Storied Arcs
Welcome to Storied Arcs! A read-along deep dive into comics, one story arc at a time...
In each episode, we will discuss one story arc, typically in the form of a trade paperback, for a completed comic series. In general, we will be avoiding ongoing or continuing series so that we can discuss a work in its entirety.
We’ll also be avoiding the “big two” (Marvel and DC.) While we love those comics, there are plenty of podcasts covering characters like Batman, Superman, Spiderman, and so on. Instead, we’re excited to explore some of the great creator-owned stories. We’ll deep dive into the story while evaluating the prose, art, and all the easter eggs we can find.
Learn more at www.storiedarcs.com
Episodes
180 episodes
The Bunker Volume 03
"This is about TRYING to make things better. Listen, the best part about all of this is that if we're wrong, we just start over again."In this episode, Mike and Alex break down the penultimate volume of Oni Press' The Bunker by Joshua Ha...
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Season 44
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Episode 4
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1:05:58
The Bunker Volume 02
"-How do we know that we aren't the ones who killed these people, and started this whole thing? How do we know that we didn't do this all already? -We don't. And we never will."This week, Mike and Alex continue their exploration of Oni P...
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Season 44
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Episode 3
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1:12:12
The Bunker Volume 01
"We wrote these letters to tell you that its not too late. To inspire a future we hope can be made. That is a lie. If this works, and you are reading this, you need to understand something. This NEEDS to happen. The world HAS to die."Thi...
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Season 44
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Episode 2
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59:33
Intro to The Bunker & Creator Spotlight: Joshua Hale Fialkov and Joe Infurnari
This week on Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex crack open The Bunker from Oni Press by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Joe Infurnari. In this spoiler-free introduction, they shine the creator spotlight on Fialkov and Infurnari, exploring their past comic wor...
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Season 44
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Episode 1
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49:19
Letter 44 Deluxe Volume 03
"We can set down our tools and, at last, rest. The next generation is no longer our concern. Because we are the last."Mike and Alex contemplate the end (question mark?) of human civilization as they dive into the final issues of Charles ...
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Season 43
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Episode 4
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1:22:55
Letter 44 Deluxe Volume 02
"You're in command, sir. Everything you do is the right thing. Even when it's not."This week on Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex continue their exploration of Letter 44 by Charles Soule and Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque with Deluxe Volume 2 (i...
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Season 43
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Episode 3
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1:16:10
Letter 44 Deluxe Volume 01
"But in my opinion, if they can travel between stars then we can invent as many laser guns as we want and it won't make a damn bit of difference."Welcome to the new season of Storied Arcs, where Mike and Alex are diving into the politica...
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Season 43
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Episode 2
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1:26:31
Intro to Letter 44 & Creator Spotlight: Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, et al
In this zero episode, Mike and Alex get you primed for Letter 44 by Charles Soule and Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque from Oni Press (originially) and Image Comics (currently). The guys start with a quick synopsis of the book (sci-fi thriller in s...
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Season 43
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Episode 1
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57:13
Mindset
"Mindset's advanced habitat helps us all become free from manipulative social media algorithms. Because when a person knows how they're being influenced, they have the power to break free and change their mindset!"We...
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Season 42
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Episode 2
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1:13:28
Social Media Summer | Intro to Mindset & Creator Spotlight: Zack Kaplan and John Pearson
This week, Mike and Alex are here to intro the final installment of Social Media Summer, Mindset by Zack Kaplan and John Pearson from Vault Comics. They start by covering the creative team behind the book (including mentioning letterer Hassan O...
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Season 42
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Episode 1
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23:37
Thumbs
"I was showing everyone that technology is nothing but a monster." "Technology is just a tool. Human beings still do the heavy lifting."Welcome to book three of Social Media Summer! This week, Mike and Alex dive into Thumbs (issues #1-5)...
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Season 41
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Episode 2
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1:14:06
Social Media Summer | Intro to Thumbs & Creator Spotlight: Sean Lewis and Hayden Sherman
Social Media Summer continues this week as Mike and Alex jump a little further forward on the decline of social media timeline (June to August 2019) to introduce Thumbs by Sean Lewis and Hayden Sherman from Image Comics. As usual, the guys give...
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Season 41
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Episode 1
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24:39
Unfollow Volume 3: Turn It Off
"It is no longer white noise. It is a deafening crescendo. News flits by in a millisecond. Who can tell what is truth? Every moment of every day... we are besieged."Mike and Alex close out book two of Social Media Summer this week with a...
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Season 40
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Episode 4
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1:19:14
Unfollow Volume 2: God Is Watching
"I mean, what's the point of doing something unless you can tell the whole world?"This week on Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex continue to make their way through Social Media Summer with Unfollow Volume 2: God Is Watching (issues #7-12) by R...
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Season 40
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Episode 3
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1:18:45
Unfollow Volume 1: 140 Characters
"The great terror comes form the universe's actions that do not have a cognizant mind behind them. What if all we are is swept away by something that wants nothing? That means nothing?"Welcome to book two of Social Media Summer! This wee...
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Season 40
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Episode 2
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1:11:33
Social Media Summer | Intro to Unfollow & Creator Spotlight: Rob Williams, Michael Dowling, Quinton Winter, and Clem Robins
This week, Mike and Alex setup the next book in their Social Media Summer series, Unfollow from DC Comics/Vertigo by writer Rob Williams and artist Michael Dowling. They guys first give some background on the creative team, including colorist Q...
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Season 40
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Episode 1
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33:06
Hacktivist Vol. 2
"I put the gun in their hands and I trusted them to use it wisely. Just like Tunisia. Just like Sirine. And they used it to kill. I have to stop them. There's no other choice, this is my responsibility. It's on my hands."This week, Socia...
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Season 39
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Episode 3
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50:11
Hacktivist Vol. 1
"It's Moore's Law. Every two years, transistors double on integrated circuits. This is a constant since 1958. That means that we the people, the ones with the technology, we're getting more powerful by the day."Welcome to the first entry...
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Season 39
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Episode 2
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1:11:43
Social Media Summer | Intro to Hacktivist
In this episode, Mike and Alex introduce their latest themed set of books (see: Death Month from January 2025), only this time, instead of just a month, i...
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Season 39
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Episode 1
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59:29
Creator Interview: Marcus To
This week, Mike and Alex are honored to be a joined by artist Marcus To, one of the co-creators of Joyride! They start with an quick overview on Marcus' work on Hacktivist with Alyssa Milano, Jackson Lanzing, and Collin Kelly (a comic you may w...
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Season 38
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Episode 5
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1:08:45
Joyride Volume 3
"Good and bad, humanity can transform anything into something. We express. We create. Even when we're under a dictator. Even when we can't see the stars, we imagine them."In this week's episode, Mike and Alex return ...
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Season 38
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Episode 4
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1:06:49
Joyride Volume 2
"The dead are dead-- and their sacrifices kept me alive. They made this place possible. They made me possible. Moments like this... they matter 'cause they end."This week, Mike and Alex throw a planet-wide rave and jump into Joyride Volu...
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Season 38
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Episode 3
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1:07:48
Joyride Volume 1
"Right now, you gotta get it through your propaganda-themed brain that you're not the one giving me the choice. It's 100% the other way around. I'm not going back to a world without stars."Kicking off this season of Stories Arcs, Mike an...
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Season 38
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Episode 2
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1:09:49
Intro to Joyride & Creator Spotlight: Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Marcus To, and Irma Kniivila
For this season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex are heading back into outer space to dive into Boom Studios' Joyride from co-writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (aka the "Hivemind"), artist Marcus To, and colorist Irma Kniivila. The guys ru...
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Season 38
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Episode 1
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46:18
