John and David killed Archie Digests? Well, sort of. It's complicated. The fellas dig into the history of Archie, the rising costs of publishing comic books, the influence of manga on the wider industry, and overcoming the industry’s self-imposed problems. Also, David wraps up two more (unexpectedly big!) comics.

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Timestamp Segments

• [01:00] John’s silent jackhammering.
• [02:18] David’s busy week of making comics.
• [06:16] David takes on Conan the Barbarian.
• [11:33] Working on historical projects.
• [16:00] John buys Archie Digests.
• [28:06] Archie fun facts.
• [39:40] Where artists go to die.
• [43:31] Are the Digests really done?
• [45:21] What makes a comic book more successful?
• [52:10] The health of the comics space.

Notable Quotes

• “If you can’t afford to print the book, that’s really going to hurt your circulation.”
• “We complain about how bad comics are at doing things, but they are part of a world that is terrible at doing things.”

Books Mentioned

• 4 (2004-2006).
• Archie Digests.
• Bizarre Adventures.
• Blue Ribbon Comics, by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Rudy Nebres, & Al Williamson.
• Captain America Comics (1941-1954).
• Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew.
• Casper the Friendly Ghost.
• Conan.
• Conan the Savage (1995).
• The Death of Superman. 
• Dog Man, by Dav Pilkey.
• Dragon Ball Z, by Akira Toriyama.
• Elektra: The Movie (2004), by Sean Mckeever & Mike Perkins.
• G.I. Joe, by Larry Hama.
• Groo the Wanderer, by Sergio Aragonés.
• Hot Stuff.
• King Conan (1980- ).
• Little Nemo, by Winsor McCay.
• Miss Mina and the Midnight Guardians: Golden Jaguar, by David Hedgecock, the Xong Brothers, Lydia Rasero, & Jonathan Maberry.
• PEP Comics.
• Richie Rich, by Sid Jacobson, Warren Kremer, Steve Muffatti, & Ernie Colon.