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Send us a textOur next guest was just nominated for 3 Eisner Award's and deservedly so in the eyes of our host, one of his biggest fans.Mark Russell broke free of a fundamentalist religious upbringing and used that knowledge to write a novel that skewered the Bible in a deeply comedic a fashion. This opened a path towards a career in comics that began with Prez and lead to The Flintstones, which despite it's simplistic origins was an incredibly intelligent book that dissected the concepts and institutions we follow today through their origins in a primitive society. A unique and thought provoking author his newest book Superman: Space Age is a masterpiece of superhero narratives exploring the idea of hope in the face of the direst of situations.André and Mark discussed staying off the "weirdo" list at the local Library, the importance of perspective when it comes to navigating our complex society, Existential Dread mixed with curiosity and the endurance of hope.Support the show
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