282: The Toxic Avenger (2024)
The classic film and animated series returns to comics with a 21st-century spin. On the run from bullies, teenager Melvin Junko runs straight into a massive chemical waste spill that transforms him into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength—the Toxic Avenger! When representatives of the corporation responsible for the disaster arrive to cover it up, the Toxic Avenger lea...
58m Aug 22, 2025
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281: Peacemaker Tries Hard!
After being released from the Suicide Squad, Peacemaker wants to try and do normal superhero stuff for a change. However, when busting up a terrorist ring introduces Christopher Smith to the cutest dog he’s ever seen, he finds the unconditional love he’s been denied his whole life. That is, until the dog is kidnapped right out from under him by a super-villain who has some very un-super-heroic ...
1hr 23m Aug 15, 2025
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280: Red Sonja (2005)
Know also, O Prince, that in the selfsame days that the Cimmerian did stalk the Hyborian Kingdoms, one of the few swords worthy to cross with his was that of a warrior-woman out of majestic Hyrkania. She, the mother of vengeance, hunter of evil, all fear for your souls... fear the RED SONJA! News 1:23 Red Sonja 17:39 Back Matter Matters 47:20 The Pull-List 52:48 The Fantastic Four: First S...
1hr 24m Aug 08, 2025
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279: Aliens: Dead Orbit by James Stokoe
After a horrific accident strikes a space station, an engineering officer must use all available tools—a timer, utility kit, and his wits—to survive an attack from the deadliest creature known to man. News 5:33 Aliens: Dead Orbit 25:40 Back Matter Matters 53:40 The Pull-List 55:10 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 19m Aug 01, 2025
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278: Uncanny Valley by Tony Fleecs & Dave Wachter
Oliver is different. He’s a 12-year-old that has unexplainable, campy powers that more often than not land him in trouble… But the most outlandish and astonishing is yet to come, as a dark presence pursues Oliver from the most whimsical recesses of the unknown… and the strange and mysterious past of his family will be more than he ever could have imagined. News 2:00 Uncanny Valley 18:03 Back...
1hr 39m Jul 25, 2025
1hr 39m
277: Fantastic Four: 1234
Reed Richards. Sue Richards. Benjamin Grimm. Johnny Storm. They rocketed into outer space aboard an experimental starship, the first humans to attempt interstellar travel. But a freak encounter with cosmic radiation altered their lives forever, granting each amazing abilities! Now, Marvel's First Family finds its members divided - their unique powers stretched to the absolute limit, their time-...
1hr 21m Jul 18, 2025
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276: Superman: Birthright
The Man of Tomorrow re-defined for today! Rediscover the story of Clark Kent, a farm boy from Kansas, who’s writing his own destiny as the world’s greatest superhero. How do you manage expectations of yourself when you’re as powerful as The Man of Steel? Follow Clark as he travels the world, learning what it means to be a hero. He’ll navigate his life at the daily planet meeting lifelong friend...
1hr 55m Jul 11, 2025
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275: Wesley Dodds: The Sandman
No one escapes the Sandman's dark dreams, not even Wesley Dodds himself. After years of testing and experimentation, Wesley perfected his sleep gas as the optimal weapon to fight crime without causing undue harm. But when his journal detailing all his failed and far more deadly formulas is stolen, the Sandman must hunt down the thief and the people in the shadows pulling the strings! News 5:25...
1hr 28m Jul 04, 2025
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274: Invincible Iron Man (2016): Ironheart - Riri Williams
Riri Williams is ready to show the world what she can do as the self-made hero of tomorrow.  Her technology just might change the world forever - if she survives that long!  But is she ready for all the problems that come with stepping into Iron Man's jet boots?  Problems like her first big villain and the laundry list of criminals looking to destroy Tony Stark's legacy.  Oh, and all the super-...
1hr 36m Jun 27, 2025
1hr 36m
273: X-Factor (2005) by Peter David
Mourning the passing of legendary comics writer, Peter David, we chose to read the start of long run on X-Factor. X-Factor is an investigative mutant agency that includes the Multiple Man, the Strong Guy, Wolfsbane; Siryn; Rictor, and Monet. Prepare for their very first case! News 1:20 X-Factor 5:20 Back Matter Matters 43:10 The Pull-List 45:40 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 23m Jun 20, 2025
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272: DC: Mech
JUSTICE GETS AN UPGRADE! The age of the superhero ended after World War II, when an invasion from Darkseid and his parademons ushered in the age of the mech. The world has stockpiled colossal battle suits piloted by elite warriors waiting for another invasion, and it’s finally here. The Earth’s greatest mech pilots—Batman, The Flash, the Green Lanterns, Wonder Woman, and the last son of a dying...
1hr 48m Jun 13, 2025
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271: Dawnrunner
A century ago, a portal opened over Central America and giant monsters known as the Tetza came through, changing everything we knew. Now the world bends all its effort to build the Iron Kings — great mechs driven by pilots — that battle the Tetza in gladiatorial combat for humanity's continued survival. War has turned to sport. After a difficult first battle together, Anita begins to uncover an...
1hr 22m Jun 06, 2025
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270: Revival
In anticipation of the upcoming SyFy series we read Revival by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton. For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cy...
1hr 33m May 30, 2025
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269: Predator Versus Wolverine
Wolverine has lived one of the longest and most storied lives in Marvel Comics history. Now witness the untold greatest battles of Logan’s life — across the ages, against a Predator! One Yautja seeks the greatest prey in existence — and finds it in Weapon X. From the blood-ridden snows of the Canadian wilderness to the sword-slinging streets of Madripoor, Wolverine and a Predator will destroy e...
1hr 23m May 23, 2025
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268: Arcadia (2015)
When 99% of humankind is wiped out by a pandemic, four billion people are 'saved' by being digitized at the brink of death and uploaded into Arcadia, a utopian simulation in the cloud. But when Arcadia begins to rapidly deplete the energy resources upon which the handful of survivors in the real world depends, how long will the people left be able-and willing-to help? News 1:20 Arcadia 9:03 ...
1hr 16m May 16, 2025
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267: Taarna (Heavy Metal Comics)
Heavy Metal's legendary character finally gets her own ongoing series courtesy of writer Alex de Campi and artist Stephane Roux delivering another tale of the immortal warrior's quest to avenge injustice. Alex Ross provides two beautiful cover selections, launching this character into her greatest adventure - Comics! News 1:31 Taarna 7:28 Back Matter Matters 28:18 The Pull-List 32:00 Linkt...
1hr 1m May 09, 2025
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266: Thunderbolts (2012)
Red Hulk, Venom, Elektra, Deadpool, the Punisher. Forget the courts, the jails, the system - this team of Thunderbolts fights fire with fire, targeting the most dangerous and lethal players in the Marvel Universe with extreme prejudice. Led by General "Thunderbolt" Ross, a.k.a. the Red Hulk, this handpicked squad of like-minded operatives is going to make the world a better place -by any and al...
1hr 4m May 02, 2025
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265: Scooby Apocalypse
When the world is tossed into chaos, it's up to a group of meddling kids-Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy and their dog, Scooby-Doo-to solve the mystery and survive hordes of zombies! But can they save the day and cure everyone, or will they become brain- eating zombies? The creatures of the night are among us, and the crew of the Mystery Machine has to fight to survive-because in the apocalyptic...
1hr 1m Apr 25, 2025
1hr 1m
264: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees
Don’t. Murder. The locals. This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong's cardinal rule. After all, there's a sea of perfectly ripe potential victims in the big city just beyond the forest, and when you've worked as hard as Sam to build a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, warm decor, and ...
1hr Apr 18, 2025
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263: The Last of Us: American Dreams
Nineteen years ago, a parasitic fungal outbreak killed the majority of the world's population, forcing survivors into a handful of quarantine zones. Thirteen-year-old Ellie has grown up in this violent, post-pandemic world, and her disrespect for the military authority running her boarding school earns her new enemies, a new friend in fellow rebel Riley, and her first trip into the outside worl...
1hr 17m Apr 11, 2025
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262: Hellblazer: Rise and Fall
A wealthy man plummets from the sky and is skewered on a church spire, angel wings attached to his back. More deaths follow, and Detective Aisha Bukhari is stumped—until she’s visited by John Constantine, who’s found the link to a moment in his and Aisha’s misspent youth. But even if this is his fault, will Constantine lift a finger to stop it? News 3:38 Hellblazer: Rise and Fall 12:19 Back ...
1hr 31m Apr 04, 2025
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261: Fables
When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters have created their own peaceful and secret society within an exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown. But when Snow White's p...
1hr 23m Mar 28, 2025
1hr 23m
260: The Other Side
The last addition to our War Comics month tells an unforgettable Vietnam war story from the point-of-view of two young soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Private Bill Everette is a US Marine. His opposite number, Vo Binh is a fighter for the People’s Army of Vietnam. These two young men have never met. They are not even aware of each other’s existence. And yet, in the battle-scared country...
1hr 26m Mar 21, 2025
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259: The Sheriff of Babylon
Baghdad, 2003. In an effort to establish some semblance of order in the war-torn city, Florida cop-turned-military consultant Chris Henry has been assigned to train cadets in law enforcement. But good intentions are not immune to the chaos found in the post-9/11 Middle East. When one of Henry's trainees is found dead, he's forced to ally himself with Nassir, the last policeman in Baghdad, to un...
1hr 20m Mar 14, 2025
1hr 20m
258: Punisher: The Platoon
Before the Punisher was born in Vietnam, Frank Castle had already become a dark legend of the battlefield. Stories about him were told in whispers, if at all. Now the legendary creative team of Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov brings the first of those stories to light: the tale of Frank Castle's first command, and his first kill. During the Tet Offensive, death surrounded Lt. Castle's platoon on a...
1hr 26m Mar 08, 2025
1hr 26m
257: We Stand On Guard
Set 100 years in our future, WE STAND ON GUARD follows a heroic band of Canadian civilians turned freedom fighters who must defend their homeland from invasion by a technologically superior opponent...the United States of America. News 3:17 We Stand On Guard 13:55 Back Matter Matters 43:20 The Pull-List 48:00 Captain America: Brave New World 1:04:20 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 21m Feb 28, 2025
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256: Daredevil (2015) Vol. 3: Dark Art
Losing a big case has landed A.D.A. Matt Murdock in hot water with the city, leaving him less time to clean up the streets as DD. But as his protégé, Blindspot, tries to take up the slack, the young hero gets in over his head when he stumbles upon a horrific crime scene — one that will terrify even the Man Without Fear! Muse — a serial killer who turns his victims into works of art — is on the ...
1hr 28m Feb 21, 2025
1hr 28m
255: Hellboy in Love
Love blooms between Hellboy and archaeologist Anastasia Bransfield—when they aren’t busy chasing goblins through the UK, fighting shadow ghosts in Turkey, and investigating film sets haunted by unsettled spirits in India, that is! News 4:40 Hellboy in Love 16:08 Back Matter Matters 42:24 The Pull-List 46:52 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 14m Feb 14, 2025
1hr 14m
254: Hulk (2008) Vol. 1: Red Hulk
In this startling origin epic, the breathtaking events that ended WORLD WAR HULK rocket into this brand-new saga. When one of the Hulk's oldest cast members is murdered, everyone turns to the team of Iron Man, She-Hulk and Leonard Samson to solve the grizzly case. All the evidence points to the Hulk as the killer, but all is not as it seems! News 1:22 Hulk 10:55 Back Matter Matters 46:15 Th...
1hr 18m Feb 07, 2025
1hr 18m
253: Dog Man
George and Harold have created a new breed of justice. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers after squirrels. Will he be able to resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty? News 00:39 Dog Man 12:40 Back Matter Matters 39:10 The Pull-List 49:10 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 25m Jan 31, 2025
1hr 25m
252: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019)
Spider-Man is the worst neighbor ever! There are always crazy villains and property damage and drama and... and he catches those villains. And he tries to fix the damage. And he helps carry your groceries. And actually that property damage keeps the rents down. You know what? Spider-Man is the best neighbor ever, and this book will give you a closer look at Spider-Man's (and Peter Parker's) nei...
1hr 2m Jan 25, 2025
1hr 2m
251: The Astounding Wolf-Man
When Gary Hampton is mauled and left for dead--his life takes a drastic turn. Gary is cursed: When the moon is full he transforms into a beast of the night, a werewolf. This curse will not be used for evil - witness the birth of the world's most unlikely new superhero: WOLF-MAN! Brought to you by the writer of THE WALKING DEAD and INVINCIBLE! News 00:30 The Astounding Wolf-Man 13:52 Back Mat...
1hr 30m Jan 17, 2025
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250: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Ten years after an aging Batman retired, Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, when his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenaged Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face, f...
1hr 57m Jan 10, 2025
1hr 57m
249: Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body
The Kennedy assassination is a rat's nest of conspiracy theories: mafia involvement, a second gunman, a government cover-up… but the most important one may just be the idea that the body in Oswald's grave is not actually Lee Harvey. Meet the ragtag group of "useful idiots" unwittingly brought together to clean up the crime of the century – a wannabe cowboy from Wisconsin, a Buddy Holly-idolizin...
1hr 38m Jan 03, 2025
1hr 38m
248: Petrol Head
The first of our Trade Waiters Christmas gifts is Petrol Head. In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, an old, grumpy, obsolete, smoke-belching, cigar-chomping, HOTROD-RACING ROBOT is one 12-year-old girl’s only hope. Together, can they outrace the chasing Robo-Cops with an invention that might just save humanity? News 1:12 Petrol Head 19:10 Back Matter Matters 54:03 The Pull-List 56...
1hr 31m Dec 27, 2024
1hr 31m
247: The Deviant (Holiday Episode)
As snow falls over Milwaukee in 1972, a blood-stained Santa Claus commits unimaginable atrocities against young men. Fifty years later, a troubled young writer interviews this so-called "Deviant Killer," who still maintains his innocence from behind bars. And as Christmas approaches once again, the past returns, wielding a sharpened ax. By James Tynion IV and Josh Hixson. News 1:06 The Devian...
1hr 24m Dec 20, 2024
1hr 24m
246: Sonic the Hedgehog (2018)
The evil genius Dr. Eggman has been foiled—but the work of Sonic the Hedgehog isn't over yet! In the aftermath of the latest epic battle, rogue robots continue to attack small villages around the world. In order to succeed, Sonic will need the help of his friends Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, along with some new and surprising allies. This new collection from acclaimed writer Ian Flynn features the...
1hr 15m Dec 13, 2024
1hr 15m
245: Captain Atom (2012)
It's that time of the year for Nathan's birthday pick. He remembers this book fondly from early in his comic reading career, but has it held up after all this time? Captain Atom is taking his powers to new heights - saving people all across the world in the blink of an eye. But is he losing control of his powers, making him a threat to the planet? News 1:53 Captain Atom 8:15 Back Matter Matt...
1hr 21m Dec 06, 2024
1hr 21m
244: Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
Kraven the Hunter has stalked and killed every animal known to man. But there is one beast that has eluded him. One quarry that has mocked him at every turn: the wall-crawling web-slinger known as Spider-Man. And to prove that he is the hero's master, he will pull on his costume and become him...after he shoots and buries him six feet under! News 00:57 Kraven's Last Hunt 19:09 Back Matter Ma...
1hr 36m Nov 29, 2024
1hr 36m
243: Fantastic Four (2012)
For thanksgiving we read a book about Marvel's first family. We have seen the future, and it will be fantastic! When Reed and Sue decide the family needs to relax, they take Ben, Johnny and the kids on a year-long vacation - through all of infinite time and space! And in the absence of Marvel's First Family, a handpicked substitute FF - Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and the new Ms. Thing - stand re...
1hr 43m Nov 22, 2024
1hr 43m
242: Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. (feat. Creature Commandos)
Did you know there's Frankenstein comics? And did you know he's a part of the DC Universe? To prepare for the first installment of the new DC film/TV universe we read this title from The New 52 by a podcast favorite writer, Jeff Lemire. It's all-out war as Frankenstein and his new field team, THE CREATURE COMMANDOS, uncover an age-old conspiracy at the heart of Bone Lake! News 1:54 Frankenste...
1hr 18m Nov 15, 2024
1hr 18m
241: GrizzlyShark
What began as a SOLD OUT, cult hit, one-shot comic is now a full color slaughter-fest that contains, continues and concludes the bloody adventures of the world's most feared animal: THE GRIZZLYSHARK! News 4:58 GrizzlyShark 17:14 Back Matter Matters 55:15 The Pull-List 1:01:18 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
1hr 36m Nov 08, 2024
1hr 36m
240: Vote Loki
Loki is many things: god, trickster, brother, son, villain, even hero. Now he wants to add one more title to the list: President of the United States! That's right, the God of Lies wants to be ruler of the free world! But is this just another scheme? One fact is certain: With Loki's winning smile and silver tongue on the campaign trail, this election just got a lot more interesting! He'll soon ...
1hr 26m Nov 01, 2024
1hr 26m
239: Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories
We finished up horror month with the horror manga legend, Junji Ito. We came to the conclusion that Shiver is the scariest book we've review to date. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces...
1hr 39m Oct 25, 2024
1hr 39m
238: Maniac of New York: The Death Train
Four years ago, a masked slasher began stalking the streets of New York City. Maniac Harry is inhuman, unkillable and unstoppable. Which is why the authorities' solution has been to ignore him, and let New Yorkers adapt to a world where death can strike at any moment. When Maniac Harry starts killing his way through the subway system, trauma-haunted political aide Gina Greene and disgraced NYPD...
1hr 36m Oct 18, 2024
1hr 36m
237: KISS / Army of Darkness
KISS is on top of the world and rocking faces until the night disciples of The Destroyer show up and the band disappears. Now, with the KISS tour canceled, a young Ash misses one of the most important events of his life that will change his destiny. Now the Chosen One has to get back on the right path and join the KISS ARMY OF DARKNESS! News 1:27 KISS / Army of Darkness 9:46 Back Matter Matt...
1hr 28m Oct 11, 2024
1hr 28m
236: DCeased
What happens to the World’s Finest if the world ends? With death spreading across the planet, who will live and who will turn in this apocalyptic tale of heroism, sacrifice, and annihilation? Fighting time, each other, and all of humanity, Earth’s greatest heroes must rally together for what may very well be their last chance to save the world from the most terrible plague humanity has ever see...
1hr 36m Oct 04, 2024
1hr 36m
235: Venom (2011)
A new Venom for a new era! Flash Thompson is Spider-Man's biggest fan. That hero worship inspired him to enlist in the Army, where he became a decorated veteran and war hero. And though he lost his legs, Flash never lost his dignity - or his desire to serve. Now, the government has offered him a chance to be a hero once again - to don the alien symbiote that grants its wearer powers similar to ...
1hr 33m Sep 27, 2024
1hr 33m
234: Hellboy: The Crooked Man & The Return of Effie Kolb
This week we visit Hellboy's classic Appalachian horror adventure that inspired the new movie! Hellboy helps a young man who sold his soul to the terrifying Crooked Man in Mignola and Richard Corben's original series and the inspiration for the new film. In the sequel by Mignola and Zach Howard, Hellboy confronts the folk legend again when someone-or something-has moved into the Crooked Man's b...
1hr 17m Sep 20, 2024
1hr 17m
233: Transformers (2023)
Transformers One is coming out and we decided to brush up on the recent comics. Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies — the Decepticons. As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. Ne...
1hr 27m Sep 13, 2024
1hr 27m