
The Graphic Novel Podcast
By Mike and Parker Rizzo
Together with his partner, Parker, they produced Northwest Brew Talk about the beer industry for two years.
Join them as they delve into the life of graphic novels, their creators and their stories and find ways to tie the books to society and their own lives.

The Graphic Novel PodcastSep 17, 2021

EP72- Chartwell Manor

EP71 - Head Meds by Tatiana Gill

EP70 - Little Teeth
Welcome to Graphic Novel Podcast. This episode we dive into Little Teeth from Czapbooks.com. Gay and polyamory and anthropomorphic gives you an idea of what this webcomic to print comic is about. Relationships and clubs and exes and roommates. Need we say more? Plus Shy Ninja, Who is Killing the Children? and Dr. Who Missy. Next episode Head Meds by Tatiana Gill. Follow us on social media, listen on most podcast apps. Rate Us!

EP69 - Season 2 It's Your Funeral

EP68- Julia Gfrorer times two
Parker and Mike review two books by Julia Gfrorer, Laid Waste and Vision, both from Fantagraphics. Plus, award winners and best of 2020 choices from others.

EP67- Kent State & Hate

EP66- Best of 2020

EP65- One Story and Dr Who

EP64 - Crash Course and Happy Hour

EP63- Solutions and Other Problems

EP62- Everything is Going Wrong
Welcome to GNP! Parker and Mike discuss mental illness in this episode when they review Everything is Going Wrong edited by Mark Bouchard. Mike also reviews Penultiman from Ahoy Comics and Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa 1974 from Titan Comics.

EP61- Crowded, Bear Serum and Bolivar
#graphicnovels

EP60 - The Cloven

EP59 - My Blacks Don't Match

EP58- Ghostwriter
Parker and Mike dive into Ghostwriter by Rayco Pulido, from Fantagraphics. A great mystery tale translated from the original French edition. Also this week, the webcomic The Vagina by Jason Little, and news from Scout Comics and National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards winners!

EP57 - Maids and Death Threat

EP56- Langosh & Peppi and Ms. Tree

EP55 - Lizard in a Zoot Suit and Chinatown Bus

EP 54 - Crema and Funny Creek

EP53 - APB: Artists Against Police Brutality

EP52 - The Unknown by Anna Sommer

Ep51- Elements:Earth, creators of color

EP50- Ryan Estrada interview and reviews!

EP49 - Paying the Land by Joe Sacco

EP48- Not My Small Diary 20

EP47 - Virtually Yours and Ghost Tree
#blacklivesmatter

EP46 - The Wilds, Covid and The End of the World!
Welcome to another episode of Graphic Novel Podcast with your hosts Mike and Parker! This week we review The Wilds. Dick Grayson and Dragonfly/Dragonflyman. News about International Zine Month and BLM Punisher t-shirts are a big hit.

Ep45 - Gender Queer
Welcome to another episode of Graphic Novel Podcast with your hosts Mike and Parker! This week we delve into Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. News about CBLDF, cancelled comics creators and the Eisner Awards flub.

EP44 - First Year Out - Happy Pride

Ep43- BLM - Pride & Nagata Kabi
This week Mike and Parker discuss the current unrest in the world surrounding the murder of George Floyd and the black community. Our main reviews are the first two books by Nagata Kabi, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and My Solo Exchange Diary 1.
#blacklivesmatter
#HappyPride

Ep42 -Taproot - Happy Pride Month!

Ep41- Maus by Art Spiegelman

Ep40- Check Please! Book 1: Hockey
Mike also does a review of Finger Guns #1 and some news about a new book, Soulstream out later this year.

Ep39- What To Do When I'm Gone

EP38 - Persepolis - The Story of a Childhood

EP 37 -Fatherhood and Wrestling Moves

Ep36 - In Spite of Ourselves and More!

Ep 35- Bix & the Squirrel Mother

Ep34- Apocalypse Nerd - Can’t Get Weirder Than This

Ep33 Bonus Covid-19 Episode!

Ep32- Catboy & Someone Please Have Sex With Me

Ep31- Malarkey and Rooftop Stew
Updates on Covid-19 and cons and talk about religion and other bs.

Ep30- Bury The Lede - Gaby Dunn

Ep29- Big Black Stand at Attica

Ep28- Bingo Love - Queer Black Grandmas

Ep27- March - John Lewis and the Civil Rights Movement

Ep26- Blue Hand Mojo - John Jennings

Ep25- Sports is Hell - Black History Month

Ep24- All The Sad Songs - Summer Pierre

Ep23- Penny Nichols - Low Budget Horror Movie

Ep22- The Runaway Princess- Or How to Get Lost Over and Over Again

Ep21- The Strange Ones - Jeremy Jusay

Ep20- Best of 2019 Review Episode

Ep19- Prison Island, Nausea, And Marvel’s Thor

Ep18- Crowded -Crowd-funding murder! From Image Comics

Ep17- They Called Us Enemy-George Takei And Japanese Internment Camps

Ep16- Ghosts, Death, and Child Labor - Sheets

Ep15- Bad Weekend by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips

Ep14- Losing The Girl - Aliens, Teen relationships, abortion and Your Black Friend

Ep13- Short Run Seattle Bonus Episode!

Ep12- Breakups, Laura Dean, Teen love, bad relationships and more

Ep11- I Was Their American Dream - Immigrants, Parents & Culture
We also mention Shortrun.org happening November 9 in Seattle! We'll be there!
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Ep10- Inner Demons, Psychology, Parents and More!

Ep9- Are you my Mother? - Alison Bechdel

Ep8- Bttm Fdrs - Gentrification

Ep7- Part Of It By Ariel Schrag- babysitting and other stories

Ep6- Grief and Other Dark Topics

Ep5- Calling Dr. Laura - a Graphic Memoir

Ep4- Paying For It - Part 2 - Bonus episode
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Ep3- Paying For It - Sex Work

Ep2- Boy Meets Boy
Mike and Parker discuss the books and how they relate to the characters in the story. Check it out!
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