Kevin Smith and I talk about Bill Finger for an hour

KEVIN SMITH.

That is all.


Who am I kidding? That is not all.

I was the guest for the 1/20/14 Fat Man on Batman podcast—first of the new year, first of the year of Bill’s 100th birthday.



Though Kevin prefers in-studio interviews, we have tried and failed for months to be in the same city at the same time; given the time-sensitive nature of lobbying Google about my idea for the 2/8/14 doodle, Kevin for the first time recorded over Skype.

We had the video on for only a moment before shutting it off to improve sound quality. In that one moment, I did not look good:


Apparently, kibitzing with Kevin about one’s book does wonders for one’s Amazon rank (screen shot from a few hours after the podcast went online):

 (Before the show, it was six figures.)
And, if one of the comments can be taken as omen, it could also be good for one’s nonexistent film career:

“This has to be a film. Starring and directed by Ben Affleck. Guaranteed Oscar gold.”
People seemed to like the podcast.
Thank you again, Kevin (and Meg, Will, and Ashley). I look forward to seeing you soon...