Book
-
Animation, Book, Game, Movie, Podcast
Snails, Farms, and Rabbits
Welcome to the first episode of Season 2. We've switched to a monthly schedule due to busy schedules, and send out a special thanks to everyone for sticking with us! This month, we go over some pop-culture news, revisit some old pop-culture news to see how it fared, and end the show with our usual fortune cookies. The main part of this month's show is split into 3 parts. Liam talks about the movie Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Evan talks about the video game Stardew Valley, and Brian reviews the book Watership Down.
-
Hooky
Hooky is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Míriam Bonastre Tur. The story, which originally appeared as a web comic and was later adapted for print, tells the story of twin siblings Dani and Dorian, 12 year old witches who stumble into mishap and adventure.
-
As the year comes to a close, we thought we'd each list some of our favorite books, TV shows, and movies of 2022. Books mentioned:
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain Banks
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
- Wednesday (Netflix)
- Amphibia (Disney+)
- The Owl House (Disney+)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Blown Away (Netflix)
-
Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869
Castle in the Stars, a graphic novel by French author and illustrator Alex Alice, has an alternate history/steampunk vibe akin to the Kenneth Oppel's book Airborn, and the Hayao Miyazaki anime Castle in the Sky. The year is 1869, and our hero Seraphin and his father are summoned to a castle in Bavaria to help a young king build an airship that will launch them to the stars. Can they build this fantastical vehicle amidst the intrigue of warring duchies who each want to rule the empire?
-
Interview with Jared Cullum – Part 2
This week we're happy to share part two of our in-depth interview with Jared Cullum, author of the 2020 graphic novel Kodi. Topics include Jared’s use of watercolors, the technical details of sizing pages for a graphic novel, making mistakes while painting, how long it takes to get a book published from start to finish, plus so much more. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did! Follow these links to learn more about Jared, his debut graphic novel Kodi, or his upcoming graphic novel Wonder City.
-
Interview with Jared Cullum – Part 1
Jared Cullum is the award-wining author/illustrator of the wonderful 2020 graphic novel Kodi. Kodi tells the story of Katya, a young girl visiting her grandma in Alaska, who meets and befriends Kodi, a giant Kodiak bear. We all loved the book and Jared's unique watercolor style so much so that we reached out to him about appearing on our show, and he kindly accepted. As you’ll hear in this, the first half of our two-part interview, Jared loves talking about the process of art, studying the masters from the Impressionist era, and the process involved in creating a graphic novel.
-
Airborn
Kenneth Oppel's 2004 novel Airborn tells the story of young Matt Cruise, a cabin boy on the airship Aurora. His latest transoceanic journey sees him helping an inquisitive young lady, trying to outwit a band of pirates, and searching for an elusive beast that may or may not exist. The story is set in a world adjacent to ours, where airplanes don't exist, but luxury dirigibles the length of football fields roam the skies. It's a wonderful book, and we all highly recommend it!
-
Nimona
The graphic novel Nimona was published by HarperCollins in 2015. It was created by writer and artist Noelle Stevenson, and tells the story of the young shape-shifting girl Nimona and her escapades with Ballister Blackheart, the kingdom's resident villain. Also on this episode: Boba Fett, Hilda, Betty White, and fortune cookies.
-
The Wild Robot Escapes
Time for another book review! On this episode, Evan leads us in a discussion of The Wild Robot Escapes by author and illustrator Peter Brown. This book is a sequel to The Wild Robot, which we reviewed in January. Also on this episode, our weekly news updates and fortune cookie readings.
-
The Magic Fish
Trung Le Nguyen's award-winning debut graphic novel The Magic Fish is a heartfelt and beautifully illustrated story about a boy and his mother, the language barrier between them, and how fairy tales can bring us together. The book was named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly. Also on this episode - our pop-culture news of the week, and fortune cookies!