Episodes

  • 4 Color Hustle Holiday Special

    4 Color Hustle Holiday Special
    Dec 16 2025
    Here's a little holiday gift to you all!
    Thank you for being so good to us!
    Tons of love wherever you are!

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox
    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen
    Don't forget to Like & Subscribe!
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    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Comics Through The Ages | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Twelve

    Comics Through The Ages | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Twelve
    Dec 10 2025
    On the last episode of season one we break down the different ages of comics. From day one to today!

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox

    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen

    Don't forget to Like & Subscribe!
    Find all of our links HERE.

    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Light-Based Narrative | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Eleven

    Light-Based Narrative | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Eleven
    Nov 26 2025
    On this installment of 4 Color Hustle we talk about the 2008 Graphic novel "Swallow Me Whole" by Nate Powell. A story that touches on becoming an adult, family connection and mental health.

    Hosts
    Allen Swords
    Scott Jensen

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox

    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen

    Don't forget to Like & Subscribe!
    Find all of our links here!

    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    36 mins
  • It Really Is Worth 1,000 Words | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Ten

    It Really Is Worth 1,000 Words | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Ten
    Nov 11 2025
    They make thought reality and add life to pages with ink and maybe a little bit of their magical power. On today's episode we both list our top 10 favorite Artists!

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox
    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen
    Don't forget to Like & Subscribe!
    Find all of our links HERE.

    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Worlds Collide | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Nine

    Worlds Collide | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Nine
    Nov 4 2025
    HIghly secritive wars! Cataclsmic earthquates! Reality itself changing. On today's episode we both list our top 10 favorite crossovers!

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox
    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen
    Don't forget to Like & Subscribe!
    Find all of our links HERE.

    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    57 mins
  • Fun Home | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Eight

    Fun Home | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Eight
    Oct 29 2025
    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox
    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen
    Don't forget to Like & Subscribe!
    Find all of our links HERE.

    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.
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    32 mins
  • Banned Books Part 1 | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Six

    Banned Books Part 1 | 4 Color Hustle | Episode Six
    Oct 10 2025
    We begin our disscusion on banned comics this week.

    As promised in the episode, here is the list of the 20 books mentioned!
    1. Blankets by Craig Thompson
    2. Maus by Art Spiegelman
    3. Habibi by Craig Thompson
    4. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
    5. Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass by By Lilah Sturges and polterink
    6. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
    7. This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
    8. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
    9. Bone by Jeff Smith
    10. The Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner
    11. Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama
    12. Ice Haven by Daniel Clowes
    13. Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon
    14. Tank Girl by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett
    15. Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra
    16. Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
    17. The Color of Earth (series) by Dong Hwa Kim
    18. I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
    19. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
    20. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, Harmony Becker


    Welcome to the newest Podcast from the Empire Podcast Network where we talk about Comics, what they mean to our culture and what they mean to us. Join your hosts Allen Swords, Principal Lecturer at Clemson University specializing in American, British and World Literature post 1945 and Scott Jensen Comic Book Retailer, Podcaster and mediaphile. Welcome to ‘4 Color Hustle’ where one story leads to another.

    Executive Producer
    Wayne Knox

    Audio Engineer
    Scott Jensen

    Don't forget to Like & Subscribe!

    Find all of our links HERE.
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    47 mins