In the second episode of The Ashcan Edition, Brant Lewis interviews acclaimed cartoonist Dan Schkade about his recent work on the long running comic strip Flash Gordon, dissects what makes a good superhero for Portland, and why words like prepuscular work so well in a mystery story.

You can follow Dan Schkade on social media @danschkade. You can also follow Brant Lewis on Twitter @Brant__Lewis and on Bluesky @brantlewis.

Music is Win This Battle Win This War by Everet Almond.