Here at Long Comics Bookclub we try and read books that are standalone, that can be enjoyed without any prior knowledge making them accessible to all. Unfortunately for me, April Fools day is around the corner.

"Final Crisis" was intended to reboot the DC Universe by having all of the different heroes, villains, alternative universes, and whatever else falls within cannon come together for a grand event.

For the first half of the show we navigate "Final Crisis" and try to make sense of this phantasmagoria of all things DC, while trying to keep our sanity intact.

For the second half of the show we have recommendations for some crossover events that are a little bit more palatable for the everyday reader/viewer.

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6:46 Final Crisis discussion

48:40 Some of our Favourite Crossovers

1:00:30 Introducing the next read: 20th Century Boys

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Today we are talking about "Another"! Another manga, Another horror story, Another episode, Another good time.

For the first half of the show we talk about "Another" as our long comic for the book club, and for the second half of the show we discuss the anime adaptation as well as the Western version of "Another" aka. the Final Destination series.

*Content Warning*

Deaths of hapless middle-schoolers who are in Yomiyama North Middle School's class 3-3

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5:30 "Another" bookclub discussion

46:52 Thoughts on "Another" the anime

56:43 The Final Destination film series

1:0:35 Introducing the next read: Final Crisis

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Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate this occasion we have decided to mark it with a romance story, and today that is "Emma" by Kaoru Mori. This love story of a maid and a merchant is NOT inspired by the Jane Austen novel despite sharing the same namesake, the same genre, same vibes.

First half of the show we talk about Emma the manga as our long comic for the book club, and second half of the show we discuss the anime adaptation. We'll also talk about some ACTUAL classic literature pieces that got adapted into manga/anime.

And, no spoilers, but my brain hasn't broken this hard since we had a boxing kangaroo and a flying bear.

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5:34 Emma the manga bookclub discussion

37:14 Emma the anime comments

44:37 Is Emma the manga based on the Jane Austen novel?

51:20 Classic literature that has been adapted to anime

1:01:45 Introducing the next read: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 7 - Steel Ball Run

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This episode of the podcast is almost as long as the title of the Long Comic we're talking about! Tatsuki Fujimoto may be the greatest mangaka (manga author/illustrator) of the past decade with his popular works "Chainsaw Man" and "Fire Punch". But we're not talking about those today!

Instead, we're taking a look at an anthology series of four series written while Fujimoto was between the ages of 22 - 26 (how old he is now is anyone's guess). We talk about the manga, the anime adaptation that just came out, as well as "Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc". It's an Tatsuki Fujimoto spectacular this week on the pod!

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4:35 Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man 22 - 26 discussion

59:15 Anime adaptation and Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc

1:20:35 Introducing the next read: Absolute Wonderwoman

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