Graphic Novel Apostle
FiksjonFritidGraphic Novel Apostle Mark Ohrenberger embarks upon his mission to share great stories from comics and graphic novels with his friends who don't read comics. Will any become Graphic Novel Disciples? We'll see! The Graphic Novel Apostle Podcast will focus primarily on comic books and original graphic novels from outside the superhero genre: Crime Noir, Horror, Spy Thrillers, Adventure, Supernatural, Comedy, Westerns, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, and so much more.We'll cover stories from publishers like Image Comics, Boom! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, Oni Press, AWA, Aftershock, Mad Cave, IDW, and others. And who are we kidding? We'll get into some Marvel and DC books from time to time as well.Contact us:Email: graphicnovelapostle@gmail.comInstagram: @graphicnovelapostleBlue Sky: @gnapostlepod.bsky.socialTwitter: @markohrenbergerhttps://linktr.ee/graphicnovelapostle
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- Ep. 43: The Human Target 1-2 (01:01:09)
In the coming months, host Mark Ohrenberger and Chad Tappe (promoted to co-host for this series!) will dive deep into a truly special noir-style murder mystery in the DC Comics Universe. Join us as we celebrate this storytelling and artistic achievement from writer Tom King and artist Greg Smallwood. In this episode, we introduce the story and meet the cast of characters through our exploration of issues 1-2 of this 12-issue series. Book Credits The Human Target, issues 1-2 Writer: Tom ...
- Ep. 42: Pesto Comics Interview, with Adriano Ariganello (Part 2 of 2) (00:53:02)
As a follow up to our Book Club episode covering Crazy Latte Thing Called Love, Adriano Ariganello, who wrote, lettered, and published that book, joins the host Mark Ohrenberger to discuss that comic in provide a closer look at his indie comics publishing company, Pesto Comics. Adriano discusses the feelings of satisfaction as well as frustrations that come along with starting your own comic book publishing company from scratch. Additionally, Adriano provides a synopsis and some insight into ...
- Ep. 41: Pesto Comics Interview, with Adriano Ariganello (Part 1 of 2) (00:50:08)
As a follow up to our Book Club episode covering Crazy Latte Thing Called Love, Adriano Ariganello, who wrote, lettered, and published that book, joins the host Mark Ohrenberger to discuss that comic in provide a closer look at his indie comics publication company, Pesto Comics. Adriano discusses the feeling of satisfaction as well as frustrations that come along with starting your own comic book publishing company from scratch. Additionally, Adriano provides a synopsis and some insight into ...
- Ep. 40: Book Club - Crazy Latte Thing Called Love, with Geo Leiva (00:58:46)
On this special Book Club episode of the Graphic Novel Apostle podcast, we raise an oversized mug in salute to coffee. Geovanni Leiva, founder of Leiva's Coffee, joins host Mark Ohrenberger to share the inspiring story of Leiva's Coffee - growing from a 7-year-old boy who wanted to get as far away from a life of coffee farming in the rural Guatemala of his youth to the passionate head of a U.S.-based coffee company that dedicates a share of its profits to provide education and offer life-chan...
- Ep. 39: Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game, with Travelle McManus and Van Borin (00:37:04)
This week, popular guests Travelle McManus (Ep. 5 - Radiant Black Book Club) and Van Borin (Ep. 29 - Dog Man) return to the show to try out the brand new Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game, from Solis Game Studios. Travelle even teaches me the difference between a trading card game (TCG) and a deck builder card game, like this. The Massive-Verse game is a blast, and I hope you'll check it out. Just go to Solis Game Studio Home Page. And be sure to check out Travelle's podcast, The Intak...
- Ep. 38: Batman: The Long Halloween 7 (April Fool's Day) (00:15:05)
Ready for an April Fool's Day surprise in our Batman: The Long Halloween series? Here it is ... there's no murder. Our mysterious killer Holiday takes a month off from murder, while the Riddler, Batman, and even Alfred ruminate on the clues Holiday has over the last six months and theorize about the murder's identity. But do any of these theories hold water? Time will tell! Batman: The Long Halloween, issue 7 Writer: Jeph Loeb Artist: Tim Sale Colors: Gregory Wright Letters: Richard Starkings...
- Ep. 37: Book Club - The Sacrificers, vol. 1, Part 2, with Jimmy Teigen (00:42:12)
GNA podcast presents the second half of our two-part Book Club featuring The Sacrificers, vol. 1. Guest Jimmy Teigen joins host Mark Ohrenberger to discuss the fall out from a pantheon of selfish and power-hungry gods demanding child sacrifices in a "harvest" every twenty years in exchange for providing the mortals with an otherwise perfect world. Part 1 of this Book Club discussion was presented in Episode 36 and covered issues 1-2 of The Sacrificers. This episode covers the balance of...
- Ep. 36: Book Club - The Sacrificers, vol. 1, Part 1 (01:13:46)
For the first entry in this two-part Book Club featuring The Sacrificers, vol. 1, Jimmy Teigen joins host Mark Ohrenberger to discuss cultural stories exploring the value of a single human life when weighed in the balance against the welfare of an entire community, the meaning of sacrifice, the demand for sacrifice, and what these stories might have to say about the individual, the community, and even God. Part 1 of this Book Club covers issues 1-2 of The Sacrificers. Next week, Part 2 ...
- Ep. 35: Interview with Dan Baillie, author of Look Out (00:31:05)
In episode 33 of the podcast, host Mark Ohrenberger raved about a new horror illustrated novella, from writer Dan Baillie and artist Tim Bradstreet, published by AWA, in partnership with Vertigo Entertainment. Now, writer Dan Baillie joins the show to talk about how a little short story he started to write for a horror audience on Reddit became a fully illustrated and published one-shot novella on shelves in your local comics shop. Check out more of Dan's short prose work on Reddit under his ...
- Ep. 34: Book Club - King of Nowhere, with Carson Miller (01:39:16)
Co-host of The Intake Podcast, and pal of GNA host Mark Ohrenberger, Carson Miller joins the show for a Book Club episode taking a deep dive into the otherworldly sci-fi series King of Nowhere. Mark and Carson discuss the wild things crawling around inside the mind of author W. Maxwell Prince, react to the fitness of Tyler Jenkins' abstract art style for this particular story, and consider the ways the main characters' substance abuse disorders impact their perspectives and their decision-mak...
- Ep. 33: Mini - Look Out (A Future of Fear One-Shot) (00:18:09)
For this mini episode, host Mark Ohrenberger felt compelled to record and publish a rare mid-week podcast to tell listeners about a terrifying new illustrated novella, Look Out, written by Dan Baillie, with art by Tim Bradstreet. This prose and pictures horror one-shot serves as the first offering from AWA and Vertigo Entertainment's multimedia project, Future of Fear. And it is a doosey! Give us listen, and then go check out Look Out ... if you dare! And while you're at it, don't forge...
- Ep. 32: Batman: The Long Halloween 6 (St. Patrick's Day) (00:17:24)
We continue our series on Batman: The Long Halloween with issue 6, which takes place on St. Patrick's Day in Gotham City. Following the events of issue 5, Bruce Wayne remains under Poison Ivy's irresistible influence, but to what end? Meanwhile, Falcone mob enforcer (who is also the Roman's daughter) Sophia Falcone is home from prison and ready to carry out her father's plan for a hit on the Maroni gang. And who will the idiosyncratic killer at the center of our mystery, Holiday, attack this ...
- Ep. 31: Batman: The Long Halloween 5 (Valentine's Day) (00:21:05)
After a two-month hiatus, the Graphic Novel Apostle podcast is back! It's April, so we have some catching up to do on our Batman: The Long Halloween series. In Gotham City, it's St. Valentine's Day, and there's murder in the air! In this episode, Batman faces off with Carmine Falcone in front of Alberto Falcone's grave, Selina Kyle might have just figured out Batman's secret identity, and another colorful member of Batman's infamous rogues gallery makes her first appearance in our mystery. We...
- Ep. 30: Book Club - Moonshine, vol. 1, with Seth Borin (01:22:49)
Mark's pal Seth Borin joins the show for this Book Club episode to discuss beer brewing, moonshining, Prohibition era bootlegging, gangsters, hillbillies, southern magic, werewolves, and all the things that can go wrong deep in the woods of West Virginia. It's Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's shadow-drenched 1920s crime noir/horror tale, Moonshine, vol. 1. Moonshine, vol. 1 Writer: Brian Azzarello Art & Colors: Eduardo Risso Letters: Jared H. Fletcher Publisher: Image Comics Let us k...
- Ep. 29: Dog Man, with Garrett, Gracie, Grant, Van, and Gillian (and a cameo from Sophie) (00:39:18)
On this special episode, I'm joined by some of my favorite kids (including my own!) between the ages of 6 and 12 to talk all about Dog Man. We discuss the characters and what we like best about the world of Dog Man from Dav Pilkey's best selling graphic novel series. Then, we take a break an go watch the Dog Man movie before regrouping to share what we thought about the animated adaptation. This was such a fun episode, and it gave me a chance to spend the day with two of my favorite dads and ...
- Ep. 28: Book Club - Dead Eyes, vol. 1, with Kevin Ohrenberger (01:32:40)
On this week's Book Club episode, the GNA's dad, Kevin Ohrenberger, joins the show to discuss the exciting, brutal, and humorous anti-hero tale, Dead Eyes, vol. 1. Family medical debt (and maybe boredom with ordinary life) brings Boston's legendary criminal from the 1990s, who is known as Dead Eyes for this black mask with red XXs over his eyes, out of a twenty-year retirement and back into the bank robbery game. Unfortunately for Dead Eyes, a top Boston mod boss has been waiting these many y...
- Ep. 27: Batman: The Long Halloween 4 (New Year) (00:12:05)
As Gotham City celebrates New Year's Eve, the Joker sets out over the city in a crop duster laden with Joker gas to poison the revelers. While Batman tries to stop the Joker, Holiday prepares to take his next victim aboard a luxury yacht in Gotham Harbor, and DA Harvey Dent learns some new information about the relationship between Bruce Wayne and Carmine Falcone. Join the Graphic Novel Apostle podcast for our January installment of our Batman: The Long Halloween series. Batman:...
- Ep. 26: Batman: The Long Halloween 3 (Christmas) (00:14:31)
In part 3 of our Batman: The Long Halloween series (see Episode 19 for part 1 and Episode 23 for part 2), it's Christmas in Gotham City. The Joker has escaped from Arkham Asylum and is on a mission to find and eliminate the serial killer that has come to be known as "Holiday." As he puts it, "This town isn't big enough for two homicidal maniacs." Meanwhile, Batman and Captain Gordon visit Arkham to see whether the similarly theme villain Calendar Man can offer them any insight. Batman:...
- Ep. 25: Book Club - Saga, vol. 1, with Craig Brukardt (01:24:51)
It's guest's choice this week, as Mark's friend Craig Brukardt joins the show and introduces Mark to the highly acclaimed comic series, Saga. This episode covers volume 1, which consists of series issues 1-6. Saga, vol. 1 Writer: Brian K. Vaughn Artist: Fiona Staples Letters: Fonografiks Publisher: Image Comics Let us know what you think. Questions? Comments on the show? Comments on the book we covered? Recommendations for other comic collections or graphic novels? Email: Graphicnovelapos...
- Ep. 24: Mini - Marvel Adventures Spider-Man 46 (Silent Night) (00:17:05)
We welcome the Christmas season on this mini episode of the Graphic Novel Apostle podcast with a heartwarming tale of Peter Parker struggling in the final days before Christmas to acquire just the right gift to show his Aunt May how much he loves her. Credits: Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, issue 46 (Dec. 2008) Writer: Todd Dezago Pencils: Roberto Castro Inks: Greg Adams and Kris Justice Colors: Sotocolor's A-Street Letters: Dave Sharpe Cover Art: Francis Tsai and Skottie Young Publisher: Mar...
- Ep. 23: Batman: The Long Halloween 2 (Thanksgiving) (00:10:41)
In part 2 of our Batman: The Long Halloween series (see Episode 19 for part 1), it's Thanksgiving in Gotham City. In addition to continuing their search for gangster Johnny Viti's murderer, Batman and Captain Gordon seek to discover who was responsible for the bombing of District Attorney Harvey Dent's house on Halloween night. In the midst of it all, the Holiday Killer strikes again! Batman: The Long Halloween, Issue 2 Writer: Jeph Loeb Artist: Tim Sale Colors: Gregory Wright Letters: Richa...
- Ep. 22: Our 20 Favorite Albums, with Michael Crump (00:51:23)
Something a little different for this episode of the Graphic Novel Apostle podcast. Think of this as an addendum to last week's Trve Kvlt episode, which also included my guest Michael Crump. During our discussion of Trve Kvlt, we took a detour ... for about 45 minutes ... to discuss our "40 From 20" playlists, that is - playlists with 2 tracks each from our 20 favorite albums. In the end, we decided to cut that discussion out of our Trve Kvlt episode and share it this week as a bonus episode....
- Ep. 21: Book Club - Trve Kvlt, with Michael Crump (01:07:35)
Host Mark Ohrenberger's long-time friend Michael Crump joins the podcast to discuss the hilarious, absurdist, burger-flipping, heist-pulling, devil cult thriller Trve Kvlt. This 5-issue miniseries is nothing but fun from start to finish. Trve Kvlt Writer: Scott Bryan Wilson Artist: Liana Kangas Colors: Gab Contraras Letters: DC Hopkins Publisher: IDW Publishing (IDW Originals) And come back next week for a bonus episode where Mark and Michael break down their personal all-time top 20 recor...
- Ep. 20: Mini - Hyde Street 1, Devour (one-shot), and Memphis Comic Expo Recap (00:24:14)
On this week's mini episode, host Mark Ohrenberger begins by recapping his experience at the Memphis Comic Expo last weekend. After that, the episode focuses on the new Ghost Machine horror universe and specifically Hyde Street, issue 1, and the one-shot It Happened on Hyde Street: Devour. Hyde Street, issue 1 Storytellers: Geoff Johns & Ivan Reis Inks: Danny Miki Colors: Brad Anderson Letters: Rob Leigh Publisher: Ghost Machine/Image Comics It Happened on Hyde Street: Devour (one-sho...
- Ep. 19: Batman: The Long Halloween 1, Plus a Visit to Gabe's Cave (00:21:28)
On this episode, host Mark Ohrenberger starts a new monthly series covering Batman: The Long Halloween, the 13-issue noir mystery series in which an early-career Batman pursues a serial killer on the loose in Gotham City who strikes every month on the holiday falling on that page of the calendar. One week out of each month from this October to next October, we'll examine one issue from the series as Batman closes in on the mystery Holiday Killer! Batman: The Long Halloween #1 Writer: Jeph Lo...