Grant Morrison's Animal Man quickly became a classic. Tackling real world issues through a really fun story with one of the wildest twist endings in comic books. Here we review the comic, we talk about other comics along the way, and we even dive into some of these real-world issues that are addressed in the story. Special guest Yuhoo returns! Enjoy!
Cold Open: Grant Morrison's Batman first time reading quick reaction (Omnibus vol 1: Batman & Son, RIP, and The Resurrection of Ras Al Ghul) and Paul Dini's Batman
06:40 Intro & overall thoughts on the comic
16:15 B'Wana Beast & animal abuse
20:45 Coyote Gospel & the boldness of Morrison's first major DC comic
30:00 Frank Quietly art, the use of action in comics & politics in comics
38:00 Character's OP powers and inconsistencies
49:45 The corrupt system we live in (real life)
58:35 Buddy's Peyote trip & discussing Alan Moore Comics (Watchmen, Swamp Thing, Killing Joke, etc)
69:00 Animal Man's family murdered & the crazy strange twist ending
80:30 Swamp Thing/Animal Man, Grant Morrison vs Alan Moore, & Doom Patrol
87:00 Discussing the artwork in Animal Man, older comic styles, and digging into Yuhoo's omnibus collection
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