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Unpacking the Shelf episodes
- Episode 20 - Sliding into Pollack's Doom Patrol - Part 2
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we continue our conversation about Rachel Pollack's Doom Patrol run, and mostly (sort of) conclude that conversation -- that is until we truly finish it in the next episode (out in two weeks).
You can find us on Twitter (@wendeego & @AlexTheLup), Twitch (thinbalion13), and Adam's writing on Crunchyroll & Slashfilm.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
1 hr 17 min - Episode 19 - Sliding into Pollack's Doom Patrol - Part 1
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we begin delving into Rachel Pollack's very much underrated Doom Patrol run, and sadly often forgotten after Grant Morrison's run on the same title. This whole run was also collected recently in a great omnibus edition, making this the perfect time to go back and read Pollack's work.
This podcast unfortunately goes live days after news of Pollack's passing was made public on April 7th.
Our conversation properly begins at the (12:04) mark.
You can find us on Twitter (@wendeego & @AlexTheLup), Twitch (thinbalion13), and Adam's writing on Crunchyroll & Slashfilm.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
1 hr 40 min - Episode 18 - Kawazu's Infamous SaGa
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we welcome game developer Swarnava Banerjee, whose work you can find at mythatelier.itch.io, as we discuss the influence of Square Enix's most infamous developer, Akitoshi Kawazu, and his cult classic SaGa series.
This was our first episode recorded in part via Discord, so please bear with us as we finetune this process.
You can find us on Twitter (@wendeego & @AlexTheLup), Twitch (thinbalion13), and Adam's writing on Crunchyroll & Slashfilm.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
2 hr 22 min - Episode 17 - Engage the Emblems of War
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we once more welcome Sarahti, manager of Fantom Comics, as we delve into a 2 hour long plus conversation about Fire Emblem Engage, as well as the history of Fire Emblem, and our own individual experiences with the video game series.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
2 hr 24 min - Episode 16 - The Sagas of Makoto Yukimura
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. We're finally back, a week later than expected (after Alex ran afoul of both a cold and seasonal allergies). In this episode we delve into the works of Makoto Yukimura, specifically Vinland Saga, season 2 of which is currently airing, and his debut work Planetes.
Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.
1 hr 38 min - Episode 15 - P.E.O.W. They Had a Good Run
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we eulogize P.E.O.W., a comics publisher from Sweden whose ten-year run ended in 2022 (it was a good run). We also chat about some of the artists and works:
- Linnea Sterte's Stages of Rot and A Frog In the Fall (38:44)
- Luca Oliveri & Mathilde Kitteh's Wrecked Hearts, as well as Luca Oliveri's No Love Lost (54:55)
- Brief mention of Ex.Mag (1:10:34)
- Jane Mai's P.E.O.W. (1:15:28)
- and whatever else Adam & Alex have been doing (1:50:30)
You can find us on Twitter (@wendeego & @AlexTheLup), Twitch (thinbalion13), and Adam's writing on Crunchyroll & Slashfilm.
2 hr 20 min - Episode 14 - All About Community
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we:
- learn that Alex doesn't know about Homestuck (4:00)
- touch base on Citizen Sleeper (which Alex has finished) (10:22)
- contextualize a different notion of community in Last of Us, Part I (which Alex has started playing) (31:55)
- find out that Adam hasn't finished Citizen Sleeper because he's been playing False Skies, an indie RPG (58:53)
- then return to NORCO, yet again, for a spoiler filled conversation (1:25:50)
You can find us on Twitter (@wendeego & @AlexTheLup), Twitch (thinbalion13), and Adam's writing on Crunchyroll & Slashfilm.
2 hr 36 min - Episode 13 - Going back to NORCO
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode, much like the protagonist, we go back to NORCO; a 2022 point-and-click adventure game developed by Geography of Robots (which both of us waited until 2023 to play). Along the way we also chat about adventure games in general, King's Quest VII, and Citizen Sleeper.
You can find us on Twitter (@wendeego & @AlexTheLup), Twitch (thinbalion13), and Adam's writing on Crunchyroll & Slashfilm.
1 hr 58 min - Episode 12 - Into the Ebony Labyrinth
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we return to RPG Maker and the year 2002, with Nepheshel. Finally translated into English by Vittone in 2022, join us as we explore the Confined Isle in search of the Ebony Labyrinth.
You can find us on Twitter (@wendeego & @AlexTheLup), Twitch (thinbalion13), and Adam's writing on Crunchyroll & Slashfilm.
1 hr 55 min - Episode 11 - Our Best of 2022
Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we welcome our first guest, Sarahti, manager of Fantom Comics, as we each list and discuss our three favorite things in 2022!
- Alex - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - (03:37)
- Sarahti - Akane-Banashi by Yuki Suenaga & Takamasa Moue - (20:00)
- Adam - Bocchi the Rock! - (35:11)
- Alex - Sensei's Pious Lie by Akane Torikai - (50:36)
- Sarahti - The Imperfects - (1:08:00)
- Adam - Hat World: New Testament - (1:24:04)
- Alex - Nightwing By Tom Taylor & Bruno Redondo - (1:39:10)
- Sarahti - Squire by Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas - (1:54:44)
- Adam - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton - (2:12:44)
You can find us on Twitter (@wendeego & @AlexTheLup), Twitch (thinbalion13), and Adam's writing on Crunchyroll & Slashfilm.
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A gaming, comics & pop culture podcast by Adam & Alex.