Sep 3, 2020

This episode was originally broadcast on May 14, 2015.

When you think about cartoonist journalists, the first (and probably only) name that comes to mind is almost always Joe Sacco. And for good reason, because the man has been using his cartoonist skills in the service of in-depth reporting for over 20 years.

This...

Aug 20, 2020

This episode was originally broadcast on April 29, 2015.

“The death-stench creeps.” “There’s something rotten in Okinawa.” These cover blurbs from today’s book discussion subject should tell you that we’re not talking sweetness and light this week. Mike & Greg go fishing with horror master Junji Ito...

Jul 30, 2020

This episode was originally broadcast on October 3, 2013.

In a time when so much attention is paid to 'heroes' who seem less and less deserving of the phrase, Mike and Greg take a look at a graphic novel telling the beginnings of a real-life crusader for truth and justice. March, the first in a planned trilogy from Top...

Jun 11, 2020

To followup on Mike's shelf pick last episode, we present this book discussion  originally broadcast on December 26, 2013.

This week the guys dive into a work that, courtesy of the good folks at Humanoids, was translated and released in English earlier this year. From the incredibly inventive minds of Pierre Gabus and...

May 21, 2020

Anthologies are a great way to introduce new work, new creators, even new ideas to a readership. For part two of this survey anthology discussion, the lads go to America’s attic with The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics by Blackbeard & Williams and then out on the mean streets with Paul Gravett’s The...