The Question

In which we discuss America's favorite problem solver, the Question!  We talk about his creation, his influences, his stories and where the character has ended up over the years.  We primarily focus on the classic late 80s run from O'Neil and Cowan.  It's good stuff!  As an aside, we just got our hands on a collection of the Deaths of Vic Sage.  Time to dig in!

This is our third (3rd) episode of Pencil Us In!  The format continues to evolve over time!  We thought it would be cool to give some creator bios along with the usual discussion of the character.  We think this sort of thing will stick around because part of the purpose of the podcast is to give a little history along with story discussion.  What do you think?  Leave comments wherever you're listening, tweet us, head to our Facebook!

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Phil here:  This episode I've started doing some short creator biographies.  This obviously requires a bit of research.  For the most basic elements, I just use Wikipedia.  Yeah, I know what it is, but I figure for things like birth dates and other basic facts it's useful.  I of course searched for some interviews and other such things.  Here's a few links!

An Interview with Denny O'Neil:
https://www.nerdteam30.com/creator-conversations-retro/an-interview-with-denny-oneil-the-author-behind-dcs-socially-conscious-70s

Interview with Denys Cowan:
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/denys-cowan-question-milestone-comics-return

Another Interview with Cowan:
https://www.thecomiclounge.com/post/2018/11/11/denys-cowan-legendary-artist-and-cofounder-of-milestone-media

Another Another Interview with Cowan:
https://www.cbr.com/denys-cowan-redefining-question-denny-oneil/

Another Another Interview with O'Neil:
https://www.gamesradar.com/revisiting-the-question-by-denny-oneil-and-denys-cowan/


And now for a list of what we read for this episode comic-wise:

The Question (1987): 1-36
Blue Beetle vol 5 (Charlton): 1,2
Blue Beetle vol 6 (DC): 4-6