Bookrageous Episode 15: Graphic Novels 101

2011 at 5am     Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky

I’ve confessed here before that I’ve never read a graphic novel, and that still holds true. It’s not for lack of desire—I’ll be reading at least one for my Fountain 360 in 365 project and another for a future Bookrageous episode—but I just never seem to get around  to it. And I never feel like I know where to start!

Lucky for me—and for you, if you’re in the same boat—Josh, Jenn, bookseller Emily Pullen, and Paul Montgomery (from iFanboy) are graphic novel pros, and they recorded a fantastic podcast all about where to start with graphic novels and how to find the ones that might line up with your existing reading taste.

Listen, enjoy, and subscribe…and if you feel like writing an iTunes review to make it easier for folks to find us, that’d be just swell.

Podcast Powered By PodbeanShow notes (including all books discussed) after the jump.
Bookrageous Episode 15; Graphic Novels 101

Intro Music; Ain’t No Easy Way – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

What We’re Reading

Josh

[1:20] Ladies and Gentlemen, Adam Ross

[2:27] In the Garden of Beasts, Erik Larson

Paul

[4:53] Beyond the Night, Joss Ware

[5:55] The Talented Miss Highsmith, Joan Schenkar

[6:40] The Bayou Trilogy, Daniel Woodrell

Emily

[8:14] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling

[9:18] Wittgenstein’s Mistress, David Markson

[10:22] Pafko at the Wall, Don DeLillo

[11:18] Zazen, Vanessa Veselka

[11:30] Red Lemonade

[12:18] The Canon, Natalie Angier

[13:30] Radioactive, Lauren Redniss

Paul

[14:22] The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss

Josh

[15:30] Reality is Broken, Jane McGonigal (on audiobook)

Paul

[17:25] The Tiger’s Wife, Tea Obreht (on audiobook)

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Break Music; In Ruins – Fol Chen

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Graphic Novels 101

[19:15] To read or not to read?

[20:47] How Emily got into comics

[20:50] Peanuts, Charles Schulz

[21:13] Fun Home, Alison Bechdel

[22:43] How Paul got into comics

[24:21] Brian K. Vaughan, Hellboy, Spider-man

[24:37] iFanboy podcast

[25:31] How Josh got into comics

[26:00] Fun Home

[26:23] Black Hole, R. Crumb, Love and Rockets, Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen

[26:43] Civil War, Marvel Comics

[27:25] The Death of Captain America

[28:44] Scott McCloud: Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics, Making Comics

[31:30] Manga

[32:46] Fun Home

[36:53] Dykes to Watch Out For

[39:05] If you like: David Sedaris, Augusten Burroughs; then you might like: Alison Bechdel

[39:40] If you like: detective stories, Dennis Lehane, The Wire; then you might like: Gotham Central

[41:15] Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One

[42:13] If you like: The Road; then you might like: Three Shadows, Cyril Pedrosa

[44:02] If you like: hockey, crying yourself to sleep; you might like: Essex County, Jeff Lemire

[46:33] If you like: first dates, missed connections; you might like I Saw You, edited by Julia Wertz

[49:18] If you like: paranormal romance, YA books; you might like: Anya’s Ghost, Vera Brosgol

[51:17] If you like: magical realism, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami; you might like: Daytripper, Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba

[55:44] de: Tales, Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba

[56:25] Pixu, Umbrella Academy

[56:50] If you like: heavy shit; you might like: Asterios Polyp, David Mazzucchelli

[1:06:22] If you like: Room, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; you might like: I Kill Giants, Joe Kelly

[1:07:15] Also, Mother, Come Home, Paul Hornschemeier

[1:08:24] If you like: Isaac Asimov, robots, space; you might like: Pluto, Naoki Urusawa

[1:09:03] If you don’t like: words; you might like: The Arrival, Shaun Tan

Didn’t hear anything that sounded good? Ask us and we will find something for you.

Find Us!

Bookrageous on Tumblr, Podbean, Twitter, Facebook, Zazzle (for the Bookrageous 2011-2012 calendar), and leave us voicemail at 347-855-7323

Find Us Online: Josh, Emily, Paul

Outro Music; Ain’t No Easy Way – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Note: All of our show book links now direct to WORD, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn. If you click through and buy the book, we will get a small affiliate payment. We won’t be making any money off any book sales – any payments go into hosting fees for the Bookrageous podcast, or Bookrageous projects like our calendar. We promise.

Bookrageous Episode 15; Graphic Novels 101

Intro Music; Ain’t No Easy Way – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

What We’re Reading

Josh

[1:20] Ladies and Gentlemen, Adam Ross

[2:27] In the Garden of Beasts, Erik Larson

Paul

[4:53] Beyond the Night, Joss Ware

[5:55] The Talented Miss Highsmith, Joan Schenkar

[6:40] The Bayou Trilogy, Daniel Woodrell

Emily

[8:14] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling

[9:18] Wittgenstein’s Mistress, David Markson

[10:22] Pafko at the Wall, Don DeLillo

[11:18] Zazen, Vanessa Veselka

[11:30] Red Lemonade

[12:18] The Canon, Natalie Angier

[13:30] Radioactive, Lauren Redniss

Paul

[14:22] The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss

Josh

[15:30] Reality is Broken, Jane McGonigal (on audiobook)

Paul

[17:25] The Tiger’s Wife, Tea Obreht (on audiobook)

—

Break Music; In Ruins – Fol Chen

—

Graphic Novels 101

[19:15] To read or not to read?

[20:47] How Emily got into comics

[20:50] Peanuts, Charles Schulz

[21:13] Fun Home, Alison Bechdel

[22:43] How Paul got into comics

[24:21] Brian K. Vaughan, Hellboy, Spider-man

[24:37] iFanboy podcast

[25:31] How Josh got into comics

[26:00] Fun Home

[26:23] Black Hole, R. Crumb, Love and Rockets, Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen

[26:43] Civil War, Marvel Comics

[27:25] The Death of Captain America

[28:44] Scott McCloud: Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics, Making Comics

[31:30] Manga

[32:46] Fun Home

[36:53] Dykes to Watch Out For

[39:05] If you like: David Sedaris, Augusten Burroughs; then you might like: Alison Bechdel

[39:40] If you like: detective stories, Dennis Lehane, The Wire; then you might like: Gotham Central

[41:15] Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One

[42:13] If you like: The Road; then you might like: Three Shadows, Cyril Pedrosa

[44:02] If you like: hockey, crying yourself to sleep; you might like: Essex County, Jeff Lemire

[46:33] If you like: first dates, missed connections; you might like I Saw You, edited by Julia Wertz

[49:18] If you like: paranormal romance, YA books; you might like: Anya’s Ghost, Vera Brosgol

[51:17] If you like: magical realism, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami; you might like: Daytripper, Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba

[55:44] de: Tales, Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba

[56:25] Pixu, Umbrella Academy

[56:50] If you like: heavy shit; you might like: Asterios Polyp, David Mazzucchelli

[1:06:22] If you like: Room, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; you might like: I Kill Giants, Joe Kelly

[1:07:15] Also, Mother, Come Home, Paul Hornschemeier

[1:08:24] If you like: Isaac Asimov, robots, space; you might like: Pluto, Naoki Urusawa

[1:09:03] If you don’t like: words; you might like: The Arrival, Shaun Tan

Didn’t hear anything that sounded good? Ask us and we will find something for you.

Find Us!

Bookrageous on Tumblr, Podbean, Twitter, Facebook, Zazzle (for the Bookrageous 2011-2012 calendar), and leave us voicemail at 347-855-7323

Find Us Online: Josh, Emily, Paul

Outro Music; Ain’t No Easy Way – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Note: All of our show book links now direct to WORD, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn. If you click through and buy the book, we will get a small affiliate payment. We won’t be making any money off any book sales – any payments go into hosting fees for the Bookrageous podcast, or Bookrageous projects like our calendar. We promise.

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Sandy onMarch 25th, 2011 12:09 pm

Bechdel is amazing. Her prose is as much as a highlight as her illustrations. And The Arrival knocks your socks off. But what about Stitches? Or Pyongyang? Maus? Or Stephen King’s The Stand, transformed for maximum visual enjoyment? My life is better with Graphic Novels in it!
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Jessica Kight onMarch 25th, 2011 4:08 pm

A couple of podcasts ago, I think it was Josh who recommended “good eggs”. This was a touching, funny, heartbreaking and heartwarming tale of a woman going through infertility treatments, but also so much more about her life. One thing to recommend: I have an Kindle app on my phone and it is too small to appreciate a graphic novel – too small to even see some of it so get the regular book instead.
In general, I love these podcasts…I have tried books I never would have considered before….

JChristie onMarch 26th, 2011 7:54 am

I don’t mean to inject myself into Rebecca’s comment threat, but … Jessica, I’m so glad you liked Good Eggs! It was one of my favorite books of last year.

Rebecca Joines Schinsky onMarch 26th, 2011 5:53 pm

Josh, inject away. You know you’re always welcome.

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