DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE? - Al chats with Eric Powell and Harold Schechter - COMIC CRUSADERS PODCAST #62

From the legendary minds behind comics like The Goon — and the author of true crime classics including Deviant and The Serial Killer Files— comes a powerful collaboration on an ambitious new graphic novel uncovering the most deranged murderers in American history.

Eric Powell is an American comic book writer/artist, best known as the creator of The Goon. While Harold Schechter is an American true crime writer who specializes in serial killers. He is a Professor Emeritus at Queens College, City University of New York where he taught classes in American literature and myth criticism for forty-two years.

Get in on the action as I get the juicy details about these two geniuses latest work: DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE?

In this episode:

[00:01 – 04:32] Meet the Minds Behind The Goon and The Serial Killer Files

I welcome Eric Powell and Harold Schechter
- Bio
How the collaboration came to be
- From Eric and Harold’s perspective

[04:30 – 20:51] DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE?

The inspiration behind the illustrations and writing
- The research into the story
- A look at the work
- Sympathetic but still flawed
The parallels to Alfred Hitchcock
The surprise success of the Kickstarter campaign
- A look at the trailer
The date of the release
- Available as of August 11th
The collaboration process
- Future ideas
- Navigating Covid
- Inside look from beginning to end
A look at Harold’s background
Eric and Harold’s other works
- Things to look forward to from Albatross

[20:52 – 25:31] Other Works and Inspiration

Where you can check out Harold’s book
- Maniac
Where the fascination on crime came from
- A mind shaped by horror
A look at the influence on Eric’s art style
- Inspired by Bernie Whrightson and Jack Davis

[25:32 – 29:23] Closing Segment

How to connect with the Eric and Harold
- Links below
Final words

About the creators:

Harold Schechter is an American true-crime writer who specializes in serial killers. Twice nominated for the Edgar Award, he is the author of the nonfiction books Fatal, Fiend, Bestial, Deviant, Deranged, Depraved, The Serial Killer Files, The Mad Sculptor, and Man-Eater; the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller Hell’s Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men; the Amazon Original Stories collection Bloodlands; and Ripped from the Headlines. Schechter received his PhD in American literature from the State University of New York in Buffalo. A professor emeritus at Queens College, he is married to the poet Kimiko Hahn. For more information, visit www.haroldschechter.com.

Eric Powell is a comics publisher, writer and artist who has contributed work on such comics titles as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Hellboy: Weird Tales, Star Wars: Tales, The Incredible Hulk, Black Panther, The Avengers, The Hood, MAD magazine, Devil Dinosaur, Swamp Thing, She-Hulk, The Simpsons, Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, Action Comics, and Creepy. But he is mostly recognized for his critically acclaimed dark comedy series The Goon.

Follow Eric Powell on Twitter. Go visit https://shop.albatrossfunnybooks.com/ for more creative works fit for kids!

You can find Harold Schechter’s projects on https://haroldschechter.com/.

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