About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, and Lou Wilson about the adaptation of the podcast Worlds Beyond Number into a graphic novel.

Witnessing adaptation is one of our great pleasures. How does one transform an audio medium into a visual one? How will the podcast World Beyond Number, from Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, Aabria Iyengar, and Lou Wilson, expand into The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One, courtesy of comic storytellers Jadzia Axelrod and Sarah Webb? When the chance to ponder the thought arose with some of those involved, we jumped at it. There are only days left ot support Worlds Beyond Wonder: The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One via Kickstarter. As of this writing, it’s already reached over $1.8 million. The book is happening and will be published through Skybound Entertainment. Join the party in confidence. We spoke with Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, and Lou Wilson about their love of comics and the delight they’ve discovered in watching Jadzia Axelrod and Sarah Webb bring their story to this medium. We relish the love evident in their play, found in every Worlds Beyond Number episode. We discuss nerdom not as a monolith, but as an endless pebbly beach. This episode was a fantastic surprise, but not as big a surprise as the email we recently received that threw our lives into…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Gullickson, Lisa Gullickson

Guests: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, Lou Wilson

Topics covered

• adaptation
• comics
• podcast
• graphic novel
• crowdfunding
• nerd culture

Keywords

• Worlds Beyond Number
• graphic novel
• adaptation
• Kickstarter
• comics
• Brennan Lee Mulligan
• Erika Ishii
• Lou Wilson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Worlds Beyond Number, Skybound Entertainment

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