In this episode, we kick off We're With the Banned – a miniseries on banned or challenged comics and graphic novels – with a discussion of This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki, published by First Second Books!

In this delightful, finely detailed coming-of-age story, friends Rose and Windy contend with their impending adolescence during a summer beach trip, set against a pair of contrasting conflicts revolving around pregnancy, communication and depression.

Will Rose get over her crush on store clerk Dunk and realize she's backing the wrong horse? Will Windy ever slow down and take a breath? And can they prevail in that high-stakes game of Beach Blanket Bingo known as … The Comics Canon?

In This Episode:

· Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

· We welcome a surprise guest

· Petit Maman

· The Power Fantasy Vol. 1: The Superpowers

Join us in two weeks as We're With the Banned continues with a discussion of 2006's Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon!

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