Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
It's part two of our two episode discussion of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto. We cover the final chapters, equivalent to the last one and a half omnibus volumes published by Seven Seas .
In other news:
(1:08:57) - Adam has watched the first episode of Journal with Witch, as well as read the manga.
(1:20:23) - Alex has read the first eight issues of Sophie Campbell's Supergirl, and (1:25:52) also has thoughts about his continuing journey with Silksong.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
It's part one of our two episode discussion of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto. We cover the first 35 chapters, equivalent to the first two and a half omnibus volumes published by Seven Seas .
In other news:
(1:06:54) - Adam has watched what he considers to likely be one of the best anime of the year, My Melody & Kuromi.
(1:14:09) - Alex finished reading Batman: Dark Patterns by Dan Watters & Hayden Sherman, and (1:18:12) is almost done watching Better Call Saul.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
It's back to the comic mines in this episode, specifically another one of DC's Absolute books, and the one that likely splits the venn diagram of critical & fan acclaim. That's right, it's Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson & Hayden Sherman.
In other news:
(1:08:56) - Adam was just in New York, and while up there visited the Rica Takashima exhibit at the het Labo in Brooklyn.
(1:14:33) - Alex is reading Batman: Dark Patterns by Dan Watters & Hayden Sherman.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
It's time we read another book! This time Adam has made Alex (completely twisted his arm, in fact) to read the works of Shirley Jackson. Specifically, we talk about The Lottery, The Haunting of Hill House, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. We also make allusions to other short stories by her, all of which were collected in the Library of America collection.
In other news:
(1:16:24) - Adam as read all of the manga Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto.
(1:22:24) - Alex was inspired by Adam's mention of Pluribus, and specifically its creator Vince Gilligan, to finally watch Better Call Saul.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
We are back with the second episode in our Legend of Kamui series, covering the second omnibus volume in Shirato Sanpei's epic! If you missed out on the first episode, please go back and listen to our 65th episode - "The Legend of Class Struggle."
In other news:
(1:07:58) - Adam has watched the first two episodes of Pluribus, the new Apple TV series from Vince Gilligan, known for creating Breaking Bad (plus its spinoffs), as well as his work on the X-Files.
(1:18:22) - Alex has a bone to pick with streaming for the arbitrary removal of shows or language options on shows.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
In this episode Alex make's Adam watch Alien: Earth, and the results are mixed. We chat about our different views of the Alien franchise, as well as differing opinions on Noah Hawley's new tv show.
In other news:
(1:38:28) - Adam has played 50+ hours of Fantasy Maiden Wars, and has also interviewed the translation team for the game (plus here is a second interview that was conducted separately, and which Adam mentions).
(1:45:33) - Alex has played nearly 100 hours of Silksong, and somehow just finished Act 1.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
In this episode we welcome our friend Wendy Xu, bestselling, award-nominated Brooklyn-based illustrator & comics artist to chat about (not comics) but Hollow Knight: Silksong. What can we say, she's the biggest Silksong fan we know!
In other news (1:49:00):
Wendy has been reading Kōji Suzuki's Ring novels.
Adam has also been doing spooky stuff and watched Penda's Fen (1974).
Alex decides to plug Alien: Earth again, after learning that Wendy is a fan of Blade Runner.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
In this episode we take Octopus Pie by Meredith Gran off the shelf. Yes, it's another webcomic from that defining era!
In other news:
(0:59:44) - Adam went to see One Battle After Another (2025).
(1:21:50) - Alex has also finally started playing Silksong, so we chat about that for a bit.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
In this episode we take Dogsred by Satoru Noda off the shelf. Noda is of course best know for Golden Kamuy, so our conversation naturally compares the two, as well as his first take on this story, Supinamarada.
In other news:
(0:59:44) - Adam has been playing Hollow Knight: Silksong.
(1:21:50) - Alex finished reading all of Bandette (for now).
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
In this episode we talk about the summer's hit movie (or song/s) Kpop Demon Hunters.
In other news:
(1:15:20) - Adam went to Anime NYC, and has some highlights to share.
(1:21:50) - Alex has been watching Alien: Earth, and that's sent him down an Alien rabbit hole.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
This episode Alex has finally gotten Adam to read Bandette by Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover. Specifically the first two volumes, and who knows maybe we'll come back with a second episode later tackling the next three volumes.
In other news we both went to Otakon and talk about some of our highlights! (1:06:48)
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
It's time for us to try something new! With the American Manga Awards coming up, we decided to do something highlighting them. Specifically the Best New Manga category, which we each rank, and then select our very own winner!
Here are the nominees for Best New Manga, and also the order in which we discuss them:
In other news:
(1:16:18) - Adam finished watching Akiba Maid War.
(1:24:25) - Alex went out and watched the Superman movie.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
In this episode we return to Deniz Camp and follow his work to both Marvel & DC, as we discuss his work on The Ultimates as well Absolute Martian Manhunter.
In other news:
(1:30:42) - Adam has been playing an RPG Maker game called Master of the Wind.
(1:46:09) - Alex finished reading all of the Trigun manga (including Maximum).
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
For our 75th episode we welcome Kyrie Page, host/editor at Scanline Media, back for a thorough discussion of the first season of Thunderbolt Fantasy!
In other news:
(1:59:08) - Adam has watched Jaws!
(2:13:28) - Kyrie has snapped out of a gaming funk by playing Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising.
(2:26:11) - Alex has (finally) started reading Hunter x Hunter.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
We're back to talking comics, and specifically comics originating in the webcomic space, with John Allison's Giant Days.
In other news:
Adam been reading the works of Italian cartoonist, Zerocalcare, specifically Kobane Calling. (1:08:32)
Alex is still knee deep in Xenoblade Chronicles X. (1:18:46)
Lastly, you should go listen to Adam talk about Astro Boy: Omega Factor.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
Enjoy an episode a week early, because Alex will be at TCAF next weekend, and then sadly a three week break before our next one. It's time we talked about yet another Xenoblade game, the recently remastered Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition.
In other news:
Adam finished reading A/S/L by Jeanne Thornton. (1:56:30)
Alex has been watching a lot of Dropout TV, notably Game Changer. (2:08:48)
Lastly, you should go listen to Adam talk about Astro Boy: Omega Factor.
And if you have any questions or comments for us, you can reach us at unpackingtheshelf@gmail.com.
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
We're a little late in taking this one off the shelf, but good things are worth waiting for! It's time we talked about Kate Beaton and Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (2022), which has just been released in paperback!
In other news:
Adam is still deep in the Fire Emblem ROM hack scene, and has been playing The Hag In White. (58:44)
Alex has finished Future Redeemed, the story DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 3. (1:09:09)
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
This episode is late because Alex is back to playing video games (a specific game to be revealed in a later episode), and this is both great and clearly a problem.
Anyway, this time we talk about Raina Telgemeier's Smile, which somehow both of us had not read yet (despite living through the 2010s).
In other news:
Adam has been playing The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. (57:26)
Alex is finally back to playing video games, but really wants to talk about Thunderbolts* (emphasis on the asterisk, also spoilers!) (1:26:51)
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
We're back to talk about Glacier Bay Books! Specifically we chat about And the Strange and Funky Happenings One Day by Natsujikei Miyazaki (4:36) and To The Sea by Mukoubi Aoi (33:17).
In other news:
Alex wanted to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 being announced. (1:15:46)
Adam has been playing Shinsetsu Mahou Shoujo, a Japanese freeware game. (1:26:51)
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.
It's time we talked about DC's Black Label. What it has become in the wake of Vertigo's shuttering, and the ways it has carried on some of that tradition. Specifically we chat about Zatanna: Bring Down The House by Mariko Tamaki & Javier Rodriguez (13:52) and The Boy Wonder by Juni Ba (33:17).
In other news:
In honor of our 69th episode Adam has played a porn game, Hentai Prison. (1:10:32)
Alex has been reading a lot of Insomniacs After School, and somehow hasn't talked about it on this podcast yet. (1:24:39)
You can find Adam on Bluesky @wendeego & his writing on Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, & ANIWIRE, and Alex's creative work at sandcomic.com.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.