Graphically Novel

Something completely different for our show, we sit down with Rich Johnson. He is a former DC Comics and Lion Forge Press VP, has been an Eisner Awards judge, writes for comics website The Beat, and founded and was co–publishing director of manga imprint Yen Press. And he's here to kick us into gear for our Hulk series with his book Hulk: Worldbreaker, Hero, Icon! Join us for his amazing stories not just limited to Hulk. Rich was instrumental in getting graphic novels into book stores in the late 90's and we all owe him a debt of gratitude. We are really proud of this episode!

Josh, Will, Anne and Jenn finish this series out with Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. How many people could have played Rufus? How ridiculous was this story in development? And finally, what did our hosts learn from this experience?

Anne, Jenn, Josh and Will are joined by Graphically Novel host Bear to talk about The Butterfly Effect! How did Bear, someone who hates time travel movies, like this one? Anne and Josh share their Joshua Jackson love and which was the best Kayleigh in this movie and why was it scarface crack whore Barbie? 

Anne, Jenn, Josh and Will talk about one of Terry Gilliam's magnum opuses, 12 Monkeys. Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt take on a movie that has us wondering - is this time travel or a time loop? Or both? We also discuss anime, trauma and To Catch A Time Travelling Predator.

Anne, Jenn, Will and Josh discuss the 1960 classic The Time Machine! Victorian attitudes, white male privilege and Anne coins the term "Big, Dumb Sexy Baby" for our t-shirt design! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/41916854-big-dumb-sexy-baby?store_id=537057

Will, Anne and Josh gather and discuss what may be the most well-known time travel movie, Back To the Future! Lessons in Hollywood law, Thirsty Lorraine and we explore why this movie embarrassed Josh at a young age!

In our first episode, we introduce the concept of the limited series and tackle time loop movies and why they do NOT count as time travel! Join Josh, Will, Anne and Jenn as they laugh their way through their own Groundhog Day!

Josh, Bear and Jenn are joined by Rojir and Megan McCready for the last scheduled Graphically Novel episode - Resident Alien! What were the inspirations for the Sheriff Bart character, how amazing is Sahar and is there ANYONE other than Alan Tudyk who could make this show work?!?

Jenn, Josh and Bear are joined by our DC expert, Jennifer "Loopy" Smith-Pulsipher to talk all things Harleen Quinzel! We get deep into representation of voice actors, Jewish humor and gush about our love of Poison Ivy! A perfect episode to listen to while avoiding the Black Friday lines and eating Thanksgiving leftovers!

Jenn, Josh and Bear are joined by return guest JR Cillian Green to talk about Morbius. Echolocation and it's ability to allow flight, vampires in the Marvel universe(s) and those horrible post credits scenes that showed Sony did not understand the MCU at all.

Happy Halloween from Graphically Novel!   Josh, Jenn and Bear are joined by special guest Jason L Blair to talk about Tales From the Crypt! Why isn't it more readily available? Is one of the episodes a prequel to So I Married An Axe Murderer? And what movies were SUPPOSED to be Tales From the Crypt movies?   Also, if you want recommendations for horror movies, this is the episode for you! Lots of tricks throughout and a special treat at the end!

Jenn, Josh and Bear are joined once again by guest Dan Schaeffer to talk about Shang-Chi! How does casting factor into a movie like this? What are our favorite action and martial arts movies? And would Trevor have been as captivating if he wasn't played by Sir Ben Kingsley? Tune in to find out!

Bear, Jenn and Josh are joined by friend of the show, Loki Lott, to talk Black Lightning. We thought long and hard about doing this one, as none of the hosts are POC (except Josh but he hardly counts). In the end, the show touches on things that were simply too important not to discuss. Racial injustice, the use of the "n word" in media, why did they make the 70's look like the 50's and how CW is this show on the CW scale?

The entire Graphically Novel crew is here with Leia Cameron from RetConversations joining Jenn, Bear and Josh to talk about the sweet cinnamon bun - Captain America! They discuss what a mantle is versus a title or name, why MCU Sam was a better choice than Bucky to take the shield and everyone chooses their "most perfect" MCU movie (spoiler: Bear and Leia are no longer friends).

Bear, Jenn and Josh are joined by Jason Taylor to discuss the best of the solo Wolverine movies, Logan! They discuss the old Man Logan graphic novel, the perfect end to Hugh Jackman's Wolvie swan song and who could possibly take up the mantle in the MCU!

Bear, Jenn and Josh are joined by Mike "Hollywood" Tomasek and his wife Meredith Gerber to discuss Hawkeye! How did this comic gain the attention of someone who hates comic books? Did the series stack up? We discuss this and the current state of movies vs. TV in the MCU. This is a can't miss episode!

Bear, Josh and Jenn are joined by Luke Wieser  to talk about The Punisher. From Dolph Lundgren to Jon Berenthal, the best Punisher is chosen. Also, some of the craziest Punisher storylines are discussed including the time Frank was sent back by God to be the Angel of Death. Yikes.

Jenn, Josh and Bear have returning guest David Harnois on to discuss Peacemaker, a show which came out of nowhere for us! Are we glad to see wrestlers becoming Hollywood stars? Why did James Gunn decide to pick this "hero"? And can we please have more gorilla chainsaw fights?

Josh, Jenn and Bear are joined by three-time guest Justin Stacy for the premiere of Season 7 - Moon Knight! How did the show do in addressing mental health and how does the comic approach it? How did the show lose then regain Bear and Jenn's attention? And what show does Josh consider a cocktease? Tune in to find out!

Bear, Josh and Jenn are joined by Luke Wieser for the Season Six finale - Howard the Duck! Pirating movies in the 80's, existentialism, Dr. Bong and how long would it take for you to think "I'm gonna *uck that duck"? More than usual, we will warn you this one has explicit content.

HELLO, MEGAN! Jenn, Josh and Bear are joined by Alex Laubacher to discuss Young Justice! Tactile telekinesis, puns and Superboy brings Josh's interest back to the yard.

Jenn, Bear and Josh are joined by "Baby Got Back Issues" host Rex Balboa to discuss Doctor Strange! We get into just how much of this section of the comics are both sensitive and problematic, go down a brief Mage: the Awakening rabbit hole and finish by talking about the state of creativity in the modern world.

Jenn, Bear and Josh are graced with returning punk zine queen Alysen Casaccio to discuss Mystery Men! A hard-to-find comic, ridiculous characters and Tom Waits! This one is so 90's it hurts.

Bear, Jenn and Josh welcome back JR Cillian Green to discuss Jupiter's Legacy. An exploration of The Code, how Jupiter's Legacy and Cowboy Bebop are similar and why you should watch the Disney Channel original Sky High.

Bear, Jenn and Josh are joined by Troy Essmann to talk about the 90's with Spawn! A movie, a cartoon and a comic book are discussed along with with how Todd McFarlane introduces himself, Jenn is introduced to the Comic Book Code and Josh disses Anne Bradstreet. And, amazingly, we don't joke about how we're doing Spawn for episode 69!

Jenn, Josh and Bear are joined by Andrew Behrens to discuss What If?! Bear asks how old someone would need to be to talk Thanos out of genocide, Josh and Andrew go off-topic about Blood Bowl and Jenn asks an important question about Jean Grey's lady parts.

Bear, Jenn and Josh are joined by their own Loki variant to discuss Loki! The crew starts by sampling Thanksgiving candy corn, goes on to talk about the Natalie Portman rap, the conditions in which they will do a Fantastic Four episode and if sex with your own variant is masturbation or incest porn.

The entire Graphically Novel family is in the house as Bear, Jenn and Josh are joined by RetConversations co-host Leia Cameron to talk about Black Widow! A truly epic Bear introduction, some fantastic comics, a breakdown of Nat in the MCU and our first ever post-Vandello stinger at the end!

Bear, Jenn and Josh are joined by fist-time guest Jim Shopp to talk about The Mask! Ultraviolence, misogyny and can you really ruin the 90's? Also an in depth talk about subversive humor over the years.

Jenn, Bear and Josh are joined by returning guest Dan Schaeffer to kung-fu fight once again about Bulletproof Monk! What was it about wire work kung-fu movies in the early 00's? Who is Mr. Funksatic, really? And what does this book have to do with the Transcendental Movement?

This one has been a long time coming! Josh, Bear and Jenn welcome Jenni "Loopy" Smith-Pulsipher to discuss The Suicide Squad! Our authority on all things Harley Quinn talks Marvel vs. DC fights with her brother, bonds with Jenn over their love of King Shark and even carves a pumpkin for the Graphically Novel crew! Tune in or we'll kill Nathan Fillion AND Pete Davidson in the first ten minutes.

Bear, Josh and Jenn are joined by Dalibor Žujović to discuss Warrior Nun! Were things better in the 90's? How does religion intersect with science in fantasy? And why aliens? Finish out Season 5 to find out!

Jenn, Bear and Josh are joined by Matt Hirth because the time has come to discuss the most famous works of Frank Miller. The gang discusses growing more aware, the sins of an artist and the effects on their products and Lovecraft's cat!

Bear, Josh and Jenn are joined by three-peat guest Jason Taylor to talk about the movie, show and comic of Snowpiercer! Just how French is this comic book? Is the movie better than the show? And how many references can we possibly make to "the D"? Tune in to find out!

Bear, Jenn and Josh are joined once again by Bear's brother, Luke Wieser, to talk about the sleeper action movie and Boom! comic, Two Guns. How did we not see this movie when it came out? How much did 80's action movies influence this story? And why would you ever give away everything in the trailer? Tune in for these questions and more!

Josh, Jenn and Bear and joined by Bill Jackson to discuss the Robert Kirkman graphic novel and Amazon TV series - Invincible! Is there anything bad that Jason Mantzoukas is bad in, Clancy Brown is mentioned again and we talk about that TWIST.

Josh, Jenn and Bear are joined by Lucas Greene to talk both movie versions and the first manga of Oldboy. Hammers, taboos and an in depth conversation about which ending was worse? Better? Worse? TW: If you haven't seen Oldboy, there are trigger warnings all over this one. If you haven't seen either versions of the movie, you might want to skip this episode or spoil yourself before listening.

Bear, Jenn and Josh welcome Mark Paar to discuss The Spirit! Will Eisner, the godfather of the graphic novel, features heavily in a discussion about cringy period racism, that Nazi scene and Jenn's intense dislike of Dick Tracy!

Jenn, Bear and Josh are joined by three-time guest Reid Wooldridge to talk about the final More Moore episode - League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! What was Nemo's plan? Is the movie bad or good? And how many English literary references can you possibly fit into one graphic novel? Tune in to answer these questions and Moore!

Jenn, Bear and Josh are joined by Justin Stacy to talk about Wynonna Earp! Is trash TV good for you? Can comics featuring scantily clad women also have good plot? And we go inside Josh's "bookshelf of shame".

Bear, Jenn and Josh are joined by special guest Jason L Blair of Fun Sized Games to discuss The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina! Josh screwed up the audio on this one. How does it stack up to Riverdale? How is this comic like the old horror pulps? And when someone says "Sabrina, no!" why is her immediate reaction "SABRINA YES!"?

Josh, Jenn and Bear are joined by Rojir McCrady and Kat Essman to discuss both the Whedon and Snyder cuts of the Justice League! Kat appeals to other DC fans in the very beginning, the entire crew gets into several shouting matches (in a good way) and we introduce the new hashtag #ReleaseTheEssmannCut!

Welcome back for Season 5! Josh, Bear and Jenn are joined by RetConversations host Leia Cameron to talk about WandaVision! Should we really have chosen House of M to read for this? How is casting in the MCU so good? And will there ever be a Black Widow movie? 

Have you ever wanted to understand a comic book storyline but didn't have the patience or sanity? Leia and Josh to the rescue! They take a guest through a comic book storyline step by arduous step!

Our special between season episode - all (movie) things Batman! Bear, Josh and Jenn are joined by Kat Essmann and David Harnois to talk about the bat! How many people die per movie? Who is the best Batman? Did Val Kilmer's batsuit have nipples? Tune in to find out!

Josh, Bear and Jenn welcome Josh's brother Phil Wasta to talk about The Addams Family! Is the new cartoon good? Which came first - Family Circus or The Addams Family? And all the hosts do their cast list for the new Tim Burton directed project!

Jenn, Josh and Bear are joined by Alysen Casaccio to discuss The Old Guard! Immortality, action movies and do you like your villains to have motivation? Full spoilers for the comic on this one!

Bear, Jenn and Josh welcome special guests Ken and Reegan Appleby to talk about Over the Hedge! Sunday morning comics, environmental humor and Bear ruins the recording by bringing every crunchy snack he could find.

Bear, Josh and Jenn are joined by special guest Loki Lott to discuss Doom Patrol. Genderqueer sentient neighborhoods, our favorite character actors and the well-deserved return of Brendan Fraser. Rats and cockroaches! Making out! Mass hysteria!

Join Josh, Bear and Jenn with special guest, Rojir McCrady! This week we delve deeper into the DC Universe than ever before with Green Lantern! See why Green Lantern is the "third rail" of the DCU!

Jenn, Josh and Bear are joined by Meredith Gerber to go Higher, Further, Faster, More with Captain Marvel! High level talk about the concept of feminism, gift giving etiquette for graphic novels and Sam MFing Jackson!