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The Bottle Cast
A weekly bookclub-style podcast hosted by two drunk, over-educated millennials, over-analyzing comics both old and new. Explore the great body of of comics literature with us!
It's official! We are now The SJW Comic Book Club. Still talking about comics with the same hosts, but a slightly different format and a new name. Please follow us at The SJW Comic Book Club on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Season 2 has come to an end, and it's time to face off! Which non-superhero comic will emerge victorious? How will the winner be decided? It all depends on what the vodka decides. This season, we read:Archie vs. PredatorLumberjanes: Beware the Kitten HolySandman: A Game Of YouBloomThe Prince and the DressmakerLocke & Key: Welcome to LovecraftSaga, issues #1-6Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #169 Tune in to hear who comes out on top. Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at: https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/ Our next episode will be posted under a new title--find us on your preferred podcast service as The SJW Comic Book Club.
In this episode we discuss Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #169, and compare it to Archie vs. Predator and the TV Riverdale. Needless to say, Jughead is the anti-capitalist hero our society needs, but how does his world stand up to adaptation?Next week will be the finale episode of Season 2, where we decide which of the eight comics we've read comes out on top in a single-elimination tournament!We also have a big announcement--listen to the end to hear it.Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
Trigger warning: child sexual abuse.This week we read Saga, vol. 1 (issues #1-6), by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples. Justice for Lying Cat!Next week we will be reading Archie's Pal Jughead Comics, vol. 2 #169 to round out our second season, and then on to the season finale tournament! Fight!Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
Trigger warning: gun violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse.This week we read Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft (issues #1-6), by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. To paraphrase Monte, we didn't enjoy reading it, but we really liked it. And isn't that the highest praise you can give to horror?Next week we will be reading Saga vol. 1 (issues #1-6), available on Comixology ON SALE right now for $4.99, or at your local bookstore.Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
This week we read The Prince and the Dressmaker, a one-volume graphic novel by Jen Wang featuring SO MANY DRESSES, like, you guys. And I guess there's a story about a prince and a seamstress.Next week we will be reading Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft (vol. 1, issues #1-6), available on Comixology for $9.99 or at your local bookstore.Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
This week Monte, Veronica, and Melissa read Bloom, a one-volume graphic novel by Kevin Panetta Savanna Ganucheau featuring an ADORABLE LGBT romance.Next week we will be reading the graphic novel The Prince and the Dressmaker, available on Amazon Kindle for $9.99 or at your local bookstore.Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
In this bonus episode Monte, Veronica, and Melissa continue their discussion of The Sandman: A Game of You (Vol. 3, Issues #32-37).Next week we will be reading the graphic novel Bloom, available on Amazon for $9.99 or at your local bookstore.Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
This week Monte, Veronica, and Melissa read The Sandman: A Game of You (Vol. 3, Issues #32-37). Our discussion lasted so long, we had to continue our discussion in a bonus episode!Next week we will be reading the graphic novel Bloom, available on Amazon for $9.99 or at your local bookstore.Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
This week we read the adorable Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy (issues #1-4). It is INCREDIBLY CHARMING, like, what the junk? Next week's reading will be The Sandman: A Game of You (vol. 3, issues #32-37), available on Comixology for $1.99 an issue.Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
Monte, Veronica, and Melissa kick off Season 2 of The Bottle Comic with Archie vs. Predator, a spinoff of four issues which is exactly what it sounds like. Who knew the Predator could look so cute and wholesome?Next week's reading will be Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy (issues #1-4).https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
It's the end of Season 1, and the eight comics we've read are facing off in a single-elimination tournament! What are the criteria for victory? Who knows! We'll figure it out after a couple shots.This season, we read:Uncanny X-men: Dark Pheonix SagaBatman: The Killing JokeNew X-men: E is for ExtinctionCatwoman: AnodyneX-men: Worlds ApartDoom Patrol: Crawling From the WreckageBlack Panther: World of WakandaWonder Woman: The CircleWho will come out on top? What honor will the champion receive? Nothing--only the esteem of three drunk millennials taking comics way too seriously.
Monte, Veronica, and Melissa discuss Black Panther: World of Wakanda, a stand-alone prologue to Black Panther Vol. 6, featuring the characters Aneka and Ayo, as Wakanda and the Dora Milaje face adversity during the war between Avengers and X-Men and its aftermath.This episode was recorded remotely, in compliance with stay-at-home orders and social distancing. Please excuse any inconsistencies in audio quality.Next week's reading will be Wonder Woman: The Circle (vol. 3, issues #14-17).https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
Monte, Veronica, and Melissa discuss Doom Patrol: Crawling From the Wreckage (vol. 2, issues #19-22), in which things get weird after the team is fractured and Grant Morrison takes over.This episode was recorded remotely, in compliance with stay-at-home orders and social distancing. Please excuse any inconsistencies in audio quality.Next week's reading will be Black Panther: World of Wakanda, a limited series.https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
Monte, Veronica, and Melissa discuss X-Men: Worlds Apart, a one-off comic focusing on Storm working out her loyalties amid a crisis that threatens everyone she loves.This episode was recorded remotely, in compliance with stay-at-home orders and social distancing. Please excuse any inconsistencies in audio quality.Next week's reading will be Doom Patrol, vol. 2, issues #19-22.https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/
Monte, Veronica, and Melissa discuss Catwoman: Anodyne (Catwoman vol. 3, issues #1-4), the beginning of a re-envisioned Catwoman, reborn and struggling with her identity.This episode was recorded remotely, in compliance with stay-at-home orders and social distancing. Please excuse any inconsistencies in audio quality.Next week's reading will be X-Men: Worlds Apart, issues #1-4.
Monte, Veronica, and Melissa discuss the New X-Men arc E Is For Extinction, issues #114-116, written by legendary writer--and Wizard #2--Grant Morrison.
In this episode, Monte, Veronica, and guest discuss The Killing Joke, an influential one-shot Batman comic by the legendary Alan Moore, featuring an origin story for the Joker.
In Part 2 of Episode 1 of The Bottle Comic, Monte and Veronica finish talking about the Dark Phoenix Saga (X-Men Vol 1 #129-138)!
Welcome to The Bottle Comic, the successor podcast to The Bottle Politic! In our first episode, Monte and Veronica talk about the Dark Phoenix Saga (X-Men Vol 1 #129-138). Since we’re talking about a longer arc, there are two parts to this episode, which we’ve posted simultaneously. Check out Part 2 for the rest!