Podcast appearances and mentions of Scott McCloud

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted by Newell Fisher and Joe Sutphin and is narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher. Contributions to upcoming episode: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com PUT FIVER ON THE FIVER PETITION: https://www.change.org/Put_Fiver_on_the_Fiver UK BANKNOTE CONSULTATION: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/wildlife-trusts-team/get-voting-vote-opens-new-wildlife-banknotes-which-highlight-conservation NEW RSS.COM FEED: https://media.rss.com/thewatershipdownpodcast/feed.xmlOTHER LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens: 'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast?si=YW8NfnuwYuyOWhPV Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

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The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher. Contributions to upcoming episode: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com PUT FIVER ON THE FIVER PETITION: https://www.change.org/Put_Fiver_on_the_Fiver UK BANKNOTE CONSULTATION: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/wildlife-trusts-team/get-voting-vote-opens-new-wildlife-banknotes-which-highlight-conservation NEW RSS.COM FEED: https://media.rss.com/thewatershipdownpodcast/feed.xmlOTHER LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens: 'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast?si=YW8NfnuwYuyOWhPV Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

In this month's roundup, Iurgi and James discuss all the latest. They start the episode with some of the news in brief. Then...04:49 Recent readsKingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex RossPunderworld by Linda SejicTalgard by Gary Proudley and various artistsPigeons! A Fable For Our Times by Marc ChalvinSystem Preference by Ugo Bienvenu11:13 News:We're including more reviews and interviews on our roundupsReview of Gemma Correll's AnxietylandInterview with Frank QuitelyThe Nib and Ink Festival all throughout May. You can still join the last few events, including a panel talk with Reimena Yee, Scott McCloud and Nick Sousanis on Understanding Comics. Iurgi, mistakenly thought that it was a week earlier but it's on Sunday May 31 at 8AM AEDT. All the panel talks are being recorded and published on the Ink and Nib Festival's YouTube channel.21:34 New titles, starting with a few new titles by Australian creators:Anders and the Castle by Gregory Mackay (Allen & Unwin) [9781761066283] [Australian creator]Anders and the Mountain by Gregory Mackay (Allen & Unwin) [9781761066238] [Australian creator]Lamington Left Behind by Andrea Innocent (Figment Books) [9781761212819]Treehouse by Trace Balla (Allen & Unwin) [9781761181252]The Friendship Paradox by Aśka (Allen & Unwin) [9781761181689]Inferno Girl Red Vol 2 by Mat Groom, Erica D'Urso (Image Comics) [9781534335080]Spider-Verse Vs. Venomverse by Mat Groom, Kyle Higgins, Luciano Vecchio, Jim Towe (Marvel Comics) [9781302961558]Batman: Detective Comics Vol 2: Elixir by Tom Taylor Mikel Janin (DC Comics) [9781799502654]And our other picks for the month:Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai Vol 6 Dragon Knights by Riku Sanjo, Koji Inada (Viz Media) [9781974762439]Soviet Land: A Tragicomic Thriller by Pierre-Henry Gomont (Abrams ComicArts) [9781419788857]The End of the Arab of the Future A Youth in the Middle East Vol. 1 by: Riad Sattouf, Sam Taylor (Fantagraphics) [9798875002373]Aya and Her Magic Cat by Sam Ita (Tuttle Publishing) [9784805319987]Dune House Harkonnen Vol 3 by Brian Herbert, Michael Shelfer, Kevin J. Anderson (Random House) [9798892158350] To stay up to date, for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles and our social media links visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/ The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher. Contributions to upcoming episode: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com PUT FIVER ON THE FIVER PETITION: https://www.change.org/Put_Fiver_on_the_Fiver NEW RSS.COM FEED: https://media.rss.com/thewatershipdownpodcast/feed.xmlOTHER LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens: 'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast?si=YW8NfnuwYuyOWhPV Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher.PUT FIVER ON THE FIVER PETITION:https://www.change.org/Put_Fiver_on_the_FiverNEW RSS.COM FEED:https://media.rss.com/thewatershipdownpodcast/feed.xmlOTHER LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens:'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast?si=YW8NfnuwYuyOWhPVFacebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher.PUT FIVER ON THE FIVER PETITION:https://www.change.org/Put_Fiver_on_the_FiverNEW RSS.COM FEED:https://media.rss.com/thewatershipdownpodcast/feed.xmlOTHER LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens:'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast?si=YW8NfnuwYuyOWhPVFacebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

* Listen on Spotify* Listen on Apple* Listen on Youtube* Listen on Pocketcasts* Book Launch checklist: https://BookHip.com/BDSWRRT* Millionaire Author Mastermind Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/millionaireauthormastermind/* http://hapitalist.com/* https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leesavino/sold-to-the-berserkers* In this episode of The Six Figure Author Experiment, Russell and Lee dive deep into the art and business of adapting a novel into a comic, using Lee's Sold to the Berserkers as a case study. What starts as a conversation about a spicy, emotionally charged romance quickly evolves into a masterclass on translation between mediums, visual storytelling, and creative strategy.Russell breaks down one of the most important concepts in comics: the “gutter”. The space between panels where the reader's brain fills in the action, effectively turning still images into a movie. This becomes the central lens for the entire discussion. Adapting a book is not about copying scenes. It's about choosing the keyframes that allow the audience to imagine everything else.Lee reflects on the emotional core of her original work, particularly how romance functions as emotional catharsis and psychological processing, especially for readers navigating fear, vulnerability, and desire. The conversation expands into why romance is often misunderstood, despite being one of the most emotionally impactful genres.On the business side, the episode offers a surprisingly tactical breakdown of how authors can approach comics as a multi-format asset strategy. From Kickstarter campaigns to special edition illustrated books, art prints, and multiple cover variants, Russell outlines how one creative project can be leveraged across multiple products to maximize return on investment.The result is both philosophical and practical: a reminder that adapting your work isn't about preservation. It's about reinvention, understanding what each medium does best, and building a creative ecosystem where your story can thrive in multiple forms.Topics Covered:* The origin of Sold to the Berserkers and its rapid, emotionally driven creation* Why romance readers crave catharsis: transforming fear into emotionally satisfying outcomes* The role of “non-con reluctance fantasy” and why it resonates with certain audiences* Adapting older work for modern audiences and shifting cultural contexts* The challenge of translating internal, emotional prose into visual storytelling* Why some scenes work in books but fail visually in comics* The importance of tone adjustment and softening elements for new mediums* Understanding audience differences between romance readers and comic fans* The concept of the “gutter” in comics and why it's the key to storytelling* How comics rely on readers to mentally fill in action between panels* Keyframes vs. exposition: choosing the right moments to depict visually* Why comics are about triggering imagination, not showing everything* Common mistakes authors make when adapting books into comics* Why comics and novels require fundamentally different storytelling approaches* The limitations of comics: less space for interiority and deep philosophical dialogue* The strengths of comics: action, visuals, symbolism, and emotional immediacy* Why adaptation should be treated as a new creative work, not a direct translation* Examples of adapting comics back into novels and expanding interiority* The importance of understanding what each medium does best* Recommendation: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud as a foundational resource* Emotional storytelling vs. informational storytelling and why emotion drives engagement* Romance as “emotional labor processing” and its cultural undervaluation* How stories help process fear, anger, and emotional complexity* Why readers must “slow down” when reading comics compared to prose* The interplay between words and images in effective comic storytelling* Practical structure: typical comic length (20–32 pages) and panel breakdowns* The concept of splash pages and how they impact pacing and visual storytelling* Building a multi-product strategy: comic + illustrated book + art prints* Reusing art across formats to maximize ROI* Cover strategies: multiple variants, NSFW vs SFW versions, premium editions* Budget realities: comic production costs and working with artists* Using Kickstarter to fund comic projects and validate demand* Leveraging communities and networks to find collaborators* The importance of “who you know” in creative production pipelines* Creating special edition books with integrated illustrations* Stretch goals and expanding visual content post-launch* Using one creative project to generate multiple income streams* Final takeaway: don't translate your book—reimagine it for the medium you're in This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sixfigureauthorexperiment.com

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher.PUT FIVER ON THE FIVER PETITION:https://www.change.org/Put_Fiver_on_the_FiverNEW RSS.COM FEED:https://media.rss.com/thewatershipdownpodcast/feed.xmlOTHER LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens:'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast?si=YW8NfnuwYuyOWhPVFacebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher.NEW RSS.COM FEED:https://media.rss.com/thewatershipdownpodcast/feed.xmlPUT FIVER ON THE FIVER PETITION:https://www.change.org/Put_Fiver_on_the_FiverOTHER LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens:'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast1300?si=NWMmo3D2mVdLn-25 Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher.RELEVANT LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens:'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast1300?si=NWMmo3D2mVdLn-25 Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SOME DISTRESSING DETAILS ON THE USE OF SNARES The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher. EPISODE SPECIFIC LINKS: National Anti Snaring Campaign: https://www.antisnaring.org.uk/ Link to DEFRA report on snaring (WARNING: Distressing content): DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF USE AND HUMANENESS OF SNARES IN ENGLAND AND WALES Section 9.6 Appendix F https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2012-0577/Document.pdfOTHER RELEVANT LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens: 'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast1300?si=NWMmo3D2mVdLn-25 Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There will be spoilers. This episode is scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher. WATERSHIP DOWN (1978) REACTION VIDEOS:Awkward Ashleigh:https://youtu.be/D9B5LKIJHQE?si=h-ErUfgyRkAUt8uKSuzyLu Official:https://youtu.be/acItuWVD4Qs?si=sd1zjsr-_anh1C17OTHER RELEVANT LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens:'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast1300?si=NWMmo3D2mVdLn-25 Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

On this milestone episode, we tackle our white whale of show subjects: Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud's fascinating and thought-provoking exploration of the comics medium, how it works, and what it can do – told in the comics format! Join us as we ask the burning questions: What ARE comics, anyway? How long has this particular form of communication been around? (Hint: Longer than you think!) How many different ways can it illustrate the passage of time or the concept of movement? What are the six steps of the creative process? How far down a nerd rabbit hole can Curt and Kevin go? (Pretty far!) And will this landmark textbook make the grade and go the head of that comics classroom known as  … The Comics Canon? Also in This Episode! ·       You mean this ISN'T what Scott McCloud looks like? ·       Ooh, bar graphs! ·       Inconsistent bullies are the worst kind of bullies ·       Reinventing Comics ·       The Mighty Avengers vs. the 1970s: An Exploration, by Paul Cornell Join us in two weeks as we mark our 10-year anniversary with "The Gateway Episode" – highlighting comics and graphic novels for newcomers to the comics medium! Until then:Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening!  

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There definitely will be spoilers. This episode is scripted by Newell Fisher and Adam Brough and is narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher. OTHER RELEVANT LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens: 'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast1300?si=NWMmo3D2mVdLn-25 Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

If you're into comics and graphic novels, you probably know of Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud. Telgemeier rose to "first-name-only status" among middle-grade readers with her adaptations of The Babysitters Club and award-winning autobiographical graphic novels including Smile and Guts. Scott McCloud is a leading comics theorist, having spoken and written about the art form since the 1980s. In fact, Telgemeier credits McCloud's work for inspiring her when she was a teenager. Now these two leading artists come together to discuss the unique power of comics and their new graphic novel, The Cartoonists Club. Their book centers around four characters: Makayla, who is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story; Howard, who loves to draw but struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time; Lynda, who constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes; and Art, who simply loves being creative. Throughout the book, Telgemeier and McCloud infuse how-to advice on comics creation that, they hope, will inspire a new wave of cartoonists. They both have seen renewed enthusiasm for the genre, especially among younger readers and are teaming up to provide an entertaining and practical guide to the magic of comics storytelling. Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award–winning creator of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, which are all graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, and is the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. Facing Feelings: The Art of Raina Telgemeier is a companion catalog for an exhibition held at Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at goraina.com. Scott McCloud is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art; Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels; Zot!; and The Sculptor. He is a frequent lecturer on the power of visual communication, creator of the international 24-hour comic movement, and, in 2021, was inducted into the Will Eisner Awards Hall of Fame. His art and stories are available in more than 30 languages and on the web at scottmccloud.com Buy the Book The Cartoonists Club Brick and Mortar Books

On this episode, we celebrate our 10th anniversary -- and gear up for our 250th episode -- with a discussion of Zot! The Earth Stories! Specifically, Zot! #28-36 from 1989-1991, written and drawn by Scott McCloud, originally published by Eclipse Comics! The high-flying teen superhero Zot zips merrily along in a bright, shiny and cool retro-futuristic version of our world, cheerful and carefree – so what happens when he ends up stranded on OUR Earth? Mostly, he cedes the stage to his not-quite-girlfriend Jenny and her high school friends, most of whom get a moment to share the spotlight in these touching stories filled with warmth, humor and heart while deftly dealing with topics including coming out, racism and teen sex. Can Zot's relentless optimism remain intact after he experiences crime on our world? Can he convince Jenny not to turn her back on Earth? And can these stories ascend to that World of Tomorrow known as … The Comics Canon? In This Episode: ·       Horton's utterly ridiculous career goal ·       Optimax vs. Cyclops ·       Zot's best moment ·       28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and its comic-book connection ·       Fortune and Glory: The Musical Join us in two weeks as we discuss a book we've talked about tackling since Day One: Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics! Until then:Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening!

With Alex betting all of our podcast earnings at the table in Vegas, that can only mean one thing... the return of PANEL SHOW! This time, the back issue brigade examines Scott McCloud's Zot!, the debut work of the understanding comics author and a hidden gem that rises beyond its influences to tell every kind of story comics can be good at... adventure, romance, and humans being turned into monkeys. This one really has it all! Send us your own episode ideas: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/QL84SDLGoks8CExR6

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There definitely will be spoilers. This episode is scripted Newell Fisher, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher. LINKS: With thanks to Rob Lylyk:'Bravery, Tragedy and Watership Down in Oosterbeek Airborne Cemetery - Operation Market Garden':https://youtu.be/uzxNYm-9H34?si=M3rMyKiSYyB3nFwKScene from 'A Bridge Too Far' featuring Michael Graham Cox:https://youtu.be/EIPZRBCuW-4?si=6vwEvQ3ScA30bNkbCaptain Desmond 'Paddy' Kavanagh's grave at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlandshttps://monument.marketgarden.com/person/299/desmond-t-kavanaghOTHER RELEVANT LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens:'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast1300?si=NWMmo3D2mVdLn-25 Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

On this episode, we welcome writer, actor and friend of the show Michael Owl, host of The Origin Story Podcast, as we dive into one of the best-reviewed graphic novels of 2025: Drome by Jesse Lonergan! This imaginative epic combines a visually dazzling creation myth with an action-packed fantasy adventure, as the blue-skinned demigoddess Blue attempts to impose order on a chaotic world, opposed by the violent one-eyed warlord Patch, each acting as proxies for remote gods. Folding in elements from such sources as the Bible, Greek mythology and classic fantasy, it feels both familiar and aggressively new as Lonergan plays with the comic-book format in fun and creative ways. But is all of that enough for Drome to survive the judgment of that pantheon of deities and demigods known as … The Comics Canon? In This Episode: ·       Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole ·       Chekhov's Night Bull ·       Star Trek The Next Generation: Darmok ·       Santa, When the Claus Fell ·       There There by Tommy Orange ·       Slugfest: Inside the Epic 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC, by Reed Tucker Subscribe to Michael's Substack Join us in two weeks as we ramp up to our special 250xth episode with a look at The Earth Stories (issues #28-36) of Scott McCloud's Zot! Until then:Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening!  

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There definitely will be spoilers. This episode is scripted Newell Fisher, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher. LINKS: With thanks to Rob Lylyk: 'Bravery, Tragedy and Watership Down in Oosterbeek Airborne Cemetery - Operation Market Garden': https://youtu.be/uzxNYm-9H34?si=M3rMyKiSYyB3nFwKScene from 'A Bridge Too Far' featuring Michael Graham Cox: https://youtu.be/EIPZRBCuW-4?si=6vwEvQ3ScA30bNkbCaptain Desmond 'Paddy' Kavanagh's grave at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands https://monument.marketgarden.com/person/299/desmond-t-kavanaghOTHER RELEVANT LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens: 'Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art' by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast1300?si=NWMmo3D2mVdLn-25 Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

The Watership Down Podcast is intended for listeners who are familiar with the plot. There definitely will be spoilers. This episode is scripted Newell Fisher, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher. LINKS: With thanks to Andrew Stevens:Understanding Comics: The Hidden Art by Scott McCloud: https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/ OTHER RELEVANT LINKS: Bob Cropman's website: https://watershipdownonline.co.uk/ Awards for the graphic novel:https://www.instagram.com/p/C97CumNRDA7/?igsh=dzJvZWtqN2oyOHdz https://www.instagram.com/p/DO5P__NjWTM/?igsh=MWdrb3o2bGs3emJ3cA== CONTACTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Email: thewatershipdownpodcast@outlook.com Social media: Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/thewatershipdownpodcast The Watership Down Podcast Honeycomb on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/468458781496287/?ref=share Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewatershipdownpodcast?igsh=MWtlNjR5MDNrNGZzdw== Threads:https://www.threads.net/@thewatershipdownpodcast Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/watershipdpodcast.bsky.social YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@thewatershipdownpodcast1300?si=NWMmo3D2mVdLn-25 Past charity appeals: Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund website:https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/

The gang takes on the epic task of discussing Snoopy's many visual changes and go on a few cartooning-related side quests as well… discussing Leonard Starr, Stan Drake, Hal Foster, Harold Gray and more. Link to Snoopy image: https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/Snoopy?file=Image_2022-06-02_120907435.png Link to Scott McCloud's pyramid: https://www.scottmccloud.com/4-inventions/triangle/index.html Preorder 25th Anniversary Amelia Rules: https://bookshop.org/shop/Gville Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, and Liz Sumner. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark.  For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Threads, and @unpackingpeanuts on Facebook, Blue Sky, and YouTube. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com.   Thanks for listening.

Dr. Edgar Ramos, Lee Woods, and Tad discuss the pure joy that is Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud's The Cartoonists Club.

"Sometimes you just have to create your own creative circle." What happens when a kid from Oshawa who loved Dungeons & Dragons grows up to write the Avengers, Conan the Barbarian, and create new canon for D&D itself? In this episode, I catch up with my longtime friend Jim Zub, a comic writer, teacher, and storyteller who proves that staying in the game is the game. This episode is sponsored by my new book BRANDJITSU, helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. In this episode, comic writer, teacher, and storyteller Jim Zub joins Michael Dargie to talk about a creative journey that started with webcomics and led to writing some of the most iconic characters in popular culture. From his early days as a self-taught comic creator to his current role as the flagship writer for Conan the Barbarian, Jim shares how passion, persistence, and a willingness to reinvent himself have shaped his career . He recounts the leap of faith that began with Makeshift Miracle, his first webcomic, and how an encouraging email from Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics, set him on a path that took him to San Diego Comic-Con and ultimately into the professional comics world. Along the way, Jim navigated setbacks, like being rejected from Sheridan College's animation program, which pushed him to hone his skills and broaden his creative vision . The conversation ranges from his time working at Udon Studios, colouring old Conan comics, to writing Avengers during the height of Marvel's cinematic success, and how it felt to suddenly become a household name in Canadian media. He reflects on his love for Dungeons & Dragons, the joy of creating characters like Cridle who became official D&D canon, and how storytelling allows us to understand ourselves and others more deeply . Beyond the industry milestones, Jim talks about cooking as a personal creative outlet, karaoke traditions that built lifelong friendships, and the importance of carving out time to make work worth paying for. He offers candid advice to "rebels in waiting" who want to create: build a body of work, stay consistent, and don't wait for permission. His story is a reminder that creative success isn't about a single dream but about telling stories that resonate and building communities that last. Quoteable Quotes "Staying in the game is the game." — Jim Zub "Sometimes you just have to create your own creative circle." — Jim Zub "I don't think, 'I can't do this.' I think, 'here's the part where I try and convince myself I can't do this.'" — Jim Zub "This is old man wisdom—just stop, then say the important thing." — Michael Dargie Episode Highlights Who is Jim Zub | From Oshawa to Toronto, building a life in comics. Big Titles | Writing Avengers, Conan, Dungeons & Dragons, Stranger Things, and more. Makeshift Miracle | His first webcomic and early lessons in storytelling. Scott McCloud Email | The encouragement that launched him into comics. San Diego Comic-Con | The moment everything became real. Childhood Dreams | From wanting to animate Disney films to creating comics. Artist to Writer | How knowing every role in comics made him a better storyteller. Japan and Wayward | How travel shaped one of his most successful creator-owned series. Writing the Avengers | Behind the scenes of Marvel's biggest event during Infinity War. Conan the Barbarian | Carrying the torch of a legendary character. Dungeons & Dragons | From fan to official creator with characters like Cridle. Karaoke Traditions | Building community through music at conventions. Advice to Rebels | Create consistently, build work worth paying for. The Discipline of Writing | How persistence outweighs inspiration. Writer's Block | Lessons from 80 published books and counting. Where to Find Him | JimZub.com as the hub for everything. Links From Episode Get Your Copy of Michael's Book: "BrandJitsu™: Move Your Brand From 'Meh' To Memorable" Indigo | Barnes & Noble | MichaelDargie.com

Have you always wanted to write a book of your own? From the outside the publishing industry and writing life can seem mysterious and unattainable. Author and creative writing professor Robert J. Wiersema might be able to help you out. He recommends three books that could take you from wanting to write, to actually doing it. And hear from Liz Crocker, the owner of Halifax bookstore Woozles and her staff picks. Plus our kids' readers talk about their passion for books!Books discussed on this week's show include:The Halifax Explosion by Afua CooperWhen the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones AlwardStory is a State of Mind by Sarah SeleckyWrite Through It: An Insider's Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life by Kate MckeanDear Writer by Maggie SmithMegabat by Anna Humphrey illustrated by Kass ReichThe Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud

With RED LIGHT PROPERTIES: Unfinished Business (Kinjin Storylab), writer/cartoonist Dan Goldman brings us a wildly entertaining graphic novel of midlife, the afterlife, and the south Florida real estate market. We talk about how the concept for RLP grabbed hold of him 20+ years back & never let go, why the story had to take place in/around Miami, how his work in video games and TV/movies affected his world-building in comics. We get into the peak life experiences of making this book, the transition from digital to print, why he set the book in landscape, the role of the "invisible" elements of comics design, the impact Scott McCloud's Reinventing Comics had on him, why the next season of Red Light Properties — Gut Renovations — will be "singles, not albums," how it felt to work with Kickstarter and control every aspect of Unfinished Business' design & production, all while reveling in our shared comic loves. We also discuss turning 50, whether cocaine is ever a good story device, his sensitivity to hauntings, why he needs to quit comics every so often, the effect The Invisibles had on him (esp. Grant Morrison's letter columns), the paradox of choice and the joy of the analog-hunt, his prose writing and why he tells stories that are 83% true, and plenty more. Follow Dan on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Stripe, Patreon, or Paypal, and subscribe to our e-newsletter

In this conversation, Tricia Friedman speaks with Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud about the transformative power of comics in education, the importance of fostering belonging among students, and the creative process behind their collaborative graphic novel. They discuss the evolving perception of comics as a legitimate form of storytelling and the role of educators in supporting student creativity. The conversation also touches on the challenges of collaboration, the necessity of embracing frustration in the creative process, and the value of starting over to achieve a better outcome. Chapters 00:00 The Importance of Belonging in Education 02:55 Creativity and the Blank Page 06:12 The Role of Comics in Education 08:48 Collaboration in Creative Processes 11:54 Embracing Frustration and Starting Over Learn more about their new book: https://kids.scholastic.com/kid/books/books-by-raina/ Join Tricia for a Futures Literacy Free Gathering: https://www.aaie.org/conversations

As the McGill gals settle into their new old house and start to clear forgotten treasures from the attic, neighbor Mal scores a most handsome trunk and finds evidence of a kindred spirit (possibly from the spirit world) within. Join hands with us at the seance table (but leave the offensive costume and behavior behind, Kristy) as we learn the distinction between journals and diaries, which of the sitters are believers in or skeptics of ghoulies and ghosties, and what an inspiring reading tutor junior officer Pike is in Mallory and the Mystery Diary.Media recommendations from this week's episode:Season 1 of Yellowjackets (2021)Now and Then (1995)About The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud (2025)The one thing Mallory maybe missed the mark on:GOOPS and How to be Them by Gelett Burgess (1900)Share tuna casserole recipes with us at stoneybrookreunion@gmail.com.Find us on Instagram @stoneybrookreunion.

Welcome to the club! Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

We're back from our break to discuss Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics! Does this 30 year old breakdown on the artistry of comics still hold up?! We also talk about Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle, Hunter x Hunter, and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac  Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new commentary channel! https://www.youtube.com/@MangaMacWatches Timestamps: Intro - 00:00:00 Listener Email - 00:03:26 The Legend of Kamui - 00:11:38 Darfox & dakazu's Gaming Channel - 00:13:10 la la books - 00:16:33 Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicle - 00:20:28 Ashen Victor - 00:23:58 Hunter x Hunter - 00:26:14 Next Episode Preview - 00:33:31 Understanding Comics - 00:34:21 Outro - 02:04:46 Song Credits: “Hopscotch” by Louis Adrien “Jiggin the Jig” by Bless & the Professionals “Green Light” by Emily Lewis “Tasty Bites” by ZISO

Send us a textCan you feel it? Well, if you don't live in New Orleans right now, maybe not but LIVE IT vicariously through me and my family! Douglas and my oldest daughter LOVE Jazz Fest. Me, you may ask? Nope. I went back 13 years ago to surprise my sweet mama! We took her to see Al Green and it was epic. It was hot. It was super bright and my skin turned 7 shades of red. I'm good on that, but I LOVE to see the happiness flow through my family and the rest of partakers. This year, I thought it would be super cool to welcome the King of Food Reviews and All things NOLA! Who none other than NOLA.COM's inspirational food and culture writer, Ian McNulty! And y'all... he is the REAL DEAL.Foodies are intimidating, usually. Remember that guy that would come to review  the food in the Disney movie Ratatouille? Ok- well that is NOT Ian. I was able to sit down and really hear the passion in his voice and the love in his heart for New Orleans. Ian McNulty has been writing about the life and culture of New Orleans since 1999 as a reporter, columnist, and author. He is a staff writer for the New Orleans Advocate, where he focuses on the food culture of one of the world's great food cities, and his radio commentaries air weekly on the New Orleans NPR affiliate. He is author of A Season of Night: New Orleans Life after Katrina and Louisiana Rambles: Exploring America's Cajun and Creole Heartland, both published by University Press of Mississippi. The latter was named one of the top travel books by the Society of American Travel Writers. (courtesy google.com) Sit down, grab some Iced Tea and get inspired by Mr. McNulty's journey from North to South and all in between. Find his book all over and here! https://www.amazon.com/Season-Night-Orleans-after-Katrina/dp/1934110914______________________________________________________________________________________________Then later, we welcome New York Times Best Selling Duo from the Illustrated Baby Sitter's Club series and the Superman Adventures Comics, Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud!The two teamed up with Scholastic to create a children's novel that allow kids' own wheels to turn while submerging them into a world that explores their own understanding of topics like death. My oldest daughter loved it. It was so cute to see her curled up on the couch or her bed reading this book with such pride. She was so excited to review it for me. "Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures!"Find this BRAND NEW and NEWLY RELEASED BOOK EVERYWHERE! Like... Literally!And here...https://a.co/d/6KvHVa6Thank you to our family of amazing sponsors! Ochsner Hospital for ChildrenWww.ochsner.orgRouses MarkersWww.rousesmarkets.comSandpiper VacationsWww..sandpipervacations.comCafe Du Monde www.shop.cafedumonde.com The Law Firm of Forrest Cressy & James Www.forrestcressyjames.comComfort Cases Www.comfortcases.orgNew Orleans Ice Cream CompanyWww.neworleansicecream.comERA TOP REALTY: Pamela BreauxAudubon Institute www.auduboninstitute.orgUrban South Brewery www.urbansouthbrewery.com

In this Forecast episode, Chrissie is sharing 10 kidlit books releasing in April 2025 that she is looking forward to.FEATURED TITLESPicture BooksEarl and Worm: The Bad Idea by Greg Pizzoli (4/1)Oh, Carrots! by Mariajo Ilustrajo (4/1)Warm and Fuzzy by Scott Rothman, illustrated by Brian Won (4/15)Just One Wave by Travis Jonker (4/15)The Bear Out There by Jess Hannigan (4/29)Graphic NovelsAvery and the Fairy Circle by Rowan Kingsbury (4/1)The Cartoonist's Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud (4/1)Middle GradeCandle Island by Lauren Wolk (4/22)The Barking Puppy by Lori Lobenstine, illustrated by Il Sung Na (4/22)The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner (4/29)Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com.If you want to support the show, please consider becoming a paid subscriber on Substack. For $7/month, you are helping to pay the costs of the show and receive exclusive content like extra booklists, live video Q&As with Chrissie, reviews of books Chrissie did not like, and more. Visit librarychrissie.substack.com to subscribe.

Welcome to the club! Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn't know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

Chris and Steven put on their jet-packs and blast into issues one thru 10 of the wondrous sci-fi idea-bomb that is Scott McCloud's ZOT! (Eclipse Comics, 1984), a slam-bang collision between the widescreen imaginations of Osamu Tezuka and Jack Kirby. Prepare yourself for iconic heroes and villains, heady philosophy, and rich humanism… Much like ZOT! itself, this episode's got it all and it ought to, folks — it's almost six freakin' hours!COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few notable exceptions). In this weekly YouTube show, screenwriters Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) and Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.Support Our Patreon - www.patreon.com/comicsrotyourbrain  Drop us a line! + Check out our YouTube channel to get a look at some of the fantastic art featured in our episodes. Visit ComicsRotYourBrain.com to sign up for our newsletter, Letter Column. You can also find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.+ We appreciate your support of the show via Patreon: ComicsRotYourBrain+ For even more cool shit, read Chris's Substack (cinema, comics, and culture) - THIN ICE©2024 Comics Rot Your Brain!#dccomics #vertigocomics #alanmoore #comicbooks #new #content #80scomics #explained #indiecomics #scificomics #marvelcomics #horrorstories #spaceopera #scifi

Here are some highlights from our conversation with the NYTimes bestselling, award-winning cartoonist and graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier:  Why hearing her teacher's name was the first time Raina ever considered "voice" One gripe with Judy Blume How her voice has (or hasn't) changed since middle school Power and difficulty of putting yourself back in headspace of child self Forming three dimensional pictures from memories Why emotional arcs matters more than details Sneak peek behind the scenes of her next graphic novel: The Cartoonist Club Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award–winning creator of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, which are all graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, and, with Scott McCloud, the co-creator of The Cartoonists Club. Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier is based on an exhibition that was held at The Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, and will be published in October 2025. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In this episode of Locust Radio, Adam Turl interviews R. Faze, author of the My Body series published in Locust Review. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews with Locust members and collaborators on contemporary artistic strategies. R. Faze's My Body series in Locust Review: R. Faze, “I Live an Hour from My Body,” Locust Review 4  (2021) R. Faze, “My Body Got a New Job,” Locust Review 5 (2021) R. Faze, “My Body Planned Something,” Locust Review 6 (2021) R. Faze, “My Body, Interrogated,” Locust Review 7 (2022) R. Faze, “My Body's Long Term Plan,” Locust Review 8 (2022) R. Faze, “My By Body's Revenge Plan,” Locust Review 9 (2022) R. Faze, “My Body Found a Portal to Another Dimension,” Locust Review 10 (2023) R. Faze, “My Body's Claims, Verified,” Locust Review 11 (2024) Some other writers, artists, texts and artworks discussed: Mikhail Bahktin, Rabelais and His World (1984); Bertolt Brecht; Raymond Chandler;  Jefferson Cowie, Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working-Class (2010); Rene Descartes; W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk (1903); Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (2009); Karl Marx, The Philosophic and Economic Manuscripts (1844); Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics (1993); Pablo Picasso and Cubism; Edgar Allan Poe, “William Wilson” (1839); Francois Rabalais, Gargantua and Pantagruel (1564); Don Siegal, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956); Sister Wife Sex Strike, “From the River to the Sea (2024); Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) Locust Radio hosts include Tish Turl, Laura Fair-Schulz, and Adam Turl. Locust Radio is produced by Alexander Billet, Adam Turl, and Omnia Sol. Opening music and sound elements by Omnia Sol and Adam Turl. 

It's the most wonderful time of the year...New York Comic Con! Guido & Rob are joined by Elliot from ElliotComicArt to discuss some of their amazing experiences, pick ups and memories from NYCC 2024. The gang discuss meeting leading figures in comics like James Tynion IV and Pepe Larraz, hearing about upcoming projects from directors James Gunn & Mike Flanagan, revisiting NYCC traditions, meeting up with fellow podcasters and so much more. Relive the con with us! Ep. 145 What if we brought you a rundown of New York Comic Con 2024?from New York Comic Con 2024, October 2024 - New York CityFind us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersGuido, Rob and returning guest Elliot from ElliotComicArt walk you through their 2024 New York Comic Con experience. The gang discusses meeting comics pros James Tynion IV, Scott McCloud, Pepe Larraz, Clayton Henry, Greg Capullo and writer/director Ti West plus panels with DC head honcho James Gunn and horror master Mike Flanagan. All this plus what we are looking forward to at future cons. Reading / Watch List:Nothing!Email Podcast@DearWatchers.comFind us & support us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersTheme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0) ★ Support this podcast ★

Comics, like cinema, is an eminently modern medium. And as with cinema, looking closely at it can swiftly acquaint us with the profound weirdness of modernity. Do that in the context of a discussion on Charles Burns' comic masterpiece Black Hole, and you're guaranteed a memorable Weird Studies episode. Black Hole was serialized over ten years beginning in 1995, and first released as a single volume by Pantheon Books in 2005. Like all masterpieces, it shines both inside and out: it tells a captivating story, a "weirding" of the teenage romance genre, while also revealing something of the inner workings of comics as such. In this episode, Phil and JF explore the singular wonders of a medium that, thanks to artists like Burns, has rightfully ascended from the trash stratum (https://www.weirdstudies.com/20) to the coveted empyrean of artistic respectability—without losing its edge. BIG NEWS: • If you're planning to be in Bloomington, Indiana on October 9th, 2024, click here (https://cinema.indiana.edu/upcoming-films/screening/2024-fall-wednesday-october-9-700pm) to purchase tickets to IU Cinema's screening of John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness, featuring a live Weird Studies recording with JF and Phil. • Go to Weirdosphere (http://www.weirdosphere.org) to sign up for Matt Cardin's upcoming course, MC101: Writing at the Wellspring, starting on 22 October 2024. • Visit https://www.shannontaggart.com/events and follow the links to learn more about Shannon's (online) Fall Symposium at the Last Tuesday Society. Featured speakers include Steven Intermill & Toni Rotonda, Shannon Taggart, JF Martel, Charles and Penelope Emmons, Doug Skinner, Michael W. Homer, Maria Molteni, and Emily Hauver. Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies). Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1) and 2 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2), on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com) page. Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia (https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/). Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies) Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp) Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s)! REFERENCES Charles Burns, Black Hole (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780375714726) Clement Greenberg's concept of “medium specificity” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_specificity#cite_note-2) Terry Gilliam (dir.), The Fisher King (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101889/) Seth (https://drawnandquarterly.com/author/seth/), comic artist Chris Ware, Building Stories (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780375424335) “Graphic Novel Forms Today” (https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/677339) in Critical Inquiry Raymond Knapp, The American Musical and the Performance of Personal Identity (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780691141053) Vilhelm Hammershoi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilhelm_Hammersh%C3%B8i), Danish painter Ramsey Dukes, Words Made Flesh (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780904311112) G. Spencer-Brown, [Laws of Form](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LawsofForm) Dave Hickey, “Formalism” (https://approachestopainting.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/19135319-hickey-7-formalism-036.pdf) Nelson Goodman, [Languages of Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LanguagesofArt) Chrysippus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysippus), Stoic philosopher Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780060976255)

Scott McCloud is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a founding member of Girls Against Boys, New Wet Kojak and Soulside. He continues to tour extensively, performs acoustically, and operates in various projects including Agrio and Paramount Styles. In this episode, Scott shares a story where a simple misunderstanding of gratitude leads to a confusing, riotous, and even violent reaction from the crowd when his band Operator opened for Placebo in Lisbon.   Joe and Scott discuss what this good intention turned bad tells us about humans in large groups, selective communication, crowd tipping points and why Scott still thinks about this show today. Music by Operator. A special thank you to John Schmersal for generously funding this episode. GVSB Paramount Styles Agrio Episode supported by Izotope Episode supported by Distrokid

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we revisit our series on rotoscoping with a fun chat with Jordan Mechner, of Karateka, Prince of Persia, and The Last Express fame. We also talk about his new graphic memoir: Replay, Memoir of an Uprooted Family. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Podcast breakdown: 00:50   Interview 1:01:50 Break 1:02:03 Outro Issues covered: his history, train trips, caricatures and making stuff, not living up to the greats, improvising into his games, animation not holding up, filming his mother's karate teacher, his father, and his brother, handcrafting for rotoscoping, taking silent film classes, cross-cutting and wipes, the moment it came to live, the power of abstraction vs the uncanny valley, the impact on what we wanted for animation, caricature and capturing someone, finding the essence of a person, specialization and stepping into direction, drawing ten real people and getting into the graphic memoir, caricature and selling the big moments of small animations, abstraction and universality, adapting to higher resolution, breaking the illusion of interactivity, not being photorealistic but still having the nuance of real actors, highly compressible art and fluidity, uncanny valley of interactivity, picking the right constraints, the train's limitations enabling the possibility of depth, the fascination of interactive theater, holding up better, physical recording separated from voice, allowing for improvisation or variability, being attracted to historical fiction, his family's history, drawing the real things into the memoir, experience, technical nuance and caricature, moments of impactful character interactions, committing to a high bar. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Karateka, Prince of Persia, The Last Express, Smoking Car Productions, Disney, Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family, LucasArts, Space Invaders, Apple, Hitchcock, Thief of Baghdad, Sabu, Conrad Veidt, 1001 Nights, MAD Magazine, Al Hirschfeld, Frank Sinatra, Broderbund, Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud, MYST, Dragon's Lair, Buster Keaton, Robyn Miller, The 7th Guest, Rebel Assault, GTA, Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot, Deadline, The Witness, Infocom, Sleep No More, Assassin's Creed, Zoetrope Studios, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Seven Samurai, Fathom, Michael Turner, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Templar, Count of Monte Cristo, Emily, Michel Ancel, Eric Chahi, Ubisoft, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: TBA! Links: Jordan Mechner's website Twitch: timlongojr Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops!  Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!! Scott McCloud, Pro Scout Consultant , Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Coaching College Basketball, Creating CloudHOOPZ And Working As A Pro Scout Consultant!!! (0:13) - Welcoming Coach Cloud To Gen Z Hoops! (0:38) - Connection To Basketball (3:29) - Getting Into Coaching (6:47) - Offensive System In College Hoops (8:00) - Coaching In College (12:22) - Training Players (15:43) - Advice To College Players Entering The Transfer Portal (18:35) - Creating CloudHOOPZ And Being A Pro Scout Consultant (24:07) - Future Aspirations

Jim Lee's commission prices have drawn controversy online. Raina Telgemeier And Scott McCloud are teaming up on a new graphic novel. Declan Shalvey is writing and drawing Mystique for Marvel. All on Comic Book Club News for July 1, 2024.SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, APPLE, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tim and Jen invite the world's greatest Garfield scholar, Bitter Karella, to chat about a TV special inspired by a comic that traumatized a generation, Garfield: His 9 Lives.Read Misunderstanding Comics, the funniest comic Scott McCloud never wrote, written by Tim and illustrated by Bitter Karella! Make Tim get those copies out of storage!Have You Seen This...Dirty Cartoon? In case you missed our hilarious riff of Eveready Harton, you can watch it here, since you're a patron!See some pages from the story Tim enthused about, the 1984 G.I. Joe comic "Silent Interlude." Have You Seen This? BONUS episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alyssa Block is an artist from Southern California and sort of living in New York City. Check out her Time to Draw Deck from Chronicle Books and her IGTopics Include:Tony Hepburn Raymond PettibonBlack FlagFunk CeramicsRichard DiebenkornUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloud

In the Monday Morning Memo for Oct. 10, 2022, I wrote,“Do you want to be one of the world's great ad writers? Don't read ads. Read the poems, short stories and novels written by the winners of the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes in Literature.”My friend Tom Grimes – the waterboy of Amarillo – texted me this insightful correction:“I've heard you teach in class that magicians, stand-up comedians and the creators of comic strips always structure their storytelling in that same tight economy of words used by the world's great poets. ‘And then what happened, and then what happened, and then what happened…'”I stand corrected. Thank you, Tom.Yes, comedians, magicians, and the creators of comics are three different types of writers who know how to capture and hold our attention, just as the world's great poets have done for centuries. These writers show us possible futures, imaginary pasts, or an exaggerated present; realities that exist entirely in our imaginations.And they do it in a brief, tight, economy of words.Likewise, the best ad writers take us on journeys that begin and end quickly, but leave us altered, changed, modified, different.I don't list AI in my pantheon of persuasive writers for the same reason that I don't list the makers of movies.Great movies are created from great plays and great books. Even Disney's animated cartoon adventuresbegin with great stories.Stories are written by writers.The actors, directors, and illustrators who portray those stories are called artists and they are assisted by technicians. Artists and technicians don't write the stories; they adapt stories to fit a format and then show them to us.AI is not a writer. AI is an artist and a technician.Dune was written by Frank Herbert 59 years ago and has sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide. Artists and technicians adapted it into a 1984 film, a 2000 television miniseries, and then a major motion picture in 2021 with a sequel that was released in theaters just last week.The Lord of the Rings was written by Tolkien and adapted by artists and technicians.The Godfather was written by Puzo and adapted by artists and technicians.Harry Potter was written by Rowling and adapted by artists and technicians.Charles Schultz, Bill Watterson, Neil Gaiman, Stan Lee, Scott McCloud and Tom Fishburne are writers who tell stories in comic panels.Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Ellen DeGeneres and Dave Chappelle are writers who tell stories in short bursts while standing behind a microphone.Penn and Teller, Siegried and Roy, David Blaine, Brian Brushwood, David Copperfield and Nate Staniforth are writers who stand on stage and tell stories while proving that you cannot believe your eyes or trust your logical mind.Ian Fleming, Cormac McCarthy, Stephen King, Truman Capote, and Elmore Leonard are writers who tell stories using only words.Artists and technicians adapt their stories for stage, film, and video.Shakespeare wrote 38 stories that artists and technicians have adapted for the past 450 years. The artists who gave faces and voices to Shakespeare's characters include Judi Dench, Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Kenneth Branagh, David Tarrant, Derek Jacobi and Peter O'Toole.We have writers. We

This episode is sponsored by Agency Access.Giuseppe Castellano talks to cartoonist, author, and presenter, Scott McCloud, about the very real problem of poor visual communication in our society; what comics are and could be; why living in a phenomenal world isn't as great as it sounds; and more.

If you're haunted by low open rates, dismal click-through rates, miserable engagement and pathetic conversions, there's almost certainly something you're not doing enough of—or maybe not doing at all—that could increase your numbers dramatically at every turn. And that's writing in a much more visual way. Picture copywriting, we call it. Which is not as hard to do as you might think it is. The best visual storytellers in the world are comic book artists and filmmakers, and today we're going to take a few of their most powerful techniques and show you how to easily include them in everything you write to get better results all-around. RESOURCES: Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Comics-Invisible-Scott-McCloud/dp/006097625X Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, by Sean Howe https://www.amazon.com/Marvel-Comics-Untold-Sean-Howe/dp/0061992119 Download.

Fifty listener questions taking the form of “What is the ___ of video games?” are defeated by the full panel of the Insert Credit Show. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Vanilla Bean asks: What is the Aphex Twin to Radiohead to Coldplay of video games? (07:32) John H: What is the Studio Trigger of video games? (08:46) Danimal: Who (or what) is the Wednesday Campanella of video games? (10:14) Henry: What is the Action Comics #1 competition of video games? (11:42) Tomarrow: What is the meat and potatoes of video games? (12:49) Kiko b: What is the peanut butter and jelly on white bread of video games? (13:42) Ian: what's the everything bagel of video games? (14:52) Gaagaagiins: What is the 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner of video games? (15:37) Chris B: What is the “walking by a store on a hot day that has the front doors wide open with the AC blasting and you catch a sudden blast of freezing air” of video games? (16:52) Justin: What's the “Live Free or Die Hard” of video games? (18:24) BrillPickle asks: What's the Normcore of video games? (20:10) BrillPickle asks: What's the healthgoth of video games? (21:09) Spencer: what is the “going to the movies but spending the whole time on your phone” of video games? (22:08) Cwumble Fletkh: Who is the Oedipus of video games? (23:08) Fighting fudon: What is the “I've had too much coffee and now I feel like death” of video games? (23:58) JackOakLeaf: What is the Marlon Brando as Don Corleone in The Godfather of video games? (25:24) Jimi: Who are the Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer of video game characters? (26:21) Jomch: What is the Frasier of videogames? (26:39) Dillson: What is the Hatsune Miku Guitar Synthesizer Stompbox of video games? (28:00) kory: What is the Jaws 19 from Back to the Future Part II of video games? (28:34) Anonymous: What is the finding an onion ring in your fries of video games? (29:12) Classic Anonymous: What is the Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud of video games? (31:22) U G: What is the Mark Z Danielewski's House of Leaves of video games? (32:29) Shlooter McGavin: What is the “reading a magazine back to front” of video games? (33:26) gordon “matty” freeman: What is the “vinyl just sounds better, dude” of video games? (34:31) Insert Credit Quick Break: Patreon listeners, please check your info because Patreon screwed up (34:57) Maybesheforgot: What is the O Brother Where Art Thou of video games? (35:37) Jeff Mangum: Who or what is the Neutral Milk Hotel of video games? (36:43) Skeletoncounter: What is the Wes Craven's New Nightmare of video games? (38:16) Gaagaagiins asks: What is the comparison between the theatrical and extended cuts of the Lord of the Rings trilogy? (40:52) LeFish: What is the finding out Santa isn't real of video games? (42:42) Anonymous: What is the going back in time to kill baby Hitler of video games? (44:09) Charlie: Who, or what game, is the first Mark Twain of video games? (45:28) Arvid: What's the “built like a brick outhouse” of video games? (46:05) Buy Gebord: What is the Society of the Spectacle of video games? (47:20) Marxseny: What is the “It's not a phase, mom” of video games? (48:19) Barclay: What is The Illuminatus! Trilogy of video games? (49:20) Crumbling Kwelfis: who is the jean-luc godard of video games? (50:29) Dustin: What is the high school reunion of video games? (51:31) Cole: What is the Nissan Sileighty of video games? (52:43) La_cuna: What or who is the Ricky Jay of video games? (53:35) Kyle: What is the Mission Impossible of video games? (55:32) Torbjorn: Who is the Søren Kierkegaard of video games? (56:42) Antho: What's the Canadian tuxedo of video games? (57:40) ana: What is the cinéma-vérité of video games? (59:06) Snowtire: what is the Star Citizen of video games? (01:00:08) Smander Jettz: Who is the Ezra Miller of video games? (01:01:03) Brayden Bunker: What is the aeropress of video games? (01:02:53) Samf Sankey: who is the Jim Varney of video games? (01:05:47) Swift Justice: What is the BABYMETAL of video games? (01:07:03) nate: what is the 4'33 of video games? (01:09:06) Recommendations and Outro (01:09:27) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Super Mario series Super Mario Bros - Star The Stars and Stripes Forever Turkey in the Straw What's The Buzz Koji Kondo Django Reinhardt Limehouse Blues The Entertainer (rag) 1812 Overture La Marseillaise Happy Birthday to You Aphex Twin Radiohead Coldplay Bayonetta Devil May Cry series Ninja Gaiden series Final Fantasy XVI Dragon's Dogma Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories SNL “Dear Sister” Parody Studio Trigger WayForward Gainax Wednesday Campanella Castlevania series Final Fantasy XIV Online Bonk's Revenge Action Comics 1 StarTropics EarthBound Call of Duty series Angry Birds Destiny Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Sonic Mania Days Gone Assassin's Creed series Resident Evil series Raw Danger! Die Hard (film series) Normcore Roblox Health Goth Bullet Witch P.N.03 Rez Indiana Jones Oedipus David Cage Men in Black (1997) MadWorld JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future Shenmue Skies of Arcadia Marlon Brando The Godfather (1972) God of War Seinfeld Frasier Cheers Virtua Fighter Banjo-Kazooie Diddy Kong Racing Donkey Kong Country Liquid Television MIKU STOMP Undertale Groove Coaster series Back to the Future Part II (1989) PlayStation 9 Halo: Combat Evolved Understanding Comics A Grammar of Gameplay House of Leaves What Remains of Edith Finch Doki Doki Literature Club! Yesterday's Enterprise Christopher McDonald Tasha Yar Grand Theft Auto series O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Raising Arizona (1987) Brütal Legend Guitar Hero Neutral Milk Hotel Final Fantasy IX Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) Bubsy series Broken Age Monkey Island series Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Fable series Blaster Master series A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Lord of the rings extended edition Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 - Portable Santa Claus Tool-assisted speedrun Castle Wolfenstein series FarmVille Cyberpunk 2077 Mark Twain Octopath Traveler The Society of the Spectacle The Righteous Gemstones Succession The Illuminatus! Trilogy Xenogears / Xenosaga universe Jean-Luc Godard Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) Game Freak François Truffaut Super Smash Brothers series F-Zero Nissan 180SX Initial D Ridge Racer 6 Ricky Jay Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible Søren Kierkegaard Michael Brough Cinéma vérité The Stanley Parable Among Us Star Citizen Star Ocean Baldur's Gate III Ezra Miller Reginald VelJohnson Family Matters AeroPress Aero the Acro-Bat Mulholland Drive (2001) Jim Varney Ernest P. Worrell Paul Reubens Nintendogs Babymetal BioShock 4′33″ What's Inside the Box? Super Mario Clouds Recommendations: Frank: Listen to episode 300 Tim: Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants Brandon: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014), Trader Joes Rice Cracker Medley Jaffe: Sandman Mystery Theatre This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Fifty listener questions taking the form of “What is the ___ of video games?” are defeated by the full panel of the Insert Credit Show. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Vanilla Bean asks: What is the Aphex Twin to Radiohead to Coldplay of video games? (07:32) John H: What is the Studio Trigger of video games? (08:46) Danimal: Who (or what) is the Wednesday Campanella of video games? (10:14) Henry: What is the Action Comics #1 competition of video games? (11:42) Tomarrow: What is the meat and potatoes of video games? (12:49) Kiko b: What is the peanut butter and jelly on white bread of video games? (13:42) Ian: what's the everything bagel of video games? (14:52) Gaagaagiins: What is the 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner of video games? (15:37) Chris B: What is the “walking by a store on a hot day that has the front doors wide open with the AC blasting and you catch a sudden blast of freezing air” of video games? (16:52) Justin: What's the “Live Free or Die Hard” of video games? (18:24) BrillPickle asks: What's the Normcore of video games? (20:10) BrillPickle asks: What's the healthgoth of video games? (21:09) Spencer: what is the “going to the movies but spending the whole time on your phone” of video games? (22:08) Cwumble Fletkh: Who is the Oedipus of video games? (23:08) Fighting fudon: What is the “I've had too much coffee and now I feel like death” of video games? (23:58) JackOakLeaf: What is the Marlon Brando as Don Corleone in The Godfather of video games? (25:24) Jimi: Who are the Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer of video game characters? (26:21) Jomch: What is the Frasier of videogames? (26:39) Dillson: What is the Hatsune Miku Guitar Synthesizer Stompbox of video games? (28:00) kory: What is the Jaws 19 from Back to the Future Part II of video games? (28:34) Anonymous: What is the finding an onion ring in your fries of video games? (29:12) Classic Anonymous: What is the Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud of video games? (31:22) U G: What is the Mark Z Danielewski's House of Leaves of video games? (32:29) Shlooter McGavin: What is the “reading a magazine back to front” of video games? (33:26) gordon “matty” freeman: What is the “vinyl just sounds better, dude” of video games? (34:31) Insert Credit Quick Break: Patreon listeners, please check your info because Patreon screwed up (34:57) Maybesheforgot: What is the O Brother Where Art Thou of video games? (35:37) Jeff Mangum: Who or what is the Neutral Milk Hotel of video games? (36:43) Skeletoncounter: What is the Wes Craven's New Nightmare of video games? (38:16) Gaagaagiins asks: What is the comparison between the theatrical and extended cuts of the Lord of the Rings trilogy? (40:52) LeFish: What is the finding out Santa isn't real of video games? (42:42) Anonymous: What is the going back in time to kill baby Hitler of video games? (44:09) Charlie: Who, or what game, is the first Mark Twain of video games? (45:28) Arvid: What's the “built like a brick outhouse” of video games? (46:05) Buy Gebord: What is the Society of the Spectacle of video games? (47:20) Marxseny: What is the “It's not a phase, mom” of video games? (48:19) Barclay: What is The Illuminatus! Trilogy of video games? (49:20) Crumbling Kwelfis: who is the jean-luc godard of video games? (50:29) Dustin: What is the high school reunion of video games? (51:31) Cole: What is the Nissan Sileighty of video games? (52:43) La_cuna: What or who is the Ricky Jay of video games? (53:35) Kyle: What is the Mission Impossible of video games? (55:32) Torbjorn: Who is the Søren Kierkegaard of video games? (56:42) Antho: What's the Canadian tuxedo of video games? (57:40) ana: What is the cinéma-vérité of video games? (59:06) Snowtire: what is the Star Citizen of video games? (01:00:08) Smander Jettz: Who is the Ezra Miller of video games? (01:01:03) Brayden Bunker: What is the aeropress of video games? (01:02:53) Samf Sankey: who is the Jim Varney of video games? (01:05:47) Swift Justice: What is the BABYMETAL of video games? (01:07:03) nate: what is the 4'33 of video games? (01:09:06) Recommendations and Outro (01:09:27) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Super Mario series Super Mario Bros - Star The Stars and Stripes Forever Turkey in the Straw What's The Buzz Koji Kondo Django Reinhardt Limehouse Blues The Entertainer (rag) 1812 Overture La Marseillaise Happy Birthday to You Aphex Twin Radiohead Coldplay Bayonetta Devil May Cry series Ninja Gaiden series Final Fantasy XVI Dragon's Dogma Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories SNL “Dear Sister” Parody Studio Trigger WayForward Gainax Wednesday Campanella Castlevania series Final Fantasy XIV Online Bonk's Revenge Action Comics 1 StarTropics EarthBound Call of Duty series Angry Birds Destiny Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Sonic Mania Days Gone Assassin's Creed series Resident Evil series Raw Danger! Die Hard (film series) Normcore Roblox Health Goth Bullet Witch P.N.03 Rez Indiana Jones Oedipus David Cage Men in Black (1997) MadWorld JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future Shenmue Skies of Arcadia Marlon Brando The Godfather (1972) God of War Seinfeld Frasier Cheers Virtua Fighter Banjo-Kazooie Diddy Kong Racing Donkey Kong Country Liquid Television MIKU STOMP Undertale Groove Coaster series Back to the Future Part II (1989) PlayStation 9 Halo: Combat Evolved Understanding Comics A Grammar of Gameplay House of Leaves What Remains of Edith Finch Doki Doki Literature Club! Yesterday's Enterprise Christopher McDonald Tasha Yar Grand Theft Auto series O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Raising Arizona (1987) Brütal Legend Guitar Hero Neutral Milk Hotel Final Fantasy IX Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) Bubsy series Broken Age Monkey Island series Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Fable series Blaster Master series A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Lord of the rings extended edition Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 - Portable Santa Claus Tool-assisted speedrun Castle Wolfenstein series FarmVille Cyberpunk 2077 Mark Twain Octopath Traveler The Society of the Spectacle The Righteous Gemstones Succession The Illuminatus! 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