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Bubble is a scripted science fiction podcast produced by Maximum Fun and created by Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn. The podcast was later adapted into a graphic novel published by First Second Books.

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Background

The podcast was created by Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn and produced by Maximum Fun. [1] The podcast focuses on a town called Fairhaven, which is situated inside a protective bubble surrounded by wilderness. [2] The protagonist of the story is a woman who grew up outside the bubble named Morgan. [3] Morgan teams up with two guys and starts killing monsters that have gotten inside the bubble for a contracting company. [4] The show is an eight episode satirical science fiction podcast with a sitcom style delivery. [5]

Reception

Becca James wrote in BuzzFeed News that the podcast is as "addictive as it is absurd." [6] Laura Jane Standley and Eric McQuade wrote in The Atlantic that the "sound engineering is appropriately cartoonish." [7] Megh Wright wrote in Vulture that the podcast "gets funnier the deeper you go." [8] Apple Podcasts included the show on their list of the best podcasts of 2018. [9] Cory Doctrow wrote in Boing Boing that the podcast is "hilarious." [10] Nicholas Quah wrote in NiemanLab that the podcast is "super zany." [11]

Adaptations

The graphic novel is 272 pages long. [12] The graphic novel was published by First Second Books and written by Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan. [13] The art is done by Tony Cliff. [14] The graphic novel was published on July 13, 2021. [15] Publishers Weekly gave the graphic novel a starred review, saying that the book is a "recklessly fun, hoot and holler of a ride". [16] Caitlin Rosberg wrote in The A. V. Club that "some of the references aren't exactly evergreen". [17] Colin Moon wrote in AIPT Comics that the book has "an exciting, vivid world you can't help but want to know more about". [18] The book was also nominated for a 2022 Eisner Award. [19] [20]

In 2020, Sony Pictures Animation announced that an animated film adaptation was in development, [21] [22] with Morris set to write the script. [23] Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who previously worked on Sausage Party , signed on to produce through their company Point Grey Pictures, [24] [25] alongside Matt Tolmach. [26] James Weaver, Kyle Hunter, David Manpearl, Ariel Shaffir and Morris were announced as executive producers, but it was finally cancelled by early July 7, 2023. [27]

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