Loki is many things: god, trickster, brother, son, villain, even hero. Now he wants to add one more title to the list: President of the United States! That's right, the God of Lies wants to be ruler of the free world! But is this just another scheme? One fact is certain: With Loki's winning smile and silver tongue on the campaign trail, this election just got a lot more interesting! He'll soon have the American people eating out of the palm of his hand, but can would-be President Laufeyson sway the media? And what will be his response when the heroes of Earth launch their attack ad? A crisis in Latveria offers Loki the chance to demonstrate his foreign policy...but surely he wouldn't cause a national catastrophe just for a little good press? Would he? Remember to vote! News 5:08 Vote Loki 24:16 Back Matter Matters 51:56 The Pull-List 1:00:31 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

We finished up horror month with the horror manga legend, Junji Ito. We came to the conclusion that Shiver is the scariest book we've review to date. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending… An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans. News 1:31 Shiver 7:40 Back Matter Matters 1:03:05 The Pull-List 1:06:41 Terrifier 3 Review 1:20:31 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Four years ago, a masked slasher began stalking the streets of New York City. Maniac Harry is inhuman, unkillable and unstoppable. Which is why the authorities' solution has been to ignore him, and let New Yorkers adapt to a world where death can strike at any moment. When Maniac Harry starts killing his way through the subway system, trauma-haunted political aide Gina Greene and disgraced NYPD detective Zelda Pettibone become determined to go rogue and destroy him. The horrifying story of what happens when terror becomes the new normal. A frightening, thought-provoking, sometimes funny, always timely tale of murder, obsession and urban living. News 1:55 Maniac of New York: The Death Train 13:03 Back Matter Matters 50:00 The Pull-List 56:16 Joker: Folie a Deux Review 1:20:41 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

KISS is on top of the world and rocking faces until the night disciples of The Destroyer show up and the band disappears. Now, with the KISS tour canceled, a young Ash misses one of the most important events of his life that will change his destiny. Now the Chosen One has to get back on the right path and join the KISS ARMY OF DARKNESS! News 1:27 KISS / Army of Darkness 9:46 Back Matter Matters 46:55 The Pull-List 50:51 Transformers One Review 1:12:37 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

What happens to the World’s Finest if the world ends? With death spreading across the planet, who will live and who will turn in this apocalyptic tale of heroism, sacrifice, and annihilation? Fighting time, each other, and all of humanity, Earth’s greatest heroes must rally together for what may very well be their last chance to save the world from the most terrible plague humanity has ever seen. The Anti-Life Equation has been released and is ravaging the world at the viral speed of social media. Once exposed, victims lose their minds, violently attacking all around them. The heroes of Earth are fighting a losing battle to save the world...and themselves! News 2:40 DCeased 14:39 Back Matter Matters 1:10:17 The Pull-List 1:15:37 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

A new Venom for a new era! Flash Thompson is Spider-Man's biggest fan. That hero worship inspired him to enlist in the Army, where he became a decorated veteran and war hero. And though he lost his legs, Flash never lost his dignity - or his desire to serve. Now, the government has offered him a chance to be a hero once again - to don the alien symbiote that grants its wearer powers similar to those of Spider-Man, but also puts them at risk of permanently bonding with the parasitic creature. Flash Thompson is Venom, the government's most lethal special operative - sent into the hottest of hot zones against the worst enemies of the state. He's fought tough foes before, but the toughest opponent he faces may just be himself. News 1:32 Venom (2011) 13:03 Back Matter Matters 57:07 The Pull-List 1:02:04 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

This week we visit Hellboy's classic Appalachian horror adventure that inspired the new movie! Hellboy helps a young man who sold his soul to the terrifying Crooked Man in Mignola and Richard Corben's original series and the inspiration for the new film. In the sequel by Mignola and Zach Howard, Hellboy confronts the folk legend again when someone-or something-has moved into the Crooked Man's backwoods mansion with wicked intentions. News 2:29 Hellboy: The Crooked Man 20:14 Back Matter Matters 44:32 The Pull-List 50:35 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review 1:01:37 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Transformers One is coming out and we decided to brush up on the recent comics. Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies — the Decepticons. As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity’s only hope of survival is Optimus Prime.  News 2:01 Transformers 9:13 The Pull-List 1:03:11 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

The Penguin, the king of Gotham City’s criminal underworld, has died and is contentedly living in Metropolis in a not so well-deserved retirement. With his children fighting over his vast criminal empire, the once great crime boss is cooking dinners for his girlfriend and buying expensive suits, until the U.S. government enlists the Penguin as their agent to take back the Iceberg Lounge and his empire. To become the man he once was, the Penguin must collect the right pawns and employees by using every wile and wit at his disposal. News 1:15 The Penguin 20:28 Back Matter Matters 1:03:30 The Pull-List 1:10:03 Alien: Romulus Review 1:42:36 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Those guys are the worst. Once upon a time, Eric and Woody Henderson were inseparable. Adopted brothers. Best friends. Brilliant minds. Years later, they are estranged siblings, petty rivals, and washed-up failures. But when their father's murder leads them into the throes of a life-altering scientific accident, Eric and Woody will find themselves with a whole new purpose - and a perfectly legitimate reason to wear costumes and fight crime. Quantum & Woody 6:39 Back Matter Matters 33:49 The Pull-List 38:29 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

When James O’Barr poured the pain and anguish of a personal tragedy into the drawings that comprise The Crow, his intensely cathartic story of Eric—who returns from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s murder at the hands of a street gang—resonated with readers around the world. The illustrated tale that became the thrilling and spectacular silver screen triumph was then presented in 2011 as an acclaimed expanded edition, reflecting the vision of the author's original intention, complete at last with thirty pages of additional artwork, an introduction by James O’Barr, and lost sequences restored using the artist’s original technique. The Crow 00:57 Back Matter Matters 48:45 The Pull-List 52:59 The Crow (1994) 58:55 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In anticipation for Alien: Romulus we read two stories from the franchise. In Aliens: Genocide, Humans have just pulled themselves out of the ruins caused by the Alien infestation of Earth. The last thing anyone wants to see is more Aliens, right? So why is billionaire Daniel Grant leading an expedition to the Alien homeworld? And in Aliens: Labyrinth, Aliens may be virtually impossible to control, but what if man could anticipate their actions? In a deep space research station, Dr. Paul Church studies Alien behavioral responses. The station is carefully supervised; every precaution is taken, but everyone knows the risks. When an apparent saboteur is killed by an escaped Alien, the site of scientific research gives way to a homicide investigation. News 4:22 Aliens: Genocide 13:05 Aliens: Labyrinth 49:19 The Pull-List 1:14:55 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

The controversial prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time. DC Comics has assembled the greatest creators in the industry to further paint the world of Watchmen, with this volume starring two of the most polarizing anti-heroes ever, Comedian and Rorschach. In Rorschach, Azzarello again teams with superstar artist Lee Bermejo to illustrate how one of most dangerous vigilantes the comic world has ever seen became even darker.  Comedian, featuring art by J.G. Jones, plants the famed war hero within the context of American history, as we find out how the Vietnam War and the Kennedy assassination revolve around him. News 1:40 Eisner Winners 19:41 Before Watchmen: Comedian 29:14 Before Watchmen: Rorschach 56:10 Back Matter Matters 1:16:10 The Pull-List 1:23:31 Deadpool & Wolverine Review 1:25:06 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman joins a murderer’s row of superstar artists to lend his unique touch to the Batman mythos! Spotlighting the story “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” from Batman #686 and Detective Comics #853, in which Gaiman joins artist Andy Kubert and inker Scott Williams for a story that shines a new light on the Dark Knight, this title also collects stories from Secret Origins #36, Secret Origins Special #1 and Batman Black and White #2. News 00:48 Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader 18:21 Back Matter Matters 39:44 The Pull-List 53:43 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In anticipation for Deadpool & Wolverine we read a book we think inspired it, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe. What if everything you thought was funny about Deadpool was actually just disturbing? What if he decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he actually pulled it off? Would that be FUN for you? The Merc with a Mouth takes a turn for the twisted in a horror comic like no other! News 1:39 Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe 22:47 Back Matter Matters 51:49 The Pull-List 57:31 Longlegs Review 1:14:34 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

For our last week of reviewing Eisner Nominees we reviewed, Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons. In the 1500s, before humanity had successfully traveled the entire globe, it was believed that monsters ruled the oceans just beyond the horizon. "Here there be dragons..." was written on maps to denote the areas people dared not go. That is, until Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the seas, visiting foreign lands and collecting treasure. That's what history tells us, at least, but history does not have the full tale. Monsters did lurk yonder, living on an island that still doesn't appear on any map, and among them was the king of them all-Godzilla! News 1:04 Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons 18:12 Back Matter Matters 48:02 The Pull-List 52:37 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Continuing our Eisner Nomination reviews, we've read Local Man by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs. Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team, Third Gen, Jack Xaver had it all. But when controversy sends Crossjack crawling back to his mom and dad's basement in the Midwest Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up. News 1:58 Local Man 12:28 Back Matter Matters 56:10 The Pull-List 1:02:18 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Billy Batson has the powers of the gods, but Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury never gave the Wizard Shazam their permission! Now the disgruntled gods engage in a six-way fight to turn the World’s Mightiest Mortal into the World’s Mightiest Puppet! As the gods’ meddling threatens the entire world, an unlikely team of heroes rises up to save the Captain from…himself! It’s a wild ride that includes dinosaurs from outer space, the Clubhouse of Eternity, talking tigers, and more News 2:13 Shazam! 20:12 Back Matter Matters 1:01:35 The Pull-List 1:03:30 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Task Force X is put against their deadliest target yet—The Joker! This DC Black Label series pits Red Hood, Harley Quinn, Firefly, and more of DC's most villainous criminals against The Joker! When Task Force X's Amanda Waller sets her sights on Batman's greatest foe, she enlists the Dark Knight's former partner Jason Todd to track down the Clown Prince of Crime and put an end to his mad reign of terror. But The Joker has plans of his own, and he takes control of the Squad, forcing them to do his bidding! News 00:56 Suicide Squad: Get Joker! 13:22 Back Matter Matters 49:52 The Pull-List 52:07 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

A dark tale of five friends setting off in the middle of the night to shoot a short film on a forbidden rock near their small coastal town the summer before they all go their separate ways. But they're not really there to shoot a film. One of them has lied. And that lie will change everything. News 1:31 The Cull 11:34 Back Matter Matters 51:21 The Pull-List 56:53 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Review 1:15:55 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

A century before the events of Game of Thrones, a squire named Dunk picks up the sword and shield of his dead master and enters a tournament to begin his career as a knight. But "Ser Duncan" has much to learn about this world of knights and nobles, and as he attempts to find a sponsor who will allow him to enter the tournament, he makes friends and enemies readily. Dunk is a capable fighter and has a strong sense of honor, but is that enough for him to become a true knight in the eyes of the others, or is he just a young man living a delusion and putting those he knows in grave danger? News 2:16 The Hedge Knight 20:27 Back Matter Matters 1:02:23 The Pull-List 1:11:36 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In darkness there lurks Kaiju - terrifying and unfathomable monsters. Between Kaiju and the rest of us stands the United Science Patrol! But who are these enigmatic defenders, and how do they perform their miracles? Shin Hayata and Kiki Fuji have spent half a lifetime trying to find out - and their quest is about to drive them toward a decades-old dark secret and put them on a collision course with a mysterious warrior from beyond the stars! A reimagining of the classic origin of a pop culture icon News 1:30 Ultraman: The Rise of Ultraman 8:02 Back Matter Matters 44:00 The Pull-List 50:00 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

You know him...you love him...now, join him for his biggest caper as master of charm Lando Calrissian gets his very own comic book! Before he joined the rebellion, before he ran Cloud City, Lando made his way in the galaxy getting by on some swindles, some swagger, and a smile. Lobot at his side, Lando has a plan to steal a very valuable ship...but has he bitten off more than he can chew? News 00:57 Eisner Awards Nominations 9:19 Star Wars: Lando 30:33 Back Matter Matters 1:10:27 The Pull-List 1:14:02 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In anticipation for The Garfield Movie, we read a collection of the fat cat's return to comics! Garfield and the gang have returned to comics in a big way, and this delicious package brings the fun home to you & your family. We also discuss Garfield's place in pop culture and other media we've been consuming. News 4:39 Garfield 17:25 Back Matter Matters 50:09 The Pull-List 56:34 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Almost the entire galaxy’s defenders have been blown through a black hole, including the Silver Surfer! But the story doesn’t end there… In order to fight back the oblivion, Surfer will have to fight to save his own soul and not lose himself to the void. Follow the Sentinel of the Spaceways on a journey that will change him forever! News 00:53 Silver Surfer: Black 9:39 Back Matter Matters 58:28 The Pull-List 1:06:23 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

When Taylor goes missing, Cornelius investigates and discovers an ancient ring, unlike anything he has ever seen. As its power echoes through the stars, the Guardians of the Universe must reveal to their Lanterns a secret they had hoped would remain buried. With the Green Lantern Corps, led by Hal Jordan, racing to get to the source of this power before Sinestro can get his hands on it, they will discover a truth that will change them forever on...the Planet of the Apes! News 1:27 Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern 9:36 Back Matter Matters 1:06:21 The Pull-List 1:10:48 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

This week we were recommended Minor Threats by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn. It's hard out there for a supervillain. Not the world conquerors, chaos engines, or arch-nemeses . . . but the little guys. The ones who put on uniforms, knock over jewelry stores, and get tied to poles. And things are about to get worse. This graphic crime drama about superheroes and villains and the last gasp of the colorful innocent days of the silver and bronze age before they're dragged into the grit-soaked modern era. News 2:59 Minor Threats 19:03 Back Matter Matters 1:08:02 The Pull-List 1:11:46 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In anticipation for the new Netflix series, we read Dead Boy Detectives! Characters from the pages of The Sandman, Edwin Paine (died 1916) and Charles Rowland (died 1990) will take on any and all mysteries—including their own untimely deaths! The dead boys head back to St. Hilarions, where bullying headmasters continue to rule the school. But when they investigate the lingering mysteries of their own deaths, they meet a young girl named Crystal whose tech skills and strange link to the undead earn her a place as a new detective. DEAD BOY DETECTIVES is a fast-paced adventure series that takes us from the bustling streets of contemporary London to Japanese-inspired video games and dangerous worlds perched somewhere between the now and nevermore. News 00:52 Dead Boy Detectives 8:04 Back Matter Matters 1:01:18 The Pull-List 1:06:05 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

The darkly twisted story of a young man forced to kill bad people, and how he struggles to keep his secret as it slowly begins to ruin his life and the lives of his friends and loved ones. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, this comic is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before. News 1:14 Kill or Be Killed 18:03 Back Matter Matters 51:23 The Pull-List 54:30 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

It's one of the most controversial stories Marvel has ever produced! When friends May and Mary take on a summer job after high school, they meet brothers Ben and Richard--and summer lovin' ensues! Prepare for sand, sun, high drama and infidelity! News 00:44 Trouble 15:51 Back Matter Matters 51:48 The Pull-List 55:50 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Superboy and Robin make their super-hero duo debut in SUPER SONS! These stories take them on a collision course with Lex Luthor and introduce Kid Amazo, a villain whose ascension parallels the boys' own understanding of their powers—except he believes it's his right to rule every being on the planet! News 00:53 Super Sons 10:38 Back Matter Matters 50:26 The Pull-List 53:58 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

We drink it. We love it. But how much do we really know about beer? Starting from around 7000 BC, beer has emerged as a major element driving humankind’s development, a role it has continued to play through today’s craft brewing explosion. The first-ever nonfiction graphic novel focused on this most favored beverage, you can follow along from the very beginning, as authors Jonathan Hennessey and Mike Smith team up with illustrator Aaron McConnell to present the key figures, events, and, yes, beers that shaped and frequently made history. The book is a filling mixture of words and pictures sure to please the beer aficionado and comics geek alike. News 2:00 The Comic Book Story of Beer 11:33 Back Matter Matters 1:10:32 The Pull-List 1:16:42 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Where do you go when you die? Not heaven or hell; somewhere else. Somewhere you have to fight to survive. Somewhere the people from the past are waiting for you—the good and the bad. News 1:24 Reborn 10:54 Back Matter Matters 59:37 The Pull-List 1:04:10 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of mythology’s most well-known stories from creator Rachel Smythe. Smythe’s original Eisner-nominated web-comic brings the Greek Pantheon into the modern age with this sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. News 1:31 Lore Olympus 6:08 Back Matter Matters 1:16:26 The Pull-List 1:23:45 Dune: Part Two 1:40:46 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

Can't get enough Dune? Well you're in luck because New York Times best-selling novelists Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, alongside Dev Pramanik , adapt their acclaimed prequel to the groundbreaking Dune in comic book form for the first time, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. This book transports readers to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man named Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey. News 5:08 Dune: House Atreides 18:05 Back Matter Matters 49:25 The Pull-List 52:39 Madame Web Review 1:11:50 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

As a podcast there are some comics we've had yet to review even after 200 episodes. One of those being an Iron Man book. Tony Stark - Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony's late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What's worse, he's got Iron Man tech, and he's every bit Iron Man's equal and opposite...except younger, faster, smarter...and immeasurably evil. News 1:19 Invincible Iron Man 16:06 Back Matter Matters 1:00:37 The Pull-List 1:04:43 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

This week we review the newest comic, Mosely, from one of our favorite creators Rob Guillory. In the hyper-technological world of the later 21st century, Mosely is a bitter old janitor on a mission from a higher power—to unleash holy Hell upon the “too big to fail” Tech Gods. Can one man bring down the corporate powers who’ve used their vast influence to oppress an all too complacent human race (and hopefully win back the favor of his estranged family while he’s at it)? Mosely’s taking up the Holy Hammer and you better believe he’s gonna smash some $h!t until he sets mankind free! News 5:17 Mosely 19:12 Back Matter Matters 56:23 The Pull-List 59:57 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In anticipation for the new live-action Netflix adaptation we read, Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise. This is a new tale that follows the animated series finale. Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations' tenuous peace is threatened by an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei! As the world heads toward another devastating war, Aang's friendship with Zuko throws him into the middle of the conflict! News 1:23 Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise 12:01 Back Matter Matters 1:02:25 The Pull-List 1:06:46 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

An often-overlooked genre in comics are romance comics. They're not quite as frequent as your superhero books but hold an important place in the industry. For this year's Valentine's Day episode, we review Love Everlasting. Joan Peterson discovers that she is trapped in an endless, terrifying cycle of "romance"—a problem to be solved, a man to marry—and every time she falls in love she’s torn from her world and thrust into another tear-soaked tale. Her bloody journey to freedom and revelation starts in this breathtaking, groundbreaking collected edition. News 00:48 Love Everlasting 5:50 Back Matter Matters 37:47 The Pull-List 47:08 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

As a short and sweet treat, we review The Left Bank Gang to change things up from our milestone episode. 2007 Eisner Award-winner: set in 1920s Paris, this is a deliciously inventive re-imagining of the great literary figures of the period (Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Pound, and Joyce) as graphic novelists... and perpetrators of a thrilling, double-crossing heist! News 1:08 The Left Bank Gang 11:47 Back Matter Matters 31:06 The Pull-List 33:07 Comic Book Auction 48:55 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

 We did it everyone! Another milestone for the Trade Waiters pod and no signs of slowing down. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and kept us going by checking us out. For our 200th episode read another huge collection of a weekly comic that ran for a year, totaling 1200 pages! After INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe had its most eventful year ever. It was a year without Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman…but not a year without heroes! 52 2:30  Back Matter Matters 3:49:57 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In preparation for our 200th episode, DC's 52, we read the comic event that sets it up, Infinite Crisis. Surrounded by their most fearsome enemies, the world's greatest heroes are divided within and without. DC's icons face their most dire hour. What happens next will destroy friendships and lives, dictating the direction of the universe for the next generation! News 00:53 Infinite Crisis 9:31 Back Matter Matters 1:17:51 The Pull-List 1:24:17 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

In excitement for the new Disney+ series, Echo, we reviewed the trade that includes her first appearance! She is Echo. Though seemingly kindred souls, their secret identities are very much at odds. Maya seeks out her father's killer, a man that Kingpin says is Daredevil. Can Matt Murdock clear his name before his new love becomes his executioner? News 2:32 Daredevil: Parts of a Whole 10:26 Back Matter Matters 51:13 The Pull-List 58:08 Trade Waiters Award Winners 1:14:57 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 of giant lizards and enormous birds of prey. News 3:56 Kroma 11:22 Back Matter Matters 37:24 The Pull-List 39:05 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 Romeo and Juliet. The New World 1:17 Back Matter Matters 45:19? The Pull-List 47:39  Paneldle 48:29 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 Last Christmas 11:35 Back Matter Matters 37:46 The Pull-List 44:05 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 we know today. Aquaman: The Death of a Prince 0:00 Back Matter Matters 49:11 The Pull-List 54:05 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!

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 48:41 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!