{"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":"Steve Bissette & Jim Rugg Bring Tyrant Back From Extinction","slug":"steve-bissette-jim-rugg-bring-tyrant-back-from-extinction","published_at":"2026-03-02T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/direct-edition-6758597/steve-bissette-jim-rugg-bring-tyrant-back-from-extinction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/direct-edition-6758597","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2638426/episodes/19655470-steve-bissette-jim-rugg-bring-tyrant-back-from-extinction.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2638426/episodes/19655470-steve-bissette-jim-rugg-bring-tyrant-back-from-extinction.mp3","summary":"Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing) & Jim Rugg (Cartoonist Kayfabe, Street Angel) join Dave to discuss the upcoming Artist and Complete Editions of Tyrant via Kickstarter , Bissette's singular prehistoric dinosaur masterwork. Eisner Hall of Fame legend Bissette and comic genius Rugg explore the role of fanzines in shaping early careers, the intensive scientific research that nearly derailed Tyrant's earliest issues, Ray Harryhausen, and how Alan Moore's advice solved the problem of creat...","meta_description":"Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing) & Jim Rugg (Cartoonist Kayfabe, Street Angel) join Dave to discuss the upcoming Artist and Complete Editions of Tyrant…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6499,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/direct-edition-6758597/episodes/steve-bissette-jim-rugg-bring-tyrant-back-from-extinction/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/steve-bissette-jim-rugg-bring-tyrant-back-from-extinction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}