The TradeWaiters

Today’s TradeWaiters covers "Shadoweyes" by Sophie Campbell. With Jess mysteriously absent (someone start putting up missing person posters!) it’s left to Jam, Jon, Jeff, and kgros to dive deep into this dense, indie graphic novel. We test the limits of what counts as a superhero comic, discuss the “slow burn friendship drama,” remember the nineties, and talk about the shady, short past of some defunct publishers.

Music by Sleuth.

Our next episode will be on volumes one and two of "Scott Pilgrim" by Bryan Lee O’Malley

Join us once again as Jess, Jam, Jon, and Jeff finally decide who the Last Cartoonist will be while we read volumes three and four of "Last Man" by the French team Balak, Sanlaville, and Vivès. Gaze in amazement as we do the mental gymnastics necessary to sort out this weird, fun, genre-mashup (but not trope-destroying) comic about ultimate fighters from a fantasy world. Or don’t, because, it’s a podcast and there’s nothing to look at. Caution: this comic, and our discussion about it, spend a not-insignificant amount of time talking about sexual assault.

Music by Sleuth.

Our next episode will be on "Shadoweyes" by Sophie Campbell

In today’s Tradewaiters episode Jess, Jam, Jon, and Jeff read the first two volumes of "Last Man" by the French team Balak, Sanlaville, and Vivès. Join us on a strange journey through a martial arts fighting championship on another world where nothing is quite what it seems. Caution: this comic, and our discussion about it, spend a not insignificant amount of time on sexual assault.

Music by Sleuth.

Our next episode will cover the third and fourth volumes of "Last Man" by Balak, Sanlaville, and Vivès. Only one Man must remain!

Join Jess, Jam, Jon, Jeff, and kgros for another episode of the TradeWaiters. We read "Wendy" and "Wendy’s Revenge" by Walter Scott, a gritty tale of post- art school drama told in a super indie style. Come for the insightful comics discussion, stay for the totally stealable gallery show concepts.

Music by Sleuth.

Our next episode will cover the first two volumes of "Last Man" by Balak, Michael Sanlaville, and Bastien Vives.

Today on the TradeWaiters, we jumped head-first into some shoujo manga with the first two volumes of "Your Lie in April" by Naoshi Arakawa. Join us as we immerse ourselves in classical music, middle school romance, family drama, and the fine art of panel-to-panel transitions. We also officially welcome Jess Pollard as our fifth podcast panelist!

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Our next episode will cover "Wendy" and "Wendy's Revenge" by Walter Scott.

This week on The Tradewaiters, The Fifth Tradewaiter (a.k.a. Jess Pollard) joins us to talk about "Vattu: The Name and the Mark" by Evan Dahm. This is the first volume in print of Evan’s epic webcomic project. Listen to us chat about how much we love his work, but more importantly, the reasons WHY we love it and why you should too. We’ve got a lot to say about webcomics in general this episode.

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Our next episode will cover volumes 1 and 2 of "Your Lie in April" by Naoshi Arakawa.

The Tradewaiters are back! Jess Pollard joins Jon, Jeff, Jam, and kgros for a discussion on "Paper Girls" volumes 1 & 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang. Join us as we talk about eighties nostalgia, book design, the pacing in floppies, “progressive edgy,” and Matt Wilson’s gorgeous colours.

EDIT: Jonathon would like to apologize for mixing up Warren Ellis and Frank Miller. Minus ten points from Hufflepuff for such a slanderous error.

Music by Sleuth.

Our next episode will cover volume one of "Vattu" by Evan Dahm.

In this episode we read "Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life" by Austrian cartoonist Ulli Lust. This comic follows the artist’s real life journey from Austria to Sicily with no money, no passport, and no friends. It’s a heavy book in terms of both physical weight and emotional content. Join us, we’ve got lots to talk about!

Music by Sleuth.

Our next episode will cover the first two volumes of "Paper Girls" by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang.

Today we read "Bone: Out from Boneville" and "Bone: The Great Cow Race," the first two volumes of the acclaimed series by Jeff Smith. Join us and find out what we thought about these books that revolutionized graphic novels as we know them. Find out where Jeff Smith’s inspiration came from, how "Bone" has affected the classroom, and how it’s influenced cartoonists who grew up reading them (hint: it’s kgros). And join us for our exciting new TradeWaiters segments, “Um Actually” and “Devil’s Advocate.”

Music by Sleuth.

Our next episode will cover "Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life" by Ulli Lust.

On today’s Tradewaiters we read "Aya" written by Marguerite Abouet and drawn by Clément Oubrerie. Special guest Jess Pollard joins us again while Angela is away. Our first formal foray into bande dessinée, "Aya" follows the chaotic love lives of three young women in 1970s Ivory Coast. This book was a lot of fun! Join us as we share our thoughts.

Music by Sleuth.

Our next episode will cover volumes 1 & 2 of "Bone" by Jeff Smith.