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New Tradewaiters episode! This week we dive into "Everything is fine" on Webtoon with special guest and former Tradewaiter Jess Pollard

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TradeWaiters X Panel Pals (pt 2): BATMAN/SPIRIT & OMEGA THE UNKNOWN (2007) Podcast Episode · Panel Pals · 12/31/2025 · 1h 6m

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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

If you didn't check out our special two part crossover with the Panel Pals @panelpalspodcast.bsky.social , check it out here:

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It was a pleasure to collaborate 🙂

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This week we launch a very special episode of Panel Pals: part 2 of our crossover with the fine folks @tradewaiters.bsky.social! We discuss crossovers, surrealism and superhero reconstruction! Check it out: youtu.be/G1Q-IF5XzWs

Alex Ross fight scene from Kingdom Come

Come with us to the future of the past as we read Kingdom Come by Alex Ross and Mark Waid and discuss what they were trying to say with this work

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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

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Interesting observation

Oh interesting, I didn't clock that at the time

Post by @tradewaiters · 1 audio track 💬 0  🔁 1  ❤️ 2 · The TradeWaiters - 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 jour…

This week we read Home by the Rotting Sea by Finnish cartoonist Otava Heikkilä.

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The TradeWaiters 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-s…

In our latest episode we cover Rose of Versailles, the proto shojou manga!

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Hooray! We've broken 6k with just 50 hours to go! Help us get the body horror graphic novel OLD SOULS by Jackarais to 100% and beyond!

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The TradeWaiters The TradeWaiters - 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...

New Tradewaiters! Today was a quick gutter take where we talked about manga! www.thetradewaiters.com/post/7935287...

Post by @tradewaiters · 1 audio track 💬 0  🔁 1  ❤️ 1 · The TradeWaiters - 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…

In this episode we tackle the multi-generational biography "Feeding Ghosts".

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eps. 106: "The Jellyfish: by Boum This week Jam, Jeff, and JD read "The Jellyfish" by Boum. This BD fresh out of Montreal publisher Pow Pow follows Odette, a character whose vision is being increasingly obscured by a swarm of jellyfis

From the archives:

Our discussion of the now Eisner award winning "Jellyfish"

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Post by @tradewaiters · 1 audio track 💬 0  🔁 3  ❤️ 1 · The TradeWaiters - eps. 120: "Blurry" by Dash Shaw In today’s episode we discuss Blurry by Dash Shaw, a nesting onion of vignettes of the lives of people facing indecision. Follow…

In this episode we discuss the layers of Dash Shaw's Blurry

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Post by @tradewaiters · 1 audio track 💬 0  🔁 3  ❤️ 1 · The TradeWaiters - eps. 120: "Blurry" by Dash Shaw In today’s episode we discuss Blurry by Dash Shaw, a nesting onion of vignettes of the lives of people facing indecision. Follow…

In this episode we discuss the layers of Dash Shaw's Blurry

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Post by @tradewaiters · 1 audio track 💬 0  🔁 1  ❤️ 1 · The TradeWaiters - eps. 119: The Cartoonist Co-Op Minicomic Awards 2025 The Minicomic Awards are back, and we’re here to celebrate them! For this episode, Jam, Jeff, and JD read a…

The Minicomic Awards are back, and we’re here to celebrate them! For this episode, Jam, Jeff, and JD read as many of the winning comics as we could get our hands on, and some of the nominees as well.

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Post by @tradewaiters · 1 audio track 💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · The TradeWaiters - eps. 118: Gutter-Takes: On Comics-Work-Life Balance On today’s Gutter-Take, Jam, Jeff, and JD talk in-depth about our experiences seeking balance between making…

Our latest minisode on Work/Life balance

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eps. 117: For this episode our panel read

Another episode of the Tradewaiters! Our extremely non topical episode about banned books with "Banned Book Club" by Hyun Sook Kim, Ryan Estrada, and Ko Hyung Ju

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eps. 116: We’re going back to 1987 to read

New Tradewaiters! We read Kraven's Last Hunt, and lived to tell the tale!

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eps. 114: Our panellists are back with volumes 3 and 4 of

The exciting conclusion to the "Our Dreams at Dusk" series

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eps. 113: "Our Dreams at Dusk" Vol. 1&2 by Yuhki Kamatani This week Jam, Jeff, and JD read the first two volumes of "Our Dreams at Dusk" by Yuhki Kamatani. As Jeff says in the episode, this is a deep dive into queer culture in Japan that celebrates the impor

This week we tackle Our Dreams at Dusk part 1 of 2

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eps. 112: Gutter-Takes: On Distribution We’re doing something different for this episode. In between our regular panels on great graphic novels lies the gutter (get it?). And in the gutter this week, Diamond Distributors, who once held a mo

We are trying something new. Here is the first of our "Gutter takes" where we discuss comic distribution

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The TradeWaiters The TradeWaiters - eps. 110: "O Human Star" Vol. 1 by Blue Delliquanti This episode is on the first volume of O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti. Read the webcomic and then listen to our thoughts on p…

The latest Tradewaiters is a two part review of O Human Star

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The TradeWaiters The TradeWaiters - eps. 110: "O Human Star" Vol. 1 by Blue Delliquanti This episode is on the first volume of O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti. Read the webcomic and then listen to our thoughts on p…

New Tradewaiters! Listen to part one of our conversation on "O Human Star" by Blue Delliquanti! www.tumblr.com/tradewaiters... #comics #podcast

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The TradeWaiters It's like a book club, but for comics. Also it's a podcast? Join Jonathon Dalton, Jeff Ellis, and...

We have a new podcast episode! @ryanestrada.com joined us on The Tradewaiters to talk about Mel Gillman’s As the Crow Flies. www.thetradewaiters.com