Kathleen Kralowec and Ben Kahn Interview & the Comics to Film Pipeline | The Comics Pals Episode 88

This week, the Pals interview Kathleen Kralowec and Ben Kahn, two incredible up and coming indie creators. We also talk all the biggest news in the comics industry, including the announcement of Jared Leto playing Morbius in the upcoming Morbius film, Barnes and Noble opening a kids graphic novel section in their stores, the announcement of several comic book properties being optioned for film and television and what that could mean for both industries, and much more! Interview With Kathleen Kralowec and Ben Kahn 04:51 Apples and Origins 26:49 Pals Pulls: 32:45 Marco - Giant Days #40 Phil - Batman by Morrison Omnibus Sean - Batman #50, Captain America #1 Review: 44:19 Man of Steel #5 News: Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel Name Revealed: 55:12 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-far-home-tom-holland-reveals-title-next-movie-1122904?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral Morbius Movie Casts Jared Leto: 1:02:58 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jared-leto-star-sony-spider-man-title-morbius-daniel-espinosa-direct-1108907 More Details Officially Announced for DC Universe Streaming Service: 1:08:19 https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/6/28/17511208/dc-universe-comics-titans-show-streaming-service Barnes & Noble Launching Kids Graphic Novel Section: 1:22:14 http://www.comicsbeat.com/barnes-noble-to-carry-more-than-250-titles-in-its-dedicated-kids-graphic-novel-sections/ Crowded Comic Coming to the Big Screen, Rebel Wilson to Star: 1:28:04 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rebel-wilson-star-produce-comic-book-adaptation-crowded-1123172 TV Rights Acquired to Image Comics' Gideon Falls: https://deadline.com/2018/06/image-comics-gideon-falls-tv-rights-acquired-by-hivemind-after-bidding-war-1202418901/ AfterShock Comics' Animosity Film Rights Acquired by Legendary Pictures: https://deadline.com/2018/06/animosity-legendary-apocalyptic-comic-murderous-animals-aftershock-media-1202419666/ Valiant Comics' Faith Coming to the Big Screen: https://deadline.com/2018/06/faith-plus-sized-female-superhero-sony-pictures-valiant-comics-maria-melnik-1202419224/ Main Topic: 1:42:09 Can the indie comics scene reinvigorate the comics-to-film market? Over the last year we've seen an aggressive move on the part of Hollywood to snap up several comic book properties for film and television, some even before the actual release of the comics themselves (see: Crowded)! We talk about the good and bad of these moves, and how they could solve the perceived problem of too many superhero films with nothing to break them up. The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop