Why Can't Ed Brubaker Just Write Something Nice?Listen in on this chat on all things creative with crime comic book mastermind Ed Brubaker whose trippy new book "Night Fever" is out now.

Ed Brubakeris one of the most acclaimed writers in comic book history, known for gritty crime series likeLowlifeandCriminal, and incredible runs onBatman,Captain AmericaandUncanny X-Men.

He and his partner in crime artist Sean Phillips have a new book out,Night Fever, and on this episode ofGet a Real Job,我们学习所有关于爱德华的创意过程中,他的career trajectory, and why oh why he can't just write something nice about ponies and lollipops for once.

Ed has received five best writer Eisner and Harvey Awards for his comic book work over the last decade, and he not only co-created the Winter Soldier character for Marvel comics, but he also has an award-winning cameo in the MCUCaptain America: Winter Soldierflick. (Okay, maybe it didn't win any awards but damn it it should have!)

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Check out Ed's work for Image Comics and sign up for his incredibly entertaining newsletter Notes From the Basementhere. If you like a good dose of trippy weirdness with your crime fiction, be sure to pick up onNight Fever.

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Dan Bova, VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com, has high-energy chats with entrepreneurs who are pursuing careers that their parents, teachers and any sane person in their life can't wait for them to quit and "get a real job." Everyone from comedians to treasure hunters to craft brewers will explain the ups and downs of doing something that is decidedly not normal, that doesn't have a guaranteed future, but damn is it fun in the meantime.

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