Episode 152 – Far Sector

<p>In N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s Far Sector (from DC Comics’ Young Animal imprint), Green Lantern Sojourner “Jo” Mullein is assigned to the City Enduring, a sprawling megalopolis of some 20 billion souls at the far end of space, where she becomes embroiled in a twisty plot involving politics, corruption and murder.</p> <p>Can this timely sci-fi thriller, with its scenes of voter suppression and peace officers firing on protestors, blast off to that galaxy far, far away known as ... The Comics Canon?</p> <p><strong>Discussed in This Episode!</strong></p> <ul> <li>Green Lantern/Green Arrow</li> <li>Forget it, Jo, it’s The City Enduring</li> <li>Chekhov’s armory</li> <li>Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke</li> <li>Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter</li> <li>Maniac of New York Vol. 1: Death Train</li> <li><a href="https://comicsahoy.com/comics/my-bad-1" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">My Bad</a></li> </ul> <p>Join us in two weeks as we visit one of the seminal works in the career of legendary artist George Perez: The 1987 reboot of Wonder Woman!</p> <p>Until then:<br /> <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-comics-canon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise</a>!<br /> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comics-canon/id1074541605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate us on Apple Podcasts</a>!<br /> <a href="mailto:letters@comicscanon.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Send us an email!</a><br /> Hit us up on <a href="https://twitter.com/thecomicscanon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> or <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/thecomicscanon/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a>!</p> <p>And as always, thanks for listening!</p>