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Alex Grand interviews Roy Thomas, who returns to the CBH podcast to answer even more questions for a career spanning biographical interview. Tracing Roy's journey from his formative years engrossed in comics from Timely, National, and Fawcett, to his own pioneering ventures like "All-Giant Comics" and "Alter Ego", reading EC Comics, and encountering the Silver Age superhero revival. He discusses more of his Marvel era, highlighting milestones like the Kree-Skrull War and the welcoming of creative powerhouses like Steranko, Dave Cockrum, Denny O'Neil, and Jim Starlin while co-developing Thanos, Wolverine and the All-New X-Men. He discusses the highs and lows of his bond with Stan Lee, his interactions with Martin Goodman, the upheavals during the Perfect Film and Chemical acquisition, and the 1970s Marvel landscape peppered with stories of Conan, "What If", and the nuances of Jack Kirby's return to Marvel. Roy opens up about the pivotal decision to introduce "Star Wars" to the comic line-up, and his eventual departure from Marvel amidst shifts with Cadence and Jim Shooter. The narrative then transitions to his challenging tenure at DC Comics while writing All Star and Arak, showcasing collaborations with Gerry Conway across various platforms, his cinematic imprints on "Conan the Destroyer" and "Fire and Ice", and team-ups with Gene Colan on titles like Doctor Strange and Wonder Woman. Dive deep into his synergies with Gil Kane on Captain Marvel and the Ring of the Nibelung, as well as ventures with John Buscema on Avengers and Conan. The conversation also touches on his later literary reimaginings, including "The Iliad" and "Dracula", his significant stint at Topps, ghostwriting escapades for Stan Lee's Spider-Man strip, a cameo in Netflix's "Daredevil", and the enchantment of the Bronze Age.
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00:00 Intro
02:02 Comic books read as kid
03:43 Golden Age DC or Marvel, Fawcett
04:50 Team books most appealing
05:30 Got comics at Newsstands or Pharmacies
06:42 Comics strips read as kid
08:46 Created own comic books & characters as kid
13:27 Read EC Comics as teen
16:22 Other Roy Thomas
16:59 Silver Age Superhero DC vs Marvel Age
20:00 Fandom, Alter Ego, Jerry Bails, Biljo White
22:54 Relationship with Martin Goodman
23:40 Larry Lieber in the Marvel Age
24:36 Steranko Enters Marvel
27:46 Perfect Film & Chemical Marvel Buyout 1968
29:34 Stan becomes Publisher, Roy becomes Editor-In-Chief at Marvel
33:47 Stan Lee, emissary of Cadence Corp.
35:46 Illusion of Change at Marvel 1968
37:33 Kree-Skrull War with Neal Adams
39:30 Hiring Jim Starlin, developing Thanos
41:37 Hiring Dave Cockrum, co-creating All-New X-Men
42:45 Co-creating All-New X-Men & Wolverine
45:36 Quitting Editor-In-Chief, Relationship with Stan
50:16 Jack Kirby returns to Marvel 1974, Frustrations
57:00 Developing What If?
58:17 Bringing Star Wars to Marvel
1:04:00 Leaving Marvel, Jim Shooter, Stan Lee, Galton
1:06:00 Joining DC Comics 1980, All Star, Arak
1:13:11 Working under Jenette Kahn
1:14:22 Gerry Conway in the 1980s, Fire and Ice
1:16:45 Involvement in Conan Movies, John Milius, Dino De Laurentis
1:21:23 Return to Marvel 1986, New Universe, Shooter departs
1:24:15 Conan Comics late '80s, Tom DeFalco
1:26:36 Gil Kane on Captain Marvel and Ring of the Nibelung
1:31:43 John Buscema on Avengers and Conan, Stan's mistake
1:34:43 Marvel Illustrated with Ralph Macchio
1:38:46 Topps Comics early 1990s
1:40:37 Ghosting for Stan, Spidey Newspaper
1:43:27 Daredevil Netflix show Cameo
1:45:49 Roy Thomas' legacy, Magic of the Bronze Age
1:49:52 Wrap up
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