Pencil Us In

In which we discuss everyone's favorite mostly naked swordsman!  We talk about his creator, his imitators, his adaptations, and more!  Check it out! With our 13th episode, we talk about one of the more fascinating topics for us.  This is a  book that was crazy popular once and even sort of penetrated the public consciousness to a certain extent.  Mostly, though, we're talk to talk about...

In which we fill time with a quiz that crushes Phil's soul!  The inventory episode looks like it's here to stay, people!  We need time to do research and we need also only have so many minutes we're allowed to upload each month.  It works out! Anyway, this week's episode has Su put together a list of manga names.  Some are real, some are fake.  It's up to Phil to suss it o...

In which we discuss the International incarnation of the Justice League!  We talk about its place in time, how it came together, the men who put it together, plus maybe some other stuff?  Who knows! Our friggin' 12th episode!  What's that about??  I think we're basically settling upon a formula at this point.  Little context of time and place, little creator bios, little bit of opin...

In which we discuss everyone's prescient lawman of the future!  We talk about his origins, his creator's origins, and maybe a little about his other media appearances (mostly just one of them).  Check it out! Sorry we're late, but this is our 11th official full episode!  Now that we're settling firmly in to the double digits, it's time really take a look at the format.  Wh...

In which we discuss Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda!  We talk about a brief history of shojo and a little of manga in general.  We also discuss the long reach of this book's influence.  It's time for court intrigue and swordplay! We're in the double digits, baby!  Our 10th episode and we fly outside the borders of America.  That's right.  For all y'all out there wishing...

Another Inventory Epsisode!  Sorry about that.  It turns out some of our episodes from the past month went way long so we kinda ran out of space to upload.  Hence this week's shorty of an episode. Anyway, in our second inventory episode, we talk about some recent comic-adjacent material!  Actually, it's all Disney!  The Mandalorian!  WandVision!  Falcon and Winter Soldier!  Not the Snyde...

In which we discuss our other favorite (or more favorite?) swampy man, Man-Thing!  We'll talk about the general history of boggy boys as well as the background of how Manny came to be.  We'll also talk about the weirdly suspicious timing of the release of Manny and Swamp Thing.  We'll discuss other details too, like how Steve Gerber almost got himself fired! Here it is, Episode 9! ...

In which we discuss the first of our Boggy Boys: the Swamp Thing!  He's warm moist and most definitely wild!  Hear us discuss his origin!  Hear us discuss his creators!  Hear us make plant jokes! In our eighth (8th!) episode, we get up to no good!  Hopefully, as the format keeps evolving, you can follow the information flow well enough.  Our various topics seem to always present a new way to...

We return with an extra-long episode after our short episode last week!  This time, we discuss collecting comics!  We talk about the history of that collecting and then we discuss tips on what to do if you're interested in doing it yourself.  We discuss how the market has gone up and down through the years and how collectors have affected it.  We also give our thoughts on speculation and the...

We've gotta put something out!  Anyway, today we're putting out essentially a filler episode.  Sorry about that!  Our podcast hosting site only allows so much uploading in terms of minutes for each month and we're up against that limit!  So, here we just talk a bit about what we've been up to recently and maybe a little shop talk about the podcast itself.  As always, thanks for...

In which we discuss the much-celebrated work of Walter Simonson on Thor during the 80s!  It is still resonant today as even now, people anticipate an appearance from Beta Ray Bill in the MCU.  Will he appear?  I don't know, that's not our purview!  We will, however, be gushing over a mutual favorite run of comics. This is episode...6?  Already?  Norse gods, how time does fly.  Anyway, if...

In which we discuss the much-discussed Saga by Brian K Vaughn and Fiona Staples!  We delve a teensy bit in to the backgrounds of the creators and what they've done otherwise.  We also discuss what we like (or maybe don't like) about the series. Episode V is live, baby!  We're still working on how we put together the show.  I think it'll depend on the topic.  Shows that are run-...

In which we talk about Dracula's living space!  We discuss what he sleeps with, where he sleeps, his favorite furniture and more!  Oh, and somewhere we discuss a comic that happens to be named after his dwelling.  Check it out! This is our fourth episode??  How did we make so many??  I'm almost out of fingers to count on??  Anyway, should you have anything to say, feel free to hit us up...

In which we discuss America's favorite problem solver, the Question!  We talk about his creation, his influences, his stories and where the character has ended up over the years.  We primarily focus on the classic late 80s run from O'Neil and Cowan.  It's good stuff!  As an aside, we just got our hands on a collection of the Deaths of Vic Sage.  Time to dig in! This is our third (3r...

In which we discuss everybody's favorite mutant redhead!  Nobody hates Jean!  Especially not Su!  We talk about her origins, her various costumes, her ups and downs, and her many lives! Our second episode!  If you like what you hear, let us know!  If you don't, I guess let us know!  If you have feeling otherwise, let us know!  Put out dem comments! Website:   https://pencilusinpodcast.bu...

In which we discuss and dissect one of comicdom's most popular characters.  We take a look all the way back to her origins all the way up to the present while trying to hit on her most important appearances.  We cover the changes she has gone through and how she got to be where she is today. This is the first episode of Pencil Us In!  Please feel free to comment via Twitter, Facebook, or emai...