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
Pluto Volumes 7 & 8 with Tankobon Podcast
"No matter where we hide, we die. But, even if they know they will die... even if they know they will die no matter what they do, they do not abandon hope. That's what it means to be a …
Intro to The Apocalyptic Trilogy & Creator Spotlight: James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan
For the next season of Storied Arcs, Mike and Alex invite you to join them at the end of the world as they get ready to dive into the Apocalyptic Trilogy, a spiritual and thematic trilo…
Pluto Volumes 5 & 6 with Tankobon Podcast
"If the stronger man wins, someone even stronger will just take him out. That's all there is to it."
The Storied Arcs/Tankobon Podcast crossover continues! In this penultimate episode, M…
Creator Interview: K. Lynn Smith
This week, Mike and Alex sit down and chat with the creator of Plume, K. Lynn Smith! They discuss her artistic and storytelling influences and look back at her origins posting her first…
Pluto Volumes 3 & 4 with Tankobon Podcast
"A.I.? An A.I. is not created. It is raised. Terrible sadness, frustration... these are what nurture and A.I."
Welcome back to the Storied Arcs/Tankobon Podcast crossover, where Mike, Al…
Plume Volumes 3 & 4
"Revenge is for the selfish, justice is for the brave."
In this episode, Mike and Alex head back to the wild, wild West and dive deep into the concluding arc of Plume by K. Lynn Smith wi…
Pluto Volumes 1 & 2 with Tankobon Podcast
"He kept waving his hand until I could no longer see him. It filled my hard with emotion. My robot heart."
Welcome to the Storied Arcs/Tankobon manga crossover event! This week, Mike, Al…
Plume Volumes 1 & 2
"My father once told me that revenge was like a plume of black smoke. It seems tangible... but when you reach for it... you're grasping nothing but air."
In this first episode of the new…
Announcement: Manga Crossover with the Tankobon Podcast
And now time for a special announcement!
On Tuesdays in the month of October, we will be dropping some bonus content on this feed that we're super excited about. We have teamed up with t…
Intro to Plume & Creator Spotlight: K. Lynn Smith
Mike and Alex are back for another season of Storied Arcs, and for this outing, they are diving into the world of webcomics as they get ready to discuss Plume by artist/writer K. Lynn S…
Creator Interview: Will Morris
Mike sits down with the writer, penciler, colorist, and letterer for Gospel... Will Morris! They discuss the book's meaning, especially the ending, and how/why there was a change from t…
Gospel by Will Morris
"Joan of Arc never sought to be martyred, nor to be venerated. She wanted only to deliver France from oppression. That is what I want. To deliver my friends from danger."
Mike and Alex a…
Intro to Gospel & Creator Spotlight: Will Morris & Ver
Welcome to a new season of Storied Arcs! In this entry, Mike and Alex will be diving into the Gospel from cartoonist Will Morris and Image Comics. They'll talk about what drew them to t…
Creator Interview with LumeBento (manga publisher)
In this one-shot, Mike sits down with Javon Harris. Javon has dreamt of writing and publishing manga (Japanese comics) since the 3rd grade. Now, he's making it happen. In 2022, he found…
Creator Interview: Lee Loughridge
[Content note, the language in this interview get a little spicy, but hey, it happens sometimes.]
After speaking with both the artist (Alexandre Tefenkgi) and writer (Pornsak Pichetshote…
Creator Interview: Pornsak Pichetshote
In this episode, Mike and Alex are proud to present an exclusive interview with the Eisner Award-winning writer of The Good Asian, Pornsak Pichetshote! We discussed his origin in the co…
The Good Asian Volume 02
"You pay attention. When they're nervous. Whey they're relieved. All the different ways they think the world owns them happiness. They'll tell you everything about how they want to be t…
The Good Asian Volume 01
"Chasing perfect's normal- it's the ones who get there you have be wary of. The perfect smile. Posture. Part in their hair... perfection takes sacrifice, so you have to be suspicious of…
Intro to The Good Asian & Creator Spotlight: Pornsak Pichetshote
After getting the chance to talk with Eisner-award winning artist Alex Tefenkgi last week, Mike and Alex felt it was only appropriate to focus the next season of Storied Arcs on the com…
Creator Interview: Alexandre Tefenkgi
In the special episode, we have an exclusive interview with the great Alexandre Tefenkgi, the artist behind Outpost Zero, who was kind enough to chat with us all the way from his home i…