509 - FCF: Weavers (feat. Eric Sipple)

Gobbledygeek

Oh, what a tangled web we Weavers! For this month’s Four-Color Flashback, Paul and Arlo trap Eric Sipple in their web once more, this time to discuss Simon Spurrier & Dylan Burnett’s Lovecraftian mob story Weavers. Despite being big fans of Spurrier’s (author of past FCF favorites Six-Gun Gorilla and The Spire), Paul and Arlo aren't quite sure what to make of this one, while Eric has some thoughts on why the book is an interesting failure. One thing they can all agree on is Burnett’s vibrant, stylish art–and how it elevates everything else on the page.

NEXT: Paul and Arlo will return.

MUSIC

• “Itsy Bitsy Spider” by Itsy Bitsy Spider (2015)

• “Boris the Spider” by The Who, A Quick One (1966)

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