Quarantined Comics
a comic-book book-club discussing (some of) the medium's great works.
We found 10 episodes of Quarantined Comics with the tag “comics”.
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WILL EISNER... reviewing the godfather of the graphic novel
December 23rd, 2023 | Season 4 | 41 mins 14 secs
comics, graphic novels, will eisner
Will Eisner is such an influential cartoonist, the comics industry's most prestigious award is named after him. In this episode, we'll finally talk about some of his most notable works, including "The Spirit" and "A Contract With God."
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SABRINA... murder in a post-truth world
October 27th, 2023 | Season 4 | 27 mins 12 secs
comics, graphic novels, nick drnaso, sabrina
This week, we take a look at Nick Drnaso's 2018 graphic novel "Sabrina," a murder mystery where the aftermath of a murder is almost as disturbing as the crime itself.
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PATIENCE... a blast into the past
September 24th, 2023 | Season 4 | 41 mins 21 secs
comics, dan clowes, graphic novel, patience
In this episode, we'll take a look at legendary cartoonist's longest and trippiest graphic novel, 2016's "Patience" -- a murder mystery that takes place in the present, future, past, distant past, and present, though not necessarily in that order.
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FAMILIAR FACE... it's like being in a Radiohead album
April 5th, 2023 | Season 4 | 34 mins 33 secs
comics, familiar face, graphic novel, michael deforge
This week (or month lol) we dive into Michael DeForge's Familiar Face, which is both distopic and completely reflective of the world we live in today.
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DOOM PATROL... Grant Morrison's laundry list of weird ideas
February 25th, 2023 | Season 4 | 35 mins 11 secs
comics, doom patrol, grant morrison, graphic novels
The Doom Patrol has recently had a major resurgence, thanks to its ascension as a TV series. This week, we'll look at one of the most influential runs on the comic, from the mind of the always-unconventional Grant Morrison.
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FABLES V7-11 ...it's great and all, but isn't it also pretty Euro-centric?
December 24th, 2022 | Season 4 | 45 mins 27 secs
comics, fables, fairy tales, graphic novels
This week, we continue our discussion of FABLES, reading up to the conclusion of the saga's first big story arc.
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BERLIN... this is how your country ends
November 6th, 2022 | Season 4 | 38 mins 52 secs
berlin, comics, graphic novel
This week, we take a look at Jason Lutes' masterpiece "Berlin," which follows the lives of the city's artists, socialites, and workers as they struggle to put their lives together post WWI. Vibrant and harrowing, it's an examination of how quickly and easily a country can slide into fascism. Which is to say: REMEMBER TO VOTE NOVEMBER 8.
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ESSEX COUNTY... it's cold in Canada when you're all alone
September 25th, 2022 | Season 4 | 34 mins 28 secs
comics, graphic novels, jeff lemire
Writer Jeff Lemire has taken the world of comics by storm, but it all began with his trilogy from the mid-aughts "Essex County." This week on Quarantined Comics, we'll take a look at the book that made the comics world take notice.
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ULTRASOUND ...also a journey within
August 27th, 2022 | Season 4 | 34 mins 58 secs
comics, conor stechschulte, gaslighting, graphic novels, horror, ultrasound
This week, we're reading Conor Stechschulte strange, disturbing, nightmarish graphic novel Ultrasound. It begins with a man getting a flat tire on a dark and stormy night, and takes a detour into the land of weird.
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MEGG, MOGG, & OWL ...coping with the bad times
June 30th, 2022 | Season 4 | 35 mins 23 secs
comics, graphic novel, lgbtq, simon hanselmann
Times are bleak so let's get intoxicated and stare at a wall. In this week's episode, we review Simon Hanselmann's druggy epic about a witch, her black cat boyfriend, her owl roommate, their misanthropic werewolf friend, and whole lot of chemicals.