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Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

Please join us as we celebrate the works of Akira Toriyama by going back in time, slipping you might say, to the manga that started it all, Dr. Slump.

In other news:


Alex is replaying Final Fantasy VII: Remake, in order to get ready for Rebirth, and the experience is a little rougher the second time through (1:03:38)
Adam has gone and watched the original Planet of the Apes (1968), and we chat about our experience with the series of movies, as well as the Rod Serling connection to the Twilight Zone. (1:16:42)

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Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

Please join us as we return to video games and talk about the sixth game in the Shiren series, itself a spinoff of the Mystery Dungeon series, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.

In other news:


Alex has finished a bunch of games, notably Midnight Suns and is happy it finishes strong. Also, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is amazing, and we talk about how we should do a Metal Gear Solid episode sometime. (1:25:55)
Adam is playing the new SaGa game (SaGa: Emerald Beyond), but more importantly has watched his first Johnnie To movie, specifically Exiled. (1:32:36)

You can find us on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wendeego⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexTheLup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crunchyroll News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comics Beat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ANIWIRE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Alex's creative work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sandcomic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

This episode we welcome back Jake, co-manager of Fantom comics, as we discuss the works of Taiyō Matsumoto with a particular focus on the recently released (here in the west) first volume of Tokyo These Days.

In other news:


Jake has been reading Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai (1:02:45)
Alex has been chugging through his playthrough of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and it's really good (1:04:15)
Adam has been reading a very long mystery thriller novel, Lady Joker by Kaoru Takamura (1:06:32)

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Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

Please join us as we chat about the second comic that we think follow in the footsteps of Vertigo comics of old, specifically the latest Flash run by Simon Spurrier & Mike Deodato.

Plus brief conversations about Alex stalling on his playthrough of Midnight Suns and starting 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim instead (1:07:42), and Adam watching the 2003 adaptation of Shiroi Kyotō, or The White Tower in English (1:18:08).

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Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Unpacking the Shelf is a podcast by Adam and Alex.

Please join us as we chat about the first of two comics that we think follow in the footsteps of Vertigo comics of old, specifically 20th Century Men by Deniz Camp & Stipan Morian.

Plus brief conversations about the new TV shows doing old things Shogun and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

You can find us on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wendeego⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexTheLup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crunchyroll News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comics Beat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ANIWIRE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Alex's creative work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sandcomic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.

Please join us for our 40th episode, and the debut of our new name -- Unpacking the Shelf!

Please join Adam and Alex as they chat about a TV show for the first time, specifically the Twilight Zone. Four episodes are covered in total (and somewhat/mostly spoiled), in order of discussion:


Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Walking Distance
Time Enough at Last

Plus brief conversations about Midnight Suns, The Hunger and the Dusk written by G. Willow Wilson with art by Chris Wildgoose, Unicorn Overlord, and even a little bit of Final Fantasy VII Remake/Rebirth.

You can find us on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wendeego⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexTheLup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crunchyroll News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comics Beat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ANIWIRE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Alex's creative work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sandcomic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro & Outro track: A.T.M. (Alien Time Machine) by Atum.