Phantom Power Comics Podcast

Review of Comic: Zoe's Blues

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:21:05 GMT

Hello!

I've just posted a review of Carla Rodriguez and Rosa Colon's comic Zoe's Blues. You can listen to the podcast by going to the main page or to the individual entry for this review.

If you'd like to have your zine or comic reviewed on the show, please contact me at ppcpodcast@gmail.com. :)

Thanks!

Jenni
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Buffy Giveaway Winners!

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:13:10 GMT

Fresh from the bunny hat:

Paul and Gary Small, Jr. are the winners of the Buffy Giveaway from SiliCon 2007 and Phantom Power. Congratulations!

Each will receive Buffy Issue #1, a 32" x 22" poster, and a 17" x 11" poster.

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway!

WisCon 31 Schedule

Fri, 18 May 2007 06:50:33 GMT

Team Phantom Power will be attending WisCon 31: the world's leading feminist science fiction convention. The convention will take place May 25-28, 2007 in Madison, Wisconsin.

And I'm going to be on some panels!

Sarcasm and Superheroics: Feminism in the Mainstream Comics Industry.

Saturday, 4:00-5:15 p.m.

2006 was declared the year of Women in Comics. Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home" was one of Time's 10 Best Books, best-selling authors Jodi Picoult and Tamora Pierce were signed up to write for DC and Marvel, and DC announced a new "Minx" line for girls. However, 2006 was also a year of increased feminist activism in mainstream comics. New websites "When Fangirls Attack" and "Girl-Wonder.org" collected and encouraged feminist debate on issues of diversity and sexism in comics, and there seemed to be plenty to talk about. Moreover, the Occasional Superheroine confessional memoir recounted a disturbing tale of abuse and misogyny within the superhero industry that was reflected on the pages of its comics. What has improved in the comics industry? What is yet to be done? What challenges are posed by the industry's peculiar institutional structure? How can women break into the comics mainstream? How can we critique it? And what comics can you buy for your kids?

M: Karen Elizabeth Healey, Charlie Anders, Rachel Sharon Edidin, Catherine Lundoff, Jenni Moody

The X-Women

Sunday, 1:00-2:15 p.m.

The X-Men comics are well-loved and have a disproportionately high number of female fans (and strong female characters). X-Men: The Final Stand was nonetheless widely interpreted as quite sexist (out of control sexual women must be destroyed for the good of the world, etc.). Did the problems originate in the adaptation to film, or the source material, i.e., the comics themselves? What attracts women to the X-Men story no matter what format it's told in?

M: Rachel Sharon Edidin, Charlie Anders, Jennifer Dunne, Karen Elizabeth Healey, Jenni Moody

Fun Home

Sunday, 4:00-5:15 p.m.

Time magazine named Alison Bechdel's graphic novel "Fun Home" as its top book of the year, and it spent a good chunk of 2006 on the NYT best-seller list. Bechdel is an artist/writer best known for her syndicated comic strip "Dykes To Watch Out For". It's pretty rare for (a) autobiography, (b) lesbianism, or (c) a graphic novel to be at the top of ANY critical list of best books of the year; hitting the trifecta is unprecedented. Which of these 3 aspects is most surprising? Does this bode well for the future?

M: Rachel Sharon Edidin, Janet Lafler, Jenni Moody, JJ Pionke, Vicki Rosenzweig

If you're going to be at WisCon 31, please say hi!

Episode 9

Thu, 10 May 2007 21:53:09 GMT

Phantom Power Comics Podcast, Episode 9

Man Who Doesn't v.1		Man Who Doesn't v.2		Less Fun Comics, No.1

Farmer's Daughter		E-ROT		Zine World

The Phantom Power Comics Podcast is supported by the 2006 Women Comics Podcasters Grant from the Lincoln Heights Literary Society.

Thanks to David Arroyo of the Comic Makers Podcast for the fantastic audio from the 2007 New York Comic Con DCU panel.

Thanks to Ginger Mayerson of the LHLS for providing review copies of Linda Linda Linda and The Man Who Doesn't Take Off His Clothes, vol. 1 & 2 .

Thanks to Joe Annabi for providing a review copy of Less Fun Comics, No.1.

Thanks to Christine M. Baese for providing review copies of Farmer's Daughter, vol. 1 and E-ROT: An Exploration of the erotic, vol. 1.

Thanks to Zine World for providing a review copy of Zine World: A Reader's Guide to the Underground Press, No.24. Play Now

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All music was provided by the Podsafe Music Network. Artists whose music appeared in Episode 9 include:

Broadcast Debut
Rainer Maria
Rilo Kiley
Railer
New Telepathic Friends
Karmellas Game
Starlight Mints

Episode Five!

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:32:00 GMT

Phantom Power Comics Podcast, Episode 5

Mentionables:

Heroes
Indie Spinner Rack
-- Interview with Renee French

Greta's Book Reviews

The Final Taxi Podcast
-- Remembrances of David Cockrum and Martin Nodell
Collected Comics Library celebrates Episode 100
Women's Work: An online collective of female artists launches

Including reviews of:

Passion vols. 1-3 by Shinobu Gotoh and Shoko Takaku
The Surrogates by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele
Mattie and Dodie by Eleanor Davis

Passion vol. 1-3

The Surrogates		Mattie and Dodie

The Phantom Power Comics Podcast is supported by the 2006 Women Comics Podcasters Grant from the Lincoln Heights Literary Society.

Thanks to Ginger Mayerson of the LHLS for providing review copies of Passion and The Surrogates.

FREE MAGNETS!
Send me an email with your snail mail address if you'd like to receive free Phantom Power Comics Podcast magnets or fliers for you or your local comic store: ppcpodcast@gmail.com

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Comics or zines to review may be sent to:

Phantom Power Comics Podcast c/o Jenni Moody
P.O. Box 19454
Birmingham, AL 35219

All music was provided by the Podsafe Music Network. Artists whose music appeared in Episode 5 include:

Broadcast Debut

Causeway

Bill deRome

The Collectors

Starlight Mints

PodCamp Atlanta 2007

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:01:04 GMT

This March 30-April 1st, I will be at the Atlanta PodCamp. The PodCamp is an unconference, which is very similar to a conference but without set guidelines of who can conduct a seminar. Anyone who has something to say can hold a seminar; you don't have to have 100 episodes posted or have won an award. I think it will be a great opportunity to learn and to meet other podcasters.

If you don't live in the Southeast, you can find a PodCamp in your region.

Episode 5 coming soon!

Episode 2

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:20:28 GMT

Phantom Power Comics Podcast, Episode 2

Including reviews of:

DragonCon 2006

Astonishing X-Men TPB vol. 1 and 2 - Joss Whedon and John Cassaday

Battlestar Galactica #0, #1 - Greg Pak and Nigel Raynor

Castle Waiting #1 - Linda Medley

Wyrms #1 - Orson Scott Card, Jake Black, and Renato Arlem

the Women of Marvel Poster Book

Donate money to Lea Hernandez via her paypal account: divalea@gmail.com
Check out Studiolo: the art of Linda Medley...
Apply to be a writer for Sequential Tart!

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All music was provided by the Podsafe Music Network. Artists whose music appeared in Episode 2 include:

Broadcast Debut

Conconquidore Truidore

Dan Sehane

Darcy Fray

Starlight Mints

Episode 1!

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:19:43 GMT

The beginning of the Phantom Power Comics Podcast!

Including reviews of:

No. 5 by Taiyo Matsumoto

No Pink Ponies by Remy Mokhtar

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