Unpacking the Shelf

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. It's part two of our Best of 2023 episode with Sarahti & Jake, co-managers of Fantom Comics. We each brought our top 3 picks for the year, be they movie, animated, comic, game, or even music! Adam - Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows - (02:44); You can also find Adam's Crunchyroll article on Visual Novels linked here . Alex - Frieren: Beyond Journey...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. This week we welcome back both Sarahti & Jake, co-managers of Fantom Comics, for the first part of our best of 2023 conversation. We each brought our top 3 picks for the year, be they movie, animated, comic, game, or even music! Sarahti - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - (05:54) Jake - Softscars by Yeule - (25:00) Adam - River's Edge by Kyoko O...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. This week we welcome back Sarahti, co-manager of Fantom Comics, as we talk Ms. Marvel , from the very first volume by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona to the most recent mini-series and even her recent Disney+ show. You can find us on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠ @wendeego ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @AlexTheLup ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ), Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Crunchyroll N...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. This week we welcome Jake Shapiro, co-manager and part owner of Fantom Comics, as we delve into Uzumaki by Junji Ito. 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 & Out...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. This time we celebrate the release of the Pluto anime by talking even more about Naoki Urasawa (for more Urasawa content, check out Episode 4 where we chat about Monster ). Join us as we chat about everything from Pluto's roots in Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy , to the various anime adaptations over the years. You can find us on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @wendee...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. We're finally back after an extended absence with grand plans to record six episodes (including this one) before the end of the year. In this episode we talk about another Webtoon - Batman: Wayne Family Adventures , and how we need more slice of life in our Batman stories. You can find us on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @wendeego ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @AlexTheLup ⁠⁠⁠...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we reconvene after Small Press Expo (SPX), chat a little about our individual experiences with the show, look ahead to MICE (The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo), then delve into the main attraction, Glacier Bay Books. A list of the titles we focused on: Glaeolia Vol. 1 (13:10) Give Her Back To Me by Hana Chatani (33:22) A Favorable Wi...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we read and discuss Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge . First published in 1994, but newly released in North America by Kodansha this year (2023). You can find us on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠ @wendeego ⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠ @AlexTheLup ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ), Twitch ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠ thinbalion13 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ), and Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Crunchyroll ⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Slashfilm ⁠⁠⁠⁠ . In...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode Alex has convinced Adam to start reading Atomic Robo . We chat about the history of the comic and our impressions from reading it (or in Alex's case revisiting it many years later). You can find us on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠ @wendeego ⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠ @AlexTheLup ⁠⁠⁠ ), Twitch ( ⁠⁠⁠ thinbalion13 ⁠⁠⁠ ), and Adam's writing on ⁠⁠⁠ Crunchyroll ⁠⁠⁠ &a...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we delve into (some) of the history behind a game like Baldur's Gate 3, and then speak to our early experiences in the game. 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...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we follow-up our conversation on Final Fantasy XVI by going back to 1991 and Final Fantasy IV. 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.

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. We're back with cat updates & lots to talk about: Alex made Adam watch My Adventures With Superman , and we have thoughts to share (5:45) Adam delves into tokusatsu, Super Sentai, and Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (52:40) Then Adam checks in on Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury now that it's finished airing (1:31:30) Finally, Alex has fini...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we celebrate the release of Final Fantasy XVI by talking about the series, and what we each expect from a Final Fantasy game. 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...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. In this episode we return from vacation and delve into N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series. 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.

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. We're both still on vacation, but prior to leaving Alex was able to coax Sarahti, manager of ⁠ Fantom Comics ⁠ , into guesting on another episode. In this episode we talk about a lot of manga, but then round out the conversation with an unexpected comic's connection: Find out that Alex will be seeing a football (soccer) match in Romania, then go off...

Double AA is a podcast by Adam and Alex. We're both currently on vacation, so here we are our past selves talking about all the things! In this episode we: Learn that Alex has not read the Broken Earth Series by N. K. Jemisin (0:54) Conclude our conversation on Pollack's Doom Patrol (19:04) Get sidetracked by Babylon 5 & J. Michael Straczynski , before returning to Pollack (31:19) Adam...

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 ⁠ & ⁠...

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 aft...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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) the...

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 ( thinb...

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 .