Rob Worst cheats death once again and joins John and David to talk about the art of collecting comics, the value of original art, the rise of AI and digital comics, and the importance of artists supporting other artists.
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Timestamp Segments
- [00:00] Check out This Secret Wars Kickstarter!
- [02:03] The show gains a new listener!
- [02:39] Rob’s origin story.
- [03:33] Rob cheats death.
- [05:59] To slab or not to slab?
- [13:34] Signed comics.
- [16:45] The rise of digital comics.
- [21:01] The Mark Spears phenomenon.
- [23:26] AI comics.
- [24:46] David’s Dan Mora story.
- [27:34] 3D comics.
- [31:37] Collecting CG comics.
- [32:48] The true value of original art.
- [35:58] Artists supporting artists.
- [41:07] Not Near Mint.
Notable Quotes
- “Rule #1: don’t die.”
- “You can’t smell digital.”
- “One day, today will have been 20 years ago.”
Books Mentioned
- Batman: The Man Who Laughs, by Ed Brubaker, Doug Mahnke, Patrick Zircher, Tim Sale, Aaron Sowd, Steve Bird, & David Baron.
- Daredevil: Born Again, by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli.
- Detective Comics (1937-2011).
- Dungeons & Dragons.
- Faust, by David Quinn & Tim Vigil.
- The Forever People, by Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta, Frank Giacoia, Mike Royer, Tom Ziuko, & Jim Amash.
- G.I. Joe.
- Gold Digger.
- Grips, by Kris Silver & Tim Vigil.
- Hexed, by Michael Alan Nelson, Dan Mora, & Emma Ríos.
- Iron Man: Crash, by Mike Saenz.
- Justice League Unlimited, by Mark Waid & Dan Mora.
- The Monster and the Wolf, by Mark Spears.
- New Champions (2025- ), by Steve Foxe, Ivan Fiorelli, & Gleb Melnikov.
- New Mutants (1983-1991).
- Nightwing (1996-2009).
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