Podcasts about graphic policy

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by the awesome comic writers and fellow monster geeks, Rosie Knight and Nick Marino to jump into Godzilla's Heisei era with Kazuki Ōmori's 1989 take on the franchise, Godzilla vs. Biollante! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Nick Marino has been been writing comics for over 15 years, going from webcomics and self-published minicomics to creator-owned miniseries for the direct market to licensed comics like Transformers and Godzilla. His work has been featured on CBR, WWAC, ComicBook.com, Comics Alliance, Multiversity, Graphic Policy, G-FAN, and many more. Rosie Knight is an award-winning journalist and podcast host with a focus on the topics that fuel our obsession with pop culture. She co-hosts X-Ray Vision at IHeartPodcasts. You can find her 2500+ bylines at sites like Esquire, The Hollywood Reporter, Nerdist, IGN, Polygon, Women Write About Comics, Den of Geek, DC Comics, /Film, BuzzFeed, and Refinery29. Her published work as an author ranges from acclaimed indie comics to traditional publishing and licensed work. Some of her notable titles include  Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Battra and the upcoming original graphic novel Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp at IDW, The Haunted High-Tops, from Capstone, and The Screen Travelers Guide for DK Eyewitness. References: Biollante wikizilla Godzilla Rivals (comic series) Monster Island Summer Camp The Man in the Suit (creepypasta) Smiling friends Heart and souls Inuyasha Dorohedoro Mermaid Saga Drawn & Quarterly Witch Hat Atelier Baby Cat The Lost Boys (1987) Murder, She Wrote House of the Dragon

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Best Issue Ever! It's also a special double-sized episode just for you, dear listeners. This episode's issue is X-Factor Vol. 1 #18 and was chosen by Spencer Ackerman. Read and subscribe to Spencer's newsletter at forever-wars.com (it's really great!) Read his articles at the Guardian via his contributor page. You can pick up the Waller V. Wildstorm trade pretty much wherever you get your comics. The Graphic Policy interviews mentioned in this episode can be found wherever you get podcasts. This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp. I do not want to deal with ads AT ALL, so if you also don't want to deal with ads, please consider supporting the podcast by rating and reviewing and/or signing up at the Ko-fi, ko-fi.com/saracenturypodcasts. Finally, you could support my other ventures, including the narrative horror podcast Medusa Mask, as well as my work through QueerSpec, including the Bitches On Comics Podcast and the Decoded Horror Channel. Visit my website to sign up for my newsletter for updates. Oh, and I'm a horror writer, so pick up my short story anthology, A Small Light and Other Stories, through Weirdpunk Books, or pretty much wherever else you get books.

Disney has released a new documentary which myself and many others have criticized for regurgitating a mythical version of history that extolls Stan Lee as sole creator of the Marvel universe. To talk more about the documentary, I'm joined by Elana Levin, who has written widely on comics and hosts the Graphic Policy podcast– an excellent forum that takes up the intersection of politics and popular culture.On this episode of The Time of Monsters, beyond rebutting the documentary, Elana and I talk about the true history of Marvel, with particular emphasis on the contribution of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, the artists who were also (at a minimum) co-writers of the stories credited to Lee. In the discussion, Elana recommends some excellent resources for more information including Abraham Josephine Riesman's biography of Lee and Kate Willaert's fascinating tumblr page, Kirby Without Words.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Disney has released a new documentary which myself and many others have criticized for regurgitating a mythical version of history that extolls Stan Lee as sole creator of the Marvel universe. To talk more about the documentary, I'm joined by Elana Levin, who has written widely on comics and hosts the Graphic Policy podcast– an excellent forum that takes up the intersection of politics and popular culture.On this episode of The Time of Monsters, beyond rebutting the documentary, Elana and I talk about the true history of Marvel, with particular emphasis on the contribution of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, the artists who were also (at a minimum) co-writers of the stories credited to Lee. In the discussion, Elana recommends some excellent resources for more information including Abraham Josephine Riesman's biography of Lee and Kate Willaert's fascinating tumblr page, Kirby Without Words.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Brian and Jesse deep dive into the ten-year journey of crystallizing Brian's newly released non-fiction graphic novel Land of the Dead. Together, they investigate ancient storytelling's tradition of venturing to the underworld, the framework for what's encountered there, and why facing life's universal pain is essential for leaving your audience transformed. Graphic Policy: https://bookshop.org/p/books/land-of-the-dead-lessons-from-the-underworld-on-storytelling-and-living-brian-mcdonald/18246299?ean=9781626727311 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Dead-Lessons-Underworld-Storytelling/dp/1626727317/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1O30UD6X7NCJ7&keywords=land+of+the+dead+brian+mcdonald&qid=1674495802&sprefix=%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-1

"I wanted to defend the reputation of Silver Age X-Men."  - Steven Attewell, Phd. Our favoriate historian is back to talk about his essay series, The People's History of The Marvel Universe -- where he looks at how real world politics and history are refelcted in classic comics. Read it: https://graphicpolicy.com/category/history/peoples-history-of-the-marvel-universe/?order=asc Our conversation convers; Magneto's political development from Silver Age through Claremont Why Canada is extra evil in the 616 And of course, Captain America fighting tax evasion. We also get a preview of Steven's upcoming essay that will tackle the problematic retconning of The Falcon, Sam Wilson, from social worker to gangster. Steven Attewell writes about the intersection of history, politics and pop culture in The People's HIstory of the Marvel Universe for Graphic Policy.com In his day job he teaches public policy at City Unversity of New York's School for Labor and Urban Studies.  His blog - https://racefortheironthrone.wordpress.com/

Today we have Elana Levin and Emma Bowers on the show to talk with Trevor about the HBO Max show, Doom Patrol. Elana is a comics-centric critic and is the host of the podcasts Graphic Policy and Deep Space Dive. Emma is the Anime Correspondent on Struggle Session as well as a video essayist on the channel Hyenas and Gin. This is a preview for a full patreon only episode. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the full archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

On this special bonus pod, best friend of the pod @cr33pynj AKA "Other Dave," Dave Potosnak sits down to chat with Lenny and Emily from Hasbro's G.I. Joe Team along with other toy bloggers from 3D Joes, Toy Wizards, The Full Force Podcast, Bleeding Cool, and Graphic Policy. Settle in and get caught up with all things G.I. Joe!Stay up-to-date on the latest from Hasbro @hasbropulse on Instagram. Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTubeIntro and other voices by Joe Azzarihttps://www.instagram.com/voicesbyjoe/Theme Music is "Game Boy Horror" by the Zombie DandiesProudly part of the Non-Productive NetworkAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, we meet Cho, in a story crafted by Michael Boquet. This story was inspired by the prompt: “Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind.”  Michael Boquet (pronouns he/him) is a freelance writer who specializes in reviewing pop culture and entertainment. He currently writes for Centerfield of Gravity and Graphic Policy, under the nom de plume Joe Bones. He's also held positions as a content creator for non-profits, most notably community theatres. A long-time fan of DC Comics, he has recently expanded his comic book reading to include titles by many different independent publishers. Joe is an active bibliophile who loves to read books by diverse authors. His favorite genre is horror, but he reads a decent amount of Sci-Fi, and some fantasy. He isn't into non-fiction or most biographies but does enjoy a good memoir. In his spare time, he enjoys playing harmonica, watching mindless television, and engaging in social activism. To read more of Michaels stories, check out his page: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/michael-boquet/ (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/michael-boquet/)  Credits: Episode Written By Michael Boquet Produced by Beth Connor Cast: Michael Connor as the Bartender Beth Connor as the narrator and Cho Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and leave a rating and review.  See you next episode! https://www.patreon.com/CrossroadsCantina (https://www.patreon.com/CrossroadsCantina) https://www.facebook.com/CrossroadsCantinaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/CrossroadsCantinaPodcast) https://crossroadscantina.captivate.fm (https://crossroadscantina.captivate.fm) Support this podcast

This week Elana Levin of the Graphic Policy podcast and songwriter/rapper/producer Frandie Batista as we cast a wide web and look at the film adaptations of Spider-Man. Happy new year, everyone! I'm starting this one off with something joyful for you all!Music by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Outro: Side Piece by FrandieContact me: judgementdaypod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kitty Pryde, sorry, I mean Kate Pryde, is coming out! She's stealing a boat, getting drunk on Wolverine’s stash and becoming a pirate/liberator of mutants everywhere. Join us for a deep dive into Marauders issues 1-9 from Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, Stephano Casseli, Michelle Bandini and others. X-Perts: Chingy L Gay is a writer, comedian, and critically acclaimed ex-girlfriend. She writes about queer identity, nerd shit, and her weird sex life and has been featured at MTV News, Out Magazine, Jezebel, Autostraddle and Kotaku. https://twitter.com/TheGayChingy Dani Kinney is a Sensitivity Reader at Salt & Sage Books, a Trans & Intersex Educator and Policy Consult. They're also a writer at Graphic Policy and Women Write About Comics where they've authored works such as "Hold Fast: Marauders and the Anti-Fascist Model", "New Intersections: Krakoa and the Queer Body Politic", and " Subterranean Mutant Semiotics: Morlocks, X-Factor, and the Privilege of Passing".  And yes they know they take the mutant metaphor a little too seriously. https://twitter.com/sjw_LauraKinney     

Our roundtable of historians, cultural critics and comics bloggers came together for a Martin Luther King Day episode 5 years ago. The world of X-Men and criticism has changed since but our panelists rocked and listeners loved it. So we brought this Classic episode out of the archives. Our guests:  Steve Attewell: He is the founder and writer of Race for the Iron Throne and writes People’s History of the Marvel Universe for Graphic Policy. https://twitter.com/StevenAttewellDavid Brothers – David works for a comics publisher, blogs about stuff at 4thletter.net, & tweets about everything at @hermanos. Find his life story at iamdavidbrothers.com.Gene Demby – Gene Demby is an American writer and journalist & the lead blogger for NPR’s Code Switch team.Véronique Emma Houxbois  writes Transmyscira column for Comicosity and hosts Read From the Rafters on YouTube as her drag persona Judith Slays. Named one of SyFy's Most Influential Women in Genre 2017. @emmahouxboisKendra James – Is a writer and the Managing Editor of StarTrek.com. https://twitter.com/KendraJames_and me, Elana Levin, host of Graphic Policy Radio https://twitter.com/elana_brooklyn

We're joined by Leslie Lee III (@leslieleeiii), Batman scholar and host of the leftist pop-culture podcast Struggle Session, to talk about Batman: The Animated Series. We explore the show's unique style and legacy, how it connected with both kids and adults, and how it compares to other superhero adaptations past and present. For more Batman content, check out Struggle Session's Patreon for a recent discussion of The Dark Knight Returns with Kurt of PJDU and Elana Levin of the comics podcast Graphic Policy. Leslie's Twitter - https://twitter.com/leslieleeiii Struggle Session https://patreon.com/strugglesession/ https://strugglesession.substack.com/

In this episode, we discuss Uncanny X-Men #143 with Elana Levin from Graphic Policy, a podcast about pop culture and political/social change. The Comic of…Continue ReadingEpisode 14: A quintessential Jewish experience of Christmas

Mutants talking economic policy at Davos! Cyclops/Wolverine/Jean: a throuple! Is Krakoa Israel or is it a gay bar? Jonathan Hickman leads a relaunch of X-men comics that X-Men fans call #HoXPox. What are the politics of the series? This looks like a job for:  Chingy Le Gay is a writer, comedian, advice columnist, and critically acclaimed ex-girlfriend. Her work focuses on queer dating, pop culture, and her weird sex life and can be found at Out Magazine, Jezebel, Them, and Autostraddle. https://twitter.com/TheGayChingy Steven Attewell writes about the intersection of history, politics, and pop culture in The People’s History of the Marvel Universe for Graphic Policy, and at https://racefortheironthrone.tumblr.com/ (where he's been covering HoX/PoX issue-by-issue). In his day job, he teaches public policy at CUNY’s School for Labor and Urban Studies. https://twitter.com/StevenAttewell Also: Comparing AOC and Krakoa"No it's not a cult!"Who gets to tell big stories in comicsMutant Social Reproduction in the Marxist sense & the sexy senseFree All Political Prisoners!"My medication is an endless supply of Charles Xaviers""Emma/Jean is Top for Top"  As always, hosted by : https://twitter.com/Elana_Brooklyn

With Rambo: Last Blood hitting theaters and another Terminator on the way in a a few weeks, we’ve decided to see which of these 80s action titans groundbreaking action films is king! Special Guest – Troy Brownfield (The Saturday Evening Post, Graphic Policy) @troybrownfield saturdayeveningpost.com

With Rambo: Last Blood hitting theaters and another Terminator on the way in a a few weeks, we’ve decided to see which of these 80s action titans groundbreaking action films is king! Special Guest – Troy Brownfield (The Saturday Evening Post, Graphic Policy) @troybrownfield saturdayeveningpost.com

Flame Con, presented by Geeks Out in NYC, is the worlds largest LGBTQ comic convention and Super Gay was there!  Johnny and Alex had a booth and a mic and they asked a flaming super squad of attendees (including themselves) a lot of questions!  With cameo appearances by Comic Book Queers: Legacy’s Brett Mannes, Graphic Policy’s Elana Levin, Kickstarter’s Camilla Zhang, cosplayers Geishavi and Megami, and more! This episode is brought to you by Linoleum Knife.

Flame Con, presented by Geeks Out in NYC, is the worlds largest LGBTQ comic convention and Super Gay was there! Johnny and Alex had a booth and a mic and they asked a flaming super squad of attendees (including themselves) a lot of questions! With cameo appearances by Comic Book Queers: Legacy’s Brett Mannes, Graphic Policy’s Elana Levin, Kickstarter’s Camilla Zhang, cosplayers Geishavi and Megami, and more!

Jay Edidin is half of the podcast Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men (“because it’s about time someone did”). He writes comics, short fiction, and narrative nonfiction; and edits comics, transmedia, and genre fiction. Jay was named comicbook.com's 2017 Comics Person of the Year for his investigative coverage of harassment issues at D.C. Comics and his work to foster diversity and inclusion in comics culture. Tea Fougner is the Editorial Director for Comics at King Features Syndicate. When she's not reading comics for work, she's reading comics for fun, drawing comics, dressing up as comic book characters, or watching comic adaptations on television. Graphic Policy (& guests) loved Netflix Punisher S1. Now here's our take on Season 2... We X-Plain: Joker and Harley Quinn, Netflix styleWhich Wolverine sidekick is Amy?The Skull Vs The MaskWhen You Name Your Episode After Batman: The Killing JokeHow Punisher shops for hot dog rollsComparisons to Mrs. Dalloway and Assault on Precinct 13“Curtis deserves better than the universe he’s stuck in, or any of the people he interacts with.”Punisher comics recommendations and warnings

From comics for kids to adults-only graphic novels, from superheroes-- Marvel, DC, Valiant and Lion Forge-- to creator-owned Twisted Romance, from slice of life to horror, we read A LOT of comics in 2018. Here are some our favorites!  Bilal Shelby is a non-binary writer who focuses on queerness in historical and speculative fiction.   Alex K Cossa is a contributor to Graphic Policy, a lover of Valiant Comics, and a co-host of Those Two Geeks. Steven Attewell writes about the intersection of history, politics, and pop culture in The People’s History of the Marvel Universe for Graphic Policy. In his day job, He teaches public policy at CUNY’s Murphy Institute for Labor Studies. He is the founder of Race for the Iron Throne. (A must read for Game of Thrones fans)! We cover Batman, Fence!, loving everything by Vita Ayala, Saladin Ahmed & Gillen/McKelvie, The Rise of the Black Panther, X-Men miniseries, Giant Days, Tomas Giorello and Chris Priest are BACK, the wholesomest queerest OGN for kids and why Jay Edidin is IRL hero of the year and MUCH more. And how to pronounce the K at the end of Ninjak.  

The Venture Brosshow has rich continuity and character arcs that play out over many years. Then layer on pop culture and historic references with thematic significance? It’s a lot to sift through. So join pop culture and history experts Elana Levin and Steven Attewell for our Podcast examining each episode of this hit Adult Swim show. This is Season 7 episode 5: The Inamorata Consequence. Learn about the human brain, Fudgie the Whale, yesterday’s video games and enough father drama to win a Tony Award. Also, is this negotiation episode a political metaphor? Catch up with the show! Listen to Season 7 episode 1 here. Season 7 episode 2 here, Season 7 episode 3 Season 7 episode 4.  And our Season 6 episodes are here(and everything is on Graphic Policy's itunes).

Love The Venture Bros cartoon but afraid of missing the plethora of historical references and layers of meaning behind each episode? Join pop culture and history experts Elana Levin and Steven Attewell for our Podcast examining each episode of this hit Adult Swim show. This podcast is about Season 7 Episode 4: The High Cost of Loathing Professor Attewell puts his campus teaching experience to use explaining Stuyvesant University. I reveal the dark truth behind HankCo’s Air BnB, We see parallels to Spider-Man and the works of leading American playwright Arthur Miller. Also, does Sandman hold up? PS learn more about Air BnB here and take action: ShareBetter.org Listen to Season 7 episode 1 here. Season 7 episode 2 here, Season 7 episode 3. And our Season 6 episodes are here(and everything is on Graphic Policy's itunes).

Love The Venture Bros cartoon but afraid of missing the plethora of historical references and layers of meaning behind each episode? Join pop culture and history experts Elana Levin and Steven Attewell (whose secret identity is that he’s an actual historian) for our Podcast examining each episode of this hit Adult Swim show. This podcast is about Season 7 Episode 3: Arrears in Science It's got everything from Frankenstein metaphors to the Gershwin Brothers' Synagogue. 60s songwriter/producers including a real life supervillian, mad scientist/ sorry, I mean filmmaker, Werner Herzog and even a famous Manhattan diner. And more resolved plot threads than we've ever seen. This episode goes deep: it's the conclusion to season 7's Morphic Trillogy but also the conclusion to Season 1's Careers in Science and so much of what the show has to say about fathers and sons. Listen to Season 7 episode 1 here. Season 7 episode 2 here. And our Season 6 episodes are here (and everything is on Graphic Policy's itunes).  

So what I really wanted was a Lando Movie. Does a Han Solo prequil have much to offer Star Wars fans? How about with a revolutionary droid by his side!? So what do two life long Star Wars fans and political organizers think of the latest installment in the Star Wars empire? I'm joined by Steven Attewell. Steven writes about the intersection of history, politics, and pop culture in The People’s History of the Marvel Universe for Graphic Policy. In his day job, He teaches public policy at CUNY’s Murphy Institute for Labor Studies. He is the founder of Race for the Iron Throne.

Join us to discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe' biggest crossover to date. Our guest experts are Marvel fans with an academic bend: Steven Attewell writes about the intersection of history, politics, and pop culture in The People’s History of the Marvel Universe for Graphic Policy. In his day job, He teaches public policy at CUNY’s Murphy Institute for Labor Studies. He is the founder of Race for the Iron Throne, a blog about A Song of Ice and Fire. Brandon Wilson is a Los Angeles based filmmaker and teaches at UCLA and Columbia College Hollywood where he is currently teaching classes on the History of Critical Analysis and a class on David Fincher. And our host Elana Levin who has a lot to say about the politics of Thanos.

Jeremy Whitley, creator of Princeless and Unstoppable Wasp returns to Graphic Policy to talk about two of my favorite comics about pirates: Raven the Pirate Princess & the new series Sea of Thieves, based on the hit video game. Raven the Pirate Princess is full of humor, high seas romance and all the amazing diverse queer and feminist lady pirates I wish I had as a kid and I'm thrilled to read the exploits of today. So join us and hear all about the Piratical exploits in both series.

Images are at http://wp.me/p42KN3-IkQ Paul discusses the Catalyst Prime superhero sci-fi universe, published by Lion Forge, with titles like "Noble," "Accell," "Superb," "Astonisher," "The Incidentals," and "Kino," and featuring creators and editors like Joseph Illidge, Desiree Rodriguez, Joe Casey, Brandon Thomas, Alex De Campi, Christopher Priest, Sheena Howard, David F. Walker, Ray-Anthony Height, Damion Scott, Roger Robinson, Juan Fernandez, Marco Turini, Jessica Kholinne, and many others! Welcome to the Comics Syllabus podcast, where we read widely and we dig deep. Your host Paul, a literacy researcher and English teacher, introduces curious readers to a range of current and classic comics, and then engages in closer discussion and analysis of particular comics works. First, on the Wait List/Discussion Section ( 4:00 ), Paul lists various collections, trades, and graphic novels coming out in December that he's anticipating, while commenting on Marvel and CB Cebulski. And as always, lots of shout outs. Escapist Comics Podcast interview with "Sleepless" creators Leila Del Duca and Alissa Sallah: http://art19.com/shows/the-escapist-comics-podcast/episodes/f4fe7cec-d666-48e0-9a15-d4c75f7a4e3f Then, at ( 26:23 ), Paul talks about Lion Forge's Catalyst Prime, discussing the prospect of creating an interconnected superhero sci-fi universe, running through each of the Catalyst Prime titles so far, and appreciating the effort the line makes toward diversity. Robots from Tomorrow episode with Joseph Illidge interview about Catalyst Prime: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/podcasts/rft-387-illidge-catalyst/ Graphic Policy piece about Catalyst Prime: http://graphicpolicy.com/2016/10/10/nycc-2016-talking-lion-forges-catalyst-prime-with-joe-illidge/ Subscribe and follow the Comics Syllabus podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Soundcloud, or copy this RSS feed to your podcatcher: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:235183739/sounds.rss or you can find archives for this podcast (previously named "Study Comics with Paul") here: http://studycomics.club/ Join the discussion on the Comics Syllabus Facebook page: http://facebook.com/ComicsSyllabus or Follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoPlai or leave your comments here on the showpage. Thanks for listening!

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about the history of the business of Marvel Comics! Today we’re interviewing author Sean Howe, author of Marvel Comics the Untold Story. “In the early 1960s, Marvel Comics introduced a series of bright-costumed superhero characters—including Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and the Amazing Spider-Man—that would evolve into a modern American mythology for millions of readers. Over the last half-century, these characters have been passed along among generations of brilliant editors, artists, and writers who struggled with commercial mandates, a fickle audience, and, over matters of credit and control, one another. Written by Sean Howe, former comic book reviewer and editor at Entertainment Weekly, Marvel Comics: The Untold Story is a gripping narrative of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and beleaguered pop cultural entities in America’s history.”   Guest hosting is: Steven Attewell writes about the intersection of history, politics, and pop culture in The People’s History of the Marvel Universe for Graphic Policy. In his day job, He teaches public policy at CUNY’s Murphy Institute for Labor Studies. He is the founder of Race for the Iron Throne.

Graphic Policy discusses Spider-Man: Homecoming with two perfect experts for the job: Brandon Wilson and the Blerdgurl Karama Horne!  Brandon Wilson is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and educator. He's been a classroom teacher since 2005. He has directed numerous short films and two feature films, most recently "Sepulveda" http://www.sepulvedathemovie.com  which he co-directed with his wife Jena English. "Sepulveda" has won awards at local festivals and is currently available for rent or purchase on Vimeo On Demand. He writes essays on film and culture at http://geniusbastard.com . He also tweets @Genius_Bastard. and Karama Horne (a.k.a. - “the blerdgurl”) is a freelance commercial video editor by day and comic book reading, anime watching, TV live tweeting, K-Pop listening, blog writing, superhero geek gurl by night. On a mission to shine a light on both characters and sequential artists of color, she provides commentary, reviews and interviews on her popular tumblr and official website theblerdgurl.com. Karama is busy fixing up her century old brownstone in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. 

June is Pride Month so we're talking with some of our favorite LGBTQ comics critics about the current state of LGBTQ people in comics: on and off the page. Our guests: Desiree Rodriguez is a columnist and Editorial Assistant for Lion Forge Comics’ Catalyst Prime. Desiree also writes for The Nerds of Color and Women Write About Comics @boricuadesiree) Logan Dalton writes about comics and TV shows for sites like Graphic Policy and Nerds on the Rocks. Once he interviewed a vampire. He lives in the south. @MidnighterBae Véronique Emma Houxbois is a fiercely queer trans woman from the wilds of Canada, most recently spotted in the Pacific Northwest. Contributor at Comicosity, Women Write About Comics, and London Graphic Novel Network. Consultant on Bitch Planet. Published by DC/IDW in Love is Love with Alejandra Gutierrez. @EmmaHouxbois

The Wonder Woman movie smashed expectations to become a huge hit. Graphic Policy discusses the blockbuster including it's portrayal of sexuality, race, world history and badass swords. Our guests: Keidra Chaney is the co-founder and publisher of The Learned Fangirl a website that amplifies marginalized voices in media criticism and fandom scholarship. Keidra is currently a strategist for the Culture Lab’s Cultural Pulse Project, which connects organizers and progressive changemakers with online pop culture communities. She's been published in Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out Chicago, Bitch Magazine Keidra has had a varied career in independent publishing, digital strategy and social media community management for non-profit organizations. Desiree Rodriguez is a pop culture critic who has written for Women Write About Comics, The Nerds of Color, is the co-host for the DC TV Classics podcast, and editorial assistant for Lion Forge’s Catalyst Prime initiative.

This past week the first issue of Marvel's Secret Empire was released bringing together a year of build up revolving around Captain America actually being an agent of Hydra. On this episode of Graphic Policy Radio, we discuss the history of Captain America, the connection between Hydra and Nazism and what this comic storyline all means in the age of Trump. Joining hosts Elana and Brett are Steven Attewell and J. A. Micheline. Steven Attewell wrote that article everyone quotes about Captain America being a New Deal Democrat and can tell you which specific New Deal jobs program Steve Rogers worked for before he joined Project Rebirth. Attewell also pens the "People's History of the Marvel Universe" column for Graphic Policy. He teaches public policy at CUNY’s Murphy Institute for Labor Studies. He is the founder of Race for the Iron Throne. J. A. Micheline is a writer and critic who often writes about comics, particularly from a race and gender perspective. She is an Editor at Comics Bulletin. She has also contributed to VICE, The Guardian, and The AVClub. Tweet us your thoughts and questions @graphicpolicy.

John Pyka Productions and BDC Entertianment presents Tales From The Flip-Side: The Podcast, presented in partnership with by The Diesel Powered Podcast - The Voice of Dieselpunk! This episode Johnny talks Top 5 Dieselpunk Movies! Recorded and produced on the Podbean App! Download it for free for iOS and android devices! Support the show at www.patreon.com/BigDaddyCoolShows Connect with us at www.bigdaddycoolshows.com! Also sponsored by: Graphic Policy - www.graphicpolicy.com Comic Bento - www.mycomicbento.com  the Geek and Gamer Guild - www.questendnetwork.com  

This episode Johnny talks Top 5 Comic Book Movies! Support the show at www.patreon.com/BigDaddyCoolShows Connect with us at www.bigdaddycoolshows.com! Also sponsored by: Graphic Policy - www.graphicpolicy.com Comic Bento - www.mycomicbento.com

Snikt. Snikt. In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X somewhere on the Mexican border. However, Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces. Logan is the latest and reportedly final ride of Hugh Jackman as the iconic Wolverine partnering him with Patrick Stewart as Professor X and Dafne Keen as Laura aka X-23! Part road trip, part western, Logan explores themes and tackles issues as immigration, intellectual property, violence in fantasy entertainment, the inevitability of death, and more. Joining hosts Elana and Brett to discuss the film is Graphic Policy contributor Logan Dalton. By day, Logan is a data entry administrator. At night, he writes about comics, TV shows for sites like Graphic Policy and Nerds on the Rocks, and is even working on a play. Once he interviewed a vampire. Feel free to pick his brain on LGBTQ representation in comics at any time on Twitter @MidnighterBae We want to hear your thoughts. Tweet them to us @graphicpolicy.

John Pyka Productions and BDC Entertianment presents Tales From The Flip-Side: The Podcast, presented in partnership with by The Diesel Powered Podcast - The Voice of Dieselpunk! This episode Johnny talks Top 5 Comic Book Movies! Recorded and produced on the Podbean App! Download it for free for iOS and android devices! Support the show at www.patreon.com/BigDaddyCoolShows Connect with us at www.bigdaddycoolshows.com! Also sponsored by: Graphic Policy - www.graphicpolicy.com Comic Bento - www.mycomicbento.com

This week, Shaun's appearance on Graphic Policy Radio discussing Rogue One. I was honored to be on with host Elana Levin and fellow guest Charles Pulliam-Moore, who writes for Fusion. Both are great friends of mine on Twitter. This episode was originally released way back in January of 2017. Enjoy! Visit Graphic Policy online, to subscribe to the show and more: https://graphicpolicy.com Follow Elana on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Elana_BrooklynFollow Charles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlesPulliam These episodes don't happen without your support. Thank you! Pledge as little as $1 per week at: http://patreon.com/nototally For a no-cost way of supporting the show, do all of your Amazon shopping from nototally.com/amazon. This will take you to Amazon's front page, and every purchase you make will send a few pennies our way. Thank you! Rating and reviewing us on iTunes is one of the most helpful things you could possibly do for us, and you can do it here: http://nototally.com/iTunes Comment at our website: http://nototally.comLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/nototallyYell at Shaun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoTotallyBother Brian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leprcn

Mad science is the punkest s*** there is. Teenage sweethearts Nat & Sumesh spend their nights breaking into abandoned superlabs to steal the parts they need to build a time machine - and they've just found the most important part. But mysterious entities keep trying to stop them turning it on. Now all they've gotta do is hang on long enough to figure out why. Magdalene Visaggio and Eryk Donovan bring you a high-octane adventure full of robots, muscle cars, and queer-a** skater punks in Quantum Teens are Go, the brand new series fromBlack Mask Studios! Magdalene & Eryk join Graphic Policy Radio to discuss the new series before the pre-order date ends and it hit stores shelves. Joining hosts Elana and Brett is Graphic Policy contributor Logan Dalton. Magdalene Visaggio is the writer and creator of Kim & Kim and Quantum Teens Are Go for Black Mask Studios. A former wannabe academic theologian, she turned to writing comics after dropping out of graduate school. She actually started writing comics when she was eight, but honestly, those were pretty terrible. She has contributed work to DC Comics’ Shade the Changing Girl, alongside her participation in the Dirty Diamonds comic anthology. She is also a contributing writer at Paste Magazine. Magdalene lives in Manhattan. Eryk lives in Savannah, GA and draws comics. He is known for his work on MEMETIC, COGNETIC, CONSTANTINE, and the Harvey and Eisner Nominated IN THE DARK ANTHOLOGY amongst others. His hands are rarely free of ink. By day, Logan is a data entry administrator. At night, he writes about comics, TV shows for sites like Graphic Policy and Nerds on the Rocks, and is even working on a play. Once he interviewed a vampire. Feel free to pick his brain on LGBTQ representation in comics at any time on Twitter @MidnighterBae

Rockstars follows a pair of young, rock ‘n roll investigators as they uncover a mystery involving a legendary band, dead groupies, human sacrifice and a supernatural undercurrent connecting so many famous—and even more undiscovered—secrets, myths and conspiracies peppering rock music throughout the ages. Graphic Policy welcomes writer Joe Harris to the show to talk his new series (with artist Megan Hutchison) published by Image Comics! Harris is the creator and writer of myriad comics and graphic novels such as the hit Image Comics environmental sci-fi series, Great Pacific, and the fan-favorite, monthly paranormal investigations of Agents Mulder and Scully in The X-Files: Season 11 for IDW. As a young creator at Marvel Comics, Joe launched the cult-classic Spider-Man spinoff, Slingers and the Bishop: The Last X-Man series. He has written for just about all major comics publishers and characters including DC Comics, Dark Horse and others. Harris conceived and co-wrote the screenplay for, the hit Sony Pictures horror film, Darkness Falls after his short film, Tooth Fairy was acquired by Revolution Studios and developed into a feature. He went on the co-write the politically-themed slasher movie and Fox release, The Tripper with David Arquette before returning to comics with a focus on creating original, creator-owned titles such as the Hitchcockian portrait of spontaneous human combustion, Spontaneous and the fantasy graphic novel, Wars In Toyland for Oni Press. His supernatural thriller, Ghost Projekt was also published by Oni. The series is being actively developed for television by NBC. Tweet your questions @graphicpolicy.  

"Big Daddy Cool" John Pyka comes out of seclusion for a special review of Marvel's Dr. Strange movie, and a quick nod to some excellent Dieselpunk Comics! Visit our sponsors: Comic Bento at www.mycomicbento.com Where's My Credit Card? at www.wheresmycreditcard.com Blue Microphones - www.bluemic.com Comic City Conventions - www.comiccitytn.com Like us on face book at facebook.com/comixstravaganza Follow us on Twitter @LiveComix Send us your feedback at comixstravaganza@gmail.com Watch our video network courtesy of Graphic Policy at www.graphicpolicy.com/comixstravaganza-live!

This week, we're joined by Elana Levin of Graphic Policy to talk about Marvel's cinematic venture into the mystical world of Doctor Strange. Does the Sorcerer Supreme deliver on the big screen? Plus, we peer into the future of the DC Cinematic universe with news of The Flash losing another director and Wonder Woman's latest trailer!

It's a BUGAPALOOZA as Hope Mullinax and Chris Honeywell are STILL on Geonosis for this episode - WEAPONS FACTORY! - There will be - SUPER TANKS - DEATH PARADES - TRUST - A SECRET POKEMON GO PLAN - PADAWAN COOPERATION - TRUST - and did I mention TRUST? And as always - FEEDBACK and CLASSY YODA! Check out GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY'S new comic over on Graphic Policy! Check out JonTron's StarCades!Don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! It helps people find the show! Follow us on twitter @JaigEyesAndJedi! Want to look as swanky as Captain Rex? Check out the Jaig Eyes and Jedi merchandise store!

It's a BUGAPALOOZA as Hope Mullinax and Chris Honeywell are STILL on Geonosis for this episode - WEAPONS FACTORY! - There will be - SUPER TANKS - DEATH PARADES - TRUST - A SECRET POKEMON GO PLAN - PADAWAN COOPERATION - TRUST - and did I mention TRUST? And as always - FEEDBACK and CLASSY YODA! Check out GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY'S new comic over on Graphic Policy! Check out JonTron's StarCades!Don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! It helps people find the show! Follow us on twitter @JaigEyesAndJedi! Want to look as swanky as Captain Rex? Check out the Jaig Eyes and Jedi merchandise store!

Graphic Policy Radio has assembled a roundtable to talk the hit AMC television show based on the modern classic Vertigo comic series, Preacher. Joining hosts Elana and Brett are two guests, Sarah Rasher and Kalyn. Based on the comic series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher is an adaptation of the popular comic series that follows the small town preacher Jesse Custer with a mysterious past infused with the word of God. Joining him are Tulip, a friend of Jesse, who's as tough as she is fast talking, and Cassidy an Irish vampire. How does the show differ from the comic? We'll discuss that and more. Sarah Rasher forced all her friends to read Preacher in college and is looking forward to making them all watch the TV show now. She has a Ph.D. in Shakespeare but now devotes her days to proving that education works and her evenings to blogging about figure skating. She is @pas_dechat on Twitter. Kalyn is a contributor to Graphic Policy and the site's lawyer. She's providing a Texan perspective on the show. We want to hear from you! Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy.

Graphic Policy Radio talks Captain America: Civil War diving deep into the politics. Joining hosts Brett and Elana is frequent guest and Graphic Policy contributor Steven Attewell as well as return guest Amanda Marcotte. Marcotte recently wrote for Salon arguing Captain America is now an Ayn Rand acolyte. Attewell in 2013 wrote in Lawyers, Guns, & Money that Captain America is a New Deal Democrat. We'll discuss both and more! You can listen to the first part with Steven discussing the film and comics here. Amanda Marcotte is a politics writer for Salon. In the past, she’s covered liberal politics and feminism for Slate, the Rolling Stone, USA Today and many other publications. Steven Attewell wrote that article everyone quotes about Captain America being a New Deal Democrat and can tell you which specific New Deal jobs program Steve Rogers worked for before he joined Project Rebirth.  He teaches public policy at CUNY’s Murphy Institute for Labor Studies. He is the founder of Race for the Iron Throne. We also want to know who you stand with! Tweet us your thoughts and questions @graphicpolicy.

Graphic Policy Radio talks Captain America: Civil War in light of both the movie and the comics that inspired it-- or didn't. Joining hosts Brett and Elana is frequent guest and Graphic Policy contributor Steve Attewell. Steven Attewell wrote that article everyone quotes about Captain America being a New Deal Democrat and can tell you which specific New Deal jobs program Steve Rogers worked for before he joined Project Rebirth.  He teaches public policy at CUNY’s Murphy Institute for Labor Studies. He is the founder of Race for the Iron Throne. We also want to know who you stand with! Tweet us your thoughts and questions @graphicpolicy.

Johnny gives a quick run down of the Clarksville Comic Con and RathaCon, and review of new Avengers comics on shelves this week along with the FCBD Avengers titles. PLUS - Johnny's review of Captain America: Civil War. Warning - some spoilers are contained within! Visit our sponsors: Comic Bento - www.mycomicbento.com Empower Sound - www.amazingamp.com Blue Microphones - www.bluemic.com Graphic Policy - www.graphicpolicy.com Comic City Conventions - www.comiccitytn.com Support the show at www.patreon.com/bigdaddycoolshows Connect with us at www.bigdaddycoolshows.com

Graphic Policy has a brand new episode with guest Joseph Illidge. Joseph joins Brett and Elana to discuss the upcoming Solarman from Scout Comics as well as his impressive career. After a twenty-five year hiatus Solarman returns! Ben Tucker is a teenage hacker going after the wealthy and corrupt, fighting bullies, and living in his father's basement. When a mysterious alien attacks a space station conducting secret experiments, Ben is accidentally exposed to extraterrestrial technology and imbued with nuclear-based power. Now Ben Tucker is a fugitive from the police, an alien menace, and a paramilitary division hunting him down, with the intention to capture...or kill. Joseph Phillip Illidge is a public speaker on the subjects of race, comics and the corporate politics of diversity. In addition to his coverage by The New York Times, CNN Money, the BBC and Publishers Weekly, Joseph has been a speaker at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Digital Book World’s forum, Digitize Your Career: Marketing and Editing 2.0, Skidmore College, The School of Visual Arts, Purdue University, on the panel “Diversity in Comics: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexual Orientation in American Comic Books” and at the Soho Gallery for Digital Art in New York City. Joseph is the Head Writer for Verge Entertainment. His graphic novel project, “The Ren,” about the romance between a young musician from the South and a Harlem-born dancer in 1925, set against the backdrop of a crime war, will be published by First Second Books, a division of Macmillan.

March is Women's History Month and we're wrapping it up by discussing women in comics! Graphic Policy Radio's regular hosts Elana and Brett are joined by site contributor Madison Butler to talk about female comic creators, female characters, and comics you should be checking out! Madison Butler is a writer for Graphic Policy and Geek Girl Gang. She spends much of her free time reading comics and the rest of it writing about them. She also enjoys crafts and pretends to enjoy running and can be found on Twitter at @madisonrbutler. We want to hear from you too! Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy.

December 2015 sales, Dark Horse, Civil War II, Minority Report meets Marvel?, Bendis, David Marquez, Marvel Teasers (Dead No More, Fear My Sting), Professor X, Gwen Stacy, New Wasp, Wolverine, Star Wars Poe Dameron ongoing series, Charles Soule, Phil Noto, Oscar Nominations, Force Awakens, Martian, Jurassic Park, Mad Max Fury Road, Disposable Heroes, Bleeding Cool, DCBS, Westfield Comics, Agents of SHIELD, Secret Wars, Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic, Scott Snyder, AD After Death.   Link to Graphic Policy article: http://graphicpolicy.com/2016/01/20/by-the-numbers-december-2015/   And Comics Countdown for 13 Jan 2016 10. Batman/TMNT #2 by James Tynion IV and Freddie E Williams II 9. Codename Baboushka #4 by Antony Johnston and Shari Chankhamma 8. All-New Wolverine #4 by Tom Taylor and David Lopez 7. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #0 by Kyle Higgins and Hendry Prasetya 6. All-New Hawkeye #3 by Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez 5. Constantine the Hellblazer #8 by James Tynion, Ming Doyle and Riley Rossmo  4. Snow Blind #2 by Ollie Masters and Tyler Jenkins 3. Legend of Wonder Woman #1 by Renae de Liz and Ray Dillon 2. Descender #9 by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen 1. Secret Wars #9 by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic  

We talk Star Wars: Force Awakens (SPOILERS), sales figures for Nov 2015, Graphic Policy, Vision and Spider-Man/Deadpool, Captain America Sam Wilson, Sad DC Sales, Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai, Omega Men, Metal Men, Firestorm, Sugar and Spike, Metamorpho, Bob Harras, Gene Yang, Free Comic Book Day offerings from Marvel (Avengers and Captain America), new Marvel Launches (Star Brand & Nightmask, Weirdworld, Squadron Supreme), Amazing Spider-Man, Mephisto, Mysterio, Star Wars Legacy.   Comics Countdown for 16 Dec 2015 10. Axcend #3 by Shane Davis 9. Mighty Thor #2 by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman 8. Batgirl #46 by Brendan Fletcher, Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr 7. Red Thorn #2 by David Baillie and Meghan Hetrick-Murante 6. Cognetic #3 by James Tynion and Eryk Donovan 5. Clean Room #3 by Gail Simone and Jon-Davis Hunt 4. Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #2 by Robert Venditti and Raul Allen 3. Klaus #2 by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora 2. Batman and Robin Eternal #11 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion, Ed Brisson and Fernando Blanco 1. Descender #8 by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen    

Another great season of comic book and fandom conventions is upon us, so Marc took advantage to have an interview with Voltron's Lance and Sven, Michael Bell, at RetroCon in Oaks, PA. Meanwhile, down in Atlanta, RetroBlasting presented a panel on "The History of Voltron" at DragonCon. There's plenty more Voltron in this episode, including some words from the fans. Kicking off the episode, Marc mentions that Voltron: From the Ashes - Issue #1 - was released on September 16th. Issue #2 will be released on October 21st. There are several positive reviews of the comic book from comic book blogs like: Bounding Into Comics - http://boundingintocomics.com/2015/09/15/comic-book-review-voltron-from-the-ashes-1/ Graphic Policy - [http://graphicpolicy.com/2015/09/07/review-voltron-from-the-ashes-1/][2] Comic Wow! - [https://www.comicwow.com/blogs/1/3390/voltron-from-the-ashes-1-comic][3] Marc will try to get the Alex Milne black and white variant cover at the Dynamite booth at New York Comic Con. Dynamite has also said they would have it available at Baltimore Comic Con, which is coming soon. A new product that became available on Voltron.com is the Voltron Defender Mug by Zak. It is dishwasher and microwave safe, BPA Free, and it's only 10 bucks. As mentioned in this podcast, Saber Rider and the Star Sherriffs has a Kickstarter campaign that ends on Oct. 5, 2015 at 6 AM ET. Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs is an all-new 2D 16-Bit style run'n'gun shoot-'em-up including giant Mecha action, based upon the original series from 1986 for Nintendo 3DS, Steam (PC, MAC, Linux), Sega Dreamcast and PC Engine. To be able to pledge an amount to get your desired reward (by Nov 2016), please go to Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/saberridergame/saber-rider-and-the-star-sheriffs-the-video-game to submit your pledge. They are more than two-thirds of the way toward their $75,000 goal. Help them reach that goal! Here are some pictures of Marc with Michael Bell at RetroCon. There is also a picture of the RetroCon Auction winners with all the voice actors, including (from the left) Doug Stone, Michael Bell, John Moschitta, Jr., and Michael McConnohie. Rose Tuski, one of the organizers of RetroCon, is kneeling in the front. Here are some of the items on Michael Bell's table that he had for people to sign. Unfortunately, he had not brought any Voltron pictures with Lance or Sven. RetroBlasting, featuring Michael French and Melinda Mock, hosted "The History of Voltron" panel at DragonCon in Atlanta. We want to thank them for allowing us to use that audio in this podcast. Here are the links to the videos we highlighted in this podcast: Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4LP-EUmJnM Part 2 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReOLOt6xG6E][8] To see more videos from RetroBlasting, go their YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQgUHJh80Lu_XGr33eMLmA To see more about RetroCon, go to their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RetroCons As always, Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast is on Twitter at: @LetsVoltron On Facebook, we're at https://www.facebook.com/letsvoltron You can reach us by email at letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com We also have a voicemail at 860-4-MULLET Thanks for listening! Let's Voltron!

Is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy? Nobody really knows, but hey whatever, it's time for another episode of YEGS & BACON, Edmonton's greatest morning show about pop culture and comics. On the show this week, Danica and Brandon talk about a big shake up inside Marvel, and just where the new DC line of comics is at the moment. Additionally, they talk about this past weekend's big Mini Spec, and another great upcoming event! Then it's straight into some of this week's most anticipated reads. Show links: You can find more information about Pure Spec by heading here: http://www.purespec.org And you can find the Graphic Policy article about the DCYou books here: http://graphicpolicy.com/2015/08/31/dc-comics-dcyou-shows-strength-looking-beyond-physical-sales/

After you're done watching Fear the Walking Dead, join our virtual roundtable as we discuss each week's new episode right after it airs! Debuting this Sunday, Fear the Walking Fanboys presented by Graphic Policy. What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question. Ron and Brett chat about the hit AMC television series going over each brand new episode with a fine tooth comb and what it all means for The Walking Dead universe. We'll be chatting each Sunday at 10pm ET right after the episode ends. We also want to hear what you think. Call in with your thoughts, or Tweet them to us @graphicpolicy.

This year at Comic Con, I had the pleasure of moderating these 2 informative panels about the comic book and geek marketplaces, the changiong demographics and ways content creators manufacturuers and cartoonists are changing the ways they do business.(7:41) First the 10th Annual Comic Book Podcaster Panel featured writer Greg Pak, who talked about how podcasts have evolved in helping him promote his works, along with podcasters John and Kay Mayo of Comic Book Page, and Publshers Weekly analyst/podcast host Calvin Reid.(1:34:39) We wrap up with The Future Of Fandom Panel created by Author Rob Salkowitz (Comic Con and The Business Of Pop Culture) and featuring Heidi Mac Donald (Publisher of The Beat) and Brett Schenker of Graphic Policy, who's been breaking down facebook analytics to determine the demographics and buying habits of men and women who consider themselves geek fans.

This year at Comic Con, I had the pleasure of moderating these 2 informative panels about the comic book and geek marketplaces, the changiong demographics and ways content creators manufacturuers and cartoonists are changing the ways they do business.(7:41) First the 10th Annual Comic Book Podcaster Panel featured writer Greg Pak, who talked about how podcasts have evolved in helping him promote his works, along with podcasters John and Kay Mayo of Comic Book Page, and Publshers Weekly analyst/podcast host Calvin Reid.(1:34:39) We wrap up with The Future Of Fandom Panel created by Author Rob Salkowitz (Comic Con and The Business Of Pop Culture) and featuring Heidi Mac Donald (Publisher of The Beat) and Brett Schenker of Graphic Policy, who's been breaking down facebook analytics to determine the demographics and buying habits of men and women who consider themselves geek fans.

While Brett is off covering San Diego Comic Con, Elana's doing the next best thing: podcasting with two academics!  Returning guests Steven Attewell and Sarah Rasher join her to talk SDCC news, Marvel Comics, the Eisner winning Lumberjanes and popular indie books like Rat Queens and the new Arclight.  Sarah Rasher blogs about religion and politics for Friendly Atheist, recaps Teen Wolf for The Rainbow Hub, and writes comics reviews for Graphic Policy. In her own blog, Sarah Explains the Finer Sports, she talks about figure skating and football from a queer feminist geek perspective. Sarah earned her Ph.D. in English from the University of Connecticut and is now working on a book on Shakespeare in popular culture and building an iambic pentameter ray in her secret lair. Steve Attewell is a political & union activist. Steve got his PhD in Policy History from the University of California, Santa Barbara and teaches public policy at CUNY's Murphy Institute for Labor Studies. He is the founder and writer of Race for the Iron Throne as well as The Realignment Project. Elana is here every week. This week she will be playing the role of Brett. 

Graphic Policy Radio returns this Monday! This is the show that mixes comics and politics, and this episode we lift the curtain to show off the scenes behind political activism. This past week controversy struck the comic industry (again) over the transphobic nature in part of the comic series Airboy. Graphic Policy, along with The Rainbow Hub, spearheaded the movement to decry the comic, and pull support of the comic by Image Comics, timed to coincide with Image Expo. You can read more about the issue here, and the action here. But why did we go this route? We talk about the issue, and dive into political activism including why this particular "ask" was made, and the timing of it all. But, that's not all! We're also going to talk about comics we recommend, that you should be checking out! So, learn a bit about political activism and organizing as we apply it to the comic industry.

This Monday night Graphic Policy returns with a brand new episode mixing comics and politics. Listen in as we talk live about some of the latest comic news. On this episode, we're discussing: DC Comics' Convergence has ended and a new focus on diversity has begun. We'll talk some of their new series and new directions including Midnighter, Batgirl, Batman, Green Lantern: The Lost Army, and more!Marvel's universe is in ruins and embroiled in Secret Wars. We discuss this massive event that will result in a whole new Marvel Universe when it's over. We already know some new series such as Invincible Iron Man, A-Force, Squadron Supreme, and Miles Morales headlining Spider-Man! We'll talk the event and what comes after.San Diego Comic-Con is right around the corner, we'll talk a bit about the convention, the announced panels, and some of the exclusives! We'll discuss all that and more! We of course want to hear from you too. Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy.

Graphic Policy is back with a brand new episode with special guest, and award winning journalist Spencer Ackerman. Comics have often featured torture as a method for the heroes to extract information or get them to their goal. We most recently saw this in Marvel and Netflix's Daredevil, where torture is a key point in advancing the hero's plot. We'll discuss torture in comics, and its place in the modern stories and the world. Spencer Ackerman is the U.S. national security editor of the Guardian, where he was part of the team that won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Journalism for the NSA surveillance revelations provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. A former senior writer for Wired, Ackerman won the 2012 National Magazine Award for Digital Reporting for his series about Islamophobia in FBI counterterrorism training. Having reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and numerous ships, bases and a submarine, Ackerman in 2015 exposed a secretive incommunicado police detention center in Chicago called Homan Square. A Brooklyn NY native, his mother taught him to read with Bill Mantlo's Incredible Hulk run. We want to hear your thoughts on the topic. You can Tweet them to us at @graphicpolicy or call in live.  

This Monday night Graphic Policy returns with a brand new episode mixing comics and politics. Listen in as we talk live about some of the latest comic news. On this episode, we're discussing: All-New X-Men made waves this past week when founding X-Man Bobby Drake aka Iceman was revealed to be gay. The writing though was controversial concerning statements around bisexuality. We talk about what happened, what we like vs what is still really troubling.DC Comics revealed that Frank Miller will be penning Dark Knight III: The Master Race. Miller will be joined by Brian Azzarello on writing duties. We discuss the unfortunate name for the new series.DC Comics' Convergence is wrapping up its first month this week. The two month event consists of a main series and a bunch of tie-in series. We discuss what we think so far. and what we hope to see in the second month. We'll discuss all of that and more! We want to hear what you think too! Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy or call in to let us know what you think.