The Review Show

Episode 22. This week we discuss a beautiful graphic novel called Iron: Or, The War After. It's an anthropomorphic spy-thriller set in a bleak world after a civil war with some fascinating characters. This books packs a hell of a lot in a small amount of space and does so excellently.

Episode 21. This week we discuss Bubble, a hilarious audio drama podcast that takes place in... you guessed it... a bubble. In which, the residents of Fairhaven live normal lives working jobs that has them fighting monsters from the Brush, the dangerous terrain outside of the Bubble.

Episode 20. This week we discuss The Infinite Loop, a sci-fi, time-travel adventure comic about a woman who falls in love with a person she is supposed to destroy. Will she do her job, or run away with the woman of her dreams?

Episode 19. This week we discuss Wet Hot American Summer. It's a comedy/spoof on teenage comedies from the 70s/80s and the memories of good old summer camp. It even stars some young up and coming actors like Bradley Cooper and Amy Poehler.

Episode 18. This week we discuss House of Five Leaves. It's an anime that follows a down-on-his-luck samurai that ends up taking a job as a bodyguard for a local criminal, but begins to question the morality of his decision. It's a slice of life show with a fascinating mystery that builds as it goes on.

Episode 17. This week we discuss All-Star Superman! And for almost two hours. Whoa. It's a graphic novel by Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly about what Superman would do if he found out he was dying. It's Morrison's love letter to Superman and filled with layers of metaphor and plenty of symbolism to unpack.

Episode 16. This week we discuss the first season of Star Wars Rebels. This was the first Star Wars cartoon that Disney produced after that had bought Lucas Film. Rebels also served as a follow up to the popular Star Wars: The Clone Wars which originally aired on Cartoon Network.

Episode 15. This week we discuss American Gods season one, based off of Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name.

Episode 14. This week we discuss Chow Down Champs, a manga about one high school's journey to bring their competitive eating club back to its former glory.

Episode 13. This week we discuss Valerian! A fast paced sci-fi film based off of an influential French comic book.