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It's a pretty raw episode here. We decided to talk about the Back the Comeback campaign to support indie comic and game shops but began by discussing anxiety, how it affects us and how we treat it. Then we get into what's in the pandemic queue and spend most of the episode talking about Back the Comeback -- what we're excited to read when it's released, how our relationship to shops will change, and what we'd like to see from indie shops.Follow us: https://instagram.com/panelism.ink

We're back to the good ole fashioned comic book talk. Todd discusses Mirka Andolfo's Mercy and Taylor talks about his recent re-read binge of Injustice: Gods Among Us. Also, we have too much caffeine and we talk about that.

We catch up today on a TON of stuff before talking about Eleanor Davis's excellent Why Art?

In this episode Taylor talks with Luke Cartwright and Lukasz Wnuczek, the creative team behind the new graphic novel Obscura. Hear how the guys met, what lead to the development of this unique book and more.Learn more about Obscura at obscuracomic.com.

In light of the fact that we're shut in for a bit, we decided to talk about what's on our personal playlists. Taylor covers comics and Todd covers shows.

It's another Fireside Chat - this time with comic shop sommelier and fellow podcaster, Daniel Rojas. Daniel and Taylor talk comics (X-Men, East of West, Saga, I Hate Fairyland), along with Doctor Who, Dragon Ball Z and more.Learn more about Daniel's "Escaping Podcast" on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EscapingPodcast/Search for Escaping Podcast wherever you find podcasts.

On this episode, we officially launch the PANELISM Book Club, with our inaugural pick "The Black Monday Murders." Todd and Taylor break down the spectacular, occult noir thriller from Jonathan Hickman and Tomm Coker.

This episode has been a long time coming and the length of it is indicative of the consternation it has caused us at times. In fact, WAY back in the summer, we spoke to our friend Emily Kelley Kunin about issues around separating the art from the artist. We've included that conversation here. Bottom line: Rat Queens is worth a look if the description sounds appealing to you. But...it's got an uneven -- at times, problematic -- history.

We're kicking off the new year with a new PANELISM feature - Fireside Chats. In this series, we'll sit down with artists, creators, comic shop owners and comic fans. In our very first fireside chat, we grab coffee with Epicentral Space Captain and fellow grey-beard, Frank Frey. Frank and Taylor talk Hickman, X-Men, Mr. Miracle and a whole lot more.