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
131 episodes
Intro to Time Before Time & Creator Spotlight: Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, and Joe Palmer
Welcome to another season of Storied Arcs! This go-round, Mike and Alex are ready to tackle time travel paradoxes head on as they dive into Time Before Time from Image Comics from Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, and Joe Palmer. The guys start ...
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Season 31
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Episode 1
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1:02:19
Halloween Horror Special with Rosie Knight
In honor of Halloween, Mike and Alex are delighted to chat all things horror comics with special guest and comics connoisseur Rosie Knight, co-host of X-Ray Vision! They s...
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Season 30
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Episode 1
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1:45:08
Creator Interview: Tim Seeley & Mike Norton
This week, Mike and Alex are incredibly excited to be joined by the creators of Revival, Tim Seeley and Mike Norton. They start by discussing the origin of Revival (it helps when you work in the same studio) and how it evolved to incorporate mu...
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Season 29
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Episode 5
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58:52
Revival Deluxe Volume 04
"But after Revival Day, we all went back to being within reach of the scythe. It made us remember how little time we get together. It made us honest. It made us human."This week, Mike and Alex warp up their discussion of Tim Seeley and ...
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Season 29
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Episode 5
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1:12:08
Revival Deluxe Volume 03
"Or, Martha Cypress... maybe, our paths crossing again is meant to redeem us both. Maybe this moment defines what we do with our gifts."Mike and Alex are continuing their deep dive into Tim Seeley and Mike Norton's rural noir Revival fr...
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Season 29
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Episode 4
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1:39:53
Revival Deluxe Volume 02
"I don't know what makes that kind of monster, Martha. And I don't know what has to happen to make a person decide they have to take a life to protect their family."In this week's episode, Mike and Alex continue their discussion of Tim ...
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Season 29
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Episode 3
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1:25:04
Revival Deluxe Volume 01
"If you add more weight onto the backs of the people here... if you push them just a little farther, someone might just... snap."Welcome to the newest season of Storied Arcs, where Mike and Alex are heading to s...
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Season 29
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Episode 2
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1:18:04
Intro to Revival & Creator Spotlight: Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, and Jenny Frison
For this season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex will be dipping back into the world of horror as they get ready to discuss the "farm noir" zombie (question mark?) story Revival by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton from Image Comics. As usual, the guys ...
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Season 29
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Episode 1
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57:00
Romulus by Bryan Edward Hill & Nelson Blake II
"They are the history behind the history. The hands that turn the world. We are their beasts. Their reckoning."Here at Storied Arcs, we like to celebrate completed runs and stories of independent, creator-owned comics. Sometimes, that m...
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Season 28
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Episode 2
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1:11:35
Intro to Romulus & Creator Spotlight: Bryan Edward Hill and Nelson Blake II
Welcome to a new season of Storied Arcs! This time around, Mike and Alex will be driving deep into Romulus (issues #1-4) by Bryan Edward Hill and Nelson Blake II from Image Comics. Never heard of it, you say? Not surprised. Neither Mike or Alex...
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Season 28
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Episode 1
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52:58
Spider-Man: Blue
"I guess when you look at the way my life turned out so far, it's about the only way you can look at it. Good after bad. Kind of amazing."In the final installment of Storied Arc's look into the selected works by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, ...
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Season 27
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Episode 5
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1:53:18
Daredevil: Yellow
"I had promised my dad I would never ben an 'uneducated pug' like him. He wanted me to be a lawyer and I made good on that. But it wasn't enough. I had seen how the law- which I still steadfastly believed in- wasn't always the same as justice."...
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Season 27
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Episode 4
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1:32:25
Superman For All Seasons
"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 Mik...
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Season 27
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Episode 3
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1:44:34
Batman: The Long Halloween w/ guest Drew Hood
"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 t...
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Season 27
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Episode 2
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2:04:50
Creator Spotlight: Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
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...
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Season 27
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Episode 1
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1:34:58
Storied Arcs Live at Manga Manga Meet-Up Night
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 y...
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1:17:30
Alex + Ada Volume 03
"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 di...
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Season 26
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Episode 4
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1:16:29
Alex + Ada Volume 02
"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 Sar...
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Season 26
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Episode 3
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1:16:52
Alex + Ada Volume 01
"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 robot...
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Season 26
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Episode 2
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1:13:15
Intro to Alex + Ada & Creator Spotlight: Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn
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...
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Season 26
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Episode 1
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46:17
Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 05
"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 ...
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Season 25
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Episode 6
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1:40:55
Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 04
"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 M...
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Season 25
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Episode 5
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1:42:17
Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 03
"If the city gets too comfortable in the belief I'm going to personally fix everything, they'll stop striving to solve problems on their own."In this week's episode, Mike and Alex are here to discuss Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 3 (issues #...
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Season 25
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Episode 4
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1:17:32
Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 02
"I don't know when I went from hero to villain in this town, but it sure as s*** happened fast."In this week's episode of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex tackle Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 2 (issues #12-29 plus Specials #1-2...
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Season 25
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Episode 3
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1:35:48
Ex Machina Deluxe Volume 01
"Everyone was scared back then, and when folks are scared, they want to be surrounded by heroes. But real heroes are just a fiction we create. They don't exist outside of comic books."Welcome to the new season of Storied Arcs, where Mik...
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Season 25
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Episode 2
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1:35:03