Podcast appearances and mentions of damian duffy

Eisner and Hugo Award winning comics writer Damian Duffy talks about the challenges of adapting the works of Octavia Butler to graphic novels. Parable of the Talents is the newest adaptation, following Kindred (2017) and and the Hugo Award-winning Parable of the Sower (2020).

Send us a textTad is joined by Damian Duffy to discuss his recent adaptation of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents (with John Jennings and David Brame), comics in education, and more.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Jace is joined by author Damian Duffy to talk about his recently released graphic novel adaption of Octavia E. Butler's classic science fiction novel, Parable of the Talents. Butler is incredible prescient in her ability to predict the current cultural and political state of the world in 2025, even though her novel was published in 1998. It deals of concepts of personal, religious and economic freedoms as well as Afro-Futurism. With evocative art by John Jennings this adapation faithfully captures the feel fo the prose work. Damian talks about the challenges of adapting such a rich work and gives his thoughts on how Butler was so accurately able to predict the future.

In part 2 of Damian Duffy's interview, he begins to give you an idea of how Wildman Adventures came about.After years of turmoil in his younger years, Damo is at the happiest part of his life with a woman he loves in a way he never knew was possible.As a kid that loved all the 'scary and unlovable' creatures like crocodiles and a deep admiration for Steve Irwin, Damo's first gig at Hartley's Crocodile Adventures spring boarded him into a world he loves. From the fly-eating video that got him worldwide attention, to filming for the Discovery channel and suffering mental anguish during COVID lockdowns, Damo's adventures to this point make for one of the most fascinating interviews you'll hear this year. Damo has some really inspiring insight into how there is always something to be grateful for, how we need to care for each other and more importantly, ourselves.Packed with sprinkles of a joke, some sad times and glad times and some of the most wonderful pieces of advice, from the man who has earnt the badge to deliver them.It's a great day to have a great day, folks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey, it's summer, and that means we are barely trying! The gang returns to record after a remarkably brief but needed hiatus to examine the wild world of Artificial Intelligence, dick corn, and pickleball only to be eaten alive by even wilder bugs! Will they survive? Will this be the last episode ever? Tune in now to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ddhe/support

Books touched on: Genderqueer, by Maia Kobabe; Road of Bones, by Christopher Golden, Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson; Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi; Maame, by Jessica George; Kindred, by Ocatavia Butler and Damian Duffy; Ink Blood Sister Scribe, by Emma Torzs; Marlena, by Julie Buntin; Counterfeit, by Kirstin Chen; Comedy Bang Bang The Podcast The Book, by Scott Aukerman; Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys; The Spy Who Loved Me, by Ian Fleming.

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. Hey, it's our 2023 Halloween Spooktacular episode!! After some time off, DD and EB converge on the mic with eerie tales of yesteryear and beer that goes bump in the night! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. One late night Sven was sorting through his sock draw when he uncovered this unwashed gem. Yes, the lostest episode of DDHEADF recorded during the beginning of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic socially distanced over the interwebs! So if you want to relive some of your anxiety and feelings of dread from mid-2020, this episode is definitely for you and your kinfolk! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ddhe/support

John Jennings—Hugo Award winner, New York Times bestselling author, curator, scholar, and Artist—is keenly aware that in adapting novels for the graphic format, his decisions turn what has only been imagined into facts drawn on the page. In this conversation with critic, translator, and teacher of a creative course on the art of making comics, Jean-Christophe Cloutier, Jennings explores how he makes those decisions that range from the design of endpapers to selecting a character's skin tone with the ultimate aim of championing Black culture and Black comics. Given that Jennings has just entered the Marvel Universe with the debut of Silver Surfer: Ghost Light, the timing is right to reflect on the pressures and pleasures of adapting beloved stories for a contemporary audience. Jennings is both teacher and student of comics' powerful lessons, and lucky for listeners, his course comes with an illustrated syllabus, aka illabus. In the podcast's first ever episode about graphic novels, Jennings and Cloutier talk comic book history, the power of collaboration, and the importance of long showers. By John Jennings: Black Kirby: In Search of the MotherBoxx Connection, John Jennings and Stacey Robinson (2015) The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art, Edited by Frances Gateward and John Jennings (2016) Kindred, Octavia Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (2018) Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (2021) After the Rain, Nnedi Okorafor, Adapted by John Jennings and David Brame (2021) Box of Bones: Book One, Ayize Jama Everett and John Jennings (2021) Silver Surfer: Ghost Light, John Jennings and Valentine De Landro (2023) Also mentioned: Megascope, Curated by John Jennings Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, Scott McCloud (1993) Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art, Roger Sabin (1996) Outside the Box: Interviews with Contemporary Cartoonists, Hillary L. Chute (2014) Maus, Art Spiegelman (1980-1991; complete version 1996) Unveiling Visions: The Alchemy of the Black Imagination, The Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture (2015-2016) Barry Lyndon, Dir. Stanley Kubrick (1975) The Silver Surfer: And Who Shall Mourn for Him? Stan Lee, Howard Purcell, et al. (1969) Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, Chris Claremont and Al Milgrom (1984-1985) The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay (2011) “Red Dirt Witch,” in How Long ‘til Black Future Month? N.K. Jemisen (2018) To learn more about the comic artists Jennings discusses, including Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Winsor McCay, Frank Miller, and Charles Schulz, see Jeremy Dauber's American Comics: A History (2021) and Thierry Smolderen's The Origins of Comics (2014). Find out more about Novel Dialogue and its hosts and organizers here. Contact us, get that exact quote from a transcript, and explore many more conversations between novelists and critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

John Jennings—Hugo Award winner, New York Times bestselling author, curator, scholar, and Artist—is keenly aware that in adapting novels for the graphic format, his decisions turn what has only been imagined into facts drawn on the page. In this conversation with critic, translator, and teacher of a creative course on the art of making comics, Jean-Christophe Cloutier, Jennings explores how he makes those decisions that range from the design of endpapers to selecting a character's skin tone with the ultimate aim of championing Black culture and Black comics. Given that Jennings has just entered the Marvel Universe with the debut of Silver Surfer: Ghost Light, the timing is right to reflect on the pressures and pleasures of adapting beloved stories for a contemporary audience. Jennings is both teacher and student of comics' powerful lessons, and lucky for listeners, his course comes with an illustrated syllabus, aka illabus. In the podcast's first ever episode about graphic novels, Jennings and Cloutier talk comic book history, the power of collaboration, and the importance of long showers. By John Jennings: Black Kirby: In Search of the MotherBoxx Connection, John Jennings and Stacey Robinson (2015) The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art, Edited by Frances Gateward and John Jennings (2016) Kindred, Octavia Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (2018) Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (2021) After the Rain, Nnedi Okorafor, Adapted by John Jennings and David Brame (2021) Box of Bones: Book One, Ayize Jama Everett and John Jennings (2021) Silver Surfer: Ghost Light, John Jennings and Valentine De Landro (2023) Also mentioned: Megascope, Curated by John Jennings Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, Scott McCloud (1993) Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art, Roger Sabin (1996) Outside the Box: Interviews with Contemporary Cartoonists, Hillary L. Chute (2014) Maus, Art Spiegelman (1980-1991; complete version 1996) Unveiling Visions: The Alchemy of the Black Imagination, The Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture (2015-2016) Barry Lyndon, Dir. Stanley Kubrick (1975) The Silver Surfer: And Who Shall Mourn for Him? Stan Lee, Howard Purcell, et al. (1969) Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, Chris Claremont and Al Milgrom (1984-1985) The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay (2011) “Red Dirt Witch,” in How Long ‘til Black Future Month? N.K. Jemisen (2018) To learn more about the comic artists Jennings discusses, including Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Winsor McCay, Frank Miller, and Charles Schulz, see Jeremy Dauber's American Comics: A History (2021) and Thierry Smolderen's The Origins of Comics (2014). Find out more about Novel Dialogue and its hosts and organizers here. Contact us, get that exact quote from a transcript, and explore many more conversations between novelists and critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

John Jennings—Hugo Award winner, New York Times bestselling author, curator, scholar, and Artist—is keenly aware that in adapting novels for the graphic format, his decisions turn what has only been imagined into facts drawn on the page. In this conversation with critic, translator, and teacher of a creative course on the art of making comics, Jean-Christophe Cloutier, Jennings explores how he makes those decisions that range from the design of endpapers to selecting a character's skin tone with the ultimate aim of championing Black culture and Black comics. Given that Jennings has just entered the Marvel Universe with the debut of Silver Surfer: Ghost Light, the timing is right to reflect on the pressures and pleasures of adapting beloved stories for a contemporary audience. Jennings is both teacher and student of comics' powerful lessons, and lucky for listeners, his course comes with an illustrated syllabus, aka illabus. In the podcast's first ever episode about graphic novels, Jennings and Cloutier talk comic book history, the power of collaboration, and the importance of long showers. By John Jennings: Black Kirby: In Search of the MotherBoxx Connection, John Jennings and Stacey Robinson (2015) The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art, Edited by Frances Gateward and John Jennings (2016) Kindred, Octavia Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (2018) Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler, Adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (2021) After the Rain, Nnedi Okorafor, Adapted by John Jennings and David Brame (2021) Box of Bones: Book One, Ayize Jama Everett and John Jennings (2021) Silver Surfer: Ghost Light, John Jennings and Valentine De Landro (2023) Also mentioned: Megascope, Curated by John Jennings Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, Scott McCloud (1993) Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art, Roger Sabin (1996) Outside the Box: Interviews with Contemporary Cartoonists, Hillary L. Chute (2014) Maus, Art Spiegelman (1980-1991; complete version 1996) Unveiling Visions: The Alchemy of the Black Imagination, The Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture (2015-2016) Barry Lyndon, Dir. Stanley Kubrick (1975) The Silver Surfer: And Who Shall Mourn for Him? Stan Lee, Howard Purcell, et al. (1969) Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, Chris Claremont and Al Milgrom (1984-1985) The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay (2011) “Red Dirt Witch,” in How Long ‘til Black Future Month? N.K. Jemisen (2018) To learn more about the comic artists Jennings discusses, including Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Winsor McCay, Frank Miller, and Charles Schulz, see Jeremy Dauber's American Comics: A History (2021) and Thierry Smolderen's The Origins of Comics (2014). Find out more about Novel Dialogue and its hosts and organizers here. Contact us, get that exact quote from a transcript, and explore many more conversations between novelists and critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

Join hosts Jen and Lane as they discuss Octavia Butler's classic novel, Kindred. Explore themes of family, identity, and history as they delve into the story of a young Black woman transported to the antebellum South and forced to confront slavery. In addition, the hosts will also give their thoughts on the recent Hulu adaption of the novel. Tune in for a thought-provoking survey of this Sci-Fi title. Follow Bards Alley Bookshop @bardsalley and interact with the podcast on social media! Episode Links: Buy the book: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings Show Links: Bards Alley Bookshop Website Podcast Book List - Bookshop.org Podcast Audiobook List – LibroFM

Durada: 76 minuts Data de gravació: 8 de gener de 2023 Data de publicació: 12 de gener de 2023 Sintonia: https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-comet-action-digital-trailer-131058/ Benvinguts al prime episodi d'Esperant el Cometa, el podcast de El Bibiblionauta. Amb aquest episodi iniciem etapa i projecte de l'Associació Cultural El Biblionauta. Per començar, en Miquel Codony i l'Edgar Cotes, com a conductors del programa, descriuen les seccions habituals que formaran Esperant el Cometa. També, aprofitant que comença un any, alguns dels tripulants de l'associació hem passat revista a alguns dels títols que ens han semblat més interessants entre els que s'han publicat durant el 2022 dintre dels gèneres fantàstics en català. Els títols comentats podien ser traduccions o obres escrites originalment en català, en l'àmbit de la novel·la, el còmic o el manga. Els participants al programa han estat: Miquel Codony, Edgar Cotes, Daniel Genís, Inés Macpherson, Pablo Mallorquí i Joan Manuel Soldevilla, amb la col·laboració de Júlia Baena. Els títols que hem comentat han estat: Daniel Genís - Les Males Herbes, de Jordi Masó (Les Males Herbes). - La Casa Infernal, de Richard Matheson (Laertes. Traducció de Natxo Morera de la Vall). - Mare, de Isabel del Río (Spécula). Pablo Mallorquí - Tokyo Revengers, de Ken Wakui (Norma Editorial. Traducció de Judith Rodríguez Vallverdú (Daruma SL)). - Doctor Slump, d'Akira Toriyama (Planeta Cómic. Traducció de Daruma SL). - Chainsaw Man, de Tatsuki Fujimoto (Norma Editorial. Traducció de Judith Rodríguez Vallverdú (Daruma SL)). Inés Macpherson - L'home dels Ulls Compostos, de Wu Ming Yi (Chronos. Traducció de Mireia Vargas Urpí). - Solaris, de Stanislaw Lem (Kalandraka. Traducció de Xavier Farré). - Els Déus Ferotges, de Daniel Genís (Les Males Herbes). - La Dóna Eterna, de Pep Prieto (Grup62). Joan Manuel Soldevilla - El Cercle de Loplop. Una aventura de Francesc Pujols, de Sebastià Roig i Toni Benages (Les Males Herbes). - Forn de Calç, de diversos autors (Extinció Edicions). - La Paràbola del Sembrador, de Octavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, i John Jennings (Mai Més). Les recomanacions de novel·la fantàstica juvenil de la Júlia Baena - Cendra. Història d'una Nena i el seu Monstre, de Jonathan Auxier (Blackie Books. Traducció de Jordi Martín Lloret). - Poni, de R.J. Palacio (La Campana. Traducció de Imma Falcó García). - Els Viatgers de Somnis, de Marina Tena (La Galera. Traducció de Xavier Solsona). - La Casa a la Mar més Blava, de TJ Klune (Grup62. Traducció de Anna Puente Llucià). - El Castell Ambulant, de Diana Wynne Jones (Indòmita. Traducció: Bel Olid). - Mascota, de Akwaeke Emezi (Indòmita. Traducció: Octavi Gil Pujol). - Gossos Salvatges, de Georgina Dalmau Sanleandro (Grup62). - Tots els llibres de Terry Pratchett (Mai Més Llibres. Traduccions d'Ernest Riera). - M de Monstre, de Talia Dutton (Mai Més Llibres. Traducció: Edgar Cotes i Argelich). - Guardians de la Nit (Norma Editorial. Traducció: Víctor Gomà (Daruma SL)) - Tokyo Revengers (Norma Editorial. Traducció de Judith Rodríguez Vallverdú (Daruma SL)). - Neverwhere. Sota Londres, de Neil Gaiman (Obscura. Traducció: Lluís Delgado). - L'Hereu de la Mort, d'Albert Font (Obscura).

Hey readers! We're still getting hyped for FX's new series, Kindred. Last time, we gave you a refresher (or possibly an introduction) to Octavia Butler and her work. In this episode, we invited an awesome panel of sci-fi fans and creators to chat about Butler, her legacy and what we hope to see in future adaptations of her work. Our awesome panelists are: Isis Asare is the founder and CEO of Sistah Scifi, the first Black owned bookstore focused on science fiction and fantasy in the United States. Damian Duffy is a cartoonist, scholar, writer, curator, lecturer, teacher and award-winning bestselling graphic novelist. John Jennings is a professor, author, graphic novelist, curator, Harvard Fellow and all-around champion of Black culture. Nova Sparks is a writer who grew up watching and reading science fiction, horror, and fantasy and quickly became a fanatic. They share how they discovered her work, what science fiction and fantasy mean to Black readers and their hopes for future works. Duffy and Jennings previously worked on Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, which we chatted about before. Listen in and get nerdy. Thanks to our sponsor FX for supporting this episode. Kindred is streaming now only on Hulu.  And as always, thanks to Suite45 for our theme song, Jones'n. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. Did you catch "Peacemaker" on HBO? The gang did! So, shut the f*** up and listen, man to this animated critique of HBO's new smash hit, "Peacemaker". Eat peace, motherf***ers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. After the realization we didn't record for you a festive holiday special, we got our act together and did just that! Yes! The gang loves you! In fact, we did you a solid, by watching the 2018 Misty Talley masterpiece "Santa Jaws." Did you ever wonder why the film scored a paltry 3.9/10 on IMDB but a somewhat surprisingly high 53% on Rotten Tomatoes? We explain why as we gnash and grind our way through this soon-to-be holiday cult classic... Santa Jaws! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. The gang returns to form in this very very special episode of Damian Duffy Hates Everything Forever (After Dark) to critique the first "Fear Street" (on Netflix) many months after Halloween. Basically, too late to be relevant... but if you love horror (or R. L. Stine) any time of the year, especially in the winter, then this extremely unique episode of Damian Duffy Hates Everything Forever (After Dark) is for you! No, we're not kidding! It's really funny, witty, outlandish, crude, and intended for an immature mature audience! You seriously won't regret it. Also, we make some valid points about "Fear Street". What are those points? Well, you need to press play right now! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

This week on Comics School is a special edition NCTE Roundtable with a discussion entitled TALES OF FUTURE PAST about speculative science fiction. Our roundtable on this episode includes... Jerry Craft (@JerryCraft) Dr. Damian Duffy John Jennings (@JIJennings) Maika Moulite (@maikamoulite) As always, you can find Mike on Twitter @mbdando

On the debut episode of season three, Mike speaks with Dr. Damian Duffy about realizing that he is Spider-Man, self-publishing his comics, and George McFly Moments. You can find more about Dr. Duffy at his website DamianDuffy.net And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando

This weekend at San Diego Comic Con, the best and the brightest in the comic book industry will gather together for the Eisner Awards, a celebration of some of the most influential books of the year. Among the nominees are creators Damian Duffy and John Jennings, who came by to talk about the importance of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower, the joys of adapting it, and what the Parables mean in this moment.Support the show (https://lovethepodcast.com/omnibusride)

Damian Duffy and John Jennings talk about how they transformed Octavia E. Butler's prescient science-fiction tale, "Parable of the Sower," into a graphic novel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-science/support

On this episode of Booklist's Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to the Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table's Jessica Jenner about the Best Graphic Novels for Adults reading list, Audio Editor Heather Booth gives us the skinny on the Odyssey Award winners, and Adult Books Associate Editor Annie Bostrom and I figure out who is more of a Kristy. Here's what we talked about: 2020 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna, illustrated by the author, translated by Helge Dascher. Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy and Octavia Butler, illustrated by John Jennings. Come Home, Indio by Jim Terry, illustrated by the author. Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List nomination form. Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, read by Bahni Turpin. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds, read by Jason Reynolds. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, read by Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte. When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, read by a full cast. Kent State by Deborah Wiles, read by a full cast. We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Growing Up Bookish and Bossy with the Iconic Series edited by Marisa Crawford and Megan Milks. Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder.

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. The gang invites Leslie to join them in the windy warm white barn to discuss so many things that we lost track of and currently don't even remember. But they can assure you it's all pop culture greatness, we review The Conjuring 3, and the TV show Cheers is involved. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. In this episode, the gang lets down their guard to reveal their true selves – science nerds! Yes, that's right, the gang gets all sciency teaching you, our dear listener, interesting facts on bat guano and time travel. Bat guano is possible, but is time travel? The gang uses "Dr. Who" and "Kim's Convenience" as good pop culture references to prove that yes bat guano is possible, but not time travel. The gang also reveals what TV shows they're watching and recommend to you our internet brothers from another mother. Press play now to hear the TV shows that are so good, that you need to watch them today (after this podcast)! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. In this episode, the gang joins the beautiful singing birds out in the Illinois prairie to scrutinize pop culture phenomenons from the 1980s and '90s. Do you remember Married with Children? Thundar the Barbarian? Zorro? Wesley Crusher? We do! But the world is not only bulky barbarian swords and Deep Space Nine puns, it's also "what's happening now" in current political events. The gang reveals their tender side caring deeply about the stability of our American democracy. You'll learn what they think about the January 6 failed insurrection and how that relates to Amazon purchasing the James Bond franchise. Connected? Disparate? You'll have to tune in to find out!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. With Damian on assignment, Sven and Eric jump at the chance to take over the show and answer your (our many fans) questions they "received" over email and from the streets about Damian. Each revealing answer dishes juicy and raw emotional details about the man that is Damian. You really do not want to miss this Svensday surprise episode! Two in one week! Really! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. In our almost longest episode yet, the gang got together one Svensday on a deck with a gallon of margaritas (in a milk jug) to divide (not equally) amongst themselves. What happened next could only be described with one word – epic. Actually, another one-word way to describe would be incredible. Or unbelievable? Unintelligible? You get the picture! Oh, let's not forget all the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle films, animation, and comic reviews. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. In this episode the gang discusses the new Hulu hit "Sasquatch" and if it is worth your while. But that isn't all. Oh no. The gang reveals what the acronym THEFT stands for and unveils the big secret they've been keeping from you for some time. It's HUGE news. It's really really big and could change the direction of the show and probably your life in of itself. So tune in, sit back, grab a drink, and plug your ears! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. The gang regroups on an oddly frigid April evening live from Sven's Barn to discuss so much (so much) pop culture happenings that their frozen brains explode. Just wait until the ten-minute mark for a big reveal that will blow your ever-loving mind! Oh, and the ending! The ending will put your cerebral cortex a spinning (as they say)! Your ears (in addition to your brain) will thank you for pressing play! This is not the episode you want to miss if you love pop culture. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. In this episode, the gang follows up on what they learned during their recent pandemic episode with what reactions they had to the Covid-19 vaccine. Yes, your heroes are vaccinated! Rejoice! Does Damian now have superpowers? Is Sven ambidextrous? What about Eric? Does anyone care? Press play now to find out! This is probably the most important podcast episode of your lifetime. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...but listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. In this episode, the gang recounts the 1984 Zucker Brothers classic "Top Secret" starring Val Kilmer. Why reminisce about a film from the 80s? Because it was great dammit, and, of course, to mock Eric who hadn't seen it – even though he grew up in the 80s. Also, the gang compares "Top Secret" to its contemporaries like "Naked Gun" and "Airplane", but not, of course, "Police Academy" as that series was terrible (except the cartoon. No the cartoon was bad too). Finally, did you know Val Kilmer can sing and dance really really well? Did ya? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...but listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. In this amazing episode recorded outside socially distanced in Sven's White Barn, the gang remembers the 80's hit "Real Genius", learns that Eric has shamefully never seen "Top Secret", discusses the evils that is Amazon.com, and reveal their top five podcasts that they love and you should also listen to. You won't' want to miss Damian's #1 recommended podcast! Click play today! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. ---This show is sponsored by Lou's Breadstick Emporium--- It's almost the one-year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic. SIGHHHHH...While the gang has been behaving, working, and grieving at home, we've also learned a bunch of lessons about life, the universe, and everything. Hear the gang recount their top 5 "Lessons Learned from the Pandemic" in this relatively somber, yet still, stunningly funny episode live from Sven's Donkey Barn! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. ---This show is sponsored by Lou's Breadstick Emporium--- After an intense pressure campaign by our fan (Charlie), Sven, from Damian Duffy After Dark fame, returns to co-host this episode of "Damian Duffy Hates Everything Forever." In this episode, the gang discusses their time-tested strategies to short the stock market, famous Svens, Damians, and Erics from pop culture, the best stuff from 90's MTV, their first dance songs from their weddings, and so much more your mind will explode!    ---- The socially-distanced trio recorded this episode in 30 F degree windy temps from Sven's barn home to the peanut gallery of two donkeys and a dozen or so chickens. They froze for you, y'all. You better enjoy it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ddhe/support

Right here, right now, there is no other place you want to be...besides listening to internet audio pop culture comedy gold forever and ever, amen. In a world full of strife, stupidity, and Heineken Light, why not take a load off by listening to Damian and Eric share their random inane opinions on pop culture? Good question. In this episode, the gang goes deep into why they constantly change their podcast name (despite expert advice not to), how their families are doing in month ten of the quarantine, whether or not "The Simpsons" is worth watching still, a review of the new Disney/Marvel show "Wandavision," and if Damian will indeed watch the four-hour Zack Snyder cut of "Justice League" (the topic you've all been waiting for!) This episode also marks the end (for now) of Microfilm HQ! RIP! So pour out a Microfilm beer for Mankoke's lair and then pop a bottle of champagne to christen the new DD HQ. #RIPHQ2021  Intro/Outro music from www.bensound.com.

The little podcast that could is back again, but this time is more exciting, erotic, and a little weirder. In our first exciting episode of the new dawn of enlightenment (that the experts call 2021), Damian and Eric relive almost every "Svensday" (Wednesdays with Sven) since the summer of 2020. What's "Svensday"? Well...the cast of Damian Duffy After Dark sits outside socially distant (even in the freezing cold) to drink beer, watch movies, pet dogs, wolf Cheez-its, and wax philosophic about how awesome of a time we live in. We rehash and review (with in-depth, educated, and probing synopsis) films like "Attack of the Killer Donuts," "Spaghetti Man," "Holidays", "Idiocracy," "#Alive," "Okja," and "As Above, So Below." Looking to have fun during the pandemic, well watch these films and more at your very own "Svensday" in your yard today! Buy our "Svensday" shirts to be part of the gang! You're welcome! Intro/Outro music from www.bensound.com.

So PretentiousTwo friends talking about the intersections of popular culture, society, and the world. And yes, there are spoilers.Episode 13: ...Happy New Year... I guess...The new year just started and we are already tired. Anyway, welcome to season 2. Sleeping OnHelder: Reading and Love and Rockets, graphic novel Vivian: Survivor Moment in Self Care Helder: Practicing acceptance and forgivenessVivian: Walking/Being outside Shout outsHelder: VivianVivian: Helder’s mom Special announcement: Next month we are discussing the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower adapted by writer Damian Duffy and artist John JenningsSOCIAL MEDIATwitter SoPretentious2LivelyVivianHelderMiraInstagramSoPretentiousPodcastLivelyVivianHelderMiraHelder's Photo A Day project:Follow on TwitterFlickr

The little podcast that could is back again, but this time is more exciting, erotic, and a little weirder. In this episode, Damian and Eric go deep into their personal lives and share with you (our dedicated listeners) what they do every Svendsday (Wednesdays at Sven's) by reviewing their recent night watching the original "Wickerman". Svensday is a socially-distanced horror movie night outside on Sven's deck or donkey barn.   

Since her untimely death in 2006 the Science Fiction world has come to realize that Octavia Butler is one of its most important voices. This year for the first time her 1995 classic made the bestseller list because the 25-year-old book sadly casts a light on our modern world far too well. In this episode, I interviewed an artist and writing duo Damian Duffy and John Jennings. They carrying the flag for Butler in one of the most exciting ways possible. Starting with Butler's classic novel about the horrors of Slavery Kindred. The book went on to win the 2017 Bram Stoker award for the best graphic novel. This year they followed that release with an adaptation of Butler's most popular book The Parable of the Sower. This interview is a fun look at the process beyond the creation of the books, the choices the team made adapting the novel, and of course the importance of Octavia Butler. John Jennings is a Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California at Riverside. Damian Duffy Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he teaches courses on computers & culture, and social media & global change. •You can find my books here: https://bookshop.org/contributors/david-agranoff • You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW •And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/

Join three giants in the world of Afrofuturist comics in this compelling conversation between two Mississippi natives, Tim Fielder and John Jennings, along with University Press of MIssissippi contributing writer, Donna-lyn Washington.Tim Fielder is an Illustrator, concept designer, cartoonist, and animator born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and raised in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He has a lifelong love of Visual Afrofutuism, Pulp entertainment, and action films. He holds other Afrofuturists such as Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, Pedro Bell and Overton Lloyd as major influences. He has worked over the years in the storyboarding, film visual development, gaming, comics, and animation industries for clients as varied as Marvel Comics, The Village Voice, Tri-Star Pictures, to Ubisoft Entertainment. He also works as an educator for institutions such as the New York FilmAcademy and Howard University. Tim hopes to push forward with his art in the emerging digital content delivery systems of the day. His project, Matty’s Rocket, is a product from his company Dieselfunk Studios. Tim also is the author and illustrator of the upcoming graphic novel, ‘INFINITUM: An Afrofuturist Tale’, published by HarperCollins Amistad in January 2021. Tim makes an empty nest with his wife in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of Harlem.JOHN JENNINGS is a Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California at Riverside. Jennings is co-editor of the Eisner Award-winning collection The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of the Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art. Jennings is also a 2016 Nasir Jones Hip Hop Studies Fellow with the Hutchins Center at Harvard University. Jennings’ current projects include the horror anthology Box of Bones, the coffee table book Black Comix Returns (with Damian Duffy), and the Eisner-winning, Bram Stoker Award-winning, New York Times best-selling graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s classic dark fantasy novel Kindred. Duffy and Jennings recently released their graphic novelization of Octavia Bulter’s prescient dystopian novel Parable of the Sower (Abrams ComicArts). Jennings is also founder and curator of the ABRAMS Megascope line of graphic novels.Donna-lyn Washington edited John Jennings: Conversations, part of the University Press of Mississippi's Conversations with Comic Artists Series. She is adjunct lecturer of English at Kingsborough Community College, and she is also senior editor and senior writer at ReviewFix. She has contributed to Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays, published by University Press of Mississippi, as well as entries to the Encyclopedia of Black Comics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The little podcast that could is back again, but this time is more exciting, erotic, and a little weirder. Damian and Eric continue to overshare their creative process started in the previous episode demonstrating how to make a political commercial! They also count down the ten best TV comedies of all time. Just wait until you hear number 5!

The little podcast that could is back again, but this time is more exciting, erotic, and a little weirder.Damian and Eric return from the pandemic abyss to regroup for new podcast beginnings. In this episode, the duo rethink the show format and demonstrate, for you, the listener, their award-winning creative process in action! Learn from the masters of podcastery, so you, one day, can also make your own show and become beloved like your two favorite hosts!

In today's episode we are joined by our friend Bekki Fahrer to discuss one of her all-time favorite books (and now also ours), Kindred by Octavia Butler. This book broke so many barriers, and should be required reading for every American. Before you listen to the episode, we highly recommend you seek out commentary from Black reviewers and writers,  so you can hear about this book in their words and from their perspectives. We highlight a few examples below, including an essay on racism from the author herself, but there are many more. In this NPR piece, Lester Spence, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, discusses the importance of representation in Science Fiction writing, and specifically Octavia Butler's contributions to the genre: "She brought black people into the future when no one thought we had a future. In this, she was not only a genius, but a revolutionary."Here journalist Tanya Ballard Brown talks to Damian Duffy and John Jennings about converting Kindred into a graphic novel.We highly recommend this review (and many others) of Kindred by Antoinette Scully at Black and Bookish.  In this essay Octavia Butler writes about the human desire to establish hierarchies, and how important it is to resist those tendencies in order to instead promote tolerance and combat racism, sexism, and all the other “isms” that plague society. Butler, who died in 2006 at the age of 58, was the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur "Genius" grant and the recipient of several Hugo and Nebula awards.Need to order your own copy of the book? Check out Mahogany Books, a Black-owned bookstore in DC that specializes in bestselling and classic African American books.  Follow Bekki:Twitter: @Ginger_Sister Instagram: @bekki_the_gingernutGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3325348-bekki-fahrer  Follow us:Twitter: @wysr_podcastInstagram: @wysr_podcastGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQwww.whatyoushouldread.com   

This week, Patricia talks about a couple great backlist titles, including one title she’s gifted multiple times! This episode is sponsored by “With the Bark Off: Conversations from the LBJ Presidential Library!” Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: Brave, Not Perfect: How Celebrating Imperfection Helps You Live Your Best, Most Joyful Life by Reshma Saujani Octavia Butler’s Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings

This week (tears our FINAL week), we continue our series on how science fiction thinks about disaster, especially in our new normal surrounding COVID-19 and the global pandemic. We examine the work and legacy of Octavia E. Butler, an exceptional science fiction writer who wrote about gender and sexuality in bold new ways. Henry and Colin welcome Shelley Streeby, Professor of Literature and Ethnic Studies at UC - San Diego, Director of Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop, and author of The Future of Climate Change: World Making Through Science Fiction and Activism, John Jennings, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and a Collaborating Faculty Member in the Department of Creative Writing at UC - Riverside, and Damian Duffy, a Cartoonist, Scholar, Lecturer, Writer, Curator, Teacher, #1 New York Times Bestseller Graphic Novelist. Jennings and Duffy are collaborating on a project to adapt Butler’s Kindred and Parable of the Sower to graphic novels. Listen in as Streeby, Duffy, Jennings, Henry and Colin discuss the ways Parable of the Sower can make us think of our current moment involving the coronavirus. They also discuss in great detail Butler’s legacy and the influence she has had on the next crop of African-American science fiction writers. Also, looking for something to read while stuck inside? Check out the notes section for a list of Octavia E. Butler’s work, along with other great African-American writers!

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Gary is joined by the wonderful Nalo Hopkinson, who took a few minutes away from a busy semester of suddenly teaching online to chat about the pleasures of hydroponic gardening, catching up on TV shows like Supernatural and The Murdoch Mysteries, her own work on The New Decameron and DC Comics Sandman story House of Whispers, and Sharon Lewis's film Brown Girl Begins, inspired by Nalo's novel Brown Girl in the Ring. Books mentioned include: Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson House of Whispers (#s 1-22) by Nalo Hopkinson & Dominike Stanton How Long Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin A New Decameron: Stories for a Plague Year edited by Jo Walton, Maya Chhabra, & Lauren Schiller Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia Butler, Damian Duffy, & John Jennings      

We continue our conversation with Professor John Jennings about his work along with Dr. Damian Duffy on adapting the work of Octavia E. Butler as well as his forthcoming horror anthology Box of Bones. You don't wanna miss this one.

JOHN JENNINGS is a Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California at Riverside. Jennings is co-editor of the Eisner Award-winning collection The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of the Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art. Jennings is also a 2016 Nasir Jones Hip Hop Studies Fellow with the Hutchins Center at Harvard University. Jennings' current projects include the horror anthology Box of Bones, the coffee table book Black Comix Returns (with Damian Duffy), and the Eisner-winning, Bram Stoker Award-winning, New York Times best-selling graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's classic dark fantasy novel Kindred. Jennings is also founder and curator of the ABRAMS Megascope line of graphic novels.

This podcast is barely keeping its shit together. In our third attempt to make an interesting episode of "Barely Trying," the gang talks about 5G, a lot of things, and more stuff that will make you go hmmm???!!??? See, barely tried there on the show description. Enjoy Charlie!!

Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind the #1 bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, discuss their new graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.