469 - FCF: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

What happens when a child is born who will invent immortality? According to Ram V and Felipe Andrade's The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Death is fired from her job, is cast into a mortal body, and attempts to find and murder this child. Oh, she also dies a lot. On this month's Four-Color Flashback, Paul & Arlo discuss the book's unique approach to Indian mythology, Andrade's beautifully distorted figures, V's ability to be self-serious without being pretentious, and more. Plus, Paul gets into Severance, the boys aren't feeling This Is Us' final season, and Arlo reads more Superman.   NEXT: it's an MCU catch-up session. The boys will discuss the trifecta of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Eternals, and Spider-Man: No Way Home.     BREAKDOWN 00:00:34  -  Intro / Banter 00:27:39  -  The Many Deaths of Laila Starr 01:32:20  -  Selecting the next FCF 01:36:03  -  Outro / Next     LINKS   "'The Many Deaths of Laila Starr' is more than the sum of its parts" by Meera S. Kumar, The Michigan Daily "Read This Book: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr" by unclehighlander, Biff Bam Pop "INTERVIEW: Ram V and Filipe Andrade on Death's rude awakening in THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR" by Nancy Powell, The Beat       MUSIC "(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight" by Cutting Crew, Broadcast (1986) "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult, Agents of Fortune (1976)     GOBBLEDYCARES National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  Support AAPI communities and those affected by anti-Asian violence: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund: https://aapifund.org/ Support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ The Trevor Project provides information and support to LGBTQ youth: thetrevorproject.org Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/  US (877) 565-8860 Canada (877) 330-6366 National Center for Transgender Equality: transequality.org Advocate for writers who might be owed money due to discontinuance of royalties: https://www.writersmustbepaid.org/  Help teachers and classrooms in need: https://www.donorschoose.org/ Do your part to remove the burden of medical debt for individuals, families, and veterans: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/ Register to vote: https://vote.gov/