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Inside Graphic Novels
by Farid Haque
A deep dive into the world of graphic novels and the people that help bring them to life.
Episodes
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Episode 7 - They Called Us Enemy - A nation's reckoning with identity
Listen to this podcast to delve into the story of Japanese American's as many went from successful and hardworking members of society to being effectively incarcerated for their race at "Internment camps". Told by the world famous George Takei, Sulu from StarTrek) the story is a brave and...
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Episode 6 - Superman Smashes the Clan & the immigrant narrative
Exposing Superman as the ultimate immigrant, DC Comics rocks the anti-racist theme with a smash out of the ball park with "Superman Smashes the Klan". Pulling back the curtain on 1930's and 1940's Americana, Gene Luen Yang together with the masterful illustration of team Gurihiru comprised of the...
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Episode 5 - Hacktivists & Nation Hacking (Arab Spring meets Silicon Valley)
Alyssa Milano, actress, activist and now conceiver of graphic novels takes all of us on a ride through a story that spans continents and the world wide web as her tech bro, billionaire duo showoff the power that resides with the few that control the flow of information. Arab Spring meets Silicon...
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Episode 4 - Apollo, one small step for man
Apollo, the graphic novel published by Self Made Hero in 2018 provides the full account of the Apollo 11 mission along with the backdrop of the United States in the 1960's. President Nixon and the cast and crew of Apollo 11 do not disappoint the reader as the trio of Fitch, Baker and Collins...
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Episode 3 - Muhammad Ali, float like a butterfly...
Muhammad Ali is graphic literature that does justice to the most iconic sportsman of the century. From his humble roots in Louisville, Kentucky to his fights around the world and becoming the first man to win the World Heavyweight Championship 3 times, the graphic novel feels like you are a...
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Episode 2 - The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks
Max Brooks has masterfully crafted Harlem Hellfighters as a semi-fictional account of World War I's very first black infantry battalion. This episode takes you under the skin of this seminal race related graphic novel to shine a light on the importance of what Black soldiers delivered during the...
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Episode 1 - Jodorowky & The Incal (An introduction)
Largely focused on the life and influences that shaped the life of Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky and his classic bande dessinée The Incal, this first Episode of Inside Graphic Novels is an introduction to the world of the visual medium and the people behind its rise with Farid Haque your host.
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