Episode: 217

What’s Inside 217

Tom Brevoort (https://tombrevoort.com/), the Senior Vice President of Publishing for Marvel Comics, talks about how Marvel has evolved since he was hired in 1989 and how the comics influence the movies.

Actor Eric Goins (https://www.instagram.com/the_eric_goins/) talks about playing The Gambler on DC’s “Stargirl” on the CW.

0:00 SEGMENT 1: Tom Brevoort talks about being a comic book reader since he was 6, falling in love with comics after reading “The Fantastic Four” issues 177-179, being involved in over 5000 Marvel comic books since 1989, the hardest part about working at Marvel, what his legacy will be, what it was like when the first “Iron Man” movie hit, and how the comics are different from the movie and TV shows.

14:58 SEGMENT 2: Tom Brevoort talks about how the movies are now influencing the comics, how characters like Spider-Man evolve over time, how the “Civil War” storyline was adapted for the screen, “What If…” coming to Disney+, and what his favorite Marvel projects to edit were.

30:37 SEGMENT 3: Eric Goins talks about his aunt reaching out to James, auditioning for the role of The Gambler on “Stargirl”, watching an episode of “Stargirl” every week instead of binging it all at once, working on “Halloween 2” with Rob Zombie, working on “Cobra Kai”, the biggest acting lesson he has learned, and doing improv with Melissa McCarthy.

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