The Omnibus: A Comics Podcast

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are doing a Tokusatsu comics special as they talk the manga Kamen Rider: Kuuga from Titan Comics, The Rise of Ultraman from Marvel, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from Boom! Studios. One of them is excited to talk about karate bug-men, the other nods politely and pretends to go along. Reach us by email at theomnibuscomicspodcast@gmail.com. Ending music by rodney...

In the final episode for 2022, Phillip and Eric chat with a special guest, cartoonist and creator of The Middle Age webcomic, Steve Conley! Hear Steve talk about being a trailblazer in the early beginnings of webcomics, his work with the Eisners creating the webcomic category, and creating a webcomic in the current digital media landscape.  If you're looking to your dip your toes into webcomi...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric switch things up with the first part of an ongoing series on comics history, the first up being on the Golden Age of comics and the formation of the Comics Code! Listen to them do the Peabody and Sherman thing for comics! Reach us by email at theomnibuscomicspodcast@gmail.com. Music by rodneyretro. https://traktrain.com/rodneyretro

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking about the graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Yang. They break down it handles the themes of identity and transformation through interwoven narratives, the gear shift into fantasy/magical realism, and Eric teaches Phil about how to say "fob" in a non-racist way. Reach us by email at theomnibuscomicspodcast@gmail.com. Music by rodneyretro. https...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking the graphic novel memoir Vietnamerica by their former professor GB Tran! They break down GB's stylish visual design and use of full color for this memoir, balancing the tone of a personal narrative centered around the Vietnam War, and talk about what it means to be of the Romeo Must Die generation. Reach us by email at theomnibuscomicspodcast@gmail.com...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric tackle the crime noir comic, Jinx , written and drawn by an early-career Brian Michael Bendis. They break down the normally-writer only Bendis's skill at drawing, how to do panel layouts with lots and lots of dialogue, and the balance of when and how to use reference. Plus, they plug in their new sponsor: the Cleveland board of tourism! Reach us by email at theomn...

Phil was out of town last week, so we did a live-watch commentary of the Marvel Netflix series, Luke Cage . Listen to Phil and Eric's thoughts on the season two, episode six episode, "The Basement," as they talk about the show's portrayal of Jamaican culture and accents, its resonance with Phil as a West Indian from New York, and Phil laughing at Eric for needing to turn on the subtitles for the J...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking webtoons! They go over three series on Webtoon: Wolfsbane by Ryan Cady and Morgan Beem, Blood Stain by Linda Sejic, and Bird Brain by Rachel Joanna. They also analyze the winners of the big Call to Action contest, and how their entry was not among the winners, and give up an update on Black Ghost . Plus they celebrate the podcast reaching the fifty-epi...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are discussing the DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults line, formerly known as DC ink. They break down I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi Yoshitani, Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story by Lilliam Rivera and Steph C., Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero by E. Lockhart and Manuel Preitano, and Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater and Morgan Beem. Plus, E...

Phil's out of town this weekend, so here's a prerecorded episode from beforehand of Phillip and Eric discussing The Boondocks comic and tv show by Aaron McGruder. Reach us by email at theomnibuscomicspodcast@gmail.com. Music by rodneyretro. https://traktrain.com/rodneyretro

In this episode, Phillip and Eric revisit two former favorites comics when they were young, but are no longer their favorites: Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk by Damon Lindelof and Lenil Yu and Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis and Gabrielle Dell'Otto. They discuss what drew them to these comics as young twenty-year-old men, what elements they outgrew, and what still holds up. Not much. Plus, Eric ca...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric shift gears to break down the elements of how to do action in comics, with examples from Dragon Ball Z , Jack Kirby, Nextwave , David Aja, We3 , and more! They discuss the qualities of clarity, kinetic energy, and emotional excitement with examples of doing it through the pure illustrative skill of movement and body posing, widescreen panel layouts, and cool, unco...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are breaking the DC comic series, The Green Lantern, by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp. They discuss its melding of police procedural with cosmic weirdness, Liam Sharp's innovative and decorative style page designs, and debate whether the Green Lantern Corps should be defunded. Reach us by email at theomnibuscomicspodcast@gmail.com. Music by rodneyretro. https://tr...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric break down the graphic novel adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic Dune from Abrams, with art by Raul Allen and Patricia Martin. They discuss the challenges of adapting a prose novel to a visual medium, the challenges of adapting this particular prose novel to comics, and Eric goes onto a rant about who is to blame for Paper Girls not getting renewed for a sec...

Phillip and Eric break down the Chinese American noir detective comic and 2022 Eisner winner for Best Limited Series, The Good Asian by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi from Image. They talk about its unique blend of noir crime and Chinese American history, its dissection of the model minority and respectability politics, and Eric teaches Phillip just how stupid some people on Twitter ar...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric welcome back friend of the podcast and cartoonist Pete Glanting to talk about his upcoming debut graphic novel, Going Remote: A Teacher's Journey , with writer Adam Bessie. Published through Projected Censored and Seven Stories press, this comic is part nonfiction about the consequences of replacing classroom teaching with remote instruction and during the coronav...

In this episode, Eric chats with cartoonist, colorist, and comics professor James Kettner! He talks about coming up at SVA with future comic stars like Raina Telgemeier and Nate Powell, spilling the beans on his coloring process for our webtoon comic Black Ghost, and interning at Marvel in the middle of the '90s crash and being AIM buddies with Bryan Singer. Check out James Kettner's work here: ht...

Phillip and Eric engage in shameless promotion and talk about their own brand new comic on Webtoon, BLACK GHOST. Their entry into Webtoon's Call to Action contest is a kung fu comic set in Chinatown, San Francisco in the 1920s. Listen to them talk about the process of making it, and Eric also discusses some world-shattering news from Comic-Con! Our comic: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/blac...

Phillip and Eric wrap up the 2022 Eisners with their own version: the 2022 Omni Awards. They chat casually about all the other nominees they've read. Plus, Eric gives the inside scoop on how he could've turned around Oni Press! (probably). Trickster, Traitor, Dummy, Doll: https://thenib.com/trickster-traitor-dummy-doll/ New episodes every second and fourth Friday of the month! And if you like list...

Part three of 2022 Eisner nominees discussion, with Phillip and Eric talking about the Image limited series The Good Asian by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi, the manga smash success Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the even bigger manga smash hit Spy x Family Tatsuya Endo, and the Image series Ultramega by James Harren. Plus, Eric promotes Phillip to a new position within The Omnibus...

Phillip and Eric continue their 2022 Eisner nominee breakdowns with a spotlight on writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson! We're talking his entry in the Eisner-nominated anthology, Superman: Red and Blue, his Eisner-nominated limited series, Beta Ray Bill: Argent Star , and his creator-owned Image series Extremity ! And much to Phillip's chagrin, Eric gives a quick talk on his Daniel Warren Johnson'...

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are kicking the first part of their multi-episode 2022 Eisner breakdowns! They give their predictions and picks for Eisner winners, and talk Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe and Batman: Wayne Family Adventures on WEBTOON, and the manga series Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto. Plus, they have some laughs at the synchronicity of shallow wokeness from the military industr...

In this episode. Phillip asks Eric about being a webtoon localization editor for Tapas! If you've curious about localization and getting into webtoons, this episode is a must-listen! The Omnibus podcast is now biweekly! New episodes every second and fourth Friday of the month! And if you like listening to us banter, check out our Gundam podcast! Reach us by email at theomnibuscomicspodcast@gmail.c...

The Omnibus is back! We're talking the Image Comics conspiracy thriller Eisner nominated series, The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds. Phillip and Eric debate the effectiveness of its moody, surreal art style, its dissection of far-right conspiracy theories as a storytelling device, and whether white people are a creation of Dr. Yacub. Reach us by email at theomnibuscomic...

Eric and Phillip close out this season of the podcast with an interview from the writer of Unknown Soldier , Joshua Dysart himself! They have a great and insightful conversation about the origin and research process of Unknown Soldier , plus talk about his other comics, Living Level Three , Goodbye Paradise , and his new book Odin's Eye! Plus, Phillip and Eric have a special announcement about an...