Marvel Director Chase Conley: On losing friends over Sobriety, why finishing the job means getting chosen, Miles Morales, and forgetting how he met Jasper, twice.

Chase is now the Episodic Director at Marvel Animation Studios working on X-Men 97', but got his start copying pages from the comic books his grandpa would get him in town. This led him on an incredible journey from being offered a job at Marvel at 19 (and turning it down), moving to Korea while working as a comic illustrator, and more, and being supported by the few other Black visionaries in his industry. 

0:06 Intro

1:04 Welcoming Chase to the Pod

4:20 How Chase & Jasper Met, Twice

5:49 Chase's Upbringing in Morganton, North Carolina & His Family Dynamics

10:50 Discovering who his father was

12:27 How Cartoons Shaped his Childhood

14:34 Family Support and making the jump full on into art and animation

17:07 Conforming into school through drawing

18:36 Heroes Con and His Big Break

19:49 What Storyboard Artists Are

21:13 What moving to South Korea did for him

27:02 Winning a Marvel Portfolio Review at 19

30:28 Finding out when Drawing was it

39:30 Meeting Peter Ramsay of Marvel Animation, Spider-Man into the Spiderverse

42:53 The influence of Miles Morales, a "Black Spiderman" and its societal impact

46:38 Cultural washing of characters vs. creating new characters

48:21 How creative can be just as rewarding as rapping, playing basketball

51:19 The proliferation of culture through food

54:39 On getting fired at Pizza Hut and his first job loss in Direct to Video at Warner Brothers

59:25 As an Episodic Director at Marvel Animation and X-Men 97

1:12:00 Ending

FOOD on the Pod

3:17 Amuse: Blue Fin Tuna Tostado with White Truffle Oil and Microgreens

37:10 Favorite Bite: Seared Hokkaido Scallop with Cilantro Szechuan Chimichurri

1:09:54 Last Bite: Jumbo Thai Water Prawns with Astrea Caviar on candied tomato jam and yuzu tzatziki sauce

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