Episode 689 - Dash Shaw

The Virtual Memories Show by Gil Roth

Sep 2, 202601:19:13Arts

With his new book, LIKE SWIMMERS (New York Review Comics), Dash Shaw brings us a supernatural murder mystery set in COVID-era Richmond, VA. We talk about how he uses that story to explore memory, identity, art, marriage,...

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