07: SKREEMER (DC, 1989)

DC Comics’ SKREEMER by Milligan & Ewins

In this episode, Steven and Chris take a look at this pre-Vertigo book with soon-to-be stalwarts of the Vertigo imprint - Karen Berger edits, written by Peter Milligan, pencils by Brett Ewins, Inks by Steve Dillion

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Skreemer Issue 1; Dutch gets tortured

SHOW NOTES:

1:47 - Quick Recap of SKREEMER

1:57  - Set in a world like Robocop but pushed a little farther

2:16 - Intro of the comic series

3:41 - the aesthetics of Skreemer's storytelling; mashing up James Joyce with a gangster story

12:00 - Summary of the miniseries

12:27 - Production Design of the Book

15:00 - Discussing Issue One

28: 00 - Pete Milligan's main concerns as a writer

40:41 - Discussing Issue Two

01:16:25 - the year "2021" mentioned

01:24:25 - Color discussion, edit this

01:30:53 - Discussing Issue Three

01:35:48 - Discussing Issue Four

01:44:55 - Discussing Issue Five

02:00:23 - Discussing Issue Six

02:07:30 - Final Thoughts on SKREEMER

02:20:03 - 2021 said again, trim this out

Note: All images are copyright of DC Comics

The covers of the six issues of SKREEMER

Skreemer’s final fate