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183: 300

Trade Waiters ·

2023/09/29

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 2:15 300 23:20 Back Matter Matters 58:47 The Pull-List

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182: Wanted

Trade Waiters ·

2023/09/22

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 02:31 Wanted 14:22 Back Matter Matters 49:13 The Pull-List

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181: The Mask

Trade Waiters ·

2023/09/15

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/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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180: RED

Trade Waiters ·

2023/09/08

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

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179: One Piece

Trade Waiters ·

2023/09/01

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

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178: Blue Beetle (2006)

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2023/08/25

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 58:15 The Pull-List 1:03:04 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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177: Do A Powerbomb!

Trade Waiters ·

2023/08/18

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 3:10 Do A Powerbomb

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176: American Jesus

Trade Waiters ·

2023/08/11

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 3:03 American Jesus 17:47 Back Matter Matters 50:28 The Pull-List

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175: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn

Trade Waiters ·

2023/08/04

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 1:03 TMNT Reborn 16:59 Back Matter Matters 45:33 The

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174: Young Avengers (2013)

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2023/07/28

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!

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173: Spawn

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2023/07/21

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 01:05 Spawn 10:52 Back Matter Matters 56:32 The

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172: Black Science

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2023/07/14

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

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171: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Trade Waiters ·

2023/07/07

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 1:59 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 10:03 Back Matter Matters 31:55 The

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170: Superman: Space Age

Trade Waiters ·

2023/06/30

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

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169: Secret Invasion

Trade Waiters ·

2023/06/23

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 Invasion 13:35 Back Matter Matters 1:00:47 The Pull-List 1:03:54 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 1:25:01 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow

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168: Flashpoint

Trade Waiters ·

2023/06/16

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, including Cyborg's place as the world's quintessential hero, much like Superman is in the main timeline, with Superman himself being held captive as a lab-rat

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167: Transformers: The Manga

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2023/06/09

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 coexistence, while the Decepticons seek power and control. Now, humans are caught in the middle as the battle between these two mighty factions comes to

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166: Spider-Men

Trade Waiters ·

2023/06/07

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 Peter Parker; a world where the child Miles Morales has stepped in to fill the gap as the second Spider-Man. News 5:48 Spider-Men 18:02 Back Matter

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165: It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

Trade Waiters ·

2023/06/02

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 artist who must create for her own survival. Right away we realized this is one of the most unique books we have ever read with plenty of laughs and

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164: American Born Chinese

Trade Waiters ·

2023/05/26

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 Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits

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