Comic Book Buds

This month, the Buds talk about some of their favorite female creators, from fanon-artist-turned-canon-artist Natasha Allegri, to queer icon Alison Bechdel, to all the amazing women behind DC Bombshells, to the amazing woman who's OH NO SHE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU, horror writer Emily Carroll!

Resources Mentioned in the Show

https://artistalleyonline.com/ - Support artists who lost income due to cancelled conventions

https://bookswithpictures.com/

https://www.tfaw.com/

https://www.fpnyc.com/

Creators Mentioned in the Show

Natasha Allegri - Bee & Puppycat

Alison Bechdel - Dykes to Watch Out for, Fun Home

Emily Carroll - His Face All Red, Through the Woods

Kelly Sue Deconnick - Captain Marvel, Aquaman, Bitch Planet, Pretty Deadly

Leslie Hung - Snotgirl

Babs Tarr - Motorcrush, Batgirl

Hannah Templer - Cosmoknights

Tillie Walden - On a Sunbeam

Joelle Jones - Ladykiller

Amanda Conner - Harley Quinn

Kelly Thompson - Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye

Emma Rios - Pretty Deadly

Mariko Tamaki - Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me

This week, the Buds go birdwatching, and along the way, we tell you all about Renee Montoya, Huntress, Cassandra Cain and Black Canary (often known as the Birds of Prey). 

Topics Include: Greg Rucka, Greg Rucka, and Simone's Bird Corner

This week, the Buds tackle a seemingly insurmountable force, “The Dreaded Decade Summary”! Will they manage to come out on top and vanquish their listicle foe, or will they succumb to the easy temptation of just recommending Saga for the 800th time? Only you, dear listener, can tell!

For those who may be impatient or just perusing, the selections are as follows: 

Best of the Aughts (2000-2010): 

• Ultimate Spiderman
• Scott Pilgrim
• Asterios Polyp
• Persepolis 

2011- Giant Days

2012- Mark Waid’s Daredevil

2013- Nowhere Men

2014- Lumberjanes

2015- Lady Killer

2016- Snotgirl 

2017- Silver Surfer

2018- Immortal Hulk

Best of the 10s (2010-2019):

• The Wicked and the Divine
• Nimona
• Daytripper
• Motor Crush

This week, the Buds talk about Harley Quinn, psychiatrist, anti-hero, and chaotic neutral bisexual friend to dogs! 

This week, the Buds talk about Image Comics, the history of the publishing house, and some of their favorite comics!

Recommended reading for this episode:

• Sex Criminals
• The Wicked and the Divine
• Nowhere Men
• Chew
• Pretty Deadly
• invincible
• Saga
• Extremity
• Spawn
• The Walking Dead

This week, the Buds talk about their favorite teamups and ensemble casts in comics!

Topics include: Nyquil, Moon Moons, and how to spell Sienkiewicz. 

This week, the Buds trek into the swamp to get in touch with their floral side. 

Topics include: Who Hasn't Seen Alien??, Plants Have Mitochondria, and Translucia Baboon

This week, the Buds take a look at the Fantastic Four, a team of superheroes that've never been in a bad movie! Fan4stic? Never heard of it. 

This week, the Buds team up to take on some of Spidey's greatest foes, the Sinister Six. Will the ornithologist, engineer, film industry professional and notorious English major be able to...wait, we've basically got the makings of our own Sinister Six right here. Does anyone know an electrician or two??

This week, we had the opportunity to sit down with Miles from the wonderful podcast, Jay and Miles X-plain the X-men to talk about the upcoming Dark Phoenix movie!

You can check out their show over at:

https://www.xplainthexmen.com/