Episode 19: Banned Books Week

In Episode 19, Jack and Amanda discuss the American Library Association’s annual Banned Books Week and comics with special guests Eva Volin, Head of Children Services of Alameda Free Library and Casey Gilly of Comic Book Resources:
Recommend Reads:

• Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley
• The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker
• The Rise of Aurora West by Paul Pope
• The Woods by James Tynion IV

Banned Books Week discussion:

• Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
• Maus by Art Speigelman
• Dr. Frederic Wertham’s The Seduction of the Innocent and Congressional Hearings on Juvenile Delinquency
• Comics Code Authority
• The End of the Comics Code Authority
• League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore
• Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction
• Saga by Brian K. Vaughn
• Ulysses by James Joyce
• Bone by Jeff Smith
• Sidekicks by Dan Santat
• Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
• Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

San Diego Comic-Con Wrap-Up #3: Spotlight on Lucy Knisley

In Episode 18, Jack and Amanda complete their San Diego Comic-Con coverage with an overview of the con plus:

Interview with Lucy Knisley of Relish, Age of License, Displacement, New Kid and Something New.

Plus: We both contributed to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s latest publication: Working with Libraries: A Handbook for Comics Creators.