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 prescience in […]
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“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
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“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
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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
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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
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“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
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“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
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“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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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
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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
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