Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Chapter 19 of the Okie Bookcast!Jerry Bennett is a full time illustrator and art director and is one of the great comic creators in Oklahoma. He has done work for local film company Reckless Abandonment Pictures, Invisible Layers, Oklahoma Today magazine, Okie Comics, Stan Lee, Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm. He also creates the Chicken Fried News illustrations in the Oklahoma Gazette and serves as the illustrator Coordinator for the Oklahoma/Arkansas region of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators. He is currently working with Charles J Martin (who you met way back in chapter one) on an incredible comic called Glamorella’s Daughter which has just finished its first four-issue run and has a volume one trade releasing later this month. You can see Jerry's work at his website - thejerrybennett.com or connect with him on Twitter or Instagram. Rachel Elliott is an author-illustrator of comics for young readers. Her debut middle grade graphic novel, THE REAL RILEY MAYES, is an LGBTQ+ story set in Oklahoma and has received multiple starred reviews. Rachel grew up in Pryor, Oklahoma, and took drawing lessons at a neighbor's farm. She now teaches first-year composition, multimedia writing, and writing comics at the University of Kentucky. Rachel is reviewing Come Over, Come Over by Lynda BarryMentioned on the show:Star Wars - Marvel ComicsTransformers - Marvel ComicsJohn Byrne - Fantastic 4 and X-MenArt Adams - LongshotStewart ImmonenDarwyn CookeSalt Magic - Hope Larson and Rebecca MockThis Was Our Pact - Ryan AndrewsMarch - Rep. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate PowellThe Murder of Emmett Till - Dr. Karlos K. Hill and David DodsonLiterati Press Comics and NovelsGlamorella's Daughter - Jerry Bennett and Charles J. MartinImage ComicsLaron Chapman - You PeopleStray Dogs - Tony FleecsImmortal Hulk - Al Ewing and Joe BennettSea of Stars - Jason Aaron and Dennis HopelessTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy BlumeCome Over, Come Over - Lynda BarryThe Greatest of Marlys - Lynda BarryMusic by JuliusHConnect with J: website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

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