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Kray Z Comics and Stories 682: Jim Shooter Was A Complicated Man, Part 2

It’s the second part of our look at Jim Shooter’s life in comics as we discuss:

  • Shooter’s attempt to buy Marvel after being fired leading to Valiant
  • Valiant’s early failures before becoming a hit via Wizard
  • STEVE DITKO DREW WWF COMICS
  • Joe’s shop making money with Valiant comics
  • How Shooter was forced out of Valiant and the companies he started after that
  • The rise and rapid fall of Defiant comics and Broadway comics
  • Shooter at Marvel and DC in the 2000s
  • Cory at a convention after party where Jim Shooter told stories until 3 am.

Rather than a retro review, they talk about the new Superman movie!

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

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Kray Z Comics and Stories 681: Jim Shooter Was A Complicated Man

Former comics writer, editor and publisher Jim Shooter recently passed and in this first of two episode, Cory!! and Joe go over his career from his first comics sale at age 13 to his last days as Marvel editor in chief. There are a LOT of stories, history and more as they discuss the life of one of the most influential people to ever work in comic books.

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