510 - FCF: Uzumaki (feat. Eric Sipple)

Around and around we go, where we'll stop–only Arlo knows! For this month's Four-Color Flashback, Gobbledygeek's enfant terrible has chosen Junji Ito's 1998-99 horror manga Uzumaki. Will Paul ever forgive him? On hand to find out is The Deli Counter of Justice co-conspirator Eric Sipple, who will be appearing on FCF episodes for infinity. The gang discusses Ito's beautifully grotesque imagery, the book's at times confounding narrative, their (in)experience with the manga form, and snails. Plus, Arlo has been dabbling in other East Asian art with more Godzilla movies and Edward Yang's Taiwanese masterpiece Yi Yi; and Paul cannot hold back his rage when it comes to X-Men '97.   NEXT: where you been, Gunga Din? Hollywood's own Michael Holland joins us to discuss George Stevens' 1939 classic.     BREAKDOWN 00:00:49  -  Intro / Godzilla banter 00:14:23  -  X-Men '97 rage! 00:28:33  -  Uzumaki 01:49:54  -  Outro / Next   MUSIC "Spiraling Shape" by They Might Be Giants, Factory Showroom (1996) "Snails Pace" by Bob Brown, Snails Pace (2022)   GOBBLEDYCARES National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  Abortion Funds in Every State: https://bit.ly/AbortionFundsTwitter 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/  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/