6 episodes

The Sequential Crush Podcast explores the rich history of comic books with host comic book historian Jacque Nodell. The podcast does a deep dive into the themes, genres, stories, artists, history, and everything else that has made the comic book medium a pillar of popular culture for almost one hundred years.

Sequential Crush Jacque Nodell

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    • 5.0 • 22 Ratings

The Sequential Crush Podcast explores the rich history of comic books with host comic book historian Jacque Nodell. The podcast does a deep dive into the themes, genres, stories, artists, history, and everything else that has made the comic book medium a pillar of popular culture for almost one hundred years.

    A Brief History of Comic Book Conventions

    A Brief History of Comic Book Conventions

    Once a mainstay of geek culture, comic book conventions have gone (mostly) mainstream, thanks in large part to media coverage. But how did these events get their start? This episode will explore the origins of comic book conventions and host Jacque Nodell’s memories of growing up in the ’80s and ’90s attending cons.



    Support the show:


    Subscribe and leave a review at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sequential-crush/id1615990328


    Support the podcast over at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sequentialcrush


    Join the Sequential Crush mailing list to stay up to date https://bit.ly/3nn6afd


    Buy books via Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/sequentialcrush


    Purchase Jacque’s Book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3A78XOH


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacquenodell


    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacquenodell


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sequentialcrush



    For full show notes, images, resources, and further reading for this episode, please visit www.sequentialcrush.com/podcast/episode5

    • 19 min
    Halloween Special - Casper the Friendly Ghost!

    Halloween Special - Casper the Friendly Ghost!

    In this special Halloween episode, we’ll look at Casper the Friendly Ghost! This sociable spirit has been around for over 75 years and is still going strong in popular culture and our hearts. In this episode, we’ll look at his origins, imitators, and why the character has true staying power. Listen if you dare!



    Support the show:

    · Subscribe and leave a review at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sequential-crush/id1615990328

    · Support the podcast over at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sequentialcrush

    · Join the Sequential Crush mailing list to stay up to date https://bit.ly/3nn6afd

    · Buy books via Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/sequentialcrush

    · Purchase Jacque’s Book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3A78XOH

    · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacquenodell

    · Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacquenodell

    · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sequentialcrush

    For full show notes, images, resources, and further reading for this episode, please visit www.sequentialcrush.com/podcast/episode4

    • 12 min
    Interview with Arie Kaplan

    Interview with Arie Kaplan

    Join me for the first Sequential Crush podcast interview with writer Arie Kaplan. Arie has written for it all — TV, comics, magazines, and books, and he doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. Arie shares how he broke into pop culture writing, how he made a move from intern to professional, and he divulges his inspirations, faves, and dream projects.  



    Support the show:

    · Subscribe and leave a review at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sequential-crush/id1615990328

    · Support the podcast over at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sequentialcrush

    · Join the Sequential Crush mailing list to stay up to date https://bit.ly/3nn6afd

    · Buy books via Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/sequentialcrush

    · Purchase Jacque’s Book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3A78XOH

    · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacquenodell

    · Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacquenodell

    · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sequentialcrush



    For full show notes, images, resources, and further reading for this episode, please visit https://sequentialcrush.com/podcast/episode3

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Reader Madness - Comic Books and Drugs! (Part Two)

    Reader Madness - Comic Books and Drugs! (Part Two)

    This second part of our look at the portrayal of drug use in comic books focuses on stories published after the revision of the Comics Code in 1971. This deep dive examines how real-life events such as the Vietnam War and the “War on Drugs” influenced everything from superhero stories to romance comics and how messages from politicians made their way into the pages of the funny books.



    Support the show:

    · Subscribe and leave a review at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sequential-crush/id1615990328

    · Support the podcast over at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sequentialcrush

    · Join the Sequential Crush mailing list to stay up to date https://bit.ly/3nn6afd

    · Buy books via Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/sequentialcrush

    · Purchase Jacque’s Book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3A78XOH

    · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacquenodell

    · Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacquenodell

    · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sequentialcrush



    For full show notes, images, resources, and further reading for this episode, please visit https://sequentialcrush.com/podcast/episode2

    • 49 min
    Reader Madness - Comic Books and Drugs! (Part One)

    Reader Madness - Comic Books and Drugs! (Part One)

    From PSAs to comics published by the government to your favorite superhero, there is perhaps no subject that appeared in comic books that inspired so much contentiousness than the topic of drug use. This episode discusses how comic books portrayed drug use, both before implementing the Comics Code and after. Ranging from gritty portrayals of crime and drug abuse to downright silly stories with some pretty memorable characters, you’ve never heard the war on drugs sound this entertaining! 



    Support the show:

    · Subscribe and leave a review at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sequential-crush/id1615990328

    · Support the podcast over at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sequentialcrush

    · Join the Sequential Crush mailing list to stay up to date https://bit.ly/3nn6afd

    · Buy books via Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/sequentialcrush

    · Purchase Jacque’s Book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3A78XOH

    · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacquenodell

    · Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacquenodell

    · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sequentialcrush



    For full show notes, images, resources, and further reading for this episode, please visit www.sequentialcrush.com/podcast/episode1

    • 29 min
    Welcome to the Sequential Crush Podcast!

    Welcome to the Sequential Crush Podcast!

    In this inaugural episode, you’ll meet your host, comic book historian Jacque Nodell. Jacque shares why she started a podcast after all these years of blogging, and what sorts of comic book history you can look forward to on the show.

    Support the show:

    · Subscribe and leave a review at Apple Podcasts

    · Join the Sequential Crush mailing list to stay up to date https://bit.ly/3nn6afd

    · Buy books via Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/sequentialcrush

    · Purchase Jacque’s Book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3A78XOH

    Links:

    · Sequential Crush www.sequentialcrush.com

    · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacquenodell

    · Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacquenodell

    · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sequentialcrush

    • 7 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
22 Ratings

22 Ratings

Jluedt20 ,

Buy her book too!

Been listening to years, one of my fav websites/blogs and fav comic genre! Great archived work.

MelStizzle ,

So Interesting!

I’m honestly not that into comic books but I found this podcast so interesting and well made!

Lissy0514 ,

Captivating

While I am not particularly into comic books, this podcast is truly captivating and drew me in immediately. I can’t wait for the next episode!

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