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Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

1930 - Catching Up with Dave Wachter

Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

Speakers of Geek

Graphic Novel, Superhero, Comicbook, Comicbooks, Comic Book, Comics, Arts, Comic Books, Arts & Entertainment, Comic

4.6653 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

A more fitting episode couldn't possibly have been recorded on the day of CGS' nineteenth anniversary. Artist extraordinaire Dave Wachter, a man who has been a guest, friend, and listener since 2005, comes on to discuss his latest book, Uncanny Valley, with Chris, Shane, Murd and Ian. They also talk how Dave first got into comics and then subsequently got back into them in the 2000s, his recent run on Punisher and getting to design the new legacy version of the character, Planet of the Apes the movie and getting the draw the comic set in the new movie universe, an undying love of 80s cartoons and pop culture, some Super Show memories, and so much more. Plus, Murd dishes on Superman: Meshi, Ian makes his prediction come true and gives thoughts on Madame Web, Muddle the Murd and more! (1:52:31)

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0:00.0

This is Comic Geekspeak episode 1930, catching up with Dave Wachter.

0:17.6

Welcome to the show. I'm Adam Murdo.

0:19.9

I'm Shane Kelly. I'm Ian Leibstein. And I'm Chris Eberley.

0:27.4

Oh, Levypoo, the music. Had to go old school tonight. Had to go old school tonight. Yep. Of all nights, we always managed to do this.

0:39.8

And I was saying this pre-show, we always managed to record on the actual anniversary of the show, whether we know we're doing so or not.

0:47.3

And then I remind myself, it's, it's Raff Sue, whose birthday.

0:50.6

That means it's also Comic Geeksbeek's birthday.

0:52.6

You guys happen to share a birthday.

0:54.6

So happy birthday, Raff, as we record this.

0:57.6

And happy, happy 19th birthday comic Geekspeak.

1:01.5

How about that?

1:02.2

You know, it's, it's crazy.

1:04.5

And I'm wearing a shirt just about that old.

1:07.7

And we have, oh, there's, there's MERS.

1:13.0

Actually, that, the original art for that, I have that hanging up on my wall over there.

1:18.4

I purchased it from the guy who did it.

1:20.0

Oh, that's awesome.

1:20.8

Mike Parkinson, I think was his name.

1:23.5

And it's over by the TV, so I see that.

1:26.0

I watch TV.

1:26.9

Yep, yep, Australia. Excellent. And so, Shane, see that. When I watch TV. Yep. Yep, Australia.

1:28.2

Excellent.

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