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Sequential Statement is going on a brief (< 3 month) hiatus. The reason is because... Nick’s wife had her baby!

Mom and baby are doing great, and we’re taking some time for their family to spend time together and adjust to the new needs of having a 2+1 household.

Episode #10: Back in Orbit

Alex and Nick talk about Alex's recent trip to the Toronto Comics Arts Festival in Toronto, ON. We chat about the last month’s lost episode, Captain America: Civil War, and the recent Captain America/Hydra comic and the resulting fallout.

Reviews of:

Dimension W #1 by Yuji Iwahara

Hilda and the Stone Forest (FCBD Preview) by Luke Pearson

Future Quest by Jeff Parker, Evan “Doc” Shaner, Steve “The Dude” Rude, and Jordie Bellaire

the gods lie. by Kaori Ozaki

Comixology Unlimited

Recommendations:

Alex: Psychopomp by Japanese Breakfast, White Hot Moon by Pity Sex Nick: Mr. Robot (TV), Julien Baker's recent Death Cab For Cutie cover

You can download the episode here.

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Hi there! Sequential Statement is on a 1-month hiatus! (AKA Alex messed up the audio files for the April podcast so badly that they’re basically unpostable)

Episode #7: Hello 2016!

Alex and Nick talk about moving into the new year. Music by Today’s Man. Comics That Challenged Me in 2015 List Sequential Statement Top 5

Reviews of:

Barrier the new Panel Syndicate book by Brian K Vaughn and Marcos Martin Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, V1-3 by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki MIND MGMT by Matt Kindt, Dark Horse The Ancient Magus’ Bride v1-2 by Kore Yamazaki

With an extended review of The Autumnlands: Tooth and Claw v.1, Story by Kurt Busiek, Art by Benjamin Dewey, Colors by Jordie Bellaire, and Design & Lettering by Comicraft

Nick: Recommends Hymns by Bloc Party, The Big Short Alex: Dear Wormwood, Hoopla Digital

You can download the episode here.

Episode #6: 2015 Wrap Up

 Alex and Nick talk about the Star Wars: The Force Awakens, then give their Top 5 comics of the year, as well as a comic that they weren’t able to connect with that everyone else seemed to love. Music by Today’s Man.

If you don’t want to listen to our spoilery discussion of Star Wars: TFA, skip ahead to 23:18.

 Nick’s Top 5:

 #5: Prez (Mark Russell and Ben Caldwell, DC) #4: Chrononauts (Mark Millar and Sean Murphy, Image) #3: Archie (Mark Waid and Fiona Staples) #2: Secret Wars (Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic, Marvel) #1: Airboy (James Robinson and Greg Hinkle, Image)

Book I couldn’t connect with: Star Wars: Journey to the Force Awakens: Shattered Empire (Greg Rucka with Marco Checchetto and others, Marvel)

 Alex’s Top 5:

#5: King-Cat #75 (John Porcellino, Self Published) #4: Crickets #4 (Sammy Harkham, Self Published) #3: Frontier #7: Sex Coven (Jillian Tamaki, Youth in Decline) #2: Saint Cole (Noah van Sciver, Fantagraphics) #1: Futchi Perf (Kevin Czap, Czap Books)

Book I couldn’t connect with: The Sculptor (Scott McCloud, First Second Books)

Nick Recommends: Two great interviews from Pop Culture Happy Hour, one with Robert Galbrieth, AKA JK Rowling on her newest Cormoran Strike novel, and The Daily Show host Trevor Noah. Also, This American Life had a great story a few weeks ago featuring Ta-Nahassi Coates, whom we talked about last month.

Alex Recommends: The Serial Podcast is back, and Serial Box Publishing’s Bookburners serialized fiction

You can download the episode here.

Nick and I put together a playlist of songs we loved from 2015 - Episode #6 will be coming at the end of the month!

Here’s the list:

Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas - Beach Slang from “The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us”

Now - Joywave from “How Do You Feel Now?”

Drawn to the Blood - Sufjan Stevens from “Carrie & Lowell”

Sea Creatures - SOAK from “Before We Forgot How To Dream”

Brown Skin Girl - Leon Bridges from “Coming Home”

No Room In Frame - Death Cab for Cutie from “Kintsugi”

Pedestrian At Best - Courtney Barnett from “Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit”

Ain’t Got Far To Go - Jess Glynne from “I Cry When I Laugh”

Price Tag - Sleater-Kinney from “No Cities To Love”

Stay Together - Madi Diaz from “Phantom”

Smile - Mikky Ekko from “Time”

Bodyache - Purity Ring from “Another Eternity”

Promises - Ryn Weaver from “The Fool”

Jackrabbit- San Fermin from “Jackrabbit”

Sagres - The Tallest Man On Earth from “Dark Bird Is Home”

Pieces - Tanlines from “Highlights”

Seventeen - Sjowgren from “Seventeen”

Magnets - Disclosure feat. Lorde from “Caracal”

Leave a Trace - CHVRCHES from “Every Open Eye”

Tilted - Christine and the Queens from “Christine and the Queens”

Flesh Without Blood - Grimes from “Art Angels”

King Kunta - Kendrick Lamar from “To Pimp a Butterfly”

Capable of Anything - Ben Folds from “So There”

Happy Idiot - TV on the Radio from “Seeds”

Hello - Adele from “25”

Bad Blood - Ryan Adams from his cover of Taylor Swift’s “1989”

Crazy in Love (2014 Remix) - Beyonce from “The ‘50 Shades of Gray’ Soundtrack”

Elastic Heart - Sia from “1000 Forms of Fear”

The Trouble With Us - Chet Faker & Marcus Marr from “Work EP”

How Deep Is Your Love - Calvin Harris & Disciples from “How Deep Is Your Love”

Collect My love - The Knocks feat. Alex Newell from “So Classic EP”

Poison - Waxahatchee from “Ivy Tripp”

Episode #5: Our Ever-Changing Podcast

Alex and Nick talk about the new Podcast format. Music by Today’s Man.

Reviews of:

Airboy - art by Greg Hinkle, story by James Robinson Huck #1 - art by Rafael Albuquerque, story by Mark Millar Fante Bukowski by Noah Van Sciver  All-New All-Different Avengers #1 - art by Mahmud Asrar, Adam Kubert, story by Mark Waid Horimiya #1 by HERO / Daisuke Hagiwara

With an extended review of Our Expanding Universe by Alex Robinson

Nick recommends: Jessica Jones on Netflix, Art Angels by Grimes Alex recommends: The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us by Beach Slang, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

You can download the episode here.

Episode #4: Our Endless Numbered Days

Alex and Nick talk about Halloween ComicsFest. Music by Today’s Man.

Reviews of:

Ikebana by Yumi Sakugawa @yumisakugawa - Retrofit Comics @retrofitcomics Paper Girls Issue #1 - Art by Cliff Chiang and Matt Wilson, Story by Brian K. Vaughan - Image Not Funny, Ha Ha: A Handbook for Something Hard by Leah Hayes - Fantagraphics @fantagraphics

Nick recommends: Flash on the CW, Jane the Virgin on the CW. Also playing Disney Infinity, because Star Wars. Alex recommends: The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson

You can download the episode here.

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