Got The Runs

The Runners take a breather between miniseries to get into Weird Archie mainstay (and childhood favourite) Jughead's Time Police! Riverdale's loveable layabout is conscripted into the Time Police to protect the fabric of time and space with Marshall January McAndrews. Topics of discussion include the essential elements of Jughead's character, the gamble of erecting statues to "truly great men", and how much peanut butter you could eat in a competition setting.

Covering material from Archie Giant Series # 590 & 602, Jughead (1988)#14 & 18, Jughead's Time Police (1990) #1-6, and Jughead (2015) #2 by Rich Margopolous (W), Nate Butler (W/I), Chip Zdarsky (W), Gene Colan (P), Doug Crane (P), Rex Lindsey (P), Erica Henderson (P), Jon D'Agostino (I/L), Barry Grossman (C), Bill Yoshida (L), and many more.

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The Runners conclude their Brian K. Vaughan miniseries with the final issues of BKV and Cliff Chiang's Paper Girls! Topics of discussion include the more portentious aspects of the Vaughnian Portentious Dream, the Runners' lingering unanswered questions, and Flowers in the Attic vs. Flowers for Algernon. Plus: the Runners' definitive BKV rankings and introduction of our next miniseries!

Covering Paper Girls #21-30 by Brian K. Vaughan (W), Cliff Chiang (A), Matt Wilson (C), and Jared K. Fletcher (L/D).

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2020s got you down? Take a trip back to the halcyon days of, uh, 11,706 BCE with the Runners as our BKV miniseries marches onward through Paper Girls! Topics of discussion include Apple, the books surprising plotiness, and the Beanematic Winkerverse.

Covering Paper Girls #11-20 by Brian K. Vaughan (W), Cliff Chiang (A), Matt Wilson (C), and Jared K. Fletcher (L/D).

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Yes he can! Emilio Diaz of Cannes I Kick It is on the call to join the Runners in breaking down Brian K. Vaughan's detective turn with Marcos Martin, The Private Eye. Plus, his burning questions about "So what is this podcast?" - answered! Topics of discussion include the Private Eye in a post-Snowden World, Panel Syndicate and the pay-what-you-can model, and the age old question: is noir a good genre?

Covering The Private Eye #1-10 by Brian K. Vaughan (W), Marcos Martin (A), and Muntsa Vicente (C).

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The Runners cap off their journey into BKV and Fiona Staples’ era-defining indie darling, Saga, with issues 37-54. Contentious takes abound, reader surveys are answered, and Ghus is fawned over. Topics of discussion include the balance between shock and emotion in character deaths, DC’s handling of the Watchmen characters, and an instantly outdated discussion of Saga’s three-year hiatus.

Covering Saga #37-54 by Brian K. Vaughan (W), Fiona Staples (A), and Fonografiks (L/D).

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The Runners unpack the second chunk of issues from Vaughan and Staples' mega-hit series. Topics of discussion include the hits and misses of Vaughan's comedic stylings, wrestling with how to do representation well, and the fine art of translating Gungan.

Covering Saga #19-36 by Brian K. Vaughan (W), Fiona Staples (A), and Fonografiks (L/D).

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The Runners are turning their gaze toward THE defining comic of the 2010s, BKV and Fiona Staples' imitable Saga! Join us for a very special After Dark(tm) episode as we cover the first third (so far) of one of the most popular comics ever. Topics of discussion include BKV's worldbuilding, Staples' non-traditional artistic approach, and Fard.

Covering Saga #1-18 by Brian K. Vaughan (W), Fiona Staples (A), and Fonografiks (L).

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The Runners' final episode on Ex Machina is here! Will their conclusion be as divisive as the book's? Listen and learn! Topics of discussion include the delicate art of the villainous turn, the dichotomous nature of the "To Hell With Hitler" guy, and Mitchell Hundred's closest real-world analogue.

Covering Ex Machina #35-50 and Ex Machina Special #3-4 by Brian K. Vaughan (W), Tony Harris (P/I), John Paul Leon (P/I), Jim Clark (I), J.D. Mettler (C), Jared K. Fletcher (L), and as always, many more.

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