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: IntroductionBackground (02:44) Created by Steve Ditko in the Blue Beetle #1 (June 1967)Originally a Charlton Comics heroVic 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 exposedFrequent foe of the Banshee, a flying circus performerCharlton 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 RorschachGot solo series in 1987 by Dennis O'Neill and Denys CowanLearned martial arts from Richard Dragon to help him fight betterPrimarily 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 QuestionLater has relationship with Huntress while working in GothamTrains Renee Montoya to succeed him since he's dying of lung cancerNew 52 reboots character - Government agent recruited to help Amanda Waller run Suicide SquadGrant Morrison creates Earth-4 Question - similar to Mr. A and Rorschach, a murderous vigilanteIssues (14:17) Paranoia - everything is a conspiracyPrivacy - he can't be seen, but he investigates everyone elsePhilosophy - Ditko's objectivism personifiedTreatment (37:32) In-universe - Difficult because of the conspiracy theoriesOut-of-universe - Find truth in conspiracies, and then challenge the rest, coping with possibility of failureCouch skit (48:56)Ending References in episode: Skin gun - Mentioned by Anthony at 4:10Manipulative Bastard - TV Tropes entry, used by Anthony at 12:33Justice League: Doom - Movie referenced by Anthony at 12:44GDPR - Mentioned by Anthony at 23:51"No man is an island" - from Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, paraphrased by Dr. Issues at 25:47Creator 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