This week we review Nathan's Christmas gift to Daniel, Kroma by Lorenzo De Felici. Imprisoned in a tower within the walls of Pale City, Kroma lives her days out in darkness, believing she is the most evil thing on Earth. However, where her people see a monster, the mysterious orphan Zet sees a human. But if either of them is to survive the city’s strange rituals and customs, they will have to overcome the cruel fate of Kroma…even if it means risking certain death beyond the walls in the jaws...

The first of our Trade Waiters gifts is The New World. The United States of America-after the Second Civil War. Two lovers meet. One: a straight-edge vegan hacker anarchist boy with a penchant for messing with the State. The other: a chaotic, hedonistic cop with a reality TV show and a license to kill. This really shouldn't happen-and yet, somehow, it does. And soon, the entire state of New California is after them. This ballistic sci-fi action romance miniseries-in the vein of Mad Max and...

Happy Holidays everyone! It's our favorite time of year where we get to review a Christmas comic! The writers behind the hit series Deadpool present the sad, funny, and true story of Santa Claus after the apocalypse. After tragedy strikes the North Pole, Santa turns his back on humanity and gives up on Christmas. Even though the world has been completely overrun by naughty men, there's still one boy that believes in Santa. But could that be the biggest mistake of his life? News 1:23 The...

In excitement for the new movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom we read a book we suspect it took inspiration from. After being dethroned by his own people and sent into exile, Aquaman discovers a conspiracy in his kingdom, in this tale presented for the first time in hardcover. Rather than reclaim his birthright, he becomes a hero, but even Aquaman cannot escape tragedy as Black Manta kidnaps and kills his infant son! How Aquaman copes with these crushing blows comes to define him as the hero...

This week we read Amazing X-Men for Nathan's birthday comic! A book he read early on that he thought we should revisit. Ever since Nightcrawler's death in X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX, the X-Men have been without their heart and soul. After learning that their friend may not be gone after all, it's up to WOLVERINE, STORM, BEAST, ICEMAN, NORTHSTAR and FIRESTAR to find and bring back the fan favorite fuzzy blue elf! News 00:54 Amazing X-Men 15:48 Back Matter Matters 46:15 The Pull-List...

This week we review the French bandes dessinée that Daniel brought back from his travels, A Man's Skin. Bianca is eighteen and her marriage to Giovanni has been arranged. She’s only seen him once but would like to get to know her husband before they’re wed. Her grandmother offers to let Bianca stay with her, to teach her about life and men a bit. But it’s not lessons she has in mind, instead her grandmother shows Bianca the secret of the women in their family, they have a man’s skin that they...

Happy Thanksgiving! And what better way to celebrate this family holiday than to read about Marvel's first family? It’s the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four...and they’re already in a ton of trouble. Something has gone terribly wrong in New York! Can the FF find their way back together and somehow rebuild their lives? News 1:14 Fantastic Four 21:39 Back Matter Matters 1:08:57 The Pull-List 1:14:14 The Marvels Review 1:30:34 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In anticipation for Netflix's new animated series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, we went back to the source material. Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned...

In anticipation for the newest MCU film, The Marvels, we read the 2014 run of Captain Marvel by Kelly Sue Deconnick and David Lopez. Captain Marvel, Earth's Mightiest Hero with death-defying powers and an attitude to match! Carol Danvers comes to a crossroads with a new life and new romance, she makes a dramatic decision that will alter the course of her life and the entire Marvel Universe in the months to come. News 3:32 Captain Marvel 12:30 Back Matter Matters 54:55 The Pull-List...

In anticipation for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters we Read Godzilla: The Half-Century War by James Stokoe. Introducing a new and exciting look at Godzilla's reign of destruction. The year is 1954 and Lieutenant Ota Murakami is on hand when Godzilla makes first landfall in Japan. Along with his pal Kentaro, Ota makes a desperate gamble to save lives... and in the process begins an obsession with the King of the Monsters that lasts fifty years! News 0:56 Godzilla: The Half-Century War...

On the last week of our annual horror month of October, we read Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness by John Layman and Fabiano Neves. Writer John Layman joins us as we see the Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from the Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like this as he lands in the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak begins! See how his actions help turn more heroes and villains into Zombies! News 1:14 Marvel...

This week on our annual horror month of October, we read Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo. Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, drug addiction, musical fantasy...there's a flavor for everyone's misery. This is a genre-defying comic book series featuring disparate 'one-shot' tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption. Each installment features its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like...

This week on our annual horror month of October, we read Killadelphia by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander. When a small-town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered father-the revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr.-he begins to unravel a mystery that leads him down a path of horrors that will shake his beliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality... and...

Beginning our annual horror month of October, we read The Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett. Described as a horror take on the classic Marvel hero that still has science and new concepts to explore for the character.  You know Bruce Banner. He's quiet, calm, never complains. He's a man who believes he can use the darkest elements of his personality to do good in the world. If someone were to shoot him in the head...all he'd do is die. But the horror lives deeper. A horror that refuses...

Finishing our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations we read 300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. The armies of Persia are poised to crush Greece, an island of reason and freedom in a sea of madness and tyranny. Standing between Greece and this tidal wave of destruction are a tiny detachment of but three hundred warriors. Frank Miller's epic retelling of history's supreme moment of battlefield valor. News 2:15 300 23:20 Back Matter Matters 58:47 The Pull-List...

Continuing our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations we read Wanted by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. An essential prerequisite for the currently releasing mini-series, Big Game by Mark Millar and Pepe Larraz. Everyman Wesley Gibson just discovered that his father is dead and that he is in line to take his place in a secret fraternity of super villains. And Wesley's life will never be the same. News 02:31 Wanted 14:22 Back Matter Matters 49:13 The Pull-List...

Continuing our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations we read The Mask by John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke.  The series tells the story of a supernatural mask that grants its wearers nearly limitless power, often at the cost of their sanity. News 02:11 The Mask 10:27 Back Matter Matters 36:34 The Pull-List 47:22 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

This is the first book of our month of movies that you didn't know were comic adaptations. As a C.I.A. operative, Paul Moses's unique talent for killing took him around the world from one hotspot to another, carrying out the deadly orders of his superiors. When he retired, he wanted to put his bloody past behind him. But when a new administration takes over the White House, the powers that be decide that Moses knows too much, forcing him back into the game against the agency that trained...

In excitement for the live-action adaptation, we read One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. As a child, Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure...one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary...

In excitement for the Blue Beetle movie we read the characters first solo series. The mystical Blue Beetle scarab has chosen its new guardian: teenager Jaime Reyes! But supernatural powers can be a blessing or a curse, and when it comes to the powers of the Scarab, you don't get one without the other. News 1:53 Blue Beetle 15:31 Back Matter Matters 58:15 The Pull-List 1:03:04 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

This week we reviewed Best Teen Publication Eisner award winner, Do A Powerbomb! A great high-energy book combining DWJ's two loves, pro wrestling and comics. Lona Steelrose wants to be a pro wrestler, but she's living under the shadow of her mother, the best to ever do it. Everything changes when a wrestling-obsessed necromancer asks her to join the grandest pro wrestling tournament of all time, which is also the most dangerous-pro-wrestling tournament of all time! News 3:10 Do A...

In excitement for the new Netflix show, The Chosen One, we read American Jesus by Mark Millar and Peter Gross. After surviving a freak accident, a twelve-year-old boy discovers he's the returned Jesus Christ. He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk...he can even raise the dead. How will he deal with his destiny and lead the world through a conflict that's been thousands of years in the making? News 3:03 American Jesus 17:47 Back Matter Matters 50:28 The Pull-List...

Welcome to the new world of TMNT with an all-new creative team! After the cataclysmic events of “City At War,” the Turtles find New York City drastically changed—new factions and enemies are on the rise, and allies are in short supply. The Turtles discover that in order to survive, they will need to work together like never before. This pod includes the return of Sophia, and we also discuss the double feature of Barbie and Oppenheimer! News 1:03 TMNT Reborn 16:59 Back Matter Matters...

This week we read Young Avengers by Keiron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, and Matt Wilson. Joining together characters we love and others we got to learn about in the book; Wiccan, Hulkling, Hawkeye, Loki, Marvel Boy, and America Chavez. The unlikely team found themselves up against an interdimensional parasite that takes the form of their deceased parents and has their abilities.  News 00:31 Young Avengers 12:09 Back Matter Matters 48:20 The Pull-List 50:08 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow...

This week we read one of the most popular characters of the 90s and Image comics, Spawn. From Eisner Hall of fame nominee Todd McFarlane, after a hit on Al Simmons is successful, he's burned to death and sent to Hell. Making a deal with the devil, Simmons agrees to become a Hellspawn and is allowed to see his wife Wanda one last time. Spawn is returned to the living realm with a severely burned body, and a demonic guardian named the Violator. News 01:05 Spawn 10:52 Back Matter Matters...