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
Creator Interview: Joe Clark
In this week's episode, Mike and Alex are elated to be joined by Joe Clark, one of the co-writers/creators of Deep Cuts! Joe starts off by giving his origin story, both in comics and in music, and tells us how the meeting of those two things in high school led him to befriending Kyle Higgins, this co-writer/creator on this project. Then the guys go deep into Deep Cuts, discussing where the idea came from, how Joe got involved, and what the process was like working (and juggling) with six completely different artists. He addresses the delays that occurred during publication and how that had a chain effect on the remaining issues at the time, and touches on how important it was for continuity to have one colorist and one letterer for the entire run. From there, Joe essentially takes us issue by issue, praising the work of the artist each time, and providing fascinating additional historical context and real-world comps for the characters, situation, and environments depicted throughout the series. He also peels back the second, third, and sometimes fourth layers built into every issue, shining a light on some of the hidden and less-obvious things they put to page. Maybe have a notepad at the ready when you listen; Joe names of a ton of jazz musicians from across the eras that you're definitely going to want to remember to check out later.
You can follow Joe at his website as well as on Instagram, Bluesky, and whatever we're calling Twitter right now. There are also direct links to his Spotify and Apple Music pages.
You can listen to "I'm Just Here For The Music," Gail Geldstein's song from Deep Cuts issue #2, on YouTube.
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