Best Fantagraphics Podcasts (2025)

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Extra Issues – Dykes to Watch Out For (1983) 1:33:45

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Charlotte (WATCH OUT!) and Zack (WATCH OUT! (but for different reasons)) begin our two part series on the works of Alison Bechdel. On this episode we cover her long-running comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For. Comics covered in this episode: – The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For Topics discussed: – How does intersectionality come into play, and ho…

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CHRIS WESTON for PARANOID GARDENS 1:04:39

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/graphic-novel-club/ Official Website: https://www.comixexperience.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/comixexperience Leave a review and share! It all helps. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixexperiencegraphicnovelclub/…

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JOSE PIMIENTA for HALFWAY SOMEWHERE 1:24:06

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/graphic-novel-club Official Website: https://www.comixexperience.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/comixexperience Leave a review and share! It all helps. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixexperiencegraphicnovelclub/ …

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JOEY ESPOSITO and SEAN VON GORMAN for THE PEDESTRIAN 1:30:49

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/graphic-novel-club Official Website: https://www.comixexperience.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/comixexperience Leave a review and share! It all helps. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixexperiencegraphicnovelclub/ …

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K. O'NEILL for A SONG FOR YOU & I 1:02:41

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/graphic-novel-club Official Website: https://www.comixexperience.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/comixexperience Leave a review and share! It all helps. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixexperiencegraphicnovelclub/ …

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Extra Issues – Lucifer Pt. 2 (2000) 1:24:38

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Charlotte (sinner) and Zack (sinner) are joined by Stephen Adkison aka Spike Stonehand (pure) as we wrap up our six part series on Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and a selection of its spin-off titles. On this episode we cover the second half of Mike Carey’s 75 issue run of Lucifer. Comics covered in this episode (all available on DC Universe Infinite U…

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connor b. for BRING ME THE HEAD OF SUSAN LOMOND 1:19:30

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/graphic-novel-club Official Website: https://www.comixexperience.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/comixexperience Leave a review and share! It all helps. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixexperiencegraphicnovelclub/ …

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Extra Issues – Lucifer Pt. 1 (2000) 1:40:45

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Charlotte (devil) and Zack (angel) are joined by Dave Buesing (centrist) as we continue our six part series on Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and a selection of its spin-off titles. On this episode we cover the first half of Mike Carey’s much-lauded 75 issue run of Lucifer. Oh you mean the show about a police consultant who has demon face? No! Well… kin…

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BRIANA LOEWINSOHN for RAISED BY GHOSTS 1:09:11

3M ago1:09:11

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/graphic-novel-club Official Website: https://www.comixexperience.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/comixexperience Leave a review and share! It all helps. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixexperiencegraphicnovelclub/ …

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HUGH D'ANDRADE for THE MURDER NEXT DOOR 1:28:05

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/start https://www.comixexperience.com MUSIC “Scritches” The Mega Meows Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ComixExperience to watch our entire catalog. We have 10 years worth of interviews with dozens of creato…

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BEN KAHN & GEORGEO BROOKS for MR. MUFFINS: DEFENDER OF THE STARS 1:05:17

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/graphic-novel-club Official Website: https://www.comixexperience.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/comixexperience Leave a review and share! It all helps. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comixexperiencegraphicnovelclub/ …

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Extra Issues – The Sandman Pt. 2 (1989) 2:00:43

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Zack (CARDBOARD BOX FORM) and the Charlotte (Terrifying little girl form) continue our six part series on Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and a selection of its spin-off titles. The Sandman is one of the most respected and enduring comics of the 90s, if not of all time, but does it live up to its lofty reputation? Join us as we delve into the land of dre…

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Spotlight on Colleen Doran (From HeroesCon 2024) 52:28

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Today’s episode comes directly from this year’s HeroesCon in lovely Charlotte, NC. Greg had the opportunity to host a few panels this year; the first of which was this spotlight on cartoonist/illustrator Colleen Doran. As described in the show programing guide: Her work has garnered more nominations and awards than we have space to list here, but t…

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Extra Issues – The Sandman Pt. 1 (1989) 1:38:19

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The Zackinthian and The Charless begin our six part series on Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and a selection of its spin-off titles. The Sandman is one of the most respected and enduring comics of the 90s, if not of all time, but does it live up to its lofty reputation? Join us as we delve into the land of dreams! Comics covered in this episode: – Prelu…

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Paul Gravett: At Comica's Crossroads 1:06:43

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"The cycle of renewal in art is peddled by the periodic influx of stuff from somewhere else. That’s why you need a man at the crossroads… He will be the purest, most fresh faced wee fellow you have ever met. His ingenuous enthusiasm will beam from his cheery countenance." -- Eddie Campbell on Paul Gravett, Alec: How To Be An Artist Today’s guest is…

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Joseph Illidge on THE SHADOW CABINET 33:44

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Today's guest is making his SIXTH appearance on the show, which means he's the most returned non-Multiversity guest in the history of the show. Previous episodes have had us talk about various aspects of his almost-30-year career in comics, from intern to editor at such publishers as Valiant, Humanoids, Heavy Metal, A Wave Blue World, and of course…

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Michel Fiffe on the Life and DEATH OF COPRA 57:43

8M ago57:43

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Today we're talking about Copra, the indie comics darling that fuses 80s mainstream comic sensibilities with modern execution to give us an adventure story that looks familiar... up until it doesn't. In the 12 years since its inception, Copra has taken readers on a journey both on the page and off. This year saw the publication of Creating Copra, t…

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November 2024 Update 6:38

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Neither your eyes nor your ears are deceiving you -- we're back! Rested, reconfigured, and ready to return to ongoing Robot-ing! Listen to this byte-sized bonus episode to find out where we were and where we're headed!By Greg Matiasevich

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Extra Issues – Jeff Smith’s RASL (2013) 1:04:51

8M ago1:04:51

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Zack Brad Larry and Charasl end our two part series on Jeff Smith, one of the most famous and important figures in independent comics publishing. This week, we cover the work that comes after one of the biggest successes in comics, an interesting but flawed experience. Comics covered in this episode: – RASL Topics discussed: – How much of Bone can …

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Extra Issues – Jeff Smith’s Bone (1991) 1:37:32

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Zack Creature and Charbone start our two part series on Jeff Smith, one of the most famous and important figures in independent comics publishing. This week, we cover perhaps the most checked out comic book from the kid’s section of the library ever: Bone. Comics covered in this episode: – Bone (issues 1-55) Topics discussed: – Is Bone truly the be…

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Extra Issues – Berserk Part #2 – Vol. 4-14 1:40:10

11M ago1:40:10

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Zack the King of the Eggs and Nosferatu Charlotte finish our two part series on Kentaro Miura’s seminal dark fantasy manga series Berserk. This episode covers volumes 4-14. Comics covered in this episode: – Berserk Vol. 4-13 Topics discussed: – Does this arc retroactively elevate The Black Swordsman arc? – What exactly works (or doesn’t work) about…

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Extra Issues – Berserk Part #1 – Vol. 1-3 1:17:50

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Zuck the Fairy and Charlotte “Iron Slab” Fierro begin our two part series on Kentaro Miura’s seminal dark fantasy manga series Berserk. This episode covers the first 3 volumes, and the next episode will cover volumes 4-14. The manga series continues after that but 14 concludes the first big portion and provides a satisfying conclusion if committing…

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Mar Julia + Samuel Teer on Building BROWNSTONE 1:02:14

1y ago1:02:14

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The topic of today's episode is Brownstone, the new YA graphic novel from writer Samuel Teer and artist Mar Julia, about a 14-year-old girl spending the summer with a father she's never known as they fix up the titular dilapidated brownstone. If that name sounds familiar, it's because Samuel was just on the show last episode talking about the trial…

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Extra Issues – Fantagraphics #6: Love and Rockets – Gilbert Hernandez 1:50:50

1y ago1:50:50

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Charlotte “Booba” Costigan, Tonantzack, and special guest Sara Century wrap up the series covering the renowned comic book publisher Fantagraphics. This is the secondof two episodes covering Love and Rockets, focused on the work of Gilbert Hernandez. Our first episode, five months ago, covered Jaime Hernandez’ work. Comics covered in this episode: …

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Extra Issues – Fantagraphics #5: Black Hole (1995) & Dementia 21 (2018) 1:27:33

1y ago1:27:33

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A sexually transmitted Zack-sease and De-Charlotte 21 are covering two Fantagraphics releases graphic novels: – Black Hole (1995) by Charles Burn – Dementia 21 (2018) by Shintaro Kago Topics discussed: – Does the “bug” mean much as a metaphor in Black Hole? Is reading the comic looking for one a mistake? – Is it possible to talk about a comedy comi…

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Samuel Teer on the Road to BROWNSTONE 1:41:54

1y ago1:41:54

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Returning to the show today after a nearly eight-year absence is comics writer Samuel Teer. His new book, Brownstone, about a teenage girl connecting with her Latin heritage and her estranged father without speaking a word of each other’s language as they renovate the title structure, hits shelves on June 11th. The road from his last OGN, 2015’s Ve…

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The Greatest Bronze Age Batman Stories, Part 1 1:14:33

1y ago1:14:33

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Having finished with the Man of Steel, today’s episode is the first of three looking at the best Caped Crusader stories of the Seventies to the mid-Eighties with the DC3Cast’s very own Vince Ostrowski! Come for the Neal Adams, stay to find out more about double-threat Frank Robbins, the mad genius of Bob Haney, Ra’s Al Ghul, Bruce Wayne and Sgt. Ro…

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Extra Issues – Fantagraphics #4: My Favorite Thing is Monsters (2017) & Monsters (2021) 2:07:27

1y ago2:07:27

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Zackula, Charlacabra, and Tiffany “Blah!”-bb are covering two monstrous graphic novels: – My Favorite Thing is Monsters (2017) by Emil Ferris – Monsters (2021) by Barry Windsor Smith Topics discussed: – How much does the authorial vs. character voice matter to the success of My Favorite Thing is Monsters? – Is Monsters a genre work or literary work…

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A Few Words About Team-Ups 11:38

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Today’s show is not a joke, not a hoax, not an imaginary story! Greg gives his take on the upcoming Marvel & DC crossover omnibi coming later this year, and then dives into the larger waters of comic book team-ups that absolutely totally happened . . . and with the help of Ross Pearsall’s website, he has the covers to prove it! Find out all kinds o…

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Pow Pow Press Roundtable 48:09

1+ y ago48:09

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Today’s show has not one, not two, but THREE Canadian cartoonists on the mics ready to chat with Greg. Luc Bossé, cartoonist of Gary, King of the Pick-Up Artists and publisher of Pow Pow Press, Thom, cartoonist of such Pow Pow works as VII, Casa Rodeo, and the upcoming Botanica Drama, and returning guest François Vigneault, a cartoonist whose Pow P…

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Extra Issues – Fantagraphics #3: Stoner Comics – Dungeon Quest, Prison Pit, and Megg Mogg & Owl 1:31:40

1+ y ago1:31:40

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The Undigestible Zackum and Millenium Charlotte are covering three separate “stoner comics”: – Dungeon Quest (available on Comixology, vol. 1-4) – Prison Pit (available as a complete collection on Hoopla) – Megg, Mogg, and Owl (read Megahex or Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam to start, then read your fill of other volumes) Topics discussed: – Is there a un…

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The Greatest Bronze Age Superman Stories, Part 3 1:27:10

1+ y ago1:27:10

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Today’s episode is the third of three looking at the best Superman stories of the Seventies to the mid-Eighties with the DC3Cast’s very own Vince Ostrowski! Vince & Greg dive into what makes the Superman of this era different than his more modern incarnation and give you gem after gem of Super-Tales of the post-Silver Age / pre-Crisis Man of Steel.…

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GIANLUCA COSTANTINI & ELETTRA STAMBOULIS for ZODIAC (Part 2 of 2) 1:16:57

1+ y ago1:16:57

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel of the Month Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/start Buy a copy from us and get an exclusive bookplate: https://comix-experience.myshopify.com/collections/selections-from-our-graphic-novel-of-the-month-club/products/zodiac-graphic-memoir-gn-stl297696 Taken from a live s…

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Alex de Campi on FULL TILT BOOGIE 1:07:17

1+ y ago1:07:17

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Having just talked about the early days of 2000AD, we thought it would be fun to chat with someone with a strip running in the Progs right now. Starting with Prog 2367 was Book Two of the strip “Full Tilt Boogie”, the continuing adventures of teen bounty hunter Tee, her grandmother, and their cat as they criss-cross the galaxy. Drawn by Eduardo Oca…

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The Greatest Bronze Age Superman Stories, Part 2 43:37

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Today’s episode is the second of three looking at the best Superman stories of the Seventies to the mid-Eighties with the DC3Cast’s very own Vince Ostrowski! Vince & Greg dive into what makes the Superman of this era different than his more modern incarnation and start giving you gem after gem of Super-Tales of the post-Silver Age / pre-Crisis Man …

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AI WEIWEI for ZODIAC (Part 1 of 2) 1:20:55

1+ y ago1:20:55

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel of the Month Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/start Buy a copy from us and get an exclusive bookplate: https://comix-experience.myshopify.com/collections/selections-from-our-graphic-novel-of-the-month-club/products/zodiac-graphic-memoir-gn-stl297696 Taken from a live s…

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2000AD - The First Dozen! 9:45

1+ y ago9:45

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As part of his Someday Reading Project, Greg takes a look at the first dozen programmes of The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic: 2000AD! Do those early installments still hold up? Was Dredd the leader of the pack… or the runt of the litter? What controversial boys’ adventure comic paved the way for Tharg and all that Thrill-Power? All that and more on today…

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The Greatest Bronze Age Superman Stories, Part 1 46:59

1+ y ago46:59

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Today’s episode is the first of three looking at the best Superman stories of the Seventies to the mid-Eighties with the DC3Cast’s very own Vince Ostrowski! Vince & Greg dive into what makes the Superman of this era different than his more modern incarnation and start giving you gem after gem of Super-Tales of the post-Silver Age / pre-Crisis Man o…

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BRENNA THUMMLER for SHEETS 54:14

1+ y ago54:14

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel of the Month Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/start Buy a copy from us here: https://comix-experience.myshopify.com/collections/selections-from-our-kids-graphic-novel-club/products/sheets-gn-stl080423 Taken from a live show you can find here:https://www.youtube.com/wat…

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Extra Issues – Fantagraphics #2: Eightball by Daniel Clowes 1:34:51

1+ y ago1:34:51

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Zackdick the Comic-Fucker and Charlotte Coleslaw are joined this month by Dave Puesing, founder and CEO of Comic Book Herald. On this episode, we’re covering the seminal Eightball by Daniel Clowes. We’re talking issues #1-18 (what’s included in The Complete Eightball collection). Topics discussed: – Can the comic succeed simply by expressing the in…

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WORMY by David A. Trampier 14:04

1+ y ago14:04

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Greg kicks off The Someday Project looking at one of his early comics influences: a magazine-sized mind-bender (at least for someone of his age to read it) unlike anything else on the stands. HEAVY METAL? Nope. 2000 AD? Negative. Those are coming soon enough, but today Greg talks about the impact of David A. Trampier's "Wormy" from DRAGON magazine.…

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What is... THE SOMEDAY PROJECT? 11:34

1+ y ago11:34

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The winter break is over, and Greg returns to give listeners a peek behind the curtain in this quick preview of what 2024 has in store for the show, including and most importantly, the lowdown on what has been referred to in hushed whispers around the office as... THE SOMEDAY PROJECT! What new devilry is this? All is revealed in today's episode!…

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Extra Issues – Fantagraphics #1: Love and Rockets – Jaime Hernandez 2:38:14

1+ y ago2:38:14

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Charlotte “Horny Redhead” Costigan, Zackie the Man-chanic, and special guest Sara Century begin a new series covering the renowned comic book publisher Fantagraphics. This is the first of two episodes covering Love and Rockets, focused on the work of Jaime Hernandez. Our second episode, coming in five months, will cover Gilbert Hernandez’ work. Com…

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NATE POWELL for COME AGAIN 1:54:14

1+ y ago1:54:14

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel of the Month Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/start Buy a copy from us: https://comix-experience.myshopify.com/collections/selections-from-our-graphic-novel-of-the-month-club/products/come-again-hc-stl077728 Taken from a live show you can find here: https://youtu.be/w8…

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SALADIN AHMED for BLACK BOLT 1:52:59

1+ y ago1:52:59

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel of the Month Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/start Buy a copy from us: https://comix-experience.myshopify.com/collections/selections-from-our-graphic-novel-of-the-month-club/products/black-bolt-tp-vol-01-hard-time-stl063139 Taken from a live show you can find here: ht…

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MIKE ALLRED, LAURA ALLRED, & LEE ALLRED for BUG! THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER 1:52:59

1+ y ago1:52:59

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel of the Month Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/start Buy a copy from us:https://comix-experience.myshopify.com/collections/selections-from-our-graphic-novel-of-the-month-club/products/bug-the-adventure-of-forager-tp-stl075527 Taken from a live show you can find here: ht…

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LISA HANAWALT for COYOTE DOGGIRL 1:35:28

1+ y ago1:35:28

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Welcome back to the Comix Experience Graphic Novel of the Month Club! To join the club, visit https://www.graphicnovelclub.com/start Buy a copy from us: https://comix-experience.myshopify.com/collections/selections-from-our-graphic-novel-of-the-month-club/products/coyote-doggirl-hc-stl085340 Taken from a live show you can find here: https://www.you…

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Extra Issues – Molly Knox Ostertag ep. 3: Three Graphic Novels 1:04:44

1+ y ago1:04:44

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Dungeon Zack and Shattered Charlotte wrap up our discussion on the work on Molly Knox Ostertag, covering three stand-alone graphic novels. Comics covered in this episode: – Girl From the Sea – Shattered Warrior – Dungeon & Dragons: Dungeon Club Vol. 1 Topics discussed: – Does MKO’s artistic style suit the material of Shattered Warrior? – What if a …

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Jose Villarrubia on Restoring SWAMP THING and THE CORBEN LIBRARY 54:27

1+ y ago54:27

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Today's guest is someone listeners of this show will be familiar with, as he name is mentioned often and in tones of reverence. For almost 30 years he has worked with such artists as Jae Lee, Jeff Lemire, Bill Sienkiewicz, JH Williams III, and BERNIE WRIGHTSON to bring color into their art in a way that always enhances, never detracts - no mean fea…

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Extra Issues – Molly Knox Ostertag ep. 2: The Witch Boy Trilogy 1:01:36

1+ y ago1:01:36

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Witch Boy Zack and Shapeshifting Charlotte begin our discussion on the work on Molly Knox Ostertag, covering her three graphic novels in the Witch Boy Trilogy. Comics covered in this episode: – The Witch Boy – The Hidden Witch – The Midwinter Witch. Topics discussed: – Is there a difference in how representation should be handled in children’s medi…