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Parasocial by Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson
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"I pretend to be your friend... just like I pretend to be a robot assassin or any other role. And in return, you pretend I'm a better person then I am."
For this week's entry in Fandom Month, Mike and Alex are digging into Parasocial by Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson from Image Comics. The guys start with the Misery of it all, acknowledging what the book acknowledges, and discussing how that expectation is actually beneficial for the pace at which the story moves. They chat about the fringe percentage of fandom portrayed in the comic and touch on how the post-COVID lockdown setting specifically fuels the narrative. The guys also hit on the pairing of music with comics, the shifting art style throughout the book, and some of their own experiences meeting celebrities at conventions.
We close out Fandom Month next week with Rogues' Gallery (issues #1-4) from Image Comics, so find it wherever you get your comics and join back here again to break it all down!
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