Graphic Novel Explorers Club - Everyone is Tulip

Everyone is Tulip

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06/29/21 • 48 min

Graphic Novel Explorers Club

Episode 80

Greetings, Explorers! We’re kicking off our 2021 Summer Special with Everyone is Tulip, published by Dark Horse Comics. Co-creators Nicole Goux and Dave Baker sit down with us to discuss their comic book, which debuted June 17 in comic book shops and June 29 in book stores. Nicole illustrated comics like Shadow of the Batgirl, Fuck Off Squad, Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions 3, and numerous covers. Dave Baker wrote Fuck Off Squad, The Action Hospital, Star Trek: Voyager – Seven’s Reckoning, Suicide Forest, and worked for 20th Century Fox Home Video, Universal, and Disney XD. Last of all, Nicole and Dave co-created Fuck Off Squad and Forest Hills Bootleg Society, which will debut at Simon and Schuster in 2022.

Everyone is Tulip is the story of Becca, a young woman who moves from a small town to Los Angeles to follow her dreams of becoming a famous actress. However, instead of becoming an actress, Becca becomes a YouTube star. She must navigate fandom (some good, some toxic), compromises, modern technology, and the idea of pure art versus successful art as everything around her changes due to her sudden fame.

Nicole and Dave enlighten Dennis and Johnny about the world of YouTube performance art. Next, they converse about the way cell phone technology became integral to our daily lives, for better or for worse. Finally, they dive into the personalities and motivations for the characters in the book. Additional topics include Shitty Watchmen; that time the Avengers got stuck in an elevator; Dave explains Laz’s vs. Britney’s; cleaning up the Holodeck after it’s been “used”; and last, but not certainly not least, the storytelling and art of Everyone is Tulip.

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Episode 80

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Pride of Baghdad

Episode 79

Greetings, Explorers! In our final episode of season 5, the gang takes a look at Pride of Baghdad. It’s a fictional tale based on the true story of four lions that escaped the Baghdad Zoo after the U.S. military bombed Baghdad in 2003. Written by Brian K. Vaughan and artwork by Niko Henrichon.

The story concerns a small pride of four lions living inside the Baghdad Zoo. First, there are Zill and Safa, older lions brought to the zoo after being captured in the wild. Next, there is Noor, who was born in the wild, but has spent nearly all of her life inside the zoo. Finally, her cub Ali was born in the zoo. Noor is idealistic about life in the wild and sees the zoo and the zookeepers as her jailers. However, Zill and Safa know the beauty and horrors of life in the wild. They see the zoo as a sanctuary and the zookeepers as their attendants, whereas Noor believes the zookeepers to be their jailers. Finally, their differing views on life and freedom will be questioned and tested as they try to survive in the war-torn streets of Baghdad.

Dennis and Johnny discuss a problematic scene in the Pride of Baghdad that could have been dealt with differently. Next, they converse about the freedom the lions had or didn’t have in captivity. Finally, they look at the tragic ending and the responsibility us humans have towards animals. Additional topics include the nationwide search for a new GNEC co-host; bear vs. lion: FIGHT!; at what point will DC fold these lions into the main DC Universe; Ali’s first and final sunset; Dennis’s dislike of talking animal stories; and last, but not certainly not least, the storytelling and art of Pride of Baghdad.

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Batman: Last Knight on Earth

Episode 81

Greetings, Explorers! While recording our next episode of the Summer Special we saw the Omega signal in the sky! That must mean it’s time to take a look at Batman: Last Knight on Earth. Written by Scott Snyder, art by Greg Capullo, and published under DC Black Label. This story is trumpeted as the final Batman story by the duo of Snyder and Capullo.

Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum, having never been Batman. Meanwhile, in the not-too-distant future, Batman is trying to figure out how society and the world fell apart. Joining him on his quest is the decapitated head of the Joker. As Batman’s past, present, and future collide, there is one person pulling the strings: Omega.

Dennis, Johnny, and guest host Aubrey discuss the secret to Batman perpetually being a 35-year-old man. Next, they look at Snyder and Capullo’s run on Batman. Finally, the gang debates Batman’s authoritarianism. Additional topics include getting to see Batman’s thang; Joker’s Futurama future; that time G.I. Joe’s Shipwreck got tricked by Cobra; chalk line investigations; DC’s habit of cutting things short or keeping them around for too long; and last, but not certainly not least, the storytelling and art of Batman: Last Knight on Earth.

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