{"id":2434,"date":"2025-04-16T19:36:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/?p=2434"},"modified":"2025-04-16T19:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:36:07","slug":"kray-z-comics-and-stories-673-remembering-patrick-gruber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/?p=2434","title":{"rendered":"Kray Z Comics and Stories 673: Remembering Patrick Gruber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joe\u2019s partner in comics, Pat Gruber passed away a few weeks ago, and this week, we share stories and pay tribute to Pat.&nbsp; Joe met Pat in High School over a shared love of comics. They started a convention based business together and then bought Hot Comics St. Paul in 1992. Joe and Cory!! Talk about:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How Cory!! met Pat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pat accidentally putting adult themed trading cards into MCBA giveaway\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Pat character in a minicomic made by two people at Hot Comics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThe Shed\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The infamous Wisconsin Dells comic convention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Pat outwitted a scammer by making sure he got cash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Poker game at MCBA cons and how Frank Cho lost a LOT of money and had to do commissions to make up the losses.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The infamous \u201cblind guts\u201d game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pat meeting Traci Lords<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cHot Artist!!!!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also discuss Diamond Distribution news, freaking and geek, and the usual shenanigans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4497\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2434-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast673.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast673.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast673.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast673.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2434-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/kray_z_comics_and_stories\/krayzcomix.solitairerose.com\/audio\/KrayZPodcast673.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"KrayZPodcast673.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe\u2019s partner in comics, Pat Gruber passed away a few weeks ago, and this week, we share stories and pay tribute to Pat.&nbsp; Joe met Pat in High School over a shared love of comics. 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