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Nerdy Basement featured on almost every ma�or news outlet and trade , from Yahoo to CinemaBlend , Looper , �igital Spy , �melet and more . It even got us featured on Wikipedia , which is insane�
Coming insecond is my interview with Anthony Francisco , the former senior visual development concept artist for Marvel Studios . Hegave usthe privilege of not one but two interviews as he worked on ��ac� �ant�er and ��ac� �ant�er� �a�anda Fore�er .
W�� �����y�� ���e �� in�e��ie�in��e �����e� Marvel Studios head �evin Feige would be my dream interview . Iwould love to interview anyone who works or has worked for Marvel Studios . James �unn , the newly appointed co-chairman
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