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Comic Con at Home!

Todd and Taylor talk Nintendo, iOS games and more.

It's summer and we're still riding the 'rona. What are two middle-aged guys to do but talk about their favorite gaming platforms and releases (old and new!). Also, Taylor explains how to hook up an SNES to an HDTV. Follow us on https://instagram.com/panelism.ink and send us a direct message.

Games, Trains and Automobiles

It's a potluck episode this week as we talk about what we've been reading, watching, and playing through the pandemic.

Potluck! Comics, TV, Games

Taylor and Charles talk comics, writing, podcasts, The Prisoner and more!

This Fireside Chat was recorded earlier in the year (twas a simpler time, sigh....) with writer and fellow podcaster Charles Wefso. Charles has just wrapped up the incredible series The Hardy Boys Drinkbook podcast. We also use this opportunity to launch our long-awaited podcast "The Village Idiots - A Guide To Watching The Prisoner." And what's an episode of Panelism without a lively discussion on Hickman and The X-Men (spoilers, we cover that too). Check out the Hardy Boys Drinkbook: https://shows.acast.com/hardyboysdrinkbook Check out The Village Idiots - A guide to watching The Prisoner: https://shows.acast.com/village-idiots And as always, subscribe, share and tell your friends!

Fireside Chat: Charles Wefso

New comics are back! And we're talking about two of our new favorites: Mirka Andolfo's Mercy and Jonathan Hickman's Decorum. Possible bonus: Todd gets a delivery in the middle of the show and may have forgotten to edit it out of the version you're listening to.

Reading: Mercy and Decorum

On this episode of the PANELISM Book Club, we discuss books 1 and 2 of <a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/march" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">March</a> by Rep. John Lewis, co-authored by Andrew Aydin and illustrated by the brilliant Nate Powell. It's an intense and necessary look at the events surrounding the Civil Rights struggle from 1960-1968 told in first person by Rep. Lewis who was the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during that time. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/March-Book-One-John-Lewis/dp/1603093001" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy MARCH Book 1</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/March-Book-Two-John-Lewis/dp/1603094008/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/134-4401446-8053354?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=1603094008&amp;pd_rd_r=af3bb7cb-1da6-4f50-82bb-05afbbcb3ba7&amp;pd_rd_w=yiEVi&amp;pd_rd_wg=3Jk1C&amp;pf_rd_p=4e3f7fc3-00c8-46a6-a4db-8457e6319578&amp;pf_rd_r=0YD1FXVSTVVV216QG6BX&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=0YD1FXVSTVVV216QG6BX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy MARCH Book 2</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/March-Book-Three-John-Lewis/dp/1603094024/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/134-4401446-8053354?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=1603094024&amp;pd_rd_r=af3bb7cb-1da6-4f50-82bb-05afbbcb3ba7&amp;pd_rd_w=yiEVi&amp;pd_rd_wg=3Jk1C&amp;pf_rd_p=4e3f7fc3-00c8-46a6-a4db-8457e6319578&amp;pf_rd_r=0YD1FXVSTVVV216QG6BX&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=0YD1FXVSTVVV216QG6BX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy MARCH Book 3</a>

Book Club: March Books 1 & 2

It's another heavy week in our country and around the world. We wanted to focus on books written by black authors and people of color or non-fiction works about the type of racism we're fighting against in this moment. First, we focus on Incognegro by Mat Johnson. Then we mention, The Unwanted, You Don't Say, Occupy Comics, and They Called Us Enemy. We talk about the news that DC is leaving Diamond distribution: <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-cuts-ties-diamond-comic-distribution-1297309#:~:text=To%20ensure%20a%20smooth%20transition,ending%20their%20long%2Dstanding%20relationship." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-cuts-ties-diamond-comic-distribution-1297309</a> We mention this list of anti-racist comic books: <a href="http://cbldf.org/2020/06/anti-racism-graphic-novels-reading-resources-list/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://cbldf.org/2020/06/anti-racism-graphic-novels-reading-resources-list/</a> We hope you'll join us in supporting: Black Lives Matter: <a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://blacklivesmatter.com/</a>Black Visions Collective: <a href="https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/</a>NAACP Legal Defense Fund: <a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.naacpldf.org/</a>Community Bail Fund: <a href="https://www.phillybailout.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.phillybailout.com/</a>ACLU: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aclu.org/</a>CBLDF: <a href="http://cbldf.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://cbldf.org/</a>

Reading: Incognegro, The Unwanted, and more

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

Back the Comeback

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.

Reading: Injustice: Gods Among Us and Mirka Andolfo's Mercy

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PANELISM is a show about the comic books and graphic novels worth having on your shelf. John hosts Todd A and Taylor Trask as they break down books from all corners of the comics world - and occasionally some TV and movies too.

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