Comic Adventures

This week we nerd out about Avengers: Infinity War by discussing the comic where Thanos first got his snap on: Infinity Gauntlet. Things we talk about: Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet (Ta-nehisi Cotes) Rocket Racoon (Skottie Young) Shortbox  The Wicked and the Divine vol 3 (Kieron Gillan) and, of course, Homestuck   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew) And check out our Patreon!   For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com.   Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen. Our theme song is Adventure Music! by Munchybobo.

This week Melissa sits down with Derick Masen, Vanessa Walilko and Ali Cantarella to talk about the project F*cking Forty. F*cking Forty is the story of Ed Siemienkowicz's self-proclaimed worst year. Ed passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. His friends and fellow artists came together to finish Ed's book and remember him. In this episode, we talk about what this project means to the participants, how it got started, and why Andrew isn't around.   For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.

This episode we talk about Vattu, Evan Dahm's high fantasy about a young girl taken far from home.    Things we talk about: Magic Knight Rayearth by Clamp Scurry by Mac Smith Kill Six Billion Demons by Tom Parkinson-Morgan Rice Boy and Order of the Tales by Evan Dahm   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)  And check out our Patreon!    For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.

This week we sit down to chat with Bet Juliano, creator of the ongoing webcomic Dust Bunny Mafia. We talk about Garfield conspiracy theories, get our minds blown by a comic about mice, and Andrew makes an offer that everybody can refuse. Things we talk about: Molly and the Bear by Bob Scott The Amok Bros. by James Kersey Scurry by Mac Smith Vattu by Evan Dahm Tweeting Lovebirds by Kotetsuko Yamamoto Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap The Awkward Yeti by Nick Seluk Unlawful Good, an Anthology by Heather Antos   For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.

This week we talk about one of the best comics out there: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga. We try to keep our conversation to volume one, but of course Andrew geeks out and talks pretty much about the entire series.   Things we talk about: Monstress Vol. 2 by Liu/Takeda Magic Knight Rayearth by Clamp The Witch boy by Molly Ostertag PeriTale by Mari Costa Starward Lovers by Miki B Delicious in Dungeon by Ryōko Kui SQ Begin W/Your Name! by Tan Jiu (aka Their Story - translation here!) Avatar: The Last Airbender The Last Jedi (Spoilers: Andrew liked it)   For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.

Andrew and Melissa tell you about Homestuck (by Andrew Hussie)! Part one, covering everything through the end of Side one, Part two, Act five, Act one (the MOB1US DOUBL3 R34CH4ROUND).   Things we talk about: It's all Homestuck, baby Also Ryanquest And the Homestuck wiki, our new best friend   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) instagram.com/widewildblue (Also Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)  And check out our Patreon!    For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.

This week, we had a slight change of plans. Instead of our scheduled guest, Melissa and Andrew are closing out the first year of the podcast by interviewing each other! Let's get to know our hosts better!

This episode we fell in love with The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal By EK Weaver. It's a beautiful, funny, intimate look at two dudes on roadtrip cross country and everyone should read it. Including you. Especially you.   Things we talk about: Tiny Dick Adventures by Ryan Sohmer and‎ Ryan Dunlavey Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang Jackass! by Scarlet Beriko The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window by Tomoko Yamashita Monthly Girl’s Nozaki-kun by Izumi Tsubaki My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame  Diana’s Electric Tongue by Carolyn C Nowak As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman Fence by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad tjandamal.com Five Years Ago and Three Thousand Miles Away (epilogue comic) Thunderpaw by Jen Lee   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) instagram.com/widewildblue (Also Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)  And check out our Patreon!    For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comic

Andrew's out this week, but we've got the fantastic H-P Lehkonen, a Finnish comic artist, to help fill the air.  Manga references: several. Star Wars references: zero.    Stuff we talk about: Immortal Nerd Life Outside the Circle Short Gay Stories Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Son of the Sun by Don Rosa Kaisa Leka Katja Tukiainen Liv Strömquist Vihan ja Inhon Internet by Emmi Nieminen and Johanna Vehkoo Naruto Omnibus Vol. 1 by Masashi Kishimoto Ranma 1/2 Omnibus Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi Turning Japanese by MariNaomi Nina Hemmingsson Finnish Comics Society Femicomix Finland Stand Still Stay Silent by Minna Sundberg Find Anthologies! on Twitter   Find H-P online at: https://twitter.com/HPLehkonen  https://hplehkonen.tumblr.com/  http://hplehkonen.com/    Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) instagram.com/widewildblue (Also Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)  And check out our Patreon!    For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? E

This week we indulge our inner monsters as we discuss Marjorie Liu's Monstress, illustrated by Sana Takeda.   Things we talk about: Magic Knights Rayearth by Clamp His Favorite by Suzuki Tanaki Giant Days by John Allison and Lissa Treiman Cucumber Quest by Gigi D.G. Vattu by Evan Dahm Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) instagram.com/widewildblue (Also Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)  And check out our Patreon!    For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.

Hello, our clever comic adventurers! Join us as we dish with the divine Kitty Curran, co-creator and artist for Taylor Swift, Girl Detective and My Lady's Choosing!   Stuff we talk about: Larissa Zageris (Kitty's partner in creative crime!) Taylor Swift Girl Detective My Lady's Choosing Find Anthologies on Twitter Generation X Classic Vol. 1 Locke and Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez Through the Woods by Emily Carroll By Chance or Providence by Becky Cloonan The Last Halloween by Abby Howard Kill Six Billion Demons by Tom Parkinson-Morgan (webcomic here!) Emily Carroll's website (Melissa's talking about When the Darkness Presses) The Yawgh Sakana by Mad Rupert    Find Kitty online at: twitter.com/kittycurran www.kittycurran.com   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) instagram.com/widewildblue (Also Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)  And check out our Patreon!    For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadve

Hello, fellow fans of sequential art! This week we continue what seems to be an ongoing manga trend on Comic Adventures by discussing Planetes by Makoto Yukimura. Get ready for a podcast that is... out of this world!   Things we talk about: Problem Sleuth by Andrew Hussie My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis (art by Darick Robertson) The Invisibles by Grant Morrison Windup Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami The plays of Anton Chekov as translated by David Mamet Neil deGrasse Tyson (please tweet me!) A Vision of Escaflowne Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow Mare Internum by Der-shing Helmer Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke The Martian by Andy Weir   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) instagram.com/widewildblue (Also Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)  And check out our Patreon!    For extended show notes, visit o

This week our guest is AnimeChicago organizer and manga connoisseur Neil Clingerman! Melissa and Neil hash out their manga filled childhoods, Melissa gets several facts wrong, and then we all talk about Osamu Tezuka a lot.   Stuff we talk about: Smart Stuff with Roman Mars and Justin McElroy (99%PI #225, starts around 15:30) Otherworld Barbara by Moto Hagio Serial Experiments Lain Drawn and Quarterly Fantagraphics  Vertical  Sexy Voice and Robo by Iou Kuroda Bambi and her Pink Gun by Atsushi Kaneko (who is not Iou Kuroda, whoops -M) National Quiz by Sugimoto Reiichi and Katou Shinkichi Edo Karuta by Arare Ame Nasu by Iou Kuroda Blue by Kiriko Nananan The Death of Superman Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro Nausicaä The Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki A Bride's Story and Emma by Kaoru Mori I would have sworn there was a Urasawa Naoki no Manben episode with Kaoru Mori, but I was wrong. You should watch the show, though! -M Cosplayers by Dash Shaw My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Nag

Hello, folks! For this episode we read Stitches, a memoir by author and illustrator David Small. It's a bit heavier then our previous books.   Things we talked about: Otherworld Barbara by Moto Hagio The Other Side: An Anthology of Queer Paranormal Romance Monstress Volume 2: The Blood by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Hoopla Stitches: A Memoir by David Small Planetes Omnibus Volume 1 by Makoto Yukimura   Mental health resources: How to Find a Therapist on WebMD Find a Therapist - Psychology Today's searchable database (this has always worked well for me. -Melissa) National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-TALK (8255) Crisis Text Line – Text NAMI to 741-741 National Domestic Violence Hotline – Call 800-799-SAFE (7233) National Sexual Assault Hotline – Call 800-656-HOPE (4673)   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) https://www.instagram.com/widewildblue/ (Also Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew) And che

This week our guest is illustrator Kelly Leigh Miller! We also talk about dogs. And manga. And future football.   Stuff we talk about: Can You Make the Dog Sexier? by Alexander Sloves and Kelly Leigh Miller Cats with boobs (art by Ronald Serle) Procreate brushes Card Captor Sakura Ranma 1/2 Sailor Moon Fushigi Yuugi Inuyasha My Dirty Dumb Eyes by Lisa Hanawalt  Hilda series by Luke Pearson ABC-3PO and Obi-123 written by Calliope Glass and Caitlin Kennedy and illustrated by Katie Cook All My Darling Daughters by Fumi Yoshinaga 17776   Find Kelly online at: http://www.kellyleighmiller.com/ twitter.com/bookofkellz instagram.com/bookofkellz https://artofkellz.tumblr.com/   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) https://www.instagram.com/widewildblue/ (Also Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)   And check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/comicadventures

With special guest Patty Carter! Hi, Patty!    In honor of Andrew's new baby girl, we spend this episode talking books for babies and practicing our Dad jokes.   Stuff we talk about: Baby Animals Black and White Silly Sally (Red Wagon Books) Snuggle Puppy! (Boynton on Board) Big Pumpkin Cozy Classics: Emma Vader's Little Princess Gemma & Gus (board book) (Gossie & Friends) Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale Imogene's Antlers (Reading Rainbow) The Mitten Trouble with Trolls The Mitten (again, but different) The Talking Eggs   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast www.patreon.com/comicadventures twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)   For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.

This week we interview Sheika Lugtu, cartoonist, LadyDrawer, and founder of Cow House Press.    Stuff we talk about: Short Gay Stories by H-P Lehkonen Offline And On Paper: Chicago Teens Make Zines In An Ephemeral World (NPR) Urasawa Naoki no Manben Phantom by Aatmaja Pandya Radishes and Diana's Electric Tongue by Carolyn Novak Baddawi by Leila Abdelrazzaq Secure Connect by Carta Monir The Zine Not Dead (Aug. 5th!) This One Summer, Boundless, and SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki   Find Sheika online at: sheikalugtu.com cowhousepress.com twitter.com/OMGcow twitter.com/cowhousepress   Find us online at: twitter.com/letsmake_comics twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)     For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.

In this episode, Melissa and Andrew chat about traditional tools of the comic making trade and then go on for, uh, a while about Cucumber Quest, the absolute best comic about cute bunny adventures.   Things mentioned: jetpens.com  http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/    Read Alikes: Steven Universe comics Adventure Time comics Nimona Looking for Group Undertale   For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.

This week we interview animator and artist Patrick Cheng. We discuss comic, coffee, creative processes, and more coffee.

Welcome to Comics Adventures, a podcast about making, reading, and loving comics. In the inaugural episode, Melissa and Andrew ask (and answer) where do you get comics, anyway? As well as wax long and poetic about The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Things mentioned: Comic Book Shop Locator G-mart Comics Hoopla Marvel Unlimited Comixology Hiveworks Taptastic* @webcomicchat Cucumber Quest Kickstarter’s Comics Page Read Alikes: Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat Howard the Duck Blue Beetle (2006) Spider-Gwen * After this podcast was recorded, Taptastic was revealed to have some pretty shady business practices. We’ve decided not to link them - see our show notes for links to relevent discussions. For extended show notes, visit our blog! Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com. Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen.