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"Frontier" by Guillaume Singelin

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Today your panelists talk Frontier, a French graphic novel written and illustrated by the artist of Citizen Sleeper and Citizen Sleeper 2! Join us as we discuss hope among dystopia and how pacing can let down an otherwise incredible story.

You can purchase Frontier in English here.

  • (00:00) - “Frontier” by Guillaume Singelin
  • (00:42) - Front Matter
  • (03:26) - Impressions
  • (05:34) - Guillaume’s art style
  • (08:05) - Chibi violence
  • (11:37) - The density of Frontier’s space
  • (15:13) - Singelin’s Rescue card
  • (16:16) - Unfamiliar familiarity
  • (17:42) - Little nubbin feet
  • (20:23) - Variation in line weight
  • (23:37) - Spoiler section!
  • (23:48) - Similarities to Citizen Sleeper
  • (27:59) - Finding meaning or a way out
  • (36:08) - The opening structure of this book
  • (37:43) - Pacing problems
  • (38:13) - GOKU!
  • (41:09) - More on pacing
  • (44:04) - Hopeful science fiction
  • (46:20) - How Camina is let down by utopian naivete
  • (53:04) - Even more on pacing
  • (54:09) - Our favorite characters
  • (56:02) - Ji-soo’s retirement
  • (56:54) - Favorite panels and pages
  • (01:04:00) - Camina, trans icon
  • (01:04:14) - A quote that is too real
  • (01:05:05) - How this book was made
  • (01:05:56) - Further Reading
  • (01:07:31) - Back Matter

    • Further Reading
    - Citizen Sleeper
    - PTSD by Guillaume Singelin
    - Shin Zero by Label 619

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    Editing this week by AJ Fillari.
    Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
    Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.

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