In this reprint of a classic OPP episode, Alex is joined by his old friend and three-time Thunder From Down Under, Matt Fuss, as they discuss Charlie Huston and David Finch's Moon Knight: The Bottom. Listen as they become hype men for one of Marvel's most misunderstood characters, discussing what sets him apart from other caped crusaders, the complex religious motivations that drive him, and the journey of madness and redemption Huston lays before him. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/ The Fist Of Khonshu by Adam Warrock http://www.adamwarrock.com Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Listen to the original episode here! Buy Moon Knight: The Bottom on Amazon Or on Comixology 

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Off The Panel Classic - MOON KNIGHT: THE BOTTOM

In this reprint of a classic OPP episode, Alex is joined by Merciful Merce' Mueller to discuss the second part in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's acclaimed Color Series, 2003's Spider-Man: Blue. Listen to Merce' chronicle her lengthy obsession with Gwen Stacy, Alex define what makes Spider-Man's formative years stand out from his peers', and the two do their absolute best to forget Sins Past ever happened. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Listen to the original episode here! Buy Spider-Man: Blue on Amazon Or on Comixology 

Off The Panel Classic - SPIDER-MAN: BLUE

In this fabulous Two-In-One team-up, our very own Maniacal Mike chats with writer Howard Shapiro about his and artist Erica Chan's new graphic novel, QUEEN OF KENOSHA! (Nina Overstreet, a singer-songwriter hustling amidst the music scene of 1963, finds her big break comes not from a record deal, but in a chance encounter with a clandestine agency of the U.S. Government, and the secret war against an underground Fourth Reich rising just beneath the surface.) In addition, we get into how he came to write comics after falling in love with the medium later in life, his previous work in the Young Adult arena, the financial realities of self-publishing and starting a small press unit in ANIMAL MEDIA GROUP, his love for music and how that informed both Queen of Kenosha's story and one of it's most unique features, the deep-rooted and, unfortunately, topical political themes of QoK, discovering artist Erica Chan, and much more! Strum that thinline guitar, punch some Nazis, and most importantly, listen to the interview, by clicking here! QUEEN OF KENOSHA on Amazon!: https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Kenosha-Thin-Thinline-Trilogy/dp/0997431520 Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr Animal Media Group: https://animalmediagroup.com/ Howard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hockeyplayer His Website: https://www.howardshapiro.net/ Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Shapiro/e/B002BLV3W0/ 

BEHIND THE BULLPEN: Howard Shapiro

In this reprint of the VERY FIRST RECORDING of OPP's original spotlight series, Aristocratic Alex Koch is joined by dork knight extraordinaire Morbid Matt Johnson to discuss the defining origin story of their favorite character, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's seminal(?) Batman: Year One. Journey back to 2013 as they go into Matt's abiding respect for Jim Gordon, and Alex's revelations about Batman's first costume, as the mystery of Graphic Novelism's hiatus deepens. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Listen to the original episode here! Buy Batman: Year One on Amazon Or on Comixology 

Off The Panel Classic - BATMAN: YEAR ONE

In this reprint of a classic OPP episode, Jamie is joined by founding Off-Panelist Merce' Mueller to discuss Craig Thompson's iconic memoir, Blankets. Looking back at their own religious childhoods, they share their connections to this powerful story of childhood, faith, and first love, and Merce' talks about the time Big Bird broke her arm. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Craig Thompson on "Blankets" Listen to the original episode here! Buy "Blankets" on Amazon 

Off The Panel Classic- BLANKETS

In the latest One And Done, we welcome to the show comedian and podcaster Adam Avitable to talk about one of his favorite stand-alone stories, The Flash #163, "Heartbeat"! Join us as we cover how this issue dangles perilously between the two most ground-breaking runs on the character, how it embodied the end of an era for comics storytelling as we knew it, how it might just be the best introduction to The Flash you could ever offer a new reader, and how to defeat Batman using only a fire escape, an alarm clock, and some dirty rags. Get back home to Linda in time for snuggles by downloading here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/ The Flash Theme by Blake Neely ℗ 2015 INgrooves (on behalf of WaterTower Music); ole (Publishing), Kobalt Music Publishing, and 7 Music Rights Societies Jurrasic Park Style by MasterTracks  Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Read "Heartbeat" on Comixology here! Follow Adam on twitter! And check out his podcast, "Dating Kinda Sucks"! 

ONE AND DONE - "HEARTBEAT"

In this new edition of our series on single issues, we look at one of Frank Miller's earliest issues of his legendary Daredevil run, "Devils". Join Mike and Jamie as they discuss the state of this book before and after Miller made his stamp on the character, how this should be counted as the true first issue of his run, and how he pulled off perhaps the greatest retcon in Marvel Comics history. Plus, they revisit childhood haunted house shenanigans! Stop the devils from overrunning New York by downloading here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/ Daredevil Season 2 End Credits by John Paesano ℗ 2016 MARVEL and ABC Studio Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Read "Devils" on Comixology here! 

ONE AND DONE - "DEVILS"

In our newest team-up episode, we talk with Eisner-nominated writer Magdalene Visaggio about her work on books such as Kim & Kim and Quantum Teens Are Go, what it's like to write for licensed properties, which comics she's been getting into, and her new Young Animal series with Sonny Liew and Chris Chuckry, Eternity Girl! Come for the interview, stay for the conspiracy theories about OMAC. Obey the One Man Army Core by downloading here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Follow Mags on twitter here. And check out her work on Comixology. 

BEHIND THE BULLPEN: Magdalene Visaggio

In this reprint of a classic OPP episode, Jamie is joined by her former partner-in-south Matt Johnson to discuss one of their favorite books of all time, Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon's seminal Preacher. Long before anyone thought this story could be adapted to television, Matt and Jamie waxed philosophical about the landscape of American mythology, the power and danger of hero-worship, the role of masculinity in the modern world, and all of the various things that happen to Herr Starr's penis. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Remembering Steve Dillon (1962-2016) Garth Ennis on Steve Dillon Garth Ennis on Preacher Listen to the original episode here! Start "Preacher" on Comixology Or on Amazon 

Off The Panel Classic - PREACHER

or "Brand Of Science, Brand Of Faith!" In this episode, we introduce a brand new sub-series to the show: OF TWO WORLDS, where we compare and contrast two opposing concepts from the comics medium. In our first entry, we look at the twin pillars of four-color publishing, Marvel and DC, and the symbiotic way they've challenged each other, cribbed from each other, and drove each other to be better. Why does DC lend itself so well to such a diverse pool of talent? How have Marvel's founders influenced their storytelling to this day? And what is the terrible secret of Planet X... in space?! To find out, well, you'll just have to listen! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING This month's intro music is "DC vs Marvel Piano Battle Mashup/Medley" by Samuel Fu 

#27: "OF TWO WORLDS - Marvel/DC"

In an all-new, all-different episode of Off The Panel (by gar, it's been a while), Alex and Jamie go deep into the greatest Superman story to ever not contain Superman. Thirteen years ago, veterans Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen took the comics world by storm when they introduced fans to an ordinary teenage boy named Clark Kent, who lived in a world identical to our own, right down to the comic book character he was named after. What happened when he discovered he was more like that other Clark Kent than he thought left readers speechless at the time, but the mini-series had faded from the spotlight until the announcement of its follow-up in 2016. Join your hosts as they discuss the power this story still holds, the ability of myth to frame our own lives, and Jamie finally becoming one with the universe. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/ Thinking Music & Heart Of Nowhere by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Get "Superman: Secret Identity" on Comixology Or on Amazon 

Off The Panel - Superman: Secret Identity

or "What's so funny about peace, love, and diversity?" In this special team-up episode of Graphic Novelism, the experts on nothing real welcome their very first guest, multiple award-winning writer and artist Jamar Nicholas! They talk about the importance of comic books in a child's life, the distressing decline of all-ages books in today's adult-slanted market, reclaiming that missing balance, and how Jamar is doing his own part at curbing this harmful trend with his creator-owned title, "Leon, Protector Of The Playground"! Just why is a medium designed to make children happy turning it’s back on them? How important is it for kids to see heroes that look like them? And who IS the mysterious Japanese man living in Jamar’s computer? To find out, well, you'll just have to listen! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) FURTHER READING Check out more of Jamar's stuff at jamarnicholas.com Tweet only the nicest things to him @JamarNicholas See his convention hijinks and more on his Instagram And get all your Leon and Detective Boogaloo swag at Jamar Nicholas Studios 

#26: "Hey Kids,COMICS!" (Ft. Jamar Nicholas)

Or "The Strange Secrets Of This Bane!" In this second and final edition of Graphic Novelism's epic retrospective of BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, Big Bad Alex, James The Squid, and Mike 'The Wheezer' Napier embark on a Demon's Quest of their own through the latter half of production in the classic show to answer lingering questions that have plagued them and the fandom at large for years. And the answers they find? They're the stuff that dreams are made of. Illuminating revelations are given on everything from the production team's many clashes with Broadcast Standards and Practices, culminating into one of the most bizarre censor requests of the show's entire history, to the most perplexing redesign choices going into The Animated Series' spin-off, THE NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES. But just what did happen when the team ran out of story material for a villain they themselves redefined? Who very nearly gave the Bat-Family a fifth and perplexingly permanent member of the team? What's the story on the series spin-off that almost was? Were the actual origins behind the titular villain of the Caped Crusader's first cinematic animated outing really what we've all come to accept, or was there more to the story all along? And just what, exactly, was up with that version of the maligned villain Bane - and what hidden truths does it reveal about a key member of Batman's allies?! The Strange Secrets Of The Animated Series stand revealed at last! And as Graphic Novelism closes out this retrospective, we pay tribute to the legendary Len Wein, the man who helped give us many of The Dark Knight's greatest adventures and beyond. To avoid being broken by Gotham's fearsome leatherboy, listen here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Music and clips used are all property of Warner Bros. Animation & DC Entertainment FURTHER READING 'Batman' At 25: Hirings, Firings and Other Last-Minute Changes Behind the Animated Classic Kevin Nowlan Lifts The Cowl On His 'Batman: The Animated Series' Designs 'BTAS' Turns 25: Why It's Still The Greatest Dark Knight Adaptation Of All Time Harley Quinn's Maddening 25 Year History 

#24: "Recyclables Of The Dark Knight"

Or, "I've Got Batman In My Podcast!" In this special edition of Graphic Novelism, Big Bad Alex, James The Squid, and Mike 'The Wheezer' Napier bare their silicon souls in an effort to transport themselves to a more innovative time in comic book animation. A time where the universe momentarily aligned, the Gods of Superheroism finally looked down upon the medium of cartoons, and uttered a single command - "Let there be vengeance." From it's surprising, often overlooked origins as a footnote on the backlot of Warner Bros. Animation Studios, to it's ascension as legendary Emmy Award-winning television, the super-scholars pay homage to the 25th anniversary of BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES by detailing the dreams behind the darkness. How did a 29-year-old storyboard artist turn an innocuous duck into one of the most iconic renditions of The Caped Crusader of all time? What secret benefactor both saved the show as we know it and helped guide the hands of fate towards a ghost most gray? And just why, oh why, did audiences get saddled with the one episode of the series that we all collectively decided never to talk about? Riddles from The Minotaur's Maze are revealed in the first part of a retrospective so epic that it just couldn't be contained in one installment! To discover the secrets that Hugo Strange's mind machine holds, listen here! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Music and clips used are all property of Warner Bros. Animation & DC Entertainment FURTHER READING The Animated Series Bible By Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Mitch Brian The World's Finest Online: 'BTAS' Section The 'Batman: The Animated Series' Wikia Purchase "Batman: Animated", By Paul Dini And Chip Kidd - Amazon.com ...Aswell As All Four Volumes Of The Series, Available On DVD! 

#23: "The Strange Secrets Of Batman: The Animated Series"

On a tragic day that is long to be remembered, the world of superheroes and the world at large lost a true caped crusader - Adam West, the first actor to truly inhabit the role of Batman for entire generations of fans. Join Graphic Novelism's Alex, James, and Mike as they reminiscence about West's life and career as everything from superhero to mayor, their earliest memories of the 1966 classic that shot West to stardom, and what West's role as the cowled crimefighter did to transform the medium of comic books into what it is today. So long, old chum. From all of us. Click here to donate to the Adam West Memorial Fund for St. Jude's Children's Research Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelism Tumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/ Musical cues and clips property of 20th Century Fox and Cartoon NetworkHeader image originally created by E-SPACE-Productions 

GRAPHIC NOVELISM REMEMBERS... ADAM WEST (1928-2017)

Alex Koch. Mike Napier. James Lewis. Children of the nineties, lovers of sequential art, NERDS -- coming of age in a world they never made, these three students of the comic page found themselves united by a common hobby. On that day, A PODCAST WAS BORN -- tasked with discussing the topics no single fan could properly examine!

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Graphic Novelism | The History of Comic Books

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