Happy new year!

What are some good beginner comics / graphic novels for someone new to the medium? -- it's a question we get asked frequently by friends and colleagues since starting this very fine comic book podcast. In this episode, we go through an assortment of popular and critically-acclaimed modern favourites which should be very/perpetually available at your local bookstores and libraries, along with recommended reading ages for each!

BONE by Jeff Smith

PARKER by Darwyn Cooke

SAGA by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

LOCKE & KEY by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez

MONSTRESS by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

LUMBERJANES by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Gus Allen, and ND Stevenson

SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, and Miquel Muerto

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