“It’s Moore’s Law. Every two years, transistors double on integrated circuits. This is a constant since 1958. That means that we the people, the ones with the technology, we’re getting more powerful by the day.” Welcome to the first entry in Social Media Summer! This week, Mike and Alex are jumping back to 2014 to […]
In this episode, Mike and Alex introduce their latest themed set of books (see: Death Month from January 2025), only this time, instead of just a month, it’s going to stretch all season. They’re calling it Social Media Summer and they’re focusing on four comics that utilize and comment on society’s relationship with technology, specifically social media.
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This week, Mike and Alex are honored to be a joined by artist Marcus To, one of the co-creators of Joyride! They start with an quick overview on Marcus’ work on Hacktivist with Alyssa Milano, Jackson Lanzing, and Collin Kelly (a comic you may want to consider picking up soon for discussion on this podcast)
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“Good and bad, humanity can transform anything into something. We express. We create. Even when we’re under a dictator. Even when we can’t see the stars, we imagine them.” In this week’s episode, Mike and Alex return to Earth to wrap up their discussion of Joyride from Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Marcus To with deep dive into Volume 3
“The dead are dead– and their sacrifices kept me alive. They made this place possible. They made me possible. Moments like this… they matter ’cause they end.” This week, Mike and Alex throw a planet-wide rave and jump into Joyride Volume 2 (issues #5-8) by Jackson Lanzing, Colin Kelley, and Marcus To. The guys start
“Right now, you gotta get it through your propaganda-themed brain that you’re not the one giving me the choice. It’s 100% the other way around. I’m not going back to a world without stars.” Kicking off this season of Stories Arcs, Mike and Alex hijack a spaceship and head out into the unknown as they
For this season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex are heading back into outer space to dive into Boom Studios’ Joyride from co-writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (aka the “Hivemind”), artist Marcus To, and colorist Irma Kniivila. The guys run through the comic book history of the full creative team (including letterer Jim Campbell),
“Just look above you. Do you see? That is called the Immense Board of Lights. And there is the Great Black. And, strewn across it, small and surrounded and vulnerable and brave… there is the Great White.” This week, Mike and Alex wrap up their discussion of Top 10 by Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and
“Listen, I got a call for you and Slinger. Irma and Li are at Seventh and Macaroni handling some kind of psychokinetic Santa.” Welcome to a new season of Storied Arcs, and Mike and Alex are here to dive into Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon’s Top 10 Volume 1 (issues #1-7) from America’s
For this season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex will be tackling the critically-acclaimed, multi-dimensional police procedural comic Top 10 (issues #1-12 of the original series only) from America’s Best Comics (aka Wildstorm aka DC) by Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon. They start with some background on America’s Best Comics and use that
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