The Miami Review of Comics

About The Miami Review of Comics

Conversations about big topics in indie comics with some of the best artists in the game, hosted by cartoonist Drew Lerman.

Publisher

Drew Lerman

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

31 Jul 2024

Latest episode

23 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 17 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 17 - The Big Roman Muradov Episode, with Roman Muradov

   Host Roman Muradov interviews himself about his new comics, exploring themes of innocence, cruelty, and artistic style.

2. 

   6 Jun 2026

   Episode 16 - Comics and the Mirror of Nature, with Kevin Huizenga

   Host Drew talks with acclaimed graphic novelist Kevin Huizenga about his philosophical approach to comics and the creative process.

3. 

   4 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 15 - Bethea's Finest Poems, Pictures and Polished Catheters, with E.A. Bethea

   Host Drew column interviews cartoonist E.A. Bethea about her unique comics, daily writing process, and diverse artistic inspirations.

4. 

   4 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 14 - Thurbermania, with Matthew Thurber

   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 Comics' Secret Weapon, Matthew Thurber! Matthew is the author of 1-800-MICE, Infomaniacs (Picturebox), Art Comic, Mr. Colostomy (Drawn and Quarterly), Vector Hugo, Pirates of the Condominium -- and most recently Looking for the Cat, an ongoing series published by Neoglyphic Media. We begin with Looking for the Cat, set in Matthew's childhood home of Lummi Island, and then travel back in time to the twilight of the George W. Bush era, when 1-800-MICE was being conceived. From there we move through two decades of Matthew's oeuvre, and recirculate, Finnegans-Wake-like, to his latest work. Along the way we get into life as a young NYC art handler, the heady days of Picturebox, the writing of Thomas Pynchon and Raymond Roussel, Children of Men, stories with and without endings, making comics in quarantine, and making comics when your baby was just born and you've lost your cat. Grateful to Matthew for spending so much time with me revisiting all this work! It was a lot of fun. Thanks to Jason Butler for producing the episode! Links Matthew's website Matthew's instagram Miami Review of Comics on instagram Drew's patreon Jason Butler's website Jason Butler's instagram

5. 

   3 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 13 - Memoir, Gags and the Joy of Homework, with Sam Szabo

   Sam Szabo discusses the fusion of personal narrative and humor in her comics, influenced by her childhood exposure to Mad Magazine, in an interview with the host.

6. 

   19 Dec 2025

   Episode 12 - The Cult of the Experts, with Sophie Franz and Daria Tessler

   Cartoonists Sophie Franz and Daria Tessler discuss the pleasures and challenges of creating analog art using various tools, including pencils, gouache, and silkscreen in this interview episode.

7. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Episode 11 - Intergalactic Communist Movie Theater Comics, with Nathan Gelgud

   Cartoonist Nathan Gelgud discusses his comic strip, Reel Politik, which explores cinema and radical politics through goofy characters in a Marxist-Leninist revolution, in an interview with the host.

8. 

   30 Sept 2025

   Episode 10 - From Tossed Salads to Scrambled Eggs, with Katie Lane

   Cartoonist Katie Lane discusses her contrasting comic books, *Single Camera Sitcom* and *Girls Gone Wild #1*, exploring the different artistic approaches and inspirations behind each work in this interview.

9. 

   6 Aug 2025

   Episode 9 - Comics, Folk Tales, and Having a Good Old Think, with Michael Kennedy

   Author Michael Kennedy explores the relationship between comics and folk tales, discussing how historical moments shape narratives in this interview with Drew, offering insights into genre and storytelling.

10. 

    30 Jun 2025

    Episode 8 - The Long and Short of It, with Sammy Harkham

    Cartoonist Sammy Harkham and host Jason Butler explore the nuances between long-form and short-form comic creation, discussing graphic novels and one-pagers in this interview episode.

11. 

    19 May 2025

    Episode 7 - A Very "Mailbag" Mailbag

    Host Drew discusses listener mail and indie comics evolution with producer Jason Butler and guest Alex Laird, exploring artists' creative fears.

12. 

    1 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 6 - Saul Steinberg: Milking the GOAT, with Austin English

    Host Drew talks with cartoonist Austin English about Saul Steinberg's enduring artistic legacy and evolution.

13. 

    17 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 5 - Distro Inferno, with Neil Brideau

    Host Drew talk with Neil Brideau, founder of CAKE and owner of Radiator Comics, about navigating comic distribution and shows to connect cartoonists with readers.

14. 

    11 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 4 - Literary Foreground, Comics Playground, with Tana Oshima

    Host Drew discusses literary comics and creative freedom with acclaimed translator and comic artist Tana Oshima in this interview.

15. 

    28 Oct 2024

    Episode 3 - Frames Per Second and Panels Per Onion, with Jesse McManus

    Host Drew and guest Jesse McManus, a filmmaker, explore the intersection of comics and animation, discussing Nicktoons, Robert Breer, and comic strip physics.

16. 

    1 Sept 2024

    Episode 2 - Autobio Cartoonists in the Ignatz Thunderdome, with Josh Bayer and M.S. Harkness

    Host Drew interviews autobio cartoonists Josh Bayer and M.S. Harkness about their new books and the evolving landscape of autobiographical comics.

17. 

    31 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT

    Episode 1 - Instagram Comics vs. The Big Red Button, with Alex Graham & Cedar Van Tassel

    Host Drew Lerman interviews indie cartoonists Alex Graham and Cedar Van Tassel about navigating the challenges and triumphs of creating comics on Instagram.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 17 - The Big Roman Muradov Episode, with Roman Muradov

Published 23 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Cause you know, like on, in one level, terrible father, it's kind of like, Oh, it's these like really over the top, stupid comics. But there's also this like kind of horror underneath the surface that feels like, right. It's not just, uh, like pure farce it's also it is telling us something about the human experience which is like yeah it's all a big horrible joke or something that's not i think the only thing you have to communicate as an artist but i think like in some of those strips there's something that's about that terror and horror and like the humor of it in this cosmic way or something like that yeah i think a lot of times about cruelty as kind of a narrative device and you if you go past a certain point, then it stops being real. […]

Who has been a guest on The Miami Review of Comics

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Roman Muradov
• Kevin Huizenga
• Sam Szabo
• Sophie Franz
• Daria Tessler

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

3

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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