Our guest this week is the illustrious author of The Batman Files, The Superman Files and two Tony Hawk books, Matthew K. Manning! We talk about, you guessed it, Batman, and even have a little impromptu trivia challenge. Plus, we discuss writing in Superman’s voice, writing about skateboarding without knowing anything about it, “cartoon” comics, and much more! Plus, a blood-sucking edition of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!
The Rundown
- Follow Matt on Twitter and check his newest book, The Superman Files!
- And while we’re at it, here’s one of Matt’s Tony Hawk books.
- The song “I’m a Birdplane” is by Axis of Awesome.
- Gary Oldman discusses acting athletes.
- Chris’ check and rec: Mowhak no more, Teenage Girl Scientist Monthly’s Modern Dances
- Matt’s check and rec: GTA V, Nathan for You
- Music used: Yeahdef, “Skate Straight”
Comics Talked About:
- Forever Evil #3
- Action Comics #25
- Amazing X-Men #1
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Scott McDaniel didn’t draw Amazing X-Men #1. That was Ed McGuinness.
You’re right! To be entirely honest, I always get those two guys mixed up.
Matt Manning was trying to remember “Birdplane” by Axis of Awesome, an Australian rock-comedy-parody group. It’s a parody of Five for Fighting’s hit “Superman”. I additionally recommend Axis’s “What Would Jesus Do?”, “How to Write a Love Song”, and “4 Chord Song” for starters.
And thanks for a great show. Sad things happened today and WRA cheered me up substantially.
Gah, I see you got “Birdplane” in the Rundown. Well, I still recommend what I recommend.
Just finished listening to the Love-Haters list.
Frank Langella is one of the best actors ever to live–if you haven’t seen The Men’s Club, it’s not a good movie, but there is a long sequence with Langella and Jennifer Jason Leigh that is simply nail-you-to-your-chair riveting. Also, Nixon/Frost, which I saw on stage; he did not so much play Nixon as resurrect him from his ashes and BECOME him.
I will love George Hamilton forever for Zorro, the Gay Blade.