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Art Deco Retro-Futurism SciFi Mystery Noir and Flying Cars... Welcome to the World of Mister X
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Steven and Chris discuss acclaimed graphic designer Dean Motter's science fiction opus, MISTER X (Vortex Comics, 1984); the first four issues were written & drawn by Los Bros Hernandez (Mario, Gilbert, and Jamie) of LOVE & ROCKETS fame and colored by Paul Rivoche.
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Chapters
1. Theme song (00:00:00)
2. Who or What is Mister X? (00:00:38)
3. - Quotes from Frank Miller & Rolling Stone (00:03:23)
4. Dean Motter (00:07:27)
5. Building Radiant City (00:09:40)
6. Paul Rivoche to the Hernandez Bros to Seth (00:17:15)
7. “Created by Dean Motter” (00:18:09)
8. Motter’s revolutionary design sense (00:21:41)
9. A triumph of exquisite style over all (00:28:05)
10. Heidi MacDonald on MISTER X (00:28:55)
11. The delightfully breezy art of Jaime Hernandez (00:35:21)
12. Women in the world of MISTER X (00:37:23)
13. Multiculturalism in Radiant City (00:42:22)
14. Paul Rivoche’s posters, colors, letters (00:49:15)
15. Insomnia & Mister X (01:01:21)
16. Background stories in Jaime Hernandez’s art (01:04:48)
17. Heidi MacDonald on MISTER X, Part 2 (01:19:03)
18. SPOILER WARNING -- we discuss the end of the series (01:36:05)
19. Did MISTER X inspire MEGALOPOLIS? (01:39:25)
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