This is Comic Geek Speak, episode 399, the Image Comics reunion panel.

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So you're wondering what the heck this episode is all about?

Well, here's a little, here's the skinny here.

At Comic Con International in San Diego in 2007,

George Corey had the great honor of moderating the first ever panel to feature all seven of the original founding members of Image Comics.

Eric Larson, Jim Lee, Rob Blyfeld, Todd McFarlane, Will Sportasio, Mark Silvestri, and Jim Valentino.

At the time, George was writing Image Comics,

The Road to Independence, for Tomorrow's Publishing.

In his own words,

I thought it would be a great idea to reunite the seven founding members

for a panel at San Diego for the 15th anniversary of the company.

Why?

I thought it would be interesting to hear them talk about their

trials and tribulations 15 years later, altogether. Nothing happened for weeks. It wasn't going to

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