525 - FCF: The Incal (feat. Eric Sipple)

Dear telefriends! Get ready to transcend this earthly plane, as Paul, Arlo, and Eric encounter a universe of concrete birds, homeo-whores, and techno-techno equipment for the latest Four-Color Flashback. The gang gets high (some of them too high) on Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mœbius’ sci-fantasy The Incal, a far-out trip to a new state of being. What starts as a noir riff quickly becomes a galaxy-spanning, head-spinning epic. Topics of discussion include the Lee/Kirby-esque dynamic between Jodo and Mœbius, each page’s intricate color design, what an asshole Detective John Difool is, whether or not any of this makes any sense (or if it needs to!), and much more.

NEXT: prepare to enter Val-halla. We begin our series of Val Kilmer double features with two of his first films, 1984’s Top Secret! and 1985’s Real Genius.

BREAKDOWN

00:00:45  -  Intro / Banter

00:30:12  -  The Incal

01:20:51  -  [Paul got too high]

01:41:08  -  Outro / Next

MUSIC

• “Because I Got High” by Afroman, Because I Got High (2000)

• “Too High” by Stevie Wonder, The Sounds of Stevie Wonder (1973)