Six-time New York Times bestselling comics' writer, novelist, and playwright: Fred Van Lente, joins the show to talk about Jack Kirby, writing educational comics like Action Philosophers, the success of the YA graphic novel market, writing Archer & Armstrong, Marvel Zombies, Incredible Hercules, getting his own holiday (Fred Van Lente Day), and talks about his new noir-meets-zombies comic series for Dynamite Entertainment: Die!namite: Bood Red (coming out Oct. 8th).
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