Dodos Discuss

As two lovers of science fiction, we adored this course: How Science Shapes Science Fiction. Checked it out from the library and watched an episode or two every night. We liked it so much that with the next Great Courses sale, we bought our own copy for reference whenever we want. And part of what we adored was the host, Charles Adler, pictured in the episode artwork. He was charming and enthusiastic and . . . well, listen to the episode.

One of the funniest things we learned was what would happen to an astronaut in a bullet-like rocket, as in Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon. (Hint, it involves jelly . . . ) Is there something you are dying to learn about? Rocketry? Space travel? Jetpacks? Planetary orbits? Let us know on Twitter or Instagram! @dodosdiscuss

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

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Starting in 2014, Angela started the natural science comic anthology Awesome 'Possum. With 4 volumes, it is a well-loved series. So here we talk about the making of this anthology, from ideation to working with creators to funding on Kickstarter and designing the book, as well as how she continued to improve the series over time.

You can get your own copies from Angela's store. All four volumes are available and waiting for your eager eyes. For international shipping, most are available on Amazon.

Side note: If you have any questions about the making of this anthology, feel free to send us an email or DM! There's a lot to unpack in the creation of this informative and fun series. If we get enough questions, we might do a second episode about it.

Find us @dodosdiscuss on Twitter and Instagram.

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

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Angela is writing a sci-fi story. Sci-fi involves thinking about things like . . . would people still need to wear glasses? What is the new "phone"? In this episode, we discuss some of the world features Angela wants and needs to include in this strange new world.

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

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Do you want to read a book that makes you feel all the feelings? It's A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman.

This week, we are talking about A Man Called Ove: comparing the book and the movie, and discussing what in the world makes this such a compelling story. As ever, Angela read it and had such a big reaction to it that Abe had to read it. (Also as ever, he had to read it because Angela wouldn't stop bugging him about it.) Lots of gushing and pondering as we dissect what made us love this story. (Also note that as Angela writes this she is already welling up. Such a good book.)

This is another opportunity for you to watch the movie or read the book first. And if you want a week's heads up on the stories we will discuss, you can sign up for our newsletter at dodosdiscuss.flyingdodostudio.com (bottom of the page).

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

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Back when Angela was attending The Center for Cartoon Studies, she created the comic Green Thumbs for an anthology assignment. Before that, we had tried working on it together. It was . . . not a success. In this episode, we talk about what failed about our joint effort, what we would do differently next time, and how it eventually came to be a comic. It is short, so give it a read and then come give it a listen! Do you have any particular methods for creating as a couple?

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

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"We talk about organization," as Abe would put it. Angela organizes in piles and Abe organizes by improv and neither of us like the other's style. You might even say we passionately dislike each other's organizational styles. But we like each other, so we try to make do.

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

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Before it was a movie with Matt Damon, The Martian was a very fun book by Andy Weir. More in the realm of hard sci-fi, the follows Mark Watney's attempts to live after being stranded alone on Mars. Sounds like it could be boring, but Weir is excellent at bringing a twist at just the right moment when things seem safe. 

Angela nabbed the book and her giggles from the couch while reading it spurned Abe to read it, too. Since he enjoyed it so much, we also decided to watch the movie. Here we dissect how the story was translated from prose to film: what enhanced the story, what was worse, and why they made the decisions they did. It's a great time to go read the book, then rush back over here and listen to our spoiler-filled discussion. And let us know what you thought of the book and movie!

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

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This time, we discuss Descender by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen. We both thoroughly enjoyed this series, so we discuss the things we like, the things we don't like, and more importantly why.  This is less of a review and more of a dissection. Jeff Lemire is one of Angela's favorite comics creators and Dustin Nguyen is a mind-blowing artist, so when we talk about the things we dislike, we are being very knit-picky.

Warning: Spoilers. So go give it a read, come back, and give it a listen. Then tell us what you think on Twitter and Instagram! 

In the picture there is the cutest robot from the series, Bandit, a little dog-bot. 

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

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Since it's Thanksgiving week, we thought it was the right time to share the food episode! We have very strong and contradictory opinions about food. Cheer us on or curse us for the monsters that we are!

Most importantly, have a wonderful Thanksgiving or a fantastic Thursday.

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

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One of the first projects we did together was the webcomic The Jerks. We did it for a few years and it was an incredibly fun project. Our tagline: Because there aren't enough poop and vomit jokes in the world. This might surprise you. If you want a little background, go read a few comics. Here's the first one. 

Contact us:

• Twitter and Instagram as @dodosdiscuss
• Email [email protected]
• Find Angela at @angelabcomics and angelabcomics.com
• Find Abe at abeolson.flyingdodostudio.com

Thanks for listening!