Trade Waiters

This week we review our first book from writer Ram V and artist Filipe Andrade, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, published by Boom Studios. The avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai in the body of Laila Starr. This Eisner-nominated book left us craving more from these creators. News 1:22 The Many Deaths of Laila Starr 6:18 Back Matter Matters 42:58 The Pull-List 46:4...

Our first trade of the year will be the Trade Waiter gift Daniel received two episodes ago. Thanos Wins is the last trade of the Thanos run from the 2016 run when Donny Cates comes aboard. The first Marvel comic by Donny is one that unintentionally sets up his future projects with the company. It’s a fantastic introduction to the writer we know and love exploring crazy ideas about Thanos' last day...

Happy New Year! Our last trade of the year will be the Trade Waiter gift Nathan received last episode. One-Star Squadron is a hero book unlike any other exploring characters we have never seen. It entails themes like getting by as a low-profile hero, whether it's worth being a hero, and if these characters are doing any good in the world. Written by pod favorite Mark Russel and artwork by Steve Li...

For our Christmas episode this year, we read the 2022 book Naughty List written by well-known tv writer Nick Santora and art by Lee Ferguson. A gritty and realistic version of the Santa Claus story and where he is in the modern day. This episode also includes trivia about Santa's many appearances in comic history, our annual trade gift exchange, and our review of Violent Night featuring David Harb...

Making up for missing the holiday episode last year, we decided to double up this year on Christmas books. This week we review the holiday special featuring the jolliest Marvel character, The Punisher. Crime doesn’t take the holidays off and neither does the Punisher in this story featuring a hired assassin, the mob, and a kidnapping. Written and drawn by various talent collected in a trade perfec...

For Nathan's birthday episode he had us read a rebirth mini-series, The Brave and The Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman. A recent iteration of the classic DC anthology series that consist of many different team-ups. This story is a murder mystery on another world that our heroes are tasked to solve. Written and drawn by best-selling artist Liam Sharp. News 1:23 The Brave and The Bold: Batman and Wonde...

This week we reviewed Kick-Ass by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. We have seen the film adaptations but have never read the source material. This was a great change of pace from the back-to-back light-hearted Marvel books we've been reading. This is the first trade following vigilante, Dave Lizewski. We constantly compare this to the movies and talk about good changes and what we would've kept on...

In excitement for the Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special, we read the only run of this team that Daniel knew about written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with pencils by Paul Pelletier. This was a very exciting arc where our heroes are actually saving the galaxy by closing universe-ending rips in space. This trade also includes a tie-in to Secret Invasion that felt like a natural addition to...

For the first annual thanksgiving episode we read about Marvel's first family, the Fantastic Four.  Our first book of many from writer Jonathan Hickman with artwork by Steve Epting and Barry Kitson. FF is the story about a grieving family trying to move forward and fixing their past mistakes. Including new members, new uniforms, and new problems. News 1:26 FF 13:53 Back Matter Matters 55:41 The Pu...

In anticipation for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we read the first comic written by Ta-Nehisi Coates with art by Brian Stelfreeze. This was a very intricately written story that is a great addition to the character. Following the events of Secret Wars, T'Challa is struggling to keep the nation on his side when a revolution is trying to overthrow his rule.  News 00:59 Black Panther 19:08 Back Ma...

After watching the successful Netflix show we were reminded that there was actually a comic book about Jeffrey Dahmer. Written and illustrated by his old classmate Derf Backderf is an inside look on Dahmer first hand. You learn the patterns and behaviors of the serial killer prior to his killings.  News 34:26 My Friend Dahmer 16:48 Back Matter Matters 54:39 The Pull-List 1:04:18  Black Adam Review...

On the last week of our horror book month, we read the comic that piqued our interest the most. KISS Zombies is exactly what you think it is and more. A very accurate depiction of how KISS would handle being in a zombie apocalypse while celebrating what makes them iconic. Brilliantly written by Ethan Sacks and stunning artwork by Rodney Buchemi. Please excuse the audio difficulties, Daniel did his...

On the last week of October Horror book we read Infidel with returning guest Serena. Another book by Pornsak Pichetshote with art by Aaron Campbell, which is a haunted house story for the 21st century. Selected for NPR's 100 favorite horror stories of all time and it did not disappoint. News 02:29 Infidel 11:54 Back Matter Matters 50:44 The Pull-List 58:21 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

 Continuing our month of reading horror comics, we read Night of the Ghoul by acclaimed Batman writer Scott Snyder and one of our favorites Francesco Francavilla. This was a great self-contained single trade story from just last year that is currently coming out in print. The Comixology original was one of many from Scott released last year. News 01:09 Night of the Ghoul 09:40 Back Matter Matters...

To kick off our October of just reviewing horror comics, we reviewed Werewolf by Night in anticipation for the upcoming Disney+ movie. Coming from the Marvel MAX imprint it’s a violent and gory tale about Jack Russel and his struggles with his condition. Written by writer Duane Swierczynski and art by Mico Suayan. To fill up time we also did Superhero Trivia, and some superhero team drafts. Trivia...

This week we dive into the team that will be making an appearance in the upcoming Black Adam film, the JSA. With our buddy Brandon we try to figure out who the fuck all these people are in a story by one of our favorites, Geoff Johns with an artist new to us Dale Eaglesham. This was a delightful surprise for us that gave us the feeling of wonder for characters we knew nothing about. News 02:08 JSA...

In excitement for a Star Wars thing, we read a Star Wars thing. There's not really any Andor comics but there's plenty of Star Wars comics we've been curious about. We read a book about a character that was created in Star Wars comics by Kieron Gillen with art by Kev Walker! Doctor Aphra is like the Indiana Jones of the Star Wars universe. Just before this story she had worked for Darth Vader alon...

The next book of this year's Eisner winners, we reviewed The Good Asian by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi. This book won for Best Limited Series, and it was well earned. We had high expectations due to the hype and this definitely lived up to it. Set in the 1930s, this is a crime noir murder mystery set around historically accurate events and places. While firing on all cylinders in th...

After years of seeing her around comic shops, we decided to read about another character we knew nothing about. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson was a definitive run on a character that hasn’t been followed up on. Surprisingly created by Spiderman co-creator, Steve Ditko, the characters spirit has continued on in one of the most unique books we've reviewed to date. Ne...

For our DC episode we decided to stay in the prime of Vertigo around the early 90s. Straying from our normal routine of reading the first trades of runs, we decided to read volume 5 when Garth Ennis starts his run on the character. Our curiosity brought us to what is considered a top story arc of John Constantine from a pod favorite writer Garth Ennis with art by Will Simpson collecting issues #41...

The first of this year's Eisner winners that we reviewed is Not All Robots by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. This book won for Best Humor Publication, and we had a great time with this one. We had high expectations for these two collaborators, and they did not disappoint. Set 30 years in the future, Not All Robots is a very realistic prediction for the future of society.  News 01:36  Not All Ro...

To prepare for the new Disney+ series, She-Hulk, we read the first trade of the run from one of our favorite writers Charles Soule. Joined by Javier Pulido and Ron Wimberly, we learn more about the character and her relationships within the Marvel universe.  News 3:22 She-Hulk 21:04 Back Matter Matters 1:10:25 The Pull-List 1:15:55 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In excitement for the new Disney+ series, I Am Groot, we read a comic about everyone's favorite Guardian of the Galaxy. Groot was a shockingly great time made for anyone who is a fan of the character and loves the medium of comic books. Written by Jeff Loveness and drawn by Brian Kesinger.  News 1:29  Groot 12:02  Back Matter Matters 46:24  The Pull-List 50:40  Linktr.ee/tradewaiters   Follow Us!

To prepare for the new Netflix series we read the legendary Sandman by Neil Gaiman. We always knew we were going to have to read this book and we're now very excited to see the adaptation.  News 01:17  The Sandman 27:30  Back Matter Matters 1:06:40  The Pull-List 1:10:21  Linktr.ee/tradewaiters   Follow Us!

In excitement for the upcoming amazon prime series, we read the comic Paper Girls by one of our favorites Brian K Vaughn with artwork by Cliff Chiang and Matt Wilson on colors. We go over what we expect for the series and discuss whether or not stranger things ripped off this series! Paper Girls 17:22 Back Matter Matters 53:01 The Pull-List 57:00 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!