New Serious Fun talks Steve Ditko with Dr. Zack Kruse

Steve Ditko panels from The Amazing Spider-Man #33

The first episode of a brand new era for Serious Fun, now under the banner of Good CAHSS Productions, is available for your consideration!

Steve Ditko is one of the most important comics creators of all time, having co-created enduring characters like Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and The Question, but he is also one of the most misunderstood. Who is the real Steve Ditko? How did his politics and his philosophy influence his work? What can we learn from it today, and how has some of the meaning been lost in translation to other media?

This week, Dr. Bryan Carr (COMM/ITADS) sits down with UWGB English professor and Ditko scholar Dr. Zack Kruse (author of Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity) to talk about the legendary artist and writer’s history, work, and surprising facts you may not have known about characters you definitely do.

You can listen to the new episode on Soundcloud by clicking here. It is also available on your favorite podcast aggregators, like Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so subscribe and leave a review!