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Cmx Syllabus Pod: “Memories from Limón” and “Artie and the Wolf Moon”
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Cmx Syllabus Pod: “Memories from Limón” and “Artie and the Wolf Moon”

Graphic novels by Edo Brenes (Nobrow) and Olivia Stephens (Graphic Universe)

Edo Brenes writes and draws “Memories from Limón,” a graphic novel from Nobrow (2022), a journey back into hometown memory and history in a Costa Rican town, discovering family stories and secrets. We consider the storytelling power of following the protagonist, Ramiro, as he discovers this past through conversations with relatives over a trove of old photographs.

Then, at 23:00, we look at Olivia Stephens’ “Artie and the Wolf Moon” (Graphic Universe/Lerner, 2021), about an adolescent girl who discovers her family heritage… not through photographs but through finding out they’re WEREWOLVES! This middle grade/YA graphic novel richly depicts the freedom of running through the woods as a family of benevolent werewolves, as well as the joys and hazards of adolescence in the social world of malevolent teenagers (and vampires!).

Comics Syllabus podcast comes semi-regularly, reviewing graphic novels and comics from an educator’s angle, as well as exploring Substack’s comics creators. Toward that latter goal, a few mentions from the episode (starting about 34:30):

“Love to Hear from You,” Love Everlasting pod, with Tom Müller:

Everlasting Productions
PODCAST: Love To Hear From You Ep.2 with Tom Müller
Listen now (34 min) | Today’s episode is a HUGE treat (at least for me!). I am a massive fan of Tom Müller—both of the man and his work—not only because the logos he’s done for me are insanely good, but also because of his work ethic and his approach to design. This podcast only confirmed what I strongly suspected: he’s a very interesting man throughout…
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Nimona show announcement from I’m Fine I’m Fine Just Understand:

I'm Fine I'm Fine Just Understand
Announcement
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Mike and Mike with David Harper on Off Panel: https://sktchd.com/podcast/off-panel-349-dynamic-mannequins-with-mike-del-mundo-and-mike-huddleston/

Tom Brevoort’s on here:

Man With A Hat
Behold: A Man With A Hat!
Hello! And welcome to this latest descent into madness. My name is Tom Brevoort, and I’ll be your host for this experience. Thanks for signing up to follow this Newsletter (unless you’re simply reading it at the site—which is also fine, we don’t judge here.) I’m probably best known to most of you thanks to my long and still-enduring career at Marvel Com…
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Blue Book: https://jamestynioniv.substack.com/s/blue-book process post:

The Empire of the Tiny Onion
BLUE BOOK: Behind the Scenes with Michael Avon Oeming
This week, we invited artist and co-creator Michael Avon Oeming to share some of his art process in the creation of BLUE BOOK: BETTY & BARNEY HILL. If you haven’t read the story yet, you can find all 10 chapters here: https://jamestynioniv.substack.com/s/blue-book…
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Founders for 3w3m:

3 Worlds / 3 Moons
GET IT NOW:: LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
Yesterday, we unveiled 3W/3M [FOUNDATIONS], our first-ever IN PRINT comic book, available first to our Founding Level subscribers with an exclusive cover designed by Sasha E. Head and containing FABLE / RUINS with art by Mike del Mundo and Mike Huddleston, sure to be a collector’s item…
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Not comics: VOLTS podcast with David Roberts talks to Paulina Jaramillo on IPCC climate solutions report:

Volts
Volts podcast: Paulina Jaramillo on the IPCC's new climate-solutions report
Listen now (64 min) | Anyone who’s followed climate change for a while has become accustomed to the cycle of reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — the dire warnings, the brief flurry of press coverage, and the rapid return to normal. It’s easy for them to blur together…
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A comics and graphic novels appreciation podcast, where literacy educator Paul Lai (@twoplai) reads widely and digs deep in search of the socio-cultural, literary, and artistic significance of comic books, including superhero media, graphic novels, all-ages comics, and comic shop single issues. For comics fans, teachers, librarians and parents, and young readers alike.