Impact wrestler and comics superfan Christopher Daniels is our guest this week! We talk about the link between wrestling and comics, Brian Michael Bendis, Jonathan Hickman, how comics writers and wrestlers can get pigeonholed, getting guys in the locker room to read comics, and much more! Plus, a Stand By Me-themed Love Haters!
The Rundown
- Follow Christopher on Twitter and watch him on TNA’s Bound For Glory October 20!
- Here’s Christopher reading Amazing Spider-Man in the ring.
- And here’s his John Byrne t-shirt!
- In case you aren’t familiar, here’s Frightmare!
- And here’s Slapstick!
- Chris’ check and rec: Down Set Fight!, David Shoemaker’s The Squared Circle
- Matt’s check and rec: Vacation, Janelle Monae’s The Electric Lady
- Music used: Mystical Digital, “Tecmo World Wrestling”
Comics Talked About:
- Batman: Black and White #2
- Sex Criminals #1
- Mara #6
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If Mr. Daniels isn’t the most [and only] eloquent comic-loving pro wrestler I’ve ever heard. The dude has opinions, and it was great hearing them.
SEX CRIMINALS was very much in tone with the more rawly emotional portions of CASANOVA and might be the best thing Fraction has written so far.