Panel Pals

Diane and Jack hotly debate the values of nostalgia, footnotes and the death of the author through the hot pink lens of Dave Baker's 2024 mega-graphic novel: Mary Tyler Moorehawk. Is it all that it's cracked up to be? Is it worthy of the Watchmen legacy?You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

Creeping in the shadows is the covert organization HELLSING. It's mission: destroy all vampires, especially NAZI VAMPIRES. Go in depth with Diane and Jack as they discuss vampire lore, late-90's edge and the plight of the artistic peak.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

"What if superheroes were real?" This is the question Diane and Jack interrogate during their discussion of Donny Cates's and Geoff Shaw's meta-mixup: Crossover. Is it worthy of the Watchmen comparison?You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

GET REAL! This ep, Diane and Jack speak on the many merits of Takehiko Inoue's wheelchair basketball epic: Real. This is one not to miss!You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

For this, the first "official" instalment of our "CHILDREN OF WATCHMEN" sub-series, Diane and Jack discuss Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard's meta-deconstruction of Watchmen, 2019's Peter Cannon Thunderbolt. Does it live up to the hype? How should we consider literary allusions? What's the deal with "formalism"? Find out here!You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

For the epic season 2 premiere: Diane and Jack are back on their bullsh!t talkin' fight-manga! This time, the hit martial arts tournament Kengan Ashura by Daromeon.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

Strap in as Diane and Jack discuss Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadzki time travel tragedy, Assorted Crisis Events in the epic season finale of Panel Pals!You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

The exciting conclusion to the crossover epic: this time, Jeff and JD from the TradeWaiters join Diane and Jack as they discuss Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke's Batman/the Spirit. Guest host Jeff Ellis presents Jonathan Lethem, Karl Rusnak and artist Farel Dalrymple's reimagining of Omega the Unknown. Link to Part 1: The TradeWaiters 127: The Tradewaiters VS the Panel Pals Crossover Part 1You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialGo check out the TradeWaiters: The TradeWaitersBsky: @tradewaiters.bsky.socialJeff:Jeff Ellis 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 (@jeffreyellis.ca) — BlueskyJD:JD, you can’t eat comics. (@lostcity.bsky.social) — Blueskywww.phobos-comic.comYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

What would you do if you woke up in another body? Diane and Jack try and find the answer as they explore beauty standards, masculinity and Korean delinquent gangs in Taejun Pak's Lookism.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

With one magic word...Diane and Jack explore the often whimsical and sometimes prescient world of Golden Age Captain Marvel. Learn the convoluted truth of the Captain's name, the power of denuclearization fiction and more! You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

Dive into the dark, twisted abyss with Diane and Jack as they try to make sense of Ryō Minenami's Boy's Abyss.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

This episode: Diane and Jack discuss the war on terror, satire and the dichotomy between high art/low art in Benjamin Marra's Outlaw /Dude's Rock Masterpiece: Terror Assaulter OMWOT. Let's just say...it totally owns.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

Diane and Jack try to answer the question posed by cult manga maestro Inio Asano: What a Wonder World? We discuss nihilism, existentialism, absurdism, and early millennial slacker-culture.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

Diane and Jack discuss the relevance and themes of militarism and transhumanism in Tom Scioli's Transformers vs. GI Joe. You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialhttps://linktr.ee/PanelPalsPodcastMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

IT'S TIME TO D-D-D-DU-DU-DUEL! Diane and Jack talk all things Yu-Gi-Oh: trading cards, commercial media and most importantly the original manga by Kazuki Takahashi.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

This episode, step into the offices of the Panel Pals Detective Agency, as Diane and Jack discuss the murky underbelly of Blacksad and hardboiled noir fiction.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

Join kneecap-enjoyers Diane and Jack as they discuss the weird and wacky antics of Shuhei Miyazaki's Roboco and co. It's a divisive one, let's hope our hosts can survive!You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

This episode, Jack and Diane go down the smurf-hole on Purple Smurfs, Black Smurfs, Zombie Smurfs and Smurf Smurfs. It's a smurfing good time!You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

Another terrific discussion, as the Panel Pals cross examine the modern-family-slice-of-life manga My Brother's Husband by Gengoroh Tagame.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

It's FANTASTIC! This episode the Panel Pals discuss FANTASTIC FOUR #48-51; Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's epic GALACTUS TRILOGY and it's relation to cosmic horror and religious colonialism.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.social You can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/ You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.social Musical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

This episode, the Panel Pals debate the absurdity and existentialism of ONE and Yusuke Marata's One Punch Man (vol. 1-3).You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

This episode, the Panel Pals discuss and dissect national icons, nationalism and folk art in the modern age of comics through the lens of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness's run on Superman and the controversial "President Luthor" storyline.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp

This episode the Panel Pals discuss the mythic masochism and misogyny of Keisuke Itagaki's Baki the Grappler.You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp