Comics Deserve Better

The Boys are Back for another night of premium nerding: wrestling and gaming! Brian and Richard discuss WWE, the Zelda Franchise, and even a movie review! Sit back and enjoy their musings while we enjoy our SPRONG BRONK :)

Whoohoo! We are on SPRING BREAK and decided to hit you with a bonus episode where we talk all things recommendations. Brian, Richard, and Carrie highlight some things they are really loving right now, so take a listen!

Hi all! The CDB Crew is back again for our season finale with special guest Jared! We talk about Our Dreams at Dusk vol. 1 by Yuhki Kamatani (Seven Seas) which was Jared's choice. We discuss the themes of finding one's identity, the negative side of school life, finding one's tribe, and much more. Overall it was an interesting and fun conversation to be had by all. Also at the end, Bri...

The CDB Crew is back with the penultimate episode of the season! This week Brian brought the neo-noir supernatural book Black's Myth by  Eric Palicki, Wendell Cavalcanti, and Rob Steen (Ahoy) to the group to read and review. The group has a fun time talking about angler fish demons, Grims, The Clash, and of course, Werewolves. The group also talks about Vault Comics new investors a bit. Warnin...

The BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN! ... Actually, they never left, but the ladies of CDB are curiously missing...so what does this mean? BOYZ NITE! (TM) Hang out with Brian and Richard and listen to them discuss Richard's choice: Proctor Valley Road by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, Naomi Franquiz, Tamra Bonvillain, and Jim Campbell (BOOM) as well as dating sims, thirst traps, and of course, indie comics....

Hey all! The CDB Crew is back this week to cover another indie comic for your listening enjoyment. This week, we talk about Carrie's choice, A Thief Among the Trees: An Ember in the Ashes Graphic Novel by Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Andelfinger, Sonia Liao, Kieran Quigley and Mike Fiorentino which leads to an interesting discussion about what it takes for a piece of media to still be entertaining even...

The kids are alright and all here to discuss Cheer Up: Love and PomPoms- a poignant, touching, and contemporary look at trans lives and why they are important to read about. The squad (see what I did there? Get it? Cuz the book is about cheerleading?...) also mentions other contemporary issues such as the Ukrainian Conflict, Public Safety (and safe words!), and of course, awesome indie comics. Spo...

Hi All! The CDB Crew is back and this time we are interviewing comics creator Ahmed Raafat who's comic, The Diary of the Astro-Nudes, will soon be starting a crowdfunding campaign on Zoop. Brian, Darci, Richard and returning guest-host Rebecca strike up a conversation with Ahmed about the differences of comic-book culture in different countries, casual nudity and maybe a Ninja Turtle or two. (...

Hi All! The CDB Crew is back and this week they are talking about Brian's choice: Sparrowhawk by Delilah S. Dawson, Matias Basla, Rebecca Nalty, and Jim Campbell from BOOM Studios. Richard, Carrie and Brian breakdown this even darker than usual Wonderland story as well as talk about human nature, violence, and butter fairies. Brian also did a spotlight on Dead End Jobs for Ghosts by Aminder Dh...

The gang is all here (Richard is permanently a part of the crew!) and they discuss a very important book: Maus by Art Spiegelman. They discuss the Holocaust, family trauma, the merits and disadvantages of the American Educational System, and why it is important to read this book at any age. Books mentioned in the Spotlight: Tim Ginger by Julian Hanshaw (Top Shelf)  Newburn #1-3 by Chip Zdarsky and...

Hey all!  (Carrie's back, baby!) This ep features Brian, Darci and Carrie discussing all-ages awesomeness in Wrassle Castle- Round One: Learning the Ropes by Colleen Coover, Paul Tobin, Galaad, Jeff Powell and Bones Leopard (Vault/Wonderbound)- a book about family (blood and chosen), sibling rivalry and some good ol' fashioned scrapping. Carrie's choice, so you at least know she has a...

Hi all! We’re back from our season break! Did you miss us? We definitely missed you. For this episode, Darci and Brian, (Carrie unfortunately couldn’t join us to record)p, discuss Darci’s choice: The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego, Joe Whitt, and Crank! From Oni Press. There’s talk about the coloring, panel placement and, of course, friendship among other things. The CDB Crew also talk abou...

Good Googly Moogly, WE ARE HERE!  Get your Kleenex, pull out a drink and pour one out for all the real ones that died in these issues!  Seriously, so. much. sadness.  Brian and Richard take you on an unexpected journey as we reach the conclusion of the issues that are available. Be ready for death, mayhem, and sexual escapades in the last Bonus Episode for Saga! Comics Deserve Better is a weekly p...

The Boys are back with the second episode of their Saga deep-dive. Brian and Richard discuss heinous murders, why Kindergartners are the best, relationships, and prison tattoos in this whopper of an episode. AS ALWAYS, MASSIVE SPOILERS :) Enjoy! Comics Deserve Better is a weekly podcast hosted by Brian, Carrie and Darci which covers the world of Independent Comics. For a list of episodes, socials...

Wowie! This is an extra-special episode featuring Brian and Richard, who meet to discuss the epic BKV/Fiona Staples' book, Saga . They tackle who shows up, who that baby is, who fights with who, and who's ex is back in town, all from issues #1-18. Be prepared to have your mind inundated with wicked imagery and discussions about why robots are still scary. Enjoy! Comics Deserve Better is a...

It's a fairy tale ending to this season of the CDB Pod as well to the year when Brian, Darci, and Richard talk about Brian's choice this week: The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson and Jo Rioux (First Second). The Crew get lost in talks about sea monsters, lousy Kings, and magic curses. They also discuss the recent breaking news of Dark Horse Comics being purchased by The Embracer Group. Fo...

Hi All! We have reached our penultimate episode of the current season of the CDB Pod. Unfortunately, Darci was unable to join us for this recording, but Carrie and Brian pressed on and talked about Carrie's choice: Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell (Albatross Funnybooks). Carrie and Brian get into the nitty gritty of this True-Crime account of one of the mo...

The CDB Crew is back this week to talk about a story that a dead bunny once told to a butterfly. Yes, Darci's choice this week is Pretty Deadly vol. 1 from Image Comics. Listen and get lost in the dream like story telling with our hosts. Also stick around for conspiracy theories, gumroad finds and "taco commercial" decisions.  The crew also address the sad news regarding George Perez a...

After a very quick hiatus, the CDB Crew is back with a new episode! Brian has chosen for us this week, Rock Candy Mountain by Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer and published by Image Comics. We also get into conversations about other related topics like riding the rails, strong opinions of John Steinbeck, and how to summon the devil. It is a fun time to be had by all! Other books talked about this e...

Greetings from the CDB Crew (on The Satellite of Love)! This week, Carrie chose for all of us to read Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Comic by ( deep breath ) Joel Hodgson, Harold Buchholz, Matt McGinnis, Seth Robinson, Sharyl Volpe, Mary Robinson, Todd Nuack, Wes Dzioba, Mike Manley, Jack Pollock, Mimi Simon, and Michael Heisler, published by Dark Horse comics. Though everyone on the panel might...

The CDB Crew (plus Fourth Beatle Richard) are very excited to have comics star Greg Pak come on to the Podcast to discuss his recent Kickstarter campaign "Cooking will Break your Heart". Darci, Richard and Greg discuss everything from comfort food, cooking, family, not accidentally poisoning said family with your cooking, and of course, comics. Beforehand, Brian, Carrie, Darci and Richard...

The CDB Crew thinks that Archie Comics are so nice, that they'll do them twice....in a row that is. This week, Darci chose Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson's Jughead vol. 1 as the main topic. Much like last episode with Sabrina the Teenage Witch, the discussion breaks down into a general love fest for the creators of this comic. For DIY Corner we talk about a bee related crime book by Chri...

Welcome back to another episode of the best Indie Comics Podcast you are currently reading a description of. We keep the spooky season going with Brian's choice Sabrina the Teenage Witch by Kelly Thompson, Veronica Fish, Andy Fish, and Jack Morelli published by Archie Comics. We do go over the comic pretty extensively, but the conversation eventually breaks down into a Kelly Thompson and Veron...

Hey all! The CDB Podcast now officially has one episode for every week in the year! To celebrate this milestone, Carrie chose the Little Women adaptation, Little Witches Magic in Concord by Leigh Dragoon and published by Oni Press to the show for us all to talk about. It's a good start to the spooky season for sure! We also talk about an Ethiopian Sci-Fi comic, a new mostly female scribed horr...

Hey all, the CDB Crew is back with a regular episode after our short break. For this special episode, Darci chose the recently released, first volume of Verse by Sam Beck, published by Vault Comics on the Wonderbound imprint. If you are familiar with Beck's previous works, it will not come as a surprise about how great a read this is and how gorgeous it looks. We hope that we can convince you...