Where the Body Was (2023)

About this episode

The episode explores the graphic novel 'Where the Body Was' by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, delving into its themes of suburban mystery and hidden affairs.

In this episode, we head back to the world of graphic novels and explore the suburban mystery of "Where the Body Was" by celebrated comics duo, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. What starts innocently enough, with some feral Gen-X childhood crime-fighting, soon curdles into something darker: hidden affairs, small-time crooks, unrequited love and a dead body that nobody can quite explain. The mythology of the safe and honest American neighbourhood is left in tatters here by Brubaker and LTP has all the angles covered from its treehouse vantage on the cul-de-sac of Pelican lane! FastFacts@05:00; Summary@31:30; PIPES@46:30

People in this episode

Host: Lighting the Pipes

Topics covered

• graphic novels
• mystery
• suburban life
• crime
• relationships
• American culture

Keywords

• graphic novels
• Ed Brubaker
• Sean Phillips
• mystery
• suburban crime
• American neighborhood

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Where the Body Was

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