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
Creator Interview: Hilary Jenkins
In this episode, we have an exclusive interview with the INSANELY talented Hilary Jenkins who provided colors for Eisner-nominated Grass Kings and continued her collaboration with Matt …
Grass Kings Volume 03
A community of people living off the grid, opposed to government oversight, get raided by federal agents. That's never ended poorly before, right?
Join Mike and Alex as they cover the EP…
Grass Kings Volume 02
What's the price of living in a free society? Is constant surveillance acceptable if you're the one doing it and not the big bad overlords of the world? And do the rules change at all i…
Grass Kings Volume 01
You are now entering the Grass Kingdom!
In this episode, Mike and Alex discuss the first volume (issues 1-6) of Grass Kings by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins, including Jenkins' stunning …
Creator Spotlight: Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins & Intro to Grass Kings
Welcome to the Grass Kingdom! In this episode, Alex and Mike will give a spoiler-free pitch for Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins' Eisner-nominated book, Grass Kings. You'll get a backgrou…
Paper Girls Season 1 Recap & Discussion
After six long weeks of a deep dive into the source material, Alex and Mike share their thoughts on Amazon Prime's adaptation of Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang.
Long s…
Paper Girls Volume 06
Maybe the real storied arcs are the friends we made along the way.
In this season finale, Mike and Alex discuss the epic conclusion to Paper Girls in the final story arc, Volume 6 (issue…
Paper Girls Volume 05
It's true, folks; the future's so bright, you gotta wear shades. But never mind that, we have more important things to discuss, like, if you had to say, which Ninja Turtle are you?
In t…
Paper Girls Volume 04
Where were you when Y2K hit? Were you hiding in a fallout bunker? In Times Square to watch the ball drop? Or were you defiantly at your computer, actively ignoring the explicit warnings…
Paper Girls Volume 03
Travel back to 11,706 BCE and meet the woman who invented time travel! But she's not even technically the first time traveler because people from the future will use the technology she …
Paper Girls Volume 02
If you could be told with exact certainty when you were going to die, would you want to know? Would you find that knowledge be freeing or burdensome?
Mike and Alex go deep on that very t…
Paper Girls Volume 01
Welcome to scenic Stony Stream, Ohio! Okay fine, it's just suburban Cleveland. In 1988.
In this episode, co-hosts Mike and Alex kick off the first season of Storied Arcs by breaking dow…
Creator Spotlight: Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang & Intro to Paper Girls
Join co-hosts Mike and Alex as they provide a spoiler-free preview of what's to come in the ensuing trade-by-trade analysis of Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang from Imag…
Storied Arcs Trailer
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Welcome to Storied Arcs! The podcast for deep dives into indie comics. In each episode, we will discuss …