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On this week’s Comics Syllabus podcast, Paul digs deep with fellow Multiversity contributor Kent Falkenberg about “Dept H” by Matt and Sharlene Kindt from Dark Horse.
(Images and links to go with our conversation are below!)
Then in the “General Ed” segment at ( 02:07:05 ), Kent holds forth about some comics related to “Dept H,” including “Grass Kings” by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins (Boom!), “Royal City” by Jeff Lemire (Image), and “The Wake” by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy (Vertigo). He also recommends “Mister Miracle” #1 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC) and “Swordquest” by Chad Bowers, Chris Sims, and Ghostwriter X (Dynamite).
NOTE: For reasons Paul discussed in the intro, this episode recorded before Charlottesville events of 8/11-12. Hope to address those next week.
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IMAGES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Images below are from Dept H by Matt and Sharlene Kindt (Dark Horse Comics) (Titles made up by us, not from original)
The Murder Mystery and the Color of Death
From “Dept H” v1, 1.24 (left) and 6.9 (right)
Washing Hands, Rising Waters
From v2, 7.19 (left) and 8.12 (right)
Lush and Transparent
From v2, 9.1-9.2
Hari and Roger, Memory and Reality
From v2, 10.11-10.12
Haunting Heads and Tangled Histories
From v2, 11.5 (left) and 11.11 (right)
For images to go with most recent (3rd arc) issues covered in the third part of the episode, jump to this page at the former home of the Comics Syllabus (Study Comics) podcast: http://studycomics.club/post/164106343375/from-dept-h-by-matt-and-sharlene-kindt-dark
