I migliori Storied Arcs podcast (2024)

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Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 04 1:42:17

5d ago1:42:17

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Send us a Text Message. "The 'Great Machine' was nothing but a burdened White paternalist who thought he could swoop down out of the heavens to save the helpless people of the ghetto." We're into the home stretch as this week, Mike and Alex dive right into Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 4 (issues #30-40) by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. The guys work…

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Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 03 1:17:32

12d ago1:17:32

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Send us a Text Message. "If the city gets too comfortable in the belief I'm going to personally fix everything, they'll stop striving to solve problems on their own." In this week's episode, Mike and Alex are here to discuss Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 3 (issues #21-29 plus Special #3) from Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. The guys dive into how the …

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Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 02 1:35:48

19d ago1:35:48

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Send us a Text Message. "I don't know when I went from hero to villain in this town, but it sure as s*** happened fast." In this week's episode of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex tackle Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 2 (issues #12-29 plus Specials #1-2) from Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. The guys jump right into the various storylines presented in this v…

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Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 01 1:35:03

26d ago1:35:03

1:35:03

Send us a Text Message. "Everyone was scared back then, and when folks are scared, they want to be surrounded by heroes. But real heroes are just a fiction we create. They don't exist outside of comic books." Welcome to the new season of Storied Arcs, where Mike and Alex are diving deep into Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris' Ex Machina, originally …

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Intro to Ex Machina & Creator Spotlight: Tony Harris, Tom Feister, Jim Clark, and JD Mettler 1:06:18

1M ago1:06:18

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Send us a Text Message. For the new season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex strap on their jetpacks and soar into the sky as they get ready to discuss Ex Machina by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris, originally published by DC under the Wildstorm imprint beginning in 2004 before moving over to the Vertigo imprint and then eventually to the Black Label…

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Creator Interview: Lydia Sherrer 2:18:08

1M ago2:18:08

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to a very special bonus episode of Storied Arcs! This week, Mike and Alex are ecstatic to bring you a conversation they had with writer Lydia Sherrer, the author of the Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus series aka The Lily Singer Adventures! They get into everything here, from how Lydia built and planned her book series fr…

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Creator Interview with Erica Schultz 1:11:55

2M ago1:11:55

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Send us a Text Message. This week, Mike and Alex are pleased to be joined by writer and letterer Erica Schultz, one of the co-creators of Bylines in Blood. They start by covering the origins of Bylines in Blood, how Erica got hooked up with both Van Jensen and Aneke to create this comic, and what the experience was like working with a co-writer in …

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The Lily Singer Adventures & The World of Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus 35:48

2M ago35:48

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Send us a Text Message. And now for something completely different (that isn't actually that different at all). Back in fall of 2023 at the Cincinnati Comic Expo, Mike got to chatting with writer Lydia Sherrer, author of the Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus series aka The Lily Singer Adventures. While not specifically comic-focused, Lydia has a passion …

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Bylines in Blood 1:32:17

2M ago1:32:17

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Send us a Text Message. "Reality is, there is no truth. Everyone's got their own perspective. No one gets to be the arbiter of that. The only thing you can do is make your own truth." On this episode of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex are ready to fight for the truth as they dive deep into Bylines in Blood by Erica Schultz, Van Jensen, and Aneke from A…

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Intro to Bylines in Blood & Creator Spotlight: Erica Schultz, Van Jensen, and Aneke 1:05:29

2M ago1:05:29

1:05:29

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to a new season of Storied Arcs! For this outing, Mike and Alex will be diving into their (and perhaps last, question mark?) series from AfterShock Comics, Bylines in Blood (issues #1-4) by Erica Schultz, Van Jensen, and Aneke. They start by pitching you on why they love this comic, including the way it balances mult…

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Creator Interview: Kyle Starks 1:11:56

2M ago1:11:56

1:11:56

Send us a Text Message. This week, Mike and Alex are super excited to be joined by Kyle Starks, the writer of their most recent discussion, Assassin Nation, along with so many other great comics. They cover a wide range of topics, including how Kyle got started working in comics (and why that might be Matt Fraction's fault) and how he was able to f…

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Assassin Nation 1:13:18

3M ago1:13:18

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Send us a Text Message. "So, what's the best way to stay safe from a hitman? Hire a bunch of better hitmen." Mike and Alex are here for another season of Storied Arcs, and this week they're discussing Kyle Starks and Erica Henderson's Assassin Nation (issues #1-5) from Image Comics. The guys jump right into things, looking at this story through the…

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Intro to Assassin Nation & Creator Spotlight: Kyle Starks and Erica Henderson 1:01:38

3M ago1:01:38

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Send us a Text Message. For this season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex are diving head first into the crazy world of assassins and hitmen with Kyle Starks and Erica Henderson's Assassin Nation from Image Comics. They guys discuss a little about what drew them to this book and then give some background on both Starks and Henderson and the other comi…

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Creator Interview: Justin Madson 1:00:01

3M ago1:00:01

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Send us a Text Message. In this special episode, Mike and Alex were fortunate to chat with cartoonist Justin Madson, the creative force behind Breathers. They discuss Justin's origin in comics, and how and why he began writing and drawing his own stories. Then they dive into Breathers, from its initial conception back in 2007 to its eerie prescienc…

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Breathers Part 2 1:14:02

3M ago1:14:02

1:14:02

Send us a Text Message. "Nothing's really all that different, is it? I mean, sure, we don't have to wear our breathers anymore, but we still have our scars. No amount of vaccines is ever gonna change that." Mike and Alex are back in the world of Justin Madson's Breathers with Part 2 of the extra-long discussion. As they being to wrap things up, the…

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Breathers Part 1 58:04

3M ago58:04

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Send us a Text Message. "Show me an idea that's not a little bit dangerous, and I'll show you a bad idea." Welcome to Part 1 of our discussion of Breathers from cartoonist Justin Madson! In the first part of this extra-long deep dive, Mike and Alex start by taking a look at Madson's storytelling approach and style, touching on the short story cycle…

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Intro to Breathers & Creator Spotlight: Justin Madson 58:34

4M ago58:34

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to another season of Storied Arc! For this installment, Mike and Alex are going about as indie comic as they can get as they get ready to discuss Breathers by Justin Madson. They guys get you familiar with cartoonist Justin Madson, someone they understand is probably not that well known, if at all, by most comic read…

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Creator Interview: Sarah Gailey 1:30:06

4M ago1:30:06

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Send us a Text Message. In a special bonus episode, Mike and Alex jump back one season and revisit their discussion of Eat The Rich and Know Your Station because they had the privilege of chatting with the writer and co-creator of those comics, Sarah Gailey! They start as usual with Sarah's introduction to comics and discuss how they made the move …

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Velvet Volume 03: The Man Who Stole The World 1:13:47

4M ago1:13:47

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Send us a Text Message. "And if I learned anything from Damian Lake's betrayal, it's that every move I make from now on has to be two moves. So I'm not just sneaking back to the U.S.; I'm lighting a signal fire." The adventures of Velvet Templeton come to a close in Velvet Volume 2 The Man Who Stole The World (issues #11-15) and Mike and Alex are h…

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Velvet Volume 02 The Secret Lives of Dead Men 1:16:06

4M ago1:16:06

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Send us a Text Message. "All these weeks on the run, I've just been angry... self-righteous. And it's so stupid... I know... but I'd actually forgotten to be afraid." Mike and Alex are back on the hunt for the most dangerous woman in the world as they jump into Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting's Velvet Volume 2 The Secret Lives of Dead Men (issues #6-1…

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Velvet Volume 01 Before the Living End 1:23:03

5M ago1:23:03

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Send us a Text Message. "A group of highly-trained spies and killers. And she'd played each of us... with ease. That was when I realized just how dangerous Velvet Templeton actually was." Welcome to another season of Storied Arcs! Mike and Alex are here to plunge head first into the world of espionage and intrigue as they break down Velvet Volume 1…

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Intro to Velvet & Creator Spotlight: Steve Epting 1:16:03

5M ago1:16:03

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Send us a Text Message. For the next season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex are once again revisiting the work of one of their favorite creators. This time, it's writer Ed Brubaker as the guys get ready break down Velvet, the noir spy thriller from Image Comics by Brubaker and comics legend Steve Epting. First, they give an intro to the book and tea…

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Creator Interview: Liana Kangas 1:04:21

5M ago1:04:21

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Send us a Text Message. This week, Mike and Alex are pleased to be joined by artist and illustrator Liana Kangas to chat about their work on Know Your Station and all manner of other things! They start with Liana's origins as an artist and learn how they went from selling comics in an LCS to making them. Then they move to Know Your Station, touchin…

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Know Your Station 1:42:25

5M ago1:42:25

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Send us a Text Message. "They controlled every aspect of our lived on Earth... and they used that power to make it so being up here, waiting on them hand and foot, was the best future we could reach for. We're not people to them. We're punching bags, scapegoats, and test subjects. We're disposable." Mike and Alex are back and ready to dive right in…

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Eat The Rich 1:26:29

6M ago1:26:29

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Send us a Text Message. "Ever since that first day, I keep trying to be the right kind of girl so you'll approve of me. But I'm not the right kind of girl, am I?" How does the saying go again- when the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich? Seems like a more than appropriate title for Mike and Alex's next discussion, Eat The…

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Intro to Eat The Rich & Know Your Station & Creator Spotlight: Sarah Gailey, Pius Bak, and Liana Kangas 1:09:09

6M ago1:09:09

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Send us a Text Message. New year, new season of the Storied Arcs podcast! And to kick things off, Mike and Alex will be covering two books by the same writer, the Hugo Award winning and up-and-coming comic star Sarah Gailey- Eat The Rich (with artist Pius Bak) and Know Your Station (with artist Liana Kangas), both published by Boom Studios. The guy…

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Annual: Best Of 2023 1:18:52

6M ago1:18:52

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Send us a Text Message. We've reached the end of another calendar year and once again, Mike and Alex have come up one week short on stories to talk about. But fear not! Earlier this month, Mike, Alex, and great friend of the show Andy took a quick road trip up Interstate 71 to attend GalaxyCon Columbus 2023 and decided that was a perfect opportunit…

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Ascender Volumes 03 & 04 1:24:20

6M ago1:24:20

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Send us a Text Message. "-I mean, after everything you have seen, it is so hard to believe there may be a design to the universe? -A design? All I see is chaos and death." We've reached the conclusion of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's space epic, and Mike and Alex are here to break it all down as they jump into Ascender Volumes 3 and 4, The Digita…

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Ascender Volumes 01 & 02 1:44:13

6M ago1:44:13

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Send us a Text Message. "There is no magic in the galaxy that I do not oversee. No power I do not control. I am Mother and the universe is mine." The cover may say "Ascender" but these collections might as well just be Descender Volumes 7 and 8, and Mike and Alex are here to break it all down, starting with Ascender Volumes 1 and 2, The Haunted Gal…

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Descender Volumes 05 & 06 1:21:22

7M ago1:21:22

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Send us a Text Message. "But do you know the irony of that, Doctor? Robots never lied before you created the Tim series... before you gave robotkind the upgrades that made us more human and more like you." In this finale that's not really a finale, Mike and Alex are here to discuss the last chapters of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's Descender in V…

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Descender Volumes 03 & 04 1:27:24

7M ago1:27:24

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Send us a Text Message. "What does it look like, Creator? I'm doing that you programmed me to do. I'm eliminating waste... just like a human." Mike and Alex are here to jump right back into Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's Descender as they dive deep into Volumes 3 and 4, Singularities and Orbital Mechanics. The guys debate and discuss the choice Le…

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Descender Volumes 01 & 02 1:09:02

7M ago1:09:02

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Send us a Text Message. "Because they fear us, Tim-21. Because they were hurt and they wanted to hurt something back. Because they are human." We've arrived at a brand new season of Storied Arcs and Mike and Alex are diving right into Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's space opera epic Descender Volumes 1 and 2, Tin Stars and Machine Moon (issues #1-1…

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Intro to Descender/Ascender & Creator Spotlight: Dustin Nguyen 57:09

7M ago57:09

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Send us a Text Message. For the next season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex are revisiting the works of Jeff Lemire (aka Mike's literal favorite creator in comics) as they plan to dive head first into a pair of books by Lemire and superstar artist Dustin Nguyen, Descender and Ascender from Image Comics! The guys give a quick tease of this epic, two-…

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The Apocalyptic Trilogy Part 3: Eugenic 1:16:05

8M ago1:16:05

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Send us a Text Message. "And what if I could make it so race would never be a part of the equation again? That the way the world views us would never rely on how much melanin our ancestors needed to protect themselves from the sun? I could make us all the same. I could make us better." The final installment of the James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan's…

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The Apocalyptic Trilogy Part 2: Cognetic 1:34:03

8M ago1:34:03

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Send us a Text Message. "You were always selfish. You rallied us together to stop him all those years ago because you were afraid of losing one life you treasured more than the whole. You convinced us that life was all about those little glories. The little loves. And we believed you. And here, you've done it again." The end of the world, take two!…

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The Apocalyptic Trilogy Part 1: Memetic 1:39:42

8M ago1:39:42

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Send us a Text Message. "So the fate of the world rests in the hands of the maniac who decided to end it with a weird picture of a sloth." Storied Arcs is back with another great season as Mike and Alex get ready to talk about the end of the world three times over. First up is part one of James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan's Apocalyptic Trilogy from …

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Pluto Volumes 7 & 8 with Tankobon Podcast 1:34:08

8M ago1:34:08

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Send us a Text Message. "No matter where we hide, we die. But, even if they know they will die... even if they know they will die no matter what they do, they do not abandon hope. That's what it means to be a human." At last, we have arrived at the epic conclusion of Naoki Urasawa's Pluto and of the Storied Arcs/Tankobon Podcast crossover event! Mi…

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Intro to The Apocalyptic Trilogy & Creator Spotlight: James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan 1:08:19

8M ago1:08:19

1:08:19

Send us a Text Message. For the next season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex invite you to join them at the end of the world as they get ready to dive into the Apocalyptic Trilogy, a spiritual and thematic trilogy of comics from Boom Studios by James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan consisting of the books Memetic, Cognetic, and Eugenic. As usual with thes…

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Pluto Volumes 5 & 6 with Tankobon Podcast 1:11:45

8M ago1:11:45

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Send us a Text Message. "If the stronger man wins, someone even stronger will just take him out. That's all there is to it." The Storied Arcs/Tankobon Podcast crossover continues! In this penultimate episode, Mike, Alex, and Cole examine Pluto Volumes 5 and 6 (chapters 32-47) and discuss how Naoki Urasawa is able to masterfully juggle a murder myst…

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Creator Interview: K. Lynn Smith 56:28

9M ago56:28

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Send us a Text Message. This week, Mike and Alex sit down and chat with the creator of Plume, K. Lynn Smith! They discuss her artistic and storytelling influences and look back at her origins posting her first work to the webcomic community. Then they dive into Plume, looking at why the Western genre was an appealing setting for her. They also exam…

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Pluto Volumes 3 & 4 with Tankobon Podcast 1:05:26

9M ago1:05:26

1:05:26

Send us a Text Message. "A.I.? An A.I. is not created. It is raised. Terrible sadness, frustration... these are what nurture and A.I." Welcome back to the Storied Arcs/Tankobon Podcast crossover, where Mike, Alex, and special guest Cole are jumping right into the next volumes of Naoki Urasawa's Astro Boy-inspired manga, Pluto Volumes 3 and 4 (chapt…

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Plume Volumes 3 & 4 58:12

9M ago58:12

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Send us a Text Message. "Revenge is for the selfish, justice is for the brave." In this episode, Mike and Alex head back to the wild, wild West and dive deep into the concluding arc of Plume by K. Lynn Smith with Volumes 3 and 4 (issues #10-17). They revisit the litany of Western-genre story tropes and discuss how Smith was able to once again subve…

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Pluto Volumes 1 & 2 with Tankobon Podcast 1:41:59

9M ago1:41:59

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Send us a Text Message. "He kept waving his hand until I could no longer see him. It filled my hard with emotion. My robot heart." Welcome to the Storied Arcs/Tankobon manga crossover event! This week, Mike, Alex, and Cole from the Tankobon Podcast dive right into Pluto Volumes 1 and 2 (Chapters 1-15) by Naoki Urasawa. The guys talk about the origi…

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Plume Volumes 1 & 2 1:10:52

9M ago1:10:52

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Send us a Text Message. "My father once told me that revenge was like a plume of black smoke. It seems tangible... but when you reach for it... you're grasping nothing but air." In this first episode of the new season, Mike and Alex head to the Old West to discuss Plume Volumes 1 and 2 (issues #1-9) by cartoonist K. Lynn Smith. They look into the h…

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Announcement: Manga Crossover with the Tankobon Podcast 8:00

9M ago8:00

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Send us a Text Message. And now time for a special announcement! On Tuesdays in the month of October, we will be dropping some bonus content on this feed that we're super excited about. We have teamed up with the Tankobon podcast for a manga crossover event to discuss Pluto by Naoki Urasawa, a story inspired by the classic manga Astro Boy by Osamu …

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Intro to Plume & Creator Spotlight: K. Lynn Smith 53:24

9M ago53:24

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Send us a Text Message. Mike and Alex are back for another season of Storied Arcs, and for this outing, they are diving into the world of webcomics as they get ready to discuss Plume by artist/writer K. Lynn Smith, originally published on the internet (RIP Smack Jeeves) and then in print by Devil's Due Comics. The guys get you primed for this super…

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Creator Interview: Will Morris 1:01:34

10M ago1:01:34

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Send us a Text Message. Mike sits down with the writer, penciler, colorist, and letterer for Gospel... Will Morris! They discuss the book's meaning, especially the ending, and how/why there was a change from the single-issue release to the trade paperback. Will also settles the score on the debate Mike and Alex had during their discussion of Gospel…

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Gospel by Will Morris 1:26:18

10M ago1:26:18

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Send us a Text Message. "Joan of Arc never sought to be martyred, nor to be venerated. She wanted only to deliver France from oppression. That is what I want. To deliver my friends from danger." Mike and Alex are back for another one-shot episode, this time discussing Will Morris' book from Image Comics, Gospel. The guys take time to praise Morris'…

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Intro to Gospel & Creator Spotlight: Will Morris & Ver 42:03

10M ago42:03

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to a new season of Storied Arcs! In this entry, Mike and Alex will be diving into the Gospel from cartoonist Will Morris and Image Comics. They'll talk about what drew them to the book (and maybe why Alex missed it when it was initially released) and also give some big picture thoughts on the story to set-up the disc…

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Creator Interview with LumeBento (manga publisher) 51:24

10M ago51:24

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Send us a Text Message. In this one-shot, Mike sits down with Javon Harris. Javon has dreamt of writing and publishing manga (Japanese comics) since the 3rd grade. Now, he's making it happen. In 2022, he founded what is now an international collaboration of creators and he's trying to get the word out. Know someone who is a manga fan? Be sure to sh…

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