"I wish I could be there. Wish I could see all the incredible alien things. If you're watching this... I guess you were lucky."
Welcome to Outpost Zero and to another season of Storied Arcs! In this opening episode, Mike and Alex gravity-jump straight into Volume 1 The Smallest Town in the Universe (issues #1-4) of the Skybound comic and consider it's place among similar type "kids on bikes" coming of age stories. They discuss the book's re-branding (so to speak) as a more YA story now that the complete collection is out and why that's probably a good decision. They also break down the main characters as a way to examine how trauma is handled and explored in stories like these.
[Content note, this episode does address the issue of teen suicide, as it's a major theme throughout in the comic. We understand that can be a difficult topic to broach but we hope that this story can help lead to a safe, open, and respectful discussion about it.]
As usual, we're not spoiling anything beyond what we've covered thus far, so listen away once you've finished Volume 1. Then go out and read Outpost Zero Volume 2 Follow It Down (or just read the next chapter in the complete collected edition) and join us back here next week for another deep-dive episode!
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