The writer of Valiant’s new Archer and Armstrong series, Fred Van Lente, joins us for this weeks show! We talk to him about the response he’s gotten to his politically charged comic, how he likes his reputation as a history comics guy, how Armstrong is kind of like Marvel’s Hercules (and Archer is nothing like Amadeus Cho), what other Valiant titles his book might cross over with, and much more! Plus, a particularly lyrical reading from the pages of Thrasher magazine!

The Rundown

• Find Fred on Twitter and check out his website!
  
• We didn’t talk about it a ton on the show, but Fred also wrote the awesome Hulk Season One graphic novel drawn by Tom Fowler!
• Here’s an example of Henry VIII’s signature, which is kind of exactly what you’d expect.
• And here’s the BoingBoing piece that (we think jokingly) calls Archer and Armstrong “brain-rotting propaganda.”
• In case you forgot about this song. (Palate cleanser: Buy this Killer Mike album.)
• Listen to The Gravity Falls Gossiper! Read The Rack!
• Chris’ checks and recs: Toothache, The Rockford Files
• Matt’s checks and recs: Being sick, Swearin’s “Swearin'”
• Music used: Swearin’, “Shrinking Violet”

Comics Talked About:

• Justice League #12
• Avenging Spider-Man #11
• Edison Rex #2
• Captain Marvel #3

Shameless Self Promotion:

• You can get Matt’s book, The Supervillain Handbook, here!
• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

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