Summary: <a href="http://deconstructingcomics.com/kumar/2017/08/derftomtimstevecraig1000.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><br> Look who Tim (center) ran into in Columbus: Derf Backderf (My Friend Dahmer, Trashed), Tom Spurgeon (<a href="http://comicsreporter.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Comics Reporter</a>), Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing, Tyrant), and Craig Fischer (English professor and occasional contributor to <a href="http://www.tcj.com/author/craig-fischer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Comics Journal</a>)! (Click the photo to enlarge!)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In this episode, Tim talks to Steve and Craig about their summer research tour that brought them to Columbus and the <a href="https://cartoons.osu.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum</a>, and how it relates to Steve’s revival of his ’90s comics biography of a Tyrannosaurus rex, Tyrant!<br> <br> <br> <br> Then Tom talks about the upcoming <a href="http://cartooncrossroadscolumbus.com/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC)</a> event he’s organizing for the Billy Ireland, and the current state of mainstream comics.<br> <br> <br> <br> As for Derf — that interview is coming later this month!<br> <br>
