{"id":7480,"date":"2020-07-31T21:34:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T01:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nimlas.org\/blog\/?p=7480"},"modified":"2020-07-31T21:34:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T01:34:22","slug":"nutty-bites-175-rooting-for-the-bad-guy-with-jack-mangan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nimlas.org\/blog\/nuttybites\/nutty-bites-175-rooting-for-the-bad-guy-with-jack-mangan\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutty Bites 175: Rooting for the bad guy with Jack Mangan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rooting for the Bad Guy<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7480]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7482\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nimlas.org\/blog\/nuttybites\/nutty-bites-175-rooting-for-the-bad-guy-with-jack-mangan\/attachment\/coverart175\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?fit=1400%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CoverArt175\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7482\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?resize=584%2C584\" alt=\"Nutty Bites 172: Rooting for the Bad Guy\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt175.jpg?w=1168 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Nutty, Jason, and Jack jam about Rooting for the Bad Guy and Antiheroes. Who are our favorites and why do we love bad protagonists? Jack also fills you in on his upcoming graphic novel fundraiser, &#8220;Am I Evil?&#8221;, details below.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h1 class=\"mh-header-title\">AM I EVIL? 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