We go to work, we make our money. And for a large portion of the population we never actually see that money. It gets deposited into an account and from there gets distributed to other accounts – to pay rent, buy groceries, to keep the lights on. And when we want to buy a
“...in Black Monday Murders Hickman actually out Hickman’s himself.” Today on the program we discuss The Black Monday Murders by Johnathan Hickman and Tom Coker – which should be a breeze. It's...complicated. We have an interesting time trying to explain what is actually happening. Because the Black Monday Murders can be a bit daunting for
“There are heavy ideas going on in this comic, but also this is a noir detective comic. and that's pretty cool. ” This time we talk about the grand epic, neo-noir detective comic about hybrid animal-human people, Elephanmen: Wounded Animals written by Richard Starkings and drawn beautifully by Moritat. Set in a world post-pandemic (yikes)
“…a profoundly severe case of daddy issues comes roaring to the forefront with tragic consequences.” Today on the program we will be discussing Invincible – the inspirational story of a plucky bartender that gets to live his dream of playing football for the Philadelphia Eagles. Oh wait, that’s not right. We will of course be
On the program we discuss Monstress - the fantasy comic from Image Comics written by Marjorie Liu with art Sana Takeda. It is filled with intricate world-building, complex characters and stunning art that is some of the best being produced in comics today. It is set in a world of magic and war, populated by
Today on the program we will be discussing the Rock Candy Mountain, thee 2017 hobo spectacular by Kyle Starks published by Image Comics. This is a comic that features hobos, lots of hobos. And hobo fights. Just so many hobo fights. Also it is a loving homage to a distant past that never was and is
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! On this episode we discuss Phonogram written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Jamie McKelvie. This comic is a multi-layered musical extravaganza that focuses on BritPop, magic and the power of nostalgia. It proves to be an interesting discussion that brings up many diverse concepts and ideas. Also, we typically talk
Hello everyone and welcome to the Collected Edition – a comic book podcast where we explore celebrated story-arcs from comics and creators throughout the entirety of history. On this episode we discuss Godland Vol. 1: Hello Cosmic! the 2005 series by Joe Casey and Tom Scioli published by Image Comics. In addition to that we also chat
