Extra Issues

Extra Issues – Jeff Smith’s Bone (1991)

September 15, 2024 by Dave Leave a Comment

Zack Creature and Charbone start our two part series on Jeff Smith, one of the most famous and important figures in independent comics publishing. This week, we cover perhaps the most checked out comic book from the kid’s section of the library ever: Bone.

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Extra Issues – Berserk Part #2 – Vol. 4-14

August 15, 2024 by Dave Leave a Comment

Zack the King of the Eggs and Nosferatu Charlotte finish our two part series on Kentaro Miura’s seminal dark fantasy manga series Berserk. This episode covers volumes 4-14.

Comics covered in this episode:
– Berserk Vol. 4-13

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Extra Issues – Berserk Part #1 – Vol. 1-3

July 27, 2024 by Dave Leave a Comment

Zuck the Fairy and Charlotte “Iron Slab” Fierro begin our two part series on Kentaro Miura’s seminal dark fantasy manga series Berserk. This episode covers the first 3 volumes, and the next episode will cover volumes 4-14. The manga series continues after that but 14 concludes the first big portion and provides a satisfying conclusion if committing to 42 (and counting) volumes seems intimidating.

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Extra Issues – Fantagraphics #6: Love and Rockets – Gilbert Hernandez

June 12, 2024 by Dave Leave a Comment

Charlotte “Booba” Costigan, Tonantzack, and special guest Sara Century wrap up the series covering the renowned comic book publisher Fantagraphics. This is the secondof two episodes covering Love and Rockets, focused on the work of Gilbert Hernandez. Our first episode, five months ago, covered Jaime Hernandez’ work.

Comics covered in this episode:
– Love and Rockets Library Editions:
– Heartbreak Soup
– Human Diastrophism
– Beyond Palomar

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