{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d9c19629a27e316730341c/6901ee7c1c14e95bd2a29142?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Come Find Me: An Autumnal Offering (2024) Curated by Becky Cloonan","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66d9c19629a27e316730341c/1761733823085-ff0b8541-f1cb-4456-8c42-8c9d90489209.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Happy Halloween, listeners! This month on Collecting Issues, the monthly comic book book club, Michael and Benjamin skirt the rules to cover an anthology: <strong>Come Find Me: An Autumnal Offering</strong>.</p><p>This 2024 one-shot is published by the new, creator-owned DSTLRY Comics. It's an... <em>interesting</em> business model of limited digital runs and resellable digital rights. (Wait, did we just buy an NFT? Is this the blockchain?)</p><p>Curated by horror maestro <strong>Becky Cloonan</strong>, <em>Come Find Me</em> is a collection of six chilling mini-stories steeped in folk and medieval horror. Join us as we apply \"useful frameworks\" (much to Michael's disgust) to break down every tale in this unnerving collection from a lineup of incredible female and non-binary creators.</p><p>We discuss:</p><ul><li><strong>\"Devil's Trill\" (Hamlet Machine):</strong> A sexy, weird, and wordless Faustian pact that sets a spectacular gothic tone.</li><li><strong>\"Portorium\" (Becky Cloonan):</strong> A classic tale of grave robbery, Roman gods (hello, Orcus), and why you should never steal from the dead.</li><li><strong>\"Down by the Water\" (Molly Mendoza):</strong> A beautiful, abstract, and unsettling story of gossip, grief, and... frog spawn?</li><li><strong>\"Coal &amp;Clover\" (Vanessa R. Del Rey):</strong> A straightforward folk horror revenge story set in a brutal American company town. Don't make deals with the Fae!</li><li><strong>\"La Chéta\" (Celine Loup):</strong> The one that left us scratching our heads. A sketchy, Alpine tale of a sexy widow and... well, we're still not sure.</li><li><strong>\"Warmth of the Hunt\" (E.M. Carroll):</strong> An absolute banger to finish the anthology. A stunning, timeless depiction of the Wild Hunt with tattoo-worthy art.</li></ul><p>Which stories gave us \"oozing dread\" and which one was less fright and more...?</p><p><strong>Follow the Podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://discord.gg/CTKJr3j2jp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Join the Discord and read along</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://collectingissuespodcast.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read Our Substack</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/collectingissues/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Follow us on Instagram</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@collectingissues?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Follow us on Tiktok</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JTsT8MXJtk5jr4sJxUpXQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Watch us on Youtube</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4><strong>Next Comic:</strong></h4><p><strong>Local Man, </strong>a deconstruction of the Big Guns and Pouch era of 90's comics by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs</p><p><br></p><p>Time Stamps:</p><p>00:00&nbsp;Introduction to 'Come Find Me'</p><p>01:33&nbsp;Overview of DSTLRY Comics</p><p>04:01&nbsp;Exploring the Anthology's Themes</p><p>04:53&nbsp;Spotlight on Becky Cloonan</p><p>09:03&nbsp;Diving into 'Devil's Trill'</p><p>21:32&nbsp;Analysis of 'Portorium'</p><p>32:04&nbsp;Molly Mendoza's 'Down by the Water'</p><p>36:20&nbsp;Unraveling the Mystery of the Drowned Lover</p><p>38:33&nbsp;The Grim Trysts and Henry's Dark Secrets</p><p>39:54&nbsp;The Frog Spawn Mystery and Henry's Duality</p><p>44:17&nbsp;Medieval Horror and the Tale of Coal &amp; Clover</p><p>44:37&nbsp;The Dark Art of Vanessa Del Ray</p><p>48:57&nbsp;The Folkloric Influence in Horror Comics</p><p>01:04:17&nbsp;The Wild Hunt and the Art of EM Carroll</p><p>01:10:32&nbsp;Final Thoughts and Upcoming Reads</p>","author_name":"collectingissues"}