@themtj.bsky.social
Co-host of the Storied Arcs podcast. Comic nerd, book lover, coffee snob, guitarist, and cinephile.
This week: We kick off November by spotlighting the incredible team behind it — writer @mattfraction.bsky.social, artist Elsa Charretier, colorist @matthollingsworth.com, & letterer @kurtankeny.bsky.social.
Spoiler-free preview today & Vol 1 discussion next week!
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New creator interview!
Mike & Alex chat with @joshfialkov.bsky.social about creating The Bunker, working with Joe Infurnari, pitching adaptations, and how the story’s themes hold up today. Listen now + subscribe! 🎧
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#Comics #Podcast #TheBunker #CreatorOwned
“Your job is to tell people why they matter. To tell them the truth.”
Mike & Alex close out The Bunker by @joshfialkov.bsky.social Joe Infurnari w/ @gonzaloduarte.bsky.social
— time travel, consequences, & the myth of “only I can fix this.” @oni-press.bsky.social
#TheBunker #ComicsPodcast
“This is about trying to make things better. If we’re wrong, we just start over again.”
Mike & Alex dig into Vol. 3 of The Bunker by @joshfialkov.bsky.social & Joe Infurnari, w/ @elrevel.bsky.social & Jason Fischer — time jumps, reordered issues & mid-recording twists.
@oni-press.bsky.social
Today = spoiler-free intro to our next series & a look at the creative team. Next week, we enter The Bunker from @onipressbot.bsky.social by Joshua Hale Fialkov & Joe Infurnari. Pick it up in single issue or trade and join us next week for our discussion of vol. 1 (iss. 1-4) linktr.ee/storiedarcs
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ICYMI Last week we wrapped Letter 44 by
@charlessoule.bsky.social, Alberto J. Alburquerque, Dan Jackson, & work from Langdon Foss and @alisegluskova.bsky.social
Grab a copy of Deluxe Vol. 3 (issues 25-35), read along, and hear our thoughts on this world-altering ending.
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Today, we continue discussing Letter 44 by
@charlessoule.bsky.social
, Alberto J. Alburquerque, Dan Jackson, & work from @drewmoss.bsky.social & @ryankelly.bsky.social
Grab a copy of Deluxe Vol. 2 (issues 13-24), read along, and tune in.
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In honor of the new compendium, we're discussing Letter 44 by @charlessoule.bsky.social, Alberto J. Alburquerque, Dan Jackson, & a beautiful issue from Joëlle Jones.
It's West Wing meets Independence Day meets everything we've ever loved. Grab a copy, read a long, and tune in.
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"Technology is just a tool. Human beings still do the heavy lifting."
This week is a big one! Thumbs by @seanlewis.bsky.social & @cleanlined.bsky.social
Grab a copy and read along, then tune in for our discussion as our summer of social media books continues!
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Thank you for this promo email #Disney.
Isn't this like saying, "because you watched The Godfather 2, you might also like The Godfather"?
Also, I still have three episodes left.
“What’s the point of doing something unless you can tell the whole world?”
Unfollow Vol. 2: God Is Watching by @robwilliams71.bsky.social & Mike Dowling. Fewer threads, sharper focus—but are all characters pulling their weight? Hear the breakdown before next week’s finale.
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“What if all we are is swept away by something that wants nothing?”
This week, Mike & Alex dive into Unfollow Vol. 1 by @robwilliams71.bsky.social & Michael Dowling—140 strangers, 1 tontine, and a dying tech mogul. The setup’s strong… but do we know where it's going yet?
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We've been slacking on social while posting weekly comic chats about social media. Time to catch up. First: our intro to Unfollow and its creative team—especially @robwilliams71.bsky.social & Mike Dowling. Hear about the series and the many artists behind it in our new ep.
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Today's discussion is of Hacktivist Volume 2 by:
@alyssamilano.bsky.social, @foundinthewild.bsky.social,
@collinkelly.bsky.social (AKA
@hivemindactual.bsky.social), @marcusto.bsky.social & Ian Herring.
Far less idealistic than vol. 1, social media begins its decline
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Today's discussion is of Hacktivist Volume 1 by: @alyssamilano.bsky.social, @foundinthewild.bsky.social, @collinkelly.bsky.social (known as @hivemindactual.bsky.social), @marcusto.bsky.social, & Ian Herring.
It offers a 2014 glimpse of what the internet could have been...
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This was pretty fun for an intro episode. No spoilers for the series, but we openly lament the rise and fall of Twitter, Facebook, and others.
12.06.2025 19:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today, we released our exclusive interview with the great @marcusto.bsky.social. We just finished his book Joyride. Hacktivist was already planned to be our next series for podcast discussion. You don't want to miss this one!
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This book continues to surprise me. It's a teen coming of age story in space, but it's so much more. Any time you encounter a trope or gets subverted.
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Read along and tune in for our discussion of Joyride Vol. 1 by @jacksonlanzing.bsky.social, @collinkelly.bsky.social (also known as @hivemindactual.bsky.social), @marcusto.bsky.social, and Irma Kniivila.
Find out podcast w/link below and read Vol. 2 for next week!
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Today we start our discussion of #Joyride by @jacksonlanzing.bsky.social, @collinkelly.bsky.social (also known as @hivemindactual.bsky.social), @marcusto.bsky.social, and Irma Kniivila.
Check out our spoiler-free intro to the creative team and join us next week for Vol. 1.
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Today is our spoiler-free intro to Top Ten and its creative team Alan Moore @geneha.bsky.social @zandercannon.bsky.social & Todd Klein.
Next week we'll discuss issues 1 - 7 (vol 1)
Find us on your podcast app, listen, like, leave a review, and share with a friend!
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Ohhhhhh so that's what it feels like when Disney hires a showrunner. Maybe do more of that. Cuz I loved all of that
#daredevil #daredevilbornagain
This is a big one! Today we've got an exclusive interview with Deep Cuts co-writer @joeclarkchicago.bsky.social.
Get ready for a DEEP DIVE into all the easter eggs in this book and a history lesson in jazz. This is a MUST LISTEN interview!
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#Jazz #Comics #indiecomics
Words cannot express my excitement for this discussion...although hopefully words will suffice since it is, in fact, a podcast.
20.03.2025 14:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Trigger Warning: This episode contains positive mentions of the state of Ohio... Ohio is often embarrassing on the national stage so it is refreshing to talk to a fellow Ohioan about a shared love of indie comics. And to see that our state is capable of producing great writers!
14.03.2025 14:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The quality control on any unofficial brand of pop tarts is appalling. How do they never get the frosting on top in the right place?
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This is Dom "TheDragonWilson" Jones. He is one of the creations of the great @thekylestarks.bsky.social. And this is a drawing of him that Kyle drew for me today. At my request he is wearing a Pine & Merrimac shirt since that is my favorite Kyle Starks work I think Dom would like it too. #comics
08.03.2025 01:45 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0This was a super fun one to discuss. A challenging book to read for a variety of reasons, but definitely gives you plenty to chew on. Also, the art work alone is worth picking this book up!
06.03.2025 18:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If you like Laura Kinney: Wolverine, email the X-Men office at OfficeX@marvel.com and let them know!
05.03.2025 16:08 — 👍 135 🔁 34 💬 6 📌 3That was pretty much everything I could ask for from a #daredevil project. It's gonna be hard to wait for new episodes every week but I'm on board for #daredevilbornagain.
Some of it was a bit on the most, but I choose to blame reality for being absurd rather than a show.
