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Off The Panel Classic - MOON KNIGHT: THE BOTTOM

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. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here!Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelismItunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelismTumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/Music used: Morning Cruise by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/morning-cruise/The Fist Of Khonshu by Adam Warrock http://www.adamwarrock.comLicensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)FURTHER READINGListen to the original episode here!Buy Moon Knight: The Bottom on AmazonOr on Comixology

Off The Panel Classic - PREACHER

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. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here!Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelismItunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelismTumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/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 READINGRemembering Steve Dillon (1962-2016)Garth Ennis on Steve DillonGarth Ennis on PreacherListen to the original episode here!Start "Preacher" on ComixologyOr on Amazon

Off The Panel Classic - SPIDER-MAN: BLUE

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. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here!Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelismItunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelismTumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/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 READINGListen to the original episode here!Buy Spider-Man: Blue on AmazonOr on Comixology

BEHIND THE BULLPEN: Howard Shapiro

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/0997431520Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelismTwitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelismItunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr Animal Media Group: https://animalmediagroup.com/Howard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hockeyplayerHis Website: https://www.howardshapiro.net/Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Shapiro/e/B002BLV3W0/

Off The Panel Classic - BATMAN: YEAR ONE

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. Travel Off The Panel with us by clicking here!Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelismItunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraphicNovelismTumblr: http://graphicnovelismpodcast.tumblr.com/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 READINGListen to the original episode here!Buy Batman: Year One on AmazonOr on Comixology