Comic Dwarves

In light of recent current events such as the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the nationwide protests that occurred in response, the Comic Dwarves chose to shelf their scheduled conversations and opted instead to read and discuss the three-volume March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. March is an autobiographic recounting of the civil rights movement from the perspective of John Lewis, beginning with the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee and their organized sit-in movement up to the Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights. Join the Comic Dwarves this week in examining and discussing this important work, the impact of the book's events on the current social atmosphere, and what steps we as a community still need to take. Additional Reading: Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, Fellowship of Reconciliation. The Silence of Our Friends, Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, Nate Powell. Stuck Rubber Baby, Howard Cruse. Two Dead, Van Jensen, Nate Powell. Anti-Racism Graphic Novels Reading & Resources List, CBLDF 15 Black Comics Writers Whose Work You Need to Read, CBR. Black Creators We Recommend You Read, Image Comics. Activism: Anguish and Action, Obama.org. Center for Policing Equity. White Anti-Racism: Living the Legacy, Teaching Tolerance. Making Mini-Comics for Activism and Self-Care, CBLDF.

Please join us for an important message from the Comic Dwarves. In the light of recent events, we have decided to reschedule our discussion on Shirtless Bear Fighter. Instead, we will discuss March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Listen to this important announcement to find out why we chose this important work.

Deep in the seedy underbelly of Old Town, the Comic Dwarves scurry together via the grim information superhighway to discuss Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For from Dark Horse Comics circa 1994. Join Tom, Michael, Sean, and Joshua as they duke it out, drink about it, mope about it, and just get roughed up for it in general. Hosted by Tom Bevis, Michael Brown, Sean Corbin, and Joshua Shepherd. Music by Polynova. A Nonplussed Comics Podcast. Produced by Tom Bevis.

Harnessing the dark power of an evil galactic relic, the Comic Dwarves have returned from the dead for their latest episode! From separate sectors across space, the Dwarves are beaming their latest communique to you and each other through the sinister fibers of the world wide web. Join Tom, Michael, Sean, and Josh as they discuss DC's 2009 crossover event Blackest Night by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis! Hosted by Tom Bevis, Michael Brown, Sean Corbin, and Joshua Shepherd. Music by Polynova. A Nonplussed Comics Podcast. Produced by Tom Bevis.

The Comic Dwarves are at it again! Mike Brown is back from his adventure in The Heavy and he's rejoined his fellow comic combatants for another round in the ring by the means of the incredible internet machine! This week, your hosts convene to discuss Mike Mignola's Dark 1994 classic, Hellboy: Seed of Destruction from Dark Horse. Hosted by Tom Bevis, Michael Brown, Sean Corbin, and Joshua Shepherd. Music by Polynova. A Nonplussed Comics Podcast. Produced by Tom Bevis.

The Dwarves are channeling their heavy metal avatars through the abyss of space and time to bring you this week's newest episode! Your hosts Tom, Sean, and Josh convene via the wonders of the world wide web to discuss their first book club selection, Murder Falcon! They are joined by Stephanie Lancaster, filling in for Michael Brown while he's out on assignment in the Heavy. Tune in today to find out what they thought of Daniel Warren Johnson's opus and to hear what book they'll be discussing next! Hosted by Tom Bevis, Michael Brown, Sean Corbin, and Joshua Shepherd. Music by Polynova. A Nonplussed Comics Podcast. Produced by Tom Bevis.

Recorded via remote from isolated hives across San Diego by way of the great internet machine, this is Comic Dwarves! Join your dwarves hosts Tom, Mike, Sean, and Josh as they introduce themselves, the book club they curate, and make their first Comic Dwarves selection! Hosted by Tom Bevis, Michael Brown, Sean Corbin, and Joshua Shepherd. Music by Polynova. A Nonplussed Comics Podcast. Produced by Tom Bevis. Full Transcript: Tom Bevis: Mike, you cut out almost throughout all of that. Uh, I’m sorry. Mike Brown: Are you seri- oh, no worries. Sean Corbin: Yeah. You were underwater and then (noises). It was wonderful. [Theme music starts.] TB: Hello and welcome to the Comic Dwarves, your guided excursion into the rich mines of comicdom. Each week, we invite listeners to unearth a new comic book gem with us and join in as we discuss, debate, dispute and generally duke it out that what some may consider and excessive length. I'm Tom Bevis, and I’m joined with my fellow amateur orators, Sean Corbin… [Theme music ends.] SC: Hello there. TB: Josh Shepherd… Josh Shepherd: Howdy. TB: And Mike Brown… MB: Hey, that's me! TB: In this special first episode, we’ll introduce ourselves and the book club we curate and then cap it all off by announcing our very first Comic Dwarves selection with the help of that fabulous, fantastic machine, the Select-O-Matic! Guys, let’s get digging. MB: Alright, this week all of the digging we’re doing is into ourselves. I'd like to give ourselves each a chance to pitch ourselves as if the show was just about us. Let's start with Sean. SC: Hey guys, I am Sean and I am in this podcast with you. I am more or less lifelong comic reader. I would say it probably started around, what, four or five years old? My gateway was the Batman animated series which then led me to a Batman comic which was then a kind of progressive, like nineties cartoons in general, was like a a progressive… each one fed into another thing that has broadened my love of comics and I never really felt too cool to stop. MB: Alright. How about you, Josh, do you want to introduce yourself? JS: Alright, I’m Josh Shepard and like Sean, I’ve been an avid fan of comics since I was young. I particularly picked up on old issues that my mom had boxes, so I had a lot of older X-Men comics and a bunch of Spider-man comics from the eighties. I got Into my own stuff a little bit, but not too much. That didn't happen until I would say my teenage years, when I actually started perusing the stories myself when I was going to comic shops to buy magic cards. I started noticing things on the shelves and I wanted to pick it up and get into it myself. That’s where I am about it. I just like to read comics randomly and pick up whatever I find when I can. MB: Sounds good to me. And Tom, how about you? TB: Much like my my fellow host here, I’m almost a lifelong comic book fan. I started reading maybe a little bit later than them at seven or eight years old. My dad had one comic, just one super obscure comic that he never let me read, and that filled me with anger to this very day and that's kind of what has fueled my need to read every comic ever. So that's my that's my main purpose. I got my real head start by the way of a family friend who owned a comic book shop and let me work in and around it for store credit. That was right around the time of Image Comics boom. That's kind of where my my real loyalties are established. And how about you, Mike? MB: Alright, well compared to the three of you, I am much more casual with my relationship to comics. It wasn't until the the mid nineties when you got the Batman movies and later on with the Spider-man movies that I was ever introduced into the world of Marvel or DC. And it wasn't until I was friends with you guys in high school that even realized that, you know, that these movies were based off of these much more extensive storyl...