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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 for storytelling […]

Welcome to another season of Storied Arcs! 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

Season 17: Pluto by Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki A manga? On an indie comics podcast? Don’t worry, we haven’t gone insane (yet.) This is great sci-fi, great detective/mystery, and great story-telling so we’re game! For this series, we cover Pluto by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki based on the original Astro Boy manga. Since

  In 2022, Mike was exploring the artist’s alley at the Cincinnati Comic Expo. There, he stumbled across the work of K. Lynn Smith. He made a Kierkegaardian leap of faith, purchased the omnibus edition of Plume, and got it signed. After thoroughly enjoying it, he passed it along to Alex who also loved it.

Season 16: Plume by K. Lynn Smith Volumes 1 and 2 “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

Season 15: Gospel by Will Morris Ver Ver was the cover artist for all five issues of Gospel. Ver is a resident of Edinburgh, Scotland, and is working on their debut graphic novel, The Wildercourt. The stunning covers for Gospel are all the contributions that we get from Ver on this project. We hope to

In this episode, we interview Will Morris to discuss the creation of his book, “Gospel” from Image Comics. We get to hear about his influences from Miyazaki’s manga and anime to feminist histories of the Middle Ages. You’ll learn about the influences of the book as well as how he got his break with Image

*Warning* This episode does not meet our usual family-friendly standards and does contain explicit language. You have been warned! After speaking with both the artist (Alexandre Tefenkgi) and writer (Pornsak Pichetshote) of The Good Asian, Mike and Alex had to keep it moving and snag the colorist as well, the great Lee Loughridge! We talk

Season 13: The Good Asian by Pornsak Pichetshote, Alexandre Tefenkgi, and Lee Loughridge Intro to The Good Asian & Creator Spotlight: Pornsak Pichetshote After getting the chance to talk with Eisner-award-winning artist Alex Tefenkgi last week, Mike and Alex felt it was only appropriate to focus the next season of Storied Arcs on the comic

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’