#242: Literary Lethality with Max Uriarte

#242: Literary Lethality with Max Uriarte

From MCA Scuttlebutt by MCA Scuttlebutt

May 7, 2026 · 1h 16m

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Max Uriarte discussing his graphic novel and its significance on the Commandant’s Professional Reading List.

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and for your continued support. This week, we bring another installment of our new series, Literary Lethality, to the scuttlebutt. In this series, we dive deep into the Commandant’s Professional Reading List, exploring various titles and talking with authors about some of the books on the list. Today, we welcome Max Uriarte to the show. Anyone who joined the Marine Corps post-2010 knows the name. Max is best known for his comic,  Terminal Lance , but he is also an author with a book on the CPRL.  White Donkey: Terminal Lance  is the first and only graphic novel featured on the Commandant’s Reading List, a testament to both Max and the Reading List. We talk about his service and his transition to becoming a professional artist, how  Terminal Lance  came to be, the genesis behind  White Donkey,  and his thoughts on having the first graphic novel on the CPRL. This is a conversation I’ve wanted to have since I first laughed my ass off reading three squares in the back of the  Marine Corps Times…

People in this episode

Host: MCA Scuttlebutt

Guest: Max Uriarte

Topics covered

  • literature
  • military
  • graphic novels
  • professional reading
  • author interview

Keywords

  • Max Uriarte
  • Terminal Lance
  • White Donkey
  • graphic novel
  • Marine Corps
  • literary lethality
  • professional reading list

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marine Corps Association

Books & works: Terminal Lance, White Donkey: Terminal Lance

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