The Graphic Novel Podcast
By Mike and Parker Rizzo
Together with his partner, Parker, they produced Northwest Brew Talk about the beer industry for two years.
Join them as they delve into the life of graphic novels, their creators and their stories and find ways to tie the books to society and their own lives.
The Graphic Novel PodcastJan 24, 2020
EP72- Chartwell Manor
EP71 - Head Meds by Tatiana Gill
EP70 - Little Teeth
Welcome to Graphic Novel Podcast. This episode we dive into Little Teeth from Czapbooks.com. Gay and polyamory and anthropomorphic gives you an idea of what this webcomic to print comic is about. Relationships and clubs and exes and roommates. Need we say more? Plus Shy Ninja, Who is Killing the Children? and Dr. Who Missy. Next episode Head Meds by Tatiana Gill. Follow us on social media, listen on most podcast apps. Rate Us!
EP69 - Season 2 It's Your Funeral
EP68- Julia Gfrorer times two
Parker and Mike review two books by Julia Gfrorer, Laid Waste and Vision, both from Fantagraphics. Plus, award winners and best of 2020 choices from others.
EP67- Kent State & Hate
EP66- Best of 2020
EP65- One Story and Dr Who
EP64 - Crash Course and Happy Hour
EP63- Solutions and Other Problems
EP62- Everything is Going Wrong
Welcome to GNP! Parker and Mike discuss mental illness in this episode when they review Everything is Going Wrong edited by Mark Bouchard. Mike also reviews Penultiman from Ahoy Comics and Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa 1974 from Titan Comics.
EP61- Crowded, Bear Serum and Bolivar
#graphicnovels
EP60 - The Cloven
EP59 - My Blacks Don't Match
EP58- Ghostwriter
Parker and Mike dive into Ghostwriter by Rayco Pulido, from Fantagraphics. A great mystery tale translated from the original French edition. Also this week, the webcomic The Vagina by Jason Little, and news from Scout Comics and National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards winners!
EP57 - Maids and Death Threat
EP56- Langosh & Peppi and Ms. Tree
EP55 - Lizard in a Zoot Suit and Chinatown Bus
EP 54 - Crema and Funny Creek
EP53 - APB: Artists Against Police Brutality
EP52 - The Unknown by Anna Sommer
Ep51- Elements:Earth, creators of color
EP50- Ryan Estrada interview and reviews!
EP49 - Paying the Land by Joe Sacco
EP48- Not My Small Diary 20
EP47 - Virtually Yours and Ghost Tree
#blacklivesmatter
EP46 - The Wilds, Covid and The End of the World!
Welcome to another episode of Graphic Novel Podcast with your hosts Mike and Parker! This week we review The Wilds. Dick Grayson and Dragonfly/Dragonflyman. News about International Zine Month and BLM Punisher t-shirts are a big hit.
Ep45 - Gender Queer
Welcome to another episode of Graphic Novel Podcast with your hosts Mike and Parker! This week we delve into Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. News about CBLDF, cancelled comics creators and the Eisner Awards flub.
EP44 - First Year Out - Happy Pride
Ep43- BLM - Pride & Nagata Kabi
This week Mike and Parker discuss the current unrest in the world surrounding the murder of George Floyd and the black community. Our main reviews are the first two books by Nagata Kabi, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and My Solo Exchange Diary 1.
#blacklivesmatter
#HappyPride
Ep42 -Taproot - Happy Pride Month!
Ep41- Maus by Art Spiegelman
Ep40- Check Please! Book 1: Hockey
Mike also does a review of Finger Guns #1 and some news about a new book, Soulstream out later this year.
Ep39- What To Do When I'm Gone
EP38 - Persepolis - The Story of a Childhood
EP 37 -Fatherhood and Wrestling Moves
Ep36 - In Spite of Ourselves and More!
Ep 35- Bix & the Squirrel Mother
Ep34- Apocalypse Nerd - Can’t Get Weirder Than This
Ep33 Bonus Covid-19 Episode!
Ep32- Catboy & Someone Please Have Sex With Me
Ep31- Malarkey and Rooftop Stew
Updates on Covid-19 and cons and talk about religion and other bs.