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Graphic Novel Apostle Mark Ohrenberger embarks upon his mission to share great stories from comics and graphic novels with his friends who don't read comics. Will any become Graphic Novel Disciples? We'll see! The Graphic Novel Apostle Podcast will focus primarily on comic books and original graphic novels from outside the superhero genre: Crime Noir, Horror, Spy Thrillers, Adventure, Supernatural, Comedy, Westerns, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, and so much more. We'll cover stories from publishers like Image Comics, Boom! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, Oni Press, AWA, Aftershock, Mad Cave, IDW, and others. And who are we kidding? We'll get into some Marvel and DC books from time to time as well. Contact us: Email: [email protected] Instagram: @graphicnovelapostle Blue Sky: @gnapostlepod.bsky.social Twitter: @markohrenberger https://linktr.ee/graphicnovelapostle

Recent Episodes

Ep. 51: Tales of the Human Target

Chad Tappe returns to the show for an interlude in published right in the middle of the twelve-issue Human Target series. In the one-shot special Tales of the Human Target, series writer, Tom King, and artist, Greg Smallwood, welcome a murders' row of guest artists to tell three stories, each relayed by a suspect in Christopher Chance's murder - Green Lantern Guy Gardener, Booster Gold, and Fire - that all have one thing in common ... Issue Credits - Tales of the Human Target (2022), is...

54 MIN

Ep. 50: Book Club - Fruits Basket, with the Arkansas Potter

It's a guest's choice book club episode, as we step away from our normal fare and check out the shoujo manga Fruits Basket alongside the Arkansas Potter, Hannah Hinojosa. This series tells the story of an orphaned schoolgirl who finds a home with a family that carries a very unusual secret related to the Chinese zodiac. It's a beautiful story about belonging and learning to find peace in relationships that seem awkward or fraught on the surface. This is Hannah's second appearance on the...

84 MIN

Ep. 49 - The Human Target 5-6

Chad Tappe returns to the show to continue our series on The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood. In this episode, we break down series issues 5-6, featuring the Martian Manhunter, Fire, and Guy Gardner. These issues include the Human Target's origin story, adventures in mind reading, a secret affair, a new suspect ... and a murder! If you haven't listened to them already, be sure to check out GNA episodes 43 and 45 to get caught up on the story so far. Book Credits: The Human ...

59 MIN

Ep. 48: Book Club - unSeen/unHeard: Disability & Neurodivergence, with Dr. Dominique White

Dr. Dominique White, of Beyond Barriers Telehealth Practice, joins host Mark Ohrenberger to discuss unSeen/unHeard: Disability & Neurodivergence, a 64-page multi-genre graphic novel anthology presenting stories involving or depicting disability and neurodivergent conditions that were written and drawn by creators living with those conditions, published in 2025, by Unseen Alchemy Publishing. The collection was edited by Anas Abdulhak, C.K. Carpenter, and Aubrey Lyn Jeppson. Our discuss fea...

76 MIN

Ep. 47: Book Club - Bog Bodies, with Brian Domingos

On a new Book Club episode, life-long comics fan Brian Domingos joins host Mark Ohrenberger to discuss Bog Bodies, an original graphic novel following three Irish gangsters and an innocent woman lost on a cold winter night in the forest outside of Dublin where these criminals dump the bodies of their victims. The Irish creative team of writer Declan Shalvey, artist Gavin Fullerton, and color artist Rebecca Nalty invite us to witness the darker side of their homeland. Book Credits for Bo...

67 MIN