Storied Arcs
Welcome to Storied Arcs! A read-along deep dive into comics, one story arc at a time...
In each episode, we will discuss one story arc, typically in the form of a trade paperback, for a completed comic series. In general, we will be avoiding ongoing or continuing series so that we can discuss a work in its entirety.
We’ll also be avoiding the “big two” (Marvel and DC.) While we love those comics, there are plenty of podcasts covering characters like Batman, Superman, Spiderman, and so on. Instead, we’re excited to explore some of the great creator-owned stories. We’ll deep dive into the story while evaluating the prose, art, and all the easter eggs we can find.
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Storied Arcs
Creator Interview: Helena Masellis
This week, Mike and Alex have the good fortune to be joined by another incredible member of the Deep Cuts team, all the way from Italy, artist Helena Masellis! Helena starts by describing the comic scene she was exposed to growing up in Brazil, from both the US and Asia, and how that influenced a whole generation of Brazilian artists. They also discuss into the importance of having diverse voices from all different backgrounds contributing to comics and how the widening of the talent-pool net has led to better stories. Then they dig into Deep Cuts issue #2, Helena's issue, and go deep into things- from her process as an artist to working with colorist Igor Monti to all of the Wizard of Oz references peppered throughout the issue. Helena also describes how the scripts she received from Kyle Higgins and Joe Clark gave her the freedom to express the story in the way she felt was best, and explains why, despite having never been to Chicago before, the 1920s jazz era was already perfectly suited for her to draw. We can't thank Helena enough for being so generous with her time (especially with the time difference) and we can't wait to get our hands on the the four(!!!) different books she's working on currently (well, three, I guess, for those of us in the US).
You can follow Helena on Instagram and Bluesky, and you keep track of all her work on her Linktree.
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