Welcome to Panel Pals: the comic book podcast for thinkers! The preeminent, academic comic book analysis podcast from Canadian indie superstars Diane Hitchings and Jack Stewardson. Learn to love and reevaluate the world of sequential arts!
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN! Diane and Jack discuss the infamous 2019 arc of Keisuke Itagaki's "dude's rock" epic: Baki! Marvel as the pair talk stakes, ancient Asian war strategy and dead politicians!
You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: / one_little_gremlin (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljSFdKbVlOV0E3UkFqR19DcDR6SndscXxBTl9pYzRlNEJBTmZtYm5VM1VwNldPMzNYUlo5QUhaRmY1TDVBSXQwUVI3NjI1WXFsR2MzMHZuYXA1aHJCSWNvZFkyUUJqdzMxajUxMnVVUVR3ODZtVFlWbk5XeV9xcmdUV3Nh&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fone_little_gremlin%2F&v=QiWJaaXdPTk)You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerp... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljSDk1ckpmMnNxRnR6d2hLNlJfWUdsenxBTl9pYzRmSy03T3R4UXduckN6ODBsU2RuWm5ydF9pbm1pYURSc2x3Yml5RGVMandZMW5pYXJWR3p5azZvcjdWTmI3c0lSUGp2Njkxa3FXVjVncFFDMkpfdEMwV1Mwd096OU5i&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Ffantompowerpress.bsky.social&v=QiWJaaXdPTk)Musical Theme: Found - Stemchamp
9 Sept 2026
Panel Pals: WATCHMEN
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. The "Children of Watchmen" has finally arrived. Diane and Jack put to bed the seminal 1986 Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons masterpiece. Will their hot takes break up the pod? (no.).
You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: / one_little_gremlin (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rU0dBMFRPMV9BMUxzYmszRUFxOG0zOHxBR3JiS2Fsb1FfNXM3aDEwUC1NRUJDVVlvNFExN19xQTdmMWxRd2x6RHFJaFF6am9fTUZaamZ0OTY5VE40T0dBVXA1c3JLbGN5VjdPNFVsUXd3Vk1YaWtpMEtHWExXN0h2aTAx&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fone_little_gremlin%2F&v=OY0JkJcRHdM)You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerp... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rU1dlVFY3eDhIXzN4bGJBQlI4R0xNMnxBR3JiS2FuaHJjNXZnRllJdWVFMXBjcWpqbU9CV3lLWUNBdjlxZFpmYm5jY3ZhNVBUNk12LUtEQUtVTFpCUXM3a1AwdkIzR3hucTNjUmxJMjh2TXBJUW8yNFV4R042VGJfcHdT&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Ffantompowerpress.bsky.social&v=OY0JkJcRHdM)Musical Theme: Found - Stemchamp
26 Aug 2026
Panel Pals: DOOMSDAY CLOCK
THE END IS NIGH! Diane and Jack analyze the Watchmen sequel/DC crossover 32 years in the making: Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Doomsday Clock! But is it worth the hype, controversy and legacy of Watchmen?You can find Panel Pals on Bluesky and Pinksky: panelpalspodcast.bsky.socialYou can follow Diane on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/one_little_gremlin/You can follow Jack on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantompowerpress.bsky.socialMusical Theme: Found - Stemchamp
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