Aug 6, 2026 · 46 min · 10 segments
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BJ KicksHost
Fred Van LenteGuest
Well, yeah, I mean, it's a great question and, like, the m- I think the, the most important part of it and the most challenging part of it is the when.
Like, we could go through the list of, like, pop culture truisms that didn't come from, like, the first episode, right? Like, famously, like Jimmy Olsen and Kryptonite, and Perry, and a bunch of things, Perry White I think, all came from the Superman radio show, right? They, they didn't come in the comics first.
Not the story that is hopefully good enough that people will want to write Wikipedia articles about it later, you know?
But, and it's so awesome to hear that Vampirates number one worked for you on that level, 'cause it's, it's probably the single toughest thing in any story, even if it's a brand-new world like Vampirates, even if you're doing Yeah.
Now, well, before I even say that, do we have, like, a roadmap? Is this an ongoing series? Is, is there a, an, an end in sight? Uh, th- we definitely have five issues.
... it's still a sa- satisfying ending for the, you know, the, the, the fans.
Well, yeah, I mean, it's a great question and, like, the m- I think the, the most important part of it and the most challenging part of it is the when.
Like, we could go through the list of, like, pop culture truisms that didn't come from, like, the first episode, right? Like, famously, like Jimmy Olsen and Kryptonite, and Perry, and a bunch of things, Perry White I think, all came from the Superman radio show, right? They, they didn't come in the comics first.
Not the story that is hopefully good enough that people will want to write Wikipedia articles about it later, you know?
But, and it's so awesome to hear that Vampirates number one worked for you on that level, 'cause it's, it's probably the single toughest thing in any story, even if it's a brand-new world like Vampirates, even if you're doing Yeah.
Now, well, before I even say that, do we have, like, a roadmap? Is this an ongoing series? Is, is there a, an, an end in sight? Uh, th- we definitely have five issues.
... it's still a sa- satisfying ending for the, you know, the, the, the fans.
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