Comics Rot Your Brain!

COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comic books (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) & Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss favorite books, runs, and creators.

The Bronze Age is — for us —  the greatest era in comics history. This period was defined by a weird rift in the fabric of spacetime that allowed an industry in flux to re-imagine what was possible. We all remember the eye-popping results: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, WATCHMEN, CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, LOVE & ROCKETS, MAUS, etc.

…But what of the lesser-known gems of this era: THRILLER, GRIMJACK, NEXUS, CONCRETE, MR. MONSTER, SCOUT, STRAY TOASTERS, and so many others?! These comics and their creators blazed radical new trails that changed the course of comics forever but often are left out of today’s discourse.

COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! exists to celebrate and reckon with the extraordinary legacy of 1980s American comics — all of it.

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