Ep. 267 - Uzumaki
This week on Comics and Chronic the boys make history by covering their first ever manga, the classic Japanese horror manga Uzumaki by Junji Ito. It's Manga and Marijuana!
“Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral—the hypnotic secret shape of the world”
But first The Costco Guys rise through the hierarchy of pop culture along with The Rizzler by making their AEW debut. Cody gives us his home makeover plans. This is the first manga Jake has ever read. Each story in Uzumaki is more insane than the last. The story is literally a spiral into madness. The book has an anthology feel that ultimately ties together in the end. Cody reveals how he came to own Uzumaki. Is this one of the best horror comics ever made? The boys decide they need to cover more of Something Is Killing The Children. This book is so unsettling that at some points Jake had to put it down. Cody gives his take on the animated Uzumaki on Adult Swim. Has Cody infected Jake with his snail like slowness? What sick scientific experiments was Anthony up to in 1st grade? Cody used to pretend to be an apex predator and eat bugs. Uzumaki is an uncomfortable yet engaging read with equal parts body horror, existential dread, and losing one’s mind sprinkled throughout. Are the boys going to travel to Hell to rescue Paul Walker? Anthony’s Superguy comes out next month! This is a must read for any horror fan or manga reader! Tune in now!
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