Polygon’s Entertainment Editor Susana Polo returns to the show to chat about the recent removal of the journalism Eisner Award and some of the things we’ve been thinking about of late in comics but haven’t had a chance to write about. Polo discusses article creation, balancing needs, the Eisner Awards changes, its impact on the comics journalism space, whats affecting that broader area, interview approaches, her love of Poison Ivy, that character’s fandom, Dark Horse Comics’ hot streak, the weird stretch for comic movies, where the space is at, the return of the Ultimate universe, the differences in Ultimate Spider-Man, Batman’s splintered nature, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’s approach to adaptations, the destruction of digital comics, the greatness of the current Fantastic Four run, and more.

You can find Polo’s work on Polygon.

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