Episodes

  • S4E4: The Game of Schooling (w/ Dr. Alex Corbitt)
    Oct 3 2023

    On the fourth episode of season four, Mike speaks with Dr. Alex Corbitt, an assistant professor of literacy at SUNY Cortland, about gaming!

    You can find Alex on his website : https://www.alexcorbitt.com/

    And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando

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    37 mins
  • S4E3: Because the Story Said So (w/ Dr. Jason DeHart)
    Sep 12 2023

    On the third episode of season four, Mike speaks with Jason DeHart, a High School English teacher from Wilkesboro, North Carolina, about taking a critical approach to comics!

    You can find Jason on his website : https://jddehartwriting.wixsite.com/drjreads

    And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • S4E2: Calvin & Hobbes Forever! (w/ Dr. Justin Wigard)
    Aug 1 2023

    On the second episode of season four, Mike speaks with Dr. Justin Wigard from the University of Richmond about Calvin & Hobbes!

    You can find Justin on his website: https://www.justinwigard.com/

    And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando

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    45 mins
  • S4E1: Shark Dentists (w/ Dr. Haeny Yoon & Dr. Nathan Holbert from Pop & Play)
    Jul 4 2023

    On the first episode of season four, we welcome back Comics School as Mike speaks with Dr. Haeny Yoon and Dr. Nathan Holbert from the Pop & Play Podcast about discovering comics from spying on kids, how comics factor into the idea of Play, and Mike opens up the Shortbox.

    You can find Haeny & Nathan on Twitter @haenyyoon @nrholbert

    And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando Other links from the episode: Pop & Play Podcast The Trashies on TikTok

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • S3E7: Tales of Future Past: An NCTE Roundtable (w/ Jerry Craft, Dr. Damian Duffy, John Jennings & Maika Moulite)
    Dec 22 2021

    This week on Comics School is a special edition NCTE Roundtable with a discussion entitled TALES OF FUTURE PAST about speculative science fiction.

    Our roundtable on this episode includes... Jerry Craft (@JerryCraft) Dr. Damian Duffy John Jennings (@JIJennings) Maika Moulite (@maikamoulite)

    As always, you can find Mike on Twitter @mbdando

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • S3E6: The History of Strange Experiments (w/ Shawn Gilmore)
    Dec 8 2021

    On the sixth episode of season three, Mike speaks with Shawn Gilmore from the University of Illinois about discovering comics after childhood, world building in comic book storytelling, and what comics do that other mediums cannot.

    You can find Shawn on Twitter @gipperfish And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando Other links from the episode: vaultofculture.com zrondinelli.wixsite.com/welcometoslumberland kickstarter.com/projects/sharpy/the-unseen-jack-katz

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    56 mins
  • S3E5: How Do We Notice Better? (w/ Dr. Nick Miller)
    Nov 10 2021

    On the fifth episode of season three, Mike speaks with Dr. Nick Miller from Lexington, Kentucky about discovering comics from a wicker basket, the importance of Dazzler, and teaching middle school students via The First Rule of Punk.

    You can find Dr. Miller on Twitter: @uncannydazzler And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando

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    53 mins
  • S3E4: Interrogating Reality (w/ Dr. Dennis Rudnick)
    Oct 27 2021

    On the fourth episode of season three, Mike speaks with Dr. Dennis Rudnick from Missouri State University about his approach to teaching, the Marvel TTRPG, and the similarity between the Avengers and the Wu-Tang Clan.

    You can find Dr. Rudnick on Twitter: @RudnickDennis And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando

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    55 mins