How Jim Shooter changed the trajectory of comic books.
• [12:33] Jim’s career arc.
• [16:27] Valiant’s great success.
• [19:07] The memo.
• [20:09] Reminiscences from around the industry.
• [28:01] The Jim Shooter ideal.
• [29:37] X-Men terrifies John.
• [33:18] Secret Wars firsts.
• [36:01] The cosmic 70s.
• [43:30] Valiant’s statement.
• [47:07] RIP Michael Madsen.

Notable Quotes

• “I don’t think I’d be here if it wasn’t for Jim Shooter.”
• “The dinosaurs died from an asteroid and then Jim Shooter became Editor-in-Chief of Marvel.”
• “1984 was a wild time.”

Books Mentioned

• Adventure Comics #380.
• Archer & Armstrong.
• Avengers (1963-1996).
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, & Lynn Varley.
• The Boys.
• Camelot 3000, by Mike Barr & Brian Bolland.
• Crisis on Infinite Earths.
• Daredevil (1964-1998).
• ElfQuest, by Wendy Pini & Richard Pini.
• Elric of Melniboné, by Michael Moorcock.
• Fantastic Four (1961-1998).
• G.I Joe, by Larry Hama.
• Iron Man (1968-1996).
• Jaws, by Peter Benchley.
• Justice League International, by Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis, & Kevin Maguire.
• Legion of Super-Heroes.
• The Marvel Saga: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
• Master of Kung Fu.
• New Teen Titans, by Marv Wolfman & George Perez.
• Nintendo Comics System.