March is Women's History Month and we're wrapping it up by discussing women in comics! Graphic Policy Radio's regular hosts Elana and Brett are joined by site contributor Madison Butler to talk about female comic creators, female characters, and comics you should be checking out! Madison Butler is a writer for Graphic Policy and Geek Girl Gang. She spends much of her free time reading comics and the rest of it writing about them. She also enjoys crafts and pretends to enjoy running and can be found on Twitter at @madisonrbutler. We want to hear from you too! Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy.

The finale of season 6 of Venture Bros. gets the Graphic Policy Radio treatment! All obscure references explained! From defunct NYC nightclubs to Edgar Allan Poe to super-powered Nazis. Join pop culture and history experts Steven Attewell (whose secret identity is that he's an actual historian) and Elana Levin (who's secret identity is that she used to go clubbing) discuss Venture Bros episode 8 "Red Means Stop".

This Monday is a brand new episode that continues the discussion from last week. We're continuing to discuss DC Comics' Rebirth as well as the focus on Legacy characters versus creating all new ones or focusing on lesser known ones. DC's Rebith is their latest initiate that will build off of the concepts of Green Lantern: Rebirth and The Flash: Rebirth, expanding it to the whole line blending what's come before and what's to come. But, does focusing on legacy characters alienate new readers? Does focusing on new characters alienate long time readers? We'll discuss that and more! Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Venture Brothers podcaster. After our deep dive into Warholiana last episode, Elana and Steve are back to discuss Martin Scorsese, 70s serial killers, the political economy of supervillainy, and Christopher Motherfucking Lambert. In this podcast we continue to explore the series as pop culture history geeks, drawing out themes and references present in each episode. Steven is a Professor of US history. Elana writes about comics, worked in NYC politics and is qualified to evaluate the success of musical pastiches in numerous genres.

Graphic Policy Radio is back for a brand new episode and we're talking DC Comics' next big initiative, Rebirth which kicks off May 25 with the 80 page DC Universe: Rebirth Special. While we don't know specifics, what has been described is a blending of the old and the new for some new life in the DC Universe and a whole new line of comics kicking off with brand new first issues. We'll begin to find out creative teams for these new series on March 26, but we'll be playing a fantasy draft of sorts discussing creative teams we want to see on each series. We'll also discuss the role of "legacy" when it comes to characters and series. Join us and we want to hear from you! Tweet us your thoughts @graphicpolicy!

Science Fiction Double Feature! After a week off, Elana and Steven are covering the fifth and sixth episodes of Season 6 of the Venture Brothers: "Tanks for Nothing" and "It Happening One Night." In this podcast we continue to explore the series as pop culture history geeks, drawing out themes and references present in each episode. Steven is a Professor of US history. Elana has a BA in Studied Warhol A Lot (came in handy for episode 6). Expect more then 15 minutes of expertise.

This Monday is a brand new episode of Graphic Policy Radio at a special time. Joining us is first time guest Royden Lepp who comes on to discuss Rust: The Boy Soldier out March 23 from Archaia and BOOM! Studios. Rust tells the story of a mysterious boy with a jet pack who shows up on a farm while the world heals from a devastating war. Boy Soldier collects the never-before-seen prelude to the upcoming Rust Vol. 4 plus the preludes to the three existing volumes, which are being reprinted in softcover as well. Lepp was born and raised on the Canadian prairies. He was kicked out of math class for animating in the corner of a textbook, and he failed art class for drawing comics instead of following the class curriculum. He now draws comics and works as an animator in the video game industry. We discuss Rust and more this Monday and we want to hear from you! Tweet us your questions to @graphicpolicy.

Love the Venture Bros cartoon but afraid of missing the myriad of historical references and layers of meaning behind each episode? Join pop culture and history experts Elana Levin and Steven Attewell (whose secret identity is that he's an actual historian) for our Podcast examining each episode of Season 6 of this hit Adult Swim show. This episode is about Season 6 Episode 4: "Rapacity In Blue". The Venture Bros. cartoon on Adult Swim references everything from Hannah-Barbara to Marvel, David Bowie to the Big Bopper, cult cinema, Oscar Wilde to Henry Kissinger. The show's central theme is failure– the reality of life after the promises and optimism of the 60s space age have faded. But also the positive value of failure as a way to learn and grow, of making unpleasant realities better, and ultimately whether you can learn to keep the joyfulness of youth without its illusions.

This Monday sees the return of comic writer Kieron Gillen to Graphic Policy Radio. Kieron Gillen first came to attention in his 2006 collaboration with Jamie McKelvie, Phonogram. Jamie and he have yet to escape each other, and have somehow roped the otherwise innocent Matt Wilson into this unfortunate pop-comics Katamari. Their most successful work is their 2014 ongoing series, The Wicked + The Divine. Kieron's other books for Image include Three and the forthcoming The Ludocrats. His other books include many titles published by Marvel (featuring characters you've probably heard of) and Avatar (featuring characters you probably haven't.) He lives in London. This Monday he talks his career, music, and more! Tweet us your questions @graphicpolicy.

Love the Venture Bros cartoon but afraid of missing the myriad of historical references and layers of meaning behind each episode? Join pop culture and history experts Elana Levin and Steven Attewell (whose secret identity is that he's an actual historian) for our Podcast examining each episode of Season 6 of this hit Adult Swim show. Tonight's episode is about Season 6 Episode 3: "Faking Miracles". The Venture Bros. cartoon on Adult Swim references everything from Hannah-Barbara to Marvel, David Bowie to the Big Bopper, cult cinema, Oscar Wilde to Henry Kissinger. The show's central theme is failure– the reality of life after the promises and optimism of the 60s space age have faded. But also the positive value of failure as a way to learn and grow, of making unpleasant realities better, and ultimately whether you can learn to keep the joyfulness of youth without its illusions.