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Happy Thanksgiving! And what better way to celebrate this family holiday than to read about Marvel's first family? It’s the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four...and they’re already in a ton of trouble. Something has gone terribly wrong in New York! Can the FF find their way back together and somehow rebuild their lives? News 1:14 Fantastic F…

In anticipation for Netflix's new animated series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, we went back to the source material. Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rolle…

In anticipation for the newest MCU film, The Marvels, we read the 2014 run of Captain Marvel by Kelly Sue Deconnick and David Lopez. Captain Marvel, Earth's Mightiest Hero with death-defying powers and an attitude to match! Carol Danvers comes to a crossroads with a new life and new romance, she makes a dramatic decision that will alter the course …

In anticipation for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters we Read Godzilla: The Half-Century War by James Stokoe. Introducing a new and exciting look at Godzilla's reign of destruction. The year is 1954 and Lieutenant Ota Murakami is on hand when Godzilla makes first landfall in Japan. Along with his pal Kentaro, Ota makes a desperate gamble to save lives...…

On the last week of our annual horror month of October, we read Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness by John Layman and Fabiano Neves. Writer John Layman joins us as we see the Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from the Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like this as he lands in th…

This week on our annual horror month of October, we read Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo. Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, drug addiction, musical fantasy...there's a flavor for everyone's misery. This is a genre-defying comic book series featuring disparate 'one-shot' tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption. Each insta…

This week on our annual horror month of October, we read Killadelphia by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander. When a small-town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered father-the revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr.-he begins to unravel a mystery that leads him down a path of horrors that will shake his beliefs to their core. The …

Beginning our annual horror month of October, we read The Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett. Described as a horror take on the classic Marvel hero that still has science and new concepts to explore for the character. You know Bruce Banner. He's quiet, calm, never complains. He's a man who believes he can use the darkest elements of his pers…

Finishing our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations we read 300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. The armies of Persia are poised to crush Greece, an island of reason and freedom in a sea of madness and tyranny. Standing between Greece and this tidal wave of destruction are a tiny detachment of but three hundred warriors. Frank…

Continuing our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations we read Wanted by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. An essential prerequisite for the currently releasing mini-series, Big Game by Mark Millar and Pepe Larraz. Everyman Wesley Gibson just discovered that his father is dead and that he is in line to take his place in a secret frate…

Continuing our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations we read The Mask by John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke. The series tells the story of a supernatural mask that grants its wearers nearly limitless power, often at the cost of their sanity. News 02:11 The Mask 10:27 Back Matter Matters 36:34 The Pull-List 47:22 Linktr.ee/tradewaiter…

This is the first book of our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations. As a C.I.A. operative, Paul Moses's unique talent for killing took him around the world from one hotspot to another, carrying out the deadly orders of his superiors. When he retired, he wanted to put his bloody past behind him. But when a new administration t…

In excitement for the live-action adaptation, we read One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. As a child, Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years …

In excitement for the Blue Beetle movie we read the characters first solo series. The mystical Blue Beetle scarab has chosen its new guardian: teenager Jaime Reyes! But supernatural powers can be a blessing or a curse, and when it comes to the powers of the Scarab, you don't get one without the other. News 1:53 Blue Beetle 15:31 Back Matter Matters…

This week we reviewed Best Teen Publication Eisner award winner, Do A Powerbomb! A great high-energy book combining DWJ's two loves, pro wrestling and comics. Lona Steelrose wants to be a pro wrestler, but she's living under the shadow of her mother, the best to ever do it. Everything changes when a wrestling-obsessed necromancer asks her to join t…

In excitement for the new Netflix show, The Chosen One, we read American Jesus by Mark Millar and Peter Gross. After surviving a freak accident, a twelve-year-old boy discovers he's the returned Jesus Christ. He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk...he can even raise the dead. How will he deal with his destiny and lead the world throug…

Welcome to the new world of TMNT with an all-new creative team! After the cataclysmic events of “City At War,” the Turtles find New York City drastically changed—new factions and enemies are on the rise, and allies are in short supply. The Turtles discover that in order to survive, they will need to work together like never before. This pod include…

This week we read Young Avengers by Keiron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, and Matt Wilson. Joining together characters we love and others we got to learn about in the book; Wiccan, Hulkling, Hawkeye, Loki, Marvel Boy, and America Chavez. The unlikely team found themselves up against an interdimensional parasite that takes the form of their deceased parent…

This week we read one of the most popular characters of the 90s and Image comics, Spawn. From Eisner Hall of fame nominee Todd McFarlane, after a hit on Al Simmons is successful, he's burned to death and sent to Hell. Making a deal with the devil, Simmons agrees to become a Hellspawn and is allowed to see his wife Wanda one last time. Spawn is retu…

This week we read the listener recommended book, Black Science by Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, and Dean White. The main character is an ex-member of the Anarchist Order of Scientists, and his team and family are thrown through dimensions as they try to repair his dimensional device, "the Pillar", created by forbidden, unethical means. News 00:47 …

In anticipation for the upcoming anime adaptation, we review Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata. After spending years working for a soul-crushing company, Akira’s life has lost its luster. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira’s on a mission to comple…

Continuing our readings of Eisner Award nominees, we review Superman: Space Age written by Mark Russell, drawn by Mike Allred, and colors by Laura Allred. Meet Clark Kent, a young reporter who just learned that the world will soon come to an end and there is nothing he can do to save it. Sounds like a job for his alter ego…Superman! After years of …

In excitement for the next Marvel show we read Secret Invasion. A subversive, long-term invasion of Earth by the Skrulls, a group of alien shapeshifters who have secretly replaced many superheroes in the Marvel Universe with impostors over a period of years. Who do you trust? Also, listen to our thoughts on Across the Spider-Verse! News 1:13 Secret…

In anticipation for The Flash, we read a book that inspired it. Flashpoint by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert. A revisit to one of our favorite comic book events that change the timeline and created the New 52 universe. A world in which only Barry Allen seems to be aware of significant differences between the regular timeline and the altered one, inclu…

In excitement for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, we went to the roots of the franchise in Transformers: The Manga. One of the first comics by Masumi Kaneda and Ban Magami that were released alongside the original animated series. The Autobots and the Decepticons have been locked into a brutal civil war for eons. The Autobots seek peace and coexi…

In excitement for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, we decided to visit one of the books that inspired the story. This is the first meeting of the original marvel universe and the ultimate universe spider-men. In this Peter faces a world where Spider-Man's greatest secret is public knowledge and where being Spider-Man led to an early demise for …

This week we're getting familiar with this year's Eisner Award nominees with the auto-bio-graphic-novel from Zoe Thorogood. The writer/artist records 6 months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt to put it back together again in the only way she knows how. This is an intimate metanarrative that looks into the life of a selfish a…

In excitement for the new Disney+ series, we read American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. The story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest C…

This week we're visiting one of all-time greats with Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. As fans of the AMC series we were excited to visit the source material. The story of Jesse Custer, a preacher in the small Texas town of Annville. Custer is accidentally possessed by the supernatural creature named Genesis, whose power might rival that of…

The long-awaited debate that we have teased is finally here. We have fleshed out the pros and cons of the first 2 volumes of Guardians of the Galaxy in the MCU directed by James Gunn. The first of potentially many bonus episodes we'll make alongside our weekly comic reviews. Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!…

From the creators of Raiders, Daniel Freedman and CROM, comes an original dark fantasy graphic novel of epic adventure and magic. Bianca, teenage apprentice to an infamous arcane blacksmith, is forced to flee her homeland and seek out Atlas, a fabled land of light ruled by “the clean god.” She is joined by a mysterious guardian spirit known only as…

In excitement for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, we read Star-Lord by Chip Zdarsky and Kris Anka. Peter Quill might have been born on Earth, but he’s been away a long time. And now that the Guardians of the Galaxy have gone and gotten themselves stranded, how does a man go from soaring through the stars as the legendary Star-Lord to living with hi…

With Star Wars: Jedi Survivor coming out today we decided to read a book from the Legends catalogue. Legends are series that are no longer considered canon since the Disney acquisition. Head far into the future of long ago, in a series that explores the state of the galaxy more than 100 years after Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. A new ev…

Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. But nobody was going to turn down Walter's invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other fr…

For Daniel's birthday episode, he decided to make Nathan read the weirdest comic he's ever read. The Beef is the story of Meat Men! Chuck is a mild-mannered meat factory worker who is a little in love with a strawberry picker named Mary Lynn. But everything changes when Mary Lynn falls victim to the Vodino Brothers. This book was filled with unlike…

To fill the void of the football offseason, we read Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour. The series revolves around the culture in a small town in the South where football is everything and crime is organized by the praised football Coach. We loved the pacing and grit of this book and could not predict how this story unfolds. News 4:1…

This week we return to one of our favorite comic duos with Grant Morrison and Frank Quitley with their run on X-Men. A story where 16 million mutants were murdered on the mutant island of Genosha and the X-Men go after the one responsible. This trade introduces new ideas about mutants and new enemies. News 0:50 New X-Men 9:06 Back Matter Matters 57…

This week we read a book about two characters that will soon have their own movies from DC! Blue and Gold is about the timeless team up between Booster Gold and Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) written by the creator of Booster Gold, Dan Jurgens with art by Ryan Sook and more. This book revisits their history as a duo as well as touches on what they're doing…

In anticipation for the new John Wick film we read the only comic adaptation. This is a prequel comic that chronicles a young John Wick after his release from prison and his first vendetta. Learn how the legendary hitman finds his way into the international organization of assassins. News 3:07 John Wick 15:32 Back Matter Matters 45:15 The Pull-List…

In anticipation for Shazam! Fury of the Gods we read a book by Jeff Smith, the award-winning creator of BONE, who tells the story of young orphan Billy Batson who finds himself transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal whenever he says the magic word "Shazam!" after being granted the magical powers of the gods by an ancient wizard. News 4:35 Sh…

In honor of Daniel's wedding, we are reading the shortest of the wedding comic trades we could find. Deadpool is getting married! But to whom? Tune in to find out as Deadpool and his mysterious bride tie the knot! This trade also features the many times he has been married in the past, as well as a time travel story and a team up annual featuring M…

This week we review a Frank Miller classic, Sin City. The crime-comic megahit features our main character Marv, and someone paid good money to frame him for murder. He works his way up the crime-ladder to find the truth in this black and white tale written and drawn by the legendary Frank Miller. News 1:13 Sin City 16:17 Back Matter Matters 50:18 T…

For our 150th episode we read a book we have pushed off long enough, DC: The New Frontier. A masterpiece by Darwyn Cooke with colors by Dave Stewart. A book about the DC universe set when Cold War paranoia outlawed the heroes of the Golden Age and the trinity continued to fight for truth and justice. But as the world hurtled toward an uncertain fut…

Are you excited for the new Ant-Man and the Wasp movie? Do you want to know more about the characters' history? This week we read the brand spankin' new Ant-Man trade by Al Ewing and Tom Reilly. A tale through time that brings together all the Ant-Men in history to take down their greatest foe! News 1:00 Ant-Man 20:13 Back Matter Matters 51:18 The …

An often-overlooked genre in comics are romance comics. They're not quite as frequent as your superhero books but hold an important place in the industry. For this year's Valentine's Day episode, we review Sunstone by Stjepan Sejic. A story about two people trying to find someone they're compatible with through online dating. Also featured in this …

This week, featuring our friend Jack, we read Wolverine: Old Man Logan by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. A post-apocalyptic tale where Logan's quiet life is interrupted by a journey across America where Wolverine will become a hero again. This is one of our favorites that we wanted to review on the podcast. News 1:54 Wolverine: Old Man Logan 7:55 B…

This week we read one of the first collaborations by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Flex Mentallo, the Man of Muscle Mystery, investigates the sinister dealings of his former comrade. This fast-paced tale twists super-hero tropes, introducing one mind-boggling concept after another. News 3:02 Flex Mentallo 14:14 Back Matter Matters 47:39 The Pul…

This week we review our first book from writer Ram V and artist Filipe Andrade, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, published by Boom Studios. The avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai in the body of Laila Starr. This Eisner-nominated book left us craving more from these creators. News 1:22 The Many Deaths of Laila Starr…

Our first trade of the year will be the Trade Waiter gift Daniel received two episodes ago. Thanos Wins is the last trade of the Thanos run from the 2016 run when Donny Cates comes aboard. The first Marvel comic by Donny is one that unintentionally sets up his future projects with the company. It’s a fantastic introduction to the writer we know and…

Happy New Year! Our last trade of the year will be the Trade Waiter gift Nathan received last episode. One-Star Squadron is a hero book unlike any other exploring characters we have never seen. It entails themes like getting by as a low-profile hero, whether it's worth being a hero, and if these characters are doing any good in the world. Written b…