Comics Who Love Comic Books

My guest this week is comedian Danny Rathbun! Do you need prior knowledge to enjoy The Dark Knight Returns? How great are the Green Arrow comics? What does DC do that Marvel doesn't? What's the problem with DC's Crises? What happened in a comic book that confused Brett? How is Secret Invasion different from the TV show (which hasn't aired yet but some stuff we know)? What Secret Invasion books did Brett think he didn't really need to read to get the story? Is it hard to keep up with current comics? Why don't they do footnotes anymore? What's confusing about Scott Summers' family tree? What happened to the shelf in Danny's house that had Batman comics on it? What did Danny not like about Batman Cult? Which Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics are good? What happened in the first episode of Batman Beyond? Are we closer to a live action Batman Beyond movie? Who did Brett and Danny think should be in the movie? Why does Brett think we may get a live action Batman Beyond movie? Where do you start with Hellboy? What is The Goon? What are all the TV versions of The Tick? Which one did Brett do background work on? Why doesn't Danny like the New Gods? What comic book series did Brett read from the beginning? Which version of Peter Parker does Brett prefer? Are old comics hard to read?

Reading list: The Dark Knight Returns https://amzn.to/40fPruM

Kevin Smith's Green Arrow https://amzn.to/40lWdz3

Judd Winick's Green Arrow (free on Kindle Unlimited) https://amzn.to/3ofDIz3

Mark Gruenwald's Captain America https://amzn.to/3o9ME95

Department of Truth https://amzn.to/41hBq0W

Batman Cult https://amzn.to/3GQq8J8

Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics https://amzn.to/3GQqbVk

Six Million Dollar Man comics, Kevin Smith https://amzn.to/3MPQrTe

Hellboy https://amzn.to/3A6vZpN

The Goon https://amzn.to/41gGHGc

The Tick https://amzn.to/40f8G7F

Kingdom Come https://amzn.to/3KM2HS3