Joining me today is artist and comic shop aficionado Aynsley Leonardis! Check out Aynsley's indie comics convention, Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase - it's free - Saturday April 13. Is it OK to be confused when you read a comic? What comics has Gerard Way written? How did Aynsley get started reading comics? Who is Al Columbia? Would Gerard Way have had a career as a comic book artist and writer if not for his My Chemical Romance fame? What makes Umbrella Academy a good book? Has manga gotten more popular? What are some starter manga? What is Plus-Sized Elf? What comic did Brett pick up for free and then got the whole book? What happens in Legend? Is it fun to tell people about a comic you like? What would Brett have if it was up to him? What was it like for Aynsley to work in a comic book store when she was younger? What is Gerard Way like in person? Which Doom Patrol run is better? Is there a comic book for everyone? What is a 10 copy incentive variant?

Reading list: Gotham Central (free with Comixology Unlimited) Batman: Streets of Gotham Batman: Gotham Knights Grant Morrison's Batman Umbrella Academy (free on Comixology Unlimited) Spider-Gwen Gwenpool Greg Rucka's Wonder Woman Comics by Al Columbia Demon Slayer Pits of Hell Plus-Sized Elf (title of the year!) Attack on Titan One Piece Dragonball Legend Eden II Last Girl Standing, Trina Robbins autobiography (free on Comixology Unlimited) Julie Doucet Dame Darcy Dame Darcy's The Meat Cake Bible (free on Comixology Unlimited) Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Gerard Way's Doom Patrol Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol Rachel Pollock's Doom Patrol Other books on Gerard Way's Young Animal Imprint like Milk Wars Shade The Changing Girl Shelly Bond books Karen Berger books Kid Lobotomy Punk's Not Dead (free with Kindle Unlimited) Black Crown Imprint Local Man Chew (free with Kindle Unlimited)

Watch list: Gotham Umbrella Academy

Recorded live at Everyone Comics on 2-7-24