Overthinking Comics

Paul is deep in Wandering Island and Kingyo Used Books, and Sean continues the Age of Apocalypse. This leads to a discussion about Cyclops, the quintessential X-Man who may seem boring on the surface, but has depths that we reveal in our discussion.

Also:

• We have a Covid minute, and talk about some of our observations of this weird world we live in.
• We recall the moments that we realized that Manga exist, and the great Manga explosion in America
• Paul’s Perfect Cold Brew Recipe — in details
• The real reason for the Manga brackets, even when the victor was all but assured, revealed!
• Paul has been reading Wandering Island, and talks about what he likes about it
• Collectible pricing for commodity reading material — not the best situation
• Kingyo Used Books teaches us to enjoy the things we enjoy without hangups
• Comic stores aren’t just for comics anymore, we have examples!
• Some cures for comic burn out
• Age of Apocalypse has lots of levels. Well, three levels. The Summers brothers are a great example of this.
• How X-Factor helps flesh out the story of Cyclops
• Also, the story of Cyclops is very traumatic.
• 90s comic book coloring [shudder]
• Plus a whole bunch more X-Men talk

And as always, the soothing sounds of outdoor Maine.