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
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
S4E4: The Game of Schooling (w/ Dr. Alex Corbitt)
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
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
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
S4E3: Because the Story Said So (w/ Dr. Jason DeHart)
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
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
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
S4E2: Calvin & Hobbes Forever! (w/ Dr. Justin Wigard)
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
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
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
S4E1: Shark Dentists (w/ Dr. Haeny Yoon & Dr. Nathan Holbert from Pop & Play)
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
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@mbdandoOther links from the episode:Pop & Play PodcastThe Trashies on TikTok
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
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 DuffyJohn Jennings (@JIJennings)Maika Moulite (@maikamoulite)
As always, you can find Mike on Twitter@mbdando
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
S3E6: The History of Strange Experiments (w/ Shawn Gilmore)
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
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@gipperfishAnd as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter@mbdandoOther links from the episode:vaultofculture.comzrondinelli.wixsite.com/welcometoslumberlandkickstarter.com/projects/sharpy/the-unseen-jack-katz
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
S3E5: How Do We Notice Better? (w/ Dr. Nick Miller)
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
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:@uncannydazzlerAnd as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter@mbdando
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
S3E4: Interrogating Reality (w/ Dr. Dennis Rudnick)
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
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:@RudnickDennisAnd as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter@mbdando
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
S3E3: You & I Remember Budapest Very Differently (w/ Dr. Raul Mora)
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
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:@elpatronhimselfAnd as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter@mbdando
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
S3E2: He‘s the DJ & the Martial Artist (w/ Dr. Wayne Au)
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
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/wayneauAnd as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter@mbdando