Welcome again to the paid subscriber only podcast with extras! But tomorrow is my birthday so I’m making this one available for free to everyone!
These early access podcasts contain additional minutes of discussion to open with and - I believe - are more fun and interesting. Use the time stamps below to navigate for topics
Thanks for the support! Here is what we discussed in the show, you can use these time stamps to skip around if you like.
Here’s a clean, topic-based timestamp breakdown of the discussion based on your transcript:
Timestamped Topic List
**Here is the complete list of topic timestamps for the podcast transcript:**
- **00:00:14 – 00:04:10**: Technical setup (webcam upside down/backwards, Riverside FM recording issues, flipping image, test recordings)
- **00:04:17 – 00:06:41**: Daily life and hobbies (lawn care, wheelbarrows of dirt, planting apricot trees, fruit trees and orchards in Canada)
- **00:06:41 – 00:12:32**: Childhood memories (growing up on an orchard, apple trees, rural Canada life, Jehovah’s Witnesses preaching incident with a friend, freedom exploring the river and woods with a dog)
- **00:12:32 – 00:16:03**: Imagination and media (lack of TV growing up, pretending to know TV shows, discussion of *Stand By Me* / Stephen King’s “The Body”, nostalgic atmosphere in films)
- **00:16:03 – 00:20:30**: Childhood bikes and town life (yellow banana-seat Free Spirit BMX bike, father’s workplace injury, corner stores, deli counter with skate sharpening)
- **00:20:30 – 00:24:28**: Canadian winter culture and modern observations (skating rinks, kids playing outside vs. video games, Muay Thai gym closing, shoulder injuries)
- **00:24:28 – 00:30:24**: Training and fighting background (praise for training descriptions in Henry’s book *The Paradox*, amateur boxing record 5-0, sparring culture in boxing vs. Muay Thai, hard sparring stories)
- **00:30:24 – 00:34:57**: 80s action movies (Bloodsport, Terminator, Robocop, Predator, Darkman, Kumite, Liam Neeson)
- **00:34:57 – 00:37:56**: Podcast intro and plugs (paid subscribers shoutout, Henry’s upcoming Kickstarter crowdfund for 108-page superhero comic, Ulysses’ *Spirit Girl* / *Spirit Goyle*)
- **00:37:56 – 00:44:31**: Introduction to *Savage Tales* #1 (anthology magazine, Larry Hama editorial/forward, “no philosophy, violence solves things”, macho cover art with biker chicks)
- **00:44:31 – 00:50:01**: First story – “Fifth to the First” (Vietnam War narrative, accurate military gear/web gear details, hero Santos, cartoonish VC enemies)
- **00:50:01 – 00:55:07**: Narrative tropes and cultural analysis (ragtag group of soldiers, post-WWII diversity vs. unity themes, contrast with WWII unity narratives, generational theory)
- **00:55:07 – 01:00:00**: Aviation adventure story (post-apocalyptic setting, biplanes, formation flying, crop dusters, cinematic panels with depth and scale)
- **01:00:00 – 01:07:20**: Detailed comic art analysis (black & white mastery, depth/foreground/midground/background, cave scenes, hatch work, contrast techniques, explosions)
- **01:07:20 – 01:14:08**: Art influences and future plans (Nick Fury resemblance, nighttime silhouetted scenes, photo reference, Henry’s plan for black & white sci-fi graphic novel)
- **01:14:08 – 01:19:33**: John Severin story (one-off, screen tones, WWII flashback, grenade throw, tough-guy action)
- **01:19:33 – 01:28:57**: “Blood and Guts” story (post-apocalyptic LA, cross-cutting technique, mutant zombies, modified Ford Fairlane with .50 cal, humorous dialogue)
- **01:28:57 – 01:34:43**: “Across the Rio Grande” western (grimdark outlaw pursuit, Apache scouts, screen tones, horses, visceral sweat/hat details)
- **01:34:43 – 01:38:08**: Other *Savage Tales* content (pin-ups, biker art, T. Bane character with daughter, halo jump cover, discussion of why the series only lasted 8 issues)
- **01:38:08 – 01:43:16**: Closing thoughts (Giant Size Two-Fisted Manly Tails crowdfund disappointment, old comic ads, wrap-up and goodbyes)
