We Have Met The Enemy... And He Is Us! Archie Goodwin & Pepe Moreno's Lost Sci-Fi Classic

In this episode, Steve and Chris discuss the serialized story, GENERATION ZERO, from Marvel Comics' defunct Epic Comics flagship book, Epic Illustrated. A sci-fi story written by long-time comic industry luminary Archie Goodwin with painted art by the famed Spanish cartoonist, Pepe Moreno.Check out more of Pepe Moreno's art at https://pepemorenostudio.com/Support Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/c/ComicsRotYourBrainCheck out our website, www.comicsrotyourbrain.com0:00:00 - Music & Intro0:02:55 - Primer on Generation Zero0:07:26 - Contextualizing Contemporary Pop Culture0:17:35 - Moreno on his love of America0:20:46 - Praise of Archie Goodwin as Editor and Writer0:24:09 - Discussing Chapter One (Epic Illustrated 17)0:47:38 - The issues of Epic Illustrated that contain Generation Zero0:48:10 - Irony of the collected version by DC Comics 0:50:00 - Obscure nature of Generation Zero0:52:08 - Discussing Chapter Two (Epic Illustrated 18)1:05:18 - Discussing Chapter Three, "Desert Hunt" (Epic Illustrated 19)1:17:21 - Moreno's penchant of Suspect Page Design Readability1:24:40 - Discussion Chapter Four, "The Rat's Nest" (Epic Illustrated 20)1:27:00 - The Lived-In Detail to Moreno's Incredible Casablanca1:30:00 - Inexplicable Cybernetic Arm Non-continuity1:50:18 - Discussing Chapter Five, "Jungle Trail" (Epic Illustrated 21)1:55:48 - Yonomani Tribe makes an appearance?2:12:16 - Discussing Chapter Six, "Terror In Paradise" (Epic Illustrated 22)2:25:50 - Shock at the giant story reveal!2:26:55 - Discussing Chapter Seven, "The Last Battle" (Epic Illustrated 23)2:29:22 - Odd letdown of exposing the lingering mystery of Juan's father2:54:47 - Discussing Chapter Eight, "Face To Face" (Epic Illustrated 24)2:55:00 - The inappropriate nature of the cover art3:19:00 - Steve's Theory that there were supposed to a follow-up series3:27:00 - Talk about what made Epic Comics line so specialCopyright © 2024 Comics Rot Your BrainDrop us a line! Support the show+ Check out our YouTube channel to get a look at some of the fantastic art featured in our episodes. Visit ComicsRotYourBrain.com to sign up for our newsletter, Letter Column. You can also find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.+ We appreciate your support of the show via Patreon: ComicsRotYourBrain+ For even more cool shit, read Chris's Substack (cinema, comics, and culture) - THIN ICE©2024  Comics Rot Your Brain!#comicbooks #comics #graphicnovel