Extra Issues By Charlotte Fierro & Zack Deane

A sexually transmitted Zack-sease and De-Charlotte 21 are covering two Fantagraphics releases graphic novels:

– Black Hole (1995) by Charles Burn

– Dementia 21 (2018) by Shintaro Kago



Topics discussed:

– Does the “bug” mean much as a metaphor in Black Hole? Is reading the comic looking for one a mistake?

– Is it possible to talk about a comedy comic without just listing our favorite bits?

Upcoming episodes in our Fantagraphics miniseries:

– Love & Rockets (Gilbert Hernandez)

– Love and Rockets Library Editions:

– Heartbreak Soup

– Human Diastrophism

– Beyond Palomar



You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

Zackula, Charlacabra, and Tiffany “Blah!”-bb are covering two monstrous graphic novels:

– My Favorite Thing is Monsters (2017) by Emil Ferris

– Monsters (2021) by Barry Windsor Smith



Topics discussed:

– How much does the authorial vs. character voice matter to the success of My Favorite Thing is Monsters?

– Is Monsters a genre work or literary work? Both? Neither?

– What do both these books have in common besides their titles? More than you think!

Upcoming episodes in our Fantagraphics miniseries:

– Black Hole/ Dementia 21

– Love & Rockets (Gilbert Hernandez)

– Love and Rockets Library Editions:

– Heartbreak Soup

– Human Diastrophism

– Beyond Palomar



You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

The Undigestible Zackum and Millenium Charlotte are covering three separate “stoner comics”:

– Dungeon Quest (available on Comixology, vol. 1-4)

– Prison Pit (available as a complete collection on Hoopla)

– Megg, Mogg, and Owl (read Megahex or Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam to start, then read your fill of other volumes)



Topics discussed:

– Is there a unifying theme to these comics or did Zack pull it out of thin air?

– Why does Prison Pit’s edginess work when so many other comics don’t?

– Is Megg, Mogg, and Owl just absurd cruelty or does it strike at something real and human?

Upcoming episodes in our Fantagraphics miniseries:

– My Favorite Thing is Monsters/ Monsters

– Black Hole/ Dementia 21

– Love & Rockets (Gilbert Hernandez)

– Love and Rockets Library Editions:

– Heartbreak Soup

– Human Diastrophism

– Beyond Palomar



You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

Zackdick the Comic-F****r and Charlotte Coleslaw are joined this month by Dave Puesing, founder and CEO of Comic Book Herald. On this episode, we’re covering the seminal Eightball by Daniel Clowes. We’re talking issues #1-18 (what’s included in The Complete Eightball collection).

Topics discussed:

– Can the comic succeed simply by expressing the inner mind of its author, warts and all? If so, for how long?

– Is Dan Pussey the most brutal take-down of comics out there?

– Is bugfucking the height or nadir of comedy?



Upcoming episodes in our Fantagraphics miniseries:

– Dungeon Quest/ Megg, Mogg, and Owl/ Prison Pit

– My Favorite Thing is Monsters/ Monsters

– Black Hole/ Dementia 21

– Love & Rockets (Gilbert Hernandez)

– Love and Rockets Library Editions:

– Heartbreak Soup

– Human Diastrophism

– Beyond Palomar



You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

Charlotte “Horny Redhead” Costigan, Zackie the Man-chanic, and special guest Sara Century begin a new series covering the renowned comic book publisher Fantagraphics. This is the first of two episodes covering Love and Rockets, focused on the work of Jaime Hernandez. Our second episode, coming in five months, will cover Gilbert Hernandez’ work.

Comics covered in this episode:

Love and Rockets Library Editions:

– Maggie the Mechanic

– The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S.

– Perla La Loca



Topics discussed:

– How does a comic that is so specific to a time/place also feel so universal?

– Will Maggie and Hopey find true love???

– Is this comic unapproachable for new readers? But also is it the best comic ever written? Can the answer to both questions be “yes”?



Upcoming episodes in our Fantagraphics miniseries:

– Eightball

– Dungeon Quest/ Megg, Mogg, and Owl/ Prison Pit

– My Favorite Thing is Monsters/ Monsters

– Black Hole/ Dementia 21

– Love & Rockets (Gilbert Hernandez)

– Love and Rockets Library Editions:

– Heartbreak Soup

– Human Diastrophism

– Beyond Palomar



You can find Sara Century’s work at https://saracentury.com/ 

You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

Dungeon Zack and Shattered Charlotte wrap up our discussion on the work on Molly Knox Ostertag, covering three stand-alone graphic novels.

Comics covered in this episode:

– Girl From the Sea

– Shattered Warrior

– Dungeon & Dragons: Dungeon Club Vol. 1



Topics discussed:

– Does MKO’s artistic style suit the material of Shattered Warrior?

– What if a comic dared to ask “What if someone was horny for Ponyo?”

– Does Charlotte really just see me a cube with glasses?



Upcoming episodes in our Fantagraphics miniseries:



* Love & Rockets (Jaime Hernandez)



* Love and Rockets Library Editions:



* Maggie the Mechanic

* The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S.

* Perla La Loca









* Eightball

* Dungeon Quest/ Megg, Mogg, and Owl/ Prison Pit

* My Favorite Thing is Monsters/ Monsters

* Black Hole/ Dementia 21

* Love & Rockets (Gilbert Hernandez)



* Love and Rockets Library Editions:



* Heartbreak Soup

* Human Diastrophism

* Beyond Palomar











You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear