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Graphic Policy Radio
Hosted by graphicpolicy · EN
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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James Gunn's Creature Commandos with journalist Nicholas Slayton
Apr 4, 202501:13:13Tap to summarize"Do you think this Eric Frankenstein is into crypto?" "This Frankenstein probably invented crypto" "Frank-coin?" National security journalist Nicholas Slayton joins me to talk about James Gunn's DC animated series for HBO, Creature Commandoes. We've got gothic horror, geopolitics and an impressive soundtrack. This episode opens with a spoiler-free conversation on whether the show is worth your time before diving in for a conversation about those who the law does not protect, disability metaphors and more. Nicholas Slayton is a Los Angeles-based journalist covering the "panic beat" --- inequality, war, climate change and protests. He's currently a Contributing Editor at Task & Purpose and has bylines in the New Republic, American Prospect and Motherboard. Follow Nicholas on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/nslayton.bsky.social Subscribe to his newsletter; Let's Do The Panic Again Follow ME on bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/levin.bsky.social
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X-Men X-Over with Referential's Dr. Khaliden Nas
Mar 2, 202501:55:48Tap to summarizeA Team-Up with Referential Podcast's Dr. Khaliden Nas to talk through our feelings about the state of X-Men comics. The first half, taped in September covers the Fall of X and the end of the X-Men's 'First Krakoan Age'. In December we met again to talk about the state of the X-Office and relaunched slate of X-Men comics under the 'From The Ashes' banner. Follow me on Bluesky - @Levin In This Episode: Fall of X (also hear my earlier coverage of here) * From the Ashes (Spoilers starts at 47:46) * Kieron Gillen & Lucas Werneck Immortal X-Men, X-Men: Forever & Rise of the Powers of X * Gerry Duggan and Russel Daughterman's Fall of the House of X, Hellfire Gala 3 Invincible Iron Man & Uncanny Avengers * Al Ewing & Luciano Vecchio Resurrection of Magneto & X-Men: Red * Si Spurrier's X-Men Blue: Origins * Jonathan Hickman * Gail Simone & David Marquez Uncanny X-Men * Jed McKay & Ryan Stegman X-Men * Jackson Lanzing / Collin Kelly & Francesco Mortarino NYX * Eve L. Ewing and Carmen Carnero Exceptional X-Men * Solos! * No, we will NOT call Ide "Temper" * Democracy in the 2nd Krakoan Age * The End of Hope [Summers] * Kate Pryde and the gates as bi metaphor revisited Reading Warden Ellis * Remembering Dr. Moira MacTaggart * Assimilation Or Unity Marvel not understanding why Hydra!Cap failed but Gerry Duggan makes the best of it * #XSpoilers and fandom meta One more time, Krakoans. For the children!
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Spencer Ackerman on Writing Iron Man
Jan 27, 202501:34:06Tap to summarizeIs Tony Stark a comrade? Spencer Ackerman, award winning national security journalist and author of the book "Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump", brings his knowledge of geopolitics, corporate power, and deep Iron Man lore to writing the new Iron Man series. This podcast is for folks new to the character as well as long time fans. We open with an overview of why I loved this series and a discussion of Spencer's inspirations before delving into spoilers of the first three outstanding issues. We've got: Busting anti-union thugs Boardroom Warfare Feats of engineering Survivor guilt And some amazing pulls for bad guys that will please Iron fans and X-Men fans alike. Follow Spencer on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/attackerman.bsky.social Spencer's Newsletter: https://www.forever-wars.com/ Elana Levin https://bsky.app/profile/levin.bsky.social
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Star Trek Lower Decks: The Final Season
Dec 29, 202401:36:36Tap to summarize"I love that Star Trek continues to change and adapt. And that includes an animated comedy show," John Arminio. Film critic and lifelong Trekkie John Arminio joins me to say farewell to Lower Decks, the animated Star Trek series we've grown to love. We open with a spoiler-free conversation about how this show won us over. You'll have plenty of warning before we enter a full spoilers, in depth conversation about the series' final season. Listen to John speaking about Voyager on Mission Log, the Official Podcast of the Roddenberry Foundation.https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/1159-2/ Listen to his film podcast Popcorn Eschaton https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zebras-in-america/id1220264878 Read his comics reviews and metal memes at https://www.instagram.com/quasarsniffer/ Join me on Bluesky @ Levin https://bsky.app/profile/levin.bsky.social And stay tuned for an upcoming episode of Deep Space Dive where cohost Sarah Daniel Rasher and I will discuss the Lower Decks/Deep Space Nine crossover episode.
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Batman: Caped Crusader with Leslie Lee III of Struggle Session
Oct 30, 202401:26:05Tap to summarize"Batman spends more time fighting the cops than helping them" - Leslie Lee III "The most corrupt Gotham Police Department of any Batman media" -- Me...and I am here for that! Animated Batman is some of the best Batman. Does this new series from legends like Paul Dini, Ed Brubaker & Greg Rucka deliver? Leslie Lee III of the leftist culture podcast Sruggle Session returns to talk about Batman Caped Crusader's aesthetics, politics and reinventions. Looking for ways to volunteer this election? There's https://keyboards.forkamala.fyi/ for keyboard warrior and I'm happy to connect folks to virtual phone banking or text banking opportunities --especialy ones supporting grassroots orgs, fighting voter suppression or working on local races. You an ping me https://bsky.app/profile/levin.bsky.social or even (for this purpose) https://x.com/Elana_Brooklyn We all can do something to fight facism (even if you're reading this after the election).
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"A Chinese James Bond" The Manchurian with writer Pornsak Pichetshote
Oct 15, 202400:53:45Tap to summarize"less about, China versus America..what he really believes is the power of community". Award winning co-creator of The Good Asian, sak Pichetshote returns to talk about his visonary new project for Image Comics: a series of five one-shot comic books titled The Horizon Experiment. Each has a unique creative team inventing an original protagonist from a marginalized background set in genres such as horror or espionage, or inspired by icons like Indiana Jones or John Constantine. Pichetshote's entry in the series, The Manchurian, is more than a James Bond who "just so happens to be Chinese"- he is a spy whose identity is core to the narrative. There's also Finders/Keepers from Vita Ayala and Skyler Partridge in which a Boricua archaeologist returns an artifact from a museum to the people from whom it was stolen. The Manchurian, with artists Terry and Rachel Dodson is out now as is The Sacred Damned and more on the way from creative teams that bridge comics, literature, film and television. Here's my 2021 convo about The Good Asian with sak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgihttps://graphicpolicy.com/2021/05/18/the-good-asian-comic-with-creators-sak-pichetshote-and-alexandre-tefenkgi/
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Nubia and the Amazons Writer Stephanie Williams
Jan 29, 2022Tap to summarize"Hola" from Wonder Woman's corner of comics where I interview Stephanie Williams, co-writer of Nubia and the Amazons. Yes, Wonder Woman had a Black twin sister at one point in DC comics canon and now she's the star of her own series. Updated from her 1973 origins "Nubia becomes queen of Themyscira, but the new title also brings challenges. With the unexpected arrival of new Amazons, our hero is forced to reckon with her past and forge a new path forward for her sisters. This unforgettable miniseries from writers Vita Ayala and Stephanie Williams, along with all-star artist Alitha Martinez (Future State) brings the fan-favorite character back to the DCU for good. After Nubia, the world of the Amazons will never be the same!" Stephanie Williams is a comic book historian and pop culture critic who has written for notable publications such as SYFYFANGRRLS, Marvel, The A.V. Club, Nerdist, Den of Geek, and Rotten Tomatoes. Stephanie is also a comic creator with three ongoing webcomics, Parenthood Activate!, But What If Though?, and Living Heroes. She wrote a short story featuring Monica Rambeau in Marvel’s Voices: Legacy. She is currently co-writing the Nubia and the Amazons series tor DC Comics. Follow Steph - https://twitter.com/Steph_I_Will and listen to her 1st time on my podcast -- https://bit.ly/livinheroes
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