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
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 75 minutes
- Episodes
- 174
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
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 A…
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 Ar…
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. …
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 befor…
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 stret…
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 h…
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 (…
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."
W…
Intro to Ex Machina & Creator Spotlight: Tony Harris, Tom Feister, Jim Clark, and JD Mettler
For the new season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex strap on their jetpacks and soar into the sky as they get ready to discuss Ex Machina by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris, originally p…
Creator Interview: Lydia Sherrer
Welcome to a very special bonus episode of Storied Arcs! This week, Mike and Alex are ecstatic to bring you a conversation they had with writer Lydia Sherrer, the author of the Love, Li…
Creator Interview with Erica Schultz
This week, Mike and Alex are pleased to be joined by writer and letterer Erica Schultz, one of the co-creators of Bylines in Blood. They start by covering the origins of Bylines in Bloo…
The Lily Singer Adventures & The World of Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus
And now for something completely different (that isn't actually that different at all).
Back in fall of 2023 at the Cincinnati Comic Expo, Mike got to chatting with writer Lydia Sherrer,…
Bylines in Blood
"Reality is, there is no truth. Everyone's got their own perspective. No one gets to be the arbiter of that. The only thing you can do is make your own truth."
On this episode of Storied…
Intro to Bylines in Blood & Creator Spotlight: Erica Schultz, Van Jensen, and Aneke
Welcome to a new season of Storied Arcs! For this outing, Mike and Alex will be diving into their (and perhaps last, question mark?) series from AfterShock Comics, Bylines in Blood (iss…
Creator Interview: Kyle Starks
This week, Mike and Alex are super excited to be joined by Kyle Starks, the writer of their most recent discussion, Assassin Nation, along with so many other great comics. They cover a …
Assassin Nation
"So, what's the best way to stay safe from a hitman? Hire a bunch of better hitmen."
Mike and Alex are here for another season of Storied Arcs, and this week they're discussing Kyle Star…
Intro to Assassin Nation & Creator Spotlight: Kyle Starks and Erica Henderson
For this season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex are diving head first into the crazy world of assassins and hitmen with Kyle Starks and Erica Henderson's Assassin Nation from Image Comic…
Creator Interview: Justin Madson
In this special episode, Mike and Alex were fortunate to chat with cartoonist Justin Madson, the creative force behind Breathers. They discuss Justin's origin in comics, and how and why…
Breathers Part 2
"Nothing's really all that different, is it? I mean, sure, we don't have to wear our breathers anymore, but we still have our scars. No amount of vaccines is ever gonna change that."
Mik…
Breathers Part 1
"Show me an idea that's not a little bit dangerous, and I'll show you a bad idea."
Welcome to Part 1 of our discussion of Breathers from cartoonist Justin Madson! In the first part of th…