Sep 7, 2021
From the legendary minds behind comics like The Goon — and the author of true crime classics including Deviant and The Serial Killer Files— comes a powerful collaboration on an ambitious new graphic novel uncovering the most deranged murderers in American history.
Eric Powell is an American comic book writer/artist, best known as the creator of The Goon. While Harold Schechter is an American true crime writer who specializes in serial killers. He is a Professor Emeritus at Queens College, City University of New York where he taught classes in American literature and myth criticism for forty-two years.
Get in on the action as I get the juicy details about these two geniuses latest work: DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE?
In this episode:
[00:01 - 04:32] Meet the Minds Behind The Goon and The Serial Killer Files
- I welcome Eric Powell and Harold Schechter
- Bio
- How the collaboration came to be
- From Eric and Harold’s perspective
[04:30 - 20:51] DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE?
- The inspiration behind the illustrations and writing
- The research into the story
- A look at the work
- Sympathetic but still flawed
- The parallels to Alfred Hitchcock
- The surprise success of the Kickstarter campaign
- A look at the trailer
- The date of the release
- Available as of August 11th
- The collaboration process
- Future ideas
- Navigating Covid
- Inside look from beginning to end
- A look at Harold’s background
- Eric and Harold’s other works
- Things to look forward to from Albatross
[20:52 - 25:31] Other Works and Inspiration
- Where you can check out Harold’s book
- Maniac
- Where the fascination on crime came from
- A mind shaped by horror
- A look at the influence on Eric’s art style
- Inspired by Bernie Whrightson and Jack Davis
[25:32 - 29:23] Closing Segment
- How to connect with the Eric and Harold
- Links below
- Final words
Resources Mentioned:
Follow Eric Powell on Twitter. Go visit https://shop.albatrossfunnybooks.com/ for more creative works fit for kids!
You can find Harold Schechter’s projects on https://haroldschechter.com/.
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