About this season
Follow Marvel’s Joe Quesada as he drops in on famous storytellers from all walks of life to talk personal origin stories and what drives their passion for storytelling.
Episodes (6)
1. Gillian Jacobs & The Art of Directing
Aired 16 November 2020 • 12 min
Gillian Jacobs and Joe Quesada browse L.A.’s Book Soup, chatting about everything from her being cast on "Community" to her newfound love of directing. Next visiting Big Apple Comics, Joe shares some of his favorite comic writers, and Gillian discusses her upcoming Marvel documentary, Marvel's 616.
2. Sasheer Zamata & Stand-Up Comedy
Aired 20 November 2020 • 12 min
Joe Quesada catches up with comedian Sasheer Zamata to talk about the similarities between storytelling in comic books and comedy.
3. Samhita Mukhopadhyay & History of Costumes
Aired 24 November 2020 • 12 min
Host Joe Quesada meets with Teen Vogue's Samhita Mukhopadhyay to talk about character fashion, design, and how it fits into the overall storytelling process.
4. Nelson Figueroa & His Baseball Origin Story
Aired 1 December 2020 • 12 min
Joe Quesada and former professional baseball player Nelson Figueroa trace Nelson's journey from a child growing up in the projects to a major leaguer who pitched for his hometown team, the New York Mets. Nelson also shares what inspired his love of comics, and what it meant to him to see Spider-Man don a Mets cap.
5. Taboo & The Power of Representation
Aired 8 December 2020 • 12 min
Musician and actor Taboo hangs out with Joe Quesada to examine how music, culture, and what it means to be a hero goes into telling an exiting story.
6. Ed Viesturs and the Mountaintop
Aired 15 December 2020 • 12 min
With famed mountain climber Ed Viesturs as his guide, Joe Quesada hikes Griffin Butte in Sun Valley, ID. Ed shares tales from his climbs of the world's tallest peaks, as well as his thoughts on fear & what motivates him to continue telling his story.