On the “Pull Call” ( 8:22 ), Paul talks about several recent reads, including “Doomsday Clock” #1 (DC, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank), “Extremity” #9 (Image, Daniel Warren Johnson), “Dr. Stone” (Viz’s Weekly Shonen Jump, Riichiro Inigaki and Boichi), and “Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Me” (Conundrum, Lorina Mapa). Then, ( 40:15 ) a deep dive into “Black Bolt” by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward from Marvel Comics.
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First, ( at 0:00 ) an Announcement about some changes upcoming for the Comics Syllabus podcast.
Then, on the “Pull Call” ( 8:22 ), Paul briefly discusses some recent reads. Links to preview images discussed are below:
Doomsday Clock #1 by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank:
Check out Frida Keränen’s annotations: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/annotations/doomsday-clock-01/
And the DC3 Cast bonus episode: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/podcasts/the-dc3cast-doomsday-clock-1/
And Brian Salvatore’s review: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/reviews/doomsday-clock-1/
Preview images are at: http://www.dccomics.com/reader/#/comics/433545
Extremity #9 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer (c), Rus Wooton (l):
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/extremity-9
Dr. Stone in Weekly Shonen Jump by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi:
https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapter/dr-stone-chapter-3/5587?read=1
Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Me by Lorina Mapa:
(error note: Paul misspeaks and discusses Mapa’s story as Filipino-American, but the story takes place in Mapa’s youth spent in the Philippines, before migrating to Canada. Sorry!)
http://www.conundrumpress.com/new-titles/duran-duran-imelda-marcos-and-me/
Then, at ( 40:15 ), Paul digs deep into “Black Bolt” by Saladin Ahmed (w) and Christian Ward (a), lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles and edited by Wil Moss. Paul considers how “Black Bolt” functions as a prison narrative, with implications for how readers relate to the character and what resonances the story has.
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SPOILER WARNING!!! Images below from “Black Bolt” discussed in the podcast’s analysis, from issues 2-4.
All art by Christian Ward, letters by Clayton Cowles, written by Saladin Ahmed, from Marvel Comics (2017)
Status Reversal and the Sagging Weight of Prison, issue 3, p. 20:
Powers against the containment of prison, issue 3, p. 12:
Blackagar Boltagon HAHAHAHAHA, issue 2, p. 25:
The Bottle Episode, issue 4, p. 20:
Through layers of hell with Blinky, issue 3 p.16:
