Comics School
A podcast about comics by the people who love them. Interviews with scholars, artists, and creators about why comics and graphic narratives matter and what they can teach us about ourselves and each other.
Episodes
On the fourth episode of season four, Mike speaks with Dr. Alex Corbitt, an assistant professor of literacy at SUNY Cortland, about gaming!
You can find Alex on his website : https://www.alexcorbitt.com/
And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the third episode of season four, Mike speaks with Jason DeHart, a High School English teacher from Wilkesboro, North Carolina, about taking a critical approach to comics!
You can find Jason on his website : https://jddehartwriting.wixsite.com/drjreads
And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the second episode of season four, Mike speaks with Dr. Justin Wigard from the University of Richmond about Calvin & Hobbes!
You can find Justin on his website: https://www.justinwigard.com/
And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the first episode of season four, we welcome back Comics School as Mike speaks with Dr. Haeny Yoon and Dr. Nathan Holbert from the Pop & Play Podcast about discovering comics from spying on kids, how comics factor into the idea of Play, and Mike opens up the Shortbox.
You can find Haeny & Nathan on Twitter @haenyyoon @nrholbert
And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando Other links from the episode: Pop & Play P...
This week on Comics School is a special edition NCTE Roundtable with a discussion entitled TALES OF FUTURE PAST about speculative science fiction.
Our roundtable on this episode includes... Jerry Craft (@JerryCraft) Dr. Damian Duffy John Jennings (@JIJennings) Maika Moulite (@maikamoulite)
As always, you can find Mike on Twitter @mbdando
On the sixth episode of season three, Mike speaks with Shawn Gilmore from the University of Illinois about discovering comics after childhood, world building in comic book storytelling, and what comics do that other mediums cannot.
You can find Shawn on Twitter @gipperfish And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando Other links from the episode: vaultofculture.com zrondinelli.wixsite.com/welcometoslumberland kickst...
On the fifth episode of season three, Mike speaks with Dr. Nick Miller from Lexington, Kentucky about discovering comics from a wicker basket, the importance of Dazzler, and teaching middle school students via The First Rule of Punk.
You can find Dr. Miller on Twitter: @uncannydazzler And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the fourth episode of season three, Mike speaks with Dr. Dennis Rudnick from Missouri State University about his approach to teaching, the Marvel TTRPG, and the similarity between the Avengers and the Wu-Tang Clan.
You can find Dr. Rudnick on Twitter: @RudnickDennis And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the third episode of season three, Mike speaks with Dr. Raul A. Mora from Colombia about being taught teamwork by cartoons in the 1980s, the conversations that should be coming out of viewing Marvel's What If?, and the literacy of comic books.
You can find Dr. Mora on Twitter: @elpatronhimself And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the second episode of season three, Mike speaks with Dr. Wayne Au about the difference between fads and pop culture, being introduced to politics during the golden era of hip-hop, and the significance of representation.
You can find more about Dr. Au on his faculty listing: https://www.uwb.edu/education/faculty-staff/wayneau And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the debut episode of season three, Mike speaks with Dr. Damian Duffy about realizing that he is Spider-Man, self-publishing his comics, and George McFly Moments.
You can find more about Dr. Duffy at his website DamianDuffy.net And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the tenth episode of season two, Mike speaks with Carl Hewitt about engaging the cool, the storyline that made X-Men's civil rights allegory apparent, when nerds took over and getting into anime. And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the ninth episode of season two, Mike speaks with Cornelius Minor, Brooklyn-based educator, about his work to create equitable literacy reform, equitable schools and how his passion to do so intersects with his love of comics. Cornelius drops the secret as to how Squirrel Girl defeated both Thanos AND Galactus -- and how you can apply it to your life. You can follow Cornelius on Twitter @MisterMinor
On the eighth episode of season two, Mike speaks with Stanford Carpenter about his interest in the relationship between comic books and anthropology. Plus, hear how Stanford has crossed paths and worked with many names familiar to the podcast. You can follow Stanford on Twitter @SWCarpenter
And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the seventh episode of season two, Mike speaks with Stacey Robinson & Alverne Ball about their new graphic novel, Across the Tracks, remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre. You can follow Stacey on Twitter @ProfSARobinson
You can follow Alverne on Twitter @AlverneBall And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the sixth episode of season two, Mike speaks with Rachel Humphrey, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science & Science Education at Saint Cloud State University, about pursuing a meteorology degree, comics as a medium and the relatability of Beast as a scientist. Yes, of course, they also discuss Storm. You can follow Rachel on Twitter @GoAskAScientist And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the fifth episode of season two, Mike speaks with Dr. Matthew Teutsch, Director of the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont College, about his course on graphic memoirs and his upcoming book on Frank Yerby. They also discuss memorable panels, pages and moments in Christopher Priest's Falcon, Luke Cage, Black Panther and more. You can follow Matt on Twitter @SilasLapham And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
On the fourth episode of season two, Mike speaks with Anna Peppard about her work and interest in the representation of sexuality and gender in comics. Also, lots of love for Kurt Wagner. You can check out her podcasts: Gosh Golly Wow Three Panel Contrast
You can follow Anna on Twitter @peppard_anna And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando
This week on Comics School is a special edition Giant-Sized AERA Spectacular Roundtable discussing a cross-section of educational research and pop culture ranging from Big Mouth, Dr. Manhattan, Janet from the Good Place and elves.
Our roundtable on this episode includes... Olu Animashaun Dani Friedrich* (@ProfFriedrich) Angela Molloy Murphy (@23angelas) Jordan Corson (@jordancorson1) As always, you can find Mike on Twitter @mbdand...
On the second episode of season two, Mike speaks with Shawn Taylor from The Nerds of Color about his passion for comics.
Shawn Taylor is a lifelong science fiction, fantasy, and comic book fan. He is a founding author of www.thenerdsofcolor.org, and a founding organizer of the Black Comix Arts Festival. His passion for stories of other worlds led him to an obsession with role-playing games, eventually becoming a paid Dungeon Maste...
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