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Graphic Policy Radio

A podcast at the intersection of comics nerd media and movements for social change. Elana Levin interviews comics artists, writers, critics, historians and also activists, organizers who love comics and pop culture.

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01:27:00

Avengers Endgame with Marvel scholars

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/04/30

Brandon Wilson is an L.A. based filmmaker and educator. He has made two microbudget features, the most recent one -SEPULVEDA which he co-directed with his wife Jena English- is streaming on Vimeo. A former LAUSD teacher, he currently teaches graduate and undergraduate film courses at UCLA, Columbia College Hollywood. He's been reading comic books off and on for almost 40 years. Tea Fougner is the Editorial Director for Comics at King Features Syndicate. When she's not reading comics for work, she's

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01:10:00

Game of Thrones Season 8 Premiere with Maesters...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/04/19

Discussing the Game of Thrones S8 Premiere with uniquely qualified experts: Steven Attewell is the founder of Race for the Iron Throne, which covers A Song of Ice and Fire chapter-by-chapter from a historical and political angle. In addition to two published collections of the chapter-by-chapter essays, Steven is also the author of "Kings, Hands, and City-States," an collection of essays focusing specifically on the political structures of GRRM's world. He is on twitter @StevenAttewell and Tumblr

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01:06:00

Shazam! Reviewed! By Geeks!

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/04/12

In the 1940s this hero’s comics outsold Superman and his movie debut sure is better than the recent Superman movies. We discuss the film, the comics that inspired it and, the City of Brotherly Love that it’s set in. My guests are: Anthony Otero: a two time novelist and a contributor to The Puerto Rico Strong Anthology. He is also a member of the #BlackComicsChat podcast. Berry Grass has lived in rural Missouri, Tuscaloosa, & now Philadelphia. She's the author of Hall of Waters (out in August from

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00:59:00

Writer Cecil Castellucci on Female Furies, Plain...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/04/08

Writer Cecil Castelluccidiscusses how Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Saga powers her new comics series The Female Furies. Female Furies depicts Big Barda’s own feminist awakening on the hell planet Apocalypse--a world so much like our own. Cecil Castellucciis the award winning and New York Times Bestselling author of books and graphic novels for young adults including Shade, The Changing Girl, Boy Proof, The Plain Janes, Soupy Leaves Home, The Year of the Beasts, Tin Star, and Odd Duck. In 2015 she

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00:59:00

Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly: writing Green Arrow,...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/03/28

Without his left wing politics Green Arrow is just Batman! Our guests this episode certainly know, having just finished a three-issue run on Green Arrow to close out the series. That's right, our guests are comics most dynamic duo. The New Blue and Gold: Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly. Jackson and Collin are screenwriters and New York Times Bestselling comic book creators, known for Joyride, Gotham City Garage, Hacktivist and now Zojaqan. In April they are launching STAR TREK: YEAR FIVE #1, which

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01:11:00

The Punisher Season 2 w. Jay Edidin & Tea Fougner:...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/03/18

Jay Edidin is half of the podcast Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men (“because it’s about time someone did”). He writes comics, short fiction, and narrative nonfiction; and edits comics, transmedia, and genre fiction. Jay was named comicbook.com's 2017 Comics Person of the Year for his investigative coverage of harassment issues at D.C. Comics and his work to foster diversity and inclusion in comics culture. Tea Fougner is the Editorial Director for Comics at King Features Syndicate. When she's not

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01:16:00

Captain Marvel Movie: Skrulls are People Too

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/03/11

Captain Marvel merits a conversation that can celebrate it’s feminism and anti-Imperialist themes while criticizing its Air Force propaganda packaging. Queer subtext? 90s throwbacks? We’ve got you covered: Chelsea Manning is Captain Marvel!How we're shapeshifters (Elana's essay about feeling like a Skrull for Wired.com )Monica is the hero“Top Gun is why I almost enlisted, Don't Ask Don't Tell is why I didn’t”The meaning of Nick Fury’s EyeCarol and Maria holding the “gayz” Felicia Perez is the

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01:21:00

Doom Patrol Episodes 1 & 2: To Doom Patrol or Not to...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/03/01

DC's new high concept streaming TV series is based on the cult classic comics. The show is exclusively available on DC's streaming platform DC Universe. Is the show good? Is it worth subscribing to the platform? We discuss the service and the show's first two episodes in depth (first part is spoiler-free). We also geek out on the brilliant comics that inspired it all and when or how to read them. Mental illness and unrully bodiesDoom Patrol: X-Men or Fantastic Four?Negative Man is Green Lantern as

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01:06:00

Nick Robles: comics artist on drawing Euthanauts, fan...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/02/24

“I wanted to be the Adam Hughes of Guys” - Artist Nick Robles discusses drawing wings and tails, the makings of a good pin-up and other professional advice. Nick Robles is a freelance artist from southern Louisiana. Self-taught, he works with digital art as his main medium. He's been published by BOOM!, IDW, BLACK CROWN, VAULT, DARK HORSE and continues to grow that list with a love for art and creating with passionate storytellers. His most recent book, EUTHANAUTS (with writer TINI HOWARD) has

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01:01:00

Cartoonist Blue Delliquanti, creator of "Oh Human Star"

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/02/09

Robot means laborer. O Human Star, is a webcomic about a trans robot, the humans who made her and the complex world of robotics and human development they all live in. I interviewed series creator Blue Delliquanti. Blue is the creator of the Prism Award-winning webcomic O Human Star. Blue is also the co-creator of the graphic novel Meal (with Soleil Ho) and The 'Stan (with David Axe and Kevin Knodell). We discuss artistic inspiration, transhumanism, robot politics, Rossum's Universal

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00:54:00

Steven Universe Season 5 Finale: "She prefers to be...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/01/29

Brilliant queer television for all ages. Steven Universe is “The First Time I’ve Seen Someone Like Myself on Television”Queer family will heal societyWhite Diamond’s White Hegemony Neoliberalism is brittle, a false fusionGuests try to convince Elana to watch a mecha anime? Ethan Gould is a visual artist and project developer living in Brooklyn. He is a graduate of the Visual Narrative MFA program at SVA, likes to create work about fictional materials and even worse, fictional logistics. He mostly

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01:18:00

Writer Leah Williams: X-Men, Barbarella/Dejah Thoris...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/01/21

“I write professional fan fiction. We get paid to do it” Leah Williams is an American writer originally from Oxford, Mississippi. She writes comics for Marvel, BOOM! Studios, Dynamite Entertainment, and more. Her debut novel was a YA Fantasy book titled The Alchemy of Being Fourteen and she is currently writing its sequel, The Divinity of Hitting Fifteen. Leah has also written nonfiction articles and essays for The Atlantic, Oprah Magazine, and Salon. Visit Leah's

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01:09:00

The Punisher Season 1 with Sean T Collins

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/01/10

Punisher Season 2 is coming so at the recommendation of our guest, I finally decided to cover Marvel Netflix The Punisher Season 1. Sean T. Collins is the co-editor of the comics and art anthology Mirror Mirror II and a critic for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture, Decider and many other publications. Can two leftists enjoy a TV show about a character beloved by the "alt-right"? Yes. Stay tuned for: “Reclaiming Punisher for the goths”Frank Castle is Sandor CleganeMicro is Edward

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01:04:00

The Best Comics of 2018 with Bilal Shelby, Steven...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2019/01/04

From comics for kids to adults-only graphic novels, from superheroes-- Marvel, DC, Valiant and Lion Forge-- to creator-owned Twisted Romance, from slice of life to horror, we read A LOT of comics in 2018. Here are some our favorites! Bilal Shelby is a non-binary writer who focuses on queerness in historical and speculative fiction. Alex K Cossa is a contributor to Graphic Policy, a lover of Valiant Comics, and a co-host of Those Two Geeks. Steven Attewell writes about the intersection of

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01:09:00

Best TV & Films of 2018 with Valerie Complex, Alexis...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2018/12/24

Alexis Sanchez is the creator and co-founder of Latinx Geeks, an online community for latinxs who love all things geeky and pop culture. She is a student by day and geek fangirl by night. Bill Scurry is a filmmaker and podcaster living New York, with his wife and cat. He's the co-host of the "I Don't Get It Podcast," a frequent contributor to "Wrong Reel" and he's the founder and proprietor of AmericanCaesar Enterprises. Valerie Complex is a military veteran turned screenwriter and film critic who

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01:07:00

Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse with Osvaldo Oyola &...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2018/12/19

Miles Morales’ feature film debut is breaking boundaries and winning accolades. Join us for a conversation about: This most comic book of all comic book movies"It's like Obama’s 8 years"The superpower of invisibility vs hypervisibilityMiles’ charter school (waiting for Spider-Man not Waiting for Superman)Why did we wait so long for a brown Spider-Man?“Black Panther meets The Power-Puff Girls” Osvaldo Oyola teaches writing at New York University and serves on the executive board for the International

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01:01:00

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power with Mey Rude &...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2018/12/13

She-ra is Netflix new cartoon is a diverse, queer feminist re-envisioning of a cartoon from the 80s. It’s by showrunner Noelle Stevenson of Nimoa comics fame and we LOVE it. Joining Elana to talk about it are: Mey Rude is a queer, fat, trans Latina, a writer, a tastemaker and a lover of nerds. She lives in LA and you can find her writing at Autostraddle, Remezcla, them.us and other places. On Twitter @meyrude. Tea Fougner is the Editorial Director for Comics at King Features Syndicate. When she's

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01:05:00

Die with Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2018/12/07

DIE is a pitch-black fantasy published by Image Comics where a group of forty-something adults have to deal with the returning unearthly horror they barely survived as teenage role-players. If Kieron’s in a rush, he describes it as “Goth Jumanji.” That only captures a sliver of what you’ll find in oversized debut issue—where fantasy gets all too real. I got two interview two of the biggest talents making comics today: Gillen and Hans. Kieron Gillen is an award-winning writer based in London,

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01:23:00

Daredevil Season 3 with Senior National Security...

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2018/11/30

Daredevil was Born Again in Season 3 of the Netflix series. From brown-washing the FBI to NY pizza history, questionable journalism to plot significant Abstract Art and, Catholic Symbolism as far as your radar can sense. Who better to talk about it all than Pulitzer Award winner Spencer Ackerman, Senior National Security Correspondent for The Daily Beast (and lifelong New Yorker). Stay till the end for Spencer’s shocking assessment of Iron Fist Season 2. And a predictably high amont of art history

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01:05:00

Stan Lee: Politics and Business With Spencer Ackerman

Graphic Policy Radio ·

2018/11/21

The politics and place of Stan Lee, as told by two self admitted Jack Kirby Jacobins trying to find a balance in a tale of conflict and legends. Stan Lee and: Being Jewish The creative process Civil RightsThe Vietnam WarThe lawsuitsThe digressionsAnd screwing over Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko I'm joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman, a senior national security correspondent at The Daily Beast. Read his article on Stan Lee’s legacy here.

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