Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
CHAOS ENSUES MEDIA:
-Website: witsendpod.com
-YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCwvSur7b4J_U3gMIA44OGWQ
-Support the channel on Patreon: patreon.com/thechaosensues
Check out the full essay transcript on my website: witsendpod.com/podcast-episodes/chaos-ensues-underrated-black-and-white-comics-2025
First Chaos Ensues video essay of 2025! Putting the Silver Age and supernatural comics aside for now to cover some black and white comics gems. Anyone can pick these up and they don’t require knowledge of decades of continuity to read.
Featuring a variety of genres and comics by creators like Dylan Williams, Trina Robbins (Wonder Woman), Freddy Carrasco, Jhonen Vasquez (Invader Zim) and Navied Mahdavian (The New Yorker). There are a lot of good under appreciated black and white comics. Looking at those and returning to some comfort food comics down the line. New reader friendly.
TIME CODES:
-0:00—Intro
-0:23—Reporter by Dylan Williams
-1:52—Viewer Question
-2:04—Wimmen’s Comix anthology
-3:30—GLEEM by Freddy Carrasco
-5:23—Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez
-7:23—This Country by Navied Mahdavian
-9:12—Wrap up
SOURCES:
-Trina Robbins Interview (KTVU Fox 2024): youtube.com/watch?v=fQVgp1Z-Jvc
-Freddy Carrasco Interview Footage (by Shanik Tanna): https://x.com/shanikt/status/1792901313472188729?mx=2
-Jhonen Vasquez Interview (by Jennifer de Guzman, SLG Editor In Chief): jenniferdeguzman.com/jthm-interview
-Jhonen Vasquez 2012 Panel Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=K4FD5WMrps4
-Jhonen Vasquez 1997 Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=JDV0dsRM4zU
-Jhonen Vasquez Invader Zim Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=MgGpWTwf6DE
-Navied Mahdavian 2023 Salt Lake Tribune Article: sltrib.com/artsliving/2023/09/11/new-yorker-cartoonist-based-salt
-Navied Mahdavian News Interview Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=sw1OKhCll-g
-My Chaos Ensues video essay on Stray Bullets by David Lapham: youtube.com/watch?v=eFI80lK2ILw
Any copyrighted material in this comic book documentary falls under fair use for educational purposes or commentary.
#cyberpunk #blackandwhitecomics #undergroundcomics #comicdocumentary
CHAOS ENSUES MEDIA:
-Website: witsendpod.com
-YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCwvSur7b4J_U3gMIA44OGWQ
-Support the channel on Patreon: patreon.com/thechaosensues
Check out the full essay transcript on my website: witsendpod.com/podcast-episodes/chaos-ensues-underrated-black-and-white-comics-2025
First Chaos Ensues video essay of 2025! Putting the Silver Age and supernatural comics aside for now to cover some black and white comics gems. Anyone can pick these up and they don’t require knowledge of decades of continuity to read.
Featuring a variety of genres and comics by creators like Dylan Williams, Trina Robbins (Wonder Woman), Freddy Carrasco, Jhonen Vasquez (Invader Zim) and Navied Mahdavian (The New Yorker). There are a lot of good under appreciated black and white comics. Looking at those and returning to some comfort food comics down the line. New reader friendly.
TIME CODES:
-0:00—Intro
-0:23—Reporter by Dylan Williams
-1:52—Viewer Question
-2:04—Wimmen’s Comix anthology
-3:30—GLEEM by Freddy Carrasco
-5:23—Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez
-7:23—This Country by Navied Mahdavian
-9:12—Wrap up
SOURCES:
-Trina Robbins Interview (KTVU Fox 2024): youtube.com/watch?v=fQVgp1Z-Jvc
-Freddy Carrasco Interview Footage (by Shanik Tanna): https://x.com/shanikt/status/1792901313472188729?mx=2
-Jhonen Vasquez Interview (by Jennifer de Guzman, SLG Editor In Chief): jenniferdeguzman.com/jthm-interview
-Jhonen Vasquez 2012 Panel Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=K4FD5WMrps4
-Jhonen Vasquez 1997 Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=JDV0dsRM4zU
-Jhonen Vasquez Invader Zim Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=MgGpWTwf6DE
-Navied Mahdavian 2023 Salt Lake Tribune Article: sltrib.com/artsliving/2023/09/11/new-yorker-cartoonist-based-salt
-Navied Mahdavian News Interview Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=sw1OKhCll-g
-My Chaos Ensues video essay on Stray Bullets by David Lapham: youtube.com/watch?v=eFI80lK2ILw
Any copyrighted material in this comic book documentary falls under fair use for educational purposes or commentary.
#cyberpunk #blackandwhitecomics #undergroundcomics #comicdocumentary
