View from the Gutters Comic Book Club: Recent Episodes
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On this episode, we discuss Tales to Astonish #44-50, featuring the first appearance of Maria Pym, The Porcupine, Whirlwind, and Giant-Man! We also discuss the events of June, 1963, including the Profumo Affair, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Kennedy???s ???Ich Bin Ein Berliner??? speech, and the release of Cleopatra.
On this episode, we discuss Journey into Mystery #88-93, featuring the first appearance of The Radio-Active Man. We also discuss the events of May, 1963, including the release of Where The Wild Things Are, and The Freewheelin??? Bob Dylan; Dylan???s second album. ??
This week on View from the Gutters we have a special bonus episode: Avengers Fantasy Draft From Tobiah: This week we???re fantasy drafting Avengers teams along with our good friend Mike from Radio Vs. The Martians and Podcasta La Vista, Baby. You should definitely check out both programs, as Joe and I have both been [???]
On this episode, we discuss Strange Tales #104-109, featuring the first appearance of Paste Pot Pete, aka The Trapster! We also discuss the events of April, 1963, including the world???s first lung transplant, and the beginning of the Birmingham Campaign which led to Martin Luther King Jr. penning his famous, ???Letter from Birmingham Jail,??? in [???]
On this episode, we discuss Tales of Suspense #39-43, featuring the first appearances of Tony Stark, and Pepper Potts. We also discuss the events of March, 1963, including the closure of Alcatraz, the opening of the Pan-America Building, and the invention of the measles vaccine! Our theme for this episode is Walk Like A Man, [???]
On this episode, we discuss Fantastic Four #10-15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1-3, featuring the first appearances of The Red Ghost, The Impossible Man, The Watcher, The Mad Thinker, J. Jonah Jameson, John Jameson (aka Man-Wolf), The Chameleon, The Vulture, The Tinkerer, and Doctor Octopus! We also discuss the events of February, 1963, including the birth [???]
On this episode, we discuss Incredible Hulk #5-6 and Tales to Astonish #39-43.?? We also discuss the events of January 1963. Our theme for this episode is Telstar, by The Tornados Notes: The Beatles landed at New York International Airport (later renamed JFK). George Wallace has been dead for 20 years (thank goodness). Theories regarding [???]
On this episode, we discuss Journey into Mystery #86-87, featuring the first appearance of occasionally reoccurring Thor villain, Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man. We also discuss the events of December 1962. Our theme for this episode is Big Girls Don???t Cry, by Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons.
On this episode, we discuss Strange Tales #101-103, which includes the first appearance of classic FF villain, The Wizard! We also discuss the events of November 1962, including the introduction of ZIP codes, the first supersonic jet, and Richard Nixon no longer being around to kick. Our theme for this episode is ???He???s A Rebel??? [???]
On this episode, we discuss Tales to Astonish #35-37, which includes the first appearance of Hank Pym, the Astonishing Antman! We also give our eulogy for Stan Lee (RIP) and discuss important events of October 1962???including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the release of the first James Bond film, Dr. No. Our theme song for [???]
On this episode, we talk about Fantastic Four #6-9, which includes the first appearances of Alicia Masters and the Puppetmaster! We also discuss important events of September 1962, including the looming Cuban Missile Crisis and the invention of semi-conductor lasers! Our theme song for this episode is Sherry by The 4 Seasons.
On this episode, we talk about Amazing Fantasy #15, featuring the first appearance of one Spider-Man; also long-time supporting cast Aunt May, Uncle Ben, and Flash Thompson. We also discuss the events of August 1962, including the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and the death of Marilyn Monroe. This episode???s opening theme is Do??the??Locomotion by Little [???]
On this episode, we talk about The Incredible Hulk #2-4, featuring the first appearance of The Ring Master, and shooting the Hulk into space!
On this episode, we talk about Fantastic Four #5: Prisoners of Doctor Doom! This issue, clearly, features the first appearance of Doctor Doom! This issue has a cover date of July 1962, and we discuss some of the events which occur during June and July. We also discuss the firing of James Gunn from Guardians [???]
On this episode, we talk about The Incredible Hulk #1: The Hulk! and??Fantastic Four #4:??The Coming of the Sub-Mariner! These issues include the first appearance of many of the Hulk???s core cast, including Rick Jones, ???Thunderbolt??? Ross, Betty Ross, and Bruce Banner himself; while FF features the return of one of Marvel???s first characters, Namor! [???]
On this episode, we talk about Fantastic Four #2: Skrulls from Outer Space! and Fantastic Four #3: The Menace of the Miracle Man! These issues have cover dates of January and March, 1962, and we discuss some of the events which occur during those months.
On this episode, we talk about the state of the world circa the fall of 1961 and the inception point of the Marvel Universe: Fantastic Four #1. Cover date November, 1961: This issue features the first appearance of the Fantastic Four, as well as that of the Mole Man and Monster Isle (a location that [???]
Welcome to the premiere episode of The House of Jack and Stan. On this show, we???re going to be reading and discussing the origin and evolution of Marvel Comics???starting from the release of Fantastic Four #1 in 1961. We plan to hit every issue that Marvel released from ???61 through the end of 1969. Along [???]
We???ve been gone for a while, since we wrapped up the weekly comic book club at the end of last year. But we have not been idle, and we???re are now ready to announce a new ongoing series. We???re going to be reading and discussing the origin and evolution of Marvel Comics???starting from the release [???]
This week on View from the Gutters we have a special bonus episode: Avengers: Infinity War From Tobiah: So we???re still not back to doing the Comic Book Club, but Joe and I have been working on other projects (which aren???t ready to be released, or really even announced). We got to talking about Infinity [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Star Power Written by Michael Terracciano Art by Garth Graham From Starpowercomic.com: In the far future, a young astronomer on a distant space station is chosen to wield the Star Power. Now, as the last of the Star Powered Sentinels, she must protect and [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: The Coldest City Written by Antony Johnston Art by Sam Hart From Amazon: November 1989. Communism is collapsing, and soon the Berlin Wall will come down with it. But before that happens there is one last bit of cloak & dagger to attend to. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Habitat by Simon Roy From Image: All his life, Hank Cho wanted to join the ranks of the Habsec???the rulers of the orbital habitat his people call home. But when he finds a powerful, forbidden weapon from the deep past, a single moment of [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: The Flintstones by Mark Russell and Steve Pugh From Amazon: Hanna-Barbera has created some of the most recognizable animated characters of all time. As part of DC Comics??? re-imagination of cartoons like??SCOOBY-DOO, THE FLINTSONES, JOHNNY QUEST, SPACE GHOST, and??WACKY RACERS, these new series will [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Invisible Republic, Vol. 1-3 Story by Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman Art by Gabriel Hardman Color Art by Jordan Boyd From Amazon: Arthur McBride???s regime has fallen. His planet has been plunged into chaos, his story shrouded in mystery, until reporter Croger Babb discovers [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Kill or Be Killed, #1-12 Story by Ed Brubaker Art by Sean Phillips and??Elizabeth Breitweiser From Image: 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 [???]
On this episode Tobiah and Frank discuss their experiences at Rose City Comic Con, which was held in Portland, Oregon on Sept. 8-10, 2017. A brief correction: Tobiah states that he co-hosted a panel with Kate; her name is actually Sarah. He feels very ashamed of this error. ?? Our hosts for this episode are [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1-2 Created by Ryoko Kui From Amazon: When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions???and a member! They???re eager to go [???]
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is The Defenders, the new original series on Netflix. On this episode we discuss episodes 5-8. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Paper Girls, Vol. 1-3 Written by Brian K. Vaughan Illustrated by Cliff Chang, Jared K. Fletcher, and Matt Wilson From Amazon: In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama [???]
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is The Defenders, the new original series on Netflix. On this episode we discuss episodes 1-4. We will return later this week to discuss the second half of the series. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
This week on View from the Gutters we have a special bonus episode: Judge Dredd (1995) From Tobiah: We weren???t able to record our regular episode this week, so instead we???re bringing you something from our archives. This is a previously unreleased episode of a series we were tentatively calling Legends of the Drunk Knight, [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Black Panther ??? Vol. 1-3 Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates Illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze and Chris Sprouse From Amazon: A new era begins for the Black Panther! MacArthur Genius and National Book Award-winning writer T-Nehisi Coates (BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME) takes the helm, confronting [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Kill Six Billion Demons ??? Vol. I EVERYTHING by???.??Tom Parkinson-Morgan Brant says: Lets play a game first read these two synopsis??? From Image: In this collection of the first story arc of the popular webcomic Kill Six Billion Demons, sorority sister Allison Ruth must [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: East of West, Vol. 1-3 Story by???.??Jonathan Hickman Art??by???. Nick Dragotta and Frank Martin Brant says: I don???t like the synopsis for this book???s volumes. They try to make pithy and light the weird and complicated work that Hickman is fully ???on??? in this [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: The Omega Men ??? The End is Here Story by???.??Tom King Art??by???.Barnaby Bagenda, Ig Guara, Toby Cypress From Amazon: Kyle Rayner, the White Lantern, is dead. And the Omega Men killed him. On live TV. They???re a criminal gang, a terrorist organization, a fanatical [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: The Star Wars Story by???.??JW Rinzler (George Lucas) Art??by???.??Mike Mayhew, Rain Beredo, Nick Runge, Michael Heisler Reprinted??in??Star Wars Epic Collection: Infinities (Star Wars Legends) From Amazon: Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the softcover collection of the official adaptation of [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: The Immortal Iron Fist #1-16 Story by???. Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction, Pencils by???. David Aja, Travel Foreman, Derek Fridolfs, Tom Palmer, Sai Buscema, Russ Heath, Leandro Fernandez, Khari Evans, Kano Inks by???. David Aja, Derek Fridolfs, Tom Palmer, Kano, Victor Olazaba Colors by???. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Mockingbird Vol 1. Story by . . . .??Chelsea Cain Art by . . . . . . Kate Niemczyk, Rachelle Rosenberg, Sean Parsons,??Ibrahim Moustafa, From Amazon: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Bobbi Morse, the former Avenger known as Mockingbird, goes solo in her own incredible [???]
First and foremost, let me just say to everyone out there who has stood by with baited breath: Thanks for waiting. It???s once again announcement time, and I???m going to be brief and to the point: View from the Gutters is coming back from our??? let???s just call it our ???winter intermission.??? We???ll be returning [???]
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss the final episode of Season 1, Episode 13: Dragon Plays With Fire. Thank you to everyone who has joined us for [???]
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode 12: Bar the Big Boss. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode 11: Lead Horse Back to Stable. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode 10: Black Tiger Steals Heart. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode??9:??The Mistress of All Agonies. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode??8:??The Blessing of Many Fractures. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode 7: Felling Tree With Roots. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode??6:??Immortal Emerges From Cave. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode 5: Under Leaf Pluck Lotus. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode 4:Eight Diagram Dragon Palm. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode??3:??Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode 2: Shadow Hawk Takes Flight. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
Today on View from the Gutters our topic work is Iron Fist, the new original series on Netflix. We will be discussing one episode of the series each day. On this episode we discuss Season 1, Episode 1: Snow Gives Way. Our hosts for this episode are Tobiah Panshin and Adam Panshin.
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: The Spire Story by . . . .??Simon Spurrier Art by . . . . . .??Jeff Stokely & Andre May From Amazon: Visit the strange and fantastic world of The Spire, where an inexplicable murder has turned an impossible tower of a city??upside [???]
This week on View from the Gutters we have a special New Year???s bonus episode: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story From Tobiah: Welcome to the new year. Today we???re discussing the recently released Rogue One. As always, major spoilers are contained within, so please see the film before listening to our discussion about it. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Injection??(v.1 & 2) Story by . . . .??Warren Ellis Art by . . . . . .??Declan Shalvey & Jordie Bellaire From Brant??(v.1): I don???t like the synopsis I found, So here is my best shot: In the wake of a partnership between [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Hellboy in Hell (v.1 & 2) Story by . . . .??Mike Mignola Art by . . . . . .??Mike Mignola & Dave Stewart From Goodreads??(v.1): After saving the world in The Storm and the Fury but sacrificing himself and Great Britain, Hellboy [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??Scott Pilgrim, by Bryan Lee O???Malley From Goodreads: Scott Pilgrim???s life is totally sweet. He???s 23 years old, he???s in a [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter,??we sit down with author Jen Van Meter [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Dr. Strange: The Oath Story by . . . .??Brian K. Vaughan Art by . . . . . . Marcos Martin, Alvaro Lopez, Willie Schubert Letters??by . . . . Javier Rodriguez From Goodreads: Doctor Stephen Strange embarks on the most important paranormal [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter,??we discuss the Netflix original series,??Luke Cage. From [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Spider-Man: Kraven???s Last Hunt Story by . . . .J.M. DeMatteis Art by . . . . . .Mike Zeck, Bob Mcleod Additional Art by . . . . Bob Sharen,??Janet Jackson,??Mike Zeck,??Rick Parker ?? From Goodreads: Kraven the Hunter has stalked and killed [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter, Joe and Tobiah discuss their experiences at [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Star Wars Story by . . . .??Jason Aaron Art by . . . . . .??John Cassaday, Stuart Immonen Additional Art by . . . . Laura Martin, Simone Bianchi, Justin Ponsor, Wade Von Grawbadger From Amazon: The greatest space adventure of all [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter, we were suddenly not able to record [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter, Joe sits down with two professors to [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter Joe and Tobiah discuss their experiences at [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Superman: Red Son Story by . . . .??Mark Millar Art by . . . . . . Dave Johnson, Kilian Plunkett, Andrew Robinson & Walden Wong From Wikipedia: In the 1950s, the Soviet Union reveals its newest asset to be Superman. The sudden [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter our hosts discuss the extended director???s cut [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Asterios Polyp Story and Art by . . . . . .??David Mazzucchelli From Goodreads: The triumphant return of one of comics??? greatest talents, with an engrossing story of one man???s search for love, meaning, sanity, and perfect architectural proportions. An epic story long [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??The Sixth Gun (which we previously talked about on Episode 148), by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt, with additional art by [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Batman: Li???l Gotham (Volumes I and II) Story by . . . . . .??Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs Art by . . . . . . . .??Dustin Nguyen From Goodreads: These gorgeously drawn and painted all-ages tales feature all of your favorite [???]
Welcome to Episode 3??of our??new super-group series we???re producing on a roughly monthly basis.??On each episode we???ll be discussing a topic from the broader world of geekery, selected by our hosts. To subscribe to just the West Coast Podvengers, add this RSS feed to your favorite podcatcher. On this episode we discuss the concept of [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Brass Sun: The Wheel of Worlds Story by . . . . . .??Ian Edington Art by . . . . . . . .??I.N.J. Culbard From Goodreads: Wren???s father has revealed to her the secret of their world, that it is only one [???]
We took the week off to work on upcoming special episodes. So as a thank you to everyone who???s listened to us over the years we???re bringing you a special bonus episode containing never before heard clips, cut from episodes 1-50. You hope you???ll enjoy this blast from the past, and forgive the varying sound [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Monstress Story by . . . . . .??Marjorie Liu Art by . . . . . . . . Sana Takeda From Image.com: Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900???s Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steampunk, MONSTRESS tells the story [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: All-Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder Story by . . . . . .??The Goddamn Frank Miller Art by . . . . . . . . The Goddamn Jim Lee From Wikipedia: All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder is an [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Rice Boy Created by . . . . .??Evan Dahm. From the author???s website: Rice Boy is a brightly colored and surreal fantasy adventure story, set in the ninth century of the Red Age of Overside. It was started in April 2006 and finished [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Superman: American Alien Story by . . . . .??Max Landis Art by . . . . . Jonathan Case, Nick Dragotta, Tommy Lee Edwards, Jock,??Jo??lle Jones, Jae Lee, Francis Manapul, Ryan Sook, and more. From Amazon: Hollywood screenwriter and Eisner Award nominee Max [???]
We were unable to record our regular episode this week. So enjoy this bonus episode, where-in talking about??recent Batman video games leads into a discussion of the evolution of video game consoles and relative evolution of superhero comics. Our hosts for this episode are Kirbotron2000,??Joe Preti, and Tobiah Panshin.We???ll be back next week with Episode [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Infinite Kung??Fu Story and Art by . . . . . .??Kagan Mcleod From Goodreads: ???Infinite Kung Fu??? walks you through familiar corridors in the house of martial mayhem, but still smashes your face through walls of wonder and into rooms where kung fu [???]
Welcome to Episode 2??of our??new super-group series we???re producing on a roughly monthly basis.??On each episode we???ll be discussing a topic from the broader world of geekery, selected by our hosts. To subscribe to just the West Coast Podvengers, add this RSS feed to your favorite podcatcher. On this episode we discuss the recent release [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Lucky Penny Story by . . . . . .??Ananth Hirsh Art by . . . . . . . .??Yuko Ota From CBR: ???Lucky Penny??? collects a story arc from ???Johnny Wander,??? Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota???s webcomic, into print. It follows the [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??Doom Patrol, by Grant Morrison, Richard Case, Scott Hanna, and John Nyburg. This series continues the adventures of DC???s not-quite-the-X-Men team [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Supreme: Blue Rose Story by . . . . . . Warren Ellis Art by . . . . . . . . Tula Lotay From Goodreads: ???Supreme: Blue Rose re-introduces the central Image Comics character Supreme, in a multi-layered and often hallucinatory mystery [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Pedro and Me. Story and Art by . . . . . .??Judd Winick From Wikipedia: Pedro and Me is an autobiographical graphic novel by Judd Winick regarding his friendship with AIDS educator Pedro Zamora after the two met while on the reality television [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Daredevil: Love and War Story by . . . . . .??Frank Miller Art by . . . . . . . .??Bill Sienkiewicz From Goodreads: Daredevil: Love and War, in which the notorious Kingpin of Crime must rescue his own wife from the [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Black Orchid Story by . . . . . .??Neil Gaiman Art by . . . . . . . .??Dave McKean From Goodreads: By the acclaimed writer of THE SANDMAN LIBRARY. Consider the orchid: exotic, intoxicating and rare. Consider Black Orchid: a demigoddess [???]
Welcome to Episode 1 of our new show. You may be familiar with some of the cross-over episodes and guest appearances we???ve done with Arc Reactions??and the Fake Geek Girls. This is a new super-group series we???re producing in collaboration on a roughly monthly basis. On each episode we???ll be discussing a topic from the [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Black Canary, Vol. 1: ??Kicking and Screaming Story by . . . . . . Brenden Fletcher Art by . . . . . . . . Annie Wu & Pia Guerra From Comixology: Spinning out of the pages of BATGIRL, writer Brenden Fletcher [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil Story and Art by . . . . . .??Jeff Smith Color Art by . . . . . . . . . .Steve Hamaker From Goodreads: Granted the powers of the ancient gods, young Billy Batson transforms [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter our hosts discuss the 2016 film,??Batman v. [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter our hosts relate their experiences at Emerald [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Ivar, Timewalker Story by . . . . . .??Fred Van Lente Art by . . . . . . . . Pere Perez, Clayton Henry, Francis Portela From Valiant: At this very moment in Geneva, Switzerland, history is being made. A thousand meters [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Deadpool Story by . . . . . .??Joe Kelly Art by . . . . . . . .??Ed McGuinness, Aaron Lopresti , Bernard Chang, Shannon Denton, Pete Woods From Goodreads: Wade Wilson is a self-loathing killer for hire???but he dreams of being [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Alex + Ada Story by . . . . . . Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna Art by . . . . . . . . Jonathan Luna Alex + Ada is a 15-issue SF/Romance series set in the near future. Several years before the [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is: Bitch Planet Written by . . . . Kelly Sue Deconnick Art by . . . . . . . . Valentine De Landro, Taki Soma, Robert Wilson IV Color Art by . . . Cris Peter, Kelly Fitzpatrick Lettering by . . . [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Enigma, by Peter Milligan??and??Duncan Fegredo. Originally released in 1993 as part of DC???s then-new Vertigo imprint, the series is as enigmatic as its title would imply. It follows Michael Smith, an obsessively ordinary man living in Pacific City, California, whose life begins to radically change [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Richard Stark???s??Parker, adapted and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke. The series follows the eponymous Parker, a professional criminal in the 1960s who we are introduced to as he is seeking revenge against several??former compatriots who double crossed him and left him for dead. In the [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??Bone, by Jeff Smith. Published independently between 1991 and 2004, Bone follows??the three Bone cousins???cartoon character-like people exiled from the town??Boneville [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Five Ghosts, by??Frank J. Barbiere,??Chris Mooneyham, and??Garry Brown. The series follows the pulp adventures of Fabian Gray???renowned treasure hunter and adventure-seeker???who some years ago had five crystal shards from the legendary Dreamstone imbedded in his chest. These five shards allow him to call upon the [???]
Hey everybody. We have a bunch of announcements to make, so we made a special mini-episode to cover all the upcoming changes/events here at View from the Gutters. If you don???t want to listen to the episode, here???s a quick run-down: 1. Voting We???re making a pretty significant change to the way we make the [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Kill Shakespeare, by??Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, and Andy Belanger. The series follows Hamlet, of the Shakespeare play, who???having left Denmark and sailed for England as he should???is beset by pirates.??After escaping a bloody battle on a plank of wood Hamlet awakens not in England, [???]
This episode was pre-recorded as a back-up in case we were unable to record the show as normal, and is being released outside of our normal continuity of shows. We apologize for the gap. We???ll be back next week with our preselected title, Kill Shakespeare. In the meantime, this week on View from the Gutters [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??My Friend Dahmer, by Derf Backderf. Published in 2012, the book??is Derf???s accounting of his experiences in??junior high and high school as a friend of Jeffery Dahmer, the notorious serial murderer who was arrested in 1991, and later murdered in prison by another inmate. The [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Gladstone???s School for World Conquerors, by??Mark Andrew Smith and Armand Villavert Jr. Set in a top secret school for young and aspiring super-villains (themselves predominantly the offspring of super-villains), the series follows the hijinks and adventures of a group of students. All is???as is so [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Federal Bureau of Physics, written by Simon Oliver, with art by??Robbi Rodriguez and??Alberto Ponticelli, and colors by??Rico Renzi. Released by Vertigo beginning in 2013, the series follows a field team of agents from the eponymous government agency as they undertake missions battling against the breakdown [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Princeless, written by??Jeremy Whitley and drawn by??Mia Goodwin,??Emily Martin,??Rosy Higgins, and??Ted Brandt. The series follows the adventures of??Adrienne, a princess placed in a tower guarded by a dragon who decides that waiting in a tower to be rescued is dumb. She escapes from the tower, [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??ODY-C, by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward. This series is a psychedelic, sci-fi, gender-bent reboot??of the classical epic poem??The??Odyssey, by Homer. It follows the adventures of Odyssia and her crew, returning home to Ithicaa after the fall of Troiia, beset by all manner of woes [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Top 10, by Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon. The series is a police procedural set in the other-dimensional city of Neopolis, a reality??where every person has some variety??of superpower. The series follows the lives and cases of the officers of the 10th precinct [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Jem and the Holograms, by Kelly Thompson, Sophie Campbell, and M. Victoria Robado. This series is a revival, as well as a reimagining, of the outrageous 80s cartoon series of the same title. It features the musical and romantic adventures of the eponymous band, composed [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??The Sixth Gun, by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt. The series takes place some years after the Civil War. It centers around 6 mystic guns, each of which grants a unique power to its wielder. It follows the adventures of two such wielders, as they [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??FF, by Matt Fraction, Mike and Laura Allred, and Joe Quinones. Launched??in 2012 as part of??Marvel NOW, this series was part of a duology along with its companion series??Fantastic Four, also written by Fraction and drawn by Mark Bagley. That series covers a year in [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Through the Woods, by Emily Carroll. This graphic novel collects five spooky supernatural stories spanning a variety of times and places. It is a delightfully eerie collection which has been beautifully illustrated, and you may already be familiar with one of the stories which is [???]
Welcome to??Singles Club, our short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. If you have an independent work you???d like to share with us, send us a link or digital copy at review@viewfromthegutters.com. This week Tobiah??reviews??Valor, an anthology of short [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??Elephantmen, written by Richard Starkings with various artists. Set two centuries in the future,??Elephantmen is a mix of sci-fi and noir. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, by Jhonen Vasquez. Originally published in the mid-90s, JTHM is one of the seminal indie comics of the period. It features the adventures (i.e. murders) of Johnny, a deranged psychopathic murder who is honestly kind of a sweet guy when you [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Catwoman. For this episode we read Catwoman, Vol. 1: Trail of the Catwoman, and Vol. 2: No Easy Way Down, by Ed Brubaker, Darwyn Cooke,??Cameron Stewart, and other artists. This series, beginning in 2002, finds Selina Kyle on the slow path to redemption. She teams [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell, a 2014 original graphic novel by Paul Dini and Joe Quinones. The book, which takes place outside of the current New-52 continuity, features the two be-fishnetted heroines investigating a series of murders which surround a retired gang of thieves who [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself, Vol. 1 & 2, by Kieron Gillen, Dougie Braithwaite, and other illustrators. Following the events in Marvel???s Siege event, Loki the trickster god is dead! Long live Loki the trickster god! Loki, having been reborn as a brand new person [???]
Welcome to our Halloween bonus series, Tales from the Gutter. For the month of October we will be focusing each week on a different genre of horror/spooky comic. This week, we discuss Slasher and Splatter comics. To kick off this conversation, we each read??Nailbiter??by Joshua Williamson with art by Mike Henderson and colors by Adam [???]
Welcome to??Singles Club, our short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. If you have an independent work you???d like to share with us, send us a link or digital copy at review@viewfromthegutters.com. This week Tobiah??reviews??AdSVENtures, by Chris Peckford,??a children???s [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??The Question: The Five Books of Blood, written by Greg Rucka with art by??Jimmy Palmiotti, Diego Olmos, John Van Fleet, Jes??s Sa??z, Steve Lieber, Manuel Garcia, Eric Trautmann, and Matt Clark. Originally released under the title??52 Aftermath: Crime Bible: Five Lessons of Blood, this 5-issue [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Free Country: A Tale from the Children???s Crusade, written by??Jamie Delano, Alisa Kwitney, Toby Litt, and Neil Gaiman with art by??Peter Snejbjerg, Mike Barreiro, Chris Bachalo, and Peter Gross. Whew, what a mouthful! According to wikipedia legend???O Best Beloved???this series was originally published as??The Children???s [???]
Welcome to our Halloween bonus series, Tales from the Gutter. For the month of October we will be focusing each week on a different genre of horror/spooky comic. This week, we take a look at horror comics from outside the US. To start our discussion, we each read Beautiful Darkness by Kerasco??t and Fabien Vehlmann [???]
Welcome to episode 6??of Singles Club!??This is our new short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. If you have an independent work you???d like to share with us, send us a link or digital copy at review@viewfromthegutters.com. This week [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??The Michael Moorcock Library Vol.1: Elric of Melnibone, by??Roy Thomas,??Michael T. Gilbert, and??P. Craig Russell. First published in the early 1980s, this series adapts the original Michael Moorcock story of the same name. Elric is king of Melnibone, a magic island, and he fights his [???]
Welcome to our new Halloween bonus series,??Tales from the Gutter.??For the month of October we will be focusing each week on a different genre of horror/spooky comic. This week we take a look at horror comics geared towards younger readers. To start our discussion, we each read Anya???s Ghost by Vera Brosgol, Coraline by Neil [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??High Crimes, by Christopher Sebela and Ibrahim Moustafa. The 12-issue series follows the life of disgraced former-Olympic snowboarder Zan Jensen, who works in Nepal for a man who retrieves the corpses of people who have died climbing mountains. Unfortunately the two find the corpse of [???]
Welcome to our new Halloween bonus series,??Tales from the Gutter.??For the month of October we will be focusing each week on a different genre of horror/spooky comic. This week we take a look at comics featuring monsters and the things that hunt them. To kick off this discussion, we read Afterlife with Archie by Roberto [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Madame Xanadu,??by Matt Wagner and Amy Reeder, with additional art by Jo??lle Jones,??Michael WM. Kaluta, and??Marley Zarcone. Published in 2008, this series explores the origin of the titular Madame Xanadu. It follows her life and adventures from her origins in pre-historic Britain up through the [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter our hosts relate their experiences at Rose [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Trillium, by Jeff Lemire. Published in 2013, this 8-issue series is a time traveling inter-dimensional romance taking place simultaneously in 1921 and 3797 A.D. On one end it features Nika, a scientist in the distant future trying to prevent the extinction of the human race. [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter, Joe and Tobiah sit down with the [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North (of the long running??Dinosaur Comics webcomic) and??Erica Henderson. First appearing in the early 90s, Doreen Green???teen superhero extraordinaire???is the unbeatable Squirrel Girl with the proportionate strength and speed of a squirrel. Also she can talk to squirrels and [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1-3, by Ed Piskor. Produced in an old-school half-tone style, the series examines the history and evolution of hip hop from its roots in 1970s Brooklyn into the 1980s and ever greater public consciousness. In our recommendation section our hosts [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Stagger Lee, by Shepard Hendrix and Derek McCulloch. This limited series from Image examines the history and evolution of the classic ragtime, blues, jazz, and rock ???n rock song Stagger Lee, as well as the real-life events surrounding the shooting of Billy Lyons by Lee [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??DC: The New Frontier, the??Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster Award-winning series by Darwyn Cooke. Published in 2004, The New Frontier is one of DC???s finest Elseworld comics. Set primarily in the 1950s, it visits a version of the DC universe on the boundary between the Golden [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??Akira,??by Katsuhiro Otomo. Set in post-World War III Neo-Tokyo, the series begins with battling motorcycle street gangs, but quickly expands to [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Rachel Rising, Vol. 1 & 2, by Terry Moore. This series begins with its titular protagonist, Rachel, digging her way out of her own shallow grave. Her memory of her death missing, she seeks to discover who killed her and why she is still walking [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Sex Criminals, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, with colors by Becka Kinzie.??It is the story of two people, Suzy and John, who independently discover that when they reach orgasm time stands still. One day they meet, they begin to date, and they discover they [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Goners,??written by Jacob Semahn with art by Jorge Corona and colors by??Gabriel Cassata. This series follow the life death and adventures of the Latimers, an ancient family of monster hunters. The series begins with the deaths of??Raleigh and Evelyn Latimer on national television, followed [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Atomic Robo, Vol. 1-3,??by Brian??Clevinger and Scott Wegener. Launching in 2007, it follows the life and adventures of??an atomic robot designed and built by Nikola Tesla in 1923??as he and his team of action scientists fight Nazis, intelligent dinosaurs, and the horrors of unexplained science [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Lumberjanes, Vol. 1, written by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis, with art by Brooke Allen and colors by Maarta Laiho.??The series is an all-ages book which follows the adventures of 5 best friends at Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet???s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. Welcome back, to Back Matter. We???ve returned after a long hiatus to have [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson. Originally created as Stevenson???s art school thesis, the graphic novel ran first as a webcomic and was released in print in 2015. It has been optioned for a animated feature film. The comic is an all-ages story, and has a [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1 & 2, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba. Premiering in 2007,??Umbrella Academy is the brain-child of and first comic by Gerard Way, front-man of the band??My Chemical Romance. It examines??the disfunctional lives of 7 super-powered people who were adopted and [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Stumptown, written by Greg Rucka and drawn by??Matthew Southworth and Justin Greenwood. Set in modern day Portland, Oregon,??Stumptown is a detective story starring??Dex Parios, a private eye and gambling addict. In our recommendation section our hosts nominated Umbrella Academy, The Killer,??Afterlife with Archie,??Green Arrow, Vol. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Alias, by??Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos. Released in 2001 and running for 28 issues,??Alias kicked off Marvel???s MAX line of comics for mature readers which abandoned the Comics Code for the first time.??It follows the adventures of Jessica Jones, a one-time superhero who retired [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Moon Knight, Vol. 1: From the Dead, written by Warren Ellis with art by Declan Shalvey and colors by Jordie Bellaire. The latest in a string of semi-reboots for Moon Knight, this series features six stand-alone stories which redefine the character. The art and [???]
Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter??we present you with a recording of [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Velvet, Vol. 1 & 2, by Ed Brubaker and??Steve Epting. The series starts with a simple premise: what if James Bond were murdered, and Miss Moneypenny blamed? What launches from there is a thrilling espionage-filled romp staring the thrilling and deadly Velvet Templeton???a secret agent-turned-desk-jockey [???]
Welcome to episode 5??of Singles Club!??This is our new short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. If you have an independent work you???d like to share with us, send us a link or digital copy at review@viewfromthegutters.com. This week [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Pretty Deadly, by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Rios, and Jordie Bellaire. Set in the old west, the series follows the adventures of a blind cowboy and his ward who are being hunted by the Reapers of Death, Big Alice and Deathface Ginny.??It???s a story of [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. After recording our episode on??The Sandman,??we found that some of our hosts??had more yet to say about this incredible work. So here we are again for a short addendum [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??All-New Ghost Rider, written by Felipe Smith and illustrated??by Tradd Moore and Damion Scott. This series introduces us to a young new Ghost Rider, Robbie Reyes, a teenager who splits his time between school, working as a mechanic, and caring for his developmentally disabled little [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??JLA/Avengers, by Kurt Busiek and George Perez. Originally planned for release in the early 1980s,??this long awaited team-up between the Justice League of America and the Avengers did not see the light of day until more than 20 years later??? and that shows. JLA/Avengers features [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??The Sandman, created by Neil Gaiman,??Sam Kieth, and??Mike Dringenberg. First published in 1989 and running through 1996,??The Sandman was part of [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Thor??(2014), by Jason Aaron with art by??Russell Dauterman. For this episode we read issues #1-7 and Thor Special #1. Released in the wake of Thor Odinson becoming unworthy of wielding Mjolnir during the events of Original Sin, this new series begins with a mysterious woman [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Change, by Ales Kot and Morgan Jeske. I???m not even going to??try??to summarize what this book is even about, so this week you???re just getting the blurb: Dear Los Angeles: meet apocalypse. You have one day left. Unless, of course, someone decides to save you. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Superman Unchained, by Scott Snyder, Jim Lee, and Dustin Nguyen. Published in 2013, the 9-issue mini-series was released to coincide with the??Man of Steel??film as well as Superman???s 75th anniversary.??It features the reveal of a mysterious alien government operative who possesses stronger versions of all [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Avengers: Rage of Ultron, by Rick Remender, Jerome Ope??a, and Dean White. Part of Marvel???s series of Original Graphic Novels,??Rage of Ultron is primarily a story about lineage, and of fathers and sons. It features another in a long series of battles between The Avengers [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Wayward, by Jim Zub, John Rauch, and Steve Cummings. The series features Rori Lane, a half-Irish half-Japanese teenager who moves to Japan for the first time to live with her mother. She quickly discovers that she possesses a secret magic, and encounters others with special [???]
Welcome to episode 4??of Singles Club!??This is our new short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. If you have an independent work you???d like to share with us, send us a link or digital copy at review@viewfromthegutters.com. This week [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Black Widow, Vol. 1 & 2, written by Nathan Edmondson with art by Phil Noto. The series follows Nastasha Romanov???the Black Widow???on her adventures away from the Avengers both as an agent of SHIELD and a private mercenary taking jobs which will help her balance [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on discussion that doesn???t??make it into our main show, including interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at contact@viewfromthegutters.com. [???]
We???re attending Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle this weekend, so you get the episode a little bit early. This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??God Hates Astronauts, by Ryan Browne. Initially launched as a webcomic in 2007, the series was collected reprinted by Image as God Hates Astronauts, Vol. 1. [???]
Welcome to episode 3??of Singles Club!??This is our new short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. If you have an independent work you???d like to share with us, send us a link or digital copy at review@viewfromthegutters.com. This week [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Mystery Society, by Steve Niles and Fiona Staples. Published in 2010 by IDW, it is a tongue-in-cheek story about a group of paranormal investigators led by Nick Mystery and his wife??Anastasia. The comic follows their adventures fighting the US government and searching for the stolen [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Nailbiter, Vol. 1 & 2, by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson. From Image???s website: ???Where do serial killers come from???? and why has Buckaroo, Oregon given birth to sixteen of the most vile serial killers in the world? NSA Agent Nicholas Finch needs to solve [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??The Royals: Masters of War, by Rob Williams and??Simon Coleby. Published by Vertigo,??The Royals is an alternate history of World War II in a universe where those of royal lineage possess superpowers. It stars Prince Henry of England, who unknowningly breaks a pact between the [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??Preacher, by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. First published in 1995,??Preacher is dark nuevo-western which follows the life of Jesse Custer, [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Umbral, Vol. 1 & 2, by Antony Johnston and??Christopher Mitten.??Umbral is a fantasy story starring a young thief named Rascal, who has befriended the young prince of her native kingdom. Things take a turn for the worse, however, when on the day of an eclipse [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, by Frank Miller and John Romita, Jr. Published in 1994,??The Man Without Fear explores and revises the origin of Daredevil???and by extension the origins of Elektra and The Kingpin. If you???re familiar with Frank Miller???s other works you have an [???]
Welcome to episode 2 of Singles Club!??This is our new short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. If you have an independent work you???d like to share with us, send us a link or digital copy at review@viewfromthegutters.com. This [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Captain Marvel,??Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight and Vol. 2: Down, by Kelly Sue DeConnick with art by Dexter Soy, Emma Rios, and Filipe Andrade, with colors by Jordie Bellaire. In this series Carol Danvers???long time Ms. Marvel???takes up the mantle of Captain Marvel. She [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Ravine, Vol. 1 & 2, by Ron Marz and Stjepan Sejic.??Ravine??is a fantasy series about two Wanderers???people who have bonded with a mystic weapon called Grimlas who are destined to alter the destiny of the world.??It is rendered in lavish detail by Sejic, who both [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1, written by Kieron Gillen with art by Jamie McKelvie and colors by??Matt Wilson. Every 90 years 12 gods incarnate in the bodies of teenagers. All of them are dead within 2 years. The series follows Laura, a teenage [???]
Hello everyone, and welcome to Singles Club. This is our new short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. We???re still messing with the format a little bit, so???as always???feel free to get in touch with us with comments or??criticism. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Creature Tech, by Doug TenNapel, creator of Earthworm Jim. Published in 2003, the eponymous Creature Tech is the US government???s secret research facility for the weird and unexplained, located in the small town of Turlock, CA. It???s new head researcher???and out protagonist???is??Dr. Michael Ong, the [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on discussion that doesn???t??make it into our main show, including interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at contact@viewfromthegutters.com. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Flashpoint, by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert. Released in 2011,??Flashpoint is the event that shepherded the post-Crisis DC universe into that sweet goodnight, and launched the New-52. It features Barry Allen???The Flash???who suddenly awakens to find himself in an altered reality where the world teeters [???]
On this special bonus episode of??View from the Gutters, we discuss the 2009 film adaptation of Watchmen, directed by Zack Snyder. Our hosts for this episode are Andrew Chard, Joe Preti, Tobiah Panshin, Kayleigh Fleeman, and Cade Reynolds.
Happy 100th Episode! Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show in the last 2 years. We hope you will continue to listen and enjoy our podcast for the next 100 episodes. This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. One of the seminal [???]
Some quick announcements before episode 100 drops later today.??We wanted to thank all of our listeners and preview??some of what we???re going to be up to in the new year. You can find Top of the Stack at it???s new home right here.
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Lazarus, by Greg Rucka,??Santiago Arcas, and Michael Lark. Set in a dystopian future in which the Earth is ruled by corporate families who via for control while exploiting the ???waste???, the unwashed masses who are neither family nor those lucky enough to have curried a [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Shutter, by??Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca. It stars Kate Kristopher, a child explorer and adventurer??in a world more fantastic than our own filled with robots, talking animal people, flying saucers, ninja ghosts, and a whole lot more.??The series begins on Kate???s 27th birthday, ten [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Strong Female Protagonist, by Brennen Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag.??SFP follows the life of retired teen-superhero and now college student Allison Green. As Mega Girl, Allison was one of the first and most powerful superheroes in the world. After years of battling villains, she [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on discussion that doesn???t??make it into our main show, including interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at contact@viewfromthegutters.com. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Sovereign, Vol. 1,??by??Chris Roberson and Paul Maybury. Set in a familiar yet different world from our own,??Sovereign??follows several groups of characters as the time of convergence approaches, when demons inhabit the bodies of the dead and the world is prophesied to undergo a great change. [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on discussion that doesn???t??make it into our main show, including interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at contact@viewfromthegutters.com. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Four Eyes, by Joe Kelly and??Max Fiumara. It is set in New York City during the Great Depression. Also, there are dragons. First released in 2008,??Four Eyes has been released irregularly with four issues released at present, and none in several years. Kelly??stated in a [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on discussion that doesn???t??make it into our main show, including interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at contact@viewfromthegutters.com. [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on discussion that doesn???t??make it into our main show, including interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at contact@viewfromthegutters.com. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Ms. Marvel, written by G. Willow Wilson with art by Adrian Alphona and Jacob Wyatt. Launched in 2014,??Ms. Marvel follows the adventures of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teenager from Jersey City, NJ, who gains superpowers after being exposed to the Terrigen Mists. Kamala???an avid fan [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??Nausica?? of the Valley of the Wind, by Hayao Miyazaki. First published??in 1982 and continuing intermittently through 1994,??Nausica?? is about the [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Three, written by Kieron Gillen with art by Ryan Kelly.??Three??is Gillen???s direct response to Frank Miller???s??300. It is the story of three Helot slaves in Sparta, roughly a century after the??Battle of Thermopylae???a period when Sparta was in decline. The three slaves are the lone [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on discussion that doesn???t??make it into our main show, including interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at contact@viewfromthegutters.com [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Paradise X, written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, with art by Dougie Braithewaite. The conclusion to the Earth X trilogy,??Paradise X continues from the end of??Universe X. Death has died, but all is still not well in the afterlife where Captain America???now leader of a host [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on all things news worthy in the world of comics. From the big buzz around the latest comics to comic book movies and TV shows, as well as other discussion that didn???t make it into our main show. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Thor, by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Oliver Coipel and??Marko Djurdjevic. This series of??Thor began in the aftermath of Civil War, and features the return of Thor and Asgard from non-existence after being destroyed in Ragnarok some years previous. In this series we see Thor, now [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Big Book of Barry Ween, by Judd Winick. This collection contains all four previously released trades of??The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius as well as the color-special crossover with??Whiteout. First released in 1999,??Barry Ween is one of the great indie comics of its time. It [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia, by Greg Rucka and??J. G. Jones. Published in 2002, this original graphic novel predates Rucka???s critically acclaimed run on Wonder Woman by a year. In??The Hiketeia, a young woman pursued by the Batman runs to Wonder Woman for sanctuary, swearing a sacred [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Swamp Thing, by Brian K. Vaughan with art by??Roger Petersen and Giuseppe Camuncoli. Published in 2000, this volume of??Swamp Thing follows the daughter of Alec Holland, Tef?????a hybrid human and plant elemental, who travels the world in search of personal understanding and to find a way to [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Courtney Crumrin, Vol. 1 & 2, by??Ted Naifeh. First released by Oni Press in 2002,??it???s titular protagonist is??Courtney Crumrin, a teenage girl who moves with her parents???a pair of social climbing nitwits???into the home of her great uncle??Aloysius. Or perhaps her great-great uncle. No one seems to [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on all things news worthy in the world of comics. From the big buzz around the latest comics to comic book movies and TV shows, as well as other discussion that didn???t make it into our main show. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Losers, Book 1, by Andy Diggle and Jock. This book collects issues 1-12 of the series, previously collected as volumes 1 & 2, Ante Up and??Double Down, respectively.??The titular Losers are a band of special forces operatives working (initially) as a CIA black ops team. Before [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about the life and times of Stephanie Brown. For this special episode we read a selection of titles including??many issues of [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on all things news worthy in the world of comics. From the big buzz around the latest comics to comic book movies and TV shows, as well as other discussion that didn???t make it into our main show. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Incredible Hercules, Vol. 1: Against the World, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, with art by Khoi Pham. Following the events of??World War Hulk, Hercules took over the Hulk???s comic, teaming up with Amadeus Cho???a young man known as the 7th Smartest Man in [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Transformers Classics, Vol. 1 & 2, which reprints issues #1-25 of the classic 80s Marvel series written by Bill Mantlo, Bob Budiansky, and various artists. First published in 1984, this series provided the basis for much of the Transformers canon, including the names and back history of [???]
This is week one of??our Rocking September Batman 75th Anniversary Extravaganza. During the month of September we???ll be talking a lot about the caped crusader, starting right now. This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Batman: Knightfall, the classic??first part of the Knight Saga which saw Bruce Wayne confined to a wheelchair, replaced him [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Fuse, Vol. 1: The Russian Shift, by Antony Johnston and Justin Greenwood. In the far future, The Fuse is an autonomous space station in orbit above Earth, five miles long and home to half a million people. In volume 1 we follow??police detectives Dietrich and Klem [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Queen and Country, Vol. 1: Operation Broken Ground, by Greg Rucka with art by Steve Rolston.??Queen and Country is a modern espionage/thriller inspired by??British TV series such as The Sandbaggers. It primarily follows the missions of Tara Chace, as well as her co-workers in an MI-6 Special??Intelligence [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters our topic work is??The Wake by Scott Snyder with art by Sean Murphy and colors by Matt Hollingsworth. The Wake??is a strange tale that mixes elements of science fiction and horror. It begins with the story of Lee Archer, a marine biologist??who is??approached by the Department of Homeland Security [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, circumstances conspired such that we simply??could not record our weekly episode as usual. I???m assuming that supervillains have teamed up to attack our fair show with weather machines and bioengineered plagues. On the down side this means that we???re all going to have to wait until next week for [???]
Back Matter is our roundtable discussion show focused on all things news worthy in the world of comics. From the big buzz around the latest comics to comic book movies and TV shows, as well as other discussion that didn???t make it into our main show. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Hawaiian Dick, by B. Clay Moore and Steven Griffin. First released in 2002,??Hawaiian Dick??is a supernatural noir comic which takes place in 1950s Honolulu. and follows the adventures of Byrd???a former mainland police detective who has moved to Hawaii to escape his past. He is, [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Seconds, by Bryan Lee O???Malley.??Seconds is a beautifully drawn all-ages books which will very familiar to anyone who is a fan of O???Malley???s previous work,??Scott Pilgrim versus The World.??It??is the story of a young chef named Katie, who is in a period of transition in [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Rocket Girl, Vol. 1, by Amy Reeder and Brandon??Montclare. Launched by a Kickstarter campaign,??Rocket Girl??is the story of DaYoung Johansson, an officer of the New York Teen Police in the far-out future year of 2013, a time of jet packs, flying cars, and robots which [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Hellboy: Seed of Destruction??and??Wake the Devil???collected as trade paperback Vol. 1 & 2, or Library Edition Vol. 1???by Mike Mignola.??First published in 1993,??Hellboy is the story of its eponymous hero, a demon summoned from hell by the mad monk Rasputin in the dying days of [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Universe X, by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, with art by Dougie Braithwaite and Bill Reinhold. The sequel to Earth X (which we discussed previously), Universe X takes the next step forward in plumbing the depths of the Marvel Universe, past, present, and alternate. Created [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Black Science, Vol. 1, written by Rick Remender with art by Matteo Scalera and colors by Dean White. Launched in 2013,??Black Science is an ongoing series.??Using ???The Pillar???, a device of their own creation, Grant McKay and his team of scientists are able to jump [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??X-Statix, by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred. For this episode we read??The X-Statix Omnibus. Originally called X-Force, this team of reality-show [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??JLA: A League of One, by Christopher Moeller. While it says Justice League on the cover, this is at its heart a Wonder Woman story. Released as a graphic novel in 2000,??A League of One is beautifully illustrated in a full painted style by Moeller, [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Daredevil, Vol. 1, written by Mark Waid with art??by Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin. Daredevil is one of Marvel???s classic characters with a long and sorted publication history. This new??Daredevil series (which began in 2011 and is still ongoing)??focuses on Matt Murdock as he tries [???]
It???s another Bonus Episode! Our previous .NOW was so popular we???ve decided to try??it again. Once again our topic work is??Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery, by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch.??Rat Queens??is a fantasy comic in the tradition of Dungeons and Dragons. It follows the adventures of the eponymous Rat Queens, an adventuring [???]
?? This week on??View from the Gutters our topic work is??Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery, by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch.??Rat Queens is a fantasy comic in the tradition of Dungeons and Dragons. It follows the adventures of the eponymous Rat Queens, an adventuring party composed of four women of various races and [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi. It is an autobiographical comic, relating Satrapi???s experiences growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution of the 1970s. It follows her experiences first as a schoolgirl during the revolution, then later as a teenager when she??is sent away to Europe [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is Avengers Forever, by Kurt Busiek with art by??Carlos Pacheco and??Jesus Merino. Released in 1998-1999, Avengers Forever??was a 12-issue mini-series which saw a coalition of Avengers from across past, present, and future teaming up in a mammoth showdown between Kang the Conquerer???one of the Avengers??? greatest foes???and [???]
This week on View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E., created??by Warren Ellis??and??Stuart Immonen.??Nextwave is a 12-issue series that ran between 2006 and 2007. It follows the adventures of the Nextwave team as they combat the villainous plans of H.A.T.E.???Nextwave???s??former employer???and their shadowy backer, a terrorist organization known as S.I.L.E.N.T. operating under [???]
Bonus Episode! We just had so much interest in this comic from our hosts we decided to put out a bonus episode with commentary from Joe, Eric, and Kirby, who weren???t able to be on the regular Episode 67. Once again??our topic work is??All-Star Superman, written by Grant Morrison with art by Frank Quitely and [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??All-Star Superman, written by Grant Morrison with art by Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant. Published over three years,??All-Star Superman??is the second title in DC???s short-lived All-Star line, that sought to present iconic visions of their banner characters outside of the constraints of continuity.??It is Morrison???s distillation of [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??MIND MGMT, by Matt Kindt. For this episode we read issues #0-17 (Vol. 1-3). It???s the story of Meru Marlow, a journalist who???two years after the publication of her bestselling first book???decides to investigate a mysterious incident in which an entire plane full of people spontaneously lost [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??Invincible, created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, with art by Ryan Ottley. For this episode we read??issues #1-110. Invincible is [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Adventures of Superhero Girl, by Faith Erin Hicks.??Superhero Girl was originally published weekly online from 2010-2012, and was reprinted in color by Dark Horse??in 2013. It features the lighthearted (mis)adventures of the eponymous Superhero Girl (for whom no other name is ever supplied) as she struggles [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Superior Spider-Man, written by Dan Slott with art by??Ryan Stegman,??Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and others. Beginning in January 2013 and ending this month,??Superior Spider-Man??is??not??the story of Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man. Doctor Octopus??swapped brains with Peter in??Amazing Spider-Man #700, leaving Peter to die is Doc Ock???s [???]
On this giant-sized episode of??View from the Gutters??our topic work is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, written and penciled by Frank Miller, with inks by??Klaus Janson and colors by??Lynn Varley. The Dark Knight Returns??is one of the seminal Batman works, and along with Year One (released the following year, also written by Miller) not only [???]
?? This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Annihilation, Vol. 1-3, primarily by Keith Giffen (with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning), and art by??Andrea Di Vito and others.??Annihilation is the 2006 event book that kicked off the modern era of Marvel???s cosmic-level characters, featuring appearances from Nova, Starlord (of later Guardians of the Galaxy [???]
Back Matter is a new comic book roundtable discussion show focused on all things news worthy in the world of comics. From the big buzz around the latest comics to comic book movies and TV shows. Look forward to a rotating panel of hosts on this semi weekly podcast. Feel free to email us discussion [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is Saga, Vol. 1-3, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. An ongoing series,??Saga??is set in a galaxy consumed by a proxy war between the largest planet in the galaxy and its own moon. It is the story of Marko and Alana, two soldiers from opposite sides [???]
Back Matter is a new comic book roundtable discussion show focused on all things news worthy in the world of comics. From the big buzz around the latest comics to comic book movies and TV shows. ??Look forward to a rotating panel of hosts on this semi weekly podcast. Feel free to email us discussion [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is The Frank Book, by Jim Woodring. First published in the mid-90s, Frank??is akin to a Merry Melody on acid. It is told in wordless form, and features the (mis)adventures of Frank,??a generic anthropomorph who occupies a reality called the Unifactor. Frank is by far the weirdest [???]
Back Matter is a new comic book roundtable discussion show focused on all things news worthy in the world of comics. From the big buzz around the latest comics to comic book movies and TV shows. ??Look forward to a rotating panel of hosts on this semi weekly podcast. Feel free to email us discussion [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Private Eye, by??Marcos Martin, Brian K. Vaughan, and??Muntsa Vicente. Set in a privacy obsessed future 40-some years after an event known as ???the cloud burst???,??The Private Eye is a weird an colorful detective story. In this world the internet has been abandoned and forgotten, and privacy [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In the fifth episode of this bonus series, we talk about??Elfquest, by Wendy and Richard Pini. For this episode we read the first three story arcs: The Original Quest, [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Daytripper, by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba. It is the critically acclaimed story of the life and deaths of??Bras de Olivias Dominguez. Each issue follows Bras at a different moment in his life, and each one ends with his demise. It is a meditation on the nature [???]
Back Matter is a new comic book roundtable discussion show focused on all things news worthy in the world of comics. From the big buzz around the latest comics to comic book movies and TV shows. ??Look forward to a rotating panel of hosts on this semi weekly podcast. Feel free to email us discussion [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Sword, by the Luna Brothers. It is the story of a young paraplegic woman named Dara whose family is brutally murdered in front of her by a trio of siblings with the power to control the elements. Dara barely manages to survive their attack by discovering [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is RASL, by Jeff Smith. It is the story of a reality hopping art-thief and scientist, on the run from government agents who want to turn his research into weapons. Smith is a master cartoonist who effortlessly blends action, mystery, fantasy, and humor. Readers may be familiar [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Mouse Guard, the??Eisner Award-winning comic??lovingly hand-crafted by David Peterson. Set in the year 1152,??Mouse Guard??is the story of the eponymous guard, as they encounter and overcome various threats???both external and from within???to the mice of the land. It???s an excellent all ages tale, and a great introduction [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is Planetary, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday. Release between 1999 and 2009 and running for a staggering 27 issues,??Planetary??is one of Ellis??? master works. Nominally set in the Wildstorm comics universe, it is the story of Elijah Snow???one of the Century Babies: a group of apparently [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Infinity Gauntlet, by Jim Starlin, with art by George Perez and Ron Lim. Released in 1991,??The Infinity Gauntlet is one of Marvel???s earliest big crossover events. The mad titan Thanos, paramour of Death herself, has collected the fabled Infinity Gems. Each gem is an artifact of [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In the fourth episode of this bonus series, we talk about Pluto, by Naoki Urasawa, adapted from the original story by??Osamu Tezuka. Beginning in 2003,??Pluto is a retelling/adaptation of [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Hopeless Savages, by??Jen Van Meter and various artists. It???s the story of the Hopeless-Savage family, as told from the perspective of the youngest daughter, Skank Zero Hopeless-Savage. In the first story, after Zero???s parents (noted 70s punk rockers Dirk Hopeless and Nikki Savage) are kidnapped, she assembles [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??The Manhattan Projects, by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra.??It??is an altera-universe action science comic in the tradition of??The Five Fists of Science.??Set during and in the aftermath of World War II, it??follows the actions of the U.S. War Department???s secret weapons program:??The Manhattan Projects. Led by Gen. [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is our 3-part 50th Episode Special! In part 3 we discuss??Infinite Crisis, written by Geoff Johns with art by Phil Jimenez, Jerry Ordway, George Perez, Iven Reis, and Andy Lanning. Released almost exactly 20 years after the first Crisis,??Infinite Crisis??is the event that bought the multiverse back [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is our 3-part 50th Episode Special! In part 2 we discuss the 2004 series,??Identity Crisis, by Brad Meltzer and Rags Morales. Unlike the other two crises on our list, this one isn???t about a threat to the universe. This is a far more introspective story, and one [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is our 3-part 50th Episode Special! In part 1 we discuss the ur-event book,??Crisis on Infinite Earths, by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. Released in 1985-6, the Crisis was one of the first great event books (Marvel in fact rushed Secret Wars out the door just to [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 1-4, by Rick Remender, with art by Jerome Opena, Esad Ribic, Dean??White, and others. This series features X-Force as the X-Men???s secret wetworks teams, stepping in to permanently eliminate threats to mutantkind deemed to dangerous to be allowed to live. Contrasting our conversation last [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters??our topic work is??Superior Foes of Spider-Man, #1-6 by??Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber. One of the more recent comics we???ve discussed,??Superior Foes is a somewhat comic take (no pun intended) on the traditional team of Spider-Man villains, The Sinister Six??? despite the fact that there???s only five members on the [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Animal Man, written by Grant Morrison with art by Chas Truog and Doug Hazlewood. Prior to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, Animal Man was a D-list superhero with less than a dozen appearances in total over the course of the silver age. [???]
This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is JLA: Tower of Babel, by Mark Waid and Howard Porter. Following Grant Morrison???s revival of the ???Big 7??? Justice League team in the mid-90s, Mark Waid took over writing duties on the book with issue 43.??Tower of Babel is the critic and fan-acclaimed first [???]
This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is Billi 99, by Sarah Byam and Time Sale. It???s a great story from twenty years ago which carries an amazing amount of resonance for the world of today. But since it was a fan recommendation, I???ll just let the person who pitched it summarize [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In the third episode of this bonus series, we talk about Issues #1-160 of Ultimate Spider-Man (the Peter Parker years). First published in 2000, the Ultimate Universe was conceived [???]
This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is??Scud: The Disposable Assassin??by Rob Schrab. Published from 1994 to 1998 (with the final issues only being released in 2008), Scud??is a wild, weird, frenetic??story about a robotic assassin hired out of a vending machine who decides that he doesn???t want to die, and then [???]
This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is??Kingdom Come, by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. Originally published as a 4-issue Elseworlds story,??Kingdom Come is one possible future of the DC Universe. A future in which conflicts between generations of heroes boil into apocalyptic battles. It is a meditation on the nature of [???]
This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is??Loaded Bible, Book 1: The Jesus vs. Vampires Gospels, by??Tim Seeley. Published from 2006-2008,??Loaded Bible is the story of the second coming of Jesus (sort of) in the post-apocalyptic ruins of the United States. It follows his adventures as he fights vampires, conflicts with the [???]
This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is??Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 1 & 2, by Jason Aaron and??Esad Ribic. Collecting the first two arcs of the Marvel NOW relaunch of Thor, this series takes a closer look at Thor not purely as a hero, but as a god. Thor follows a [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is Strange Attractors, by??Charles Soule,??Greg Scott, and??Robert Saywitz. Set in present day New York City,??Strange Attractors is the story of a young graduate student, an aging math professor, and the odd magic they weave protecting New York from collapsing into chaos. It features an elegant style [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is??Supermarket, written by??Brian Wood??and illustrated by??Kristian Donaldson, published in 2006. Set in a cyberpunk-ish near future,??Supermarket is the story of a teenage girl name Pella Suzuki, who mediates on her existence and the city we know only as ???The Supermarket???, in between bouts of fleeing from [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is??The Authority, by??Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch. An important touchstone of modern comics,??The Authority??is the banner example of the ???widescreen comics??? movement of the late 90s and early 00s which massively influenced the style and tone of super-hero comics of the last decade (and directly inspired [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is Revival, by??Tim Seeley and??Mike Norton: For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it???s up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where [???]
This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is X-Men: Longshot. Originally released in 1985-6 as a six-issue miniseries under the title simply??Longshot, this series introduced the characters of Longshot, Spiral, Mojo, and the rest of the Mojoverse to the Marvel Universe. Although Longshot would go on to join the X-Men the following [???]
The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In the second episode of this bonus series, we talk about Volumes 1-7 of Adam Warren???s??Empowered. First published in 2007,??Empowered is a refreshing take on the superhero genre. While [???]
This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is Erfwold Book 1: The Battle for Gobwin Knob. Erfworld is an ongoing webcomic series first released in 2006. It features the somewhat bizarre adventures of Parson Gotti, a master strategy wargamer who has been summoned into/trapped in a universe which operates according to the [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is IDW???s??Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1.??Created in 1984, TMNT was at the forefront of the anthro-boom of the mid and late 80s, and have been featured in dozens of comics, cartoons, movies, and toy series. For those who have grown up under a rock, TMNT [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is??The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill, by the legendary Walt Simonson. The arc???currently collected In Thor Visionaries: Walt Simonson, Vol. 1???formed the beginning of Walt Simonson???s classic character redefining run on the title, introduced the character of Beta Ray Bill, and foreshadowed events that continue to [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is??G??dland, by??Joe Casey and Tom Scioli. First released in 2005, G??dland is a wild, weird comic that takes on the style of Jack Kirby from his seminal creations The Eternals and??The Fourth World, treats it??as a genre, and leaps off from there into even stranger directions. [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is??Batman: The Killing Joke, by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. Released as a one-shot in 1988, The Killing Joke is a classic Batman story which defined the character of The Joker in the post-Crisis DC Universe, and had resounding effects on the Batman family of characters. [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is Blacksad, by??Juan D??az Canales??and Juanjo Guarnido. Blacksad is originally a European comic, starring the eponymous P.I., John Blacksad in a series of three cases. Set in 1950s America and populated with anthropomorphic animals, Blacksad is an excellent example of the Noir genre, rendered in lavish [???]
This week on??View from the Gutters, our topic work is Neil Gaiman???s 1602. This series has an interesting origin, in that Gaiman agreed to work for Marvel in part to fund his legal dispute with Todd McFarlane over rights to the character MiracleMan???which is itself a story. Penned with inimitable style by??Andy Kubert and??digitally painted [???]
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser was originally published in the early 90s as part of Marvel???s Epic imprint. Drawn by Mike Mignola (of??Hellboy fame) and adapted by Howard Chaykin from the classic sword and sorcery stories by Fritz Leiber, these stories heavily influenced an entire generation of fantasy, from novels of Terry Pratchett??to Dungeons and [???]
This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is Jim Henson???s Tale of Sand. Adapted from a screenplay written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl in the late 1960s???and only discovered after Henson???s death???The Tale of Sand is strange, unpredictable, and imaginative. Brought to life by the masterful artwork of Ramon Perez, The [???]
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Bite Club, by Howard Chaykin, David Tischman and David Hahn. Published by Vertigo in 2005, Bite Club is a mashup of gangster drama and trashy vampire bullshit. It follows the infamous del Toro crime family???the most notorious clan of vampires on the East Coast???following [???]
Hosts: Joe Preti, Andrew Chard, Tobiah Panshin, Cade Reynolds Suggested Titles: Identity Crisis, Bite Club, Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Selected Title: Bite Club
Hosts: Joe Preti, Andrew Chard, Tobiah Panshin, Cade Reynolds The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series.
Hosts: Joe Preti, Andrew Chard, Tobiah Panshin, Cade Reynolds Suggested Titles: Powers, Batgirl: The Lesson, Turf, Luthor (Man of Steel) Selected Title: Luthor (Man of Steel)
Hosts: Andrew Chard, Joe Preti, Tobiah Panshin, Cade Reynolds, Matt McGinnis Suggested Titles: Astro City, Phonogram,??Indestructible??Hulk: Agent of SHIELD, Freak Angels, GI Joe: Cobra Selected Title: GI Joe: Cobra
Hosts: Andrew Chard, Joe Preti, Tobiah Panshin, Cade Reynolds Suggested Titles: Superman: Birthright, Black Hole, Twisted Toyfare Theater, Prince of Cats, Witch Doctor Selected Title: Witch Doctor
Hosts: Cade Reynolds, Joe Preti, Andrew Chard, Tobiah Panshin, Matt McGinnis Suggested Titles: Kingdom Come, Box Office Poison, Crogan???s Vengeance, Locke & Key, Hawkeye Selected Title: Hawkeye
This is our special ???Ladies Night??? episode, staring none of the regular hosts! We???ll be back next episode, having read the book our guest hosts picked for us. Enjoy this view into the perspectives of four female comic fans.??????Hosts: Amarantha Kost, ???Kirby??? Green, Kayleigh Fleeman, Annjeanette Thompson Suggested Titles: I Kill Giants, Empowered, Locke & [???]
Hosts: Cade Reynolds, Joe Preti, Andrew Chard, Tobiah Panshin, Matt McGinnis Suggested Titles: Whiteout, All Star Superman, Saga, Y: The Last Man, Bomb Queen Selected Title: Whiteout
Hosts: Andred Chard, Joe Preti, Tobiah Panshin, Cade Reynolds Suggested Titles: Ghost Omnibus Vol. 1, Stagger Lee, Earth X, X-Men: Deadly Genesis Selected Title: Earth X
Hosts: Cade Reynolds, Joe Preti, Andrew Chard, Tobiah Panshin Suggested Titles: Hellboy Masks and Monsters, Parker the Hunter, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, ElfQuest Selected Title: Hellboy Masks and Monsters
Hosts: Brant Eddy, Cade Reynolds, Joe Preti, Andrew Chard, Tobiah Panshin, Matt McGinnis Suggested Titles: Avengers Forever, The Ultimates vol 1, King City, Sullivan???s Sluggers, Atomic Robo vol 1, Animal Man new 52 vol 1 Selected Title: King City
Hosts: Joe Preti, Tobiah Panshin, ???Kirby??? Green, Kayleigh Fleeman This is a bonus episode outside of our normal continuity. An imaginary episode if you will, in which we talk about our experiences at the 2013 Emerald City Comic Con. It is unedited, and does not follow the rules (if any) of our normal episodes. If [???]
Hosts: Tobiah Panshin, Joe Preti, Andrew Chard, Cade Reynolds,??Matt McGinnis Suggested Titles: Elephantmen,??The Ring of the Nibelung, Marvels, Smax, Batman: The Court of Owls Selected Title:??Marvels