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Graphic Novelism | The History of Comic Books

Graphic Novelism | The History of Comic Books

The Experts On Nothing Real

Alex Koch. Mike Napier. James Lewis. Children of the nineties, lovers of sequential art, NERDS -- coming of age in a world they never made, these three students of the comic page found themselves united by a common hobby. On that day, A PODCAST WAS BORN -- tasked with discussing the topics no single fan could properly examine! From hard hitting questions, to why the heck Mysterio wears that bowl on his head; The Experts On Nothing Real vivisect, introspect, and retrospect comic book culture, it's storylines, it's fandoms, it's histories, it's controversies, and everything else between the margins!

  • Off The Panel Classic - MOON KNIGHT: THE BOTTOM
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    In this reprint of a classic OPP episode, Alex is joined by his old friend and three-time Thunder From Down Under, Matt Fuss, as they discuss Charlie Huston and David Finch's Moon Knight: The Bottom. Listen as they become hype men for one of Marvel's most misunderstood characters, discussing what sets him apart from other caped crusaders, the complex religious motivations that drive him, and the journey of madness and redemption Huston lays before him.

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    Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/
    The Fist Of Khonshu by Adam Warrock http://www.adamwarrock.com
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

    FURTHER READING
    Listen to the original episode here!
    Buy Moon Knight: The Bottom on Amazon
    Or on Comixology
    20 March 2019, 4:17 pm
  • Off The Panel Classic - SPIDER-MAN: BLUE
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    In this reprint of a classic OPP episode, Alex is joined by Merciful Merce' Mueller to discuss the second part in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's acclaimed Color Series, 2003's Spider-Man: Blue. Listen to Merce' chronicle her lengthy obsession with Gwen Stacy, Alex define what makes Spider-Man's formative years stand out from his peers', and the two do their absolute best to forget Sins Past ever happened.

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    Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

    FURTHER READING
    Listen to the original episode here!
    Buy Spider-Man: Blue on Amazon
    Or on Comixology
    12 December 2018, 5:39 pm
  • BEHIND THE BULLPEN: Howard Shapiro
    KenoshaLogo.png In this fabulous Two-In-One team-up, our very own Maniacal Mike chats with writer Howard Shapiro about his and artist Erica Chan's new graphic novel, QUEEN OF KENOSHA!

    (Nina Overstreet, a singer-songwriter hustling amidst the music scene of 1963, finds her big break comes not from a record deal, but in a chance encounter with a clandestine agency of the U.S. Government, and the secret war against an underground Fourth Reich rising just beneath the surface.)

    In addition, we get into how he came to write comics after falling in love with the medium later in life, his previous work in the Young Adult arena, the financial realities of self-publishing and starting a small press unit in ANIMAL MEDIA GROUP, his love for music and how that informed both Queen of Kenosha's story and one of it's most unique features, the deep-rooted and, unfortunately, topical political themes of QoK, discovering artist Erica Chan, and much more!

    Strum that thinline guitar, punch some Nazis, and most importantly, listen to the interview, by clicking here!



    QUEEN OF KENOSHA on Amazon!: https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Kenosha-Thin-Thinline-Trilogy/dp/0997431520

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    Animal Media Group: https://animalmediagroup.com/
    Howard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hockeyplayer
    His Website: https://www.howardshapiro.net/
    Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Shapiro/e/B002BLV3W0/
    20 October 2018, 4:00 pm
  • Off The Panel Classic - BATMAN: YEAR ONE
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    In this reprint of the VERY FIRST RECORDING of OPP's original spotlight series, Aristocratic Alex Koch is joined by dork knight extraordinaire Morbid Matt Johnson to discuss the defining origin story of their favorite character, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's seminal(?) Batman: Year One. Journey back to 2013 as they go into Matt's abiding respect for Jim Gordon, and Alex's revelations about Batman's first costume, as the mystery of Graphic Novelism's hiatus deepens.

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    Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

    FURTHER READING
    Listen to the original episode here!
    Buy Batman: Year One on Amazon
    Or on Comixology
    15 September 2018, 6:48 pm
  • Off The Panel Classic- BLANKETS
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    In this reprint of a classic OPP episode, Jamie is joined by founding Off-Panelist Merce' Mueller to discuss Craig Thompson's iconic memoir, Blankets. Looking back at their own religious childhoods, they share their connections to this powerful story of childhood, faith, and first love, and Merce' talks about the time Big Bird broke her arm.

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    Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

    FURTHER READING
    Craig Thompson on "Blankets"
    Listen to the original episode here!
    Buy "Blankets" on Amazon
    12 August 2018, 7:53 pm
  • ONE AND DONE - "HEARTBEAT"
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    In the latest One And Done, we welcome to the show comedian and podcaster Adam Avitable to talk about one of his favorite stand-alone stories, The Flash #163, "Heartbeat"! Join us as we cover how this issue dangles perilously between the two most ground-breaking runs on the character, how it embodied the end of an era for comics storytelling as we knew it, how it might just be the best introduction to The Flash you could ever offer a new reader, and how to defeat Batman using only a fire escape, an alarm clock, and some dirty rags.

    Get back home to Linda in time for snuggles by downloading here!



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    Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/
    The Flash Theme by Blake Neely ℗ 2015 INgrooves (on behalf of WaterTower Music); ole (Publishing), Kobalt Music Publishing, and 7 Music Rights Societies Jurrasic Park Style by MasterTracks 
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)


    FURTHER READING
    Read "Heartbeat" on Comixology here!
    Follow Adam on twitter!
    And check out his podcast, "Dating Kinda Sucks"!
    3 June 2018, 4:08 pm
  • ONE AND DONE - "DEVILS"
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    In this new edition of our series on single issues, we look at one of Frank Miller's earliest issues of his legendary Daredevil run, "Devils". Join Mike and Jamie as they discuss the state of this book before and after Miller made his stamp on the character, how this should be counted as the true first issue of his run, and how he pulled off perhaps the greatest retcon in Marvel Comics history. Plus, they revisit childhood haunted house shenanigans!


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    Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/
    Daredevil Season 2 End Credits by John Paesano ℗ 2016 MARVEL and ABC Studio
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)


    FURTHER READING
    Read "Devils" on Comixology here!
    27 April 2018, 1:32 pm
  • BEHIND THE BULLPEN: Magdalene Visaggio
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    In our newest team-up episode, we talk with Eisner-nominated writer Magdalene Visaggio about her work on books such as Kim & Kim and Quantum Teens Are Go, what it's like to write for licensed properties, which comics she's been getting into, and her new Young Animal series with Sonny Liew and Chris Chuckry, Eternity Girl! Come for the interview, stay for the conspiracy theories about OMAC.


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    Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)


    FURTHER READING
    Follow Mags on twitter here.
    And check out her work on Comixology.
    13 March 2018, 10:43 pm
  • Off The Panel Classic - PREACHER
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    In this reprint of a classic OPP episode, Jamie is joined by her former partner-in-south Matt Johnson to discuss one of their favorite books of all time, Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon's seminal Preacher. Long before anyone thought this story could be adapted to television, Matt and Jamie waxed philosophical about the landscape of American mythology, the power and danger of hero-worship, the role of masculinity in the modern world, and all of the various things that happen to Herr Starr's penis.

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    Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

    FURTHER READING
    Remembering Steve Dillon (1962-2016)
    Garth Ennis on Steve Dillon
    Garth Ennis on Preacher
    Listen to the original episode here!
    Start "Preacher" on Comixology
    Or on Amazon
    24 February 2018, 9:59 pm
  • #27: "OF TWO WORLDS - Marvel/DC"
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    or "Brand Of Science, Brand Of Faith!"
    In this episode, we introduce a brand new sub-series to the show: OF TWO WORLDS, where we compare and contrast two opposing concepts from the comics medium. In our first entry, we look at the twin pillars of four-color publishing, Marvel and DC, and the symbiotic way they've challenged each other, cribbed from each other, and drove each other to be better. Why does DC lend itself so well to such a diverse pool of talent? How have Marvel's founders influenced their storytelling to this day? And what is the terrible secret of Planet X... in space?!

    To find out, well, you'll just have to listen!



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    Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)


    FURTHER READING
    This month's intro music is "DC vs Marvel Piano Battle Mashup/Medley" by Samuel Fu
    21 January 2018, 1:17 am
  • Off The Panel - Superman: Secret Identity
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    In an all-new, all-different episode of Off The Panel (by gar, it's been a while), Alex and Jamie go deep into the greatest Superman story to ever not contain Superman. Thirteen years ago, veterans Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen took the comics world by storm when they introduced fans to an ordinary teenage boy named Clark Kent, who lived in a world identical to our own, right down to the comic book character he was named after. What happened when he discovered he was more like that other Clark Kent than he thought left readers speechless at the time, but the mini-series had faded from the spotlight until the announcement of its follow-up in 2016. Join your hosts as they discuss the power this story still holds, the ability of myth to frame our own lives, and Jamie finally becoming one with the universe.
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    Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/
    Thinking Music & Heart Of Nowhere by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

    FURTHER READING
    Get "Superman: Secret Identity" on Comixology
    Or on Amazon
    13 December 2017, 11:05 pm
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