{"podcast":{"title":"Direct Edition","slug":"direct-edition-6758597","podcast_index_feed_id":6758597,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2638426.rss","website_url":"https://directeditionpodcast.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/pjbcsxzmjn6u84j73511bo81f8br?.jpg","author":"Dave","episode_count":117,"summary":"A Podcast About Nothing... and Everything Dave from West Coast Davengers discusses all things comics, pop culture, movies, music, collecting with a nice dose of everyday life. Mix that up with some great interviews and you've got Direct Edition!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T04:21:05.691690+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/direct-edition-6758597"},"episode":{"title":"Nick Dragotta Brings Manga Influence To ABSOLUTE BATMAN With Scott Snyder!","slug":"nick-dragotta-brings-manga-influence-to-absolute-batman-with-scott-snyder","published_at":"2026-06-15T14:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/direct-edition-6758597/nick-dragotta-brings-manga-influence-to-absolute-batman-with-scott-snyder","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/direct-edition-6758597","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2638426/episodes/19655457-nick-dragotta-brings-manga-influence-to-absolute-batman-with-scott-snyder.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2638426/episodes/19655457-nick-dragotta-brings-manga-influence-to-absolute-batman-with-scott-snyder.mp3","summary":"Superstar Artist Nick Dragotta joins Dave to discuss the breakout success of DC's Absolute Batman. Dragotta shares the project’s Frank Miller-meets-manga blend of influences, his \"yes and\" collaboration with Scott Snyder, and the bold visual decisions that shaped the book's identity. The two discuss the cartoonists setting the gold standard for visual storytelling , Alex Toth, Japanese comics culture, Kentaro Miura, and why now is the only point in his career Dragotta could have made this boo...","meta_description":"Superstar Artist Nick Dragotta joins Dave to discuss the breakout success of DC's Absolute Batman. Dragotta shares the project’s Frank Miller-meets-manga…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4243,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/direct-edition-6758597/episodes/nick-dragotta-brings-manga-influence-to-absolute-batman-with-scott-snyder/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/direct-edition-6758597/nick-dragotta-brings-manga-influence-to-absolute-batman-with-scott-snyder.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}