Waiting on the Trade

By Patrick Fitzgerald-Fleck and Matt Ledger

Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club for people who can't keep up with monthly comics. Join Pat, Matt, and each month's guest host as they discuss some of their favorite trade paperbacks and gra... more

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June 01, 2025Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Vol. 7
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, we discuss volume seven of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.
Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
If you’re also obsessed with Frieren, be sure to read my review of volume one.
Armpits: who knew?
Here’s a playlist just in case you also want to listen to Frieren anime songs while reading the manga.
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, we think you might also like:
Witch Hat Atelier.
Violet Evergarden.
A Wizard of Earthsea.
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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1h 25min
May 04, 2025Avengers: Twilight
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest host Trevor Doetsch joins us to discuss Avengers: Twilight.
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked Avengers: Twilight, we think you might also like:
Wolfenstein: The New Order.
Civil War.
Kingdom Come.
And be sure to check out Zdarsky’s upcoming Captain America run!
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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April 06, 2025The Power Fantasy Vol. 1
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest host Callum Smith joins us to discuss The Power Fantasy Vol. 1.
Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
If you haven’t been following along with Cal and my’s issue-by-issue chats, you can find them all by clicking here. At the time of this writing, we’ve nearly finished our discussion of issue seven; it should be posted soon.
The Power Fantasy primer on Bindings is just a really neat artifact, in addition to having SO MUCH information about the series. Even if you’ve read this volume, you should still check it out.
It’s not an official recommendation, but Nuclear War: A Scenario really is worth a read if you want to learn about (and can stomach) the most likely scenario of what would happen during a real nuclear war.
Here’s Chip Zdarsky’s lovely pitch for Zdarsky Comic News, which everyone should watch and laugh at.
And here’s the first episode of Gillen’s Decompressed interviews with The Power Fantasy team.
And here’s the tumblr for The Power Cut, the very cool The Power Fantasy fanzine.
And (finally) here’s Alec Robbins’s Severance Mystery Box critique essay that we referenced, in case you want to give it a read.
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked The Power Fantasy, we think you might also like:
20th Century Men.
From the New World.
East of West.
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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2h 1min
March 02, 2025Dawnrunner
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest host Simon Payne mindmelds with us, as we discuss Dawnrunner.
Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
I said I’d share interviews about Dawnrunner, so I will! This is a link to Ram V and Evan Cagle talking Dawnunner at SKTCHD, and this is a link to the pair talking Dawnrunner at Polygon.
If you’re not hearing this in the background while you read this comic … well, you obviously need to go watch Pacific Rim.
And finally, if you want some of my earlier thoughts on this series, you can read those here.
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked Dawnrunner, we think you might also like:
Godzilla Minus One.
Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Barrier.
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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1h 1min
February 02, 2025Scalped Vol. 1
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest host Tyler Marifke leaves the world of superhero comics (but not Jason Aaron) behind, as we discuss the first volume of Scalped.
Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
I already wrote a bit about why I love this volume’s opening chapter (and twist). And I stand by it!
Apologies to Jason Aaron for thinking he would ever exaggerate. Also, holy shit Whiteclay, what the actual heck.
Z2 Comics, if you’re listening and want to hook Tyler up with that signed copy of Sound and Fury he attempted to buy, just drop us an email.
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked Scalped, we think you might also like:
Born a Crime.
The Navajo Mysteries series.
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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1h 11min
January 05, 2025Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-San Vol. 1
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest host Jonathan Gurney nerds out about books with us, as we discuss the first volume of Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-San.
Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
If you do want to know more about Boys’ Love manga, here’s a helpful link.
I was 35 years old when I learned what vers means. Thanks, Teen Vogue!
Here’s the (entirely tasteful and not problematic at all) example of moe that Jono sent us.
And here’s an overview of what ecchi manga is (as well as some examples).
This is where I pulled that 2019 Weekly Shonen Jump circulation number from.
And finally, here’s an overview of doujinshi, the fan-created works about existing characters that we discussed briefly.
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-San, we think you might also like:
Public Domain.
The Drops of God.
The Way of the Househusband.
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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December 01, 2024Supper Club
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest host Suzanne Payne digs in with us, as we discuss Jackie Morrow and Allie Pipitone’s Supper Club.
Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
For research, I looked up a few resources re: panic and anxiety attacks pre-podcast. This is the one I found most helpful.
You can find the other Jackie Morrow comics we discussed (including the pitch pages for Supper Club) at her website.
Here’s an interview with Morrow discussing Supper Club, art, food, and more.
And finally, my wife and I made the Italian rainbow cookie recipe in the back of the book! They were good! I liked them more than Kat did, but she has higher dessert standards than I do. (This is also where I’ll sneak in a link to that time I documented Kat and me making kimchi pancake from our favorite comic cookbook.)
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked Supper Club, we think you might also like:
Lumberjanes.
Giant Days.
Alexa and Katie.
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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51min
November 03, 2024My Boyfriend Is a Bear
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest host Kathryn Prince gets us heated, as we discuss Pamela Ribon and Cat Farris’s My Boyfriend Is a Bear.
Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
Behold: The Goodreads page for My Boyfriend Is a Bear. There are two opinions about this comic, and we expressed both of them here.
Here’s that interview with Pamela Ribon and Cat Farris that Kat mentioned. Lots of fun background info there!
I found this while I was googling around about The Metamorphosis, and I think it’s in the same lane as our conversation here.
What level of anthropomorphism is acceptable to you, dear listener?
I kid you not, this podcast about animal sentience dropped within weeks of us recording this podcast. And I saved it off to put here.
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked My Boyfriend Is a Bear, we think you might also like:
My Love Story!!.
The Shape of Water.
Sex Criminals.
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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55min
October 06, 2024Suicide Squad: Bad Blood
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest host Trevor Doetsch proves himself unexpendable, as we discuss Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Daniel Sampere, and co.’s Suicide Squad: Bad Blood.
Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
Cause baby, now we got bad blood/
You know it used to be mad love/
So take a look what you’ve done/
Cause baby, now we got bad blood, hey/
Now we got problems/
And I don’t think we can solve ’em/
You made a really deep cut/
And baby, now we got bad blood, hey/
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked Suicide Squad: Bad Blood, we think you might also like:
Secret Six.
The Suicide Squad.
Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, and co.’s Nightwing.
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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1h 4min
September 01, 2024Moomin: Book Two
In this episode of Waiting on the Trade, guest host Callum Smith joins us for a trip to Moominvalley, as we discuss the second volume of Tove Jansson’s Moomin comic strips.
Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note
This section’s gonna be pretty chaotic this time. But let’s start with that article about Snufmin I mentioned.
And here is that article about “the woman who has a thing for Moomins.” (With no picture of the costume she made!)
A promise is unfortunately a promise. (I did, however, hold back a couple links.)
This BBC look into The Life of Tove Jansson is quite interesting. Definitely worth a watch! This compilation from Moomin.com pairs nicely with it.
You can see a nice evolution of the Moomins, and Tove Jansson’s style, here.
Here is the Moomin character alignment chart we found. I maintain that Snorkmaiden is not Neutral Good.
And finally, we somehow chanced into this episode coming out near Moomin’s Day. To celebrate Moomin’s Day, The Comics Journal published a nice interview with Drawn and Quarterly Executive Editor Tom Devlin, discussing the publisher’s decision to repackage and republish the Moomin strips.
Follow-Up Recommendations
If you liked Moomin: Book Two, we think you might also like:
Krazy & Ignatz.
Cul de Sac.
The Far Side.
The Winnie-the-Pooh book series.
New to the show? Waiting on the Trade is a comics book club podcast, run by two gents who don’t have time for monthly comics. If you’d like to get in touch with us, you can email us at [email protected].
You can also find us on:
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
YouTube.
As always, thanks for listening!
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1h 39min

FAQs about Waiting on the Trade:

How many episodes does Waiting on the Trade have?

The podcast currently has 80 episodes available.