Ep. 126 - Flintstoned with Mark Russell

On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the boys sit down with GLAAD, Ringo and Eisner Award winning writer Mark Russell to talk about The Flintstones, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles and his new Kickstarter project Bunkbed Mishaps. What is Eugene, Oregon like? How does it compare to West Virginia? Why doesn’t Mark smoke? How did Count Chocula fan fiction on Facebook lead to Mark working at DC Comics? Is it being turned into a comic? What were Mark’s comic influences growing up? Is humor leaving comics? Have comics as a medium become more genre specific? How does Mark feel about changing decades old cartoon properties? Does he ever get clap back for it? Who is Mark writing for? What comics is Mark currently reading? Why is Traveling to Mars an important new Mark Russell project? Was Mark Russell raised as a Christian? What does Mark tell us about the newest volume of Second Coming: Trinity? Why does Mark think Christians were so upset with the original Second Coming comic? What were some of the serious intents behind his Flintstones comic? Are we all seen as appliances? Did Mark watch the 94 Flintstones movie to prepare for writing his Flintstones comic series? Was the 94 Flintstones well-casted? How does this movie compare to Viva Rock Vegas? Should Martin Scorsese do a Casino-inspired Flintstones movie? Does Mark have anything to do with the newly announced Flintstones animated series Bedrock? What non-comic projects is Mark working on? Is Second Coming being adapted into an animated series? Why does Mark like writing comics? Even though comic book movies are huge are comic books still a niche appreciation? Is Mark’s goal just to get his stories published? Do people in the comic community enjoy Mark? How is being a successful comic book writer like being a plumber? What Batman/Joker story does Mark want to write? Who would Mark like to see play Barney Rubble? Who's a big fan of Run the Jewels? Why is pre-ordering a trade like Mark Russell's Superman: Space Age important for authors? Bunkbed Mishaps - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1503204291/bunkbed-mishaps Check out our website: ⁠⁠https://www.comicsandchronic.com/⁠⁠ New episodes every THURSDAY Follow us on social media! Instagram // Twitter // TikTok : @comicsnchronic YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC45vP6pBHZk9rZi_2X3VkzQ E-mail: [email protected] Cody Twitter: @Cody_Cannon Instagram: @walaka_cannon TikTok: @codywalakacannon Jake Instagram: @jakefhaha Anthony Instagram // Twitter // TikTok : @mrtonynacho YouTube: youtube.com/nachocomedy