Welcome to Collecting Issues, the monthly comic book club podcast! Each month, we choose a single graphic novel and invite you, our community, to read along with us. We want you to share your thoughts, theories, and favourite moments on our Discord, and join the conversation.
At the end of each month, we record an episode full of comic-loving fun, discussing the story, art, and everything in between.
Whether you're a seasoned collector or new to comics, Collecting Issues is the perfect place to explore great reads and connect with fellow fans. Let's celebrate the world of comics together
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Welcome to Collecting Issues, the monthly comic book club podcast! Each month, we choose a single graphic novel and invite you, our community, to read along with us. We want you to share your thoughts, theories, and favourite moments on our Discord, and join the conversation.
At the end of each month, we record an episode full of comic-loving fun, discussing the story, art, and everything in between.
Whether you're a seasoned collector or new to comics, Collecting Issues is the perfect place to explore great reads and connect with fellow fans. Let's celebrate the world of comics together
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Happy Halloween, listeners! This month on Collecting Issues, the monthly comic book book club, Michael and Benjamin skirt the rules to cover an anthology: Come Find Me: An Autumnal Offering.
This 2024 one-shot is published by the new, creator-owned DSTLRY Comics. It's an... interesting business model of limited digital runs and resellable digital rights. (Wait, did we just buy an NFT? Is this the blockchain?)
Curated by horror maestro Becky Cloonan, Come Find Me is a collection of six chilling mini-stories steeped in folk and medieval horror. Join us as we apply "useful frameworks" (much to Michael's disgust) to break down every tale in this unnerving collection from a lineup of incredible female and non-binary creators.
We discuss:
Which stories gave us "oozing dread" and which one was less fright and more...?
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Local Man, a deconstruction of the Big Guns and Pouch era of 90's comics by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to 'Come Find Me'
01:33 Overview of DSTLRY Comics
04:01 Exploring the Anthology's Themes
04:53 Spotlight on Becky Cloonan
09:03 Diving into 'Devil's Trill'
21:32 Analysis of 'Portorium'
32:04 Molly Mendoza's 'Down by the Water'
36:20 Unraveling the Mystery of the Drowned Lover
38:33 The Grim Trysts and Henry's Dark Secrets
39:54 The Frog Spawn Mystery and Henry's Duality
44:17 Medieval Horror and the Tale of Coal & Clover
44:37 The Dark Art of Vanessa Del Ray
48:57 The Folkloric Influence in Horror Comics
01:04:17 The Wild Hunt and the Art of EM Carroll
01:10:32 Final Thoughts and Upcoming Reads
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