36: Release

MARVELS, based on the graphic novel by Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross. Written by Lauren Shippen. Directed by Paul Bae. Recording & sound design by Mischa Stanton. Out now, wherever you listen.

We asked you to fill our question bucket to the brim, and YOU DELIVERED. The whole creative team behind your favorite Cold War time travel tragedy answers all of your deep, burning questions about Anthony, Mateo, and even Archie.  Also, about one hour nineteen minutes in, Dan makes a historical claim about the origin of the bong as the Middle East. They misspoke, and should have said China. They regret this error.

The final confrontation. An end, possibly a beginning. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Daniel Manning, Mischa Stanton, Eli Barraza & Tau Zaman (with story support from Julian Mundy & Danielle Shemaiah). Directed by Mischa Stanton & Danielle Shemaiah. Produced by Mischa Stanton. Featuring: Kristen DiMercurio as Sally Grissom, Katie Speed as Esther Roberts, Lia Peros as Petra Marquez, Reyn Beeler as Chet Whickman, Zach Ehrlich as Jack Wyatt, Arjun Gpta as Nikhil Sharma, and Bernardo Cubria as Mateo Morales, as well as Dennis Connors, with special thanks to Isabel Atkinson. Production help from Brando Grugle. Special production on Season 3 by Daniel Manning. Special thanks to Sandor Weisz of the Mystery League. Original music by Mischa Stanton and by Eno Freedman-Brodmann.

It’s 1943. Sally Grissom has accidentally invented time travel. But things don’t transpire exactly as we remember. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Daniel Manning, Mischa Stanton, & Eli Barraza (with story support from Julian Mundy, Danielle Shemaiah & Tau Zaman). Directed & Produced by Mischa Stanton. Featuring: Kristen DiMercurio as Sally Grissom, Katie Speed as Esther Roberts, Lia Peros as Petra Marquez, and Zach Ehrlich as Jack Wyatt, as well as Julian Mundy as Ivan Maraczek, Sammi Lappin as Miriam Roberts, Rob McCollum, Barry Stanton, Zach Valenti, and Isabel Atkinson as Amelia. Original music by Mischa Stanton and by Eno Freedman-Brodmann. For my dad, Barry Stanton.

After leaving Point-of-Exile, Sally runs into friends old and new. Petra plans a party. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Daniel Manning, Mischa Stanton, Eli Barraza & Tau Zaman (with story support from Danielle Shemaiah & Julian Mundy). Directed & pPoduced by Mischa Stanton. Featuring: Kristen DiMercurio as Sally Grissom, Katie Speed as Esther Roberts, Lia Peros as Petra Marquez, L. Jeffrey Moore as Lou Gaines, Zach Ehrlich as Jack Wyatt, Lauren Shippen as Maggie Elbourne, Arjun Gupta as Nikhil Sharma, and Bernardo Cubrìa as Mateo Morales, as well as Eric Silver, Michael Fisché, and Brandon Grugle, with special thanks to Isabel Atkinson. Original music by Mischa Stanton and by Eno Freedman-Brodmann.

Though they are glad to return to Point-of-Exile once more after a long mission, our heroes may not be the same people they were when they left. Some for the better, others… less. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Mischa Stanton & Danielle Shemaiah (with Daniel Manning, Eli Barraza, Julian Mundy & Tau Zaman). Directed & Produced by Mischa Stanton. Featuring: Kristen DiMercurio as Sally Grissom, Katie Speed as Esther Roberts, Lia Peros as Petra Marquez, L. Jeffrey Moore as Lou Gaines, Preston Allen as Bridget Chambers, Reyn Beeler as Chet Whickman, Arjun Gupta as Nikhil Sharma, and Tina Huang as Tonya LeMartine, as well as Rob Slotnick as Bill Donovan, Susanna Kavee as Helen Partridge, Bernardo Cubria as Mateo Morales, Sammi Lappin as Miriam Roberts, and Rina Cerame, with special thanks to Isabel Atkinson. Production help this week from Brandon Grugle. Original music by Mischa Stanton and by Eno Freedman-Brodmann. “When I’m Not Here,” written by Tau Zaman, arranged by Evan Cunningham, performed by Evan, Chris Tedesco on trumpet, and vocals by Susanna Kavee.

Petra, Lou and the 77s infiltrate the KTNK stronghold to rescue Sally. But while inside, they might find more than they bargained for. They may have to pay a dear price to retrieve her. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Eli Barraza & Danielle Shemaiah (with Daniel Manning, Mischa Stanton, Julian Mundy & Tau Zaman). Directed & Produced by Mischa Stanton. Featuring: Kristen DiMercurio as Sally Grissom, Katie Speed as Esther Roberts, Lia Peros as Petra, L. Jeffrey Moore as Lou Gaines, and Arjun Gupta as Nikhil Sharma, as well as Ego Mikitas as Adler, Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Karla, Sheldon Brown as David Marian, Zach Libresco as 77 Agent Gordon, Danielle Shemaiah as 77 Agent Alec, Mischa Stanton, Pasha Sol, Karim Kronfli, Erin Bark, and Kessi Riliniki, with special thanks to Isabel Atkinson. Translation by Pasha Sol. Fight choreography by Danielle Shemaiah. Production help from Jeffrey Gardner. Original music by Mischa Stanton and by Eno Freedman-Brodmann.

It's all hands on deck in Colorado. Sally Grissom's been kidnapped. An ocean away, she matches wits with somebody new. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Julian Mundy (with Daniel Manning, Mischa Stanton, Eli Barraza, Danielle Shemaiah, & Tau Zaman). Directed & Produced by Mischa Stanton. Featuring: Kristen DiMercurio as Sally Grissom, Katie Speed as Esther Roberts, Lia Peros as Petra, L. Jeffrey Moore as Lou Gaines, Preston Allen as Bridget Chambers, and Tina Huang as Tonya LeMartine, as well as Ego Mikitias as Adler, Richard Malmos as Ray Vico, Erin Bark as Archie, Zach Libresco as 77 Agent Gordon, Danielle Shemaiah as 77 Agent Alec, and Daniel Manning as Andy Thurston, with special thanks to Isabel Atkinson. Original music by Mischa Stanton and Eno Freedman-Brodmann. Additional music courtesy of the Free Music Archive.

Sally meets with someone outside her circle and makes a desperate bargain with the mysterious new ODAR Director. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Daniel Manning (with Mischa Stanton, Eli Barraza, Julian Mundy, Danielle Shemaiah, & Tau Zaman). Directed & Produced by Mischa Stanton. Featuring: Kristen DiMercurio as Sally Grissom, Katie Speed as Esther Roberts, and Tina Huang as Tonya LeMartine, as well as K.McIntyre as Jeanette Everworth, Laura Faye Smith, and Pasha Sol, with special thanks to Isabel Atkinson. Original music by Mischa Stanton and Eno Freedman-Brodmann.