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Episode Description
Tom Manning's 2018 graphic novel Eric is that rarest of gems: the self-published masterpiece. Available only on the author's website, it's the story of a washed-up surf rocker who stumbles into a cosmic conspiracy involving elite cultists, post-apocalyptic cowboys, renegade magicians, and three-eyed djinn. In this episode, Manning's work serves as a shining example of what makes comics such a unique and potent art form. There's no need to have read the book before listening—but know that you'll probably want to do when you're done. You're welcome.
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References
Tom Manning, ERIC
Leslie Stevens, “So So Surreal”
Mike Relm, “Change the Channel”
Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, What is Philosophy?
Sarah Heston, “Magical Los Angeles: An Interview with Tom Manning”
Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics
David Mamet, On Directing Film
Richard J. Lewis (dir.), Whale Music
Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski
Darren Aronovsky (dir.), The Wrestler
Jorge Luis Borges, “The Garden of Forking Paths”
Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time
Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
Jean-Paul Sartre, The Transcendence of the Ego
David Lynch, Twin Peaks: The Return
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