“You’re in command, sir. Everything you do is the right thing. Even when it’s not.” This week on Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex continue their exploration of Letter 44 by Charles Soule and Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque with Deluxe Volume 2 (issues #13-24). The guys start by discussing the escalation in the storylines, both on Earth […]
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“But in my opinion, if they can travel between stars then we can invent as many laser guns as we want and it won’t make a damn bit of difference.” Welcome to the new season of Storied Arcs, where Mike and Alex are diving into the political/sci-fi mash-up of Letter 44 by Charles Soule and
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In this zero episode, Mike and Alex get you primed for Letter 44 by Charles Soule and Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque from Oni Press (originially) and Image Comics (currently). The guys start with a quick synopsis of the book (sci-fi thriller in space combined with political drama on Earth) and recount its publishing history, providing a
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“Mindset’s advanced habitat helps us all become free from manipulative social media algorithms. Because when a person knows how they’re being influenced, they have the power to break free and change their mindset!” Welcome to the final entry in Social Media Summer! For this final discussion on the theme, Mike and Alex question who really
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This week, Mike and Alex are here to intro the final installment of Social Media Summer, Mindset by Zack Kaplan and John Pearson from Vault Comics. They start by covering the creative team behind the book (including mentioning letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, who’s lettered seemingly every book they’ve covered that’s been published within the last few
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“I was showing everyone that technology is nothing but a monster.” “Technology is just a tool. Human beings still do the heavy lifting.” Welcome to book three of Social Media Summer! This week, Mike and Alex dive into Thumbs (issues #1-5) from Image Comics by Sean Lewis and Hayden Sherman. They start by examining the
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Social Media Summer continues this week as Mike and Alex jump a little further forward on the decline of social media timeline (June to August 2019) to introduce Thumbs by Sean Lewis and Hayden Sherman from Image Comics. As usual, the guys give a quick rundown of the creative team’s comics history, as well as
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“It is no longer white noise. It is a deafening crescendo. News flits by in a millisecond. Who can tell what is truth? Every moment of every day… we are besieged.” Mike and Alex close out book two of Social Media Summer this week with a dive into Unfollow Volume 3: Turn It Off (issues
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“I mean, what’s the point of doing something unless you can tell the whole world?” This week on Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex continue to make their way through Social Media Summer with Unfollow Volume 2: God Is Watching (issues #7-12) by Rob Williams and Michael Dowling from DC Comics/Vertigo. The guys discuss how narrowing
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“The great terror comes form the universe’s actions that do not have a cognizant mind behind them. What if all we are is swept away by something that wants nothing? That means nothing?” Welcome to book two of Social Media Summer! This week, Mike and Alex begin their look at Unfollow by Rob Williams and
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