The TradeWaiters

The TradeWaiters
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Podcast by The TradeWaiters

  1. eps. 128: "Everything Is Fine" by Mike Birchall

    MAR 6

    eps. 128: "Everything Is Fine" by Mike Birchall

    The TradeWaiters return with an old friend, Jess Pollard, as she gets us to read the first two seasons of the Webtoon "Everything Is Fine" by Mike Birchall. This comic might seem cute and simple, but don’t let the “Hello Kitty” faces fool you. This is a story about existential dread, paranoia, and the death of optimism. We’ll also talk about what makes a comic a comic, and where the lines get blurry between the panels (or when your panel is a phone screen frame). Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on "Hello Sunshine" by Keezy Young.

    1h 7m
  2. eps. 127: The Tradewaiters VS Panel Pals Crossover Part 1

    2025-12-29

    eps. 127: The Tradewaiters VS Panel Pals Crossover Part 1

    It’s a (winter) summer crossover spectacular! For this episode Jeff and JD were joined by Jack and Diane of the Panel Pals podcast to read "Minus" by Ryan Armand and "Sweet Poolside" by Oshimi Shuuzou. And then you can continue the crossover over on the Panel Pals podcast for part 2 later this week! Join us as we talk about lost and hard-to-find comics, the early 2000s webcomic scene, and why on Earth Diane made us all read this manga. Music by Sleuth. For part two of the Tradewaiters VS Panel Pals crossover, we will be looking at "Omega the Unknown" by Jonathan Lethem and Farel Dalrymple, and "Batman/The Spirit" by Jeff Loeb and Darwyn Cooke.

    1h 4m
  3. eps. 126: "Kingdom Come" by Mark Waid and Alex Ross

    2025-12-08

    eps. 126: "Kingdom Come" by Mark Waid and Alex Ross

    Come with us to the future of the past as we read "Kingdom Come," written by superhero powerhouse Mark Waid and painstakingly painted by Alex Ross. This dark vision of the future of DC superheroes might be a commentary on the grim-dark comics of the 1990s, or it might be an excuse to get all of Mark Waid’s favourite characters in a room with Alex Ross’ dad. Either way, the art (in this fully auditory podcast) is amazing. Music by Sleuth.

    1h 1m
  4. eps. 125: Gutter-Takes: On Making Friends in Comics

    2025-11-09

    eps. 125: Gutter-Takes: On Making Friends in Comics

    On today’s Gutter-Take, Jam, Jeff, and JD talk about how to make friends in comics. Maybe the real comics were the friends we made along the way. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross.

    27 min
  5. eps. 124: "Home by the Rotting Sea" by Otava Heikkilä

    2025-10-13

    eps. 124: "Home by the Rotting Sea" by Otava Heikkilä

    This week we read "Home by the Rotting Sea" by Finnish cartoonist Otava Heikkilä, a short but emotional journey to another world where the Arctic is melting and gender is what you make of it. We’ll talk about anthropology, allegory, and Otava’s unique page compositions. We’ll also talk about the censorship situation with Itch.io and payment processors, which does nothing to convince JD to choose digital comics over print. Music by Sleuth. Our next book will be "Kingdom Come" by Mark Waid and Alex Ross..

    57 min
  6. eps. 123: "The Rose of Versailles" Vol. 1 by Riyoko Ikeda

    2025-09-23

    eps. 123: "The Rose of Versailles" Vol. 1 by Riyoko Ikeda

    This week Jam, Jeff, and JD went back in time to read "The Rose of Versailles" Vol. 1 by Riyoko Ikeda, one of the foundational works of all shoujo comics. Get into your Versailles mindset (Versaind-set) for some gorgeous dresses, elegant balls, murder, and class warfare. Listen in so as to put this work in its proper historical context, and to avoid a case of “Paris syndrome.” Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on "Home by the Rotting Sea" by Otava Heikkila.

    1h 6m
  7. eps. 122: Gutter-Takes: On the Arrival of Manga

    2025-09-01

    eps. 122: Gutter-Takes: On the Arrival of Manga

    On today’s Gutter-Take, Jam, Jeff, and JD talk about manga. What’s it like to read manga for the first time? What was it like for manga to be widely available in North America for the first time? And what have been the lasting impacts on both readers and creators alike of manga’s English-language successes? Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on the first volume of "The Rose of Versailles" by Riyoko Ikeda.

    41 min
  8. eps. 121: "Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir" by Tessa Hulls

    2025-08-02

    eps. 121: "Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir" by Tessa Hulls

    Today’s book is weighty. We read "Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir" by Tessa Hulls. This book follows the lives of Tessa’s grandmother, mother, and herself through some of the most difficult periods of Chinese history in the first half of the twentieth century, as well as the mental illness and generational trauma that has bound them together ever since. It’s not all doom and gloom as we also talk about visual metaphors and page composition, but come prepared. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on reading manga.

    50 min
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Podcast by The TradeWaiters

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  • Creator
    The TradeWaiters
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    126
  • Rating
    Clean
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