Podcast appearances and mentions of Gabrielle Bell

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally gets the scoop on the new Bernadette magazine with its editors Katie Lane (Single Camera Sitcom) and Angela Fanche (Humility Machine), recorded live at Partners and Son in Philadelphia, PA on Friday, July 12, 2024. Bernadette features work from 27+ artists including Lala Albert, Gabrielle Bell, Clair Gunther, Charlotte Pelissier + Juliette Collet, Sam Szabo, Molly Dwyer, Ana Woulfe, and many more. Pick up Bernadette from Partners and Son or wherever fine comics are sold! Follow Katie and Angela on Instagram at @katie__ln and @angelafanche. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!

The ACP gang have always been interested in the ever evolving world of Valiant Comics, and now that Alien Books have teamed with Valiant for a resurgence of their universe we just had to have them on to talk about the upcoming line of books! Plus there's talk about the american independent comic scene, meta comic book storytelling, zines about comics and of course lots of great books you should be checking out. Great stuff to check out this week -  Alien Books, Valiant Comics, The Valiant, Bloodshot, X-O Manowar, Shadowman, QVention II, The PhoenixFest 2024, Dark Legacies, Advent Comics: Epiphany Engine, Comics Blogger, Gabrielle Bell, Thank You, Handwritten Entertainment, Grendel: Devils Crucible Defiance, A Curious Machine, Richard Kemp

Gabrielle and Tom K are enchanted by magic. The discussion begins with a reading of S.S.O.T.B.M.E. by Ramsey Dukes. Through the alchemical power of conversation, the topic spawns a multifaceted hydra of detours and blind alleys. The theory of star seeds, magic vs. science vs. art, the internet police state, the magic of NFTs and Bitcoin. Comics are in there too… and so much more! Gabrielle Bell's Patreon | Gabrielle's Books Tom's blog TransAtlantis I Tom's Books | Beta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse Uncivilized Books.

Gabrielle & Tom K read the work of Olivier Schrauwen. We admire how Schrauwen's playful deadpan optimism underpins much darker themes and stories. The wide-ranging discussion touches on Rodolphe Töpfer, Physiognomy, Michel Houellebecq, mental trolling, music in comics, Yuichi Yokoyama, and the colonial history of Belgium. Join us to hear how Schauwen's work restored our faith in comics! Works read: MOME 12, Parallel Lives, Arsene Schrauwen (all available from Fantagraphics). Gabrielle Bell's Patreon | Gabrielle's Books Tom's blog TransAtlantis I Tom's Books | Beta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse Uncivilized Books.

We begin by traveling on a virtual international comics festival tour from Bilbao to Algiers. Then we push into our memories and recollect our first conventions. As soon as we begin discussing San Diego ComiCon, we fall into a nerdy trap discussing MCU, the new mainstream, superhero metaphysics, cosmic capes, and how to draw Batman as an indie cartoonist. With cartoon travel agents: Gabrielle Bell and Tom Kaczynski. Gabrielle Bell's Patreon | Gabrielle's Books Tom's blog TransAtlantis I Tom's Books Uncivilized Books.

This the all-pet-themed episode you've been waiting for. A discussion of Gabrielle Bell's new comic book My Dog Jojo (available now!) yields a rich vein of topics. The hosts answer these questions: Do pets have Stockholm syndrome? Who domesticated whom? Did humans domesticate dogs or vice versa? Are we living in captivity? Who was Diogenes the Cynic (AKA the dog philosopher)? Another mind-expanding conversation from Gabrielle Bell and Tom Kaczynski. Gabrielle Bell's Patreon | Gabrielle's Books Tom's blog TransAtlantis I Tom's Books Uncivilized Books.

Tom Kaczynski talks to Gabrielle Bell about her recent Patreon comics. The conversation takes a life of its own and takes many strange turns and sidetracks... and quickly détourns into odd crossroads where Dorian Gray meets Nietzsche, comics are a performance, opera trumps comics, scapegoats are formed mimetically, walking and thinking go hand-in-hand, and psychogeography rules. There's more too! Gabrielle Bell's Patreon | Gabrielle's Books Tom's blog TransAtlantis I Tom's Books Uncivilized Books.

Welcome to the first episode of Uncivilized Territories. Your hosts, Tom Kaczynski and Gabrielle Bell, discuss Cartoon Dialectics #2, the power of comics, what philosophy can learn from comics and the dangers of nostalgia. Gabrielle Bell's Patreon | Gabrielle's Books Tom's blog TransAtlantis I Tom's Books Uncivilized Books.

Time Codes: 00:01:23 - Introduction 00:03:26 - Live streaming again...and some context 00:06:25 - The Best American Comics 2018 01:39:33 - Wrap up 01:41:03 - Contact us As they always do, the Two Guys with PhDs use their penultimate show of the year to discuss the current volume of The Best American Comics. this year guest edited by Phoebe Gloeckner. Earlier in the week they released their interview with Bill Kartalopoulos, the series editor, about the 2018 collection, and in that conversation they talked about the process of pulling the anthology together and Bill's experiences working with Gloeckner. But on this episode, Sterg and Derek discuss the actual content of volume. Among other topics, they highlight the "best of" contributions from creators they were already familiar with -- e.g., Gabrielle Bell, Geof Darrow, Guy Delisle, Jaime Hernandez, Jesse Jacobs, Joe Ollman, Gary Panter, Keiler Roberts, and Ariel Schrag -- and also talk excitedly about artists they hadn't yet discovered, including Margot Ferrick, Julia Jacquette, Julian Glander, Chloë Perkis, and Lale Westvind. In all, it's another great of Best American Comics! Go to The Comics Alternative's YouTube channelif you want to see the recording of the guys' live-streaming broadcast of this show!

Ben, Zack, and Will discuss Gabrielle Bell's fantastic and fascinating collection The Voyeurs from Uncivilized Books. 

Bienvenidos al episodio 38 de Multiverso Sonoro. Hoy toca nuestro episodio dedicado al mundo literario de los cómics. Noticias, reviews y mucho más en un epsiodio muy especial del mundillo friki que tanto nos gusta y además con la compañía de alguien muuuuuy especial. Así que empecemos: 0h 00m 00s Introducción Antes de empezar con las notícies, nos ha llegado el estremecedor relato de un pobre chaval incomprendido, desestimado y rechazado por los integrantes del podcast 'Los Mensaheros'. Os presentamos a nuestro propio 'Garganta Profunda'... 0h 08m 47s Noticias comiqueras. - Empezamos con la triste notícia del fallecimiento del gran Steve Ditko. - Marvel rescata la serie clásica 'What if...' - Cancelaciones de 'XMen azul' y 'XMen Dorado' - 'Saga' tendrá un parón de un año para que sus autores cojan aire - Toyotaro podría seguir con el manga de 'Dragon Ball Super' incluso más lejos que el propio anime - Ya sabemos los ganadores de los premios 'Eisner 2018' 0h 37m 27s El Rincón de Krenecito Este mes nuestro compañero Rubén nos presenta una obra mucho más pequeñita, más intimista y de corte más independiente de los clásicos a los que nos tiene acostumbrados, este més nos acerca 'Voyeurs' de Gabrielle Bell. 0h 45m 10s Reviews - Oblivion Song (Planeta Cómic). Historia de ciéncia ficción con un futuro próximo donde un mundo paralelo asaltará nuestra realidad, siendo invadidos por monstruos. Varios humanos quedaran atrapados en esa realidad paralela, siendo el encargado de rescatarlos nuestro protagonista Nathan. - Gigantic (Norma Editorial). San Francisco se convierte de repente en un infierno cuando un alienígena gigantesco aparece de la nada y empieza a sembrar el caos pisoteando edificios y ciudadanos. ¿De donde ha salido esa criatura? ¿Qué está pasando? Eso plantea esta miniserie del gran Rick Remender. - Supergrupo: el superretorno (EDT). Tenemos de vuelta a la patria parodia del cómic americano con la alineación formada por El Capitán Hispania (parodia del Capitán América), el Bruto (La Cosa), La Chica Increíble (Jean Grey y Batgirl), Latas (Iron Man) y el Mago (Dr. Extraño). Recomendación de nuestro invitado en este remember clásico del cómic español. 0h 58m 53s. Comentarios de nuestros oyentes 01h 21m 13s. Despedida Podéis contactar con nosotros mediante nuestro Facebook Multiverso Sonoro, nuestro Twitter @multisonoro o nuestro correo electrónico multiversosonoropodcast@gmail.com. Además tenéis nuestros twitters personales que son @_nanoc_ y @miguelgatri. Esperamos como siempre vuestro comentarios o audios (así lo podemos colocar en una nueva sección de comentarios, dudas o lo que os apetezca). Y ahora además tenemos Instagram así que buscadnos para ver fotos nuestras y más sorpresas!! Ahora además pasaros por la web www.nacionpodcast.com donde encontraréis todo este contenido. También podréis apoyar el proyecto mediante Patreon de Nacion Podcast y por supuesto podéis acceder a compras de Amazon donde una pequeña parte servirá para ayudar a seguir creciendo a la red sin que el precio del producto suba ni un solo céntimo para vosotros. ...

Episode 26Please join Johnny, Frances, and Dennis in this episode of Graphic Novel Explorers Club as they discuss Everything is Flammable, by writer and illustrator Gabrielle Bell. Everything is Flammable is the memoir comic of Gabrielle Bell returning to her Northern California to help her mother after her house burns down. In this episode the gang discusses Gabrielle Bell's publishing history, including self-published mini-comics; the frustration and sympathies the gang experienced with the main character; the juxtaposition of life in New York the life her mother lives in Mendocino County; burning your house down by way of your pants; the intentions of the pre-fab salesman; if Angela and Tony ever got married; the potential sequel called Everything is Inflammable and the gangs' opinions on the storying telling and the art of Everything is Flammable.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/graphicnovelexplorersclub/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

JOSH BAYER joins us to discuss RM (aka ROM). Theth, Mr. Incompleto, the All Time Comics line, The Black Hood anthology, Suspect Device, The Comics Journal, Jeffrey Brown, Crumb, Al Milgrom, Herb Trimpe, risograph printing, Trevor Von Eeden, Matt Rota, Michel Fiffe, Shaky Kane, Pat Aulisio, Mickey Zacchilli and RAV, Next Men and John Byrne, Gabrielle Bell, and a whole bunch of other stuff, PLUS we have some time left to throw down on Black Panther, Walking Dead, Maestros #5 by Steve Skroce and Dave Stewart from Image, Archie's Blue Ribbon Comics (featuring Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Alex Toth, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Brian Buniak, Gray Morrow, Steve Ditko, and more), X-O Manowar #10 by Matt Kindt and Renato Guedes from Valiant, Death Bed #1 by Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia from Vertigo, Kaare Andrews' Renato Jones Season Two from Image, plus a whole mess more!

Time Codes: 00:00:28 - Introduction 00:02:26 - Better late than never 00:05:42 - The Best American Comics 2017 01:30:43 - Wrap up 01:32:15 - Contact us On this episode of the podcast Paul and Derek discuss The Best American Comics 2017, edited by Ben Katchor along with series editor Bill Kartalopoulos. The Two Guys usually discuss Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's annual contribution to comicsdom in the penultimate episode of every year, but this time around life got in the way -- and Paul, everyone's heart goes out to you -- so they had to postpone slightly the current show. But better late than never! As Paul and Derek reveal, this has to be the most experimental volume of The Best American Comics we've ever seen. Editor Ben Katchor does his best to challenge our understanding and definition of "comics" and to interrogate the very concept of "best." In fact, you could call these efforts provocative. This most recent anthology is attuned to the current political environment, and this is perhaps best demonstrated in Katchor's multifaceted and hilarious introduction, as well as Kartalopoulos's insightful Foreword. The contributions themselves are perhaps the most fascinating, and definitely the most varied, of any The Best American Comics volume.  There are many names that would be recognizable to listeners of the podcast -- e.g., Kim Deitch, Tim Lane, Gabrielle Bell, Ed Piskor, Joe Sacco, Josh Bayer, Michael DeForge, and Sam Alden -- but what marks this annual is the sheer number of contributors that neither Derek nor Paul had previously known. Indeed, at least a good half of this collection is comprised of creators never before discussed on the podcast, and it's exciting to discover this many new artists. To say the least, this is the most engaging, and the most challenging, volume of The Best American Comics to date.  

Time Codes: 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:03:12 - The tragedy of the California wildfires 00:05:58 - Lighter Than My Shadow 00:48:27 - Now #1 01:14:03 - The Family Trade #1 01:31:28 - Wrap up 01:32:31 - Contact us This week Paul and Derek take on three exciting new titles. They begin with a moving memoir from UK creator Katie Green, Lighter Than My Shadow (Roar-Lion Forge). In this work, Green reveals the eating disorders she struggled with as a young girl and into adulthood. Growing up obsessive-compulsive, Green chronicles how this condition contributed to her anorexic behavior, later evolving into problems with binging. Green also narrates her many attempts to address these problems with various doctors and therapists, the most notorious of whom ends up sexually abusing her...providing even more obstacles to her recovery. The guys are impressed by Green's honesty and storytelling abilities -- particularly taken by her art and the visual metaphors she employs throughout -- although toward the end of their conversation about this title, they wonder if perhaps the memoir could have been streamlined just a little. This is a 500+ page text, after all. Next, the Two Guys look at a brand new anthology from Fantagraphics, Now #1. Edited by Eric Reynolds, this collection of diverse and experimental comic art brings to mind Fantagraphics previous anthology, Mome (which both Derek and Paul dearly miss). In fact, the guys begin their discussion of Now by referencing the earlier anthology, with Paul feeling that the latest efforts are more experimental than Mome, while Derek see it as more similar to the previous series. The only difference is number of new and/or unfamiliar creators in Now (and, Derek argues, such was also the case several years ago with Mome). Some of the standouts in this first issue of Now are Dash Shaw's "Scorpio," Gabrielle Bell's "Dear Naked Guy...," Sammy Harkham's "I, Marlon," Malachi Ward and Matt Sheean's "Widening Horizon," and especially Noah Van Sciver's "Wall of Shame" (for Derek, the best of the collection). But the guys are also impressed, and at times curiously confused, by the contributions from creators that are new to them, such as Sara Corbett, J.C. Menu, Antoine Cossé, and Kaela Graham. But as Paul and Derek argue, the entire issue of Now is compelling and works successfully as an anthology. They can't wait until the second issue, due for release in January. Finally, the Two Guys wrap up with a discussion of Justin Jordan, Nikki Ryan, and Morgan Beem's The Family Trade #1 (Image Comics). This is another example of the kind of world-building often found at Image, and it's the story of a neutral territory in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Float, ruled by the descendants of the ship captains that originally founded the realm -- called the Clans -- and the Family, descendants of the hands who had worked for the captains. This first issue opens with the protagonist, Jessa Wynn, attempting to assassinate Stagger Berghardt, a Trump-like charismatic demagogue who appeals to the base instincts of the citizens of the Float. She bungles the assassination, but her efforts put into motion a series of encounters that will propel the narrative into the next issues. Both Derek and Paul are impressed by this first issue, especially Beem's art, and both plan on remaining on board for the rest of the series.

Time Codes: 00:00:24 - Introduction 00:02:26 - Setup of interview 00:04:21 - Interview with Gabrielle Bell 01:00:03 - Wrap up 01:01:21 - Contact us On this interview episode Andy and Derek are pleased to have as their guest Gabrielle Bell. Her latest book, Everything Is Flammable, came out recently from Uncivilized Books. The guys talk with Gabrielle extensively about the idea for this book -- described as her first long-form graphic memoir -- and how it evolved from her work on short diary pieces. What binds most of the entries in Everything Is Flammable are her experiences with her mother after her northern California house was destroyed in a fire. The guys also ask her about her annual event, the July diary, a project in which she was in the middle of at the time of this recording. Gabrielle discusses both the pleasures and the struggles of completing her self-imposed month-long project and how this year's daily stories surround her time house- and pet-sitting for her friend and publisher, Tom Kaczynski. Along the way, Gabrielle reveals her various thoughts on being a semi-autobiographical cartoonist, the uncertainties of including friends and family members in her comics, the responsibilities she feels in those representations, and the very problem of trying to pigeonhole her work within a particular genre or form.

Cartoonist Gabrielle Bell joins the podcast today to answer questions about autobio, her new book, and what it's like to date a cartoonist. Tune in!

Cometbus #57 by Aaron Cometbus (Gary Panter, Al Jaffee, Paul Levitz, Kim Deitch, Adrian Tomine, Drew Friedman, Gabrielle Bell, Gabe Fowler, and more), The Complete Atomic Robo Library: The Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne and The Dogs of War by Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener, Lake of Fire by Nathan Fairbairn and Matt Smith from Image, Watchmen, Mechanism by Raffaele Ienco from Top Cow, Slash & Burn by Si Spencer, Ande Parks, Max Dunbar, and Tula Lotay from Vertigo, Mark Millar, Empress from Icon, Back Issue #91 and Guy Gardner, Joe Staton, Tony Isabella, Namor, Haunt of Horror, and more, Millennium, A-Force Volume 1: Hypertime by G. Willow Wilson, Kelly Thompson, and Jorge Molina, Donald Duck Adventures #12 by Don Rosa and Carl Barks from Gladstone, She Wolf by Rich Tommaso from Image, CARtoons #4 by George Trosley, Fred Boatman, Joe Borer, Bob Hardin, Jell Slemons, and others from Picturesque Publishing, Michel Fiffe's COPRA, Sheriff of Babylon by Tom King and Mitch Gerads from Vertigo, NYCC Artist Island roll call, and a whole mess more!

I haven’t seen Gabrielle Bell much since she moved out of the city. New York spoils you like that. Makes getting even a half hour outside of the city seem like a chore. It’s been a few years since we’ve sat down for an interview, and despite efforts to sync up, we just kept missing each other every time she was in town.   Thankfully, we were able to catch up following a memoir panel at MoCCA back in April, a sort of mutual lovefest, also featuring past guests Jennifer Hayden and Nicole Georges.   Though Bell’s classifying Bell’s work as straight memoir is perhaps something of a misnomer. For her, reality is only really a jumping off point into tales of something more casually fantastic, a sort of daydream come true.   We found the noisiest diner in all of Chelsea to discuss her magical realism, absent-minded sketching, and making friends outside of the city.

This week on the review show, Andy and Derek focus on two notable titles, one that has been greatly publicized and the other that has come in under the radar. The former is Daniel Clowes's Patience (Fantagraphics), the creator's long-awaited release and his first new book since 2010's Wilson. (Mr. Wonderful and The Death-Ray, both published in 2011, had been previously published in different formats.) In fact, the guys begin by discussing the publicity and the excitement surrounding this event. While Andy tried to keep himself ignorant of the book's details before its release, Derek admits that his reading experience was initially affected by all the hype, and not in a positive way. However, both guys conclude that this is a strong narrative and one well worth reading. While much of Patience bears the Dan Clowes stamp, parts of it seem more outside of the creator's usual style. For example, even though the relationship between the protagonists is reminiscent of the interactions found in Ghost World, Daniel Boring, and Ice Haven, the fact that Clowes premises everything on time travel make this book stand out in his oeuvre. And although, as Andy points out, there's nothing really new to the time-travel subgenre presented here, Clowes does use its basic components in a compelling way. Next, the Two Guys discuss a work that was designed specifically for the classroom, Visual Storytelling: An Illustrated Reader, edited by Todd James Pierce and Ryan G. Van Cleave (Oxford University Press). This book was released late in 2015 yet hasn't received much publicity at all. While there have been other comics-related books that are designed for pedagogical use, this is the first to bring together a wide variety of primary texts specifically as a course reader. What's more, it's a book that could easily be used in rhetoric/composition and other non-comics-centric classes, as well. Pierce and Van Cleave divide their collection into seven thematic topics: identity, men and women, young adulthood, trauma, history, politics, and the arts. The comics that compose each segment, some complete short pieces and others excerpts, serve as illustrative examples of their particular theme, while at the same time potentially connecting with other thematic sections, thereby giving the collection a feeling of cohesion. The guys admire the diversity of the reader's selections, arguing that this is a much more usable book than the comics anthologies already out there. At the same time, Derek questions the editors double dipping on some contributors — Peter Kuper and Derf Backderf each have two pieces in the collection, while Gabrielle Bell has three — while Andy questions Derek's second guessing of Pierce and Van Cleave's decisions. But this is a debate that the guys always seem to have with anthologies. The bottom line is that Visual Storytelling is an exciting anthology perfect for the classroom, but it is also a collection that can be enjoyed outside of any pedagogical context.

As has become an annual event, Andy and Derek use their penultimate show of the year to discuss the current volume of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's The Best American Comics. The series is overseen by Bill Kartalopoulos -- whom the guys interviewed on the show last year -- and this year's collection is edited by novelist Jonathan Lethem. The entries collected in The Best American Comics 2015 represent what both Lethem and Kartalopoulos consider to be the most outstanding comics published between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014. The guys begin by highlighting the organization of this year's volume, pointing out that Lethem has retained the topic- or theme-based approach used by Scott McCloud in last year's collection. The editor breaks down his entries into ten different chapter topics, ranging from the self-evident "Storytellers" and "Biopics and Historical Fictions" to more obscurely intriguing groupings such as "Brainworms" and "Raging Her-Moans." The guys are familiar with most of the contributions included this year -- to paraphrase Andy, The Best American Comics volumes just seem to reinforce their tastes in comics-- and many of them have been the subject of previous Comics Alternative reviews and interviews. They comment on the sheer number of entries that are excerpts from longer works, including Roz Chast's Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?, Jules Feiffer's Kill My Mother, Farel Dalrymple's The Wrenchies, Gabrielle Bell's The Colombia Diaries, Sept 14-16, Cole Closser's Little Tommy Lost, Matthew Thurber Infomaniacs, Anya Ulinich's Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel, Jim Woodring's Fran, Anya Davidson's School Spirits, and Josh Bayer's Theth. Most of these selections easily stand on their own, but some could have benefited from more content or additional editorial context (examples being the excerpts from Anders Nilsen's Rage of Poseidon and Joe Sacco's The Great War.) Some of the highlights in this year's volume include works by creators that either Derek or Andy have never read before, such as Mat Brinkman and his darkly surreal Cretin Keep on Creep'n Creek, or Gina Wynbrandt and her hilariously self-deprecating Someone Please Have Sex with Me. This is another must-read book for the Two Guys, but their discussion isn't without its disagreements. In good Siskel and Ebert fashion, the guys spar over the nature of the Best American Comics volumes and, specifically, over the curious “Notable Comics” list in the very back of the book. (This is a list of other significant comics published between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014, but not making it into the volume proper.) Derek mentions the almost complete absence in this list of any titles reflecting mainstream (in a broad sense) sensibilities -- the one exception to this is Geoff Darrow's Shaolin Cowboy from Dark Horse Comics -- and scratches his head over these choices that come with no permission or copyright obstacles. And he argues that discussing a text by what it is not can actually give a firmer grasp of what it actually is. Andy, on the other hand, is completely OK with the totally subjective approach to anthologies such as this, and he questions Derek's assumptions of the book's readership. The guys also discuss the notion that, in many ways, these selections are also political choices, especially when published by a major trade house such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. But these are the kinds of debates that should sound familiar to Comics Alternative listeners, especially when it comes to matters of awards, essential readings, and “Best of” collections. The bottom line, though, is that both Andy and Derek agree that The Best American Comics 2015 is yet another important contribution to our ever-expanding understanding of the medium. “Best” or not, these comics are definitely well worth reading.

In this episode Alex, Andrea, and Josh review Pictures That Tick vol. 2: Exhibition by Dave McKean, The River by Alessandro Sanna, Truth Is Fragmentary by Gabrielle Bell, Irene #3, s! #17, Darwin Carmichael Is Going to Hell by Sophie Goldstein and Jenn Jordan, and Red and Other Me by Ada Price.

in January of 2010, two novice comedians - Andy and Mark - started Beginnings as a way to cut through the layers of mythos that surrounded having a career in entertainment. How does one *actually* have a career in comedy? What are the realities about getting into show business? Three years and 106 episodes later, Beginnings has shed its original intent and morphed into a Freudian talk show that examines where creative people come from and what their childhoods were like.On today's episode, Mark and Andy look back over the first 100 episodes and pick out some of their favorite moments with guests such as Daily Show-writer Elliott Kalan, Pete Holmes, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Tom Scharpling, Gabrielle Bell, Ethan Berlin (Totally Biased, Bunk), John Lee (Wonder Showzen), Devin Clark (Ugly Americans), Jesse Moynihan (Adventure Time), David Rees, and Jon Glaser. As Mark is also departing the show, it's also a chance to say good-bye to him and revel in melancholy!Check out our new website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes and see some live dates: Andy will be in conversation with J.J. Sedelmaier on July 30th at UCB East, and the next live episode will be August 6th with Ari Shaffir and more!

This week the Two Guys with PhDs review Gabrielle Bell's latest book, The Voyeurs (Uncivilized Books), as well as two self-published comics from Becky Cloonan, The Mire and Demeter. This is the perfect episode to follow last week's roundtable on the mainstream-indie comics divide, in that the work of both Bell and Cloonan exemplify many of the points raised in that discussion. First, Andy and Derek do an in-depth reading of The Voyeurs, placing it within the larger context of Bell's body of work. They emphasize the semi-autobiographic nature of the book, while at the same time pointing out how much of The Voyeurs is more ambitious than her earlier comics, combining many of the best features found in her Lucky series (collected in 2003) and the more fictional Cecil and Jordan in New York (2008). The guys then move on to Becky Cloonan's recent self-published comics, The Mire (a 2013 Eisner Award nominee) and Demeter. After briefly discussing some of Cloonan's mainstream work, such as American Virgin (with Steven T. Seagle, 2006-2008) and Demo (with Brian Wood, 2003 and 2010), Andy and Derek move quickly into the independently published comics, highlighting many of the features that set these titles apart from her mainstream work. They specifically focus on the poetic quality of both The Mire and Demeter, seeing these comics as sophisticated and almost elusive narratives that challenge the reader in significant ways.

Welcome to MoCCA Week on Beginnings! At the start of April, the Society of Illustrators helped us put together a live episode of the show at the annual Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival, a convention in New York dedicated to indie comics, illustration and animation. We invited some of our favorite comics people on the show, and even had some surprise drop ins, and generally had a blast. Big thanks to the Society for welcoming us into the festival!Also, check out our 100th episode live in May at UCB East on the 7th with Sam Seder (Majority Report, Bob's Burgers), J.J. Sedelmaier (TV Funhouse), indie rock band Parquet Courts and musical guest Dan Friel (Thrill Jockey) + more! In the meantime subscribe on iTunes and leave a review. And why not follow Andy and Mark on Twitter?

The Voyeurs (Uncivilized Books) Acclaimed graphic novelist Gabrielle Bell will discuss and sign her latest work, The Voyeurs.  Bell is the immensely talented artist behind Cecil and Jordan in New York and Lucky, and we're eagerly anticipating her new book, a memoir covering a turbulent five years in the author's life. "The Voyeurs is the work of a mature writer, if not one of the most sincere voices of her literary generation. It's a fun, honest read that spans continents, relationships and life decisions. I loved it." --Chris Ware "As she watches other people living life, and watches herself watching them, Bell's pen becomes a kind of laser, first illuminating the surface distractions of the world, then scorching them away to reveal a deeper reality that is almost too painful and too beautiful to bear." --Alison Bechdel Gabrielle Bell's work has been selected for the 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Houghton-Mifflin Best American Comics and the Yale Anthology of Graphic Fiction, and has been featured in McSweeney's, The Believer, and Vice magazines. “Cecil and Jordan In New York,” the title story of her most recent book, was adapted for the screen by Bell and director Michel Gondry in the film anthology Tokyo! Her newest book, The Voyeurs, will be in stores September 2012. She lives in Brooklyn. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS OCTOBER 5, 2012. Copies of the book from this event can be purchased here: http://tinyurl.com/b225tek

You hold in your hot little ears Episode 99, and Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester are doing our best to make you think it is already Episode 100 with over two hours and fifteen minutes of reviews, discussion, and comic related gab. Among the topics under discussion this time around: Minutemen #3, Justice League #12, the Flash, Superman, and Green Lantern Annuals, Rob Liefeld, some very odd Challengers of the Unknown talk, Vision and Scarlet Witch: A Year in the Life, The Voyeurs by Gabrielle Bell, Prophet #28, Black Kiss #2, Emo Galactus by R.M. Rhodes and Meredith Burke, and much, much more. Also, if you would like your voice to be heard on our hundredth episode, listen close and leave a message on our secret Wait, What? related phone number. Our special phone is waiting under a cake glass for your call! As always, we hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!

On today's show we talk to Gabrielle Bell. Gabrielle is a comics artist based in Brooklyn, whose books and short stories have been published on a number of indie presses, from Drawn and Quarterly to Fantagraphics, and in anthologies like Mome and Kramer's Ergot. She also collaborated with filmmaker Michel Gondry on an adaptation of her story "Cecil and Jordan in New York" for the film anthology Tokyo. A few weeks ago, Gabrielle came over to the Manhattan Wrestling Team apartment and got in deep with us about what it means to be creative and interact with your audience, characters as representatives of your sweet id, and creative high school friendships.On next week's episode, we talk to performer and author Chris Gethard, but ALSO! Don't forget the next Beginnings Live at UCB East. It's going to be incredible with Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show and Air America Radio), David Rees (Get Your War On, How to Sharpen Pencils), and musical guest A.C. Newman (The New Pornographers)! Sept. 11th at 8pm!

Épisode 137 : Je n'ai pas tué De Gaule (Bruno Heitz), Libérale attitude (Plutark), Le Royaume (Ruppert et Mulot) + un zine de Gabrielle Bell.

Épisode 137 : Je n'ai pas tué De Gaule (Bruno Heitz), Libérale attitude (Plutark), Le Royaume (Ruppert et Mulot) + un zine de Gabrielle Bell.