229: Aliens: Genocide / Labyrinth
In anticipation for Alien: Romulus we read two stories from the franchise. In Aliens: Genocide, Humans have just pulled themselves out of the ruins caused by the Alien infestation of Earth. The last thing anyone wants to see is more Aliens, right? So why is billionaire Daniel Grant leading an expedition to the Alien homeworld? And in Aliens: Labyrinth, Aliens may be virtually impossible to cont...
1hr 40m Aug 16, 2024
1hr 40m
228: Before Watchmen: Comedian / Rorschach
The controversial prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time. DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of Watchmen, with this volume starring two of the most polarizing anti-heroes ever, Comedian and Rorschach. In Rorschach, Azzarello again teams with superstar artist Lee Bermejo to illustrate how one of most dangerous vigilantes the c...
1hr 49m Aug 09, 2024
1hr 49m
227: Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman joins a murderer’s row of superstar artists to lend his unique touch to the Batman mythos! Spotlighting the story “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” from Batman #686 and Detective Comics #853, in which Gaiman joins artist Andy Kubert and inker Scott Williams for a story that shines a new light on the Dark Knight, this title also collects sto...
1hr 23m Aug 02, 2024
1hr 23m
226: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
In anticipation for Deadpool & Wolverine we read a book we think inspired it, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe. What if everything you thought was funny about Deadpool was actually just disturbing? What if he decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he actually pulled it off? Would that be FUN for you? The Merc with a Mouth takes a turn for the twiste...
1hr 35m Jul 26, 2024
1hr 35m
225: Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons
For our last week of reviewing Eisner Nominees we reviewed, Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons. In the 1500s, before humanity had successfully traveled the entire globe, it was believed that monsters ruled the oceans just beyond the horizon. "Here there be dragons..." was written on maps to denote the areas people dared not go. That is, until Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the seas, visiting fo...
1hr 13m Jul 19, 2024
1hr 13m
224: Local Man
Continuing our Eisner Nomination reviews, we've read Local Man by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs. Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team, Third Gen, Jack Xaver had it all. But when controversy sends Crossjack crawling back to his mom and dad's basement in the Midwest Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up. News 1:58 Local Man 12...
1hr 37m Jul 12, 2024
1hr 37m
223: Shazam! (2023) Vol. 1: Meet the Captain!
Billy Batson has the powers of the gods, but Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury never gave the Wizard Shazam their permission! Now the disgruntled gods engage in a six-way fight to turn the World’s Mightiest Mortal into the World’s Mightiest Puppet! As the gods’ meddling threatens the entire world, an unlikely team of heroes rises up to save the Captain from…himself! It’s a w...
1hr 35m Jul 05, 2024
1hr 35m
222: Suicide Squad: Get Joker!
Task Force X is put against their deadliest target yet—The Joker! This DC Black Label series pits Red Hood, Harley Quinn, Firefly, and more of DC's most villainous criminals against The Joker! When Task Force X's Amanda Waller sets her sights on Batman's greatest foe, she enlists the Dark Knight's former partner Jason Todd to track down the Clown Prince of Crime and put an end to his mad reign ...
1hr 27m Jun 28, 2024
1hr 27m
221: The Cull
A dark tale of five friends setting off in the middle of the night to shoot a short film on a forbidden rock near their small coastal town the summer before they all go their separate ways. But they're not really there to shoot a film. One of them has lied. And that lie will change everything. News 1:31 The Cull 11:34 Back Matter Matters 51:21 The Pull-List 56:53 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Re...
1hr 39m Jun 21, 2024
1hr 39m
220: The Hedge Knight: A Game of Thrones Prequel
A century before the events of Game of Thrones, a squire named Dunk picks up the sword and shield of his dead master and enters a tournament to begin his career as a knight. But "Ser Duncan" has much to learn about this world of knights and nobles, and as he attempts to find a sponsor who will allow him to enter the tournament, he makes friends and enemies readily. Dunk is a capable fighter and...
1hr 46m Jun 14, 2024
1hr 46m
219: Ultraman: The Rise of Ultraman
In darkness there lurks Kaiju - terrifying and unfathomable monsters. Between Kaiju and the rest of us stands the United Science Patrol! But who are these enigmatic defenders, and how do they perform their miracles? Shin Hayata and Kiki Fuji have spent half a lifetime trying to find out - and their quest is about to drive them toward a decades-old dark secret and put them on a collision course ...
1hr 17m Jun 07, 2024
1hr 17m
218: Star Wars: Lando
You know him...you love him...now, join him for his biggest caper as master of charm Lando Calrissian gets his very own comic book! Before he joined the rebellion, before he ran Cloud City, Lando made his way in the galaxy getting by on some swindles, some swagger, and a smile. Lobot at his side, Lando has a plan to steal a very valuable ship...but has he bitten off more than he can chew? News...
1hr 43m May 31, 2024
1hr 43m
217: Garfield (2012)
In anticipation for The Garfield Movie, we read a collection of the fat cat's return to comics! Garfield and the gang have returned to comics in a big way, and this delicious package brings the fun home to you & your family. We also discuss Garfield's place in pop culture and other media we've been consuming. News 4:39 Garfield 17:25 Back Matter Matters 50:09 The Pull-List 56:34 Linktr.ee/...
1hr 26m May 24, 2024
1hr 26m
216: Silver Surfer: Black
Almost the entire galaxy’s defenders have been blown through a black hole, including the Silver Surfer! But the story doesn’t end there… In order to fight back the oblivion, Surfer will have to fight to save his own soul and not lose himself to the void. Follow the Sentinel of the Spaceways on a journey that will change him forever! News 00:53 Silver Surfer: Black 9:39 Back Matter Matters 58...
1hr 37m May 17, 2024
1hr 37m
215: Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern
When Taylor goes missing, Cornelius investigates and discovers an ancient ring, unlike anything he has ever seen. As its power echoes through the stars, the Guardians of the Universe must reveal to their Lanterns a secret they had hoped would remain buried. With the Green Lantern Corps, led by Hal Jordan, racing to get to the source of this power before Sinestro can get his hands on it, they wi...
1hr 31m May 10, 2024
1hr 31m
214: Minor Threats
This week we were recommended Minor Threats by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn. It's hard out there for a supervillain. Not the world conquerors, chaos engines, or arch-nemeses . . . but the little guys. The ones who put on uniforms, knock over jewelry stores, and get tied to poles. And things are about to get worse. This graphic crime drama about superheroes and villains and the ...
1hr 32m May 03, 2024
1hr 32m
213: Dead Boy Detectives (2013)
In anticipation for the new Netflix series, we read Dead Boy Detectives! Characters from the pages of The Sandman, Edwin Paine (died 1916) and Charles Rowland (died 1990) will take on any and all mysteries—including their own untimely deaths! The dead boys head back to St. Hilarions, where bullying headmasters continue to rule the school. But when they investigate the lingering mysteries of the...
1hr 37m Apr 25, 2024
1hr 37m
212: Kill Or Be Killed
The darkly twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it slowly begins to ruin his life and the lives of his friends and loved ones. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, this comic is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before. News 1:14 Kill or Be Killed 18:03 Back Matter Matters 51:23 The Pull-List 54:30 ...
1hr 25m Apr 20, 2024
1hr 25m
211: Trouble
It's one of the most controversial stories Marvel has ever produced! When friends May and Mary take on a summer job after high school, they meet brothers Ben and Richard--and summer lovin' ensues! Prepare for sand, sun, high drama and infidelity! News 00:44 Trouble 15:51 Back Matter Matters 51:48 The Pull-List 55:50 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 23m Apr 12, 2024
1hr 23m
210: Super Sons
Superboy and Robin make their super-hero duo debut in SUPER SONS! These stories take them on a collision course with Lex Luthor and introduce Kid Amazo, a villain whose ascension parallels the boys' own understanding of their powers—except he believes it's his right to rule every being on the planet! News 00:53 Super Sons 10:38 Back Matter Matters 50:26 The Pull-List 53:58 Linktr.ee/tradew...
1hr 31m Apr 05, 2024
1hr 31m
209: The Comic Book Story of BEER
We drink it. We love it. But how much do we really know about beer? Starting from around 7000 BC, beer has emerged as a major element driving humankind’s development, a role it has continued to play through today’s craft brewing explosion. The first-ever nonfiction graphic novel focused on this most favored beverage, you can follow along from the very beginning, as authors Jonathan Hennessey an...
1hr 31m Mar 29, 2024
1hr 31m
208: Reborn
Where do you go when you die? Not heaven or hell; somewhere else. Somewhere you have to fight to survive. Somewhere the people from the past are waiting for you—the good and the bad. News 1:24 Reborn 10:54 Back Matter Matters 59:37 The Pull-List 1:04:10 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 32m Mar 22, 2024
1hr 32m
207: Lore Olympus
Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of mythology’s most well-known stories from creator Rachel Smythe. Smythe’s original Eisner-nominated web-comic brings the Greek Pantheon into the modern age with this sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. News 1:31 Lore Olympus 6:08 Back Matter...
2hr 5m Mar 15, 2024
2hr 5m
206: Dune: House Atreides
Can't get enough Dune? Well you're in luck because New York Times best-selling novelists Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, alongside Dev Pramanik , adapt their acclaimed prequel to the groundbreaking Dune in comic book form for the first time, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. This book transports readers to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks ...
1hr 35m Mar 08, 2024
1hr 35m
205: Invincible Iron Man
As a podcast there are some comics we've had yet to review even after 200 episodes. One of those being an Iron Man book. Tony Stark - Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony's late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the ta...
1hr 27m Mar 01, 2024
1hr 27m
204: Mosely
This week we review the newest comic, Mosely, from one of our favorite creators Rob Guillory. In the hyper-technological world of the later 21st century, Mosely is a bitter old janitor on a mission from a higher power—to unleash holy Hell upon the “too big to fail” Tech Gods. Can one man bring down the corporate powers who’ve used their vast influence to oppress an all too complacent human race...
1hr 25m Feb 23, 2024
1hr 25m
203: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise
In anticipation for the new live-action Netflix adaptation we read, Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise. This is a new tale that follows the animated series finale. Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations' tenuous peace is threatened by an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei! As the world heads toward another devastating war, Aang's friendship with...
1hr 25m Feb 16, 2024
1hr 25m
202: Love Everlasting
An often-overlooked genre in comics are romance comics. They're not quite as frequent as your superhero books but hold an important place in the industry. For this year's Valentine's Day episode, we review Love Everlasting. Joan Peterson discovers that she is trapped in an endless, terrifying cycle of "romance"—a problem to be solved, a man to marry—and every time she falls in love she’s torn f...
1hr 8m Feb 09, 2024
1hr 8m
201: The Left Bank Gang
As a short and sweet treat, we review The Left Bank Gang to change things up from our milestone episode. 2007 Eisner Award-winner: set in 1920s Paris, this is a deliciously inventive re-imagining of the great literary figures of the period (Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Pound, and Joyce) as graphic novelists... and perpetrators of a thrilling, double-crossing heist! News 1:08 The Left Bank Gang 11:4...
59m Feb 02, 2024
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200: 52
 We did it everyone! Another milestone for the Trade Waiters pod and no signs of slowing down. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and kept us going by checking us out. For our 200th episode read another huge collection of a weekly comic that ran for a year, totaling 1200 pages! After INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe had its most eventful year ever. It was a year without Superman, Batman...
3hr 50m Jan 26, 2024
3hr 50m
199: Infinite Crisis
In preparation for our 200th episode, DC's 52, we read the comic event that sets it up, Infinite Crisis. Surrounded by their most fearsome enemies, the world's greatest heroes are divided within and without. DC's icons face their most dire hour. What happens next will destroy friendships and lives, dictating the direction of the universe for the next generation! News 00:53 Infinite Crisis 9:3...
1hr 41m Jan 19, 2024
1hr 41m
198: Daredevil (1998): Parts of a Hole
In excitement for the new Disney+ series, Echo, we reviewed the trade that includes her first appearance! She is Echo. Though seemingly kindred souls, their secret identities are very much at odds. Maya seeks out her father's killer, a man that Kingpin says is Daredevil. Can Matt Murdock clear his name before his new love becomes his executioner? News 2:32 Daredevil: Parts of a Whole 10:26 B...
1hr 37m Jan 12, 2024
1hr 37m
197: Kroma
This week we review Nathan's Christmas gift to Daniel, Kroma by Lorenzo De Felici. Imprisoned in a tower within the walls of Pale City, Kroma lives her days out in darkness, believing she is the most evil thing on Earth. However, where her people see a monster, the mysterious orphan Zet sees a human. But if either of them is to survive the city’s strange rituals and customs, they will have to o...
1hr 22m Jan 05, 2024
1hr 22m
196: The New World
The first of our Trade Waiters gifts is The New World. The United States of America-after the Second Civil War. Two lovers meet. One: a straight-edge vegan hacker anarchist boy with a penchant for messing with the State. The other: a chaotic, hedonistic cop with a reality TV show and a license to kill. This really shouldn't happen-and yet, somehow, it does. And soon, the entire state of New Cal...
1hr 11m Dec 29, 2023
1hr 11m
195: The Last Christmas
Happy Holidays everyone! It's our favorite time of year where we get to review a Christmas comic! The writers behind the hit series Deadpool present the sad, funny, and true story of Santa Claus after the apocalypse. After tragedy strikes the North Pole, Santa turns his back on humanity and gives up on Christmas. Even though the world has been completely overrun by naughty men, there's still on...
1hr 9m Dec 22, 2023
1hr 9m
194: Aquaman: The Death of a Prince
In excitement for the new movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom we read a book we suspect it took inspiration from. After being dethroned by his own people and sent into exile, Aquaman discovers a conspiracy in his kingdom, in this tale presented for the first time in hardcover. Rather than reclaim his birthright, he becomes a hero, but even Aquaman cannot escape tragedy as Black Manta kidnaps and...
1hr 19m Dec 15, 2023
1hr 19m
193: Amazing X-Men (2013)
This week we read Amazing X-Men for Nathan's birthday comic! A book he read early on that he thought we should revisit. Ever since Nightcrawler's death in X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX, the X-Men have been without their heart and soul. After learning that their friend may not be gone after all, it's up to WOLVERINE, STORM, BEAST, ICEMAN, NORTHSTAR and FIRESTAR to find and bring back the fan favorite fu...
1hr 8m Dec 08, 2023
1hr 8m
192: A Man's Skin (Peau d'Homme)
This week we review the French bandes dessinée that Daniel brought back from his travels, A Man's Skin. Bianca is eighteen and her marriage to Giovanni has been arranged. She’s only seen him once but would like to get to know her husband before they’re wed. Her grandmother offers to let Bianca stay with her, to teach her about life and men a bit. But it’s not lessons she has in mind, instead he...
1hr 8m Dec 01, 2023
1hr 8m
191: Fantastic Four (2022)
Happy Thanksgiving! And what better way to celebrate this family holiday than to read about Marvel's first family? It’s the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four...and they’re already in a ton of trouble. Something has gone terribly wrong in New York! Can the FF find their way back together and somehow rebuild their lives? News 1:14 Fantastic Four 21:39 Back Matter Matters 1:08:57 The P...
1hr 52m Nov 23, 2023
1hr 52m
190: Scott Pilgrim
In anticipation for Netflix's new animated series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, we went back to the source material. Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers sta...
1hr 23m Nov 17, 2023
1hr 23m
189: Captain Marvel (2014)
In anticipation for the newest MCU film, The Marvels, we read the 2014 run of Captain Marvel by Kelly Sue Deconnick and David Lopez. Captain Marvel, Earth's Mightiest Hero with death-defying powers and an attitude to match! Carol Danvers comes to a crossroads with a new life and new romance, she makes a dramatic decision that will alter the course of her life and the entire Marvel Universe in t...
1hr 32m Nov 10, 2023
1hr 32m
188: Godzilla: The Half-Century War
In anticipation for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters we Read Godzilla: The Half-Century War by James Stokoe. Introducing a new and exciting look at Godzilla's reign of destruction. The year is 1954 and Lieutenant Ota Murakami is on hand when Godzilla makes first landfall in Japan. Along with his pal Kentaro, Ota makes a desperate gamble to save lives... and in the process begins an obsession with th...
1hr 30m Nov 03, 2023
1hr 30m
187: Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness ft. John Layman
On the last week of our annual horror month of October, we read Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness by John Layman and Fabiano Neves. Writer John Layman joins us as we see the Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from the Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like this as he lands in the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak...
1hr 44m Oct 27, 2023
1hr 44m
186: Ice Cream Man
This week on our annual horror month of October, we read Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo. Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, drug addiction, musical fantasy...there's a flavor for everyone's misery. This is a genre-defying comic book series featuring disparate 'one-shot' tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption. Each installment features its own cast of strange charact...
1hr 18m Oct 20, 2023
1hr 18m
185: Killadelphia
This week on our annual horror month of October, we read Killadelphia by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander. When a small-town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered father-the revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr.-he begins to unravel a mystery that leads him down a path of horrors that will shake his beliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and fr...
1hr 30m Oct 13, 2023
1hr 30m
184: The Immortal Hulk
Beginning our annual horror month of October, we read The Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett. Described as a horror take on the classic Marvel hero that still has science and new concepts to explore for the character. You know Bruce Banner. He's quiet, calm, never complains. He's a man who believes he can use the darkest elements of his personality to do good in the world. If someone wer...
1hr 22m Oct 06, 2023
1hr 22m
183: 300
Finishing our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations we read 300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. The armies of Persia are poised to crush Greece, an island of reason and freedom in a sea of madness and tyranny. Standing between Greece and this tidal wave of destruction are a tiny detachment of but three hundred warriors. Frank Miller's epic retelling of history's supreme m...
1hr 38m Sep 29, 2023
1hr 38m
182: Wanted
Continuing our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations we read Wanted by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. An essential prerequisite for the currently releasing mini-series, Big Game by Mark Millar and Pepe Larraz. Everyman Wesley Gibson just discovered that his father is dead and that he is in line to take his place in a secret fraternity of super villains. And Wesley's life will...
1hr 29m Sep 22, 2023
1hr 29m
181: The Mask
Continuing our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations we read The Mask by John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke. The series tells the story of a supernatural mask that grants its wearers nearly limitless power, often at the cost of their sanity. News 02:11 The Mask 10:27 Back Matter Matters 36:34 The Pull-List 47:22 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 25m Sep 15, 2023
1hr 25m
180: RED
This is the first book of our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations. As a C.I.A. operative, Paul Moses's unique talent for killing took him around the world from one hotspot to another, carrying out the deadly orders of his superiors. When he retired, he wanted to put his bloody past behind him. But when a new administration takes over the White House, the powers that be d...
1hr 7m Sep 08, 2023
1hr 7m