Story Men - May 23, 2014
Adam WarRock: Soundtrack of Modern Mythology
From Series: "StoryMen Season 3"
The StoryMen return under the NorvilleRogers banner! We've got better guests, bigger shows and - quite possibly - more potato chip challenges!
The StoryMen welcome graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang. We discuss Gene’s previous work, the award-winning American Born Chinese, and his newest work, Boxers & Saints.
In This Episode:
0:00 – Clay and JR.’s real-life horror film
07:30 – Gene Luen Yang
12:30 – American Born Chinese
24:30 – Boxers & Saints
29:30 – It’s More Complicated than That…
44:00 – Negotiating American Identity
50:00 – Favorite Saints
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CloseThe StoryMen welcome rapper and fellow nerd Adam Warrock. Adam shares the story of his path to becoming a nerdcore artist, we talk comics for a while and reflect on how music creates community. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 – Who is Adam Warrock? 07:00 – The Rise of Geek Culture 11:00 – Super Nerdy Comics Discussion 22:30 – Adam is Team Cyclops? 29:30 – What independent comics should we be reading? 36:00 – Comics as mythology and scripture 49:00 – Find Adam on the Internet (and a FREE SONG!)
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