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028 on Black Bolt by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward, and the Pull Call

1 seconds Posted Dec 19, 2017 at 7:50 am.

), Paul talks about several recent reads, including “Doomsday Clock” #1 (DC, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank), “Extremity” #9 (Image, Daniel Warren Johnson), “Dr. Stone” (Viz’s Weekly Shonen Jump, Riichiro Inigaki and Boichi), and “Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Me” (Conundrum, Lorina Mapa). Then, ( 40:15 ) a deep dive into “Black Bolt” by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward from Marvel Comics.

) an Announcement about some changes upcoming for the Comics Syllabus podcast.

), Paul briefly discusses some recent reads. Links to preview images discussed are below:

), Paul digs deep into “Black Bolt” by Saladin Ahmed (w) and Christian Ward (a), lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles and edited by Wil Moss. Paul considers how “Black Bolt” functions as a prison narrative, with implications for how readers relate to the character and what resonances the story has.

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Images to go with this episode are at http://wp.me/p42KN3-IJt on Tuesday 12/19/2017.

On the “Pull Call” (

Welcome to the Comics Syllabus podcast, where we read widely and we dig deep. Your host Paul, a literacy researcher and English teacher, introduces curious readers to a range of current and classic comics, and then engages in closer discussion and analysis of particular comics works.

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Then, on the “Pull Call” (

Doomsday Clock #1 by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank:

Check out Frida Keränen’s annotations: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/annotations/doomsday-clock-01/

And the DC3 Cast bonus episode: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/podcasts/the-dc3cast-doomsday-clock-1/

And Brian Salvatore’s review: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/reviews/doomsday-clock-1/

Preview images are at: http://www.dccomics.com/reader/#/comics/433545

Extremity #9 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer (c), Rus Wooton (l):

https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/extremity-9

Dr. Stone in Weekly Shonen Jump by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi:

https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapter/dr-stone-chapter-3/5587?read=1

Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Me by Lorina Mapa:

(error note: Paul misspeaks and discusses Mapa's story as Filipino-American, but the story takes place in Mapa's youth spent in the Philippines, before migrating to Canada. Sorry!)

http://www.conundrumpress.com/new-titles/duran-duran-imelda-marcos-and-me/

Then, at (

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