The Comics Syllabus by Paul Lai
Comics Syllabus
CmxSyllabusPod: STARSIGNS, New Comics on Substack, and Why SciFi?
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CmxSyllabusPod: STARSIGNS, New Comics on Substack, and Why SciFi?

Starstruck by Substacks, STARSIGNS by Saladin Ahmed and Megan Levens, and Speculating on the Speculative

On this week’s Comics Syllabus pod, I make star-eyes emojis at the litany of New Comics at Substack, covered by Multiversity here and at the Comics Syllabus Substack here. And (at 52:55) we look a little deeper at “STARSIGNS” by Saladin Ahmed, Megan Levens, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Shawn Lee, and Heather Antos, available for free at Copper Bottle:

Copper Bottle
STARSIGNS chapter 1
It’s a big day here at Copper Bottle! I'm bouncing of the walls with excitement to surprise-launch STARSIGNS, a huge new "found-family with super powers" story by myself and the stunningly talented Megan Levens with Kelly Fitzpatrick, Shawn Lee, and Heather Antos…
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from “STARSIGNS” by Saladin Ahmed, Megan Levens, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Shawn Lee, and Heather Antos at copperbottle.net/p/starsigns1

First, a warning: I let slip a spoiler for The Book of Boba Fett at around 7:00-7:10, so if you’re trying to stay away from those, SORRY and BE FOREWARNED! Skip past that moment at 7:00 if you’re keeping ears pure for the Disney+ show’s surprises.

Also, in the intro I tease some talk about “Fantastic Four” #14-19’s arc, “Point of Origin,” but I ran out of time. So we’ll save that for a future chat!

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The Comics Syllabus by Paul Lai
Comics Syllabus
A comics and graphic novels appreciation podcast, where literacy educator Paul Lai (@twoplai) reads widely and digs deep in search of the socio-cultural, literary, and artistic significance of comic books, including superhero media, graphic novels, all-ages comics, and comic shop single issues. For comics fans, teachers, librarians and parents, and young readers alike.