The Miami Review of Comics
Episodes
Episode 14 - Thurbermania, with Matthew Thurber
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up, gentle listener, for a whirlwind tour of the comic art (and life & times) of Lummi Island's Golden Boy, Brooklyn's Hottest Dad, and Art...
Episode 13 - Memoir, Gags and the Joy of Homework, with Sam Szabo
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I am joined today by the brilliant and hilarious Sam Szabo, author of Momix Presents: DADIX (Cram Books), Enlightened Transsexual Comics (Silver Sp...
Episode 12 - The Cult of the Experts, with Sophie Franz and Daria Tessler
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by brilliant cartoonists and confirmed Luddites Sophie Franz and Daria Tessler to talk about the joys and sorrows of analog artmak...
Episode 11 - Intergalactic Communist Movie Theater Comics, with Nathan Gelgud
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In his ongoing comic, Reel Politik, Nathan Gelgud harnesses the daily gag strip to explore cinema through the lens of radical politics (or radical pol...
Episode 10 - From Tossed Salads to Scrambled Eggs, with Katie Lane
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This past spring, cartoonist Katie Lane had two books come out right at the same time: Single Camera Sitcom (Comics Blogger Books) and Girls Gone Wild...
Episode 9 - Comics, Folk Tales, and Having a Good Old Think, with Michael Kennedy
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's the relationship between comics and folk tales? Are cartoon characters and folkloric figures made of the same eternal shape-shifting goop? And ...
Episode 8 - The Long and Short of It, with Sammy Harkham
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Sammy Harkham Day at the Miami Review of Comics! In this marathon episode, Sammy and I dive deep into long form vs. short form comic-making -- ep...
Episode 7 - A Very "Mailbag" Mailbag
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Miami Review of Comics' Mailbag Extravaganza! In this seventh episode of the show, producer Jason Butler joined me to read some listene...
Episode 6 - Saul Steinberg: Milking the GOAT, with Austin English
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saul Steinberg? Sure, he's the GOAT. But does Steinberg really mean anything to us in 2025? Even those of us who love him may find it hard to articula...
Episode 5 - Distro Inferno, with Neil Brideau
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you get your comics to the people? Distros and shows! Neil Brideau knows distros and shows. A founding member of the Chicago Alternative Comics...
Episode 4 - Literary Foreground, Comics Playground, with Tana Oshima
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the comics medium's ongoing quest for respectability, the 21st century has seen a proliferation of so-called literary comics: buttoned up, digestib...
Episode 3 - Frames Per Second and Panels Per Onion, with Jesse McManus
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the show's third episode, Jesse McManus joins the Miami Review of Comics to talk about his ongoing romance with The Two Kinds of Cartooning: yes, c...
Episode 2 - Autobio Cartoonists in the Ignatz Thunderdome, with Josh Bayer and M.S. Harkness
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, autobio has remained one of the most beloved and debated genres within indie comics. In our second episode, we explore the form with two ...
Episode 1 - Instagram Comics vs. The Big Red Button, with Alex Graham & Cedar Van Tassel
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, Instagram has emerged as a crucial platform for indie cartoonists to find their voices and build audiences. At the same time, Instagr...