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Inside the fiendish creations & comic book secret origin of David Dastmalchian in Popversations

David Dastmalchian gives us a tour of his life (and his comic collection)

Features by Ashley V. Robinson, Popverse video producer

Additional contributions by Chris Arrant

Published on Fri Nov 22 2024

David Dastmalchian is one of your favorite director's favorite actors. He has appeared in everything from Oppenheimer to the Ant-Man trilogy, and is a frequent face in the films of James Gunn, Denis Villeneuve, and Christopher Nolan. He recently starred in the arresting horror film Late Night with the Devil, and will be appearing in Netflix's One Piece, Apple TV+'s Murderbot, and Bryan Fuller's upcoming movie Dust Bunny. While all that is going on, he's also turning his voracious love for comics and of writing into a side gig as a comics writer for the likes of DC, Image, and Dark Horse.

So, yes, we have a lot to talk about with him.

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Ashley V. Robinson: Ashley Victoria Robinson is a Canadian hobbit now living in the United States. She is a Popverse Video Producer. You may know her as the host of the Geek History Lesson podcast (alongside Jason Inman), and was even the face of Twitter marketing for podcasters.