Got The Runs

The Runners take a trip to Hand Central Station! It’s another Daredevil extravaganza as we move through the second half of Brubaker’s celebrated stint on the Man Without Fear this week. Once he deals with Mr. Fear and the fallout of his attack on all Matt Murdock holds dear, Daredevil must contend with still more threats both in the courtroom and on the streets of New York as the Hand make a bid to recruit him as their leader! Topics of discussion include the historic handling of Luke Cage, a celebration of David Aja, and a lengthy probe of how exactly Lady Bullseye’s costume is meant to work. Plus: David’s pick for your 2022 World Series Champions!

Covering Daredevil (1998) #100-119 and #500 by Ed Brubaker (W), Michael Lark (P), Stefano Gaudiano (I), David Aja (P), and many more.

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We're the best at what we do, and what we do is podcasting! The Runners conclude Ed Brubaker's work on the X-Men franchise by discussing his final issues of Uncanny X-Men, including the Messiah Complex crossover and some final Matt Fraction 'co-written' issues that Ed may or may not have actually written a word of. Topics of discussion include frustrations about comics 'events', just how bad tracing is in comics art, and some more than questionable takes from 00's Marvel staff about dating.

To me, my Runners! Your favourite Merry Mutants are in the spotlight for this week’s Got the Runs (and we talk about the X-Men, too!) as we launch a brand new miniseries on the latter works of Ed Brubaker. Startling revelations about the X-Men’s history prompt Professor X and a few of his faithful students to turn to the stars as they set out on a cosmic adventure to save an alien empire from a destruction of their making! Topics of discussion include a survey of Brubaker’s early career, Wolverine’s hockey loyalties, and the origins of “You Bastard!”-core!

Covering X-Men: Deadly Genesis (2006) and Uncanny X-Men (2006) by Ed Brubaker (W), Trevor Hairsine (P), Scott Hanna (I), Pete Woods (P/I), Billy Tan (P), Clayton Henry (P), Mark Morales (I), Danny Miki (I), and many, many more.

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Your favourite yuck-bloods are headed back the scenic coast and creeping dread of Hobtown, N.S.! Join us at the elite Knotty Pines school for some development and enrichment. Amateur Detective Club members Pauline and Brennan are sent to a winter camp for high achievers at Knotty Pines, but it soon becomes clear something is terribly wrong at the school and before they know it, the teen detectives have been enlisted by a ghost to help upend a centuries-old evil that dwells in the heart of Hobtown! Topics of discussion include Hobtown's penchant for surprise, the RPG-like elements of its growing mythos, and a show of appreciation for a very good website.

Covering Hobtown Mystery Stories vol 2: The Cursed Hermit by Kris Bertin (W) and Alexander Forbes (A).

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It's the comic book sequel to the beloved video game spin-off the beloved comic book! The Runners are getting bit by the Clementine bug as they wrap up their Tillie Walden miniseries. Clementine is trying to find a way to be happy in a world lost to a zombie apocalypse - and thinks she may have found it when she joins her new friend Amos on a trip to spend the winter building a homestead in the snowy mountain peaks of Vermont. Topics of discussion include the surprising corporate interlude in Walden's career, Walking Dead-mania, and what reddit thinks about Clementine. Plus, the Runners (almost) call an audible before an announcing their next miniseries and give their definitive Tillie Walden rankings!

Covering Clementine: Book One (2022) by Tillie Walden (W/A), Cliff Rathburn (C), and more.

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Grab the ambient discordant cover of your favourite road trip album and join the Runners in the depths of weird America as we dive into Tillie Walden's Are You Listening? Runaway teenager Bea and directionless twenty-something Lou are drawn together by a quest to reunite a lost cat with its family and bound together by the hurts and hopes they explore together along the way, all the while trying to stay a step ahead from the sinister government agents that want the cat for themselves. Topics of discussion include the book's rich symbolism, Walden's continuing growth with each project, and a brief recap of '90s anime icon Cybersix.

Covering Are You Listening? (2019) by Tillie Walden (W/A) and more.

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In space, no one can hear you... discover yourself and find the family you never you needed?? The Runners are taking on Tillie Walden's science fantasy epic/intimate romantic drama On A Sunbeam this week. During her years at a ritzy boarding school, Mia finds young love with mysterious loner Grace, but loses the opportunity to say goodbye when she's unexpectedly taken away. Working on a restoration and construction team years later, Mia finds the opportunity to finally get the closure she has been missing... or die trying! Topics of discussion include Walden's levelling up from her earlier work, her status as "the future of comics", and the Runners appetite for a Sunbeam sequel!

Covering On A Sunbeam (2018) by Tillie Walden (W/A). Read the book for free here: https://www.onasunbeam.com/

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The Runners are lacing them up to skate into Tillie Walden's name-making work, Spinning! Resident ice skating expert and sister of the pod Bethany is on hand to help navigate Walden's memoir of her adolescent years as seen through the lens of her time as a competitive figure skater. Topics of discussion include the difference between figure skating and ice dance, the intersection of form and feeling, and the extended Runner family's relationship with Canadian skating greats. Plus: Ben & Jen - are they built to last??

Covering Spinning (2017) by Tillie Walden (W/A)

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