{"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 Skroce From Designing The Matrix To Tales Of Wonder, A Journey From Comics To Hollywood And Back!","slug":"steve-skroce-from-designing-the-matrix-to-tales-of-wonder-a-journey-from-comics-to-hollywood-and-back","published_at":"2026-08-24T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/direct-edition-6758597/steve-skroce-from-designing-the-matrix-to-tales-of-wonder-a-journey-from-comics-to-hollywood-and-back","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/direct-edition-6758597","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2638426/episodes/19687811-steve-skroce-from-designing-the-matrix-to-tales-of-wonder-a-journey-from-comics-to-hollywood-and-back.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2638426/episodes/19687811-steve-skroce-from-designing-the-matrix-to-tales-of-wonder-a-journey-from-comics-to-hollywood-and-back.mp3","summary":"Cartoonist Steve Skroce joins Dave to discuss Tales of Wonder, his new five-issue series with Image comics. Skroce shares how comedic films like Galaxy Quest and Tropic Thunder shaped the book's DNA, the creative falling out that inspired its themes, and why creative collaboration is always worth protecting. The two discuss Skroce’s years storyboarding all four Matrix films with the Wachowskis, how Geof Darrow's mentorship transformed his artistic approach, and the current resurgence of...","meta_description":"Cartoonist Steve Skroce joins Dave to discuss Tales of Wonder, his new five-issue series with Image comics. Skroce shares how comedic films like Galaxy Qu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3510,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/direct-edition-6758597/episodes/steve-skroce-from-designing-the-matrix-to-tales-of-wonder-a-journey-from-comics-to-hollywood-and-back/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-skroce-from-designing-the-matrix-to-tales-of-wonder-a-journey-from-comics-to-hollywood-and-back.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}