Crying in the Book Club

This episode, the book club turns their gaze back to the 70s and discuss the seminal Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams run on Green Arrow/Green Lantern.

Next, on Crying in the Book Club: Jean-Luc takes a week off as Emily, Alex, and a pair of guests discuss My Little Pony comics.

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
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We're back in the Star Wars mines for this episode, eschewing Disney canon in favor of the classic and iconic (although maybe not for the right reasons) Dark Horse series Dark Empire. Oh, and we subjected Chad to it as well!

Next, on Crying in the Book Club: The crew checks out the classic Alan Moore series From Hell.

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
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We're back! And this episode, we're reading a comic from one of our favorite contemporary writers, or at least one of our most-referenced, Mark Russell. Traveling to Mars may be the most contemporary series we've covered, an 11-issue epic following a terminal cancer patient's journey to become the first human to set foot on the red planet, and claim it for the Easy Beef Corporation. Along the way we get some robot shenanigans, one man's critical appraisal of his life, and the beautiful story of a fish called Leroy Brown.

Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We're heading to a galaxy far, far and away for the comic that inspired everyone's favorite Star Wars movie: Dark Empire.

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
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Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We tackle something more modern with Mark Russell's Journey to Mars.

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
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We're closing out Pride Month with a classic Emily-core pick in Gunjo, a toxic yuri manga about two lesbians who fucking hate each other. But also love each other. And also commit all kinds of crimes. I would call it fun but it's actually grim and sorta depressing.

Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We're going back to the X-Men for God Loves, Man Kills

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
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We're kicking off pride month with one of the best queer comics of the last decade: The Pervert. Chad's here, so we're reuniting the lineup that initially heaped praise on Michelle Perez and Remy Boydell's graphic novel way back when it originally came out.

Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We take our first foray into toxic yuri with Gunjo.

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
• Follow us on Twitter:
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  • @mtdewliker
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  • @alexhandziuk

Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We kick off pride month with The Pervert.

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
• Follow us on Twitter:
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It's May in the book club (and everywhere else, I suppose?) and you know what that means: it's time to return to Marvel Comics' best team of all time, the GOATs of teenage superheroes: The Runaways. This episode, we read the first 12 issues of BKV and Adrian Alphona's second volume of Runaways, and discuss all the teenage angst that comes with the territory. Also: Jean-Luc found a sick forum from 2005 where they talk about Runaways and reports back. Also also: We find out which hosts have experienced sex with a power vacuum.

Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We close out Runamay 2 with the last twelve issues of BKV's Runaways.

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
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This episode, we celebrate our 50th episode by talking about some other notable 50th anniversary celebrations. Some of them might rise to the level of this podcast... but not many.

Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We're kicking off Runamay 2 with more Runaways!

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
• Follow us on Twitter:
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This week on "Comics With Names That Are Needlessly Long...." Ok that was mean. The name is fine. Chad's back, hanging with the usual hosts. It's just like the old days, right down to the fact we talk about some perv shit the whole time. Except unlike the old days this time it's actually what we're here to do! So that's cool.

Next, on Crying in the Book Club: It's episode 50! We've got some stuff planned! You'll find out when we do!

• Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.
• Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.
• Follow us on Twitter:
  • @cryingbookclub
  • @mtdewliker
  • @empandanada
  • @alexhandziuk