Podcast 44 - Architecture Part 2

We wrap up our rambling take on architecture in comics this time looking at city as place, and also go over some stuff we've enjoyed lately.

Not in this episode: a rambling conversation about Twix. You're welcome.

We talked about:

• The Divine - Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka, Boaz Lavie (words)
• A Thousand Days - Zac Gorman
• Fascist Friends - Erin Lux
• Tekkon Kinkreet - Taiyō Matsumoto
• The Abaddon - Koren Shadmi
• Sandman: World’s End - Neil Gaiman and all his little friends
• Nimona - Noelle Stevenson
• Munnu - Malik Sajad
• Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - Ryan North and Erica Henderson
• The Marquis of Anoan: The Isle of Brac - Fabian Vehlmann and Matthieu Bonhomme
• Island #2 - Brandon Graham et al.
• Last Man - Bastien Vivès, Michaël Sanlaville & Balak
• Hound - Paul Bolger and Barry Devlin
• Akira - Katshiro Otomo

Oh and hey, have this:

Podcast 40 - Shiny! New!

Roger and Dave find themselves alone again this week, but rather than fighting to the death with sexy blades, they've thrown themselves into a vast raft of new releases (issue 1s and new trades) for your edification and amusement. If that's not enough, they still find time to get themselves a-frothy over Image Expo and the upcoming goodness. Onwards!

We read:

• The Spire - Si Spurrier and Jeff Stokely
• We Stand On Guard - Brian K. Vaughan, Steve Skroce, Matt Hollingsworth
• Arclight - Brandon Graham and Marian Churchland (part of 8House)
• Autumnlands - Kurt Busiek and Benjamin Dewey
• Rumble - Greg Arcudi and James Harren
• Supreme: Blue Rose - Warren Ellis and Tula Lotay
• Wytches - Scott Snyder, Jock, Matt Hollingsworth
• Kaptara - Chip Zdarsky and Kagan McLeod
• #WicDiv
• Starve - Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, Dave Stewart
• Empty Zone - Jason Shawn Alexander
• The Art of Flying - Antonio Altarriba
• The King in Yellow - I.N.J. Culbard, adapted from Robert W. Chambers
• The Case of Charles Dexter Ward - I.N.J. Culbard, adapted from H.P. Lovecraft

Podcast Episode 8 - The Suburbs

"Dum de dum dum dah, dum de duhm dum, The Suburbs" sang Arcade Fire on their hit song, The Suburbs. Probably. Don't pretend you know the lyrics, because you don't.

Just as those fun-loving Canadians found plenty to say (albeit in the form of tuneful grunts) about the strangeness and banality of suburban life, so too have a great many of the finest cartoonists. Chris Ware, Dan Clowes, Charles Burns - all have made their careers poking about at the saddest and strangest parts of suburban life. Let's talk about that!

Covered this week:

• Supergraphic
• The Black Project
• Battling Boy
• Walrus
• Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD
• Interiorae
• Blue is the Warmest Colour
• Black Hole

Cleveland: