Waiting on the Trade

Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls

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In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest hosts Mike and Ryan Drew get things rolling, as we discuss Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls.

This Month’s Discussion Questions
  • What surprised you the most about this comic?
  • How did 80-HD correctly identify Lil’ Petey’s grandfather?
  • What is the most dastardly villainous act?
  • Who is your favorite character (and why)?
    • Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
    • Dog Man (of course) has its own wiki, which helped me untangle the saga of Petey’s dad (aka Grampa, aka Crud).
    • Here are those bookstore graphic novel sales numbers I mentioned, and here’s the Fresno County Public Library interview that Pat mentioned.
    • And okay, we’re only eight minutes in and I’ve fired off a lot of links, but Kat Kong is so hilarious y’all. Kid me loved it; adult me loves it.
    • Say it with me now: sepulchre.
    • They put Grampa’s evil grin on the spine of the dang book! That’s how iconicly evil it is!
    • Yes, we’re linking to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s explanation of behaviorism in the show notes. It’s Pat’s fault.
    • Again according to the Dog Man wiki, 80-HD’s name is an intentional pun on ADHD, which Dav Pilkey has.
    • And finally, here’s that hilarious Hellboy sequence I mentioned near the end of the episode.
      • Follow-Up Recommendations

      If you liked Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, we think you might also like:

      • The Last Kids on Earth.
      • Calvin and Hobbes.
      • InvestiGators.

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