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Challenges in Creating an Economic Superhero Comic Book
TLDR Planet Money faces numerous challenges in creating a superhero comic book with economic concepts, including delays in the production process, difficulties finding an illustrator, unexpected printing constraints, and a last-minute financial crisis.
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00:00
Planet Money buys a superhero comic book, but the production process takes much longer than expected due to the complexities of the comic book supply chain.
04:32
Planet Money's attempt to create a comic book with economic concepts leads to a series of unfortunate events in the production process.
07:46
Efforts to incorporate complex economic concepts into a superhero comic lead to a ballooning page count and difficulties finding an illustrator due to scheduling constraints in the industry.
11:16
An experienced comic book illustrator, Jamal Igel, takes on the challenge of illustrating a complex economic superhero comic, facing the task of bringing to life detailed character expressions and emotions alongside traditional superhero action scenes.
14:47
The team faces unexpected challenges in printing the comic book, including the need to add extra pages due to printing constraints and a lack of specialized knowledge in the business side of the comic book industry.
18:29
The team faces a financial crisis right before the printing date of the comic book, requiring a last-minute $12,000 wire transfer to the printer to proceed with the production.
22:00
The comic book is finally delivered, bringing excitement and joy to the creators and especially to a seven-year-old girl in Kansas who has been eagerly waiting for it.
