The Under Guides Graphic Novel Podcast Vol XII: Brat Pack & The King Hell Heroica by Rick Veitch

Diabolu Frank, Illegal Machine, and Mr. Fixit go back to the Dark Age of deconstructionist super-heroics under the pen of Roarin' Rick Veitch, specifically his incendiary work Bratpack from 1990, with a side of 1992's The Maximortal, both published by Tundra (& Kitchen Sink Press.) Then Frank has a solo rant at the end where he summarizes 1985's Epic series The One (which almost certainly influenced Watchmen), before tearing into Don Simpson's 1990 Bizarre Heroes one shot & 2023's X-Amount of Comics: 1963 (WhenElse?!) Annual from Fantagraphics.

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The Under Guides Graphic Novel Podcast, 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Alan Moore, Comic Books, Fantagraphics, IDW, Marshal Law, Rick Veitch, Don Simpson, The One, Bratpack, The Maximortal, Epic Comics, Tundra, Kitchen Sink Press