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Who are the four most influential artists in your life? The four names that could be carved into a memorial that would represent your birth, growth, and continued development as a creative? As tough as it was to break it down to just four, we did it. So many to consider: N.C. Wyeth, Frank Frazetta, Mary Cassatt, Bob Peak, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Leiji Matsumoto, Jeffrey Jones, Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, John Byrne, Claire Wendling, Thomas Blackshear... The list goes on and on. 
Who is on your personal Mount Rushmore of artists? 

Here is our classic interview from our 'Barchives' with comic book artist, the late Jason Pearson (1970-2022). Pearson was known for his dynamic linework and coloring on Legion of Super-Heroes, Dragon: Blood and Guts and his creator-owned work Body Bags. He was also a member of the Atlanta-based art collective Gaijin Studios.
This episode continues our re-presentation of classic interviews and roundtables from our previous incarnation as SiDEBAR: The Pop Culture Podcast into our podcast feed.
We hope that our listeners, both new and old, will enjoy these vintage back episodes and follow us here for new episodes of Sidebar Forever!

Here is our classic interview from our 'Barchives' with illustrator/animator Eric Canete.
This episode continues our re-presentation of classic interviews and roundtables from our previous incarnation as SiDEBAR: The Pop Culture Podcast into our podcast feed.
We hope that our listeners, both new and old, will enjoy these vintage back episodes and follow us here for new episodes of Sidebar Forever!
 

"You're gonna need a good supply of body bags" for this playback review of the 1982 action classic First Blood. On the pod, we discuss the ten years this film spent in Development Hell, why Sylvester Stallone was against releasing it, casting alternatives including Steve McQueen as Rambo and Kirk Douglas as Trautman, and where does First Blood fall among other Vietnam vet movies like The Deer Hunter and Born on the 4th of July. 

With the holidays here and nostalgia in the air, the last episode of the year is on the topic of why we collect things. Do we do it because of perceived value or investment purposes? Are we holding on to a memory from the past? Is there a difference between collecting and hoarding? Items covered on the pod are comics, toys, G.I. Joe figures, baseball cards, Archie digests, discs, photos, convention badges, life lessons, and more.

Grab your popcorn and take a seat as we pay tribute to the greatest director in the history of Hollywood. Steven Spielberg's filmography is undeniable: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan... Hell, even Catch Me If You Can and Munich are pretty entertaining in their own way. Plus his newest film, The Fabelmans, is in theaters now.

Doesn't matter if you're talking Justice League, Avengers, or X-Men, superhero teams are one of the cornerstones of comics. Our conversation covers why teams form in the first place, classic team tropes, and which headquarters would make the coolest hangout spot. We also discuss comic creators like Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Joe Madureira who all made their superstar reputations telling stories about superhero teams.

We celebrate The Bourne Identity's 20th anniversary by discussing its loose adaptation of Robert Ludlum's 1980 novel, the film's influence on the spy subgenre especially Daniel Craig's Bond, and how this movie and eventual franchise turned Matt Damon into a bankable action star. We also discuss other films like Bourne such as Three Days of the Condor, La Femme Nikita, The Recruit, Atomic Blonde, and Red Sparrow. 

Remember when you had to go over to a friend's house in order to play video games with them? What about shipping physical artwork via FedEx? Today's pod is all about technology and practices that have gone the way of the dodo bird. They are extinct. Also discussed are pagers, typewriters, malls, cashing checks at the bank, and movies with a runtime of under two hours. 

A spoiler-filled review of the sequel to Marvel Studios' 2018 blockbuster Black Panther; starring Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong'o, and Tenoch Huerta.