Book of the Month - Manhunter

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4.6 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2006

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

It came out of nowhere in the early 70s, and it made a lasting impression on many people. Loyal listener Stewart MacWilliam (a.k.a. Wet Rats) joins us to discuss the series that made him a comic collector, Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson. Also stopping in to give his thoughts on the series is the penciller himself, the great Walter Simonson.

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0:00.0	This is Comic Geek Speak Book of the Month Club, Episode 18, Manhunter.
0:19.3	Welcome to Comic Geek Speak. I'm Brian Deamer. I'm Adam Murdo. I'm Brian Christman. I'm Shane Kelly. I'm Jamie D. And I'm Peter Rios.
0:27.8	And this episode of Comic Geek Speak is sponsored by In Stock Trades. At In Stock Trades, you can get all trades at 35% off and free shipping if you order $50 or more.
0:39.2	And always, you can get the Book of the Month Club selections at an extra deep discount
0:44.0	at in-stock trades.com.
0:48.2	All right, this month's book of the month is Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simison,
0:54.4	and it ran as backup stories in Detective Comics in 73, 1973.
1:02.1	And so we're going to talk about it.
1:05.0	And with us on the phone, we have one of our listeners.
1:10.3	It goes by Wet Rats on the Forum.
1:12.3	His name is Stuart.
1:13.3	Welcome to the show, Stuart.
1:14.6	Hey, thank you.
1:16.0	So you're a big Manhunter fan, is that right?
1:18.2	I am.
1:19.1	It really was the title that got me into collecting.
1:23.4	When I discovered the second chapter, one of the first books I bought,
1:28.0	and there was no way I was not going to get the next chapter.
1:31.4	And so by the time it was over, I had gotten into the collecting habit.
1:36.7	Well, that is Music to Warriors.
1:38.8	So it was one of the first comics you've, it was in one of the first comics you've read?
1:43.4	Well, not one of the first comics I read. one of the first comics I bought, and it was,
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