450 - FCF: The Spire

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">For their latest</span> <strong>Four-Color Flashback</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Paul and Arlo are exploring the world of Si Spurrier and Jeff Stokely’s 2015 mini-series</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Spire</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Our location is a massive, tiered city surrounded by a desolate wasteland; our cast of characters include privileged aristocrats and the undesired “Sculpted,” hybridized from human and animal DNA; and our story is one of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">noir</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">sleuthing, extreme violence, racial intolerance, and classism. The boys discuss Spurrier and Stokely’s deceptively simple storytelling; the “soft edges” around their world-building; Stokely’s manga-influenced art; and just how in-</span><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spire</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">-ing it all is. Plus, a number of previous FCF selections are hitting the small screen, including</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Y: The Last Man</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sandman</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and most unbelievably of all,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Grendel</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NEXT: what’s that? It’s October? Time for</span> <strong>Gobbledyween 2021</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Our annual horror-fest kicks off with a discussion of Ti West’s 2009 indie phenom</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The House of the Devil</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, featuring our old pal Greg Sahadachny.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong>BREAKDOWN</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">00:00:51  -  Intro / Comi