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.
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Storied Arcs
Crowded Volume 02 Glitter Dystopia
"Charlie, from what I've seen in the last four days, the fact that he knows you doesn't mean he's not gonna try to kill you."
In this episode, the action heats up in Crowded Volume 2: Glitter Dystopia (issues #7-12) by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, and Ted Brandt, and Mike and Alex are ready to break it all down. They start with some stand-out moments from this volume (spoiler alert- it involves a heist that goes wrong but also still somehow goes kinda right) and discuss how an increased focus on the relationship between Charlie and Vita helps fuels both the action and the comedy of the story. They also touch on some of the new satirical elements shown in this volume, and what that might be saying about our society. The guys end by examining some different panel and page layout decisions in these issues that really enhance the storytelling experience for the reader.
If you were reading Crowded in single issue as it was being published, you would have gotten to the end of issue #12 and thought, "wait, is that it?!?" And it was, for nearly TWO YEARS before the creative team was able to reassemble and finish out their story. We'll get into all of next week with Crowded Volume 3: Cutting Edge Desolation (no single issues this time), so find it where you get your comics and join us back here again!
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