Episode 24.5 – Not Everybody is You, Grant Morrison!

In the shadow of our Batman discussion, Mike and Casey continue their discussion with Joe Preti and Pól Rua. We dig into the weapons-grade weirdness of comic book writer Grant Morrison, and why his work probably shouldn’t be your introduction to the medium. We get into the contrast of revolutionary artistic experimentation vs. conventional competence that doesn’t reinvent the wheel. We dive into the stick and meta-textual question of comic book continuity, and whether it’s better to hold a Crisis on Infinite Earths-style event to get rid of story elements you don’t want to keep, or whether it’s better to simply ignore them without explanation. And finally, how exactly did the Ewoks perceive the Battle of Endor at the end of the Return of the Jedi?