Episode 269: Reviews of The Lie and How We Told It, Abbott #1, and Punks Not Dead #1 - a podcast by Stergios Botzakis & Derek Royal

Time Codes:

• 00:00:31 - Introduction
• 00:02:53 - Black Panther info
• 00:06:51 - Our new Discord account
• 00:09:15 - More listener mail!
• 00:16:37 - The Lie and How We Told It
• 00:48:02 - Abbott #1
• 01:08:28 - Punks Not Dead #1
• 01:21:32 - Wrap up
• 01:22:37 - Contact us

This week Gene and Derek discuss three fascinating titles...and with a '70s twist! They begin with Tommi Parrish's The Lie and How We Told It (Fantagraphics). Both had encountered Parrish's work previously in the first two issues of the Now anthology, but this is the first long-form narrative from them that the guys have read. This is an intriguing work that begs for multiple readings and provides much discussion fodder. After that, Gene and Derek turn to two recent #1 issues. Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä's Abbott (BOOM! Studios) is a crime noir story set in the early 1970s, and with a curious injection of horror. Punks Not Dead, the latest from IDW's Black Crown imprint, is a wild tale from David Barnett and Martin Simmonds, one that mixes punk sensibilities with what appears to be X-Files-like undercurrent.

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