Author Archives: Paul Lai

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Comics Syllabus 007 – World of Wakanda and Moon Girl with Grace Gipson, plus Non-Fiction Section with Michelle White

By | Jul 25, 2017 | Podcasts

On this week’s Comics Syllabus podcast, researcher, teacher, and podcaster Grace Gipson joins Paul to talk about “Black Panther: World of Wakanda” by Roxane Gay, Yona Harvey, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alitha Martinez, and others, and “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” by Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, Natacha Bustos, and others from Marvel Comics. We’re really excited to […]

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Comics Syllabus 006 – “Uncomfortably Happily” by Yeon-Sik Hong with Rachelle Cruz

By | Jul 18, 2017 | Podcasts

On this week’s Comics Syllabus podcast, Paul and writer/poet/teacher/podcaster Rachelle Cruz talk about “Uncomfortably Happily” by Yeon-Sik Hong (translated by Hellen Jo), out recently from Drawn + Quarterly. After an introduction to Rachelle and her work, they delve into this autobiographical tale of a period of Korean manhwa artist Hong’s life when he and his […]

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Comics Syllabus 005 – “Transmetropolitan” by Ellis and Robertson with Johnny Hall and Best of 2017 So Far

By | Jul 11, 2017 | Podcasts

On this week’s Comics Syllabus podcast, Paul and this episode’s co-host Johnny Hall discuss “Transmetropolitan” by Warren Ellis (w), Darick Robertson (p), Rodney Ramos (i), Nathan Eyring (c), looking closely at the start of  volume 3, “The Year of the Bastard” (DC/Vertigo; originally DC/Helix), originally published starting Sept, 1998. On the 20th anniversary of Transmetropolitan’s […]

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The DC3cast, Episode 75: The End of the Rucka Era of “Wonder Woman,” More Looney Tunes, and Rebirth Titles, Round 55

By , and | Jul 5, 2017 | Podcasts

[audio: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/a09d080c-9ddf-458f-a69d-f718f998e330.mp3] ‘Rebirth’ is upon us, and so your fearless hosts are going to talk (at least) all the first issues of each ‘Rebirth’ title! “Comics Syllabus” host Paul Lai joins the show to talk the end of an iconic “Wonder Woman” run, why “Batman/Elmer Fudd” is sort of brilliant, and review the week’s ‘Rebirth’ […]

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Comics Syllabus 004 – Ethan Young, creator of “Nanjing,” “Battles of Bridget Lee,” & “Pilgrim Finch”

By | Jul 4, 2017 | Podcasts

On this week’s Comics Syllabus podcast, Paul talks to Ethan Young, creator of “Nanjing: The Burning City” (Dark Horse), “The Battles of Bridget Lee” (Dark Horse), and “Pilgrim Finch” (STELA app). We discuss Young’s art and storytelling and Motion and Emotion on the Battlefield. Let’s dig deep!  (Interview begins at time code 23:23 ) [audio: […]

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Comics Syllabus 003 – “Sweet Tooth” by Jeff Lemire with Kent Falkenberg and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

By | Jun 27, 2017 | Podcasts

Today on the Comics Syllabus podcast, Paul is joined by Multiversity writer Kent Falkenberg to discuss “Sweet Tooth” by Jeff Lemire from DC/Vertigo. We discuss loss, longing, and the post-apocalyptic animal hybrid survivalist scenario. [audio: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/330306091-twoplai-sweet-tooth-by-jeff-lemire-dc-vertigo-hassan-otsmane-elhaou-and-panelxpanel.mp3] And in the opening “General Ed” segment, Paul talks to Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou of “Strip Panel Naked” and the new […]

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Comics Syllabus 002 – “4 Kids Walk into a Bank by Boss & Rosenberg and Secret Warriors by Rosenberg & Garrón

By | Jun 13, 2017 | Podcasts

Today on the Comics Syllabus podcast, we discuss “4 Kids Walk into a Bank” by Tyler Boss (art/design), Clare Dezutti (flatting), Thomas Mauer (lettering), Courtney Menard (wallpaper design), and Matthew Rosenberg (writing) from Black Mask Studios, along with “Secret Warriors” by Rosenberg (writer), Javier Garrón (artist), Israel Silva (color artist), VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer) from […]

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Comics Syllabus 001 – Wonder Woman Year One by Rucka and Scott

By | May 30, 2017 | Podcasts

Greetings, Denizens of Multiversity!  I’m Paul, and I’m inviting you to try out the first episode of The Comics Syllabus, a comics analysis podcast. [audio: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/325109024-twoplai-001-wonder-woman-year-one-by-rucka-scott-fajardo-wynne-dc.mp3] Our mantra is, we read widely and we dig deep. Each week, I choose one work from a wide breadth of current and classic comics, including superhero fare, comics […]

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Batman #21 Cover Edit Podcasts
The DC3cast, Episode 65: ‘Rebirth’ Titles, Round 45

By , , and | Apr 26, 2017 | Podcasts

[audio: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/58d8a637-1bac-4501-b758-b7217130bfa3.mp3] ‘Rebirth’ is upon us, and so your fearless hosts are going to talk (at least) all the first issues of each ‘Rebirth’ title! The boys welcome Paul Lai to the show to discuss Dark Matter. Plus, a look at The Button Part 1, and more. Follow our hosts on Twitter, @VJ_Ostrowski, @sirfox89, and […]

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Can Comics Matter to Our Politics?

By | Apr 25, 2017 | Longform

Don’t Miss a Single Issue! In the news today: campuses prepare for pitched battles over “hate”/”free” speech as partisan groups incite debate by booking provocateurs. The US Congress prepares for its own contentious bouts in impending budget battles over border walls, climate change, and life-and-death access to health care. Meanwhile, in other news: yet another […]

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