“Folks tend to call him ‘The Man of Steel’ nowadays. I guess that he’s the most famous person in the world… not that he was ever interested in being famous in the first place.” Welcome to another week of the Storied Arcs podcast as Mike and Alex continue their look into the works of Jeph […]
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“I made a promise to my parents that I would rid the city of the evil that took their lives. No matter what that evil looks like or becomes. I believe someday I will make good on that promise. I have to. I believe in Batman.” In this very special (and very long) episode, Mike
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And now for something (not entirely) completely different. For this season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex are taking a detour away from creator-owned, independent comics and stepping into the caped and cowled world of mainstream, Big Two (that’s Marvel and DC) superhero comics. But with a twist. The through line of the season isn’t
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This is a very special one-off episode. Alex and Mike were asked to host a meet-up night at a local Cincinnati Manga shop (Manga Manga.) We recorded the entire discussion and you can hear us discuss western comics, manga, and more! Keep your notes app open since there are a ton of great recommendations we
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“I… I want purpose. To contribute. I want to be accepted by society… live in a world I don’t have to hide in… make choices without being in constant fear of them destroying me or the ones I care about.” Mike and Alex are here to dive deep into the final arc of Alex +
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“Technology will always advance. But we need to be careful as we advance that we have humans always at the center of our best interests.” Mike and Alex are back to dive into right into Alex + Ada Volume 2 (issues #6-10) from Sarah Vaughn and Jonathan Luna. The guys discuss how much they enjoyed this story
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“It’s complicated, what makes a person. I think… part of it is experiences- whether you seek them out or they come to you- and your reactions to them.” In this new season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex jump back into the world of robots and androids and artificial intelligence as they begin their deep
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For the next season of Stored Arcs, Mike and Alex are jumping back into the world of androids and A.I. as they dive into Alex + Ada by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn from Image Comics. The guys talk about what drew them to this book (and why it maybe took a little longer for
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“He’s always got some eminently pragmatic blanket solution for a world that’s complex and irrational and… and human.” We’ve come to the end of another season of Storied Arcs, but before we move on, we have to discuss the final part of Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris’ political-slash-superhero tale, Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 5
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“The ‘Great Machine’ was nothing but a burdened White paternalist who thought he could swoop down out of the heavens to save the helpless people of the ghetto.” We’re into the home stretch as this week, Mike and Alex dive right into Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 4 (issues #30-40) by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony
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