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Podcast: The Source Material Comics Podcast
Episode: Source Material #414 - Joe the Barbarian (2010, Vertigo)
Description: On this episode, Jesse and Mark head into the attic—and straight into Aqua Lung, the strange, shifting fantasy realm at the heart of Joe the Barbarian (2010). They break down Grant Morrison’s eight-issue story about Joe, a 13-year-old dealing with type 1 diabetes and the grief of losing his father. When Joe’s blood sugar crashes during a stormy afternoon alone, his house becomes a mythic battlefield, complete with prophecies, toy-warriors, and a looming force known as King Death—all while Joe’s real-world mission is desperately simple: find sugar and survive.Jesse digs into the emotional core of the boo...