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The Tradewaiters podcast
@tradewaiters.bsky.social
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A podcast book club about graphic novels, manga, trade paperbacks, comic strip collections, and anything else that's out in trade. https://www.thetradewaiters.com/
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · 3d
Oh interesting, I didn't clock that at the time
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · 3d
This week we read Home by the Rotting Sea by Finnish cartoonist Otava Heikkilä.

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💬 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…
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · 23d
In our latest episode we cover Rose of Versailles, the proto shojou manga!

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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…
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Cloudscape Comics Society @cloudscapecomics.bsky.social · 23d
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 podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Sep 2
New Tradewaiters! Today was a quick gutter take where we talked about manga! www.thetradewaiters.com/post/7935287...
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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...
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Aug 2
In this episode we tackle the multi-generational biography "Feeding Ghosts".

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💬 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…
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Jul 28
From the archives:

Our discussion of the now Eisner award winning "Jellyfish"

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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
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Jul 13
In this episode we discuss the layers of Dash Shaw's Blurry

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💬 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…
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Jul 13
In this episode we discuss the layers of Dash Shaw's Blurry

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💬 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…
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Jun 22
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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💬 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…
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · May 28
Our latest minisode on Work/Life balance

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💬 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…
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · May 13
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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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Apr 21
New Tradewaiters! We read Kraven's Last Hunt, and lived to tell the tale!

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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Mar 23
The exciting conclusion to the "Our Dreams at Dusk" series

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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Feb 25
This week we tackle Our Dreams at Dusk part 1 of 2

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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
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Feb 15
We are trying something new. Here is the first of our "Gutter takes" where we discuss comic distribution

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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
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Feb 6
No problem, it's great to read your feedback 🙂

Glad you liked the episode
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Jan 7
Overall the story holds up because it's not really about AI saving humanity I think
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Jan 3
The latest Tradewaiters is a two part review of O Human Star

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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…
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JD, you can’t eat comics. @lostcity.bsky.social · Jan 3
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 - 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…
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Dec 15
Glad you enjoyed the episode, thanks so much for the insightful comments 🙂
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JD, you can’t eat comics. @lostcity.bsky.social · Dec 8
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
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It's like a book club, but for comics. Also it's a podcast? Join Jonathon Dalton, Jeff Ellis, and...
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Dec 8
Special guest Ryan Estrada talks with us about "As the Crow Flies" by Mel Gilman on today's episode of The TradeWaiters #SoundCloud
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Dec 8
Oh! Thanks for sharing. Hope you like the episode
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The Tradewaiters podcast @tradewaiters.bsky.social · Oct 21
Justice, like lightning...

This week we review the Thunderbolts!

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