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Oct. 4, 2022

#69 Comic Sales History With Comichron’s John Jackson Miller

Are comic book sales doing better than ever? Or are they plummeting? Sean explores this question with guest John Jackson Miller, creator of the comics sales history website “Comichron”. John provides some insight on what we can and cannot know …

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Sept. 27, 2022

#68 Behind The Panels With David Pepose

In a special “Inside The Panels” episode, comics writer David Pepose joins the show to discuss his career in the comics industry. David shares about his previous life as a crime reporter, his experience as a 3rd generation comics reader, …

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Sept. 20, 2022

#67 What Is Anime? With yaseenthatguy

Sean is joined by popular anime TikToker, yaseenthatguy, to talk about what exactly is anime. They discuss the definition and subculture of anime, how anime has become popular, how social media and other facts have created toxicity in the fandom …

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July 1, 2022

#63 Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma With Preeti Chhibber

Co-hosts Sean and Kevin chat with author Preeti Chhibber about her new book, Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma. She shares how her life-long love of the Wall-Crawler led to an opportunity to write an original book series for middle-grade readers. You’ll hear …

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June 15, 2022

#62 Interview With Heather Antos

Heather Antos, Senior Editor At IDW Publishing, joins The Captioned Life Show to discuss her career in the comics industry and what she does as an editor. She also discusses two upcoming series she’s excited about, “Rogues Gallery” from Image …

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May 15, 2022

#60 Batman’s Batman With Michael Uslan

There have been many Batman films throughout the decades and the person responsible for all of them since the 1989 release “Batman” is Michael Uslan. In this episode, the hosts chatted with Michael about his journey in bringing the dark …

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May 9, 2022

MOVIE REVIEW: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness With Richar…

Doctor Strange Into The Multiverse Of Madness is the 28th Marvel Cinematic Universe film, the most anticipated movie of the year for Marvel Studios, and their first attempt at creating a horror genre movie. Sean reviews the film with special …

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May 1, 2022

#59 We Only Kill Each Other With Peter Krause

Dark Horse Comics recently published the trade paperback of the popular comic series We Only Kill Each Other by Stephanie Phillips, Peter Krause, Ellie Wright, and Troy Peteri. Sean and Kevin had a chance to speak to the artist on …

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April 1, 2022

#57 Retroactive With Ibrahim Moustafa

Eisner Award nominee and comic book writer/artist Ibrahim Moustafa join the show to talk about his upcoming graphic novel, Retroactive. We chat about what he’s been doing since he was last on our show, the work he did on Marvel’s …

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March 15, 2022

#56 Teaching With Comics With Tim Smyth

Educator and author Tim Smyth joined the show to talk about how he’s taught with comics in his classroom over a 20-year teaching career. Tim shares how he got started using comics, the different ways they can be employed in …

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Feb. 15, 2022

#54 Grieving Mall With R. Alan Brooks

Kevin and Sean speak with comic author and illustrator Alan Brooks. They discuss Alan’s latest work, Grieving Mall and how he approaches important social topics in his writing. He also shares his message on pursuing creative endeavors and plays a …

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Feb. 1, 2022

#53 ”Maus” & The McMinn County School Board

Recently, the McMinn County school board in Tennessee decided to ban the classroom use of the graphic novel Maus, which depicts a firsthand account of the Holocaust via anthropomorphic animals. The decision was met with criticism across the United States …

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Jan. 15, 2022

#52 Bi Visibility with Kat Calamia

Sean and Kevin sit down to talk about comics with writer and YouTuber Kat Calamia. We discuss some of her recent work including the creator-owned project, The Dancer, and the Kickstarter campaign for her comic anthology, Bi Visibility.

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Nov. 15, 2021

#48 Circle City Ghostbusters with Jacob Bartlett

Eager with anticipation of the release of the new film Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Sean and Kevin sit down to talk to Jacob Bartlett of the Circle City Ghostbusters.

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Oct. 15, 2021

#45 The Power Of Comics With Matthew Smith

Kevin and Sean interview Dr. Matthew Smith, Dean of the College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Communication at Radford University, as well as the co-author of several books about comics.

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