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In darkness there lurks Kaiju - terrifying and unfathomable monsters. Between Kaiju and the rest of us stands the United Science Patrol! But who are these enigmatic defenders, and how do they perform their miracles? Shin Hayata and Kiki Fuji have spent half a lifetime trying to find out - and their quest is about to drive them toward a decades-old dark secret and put them on a collision course with a mysterious warrior from beyond the stars! A reimagining of the classic origin of a pop culture icon News 1:30 Ultraman: The Rise of Ultraman 8:02 Back Matter Matters 44:00 The Pull-List 50:00 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

You know him...you love him...now, join him for his biggest caper as master of charm Lando Calrissian gets his very own comic book! Before he joined the rebellion, before he ran Cloud City, Lando made his way in the galaxy getting by on some swindles, some swagger, and a smile. Lobot at his side, Lando has a plan to steal a very valuable ship...but has he bitten off more than he can chew?News 00:57Eisner Awards Nominations 9:19Star Wars: Lando 30:33Back Matter Matters 1:10:27The Pull-List 1:14:02Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

In anticipation for The Garfield Movie, we read a collection of the fat cat's return to comics! Garfield and the gang have returned to comics in a big way, and this delicious package brings the fun home to you & your family. We also discuss Garfield's place in pop culture and other media we've been consuming.News 4:39Garfield 17:25Back Matter Matters 50:09The Pull-List 56:34Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

Almost the entire galaxy’s defenders have been blown through a black hole, including the Silver Surfer! But the story doesn’t end there… In order to fight back the oblivion, Surfer will have to fight to save his own soul and not lose himself to the void. Follow the Sentinel of the Spaceways on a journey that will change him forever! News 00:53 Silver Surfer: Black 9:39 Back Matter Matters 58:28 The Pull-List 1:06:23 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

When Taylor goes missing, Cornelius investigates and discovers an ancient ring, unlike anything he has ever seen. As its power echoes through the stars, the Guardians of the Universe must reveal to their Lanterns a secret they had hoped would remain buried. With the Green Lantern Corps, led by Hal Jordan, racing to get to the source of this power before Sinestro can get his hands on it, they will discover a truth that will change them forever on...the Planet of the Apes!News 1:27Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern 9:36Back Matter Matters 1:06:21The Pull-List 1:10:48Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

This week we were recommended Minor Threats by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn. It's hard out there for a supervillain. Not the world conquerors, chaos engines, or arch-nemeses . . . but the little guys. The ones who put on uniforms, knock over jewelry stores, and get tied to poles. And things are about to get worse. This graphic crime drama about superheroes and villains and the last gasp of the colorful innocent days of the silver and bronze age before they're dragged into the grit-soaked modern era.News 2:59Minor Threats 19:03Back Matter Matters 1:08:02The Pull-List 1:11:46Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

In anticipation for the new Netflix series, we read Dead Boy Detectives! Characters from the pages of The Sandman, Edwin Paine (died 1916) and Charles Rowland (died 1990) will take on any and all mysteries—including their own untimely deaths! The dead boys head back to St. Hilarions, where bullying headmasters continue to rule the school. But when they investigate the lingering mysteries of their own deaths, they meet a young girl named Crystal whose tech skills and strange link to the undead earn her a place as a new detective. DEAD BOY DETECTIVES is a fast-paced adventure series that takes us from the bustling streets of contemporary London to Japanese-inspired video games and dangerous worlds perched somewhere between the now and nevermore.News 00:52Dead Boy Detectives 8:04Back Matter Matters 1:01:18The Pull-List 1:06:05Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

The darkly twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it slowly begins to ruin his life and the lives of his friends and loved ones. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, this comic is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before.News 1:14Kill or Be Killed 18:03Back Matter Matters 51:23The Pull-List 54:30Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

It's one of the most controversial stories Marvel has ever produced! When friends May and Mary take on a summer job after high school, they meet brothers Ben and Richard--and summer lovin' ensues! Prepare for sand, sun, high drama and infidelity!News 00:44Trouble 15:51Back Matter Matters 51:48The Pull-List 55:50Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

Superboy and Robin make their super-hero duo debut in SUPER SONS! These stories take them on a collision course with Lex Luthor and introduce Kid Amazo, a villain whose ascension parallels the boys' own understanding of their powers—except he believes it's his right to rule every being on the planet!News 00:53Super Sons 10:38Back Matter Matters 50:26The Pull-List 53:58Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

We drink it. We love it. But how much do we really know about beer? Starting from around 7000 BC, beer has emerged as a major element driving humankind’s development, a role it has continued to play through today’s craft brewing explosion. The first-ever nonfiction graphic novel focused on this most favored beverage, you can follow along from the very beginning, as authors Jonathan Hennessey and Mike Smith team up with illustrator Aaron McConnell to present the key figures, events, and, yes, beers that shaped and frequently made history. The book is a filling mixture of words and pictures sure to please the beer aficionado and comics geek alike.News 2:00The Comic Book Story of Beer 11:33Back Matter Matters 1:10:32The Pull-List 1:16:42Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

Where do you go when you die? Not heaven or hell; somewhere else. Somewhere you have to fight to survive. Somewhere the people from the past are waiting for you—the good and the bad. News 1:24 Reborn 10:54 Back Matter Matters 59:37 The Pull-List 1:04:10 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of mythology’s most well-known stories from creator Rachel Smythe. Smythe’s original Eisner-nominated web-comic brings the Greek Pantheon into the modern age with this sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.News 1:31Lore Olympus 6:08Back Matter Matters 1:16:26The Pull-List 1:23:45Dune: Part Two 1:40:46Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

Can't get enough Dune? Well you're in luck because New York Times best-selling novelists Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, alongside Dev Pramanik , adapt their acclaimed prequel to the groundbreaking Dune in comic book form for the first time, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. This book transports readers to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man named Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey. News 5:08 Dune: House Atreides 18:05 Back Matter Matters 49:25 The Pull-List 52:39 Madame Web Review 1:11:50 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

As a podcast there are some comics we've had yet to review even after 200 episodes. One of those being an Iron Man book. Tony Stark - Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony's late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What's worse, he's got Iron Man tech, and he's every bit Iron Man's equal and opposite...except younger, faster, smarter...and immeasurably evil. News 1:19 Invincible Iron Man 16:06 Back Matter Matters 1:00:37 The Pull-List 1:04:43 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

This week we review the newest comic, Mosely, from one of our favorite creators Rob Guillory. In the hyper-technological world of the later 21st century, Mosely is a bitter old janitor on a mission from a higher power—to unleash holy Hell upon the “too big to fail” Tech Gods. Can one man bring down the corporate powers who’ve used their vast influence to oppress an all too complacent human race (and hopefully win back the favor of his estranged family while he’s at it)? Mosely’s taking up the Holy Hammer and you better believe he’s gonna smash some $h!t until he sets mankind free!News 5:17Mosely 19:12Back Matter Matters 56:23The Pull-List 59:57Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

In anticipation for the new live-action Netflix adaptation we read, Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise. This is a new tale that follows the animated series finale. Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations' tenuous peace is threatened by an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei! As the world heads toward another devastating war, Aang's friendship with Zuko throws him into the middle of the conflict!News 1:23Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise 12:01Back Matter Matters 1:02:25The Pull-List 1:06:46Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 Love Everlasting. Joan Peterson discovers that she is trapped in an endless, terrifying cycle of "romance"—a problem to be solved, a man to marry—and every time she falls in love she’s torn from her world and thrust into another tear-soaked tale. Her bloody journey to freedom and revelation starts in this breathtaking, groundbreaking collected edition.News 00:48Love Everlasting 5:50Back Matter Matters 37:47The Pull-List 47:08Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

As a short and sweet treat, we review The Left Bank Gang to change things up from our milestone episode. 2007 Eisner Award-winner: set in 1920s Paris, this is a deliciously inventive re-imagining of the great literary figures of the period (Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Pound, and Joyce) as graphic novelists... and perpetrators of a thrilling, double-crossing heist!News 1:08The Left Bank Gang 11:47Back Matter Matters 31:06The Pull-List 33:07Comic Book Auction 48:55Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

We did it everyone! Another milestone for the Trade Waiters pod and no signs of slowing down. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and kept us going by checking us out. For our 200th episode read another huge collection of a weekly comic that ran for a year, totaling 1200 pages! After INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe had its most eventful year ever. It was a year without Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman…but not a year without heroes! 52 2:30 Back Matter Matters 3:49:57 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In preparation for our 200th episode, DC's 52, we read the comic event that sets it up, Infinite Crisis. Surrounded by their most fearsome enemies, the world's greatest heroes are divided within and without. DC's icons face their most dire hour. What happens next will destroy friendships and lives, dictating the direction of the universe for the next generation!News 00:53Infinite Crisis 9:31Back Matter Matters 1:17:51The Pull-List 1:24:17Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

In excitement for the new Disney+ series, Echo, we reviewed the trade that includes her first appearance! She is Echo. Though seemingly kindred souls, their secret identities are very much at odds. Maya seeks out her father's killer, a man that Kingpin says is Daredevil. Can Matt Murdock clear his name before his new love becomes his executioner?News 2:32Daredevil: Parts of a Whole 10:26Back Matter Matters 51:13The Pull-List 58:08Trade Waiters Award Winners 1:14:57Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

This week we review Nathan's Christmas gift to Daniel, Kroma by Lorenzo De Felici. Imprisoned in a tower within the walls of Pale City, Kroma lives her days out in darkness, believing she is the most evil thing on Earth. However, where her people see a monster, the mysterious orphan Zet sees a human. But if either of them is to survive the city’s strange rituals and customs, they will have to overcome the cruel fate of Kroma…even if it means risking certain death beyond the walls in the jaws of giant lizards and enormous birds of prey. News 3:56 Kroma 11:22 Back Matter Matters 37:24 The Pull-List 39:05 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

The first of our Trade Waiters gifts is The New World. The United States of America-after the Second Civil War. Two lovers meet. One: a straight-edge vegan hacker anarchist boy with a penchant for messing with the State. The other: a chaotic, hedonistic cop with a reality TV show and a license to kill. This really shouldn't happen-and yet, somehow, it does. And soon, the entire state of New California is after them. This ballistic sci-fi action romance miniseries-in the vein of Mad Max and Romeo and Juliet.The New World 1:17Back Matter Matters 45:19?The Pull-List 47:39 Paneldle 48:29Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

Happy Holidays everyone! It's our favorite time of year where we get to review a Christmas comic! The writers behind the hit series Deadpool present the sad, funny, and true story of Santa Claus after the apocalypse. After tragedy strikes the North Pole, Santa turns his back on humanity and gives up on Christmas. Even though the world has been completely overrun by naughty men, there's still one boy that believes in Santa. But could that be the biggest mistake of his life? News 1:23 The Last Christmas 11:35 Back Matter Matters 37:46 The Pull-List 44:05 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In excitement for the new movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom we read a book we suspect it took inspiration from. After being dethroned by his own people and sent into exile, Aquaman discovers a conspiracy in his kingdom, in this tale presented for the first time in hardcover. Rather than reclaim his birthright, he becomes a hero, but even Aquaman cannot escape tragedy as Black Manta kidnaps and kills his infant son! How Aquaman copes with these crushing blows comes to define him as the hero we know today. Aquaman: The Death of a Prince 0:00 Back Matter Matters 49:11 The Pull-List 54:05 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

This week we read Amazing X-Men for Nathan's birthday comic! A book he read early on that he thought we should revisit. Ever since Nightcrawler's death in X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX, the X-Men have been without their heart and soul. After learning that their friend may not be gone after all, it's up to WOLVERINE, STORM, BEAST, ICEMAN, NORTHSTAR and FIRESTAR to find and bring back the fan favorite fuzzy blue elf!News 00:54Amazing X-Men 15:48Back Matter Matters 46:15The Pull-List 48:41Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

This week we review the French bandes dessinée that Daniel brought back from his travels, A Man's Skin. Bianca is eighteen and her marriage to Giovanni has been arranged. She’s only seen him once but would like to get to know her husband before they’re wed. Her grandmother offers to let Bianca stay with her, to teach her about life and men a bit. But it’s not lessons she has in mind, instead her grandmother shows Bianca the secret of the women in their family, they have a man’s skin that they can put on and become a man for a bit. They call him Lorenzo. News 2:11 A Man's Skin (Peau d'Homme) 13:04 Back Matter Matters 40:45 The Pull-List 47:40 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 1:14Fantastic Four 21:39Back Matter Matters 1:08:57The Pull-List 1:14:14The Marvels Review 1:30:34Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends in battle? The short answer is yes.News 3:40Scott Pilgrim 14:57Back Matter Matters 47:29The Pull-List 53:38Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 of her life and the entire Marvel Universe in the months to come. News 3:32 Captain Marvel 12:30 Back Matter Matters 54:55 The Pull-List 59:29 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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... and in the process begins an obsession with the King of the Monsters that lasts fifty years!News 0:56Godzilla: The Half-Century War 12:17Back Matter Matters 53:41The Pull-List 1:03:44Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak begins! See how his actions help turn more heroes and villains into Zombies!News 1:14Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness ft. John Layman 13:30Back Matter Matters 50:45 The Pull-List 1:05:27Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 installment features its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like the twinkly music of his colorful truck, is the Ice Cream Man-a weaver of stories, a purveyor of sweet treats. News 2:03 Ice Cream Man 7:51 Extra Treats Matter 42:03 The Pull-List 49:40 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality... and vampires.Killadelphia 2:43Back Matter Matters 1:04:18The Pull-List 1:15:20Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 personality to do good in the world. If someone were to shoot him in the head...all he'd do is die. But the horror lives deeper. A horror that refuses to die. When night falls something other than the man gets up again. The horror is the Immortal Hulk!News 3:46The Immortal Hulk 11:58Back Matter Matters 48:44The Pull-List 57:41Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 Miller's epic retelling of history's supreme moment of battlefield valor.News 2:15300 23:20Back Matter Matters 58:47The Pull-List 1:15:37Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 fraternity of super villains. And Wesley's life will never be the same.News 02:31Wanted 14:22Back Matter Matters 49:13The Pull-List 1:05:57Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 02:11The Mask 10:27Back Matter Matters 36:34The Pull-List 47:22Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 takes over the White House, the powers that be decide that Moses knows too much, forcing him back into the game against the agency that trained him. News 1:21 RED 4:50 Back Matter Matters 28:30 The Pull List 35:59 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure...one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world. News 00:59 One Piece 9:24 Back Matter Matters 1:03:36 The Pull-List 1:25:59 Blue Beetle 1:42:15 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 1:53Blue Beetle 15:31Back Matter Matters 58:15The Pull-List 1:03:04Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 the grandest pro wrestling tournament of all time, which is also the most dangerous-pro-wrestling tournament of all time!News 3:10Do A Powerbomb! 10:57Back Matters Matters 57:53The Pull-List 1:02:48Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 1:24:44 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 through a conflict that's been thousands of years in the making?News 3:03American Jesus 17:47Back Matter Matters 50:28The Pull-List 54:44Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 includes the return of Sophia, and we also discuss the double feature of Barbie and Oppenheimer!News 1:03TMNT Reborn 16:59Back Matter Matters 45:33The Pull-List 52:02Barbenheimer 1:06:20Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 parents and has their abilities. News 00:31 Young Avengers 12:09 Back Matter Matters 48:20 The Pull-List 50:08 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 returned to the living realm with a severely burned body, and a demonic guardian named the Violator.News 01:05Spawn 10:52Back Matter Matters 56:32The Pull-List 1:01:28Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 00:47Black Science 04:45Back Matter Matters 45:08The Pull-List 50:04Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he...well, kicks the bucket.News 1:59Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 10:03Back Matter Matters 31:55The Pull-List 40:22Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!

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 standing idle, the young man from Krypton defies the wishes of his fathers to come out to the world as the first superhero of the Space Age. As each decade passes and each new danger emerges, he wonders if this is the one that will kill him and everyone he loves.News 00:45Superman: Space Age 15:42Back Matter Matters 1:01:55The Pull-List 1:08:53The Flash 1:24:35Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!