‘Shopping for Superman’ Director Interview – Wes Eastin on Comic Book Shops and Silly Super Heroes

This is a special one for me. My friend Wes Eastin has been working on a documentary for years, talking about the history of comic book shops, the fans who frequent them, and the impact they’ve had on comics publishing.

THE DOCUMENTARY IS FINALLY GETTING A RELEASE!

Hilariously though, it’s getting distributed on the EXACT SAME DAY as the streaming launch of ‘Superman’. What are the odds? TWO movies about comic book characters, with the name “SUPERMAN” in the title, getting launched on the same day!

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Geek Book Club 000 – Superman: Red Son

A HUGE “what if” story that we’re embarrassed to say, Juan has never fully read in one sitting. Andrew and Juan take a look at an alternate universe story featuring the most iconic superhero of all time. What if Superman grew up in the USSR instead of Smallville?
Shop for ‘Superman: Red Son’ on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2vu8R1U

Download this week’s show as an audio podcast (courtesy of Archive.org) GBC000 – Superman: Red Son

Next month’s review: ‘The Man From Earth’ http://amzn.to/2gSHhbp
Podcast records August 21, 2017 ~8pm Pacific

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