PugW Editor Mason Rabinowitz joins hosts John and David to talk about Mason’s celebrity encounters while working at the world famous Golden Apple Comic Book Store, we get John’s book recommendations (or not?), discuss what it takes to get a comics career started, and John’s habit of stealing everyone’s stuff. Also, the podcast gets a hotline and a new tagline.

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Timestamp Segments

• [03:12] What happens if Mason doesn’t listen to the podcast?
• [04:13] Does John recommend Margot in Badtown?
• [12:01] How Mason got into comics.
• [16:44] John has never met Mark Hamill.
• [17:37] People trade in their comps?
• [21:40] The best Samuel L. Jackson story.
• [29:23] Mason and Bridget Fonda.
• [31:58] How Mason started his comics career.
• [34:23] Getting calls from Warner Bros.
• [40:39] The most valuable things in Mason’s house.
• [43:36] Kevin Eastman is a good dude.
• [46:11] An industry hotline.
• [50:22] The silent ‘T’.

Notable Quotes

• “We can’t let people know that you don’t pay any attention.”
• “What do you do with this? I just don’t know.”
• “Anybody in need should just listen to us.”

Books Mentioned

• Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo.
• Ambush Bug, by Keith Giffen.
• Batman '66, Vol. 1.
• The Boys, by Garth Ennis & Darrick Robertson.
• Daredevil.
• Margot in Badtown, by Jerome Charyn & Massimiliano Frezzato.
• New Warriors (1990-1996).
• Secret Wars (1984-1985).
• The Story of Marvel Studios, by Tara Bennett & Paul Terry.
• Ultimates (2002-2003), Ultimates 2 (2004-2006), by Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch.
• Wanted, by Mark Millar, JG Jones, & Paul Mounts.
• Watchmen, by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons.
• Youngblood, by Rob Liefeld.