Rachelle Cruz's guest appearances

Rachelle Cruz

Skylight Books Podcast Series

Comics Syllabus

Wut R U Sayin?

Ben Passmore

Simon Hanselmann

Jason Concepcion

Shea Serrano

Mallory Rubin

Chuck Klosterman

Benjamin Franklin

Jon Hamm

Kate Schatz

Miriam Klein Stahl

Tom King

Mitch Gerads

Michelle Tea

Matt Bell

Ryan North

OwlTail

Nilah Magruder

Yumi Sakugawa

Experiencing Comics: An Introduction to Reading, Discussing, and Creating Comics shows students how to critically examine the craft and storytelling elements found inside a graphic novel or comic and spotlights groundbreaking work by comics creators and scholars from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds. This accessible, introductory guide to comics discusses how a comic is made and introduces students to the unique form and structure of comics, demonstrating how panels, splash pages, and word balloons are used to tell a story. It encourages students to apply literary theory and social politics to the world of comics to encourage discussions of comics within a larger cultural context. Rachelle Cruz introduces students to significant movements and moments in comics history in the United States. Users are provided with comic-making activities so they can practice the craft and storytelling elements discussed throughout the book. Students will gain first-hand insight from comics professionals and practitioners through interviews with creators, artists, writers, anthology editors, scholars, and comics enthusiasts. Cruz is in conversation with comic artsits Nilah Magruder and Yumi Sakugawa.

Experiencing Comics: An Introduction to Reading, Discussing, and Creating Comics shows students how to critically examine the craft and storytelling elements found inside a graphic novel or comic and spotlights groundbreaking work by comics creators and scholars from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds. This accessible, introductory guide to comics discusses how a comic is made and introduces students to the unique form and structure of comics, demonstrating how panels, splash pages, and word balloons are used to tell a story. It encourages students to apply literary theory and social politics to the world of comics to encourage discussions of comics within a larger cultural context. Rachelle Cruz introduces students to significant movements and moments in comics history in the United States. Users are provided with comic-making activities so they can practice the craft and storytelling elements discussed throughout the book. Students will gain first-hand insight from comics professionals and practitioners through interviews with creators, artists, writers, anthology editors, scholars, and comics enthusiasts. Cruz is in conversation with comic artsits Nilah Magruder and Yumi Sakugawa.

Rachelle Cruz, "EXPERIENCING COMICS" w/ Nilah Magruder and Yumi Sakugawa

Images at Multiversitycomics.com at http://wp.me/p42KN3-JIRWelcome to the Comics Syllabus podcast, where we read widely and we dig deep. Your host Paul, a literacy researcher and English teacher, introduces curious readers to a range of current and classic comics, and then engages in closer discussion and analysis of particular comics works.First, (at 0:00) a walk through the Syllabus, a reading list of comics Paul invites you to read along with him in the weeks to come. See the Syllabus full list below.This episode’s Close Read (at 32:20 ) is with Rachelle Cruz, as we dive into two graphic novels from Filipina/o creators, “Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Me” by Lorina Mapa (Conundrum, 2017) and “Elmer” by Gerry Alanguilan (SLG, 2010). We start by catching up with Rachelle about her forthcoming comics textbook, “Experiencing Comics,” and then examine Alanguilan’s moving and vexing fable of chickens who acquire consciousness and Mapa’s moving autobiography about growing up in the Philippines and Canada, noticing powerful similarities in the two stories.IMAGES TO GO WITH OUR DISCUSSION OF “ELMER” AND “DURAN DURAN, IMELDA MARCOS, AND ME” are at http://wp.me/p42KN3-JIRIn the discussion, Rachelle also mentions the documentary Komeriko Chronicles ( http://www.facebook.com/Komikero-Chronicles-1602564500070445/ ), Budjette Tan’s TRESE anthology (found at http://www.mervstore.com/products/kabuwanan ), and the comics work of Arnold Arre ( http://arnold-arre.com/ ), so check those out!Finally, in the Discussion Section (at 1:35:00 ), the Discussion Section, with mentions of interviews with Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen at Multiversity http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/descender-27-preview-interview/ and other podcasts, and shout outs to the #ComicsSyllabus community. Next Time: "Concrete Park" by Tony Puryear and Erika Alexander (Dark Horse).“The Syllabus” for 1/30/2018. (Read along wherever you choose, throw in your comments via #ComicsSyllabus)Manga (Mondays): “Hatsune Miku Future Delivery” by Hugin Miyama and Satoshi Oshio (Kodansha).Alt TPB (Tuesdays): MANY IMAGE SERIES including “Invisible Republic,” “Shutter,” “Autumnlands,” “Rocket Girl,” “No Mercy,” “Monstress,” “East of West,” and more! (There are so many!)World/BD (Wednesdays): “Jerome K Jerome Blouche” by Alain Dodier,‎ Pierre Makyo,‎ and Serge Le Tendre (IDW Euro Comics)Throwback (Thursdays): “Fourth World Omnibus” by Jack Kirby (DC)Family (Fridays): Kamikaze by Alan Tupper, Carrie Tupper, and Havana Nguyen (at http://kamikazeanimated.com/ ); Future release: “The Cardboard Kingdom” by Chad Sell and othersSuperheroes (Saturdays): “Black Panther,” anyone?Sequential/Small Press (Sundays): “Slasher” by Charles Forsman (Floating World), “Queen Street” by Emmanuelle Chateauneuf (Chapterhouse), and “Alienation” #1-6 by Inés Estrada ( http://inechi.com/alienation.html )Subscribe and follow the Comics Syllabus podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Soundcloud, or copy this RSS feed to your podcatcher: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:235183739/sounds.rss or you can find archives for this podcast (previously named “Study Comics with Paul”) here: http://studycomics.club/Join the discussion on the Comics Syllabus Facebook page: http://facebook.com/ComicsSyllabus or Follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoPlai or leave your comments here on the showpage.Thanks for listening!

Images at <a href="http://Multiversitycomics.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Multiversitycomics.com</a> at <a href="http://wp.me/p42KN3-JIR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wp.me/p42KN3-JIR</a> Welcome to the Comics Syllabus podcast, where we read widely and we dig deep. Your host Paul, a literacy researcher and English teacher, introduces curious readers to a range of current and classic comics, and then engages in closer discussion and analysis of particular comics works. First, (at 0:00) a walk through the Syllabus, a reading list of comics Paul invites you to read along with him in the weeks to come. See the Syllabus full list below. This episode’s Close Read (at 32:20 ) is with Rachelle Cruz, as we dive into two graphic novels from Filipina/o creators, “Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Me” by Lorina Mapa (Conundrum, 2017) and “Elmer” by Gerry Alanguilan (SLG, 2010). We start by catching up with Rachelle about her forthcoming comics textbook, “Experiencing Comics,” and then examine Alanguilan’s moving and vexing fable of chickens who acquire consciousness and Mapa’s moving autobiography about growing up in the Philippines and Canada, noticing powerful similarities in the two stories. IMAGES TO GO WITH OUR DISCUSSION OF “ELMER” AND “DURAN DURAN, IMELDA MARCOS, AND ME” are at <a href="http://wp.me/p42KN3-JIR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wp.me/p42KN3-JIR</a> In the discussion, Rachelle also mentions the documentary Komeriko Chronicles ( <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Komikero-Chronicles-1602564500070445/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/Komikero-Chronicles-1602564500070445/</a> ), Budjette Tan’s TRESE anthology (found at <a href="http://www.mervstore.com/products/kabuwanan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mervstore.com/products/kabuwanan</a> ), and the comics work of Arnold Arre ( <a href="http://arnold-arre.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://arnold-arre.com/</a> ), so check those out! Finally, in the Discussion Section (at 1:35:00 ), the Discussion Section, with mentions of interviews with Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen at Multiversity <a href="http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/descender-27-preview-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/descender-27-preview-interview/</a> and other podcasts, and shout outs to the #ComicsSyllabus community. Next Time: "Concrete Park" by Tony Puryear and Erika Alexander (Dark Horse). “The Syllabus” for 1/30/2018. (Read along wherever you choose, throw in your comments via #ComicsSyllabus) Manga (Mondays): “Hatsune Miku Future Delivery” by Hugin Miyama and Satoshi Oshio (Kodansha). Alt TPB (Tuesdays): MANY IMAGE SERIES including “Invisible Republic,” “Shutter,” “Autumnlands,” “Rocket Girl,” “No Mercy,” “Monstress,” “East of West,” and more! (There are so many!) World/BD (Wednesdays): “Jerome K Jerome Blouche” by Alain Dodier,‎ Pierre Makyo,‎ and Serge Le Tendre (IDW Euro Comics) Throwback (Thursdays): “Fourth World Omnibus” by Jack Kirby (DC) Family (Fridays): Kamikaze by Alan Tupper, Carrie Tupper, and Havana Nguyen (at <a href="http://kamikazeanimated.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://kamikazeanimated.com/</a> ); Future release: “The Cardboard Kingdom” by Chad Sell and others Superheroes (Saturdays): “Black Panther,” anyone? Sequential/Small Press (Sundays): “Slasher” by Charles Forsman (Floating World), “Queen Street” by Emmanuelle Chateauneuf (Chapterhouse), and “Alienation” #1-6 by Inés Estrada ( <a href="http://inechi.com/alienation.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://inechi.com/alienation.html</a> ) Subscribe and follow the Comics Syllabus podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Soundcloud, or copy this RSS feed to your podcatcher: <a href="http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:235183739/sounds.rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:235183739/sounds.rss</a> or you can find archives for this podcast (previously named “Study Comics with Paul”) here: http://studycomics.club/ Join the discussion on the Comics Syllabus Facebook page: <a href="http://facebook.com/ComicsSyllabus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/ComicsSyllabus</a> or Follow Paul on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TwoPlai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/TwoPlai</a> or leave your comments here on the showpage. Thanks for listening!

18-01-30 Duran Duran Imelda Marcos and Me and Elmer w Rachelle Cruz; the Syllabus!

Yeon Sik Hong

Images for this episode (starting 7/17, 9am EDT): http://wp.me/p42KN3-EDDOn this week’s Comics Syllabus podcast, Paul and writer/poet/teacher/podcaster Rachelle Cruz talk about “Uncomfortably Happily” by Yeon-Sik Hong (translated by Hellen Jo), out recently from Drawn + Quarterly. After an introduction to Rachelle and her work, they delve into this autobiographical tale of a period of Korean manhwa artist Hong’s life when he and his wife moved out of big-city Seoul and into the mountains, maintaining their marriage, life in the countryside, and the travails and triumphs of a creative life together. Rachelle helps to shed light on why this deceptively simple work has been celebrated by Korean audiences and yet speaks to widely appealing themes.But first, in the opening “General Ed” segment, part 2 of this month’s “The Wait List” segment, where Paul discusses some of the hardcovers, trade paperbacks, and collections coming out over the next couple weeks with “trade-waiter” and casual comics fan Sonny (who also happens to be Paul’s brother). Paul and Sonny mention releases from the 3rd week of July (19th): “Mighty Thor Premium HC v3” ‘Asgard Shi’ar War’ (Marvel), “Ms Marvel v7” ‘Damage per Second’ (Marvel), “Palookaville” #23 by Seth (D+Q), and “Punisher v2” ‘End of the Line’ (Marvel); and releases from the 4th week of July (26th): “By Chance or Providence” by Becky Cloonan (Image), “Flash Rebirth Deluxe Collected HC” (DC), “Kill or Be Killed v2” by Brubaker and Phillips (Image), and “Street Angel Gang HC” by Jim Rugg (Image).MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Rachelle Cruz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawqeliBlood Jet Writing Hour: https://thebloodjet.wordpress.com/Newsarama Interview with “Uncomfortably Happily” translator Hellen Jo: https://www.newsarama.com/35041-hellen-jo-gets-uncomfortably-happily-translating-korean-graphic-novel-for-d-q.htmlI’m Paul, and I’m inviting you to join us for another episode of The Comics Syllabus, a comics analysis podcast. Our mantra is, we read widely and we dig deep. Each week, we choose one work from a wide breadth of current and classic comics, including superhero fare, comics from independent publishers and small presses, global comics, newspaper strip archives, and various collected editions. We spend time digging deep into the work from various perspectives, sometimes in actual live conversation with others, sometimes with just me on a mic surrounded by a pile of comics studies and academic books. It’s like a comics seminar, where the only prerequisite is that you love comics.NEXT WEEK on the Comics Syllabus: Paul is joined by comics scholar and #BlackComicsChat podcaster Grace Gipson to talk about “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” and “Black Panther: World of Wakanda” from Marvel. Subscribe to the podcast or keep it locked here at Multiversity for that conversation.You can find the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or Soundcloud, or copy this RSS feed to your podcatcher: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:235183739/sounds.rssor find archives for this podcast (previously named “Study Comics with Paul”) here: http://studycomics.club/A rating, review, or star on whatever podcast source would help a lot and would be greatly appreciated!Follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoPlaiThanks for listening!

Images for this episode (starting 7/17, 9am EDT): <a href="http://wp.me/p42KN3-EDD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wp.me/p42KN3-EDD</a> On this week’s Comics Syllabus podcast, Paul and writer/poet/teacher/podcaster Rachelle Cruz talk about “Uncomfortably Happily” by Yeon-Sik Hong (translated by Hellen Jo), out recently from Drawn + Quarterly. After an introduction to Rachelle and her work, they delve into this autobiographical tale of a period of Korean manhwa artist Hong’s life when he and his wife moved out of big-city Seoul and into the mountains, maintaining their marriage, life in the countryside, and the travails and triumphs of a creative life together. Rachelle helps to shed light on why this deceptively simple work has been celebrated by Korean audiences and yet speaks to widely appealing themes. But first, in the opening “General Ed” segment, part 2 of this month’s “The Wait List” segment, where Paul discusses some of the hardcovers, trade paperbacks, and collections coming out over the next couple weeks with “trade-waiter” and casual comics fan Sonny (who also happens to be Paul’s brother). Paul and Sonny mention releases from the 3rd week of July (19th): “Mighty Thor Premium HC v3” ‘Asgard Shi’ar War’ (Marvel), “Ms Marvel v7” ‘Damage per Second’ (Marvel), “Palookaville” #23 by Seth (D+Q), and “Punisher v2” ‘End of the Line’ (Marvel); and releases from the 4th week of July (26th): “By Chance or Providence” by Becky Cloonan (Image), “Flash Rebirth Deluxe Collected HC” (DC), “Kill or Be Killed v2” by Brubaker and Phillips (Image), and “Street Angel Gang HC” by Jim Rugg (Image). MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Rachelle Cruz on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rawqeli" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/rawqeli</a> Blood Jet Writing Hour: <a href="https://thebloodjet.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thebloodjet.wordpress.com/</a> Newsarama Interview with “Uncomfortably Happily” translator Hellen Jo: <a href="https://www.newsarama.com/35041-hellen-jo-gets-uncomfortably-happily-translating-korean-graphic-novel-for-d-q.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newsarama.com/35041-hellen-jo-gets-uncomfortably-happily-translating-korean-graphic-novel-for-d-q.html</a> I’m Paul, and I’m inviting you to join us for another episode of The Comics Syllabus, a comics analysis podcast. Our mantra is, we read widely and we dig deep. Each week, we choose one work from a wide breadth of current and classic comics, including superhero fare, comics from independent publishers and small presses, global comics, newspaper strip archives, and various collected editions. We spend time digging deep into the work from various perspectives, sometimes in actual live conversation with others, sometimes with just me on a mic surrounded by a pile of comics studies and academic books. It’s like a comics seminar, where the only prerequisite is that you love comics. NEXT WEEK on the Comics Syllabus: Paul is joined by comics scholar and #BlackComicsChat podcaster Grace Gipson to talk about “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” and “Black Panther: World of Wakanda” from Marvel. Subscribe to the podcast or keep it locked here at Multiversity for that conversation. You can find the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or Soundcloud, or copy this RSS feed to your podcatcher: <a href="http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:235183739/sounds.rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:235183739/sounds.rss</a> or find archives for this podcast (previously named “Study Comics with Paul”) here: http://studycomics.club/ A rating, review, or star on whatever podcast source would help a lot and would be greatly appreciated! Follow Paul on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TwoPlai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/TwoPlai</a> Thanks for listening!

006 Uncomfortably Happily by Yeon Sik Hong with Rachelle Cruz and Wait List