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In this episode of the Comic Crusaders Podcast, host Al Mega sits down with acclaimed comic creators MK Reed and Jonathan Hill to delve into their latest collaborative project, Budding Crisis. This horticultural fantasy series, released through ComiXology Originals, explores a world where magic seeds that grant wishes are on the brink of extinction. Each issue presents a self-contained story, examining how different individuals and societies respond to the impending loss of this precious resource. About the Team: MK Reed: A versatile comic book author, graphic novelist, editor, and publishing consultant, MK Reed is known for her engaging storytelling and unique artistic vision. Her notable works include Americus and Science Comics: Wild Weather. In Budding Crisis, she continues to captivate readers with thought-provoking narratives. Jonathan Hill: An award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and educator, Jonathan Hill has an impressive portfolio that includes collaborations with Fantagraphics Books and The Believer Magazine. His previous works, such as Americus and Wild Weather: Storms, Meteorology, and Climate, showcase his artistic prowess. Reuniting with MK Reed for Budding Crisis, Jonathan brings the story to life with his distinctive illustrations. Where to Find Budding Crisis: Budding Crisis is available exclusively through ComiXology Originals. You can purchase Issue #1 here: amazon.com Connect with the Creators: MK Reed: Follow her on X (formerly Twitter) at @yesthatmkreed for updates on her latest projects. Jonathan Hill: Explore more of his work on his Amazon author page. Thank You for Watching / Listening! We appreciate your support! Episode 531 in an unlimited series! Host: Al Mega Follow on Twitter | Instagram | Facebook: @TheRealAlMega / @ComicCrusaders Make sure to Like/Share/Subscribe if you haven't yet: Rumble/Twitch: ComicCrusaders YouTube: / comiccrusadersworld Visit the official Comic Crusaders Comic Book Shop: comiccrusaders.shop Visit the OFFICIAL Comic Crusaders Swag Shop at: comiccrusaders.us Website: https://www.comiccrusaders.com/​​​​ Edited/Produced/Directed by Al Mega

Episode 960-Jason interviews MK Reed & Jonathan Hill - Budding Crisis - Comixology - Thieves rob the warmongering Dureni of three magic wish seeds in the Bay of Cygnus. Can the crew find the seeds before they disappear? And does anyone in this city actually want them to? Buy: https://www.amazon.com/Budding-Crisis-Comixology-Originals-1-ebook/dp/B0DK2XP7DBGet up to 48% off Magic Mind w/code COMICS at https://magicmind.com/comicsfun Like & Subscribe on Youtube www.youtube.com/@comicsforfunandprofit5331Patreon https://www.patreon.com/comicsfunprofit Merch https://comicsfunprofit.threadless.comYour Support Keeps Our Show Going On Our Way to a Thousand EpisodesDonate Here https://bit.ly/36s7YeLAll the C4FaP links you could ever need  https://beacons.ai/comicsfunprofit Listen To the Episode Here: https://comcsforfunandprofit.podomatic.com/

April 2025 Solicitations Comic Reviews: Marvel Doctor Doom and Rocket Raccoon 1 by J. Michael Straczynski, Will Robson, Andrew Dalhouse What If… Galactus Transformed Rogue? by Ann Nocenti, Stephen Byrne, Dono Sanchez-Almara X-Men: Xavier's Secret 1 by Alex Paknadel, Diogenes Neves, Arthur Hesli Marvel Unlimited Alligator Loki 45 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn ComiXology Budding Crisis 1 by MK Reed, Jonathan Hill, Allie Drake Dark Horse Ripperland 1 by Steve Orlando, John Harris Dunning, Alessandro Oliveri, Francesca Vivaldi Star Wars: High Republic Adventures 2025 Annual by Rosemary Soule, Charles Soule, Andy Duggan, Dan Jackson; Alyssa Wong, Liana Kangas, Diana Sousa; Zoraida Cordova, Juan Samu; Cavan Scott, Nick Brokenshire, Vladimir Popov; Justina Ireland, Colin Craker, Kelly Fitzpatrick Image Patchwork Girl of Oz 1 by Otis Frampton Mad Cave Kill Train 1 by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs, Martina Niosi, Simone D'Angelo Valiant Resurgence of the Valiant Universe Finale by Fred Van Lente, Tomas Aira, Diego Giribaldi, Julio Azamor, Ludwig Laguna Olimba, Lautara Ftulli OGN Countdown History Comics: Ellis Island Immigration and the American Dream by Felipe Galindo Feggo, Tait Howard MegaGhost by Gabe Soria, Gideon Kendall, Julie Peppito, Michael Robinson Operation Cover Up by Tate Godwin Are You Afraid of the Dark Vol 2: Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales by Roseanne Brown, Shazleen Khan, Bill Masuku, Gigi Murakami Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia, Brittney Williams Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson Fortune and Glory: The Musical by Brian Michael Bendis, Bill Walko, Wes Dzioba Mister Muffins: Defender of the Stars by Ben Kahn, Georgeo Brooks Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown by Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart Additional Reviews: Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol 1: Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin, Alexander Forbes Agency Case Files by Colin Craker Table Titans Club by Scott Kurtz Captain Marvel by Kelly Sue DeConnick Pearl Blue Lights Mechwest ep2 Northern Tails News: Jules Feiffer, Omninews, Sinestro cast for Green Lantern on MAX, Dark Horse cancels all Gaiman books, Oscar nominations, Diamond problems, Robert Eggers next two movies Trailers: Opus, Sinners Comics Countdown (22 January 2025): Absolute Wonder Woman 4 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire Godzilla: Monsterpiece Theatre 3 by Tom Scioli Ultimate Spider-Man 13 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Matt Wilson Hyde Street 3 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson Superman 22 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sanchez Metamorpho: The Element Man 2 by Al Ewing, Steve Lieber, Lee Loughridge w0rldtr33 12 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire Time Waits 3 by Chip Zdarsky, David Brothers, Marcus To, Marvin Sianipar, Matt Wilson Black Hammer: Spiral City 3 by Jeff Lemire, Teddy Kristiansen Drawing Blood 7 by Kevin Eastman, David Avallone, Troy Little, Ben Bishop, Jason Moore, Luis Antonio Delgado  

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads a chapter from Answers in the Pages by David Levithan. Read-alikes include: Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly Americus by MK Reed & Jonathan Hill Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein

Jimmy sat down with MK Reed and Greg Means at the Top Shelf/IDW booth to talk about their new graphic novel Penny Nichols. A book that he finds a joy to read! He also met up with Koren Shadmi to discuss his new book Highwayman and queried what he would do if he were immortal. Both were super fun interviews so check them out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!   Thanks for listening!

Jimmy recently read 3 new graphic novels from one of his favorite comics publishers, Top Shelf Productions. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei with co-writers Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott and art by Harmony Becker is a stunning tale of Takei's life in the Japanese intermment camps as a child during World War 2. Takei walks us through his parents' struggle to keep their heads up, his innocence during that time and what he learned after growing up. It's a tale that will not leave you.    Highwayman by Koren Shadmi is a futuristic story of a man on a journey trying to find out his purpose in life. In his travels and over the years, he runs across what becomes a barren landscape and very few people. But, he may find some just like him and he has to decide if that's good or bad. Sometimes, you may not always want to know your real story.    And finally, Penny Nichols by MK Reed and Greg Means with art by Matt Wiegle is a super fun tale of a woman finding what she wants to do in life. Stuck in job after dull job, Penny just wants to find something meaningful to do. When she stumbles across these amateur horror filmmakers, she thinks she may have found her calling. That is, if she can get through all the fake blood and cheesy scripts.    Check out the episode to hear Jimmy's thoughts on all 3 of these great graphic novels! Kudos to Top Shelf Productions for consistently putting out such great content like this! After listening, you'll soon be wanting to read all 3. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!   Thanks for listening!

Hi, folks! This episode is about Castle Waiting by Linda Medley, a cool comic we liked a lot. It's also the last episode we're doing for a while - Comic Adventures is going on an indefinite hiatus. Thank you so much for your support over the last two years!   Other things we talk about:   Assassination Classroom by Yūsei Matsui Captain Marvel: Earth’s Mightiest Hero by Kelly Sue DeConnick Barbarous by Yuko Ota & Ananth Hirsh Delver #1 by Spike Trotman, MK Reed, and Clive Hawken The “G” Word Isn’t for You: How “Gypsy” Erases Romani Women   Find us online at: twitter.com/thecomiccast twitter.com/widewildblue (Melissa) twitter.com/AndrewDLarkin (Andrew)   Questions or comments? Email us at comicadventurescast@gmail.com.   Comic Adventures is a project of Let’s Make Comics, a Chicago-based comics collective, and produced by Andrew Larkin and Melissa Sayen. Our theme song is Adventure Music! by Munchybobo.

- Age of X-Man Amazing Nightcrawler #1. Seanan McGuire (W), Juan Frigeri (A), Dono Sánchez-Almara (C). (Marvel). - Delver #1 (de 5). MK Reed y C. Spike Trotman (W), Clive Hawken (A), Maarta Laiho (C). (Iron Circus / Comixology). - Hulkverines #1 (de 3). Greg Pak (W), Ario Anindito (A), Morry Hollowell con Andrew Crossley (C). (Marvel). - Sharkey the Bounty Hunter #1 (de 6). Mark Millar (W), Simone Bianchi (A). (Image). - Wolverine Infinity Watch #1 (de 5). Gerry Duggan (W), Andy MacDonald (A), Jordie Bellaire (C). (Marvel). - Guardians of the Galaxy #2. Donny Cates (W), Geoff Shaw (A), Marte Gracia (C). (Marvel). Los Irresistibles: Batman #65 (The Price parte 3), Catwoman #8, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #3, Venom #11.

- Age of X-Man Amazing Nightcrawler #1. Seanan McGuire (W), Juan Frigeri (A), Dono Sánchez-Almara (C). (Marvel). - Delver #1 (de 5). MK Reed y C. Spike Trotman (W), Clive Hawken (A), Maarta Laiho (C). (Iron Circus / Comixology). - Hulkverines #1 (de 3). Greg Pak (W), Ario Anindito (A), Morry Hollowell con Andrew Crossley (C). (Marvel). - Sharkey the Bounty Hunter #1 (de 6). Mark Millar (W), Simone Bianchi (A). (Image). - Wolverine Infinity Watch #1 (de 5). Gerry Duggan (W), Andy MacDonald (A), Jordie Bellaire (C). (Marvel). - Guardians of the Galaxy #2. Donny Cates (W), Geoff Shaw (A), Marte Gracia (C). (Marvel). Los Irresistibles: Batman #65 (The Price parte 3), Catwoman #8, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #3, Venom #11.

Time Codes: 00:00:27 - Introduction 00:02:57 - Context of the 2017 Eisner Awards 00:06:14 - Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) 00:57:02 - Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12) 01:49:53 - Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) 02:52:17 - Wrap up 02:53:05 - Contact us This month, Gwen and Paul discuss the three Eisner Award categories that focus on comics for young readers. And this is a jam-packed, extra-long episode! As they work through each set of nominees, Paul and Gwen discuss the value of prizing in general and the challenges faced by the judges when they must cull such a small number of texts from a pool that is increasingly deep. Inevitably, they mention many other texts that felt were strong contenders for recognition, making this episode a great resource for any parent, child, teen, or teacher who is eager to learn about this year's great comics. Eisner Awards Nominations 2017 Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon) Burt's Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama) The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams) I'm Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers) Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra) Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12) The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill) Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic) Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books) Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop) Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second) Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni) Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC) Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie) Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image) Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)  

Earlier this month the nominees for the 2017 Eisner Awards were announced at the Comic-Con International website, and as Andy and Derek like to do every year, they're devoting a full episode of The Comics Alternative to a discussion of the nominations. On this week's show, the Two Guys give their impressions of the various nominees, both as a whole and on a category-by-category basis, making observations and trying to understand any trends underlying this year's selections. However, Derek and Andy resist the urge to play armchair quarterbacks, so they don't second-guess the six-member panel of judges or focus on what they would have chosen if they had been on the selection committee. As diligent comics scholars, they judicial and discerning in their commentary. At the same time, they don't shy away from pointing out a few inconsistencies and a few head-scratchers when trying to make sense of this year's nominations. You can find a complete list of the 2017 Eisner Award nominees below. So as you listen to this week's episode, please feel free to scroll down and follow along!   Eisner Awards Nominations 2017 Best Short Story “The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art (Fantagraphics) “The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5 (Fantagraphics) “Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC) “Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library (Image) “Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8 (Image) “Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9 (Fantagraphics) Best Single Issue/One-Shot Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams (Retrofit/Big Planet) Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse) Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books) Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley (Pigeon Press) Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket) Best Continuing Series Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC) Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel) Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image) Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image) Best Limited Series Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer (IDW) Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse) Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks (Marvel) Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera (Black Mask) The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel) Best New Series Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse) Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo/DC) Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al. (DC) Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant) Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Marvel) Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon) Burt's Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama) The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams) I'm Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers) Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra) Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12) The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill) Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic) Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books) Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop) Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second) Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni) Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC) Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie) Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image) Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel) Best Humor Publication The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs (Marrs Books) Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt (Drawn & Quarterly) Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie) Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton (Andrews McMeel) Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel) Best Anthology Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece (kuš!) Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios (Image) Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics) Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW/DC) Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia (Fantagraphics) Best Reality-Based Work Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC) Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel (NBM) March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf) Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart (St. Martin's) Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown (First Second) Best Graphic Album—New The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean (Dark Horse) Exits, by Daryl Seitchik (Koyama) Mooncop, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly) Patience, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics) Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson (DC Comics) Best Graphic Album—Reprint Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second) Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks (Alternative) Last Look, by Charles Burns (Pantheon) Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy (Fantagraphics) Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics) She's Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart (Alternative) Best U.S. Edition of International Material Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson (NBM) Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero) Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic) Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse) Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics) Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN PRoductions (VIZ Media) orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay (Seven Seas) The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt (Stone Bridge Press) Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3, by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm (Kodansha) Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis (Dark Horse) Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old) Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter (NYR Comics) Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press) The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff (Fantagraphics) Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly) Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old) The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) The Complete Wimmen's Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics) Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh (Dark Horse) Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind (Dark Horse) U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford (Dover) Best Writer Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image) Kurt Busiek, Astro City (Vertigo/DC) Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird (Marvel) Max Landis, Green Valley (Image/Skybound); Superman: American Alien (DC) Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender, Plutona (Image); Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant) Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image) Best Writer/Artist Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars (Papercutz/Super Genius) Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play (First Second) Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly) Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir (St. Martin's) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Mark Brooks, Han Solo (Marvel) Dan Mora, Klaus (BOOM! Studios) Greg Ruth, Indeh (Grand Central Publishing) Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand (IDW) Fiona Staples, Saga (Image) Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel) Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art) Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion (Magnetic) Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly) Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics) Dave McKean, Black Dog (Dark Horse) Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image) Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse) Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers) Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision (Marvel) David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse) Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed (Image) Fiona Staples, Saga (Image) Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image) Best Coloring Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley (Image/Skybound) Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image); Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta (Image/Skybound) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Laura Martin, Wonder Woman (DC); Ragnorak (IDW); Black Panther (Marvel) Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel) Best Lettering Dan Clowes, Patience (Fantagraphics) Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly) Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly) Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie (Abrams) Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, www.washingtonpost.com/new/comic-riffs/ Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar (Comics & Cola) PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier Best Comics-Related Book blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata (VIZ Media) Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano (IDW/Editions Déesse) Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper) The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics) More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman (Fantagraphics) Best Academic/Scholarly Work Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel (Uncivilized) Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone (University Press of Mississippi) Frank Miller's Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young (Rutgers University Press) Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson (University Press of Mississippi) Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury) Best Publication Design The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) The Complete Wimmen's Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy (Fantagraphics) Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard (Fantagraphics) The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics) Si Lewen's Parade: An Artist's Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman (Abrams) Best Webcomic Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla, http://bird-boy.com Deja Brew, by Taneka Stotts and Sara DuVall (Stela.com) Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa (Stela.com) The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, steveconley.com/the-middle-age On Beauty, by Christina Tran,  sodelightful.com/comics/beauty/ Best Digital Comic Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology) Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver (Monkeybrain/comiXology) Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero, www.crookshaw.com/helm/ On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden, www.onasunbeam.com Universe!, by Albert Monteys (Panel Syndicate)

Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, moderates an all-star panel of experts to discuss the question of humor in comics from a variety of professional perspectives, 2/9/17. Panelists include Diana Schutz (editor of Sin City, Grendel, and Usagi Yojimbo), Mark Russell (God is Disappointed in You, Apocrypha Now, Prez), Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man), and MK Reed (The Castoffs, Americus). The event was co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and the Beckman Humor Project, Transcript available under Attachments.

'Pope Hats' by Ethan Rilly from Adhouse has four absorbing issues out-- and at last, you can get the second one! For a long time out of print, with the recent reprinting of issue 2, Paul finally gets to read the full story, and talks about what good comics it is, in the vein of Clowes, Seth, Huizenga, Ware, and Tomine. Find Pope Hats at http://www.adhousebooks.com/ Paul also mentions other comics he's reading and may discuss: When We Were Kids by Andy Warner (Irene) http://andywarnercomics.com/store/20090080 The Games We Played by Ryan King and Daryl Toh (Tiny Fugu) http://studygroupcomics.com/main/the-games-we-played-ryan-king-daryl-toh/ 557 by Fred Noland http://frednoland.com/store/store.htm Hilda and the Stone Forest by Luke Pearson http://amzn.to/2gC26pW The Owner's Guide to Terrible Parenting by Guy Delisle http://amzn.to/2fYU2eH Lake of Fire by Fairbairn and Smith, No Mercy by de Campi, McNeil, Lee, Kill or Be Killed by Brubaker and Phillips (Image), Ether by Kindt and Rubin (Dark Horse) http://amzn.to/2gC3c52 Black by Osajyefo and Smith and Igle (Black Mask) http://amzn.to/2fYNi0z The Castoffs by MK Reed, Brian Smith, and Molly Ostertag (Roar Comics) http://amzn.to/2gBWbRG The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon (SelfMadeHero) http://amzn.to/2h1uYEM

Special guest Jess Pollard returns to the TradeWaiters studio for "Americus" by M.K. Reed and Jonathan Hill. She proceeds to get Socratic on the group as we discuss censorship, culture wars, and comics. Meanwhile, we confirm the existence of actual IRL TradeWaiters listeners, and everyone’s got an opinion on a certain ultra-popular young adult fantasy book series. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will cover "Aya" by Marguerite Abouet and Clemente Oubrerie.

Stuff is bad right now. Let’s read a book! In this episode Jon, Jeff, Angela, and kgros read "Sacred Heart" by Liz Suburbia, about a group of punk teens surviving in a town that seems to have no adults. Spoiler alert: something mysterious is going on. Also in this episode you’ll find out our panelists’ favourite conspiracy theories, and our thoughts on depicting atmospheric sound in comics. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will cover "Americus" by MK Reed and Jonathan Hill.

MK Reed is an author and cartoonist, she is the creator of the webcomic About A Bull and her work has been featured in a handful of anthologies and magazines including Papercutter and Galago, she is also the writer of the graphic novels Cute Girls Network, Palefire, Science Comics: Dinosaurs, and the award winning graphic novel Americus.

This month, both Gwen and Andy are battling colds, so it's “Two sick people with PhDs talking about comics for young readers!” But there's nothing unhealthy about the three comics Gwen and Andy discuss on this month's show: Royden Lepp's Rust: The Boy Soldier (Archaia/BOOM! Studios), Sara Varon's Sweaterweather and Other Short Stories (First Second), and MK Reed and Joe Flood's non-fiction book, Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers (First Second). They begin with Rust: The Boy Soldier, and they found it to be both an exciting adventure story set after a world war and an effective reflection on power, responsibility, and humanity. Jet is a young boy with a jetpack who saves a farm from a killer robot left over from a destructive world war, but the Taylor family -- whose farm Jet saved -- isn't sure whether Jet is a friend or a foe. The book's sepia-toned art recalls photographs from the early twentieth century, but its story is one that transcends time. Although an action/adventure book, Rust: The Boy Soldier also reflects on the concepts of war, responsibility, power, and humanity. The book actually serves as a prelude to the entire Rust series which currently includes Rust: A Visitor in the Field, Rust: Secrets of the Cell, Rust: Death of the Rocket Boy, and a yet-to-be-published fourth and final volume. Next, Gwen and Andy discuss how Sara Varon's simple, approachable animal characters in Sweater Weather and Other Short Stories explore friendship, diversity, food, fun and more, all with a good-natured sense of humor and sophistication. While readers may be familiar with some of Varon's other works, including Odd Duck, Robot Dreams, and Bake Sale, this time Varon gives some background on the creative process and her development as an artist. Gwen and Andy both think this book will not only entertain young readers, but may also inspire them to create their own comics. Finally, both of the folks with PhDs are very excited to discuss Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers, by MK Reed and Joe Flood. This is another book in First Second's Get To Know Your Universe: Science Comics series. C'mon, everyone loves dinosaurs, and so will anyone who picks up this book. Gwen and Andy agree that Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers is a great non-fiction graphic novel that entertains and instructs. It can also be enjoyed by a wide range of ages, giving younger readers a great, fun look at dinosaurs, and providing older readers with the history of dinosaur research and discovery. This is a book that is bound to be explored many times by young readers, so maybe you'll want to get two copies?

Tugboat Press publisher, Greg Means, joined me to talk about his new book, a collaboration with MK Reed and Joe Flood, The Cute Girl Network. We also cover Papercutter the great anthology that Greg edited/published. Greg also did Clutch series … Continue reading →

Americus author MK Reed joined me for a chat about her new book from First Second as well as her other work including About a Bull and Cross Country.