Ep. 49 - The Human Target 5-6

About this episode

Chad Tappe returns to discuss issues 5-6 of The Human Target, exploring its characters and plot developments.

Chad Tappe returns to the show to continue our series on The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood. In this episode, we break down series issues 5-6, featuring the Martian Manhunter, Fire, and Guy Gardner. These issues include the Human Target's origin story, adventures in mind reading, a secret affair, a new suspect ... and a murder! If you haven't listened to them already, be sure to check out GNA episodes 43 and 45 to get caught up on the story so far. Book Credits: The Human ...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Ohrenberger

Guest: Chad Tappe

Topics covered

• The Human Target
• comic book analysis
• character breakdown
• origin story
• murder mystery

Keywords

• The Human Target
• Tom King
• Greg Smallwood
• Martian Manhunter
• Fire
• Guy Gardner
• comic book
• murder

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Human Target

More episodes of Graphic Novel Apostle

• Ep. 51: Tales of the Human Target · May 6, 2026 · 55 min
• Ep. 50: Book Club - Fruits Basket, with the Arkansas Potter · April 20, 2026 · 1h 25m
• Ep. 48: Book Club - unSeen/unHeard: Disability & Neurodivergence, with Dr. Dominique White · December 29, 2025 · 1h 17m
• Ep. 47: Book Club - Bog Bodies, with Brian Domingos · December 22, 2025 · 1h 7m
• Ep. 46 - What Follows is True: Crescent Hotel, Sean Fitzgibbon Interview · December 15, 2025 · 47 min
• Ep. 45: The Human Target 3-4 · October 20, 2025 · 1h 6m