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Dave founded Comic Book Herald in 2011 and has written a lot about comics since that time. See for yourself below!

Creannotators #72: “Barbaric” with writer Michael Moreci!

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This week on Creannotators, I talk Barbaric with writer Michael Moreci. We talk the importance of voice in genre (and for drunk bloodthirsty axes), finding inspiration in Hellboy, writing the Revealer horror movie with comics writer Tim Seely, the importance of taking creative risks, and much more!

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Review!

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It’s 2002 and I’m in Junior High, sitting front row (but too nervous to slide four seats over next to my crush) for the debut of the first Spider-Man movie of my life. I’m way too shy to talk to my crush after, but I can’t stop talking to anyone within earshot about Spider-Man. From this point forward I will refer to Spider-Man as my favorite comic book character (sorry Wolverine and Nightcrawler).

It’s 2012, and I’ve been married just over a year, and I’m watching the rebooted Amazing Spider-Man on DVD in my Chicago apartment, gin and tonic in my hand. I’ve started a comic book website recently, but it’s a fledgling little project. I won’t even cover the film there. I’m quite unsure of where my life is headed professionally, stressed out and aimless, but nonetheless I have a great time watching.

It’s 2021 and I have a rare night out without my three young boys, watching Spider-Man: No Way Home in a theater screening that required proof of vaccination against a virus sweeping the world yet again. Today I’ll worry about all the maskless moviegoers around me enjoying their popcorn, but for nearly 3 hours, I’m fixated on the webbed mask Steve Ditko designed so perfectly in the early 60’s.

A lot’s changed for me in two decades, but one relative constant is that I’m more likely than not to enjoy a great Spider-Man movie, and Spider-Man: No Way Home is no exception.
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Creannotators #71: “Yummy: A History of Desserts” with creator Victoria Grace Elliott!

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This week on Creannotators, I talk Yummy: A History of Desserts with writer/artist Victoria Grace Elliott. We talk graphic novel histories, the best baking legends, and how the history of dessert relates to the darker elements of our world’s history. And much more!

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

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2021 MMY Year-End Holiday Special!

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Charlotte, Dave, and Zack talk about all our 2021 favorites, across comics, movies, TV, video games and more. Plus, we answer listener questions like what would we do as head of Marvel in 2022, and which host is which character in a Christmas Carol?!

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