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Nunjas! Nazi Monks! Fred Van Lente on Archer & Armstrong #3

Whew! New York Comic Con really did throw a monkey wrench in these commentary tracks, but as of […]

Whew! New York Comic Con really did throw a monkey wrench in these commentary tracks, but as of now we’re back on track.We would have liked to have caught up with Fred Van Lente at New York Comic Con to have a conversation about the book in person, but whenever someone so devastatingly handsome hits a city with as many people in it as New York, his time tends to be in great demand. Maybe we’ll catch up with him the next time he’s in Syracuse, where we’re already bundled up in heavy coats, hats and mufflers and have been basically since September 1. Ah, Upstate New York!In any event, you probably want to hear about Archer & Armstrong…!Do you write the recap page? It’s a kind of perfect mix of the dry and the surreal.I do not. That’s our terrific assistant editor, Josh Johns. He has a great (read: “funny”) name for the collection I’ll tell you about next time. I try to give him as much help as I can, though, as we have a fairly involved plot at this point!

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