STEPHEN R. BISSETTE Interview! Tyrant, Swamp Thing, Taboo, Kubert School, and More!

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The legendary Stephen R. Bissette joins Chris and Steven us for a CRYB! interview discussion spanning the breadth of his historic career as a writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Topics covered include SWAMP THING, TABOO, the Kubert School, and countless other things, all on the occasion of the first-ever collection of Bissette’s landmark indie classic, TYRANT (1994, Spiderbaby Grafix). Lighthouse Press and its publisher, Chris Stevens, have just launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring this magnificent work back into print, with the help of design guru extraordinaire, Jim Rugg! Everybody, please go and support this Kickstarter here…

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicslighthouse/bissette-tyrant-deluxe-editions

…and enjoy our nearly three-hour discussion with one of the true living legends of the comic book art form!

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STEPHEN R. BISSETTE Interview! Tyrant, Swamp Thing, Taboo, Kubert School, and More!

SHOWNOTES/TIMESTAMPS 🎙️

00:00 - The Trance
01:14 - Theme Song
01:28 - Episode Intro
06:22 - ‘80s American Comics
14:15 - Mainstream Comics Today
21:06 - Jenette Kahn & Paul Levitz
28:26 - How ‘80s Comics Were Made
33:31 - Working with John Totleben
48:21 - Creating TYRANT alone
01:01:54 - TYRANT as VR Experience
01:16:57 - Putting Creators on the “Right Comics” (Joe Kubert, Lee Elias, Russ Heath, Doug Wildey)
01:30:25 - Steve Perry & TIMESPIRITS
01:35:35 - Horror Comics in the ‘70s & ‘80s (CREEPY, EERIE, TWISTED TALES, TABOO)
01:44:37 - Keith Giffen/José Muñoz controversy 
02:05:40 - Teaching at the Center For Cartoon Studies
02:17:10 - The TYRANT Kickstarter!
02:29:34 - The Font Lettering Plague in Modern Comics

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