“No honest man need fear cartoons.” In this episode, Mike and Alex get ready for war as they delve deeper into the world of The Unwritten with Volumes 5 and 6 (issues 25-35 plus 31.5-35.5). Finally, approximately halfway through the run, it feels like the story is on solid ground and it’s clear to both […]
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“Some symbols become more real than what they stand for. Like they’re part of a truth that’s beyond the regular kind of truth.” In this episode, Mike and Alex are back to discuss The Unwritten Volumes 3 and 4 (issues 13-24), where we finally start to get some clarity as to what exactly is going
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“Stories are the only thing worth dying for.” Welcome to The Unwritten and the magical world of Tommy Taylor, who is definitely not a total ripoff of that other orphan boy-turned-wizard savior you’re probably thinking of. In this first episode, Mike and Alex discuss Volumes 1 and 2 (issues 1-12) of Mike Carey and Peter
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The Unwritten by Mike Carey and Peter Gross Welcome to the most ambitious season of Stories Arcs to date! In this zero episode, Mike and Alex discuss the comics history of creators Mike Carey and Peter Gross and provide an introduction to their sprawling meta-fiction tale, The Unwritten. The guys touch on Carey and Gross’
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The Nightly News by Jonathan Hickman Mike and Alex have another one-shot deep dive lined up for discussion but before they do, they have a chat about the creative team behind that comic, The Nightly News from Image Comics- writer Jonathan Hickman, artist Jonathan Hickman, colorist Jonathan Hickman, letterer Jonathan Hickm… okay you get the
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The Seeds by Ann Nocenti and David Aja Creator Spotlight on Ann Nocenti and David Aja In this episode, Mike and Alex take a look at the creative team behind their next one-shot deep dive, The Seeds. They discuss the influential career of Karen Berger and the name-brand power she brought to Dark Horse with
You’ll find all kinds of goodies in this oversized holiday episode which we’ve dubbed an “annual.” In true comic fashion, we ran out of stories to cover by a week so we’ve compiled an annual edition. Alex and Mike talk about the books they’d like to cover for 2023 as well as shine a light
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Not All Robots by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. “And I suppose this has been the problem from the very start. The fundamental crack in civilization that has always set us against each other- mistaking productivity for value.” In the final episode of Season 5 of Stories Arcs, Mike and Alex leap into the
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Intro to Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Mike Deodato Jr, Flintstones, and Not All Robots This is a big one! Not only do we dive deep into the work and themes of Mark Russell, we also examine the art of Steve Pugh (Flintstones) and the storied career of Mike Deodato Jr. (Not All Robots.) This zero
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Kill or Be Killed Volume 04 “How did it all get so bad? And when did we lose hope that it might ever get better… instead of worse?” In the final episode of Storied Arcs Season 4, Mike and Alex are here to wrap up Brubaker and Phillips’ instant-classic Kill Or Be Killed with Volume
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