Crying in the Book Club

Crying in the Book Club

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Episode 28: Fun Home

Happy pride month! This episode, we're discussing the seminal queer graphic novel Fun Home, Alison Bechdel's autobiography. Which, as we find out, has a surprising amount in common with the 2016 film Suicide Squad. (It really doesn't). There's a lot to discuss in Fun Home, from Bechdel's use of a simple color pallet to her inclusion of tons of literary references, and the book club crew discusses it all.Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We continue celebrating pride month (and the release of the animated adaptation) with the 2015 graphic novel Nimona!)Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.Follow us on Twitter:@cryingbookclub@mtdewliker@empandanada@alexhandziuk

Episode 27: Runamay, Part 3

Much to all of our chagrin, we have reached the end of the debut RunaMay. There are plenty of Runaways comics left for next year, but we're wrapping things up with the most recent ongoing series featuring our favorite Marvel characters, the 2017 Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka run.The hosts discuss the way the characters have aged, as well as how Rowell updates the characters for the modern age, and OF COURSE, the payoff to over a decade of devoted shipping,Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We kick off Pride Month with a seminal work of queer literature, Alison Bechdel's Fun HomeOur theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.Follow us on Twitter:@cryingbookclub@mtdewliker@empandanada@alexhandziuk

Episode 26: Runamay, Pt 2

Y'know what's crazy? We could have just kept going with the BKV issues of Runaways, but instead skipped ahead to the five issue closer written by Joss Whedon. The only logical explanation is that we're all masochists, because not one of us came away liking this. Instead of quality comics, we were "treated" to some really weird racism and character assassination of Nico Minoru. Fuck you Joss Whedon! Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We skip forward yet again for Rainbow Rowell's (much better) take on the Runaways.Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.Follow us on Twitter:@cryingbookclub@mtdewliker@empandanada@alexhandziuk

Episode 35: Grant Morrison's Action Comics

Kinda by accident, September has become Morrison month for the Book Club. This week, the crew discusses their New 52 run on Action Comics, which includes a based left-wing Superman, fifth dimensional imps with names I won't even try to type out, and the time and universe bending shenanigans Morrison is known for. Also: we find out about the time Alex was tricked into attending an anti-abortion rally in high school. Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib. Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily. Follow us on Twitter:@cryingbookclub @mtdewliker @empandanada @alexhandziuk

Episode 25: Runamay, Pt 1

Welcome to May! And, more importantly: the debut of Runawamay, where we spend a whole month talking our favorite Marvel characters, the Runaways. For our first episode, we're reading the series that started it all, the BKV + Adrian Alphona classic. We love BKV, don't we folks? (In this case we really do this book owns)Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.Follow us on Twitter:@cryingbookclub@mtdewliker@empandanada@alexhandziuk

Episode 24: Ex Machina

If Crying in the Book Club listeners know one thing about the hosts, it's probably their complicated history with comic book writer extraordinaire Brian K Vaughan. We covered his graphic novel Pride of Baghdad in episode 4, and his name has recurred throughout this show. You may know him for iconic works like Y: The Last Man or Saga, but this episode we take on... well, let's call it a hidden gem: Ex Machina.Given how large post-9/11 American politics loom over the creation of this book, a significant portion of the discussion is devoted to how BKV portrays issues like gay marriage, marijuana legalization, and the Iraq War. They also discuss the attempt to integrate superhero mythology into a world otherwise identical to our own, and the pitfalls therein. Next, on Crying in the Book Club: The inaugural month of RunaMay begins! We're going back to the BKV well with his original 18 issues of the now-iconic Marvel series. Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.Follow us on Twitter:@cryingbookclub@mtdewliker@empandanada@alexhandziuk

Episode 23: Swamp Thing Through the Ages

This week, the crew takes a secret portal through Emily's hair to the Green, the home of the most popular DC Comics character of all time: The Swamp Thing. Ok, that may not be true. But good ol' Swampy has loomed large over Jean-Luc's comic book experiences, and so he's curated a sampler of issues to introduce Alex and Emily to the character. Those issues are: House of Secrets #92, the origin of Swamp Thing Swamp Thing (1984) #34, a pivotal issue of the iconic Alan Moore run Swamp Thing (1984) #145, the first issue of Mark Millar's run on the character Swamp Thing (2001) #2, written by host-favorite Brian K Vaughan Swamp Thing (2011) #10, from the New 52 run that got Jean-Luc into the character and The Swamp Thing (2021) #4, from the most recent Ram V run on the character Next, on Crying in the Book Club: I hope you liked hearing about BKV, because we're talking about him for the entirety of the next episode as we flashback to one of the most blatant 9/11 trauma comics, Ex Machina. Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily. Follow us on Twitter: @cryingbookclub @mtdewliker @empandanada @alexhandziuk

Episode 22: Witch Hat Atelier

This week, we hosted the book club in an atelier, which is "A workshop or studio used by an artist." And what is podcasting, if not an art form? It definitely isn't but comics are and we're here to talk about one of the comics of all time: Witch Hat Atelier. The bulk of our conversation focused on the incredible world building of the first three volumes; the rules of the world, how those rules were developed, and the implications for the characters. The hosts also discuss the adorable cast of characters, the various hijinks they get up to, and Jean-Luc's distaste for such trivialities. Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We're heading back to the warm embrace of DC comics for a look at the history of the one, the only The Swamp Thing. Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib. Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily. Follow us on Twitter: @cryingbookclub @mtdewliker @empandanada @alexhandziuk

Episode 21: The Hunt

The book club is up a member on this episode, as first time returning guest Chad comes back to talk about Colin Lorimer's The Hunt an urban fantasy/Irish folk horror from a few years back. It's got some creepy monsters, which apparently is the #1 thing we all remembered about it! Rather than a trip down memory lane, this episode is closer to a rediscovery of... well I'll leave it open-ended as to whether we think it's a classic or not. We do kind of disagree what it's actually ~about~ though, so look forward to some spirited (mild) debate. Also everyone had a cough on this episode for some reason? You probably won't notice because I edited them out but it does lead to a couple wonky audio moments so hopefully it's all fine! Next, on Crying in the Book Club: Emily's introducing to another new manga: Witch Hat Atelier. Do y'all know what Atelier means? I sure don't! Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib. Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily. Follow us on Twitter: @cryingbookclub @mtdewliker @empandanada @alexhandziuk

Episode 20: Hawkeye: The Saga of Barton and Bishop

What's up bro. The book club is back bro, hope you did your reading for this episode, bro. Hopefully you did, bro, because otherwise these notes will just be really annoying to you, bro. (It's a reference to the tracksuit mafia from the comic book series Hawkeye) Anyway, we're once again heading back to the nostalgia mines for Alex and Jean-Luc as the crew discusses Matt Fraction, David Aja, Francesco Francavilla, Javier Pulido, and Annie Wu's seminal run on Hawkeye. It's a total blast of a book, and a breezy episode to match the fun tone of the series. Of course, there's some heavier talk to: is Clint and Kate's relationship weird? (yes!) Is Clint really a superhero? (No!) and much, much more. Next, on Crying in the Book Club: Chad is coming back to chat about another of our favorite books from the halcyon years of 2016/17, an Irish horror book called The Hunt. Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib. Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily. Follow us on Twitter: @cryingbookclub @mtdewliker @empandanada @alexhandziuk

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