S1E15 - Issue 15 - Question

Anthony & Dr. Issues examine the predecessor to Rorschach, THE QUESTION! Of course, it was all part of the plan that they did Rorschach first... or was it? SHOW NOTES: Introduction Background (02:44) Created by Steve Ditko in the Blue Beetle #1 (June 1967) Originally a Charlton Comics hero Vic Sage was investigative journalist who used Pseudoderm, a fake skin in a spray can, to cover his face and investigate things Vic couldn't without being exposed Frequent foe of the Banshee, a flying circus performer Charlton Comics bought by DC in 1985, brought into their universe Was originally to be used by Alan Moore in Watchmen, but DC editorial had bigger plans and forbade Moore from using Question, so he created Rorschach Got solo series in 1987 by Dennis O'Neill and Denys Cowan Learned martial arts from Richard Dragon to help him fight better Primarily focused on rooting out corruption in Hub City (based on East St. Louis) Helps noble Myra Fermin win mayor seat - they have relationship as Vic Sage, but she doesn't know he's the Question Later has relationship with Huntress while working in Gotham Trains Renee Montoya to succeed him since he's dying of lung cancer New 52 reboots character - Government agent recruited to help Amanda Waller run Suicide Squad Grant Morrison creates Earth-4 Question - similar to Mr. A and Rorschach, a murderous vigilante Issues (14:17) Paranoia - everything is a conspiracy Privacy - he can't be seen, but he investigates everyone else Philosophy - Ditko's objectivism personified Treatment (37:32) In-universe - Difficult because of the conspiracy theories Out-of-universe - Find truth in conspiracies, and then challenge the rest, coping with possibility of failure Couch skit (48:56) Ending References in episode: Skin gun - Mentioned by Anthony at 4:10 Manipulative Bastard - TV Tropes entry, used by Anthony at 12:33 Justice League: Doom - Movie referenced by Anthony at 12:44 GDPR - Mentioned by Anthony at 23:51 "No man is an island" - from Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, paraphrased by Dr. Issues at 25:47 Creator Avatar - TV Tropes entry, mentioned by Anthony at 27:09 Paranoid personality disorder - Mentioned by Dr. Issues at 47:52 Delusional disorder - Mentioned by Dr. Issues at 47:56 iTunes: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: hereTwitterFacebookE-mailPatreon