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Podcast: The Comics Canon
Episode: Episode 209 – Flung Out of Space
Description: Mild parental advisory warning: The b-word is used once or twice. On this episode, the recent launch of the series "Ripley" on Netflix gives us a reason to discuss Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer, published by Surely/Abrams ComicArts! When we meet the future author of "The Talented Mr. Ripley," she's struggling to overcome her attraction to women and escape her job as a writer of comic-book stories—a job she hates. While freelancing for a pre-Marvel Comics Stan Lee to pay fo...