To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Marvel Knights, we welcome Joe Quesada  to tell the origin story of the imprint and contextualize it within Marvel history. One lucky break he got early in his career came full circle with the launch of Marvel Knights. That single opportunity he was given has continued to inform his creative career (and life) ever since. Sponsored by * Mack Weldon: use GIANT at checkout to save 20% on modern, superhero-grade underwear and men's basics. * You can also support the show directly by becoming an ESN Member. We're launching new Members-only benefits this spring, including early access to upcoming episodes, select interview-only recordings, and more.

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Giant Size 49: Joe Quesada - Reasons Why I’m Here

John interviews Dean Haspiel pre-Election 2016 about what it is that he's afraid of and the infinite emptiness of the internet, while Moisés talks with Alex de Campi about the glorious darkness of certain fairy tales and the importance of being on a Science Ninja Team. Sponsored by * Fracture: photos printed beautifully on glass to make those once-in-a-lifetime memories last you a lifetime. Made in the USA (with international shipping available). Visit fractureme.com/podcast and tell them we sent you to save 10% on your first order.

Giant Size 48: Enforceable Curfew and Women in Towers

As a coda to our creator spotlight on Dan Slott, we look at the just-released Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #1. There's a spoiler warning at the point where we start spoiling, so don't worry. In the outro, we tease some upcoming guests and episodes. Sponsored Exclusively by * Fracture: photos printed beautifully on glass to make those once-in-a-lifetime memories last you a lifetime. Made in the USA (with international shipping available). Visit fractureme.com/podcast and tell them we sent you to save 10% on your first order.

Giant Size One-Shot 7: The Death Of

Dan Slott injects danger and fear for our hero's life wherever he can, and that's why we love his work on Spider-Man. Those choices extends to how he has brought unexpected, sometimes-hated (and then loved), but always interesting changes to the status quo of various characters. We also hear from the man himself about not only his sensational and spectacular run onAmazing Spider-Man, but also his work on She-Hulk, The Thing, Silver Surfer, Ren & Stimpy, andArkham Asylum: Living Hell. Sponsored Exclusively by * Fracture: photos printed beautifully on glass to make those once-in-a-lifetime memories last you a lifetime. Made in the USA (with international shipping available). Visit fractureme.com/podcast and tell them we sent you to save 10% on your first order.

Giant Size 47: Monkey's Paws with Dan Slott

Special Cameo Appearance by Stan "The Man" Lee! We waited until the second issue ofCaptain America: Steve Rogers came out to talk about the whole "Hail HYDRA" thing. How many people read comics versus read headlines about them? What is and isn't "a gimmick"? Are we on-board?

Giant Size One-Shot 6: The Amazing Cube

This is either a "Triple-Sized" One-Shot or a Regular-Sized regular episode (or both!) coveringDC Universe Rebirth #1. There was confusion we were aware of before starting, and all-new, all-different confusion we discover while recording. We stay spoiler-free until the 37-minute mark. Sponsored by * Mack Weldon: use GIANT at checkout to save 20% on modern, superhero-grade underwear and men's basics. Keep them coming back as sponsors and Moisés will do something embarrassing in public wearing their trunks.

Giant Size One-Shot 5: Emotional Payoff

Neither of us liked Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. We hadn't spoken to each other about it until we recorded this all-spoiler-filled discussion. Weeks later, neither of us can really tell you what the movie was about or trying to say other than "these characters all suck and need fixing." Well...now they sure as hell do. Brought to you by * Mack Weldon: use GIANT at checkout to save 20% off modern, superhero-grade underwear and men's basics. Keep them coming back as sponsors and Moisés will do something embarrassing in public wearing their trunks.

Giant Size 46: Teaser Trailers for Other Superheroes

Southern Cross co-creator Andy Belánger has done Big Two, licensed, and is now a loud-and-proud "creator-owned or GTFO" advocate who is all-in with Image Comics. We discuss his work, fandom, and wrestling. This live episode was recorded at Dallas Fan Days in February 2016. Special Guest * Andy Belánger (Comic Book DB bibliography, twitter) * Get the first volume of Southern Cross for $9.99, co-created by Andy and Becky Cloonan with coloring by Lee Loughridge

Giant Size 45: Do Your Thousand Pages

Storyteller artist Paul Ryan was more than just a "pencil guy". A consummate draftsman who came to comics work in his mid-30's, Ryan embodied a work ethic seldom seen then or now. The news of his sudden passing this past weekend took everyone by surprise this morning. The majority of this episode is comprised of a "Modern Marvel Masters" panel we hosted at Dallas Fan Days in October 2015. The panel includes Ryan, his friend and colleagueHoward Mackie, and Val Mayerik. Rather than edit the panel down to only Paul Ryan's anecdotes, it's presented here uncut, uninterrupted, and followed by a few minutes of further appreciation by your hosts. We'd originally planned to run portions of this as two separate episodes, but considering the circumstances of the day, we hope you agree that this is the best tribute we could offer. Photo credit: Dallas Comic Con Fan Days 2015 From left: Moisés, Howard Mackie, Paul Ryan, Val Mayerik, the side of John's head Special Guests * Paul Ryan (Comic Book DB bibliography) * Howard Mackie (Comic Book DB bibliography, Facebook) * Val Mayerik (Comic Book DB bibliography, website, Facebook)

Giant Size 44: I'm Not Stan, You're Not Jack

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #125 is one of the best values you can find for a comic from the 1960’s. Spurred by a Nostradamus prophecy discovered under the sea (you read that correctly), Jimmy Olsen collects the tears of four people, including Superman in the hopes of obtaining superpowers. Brought to you by * Comic Bento: The original graphic novel subscription box service. Get $5 off your first month by using GIANTSIZE at checkout.

Giant Size One-Shot 4: Dream Big, Jimmy Olsen

Kelly Sue DeConnick has a massive, loyal, and deeply passionate following for a very good reason: she makes comics that mean something to people. In this Creator Spotlight episode, we discuss her body of work, and the distinct humanity of her voice as a writer. This episode features excerpts from a previously recorded interview with DeConnick. Kelly Sue portrait art by the amazing Christian Ward. Brought to you by * Comic Bento: The original graphic novel subscription box service. Get $5 off your first month by using GIANTSIZE at checkout.

Giant Size 43: Collaborative and Non-Compliant

Captain America gets a lot of Avengers Middle Management Work done! The Red Skull has (consensual) sex with a lady in a hot tub (how does she kiss him?)! Thor (Eric Masterson) is put on probation! Red Skull’s ancestral family house…drips dough! * Have you rated and reviewed the show in iTunes? Recommended episodes in Overcast? Sent us a feedback email? Promoted the show on social media or supported our sponsors? You could be the Giant Size Fan of the Show of the Month and win a box full of various comics including  Captain America #395! * Their first ad doesn't run until next week, but you can get $5 off of your first month of Comic Bento using the offer code GIANTSIZE at checkout. This is a great way to bribe your way to Fan of the Show of the Month, for what it's worth.

Giant Size One-Shot 3: Sentient Dough

What is the aftermath of two of the biggest of Big Two Mega-Event Crossovers in comics history? Are our buying habits…FOREVER CHANGED??? (Yes.) How or can we justify $5 cover prices? Find out in a truly 80-ish-“page” (minute) Giant episode of the show! ...with Special Guest and former Marvel EIC (and the writer of the original Secret Wars) Jim Shooter. Now that Convergence and Secret Wars (2015+2016) are over, this episode serves as the truefinale to Crossover Crisis Infinity, our 2015 multi-part series on All Big Two Crossovers Ever…which, like Secret Wars, ends the following calendar year and ends up longer in terms of installments than was ever advertised.

Giant Size 42: No Children Were Murdered

Secret Wars (2015) is complete as of this, the second week of 2016. Since we did a mega-event-scale series on crossovers last year that was kicked off by the announcement of Secret Wars, we dig into our spoiler-filled thoughts on the final issue, as well as the event as a whole.

Giant Size One-Shot 2: Issue Ten Out of Eight

A primer on Star Wars comics from 1977 forward, covering everything in general from early movie adaptations to the lengthy Dark Horse work in the Expanded Universe to the "New Marvel Era" and speculation on what is (and we hope) to come.

Giant Size 41: Definitely Wedge

Comic book panel show Giant Size, uncut Artist Edition interviews, and related Test Pattern pre/post-shows from ESN.fm

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