Comics Deserve Better

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We explore the wonders of non-licensed, indie comics in Comics Deserve Better. Everything from Image to Webtoon is game in this show that discusses old favorites, the new hotness, and books that might be a little bit off the beaten path. (Logo by Winston Gambro)


Episode Date
Episode 117: Home vol. 1 by Julio Anta, Anna Wieszczyk, Bryan Valenza, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Jul 06, 2023
Episode 116: The Tea Dragon Society by K. O’Neill with lettering by Saida Temofonte
Jun 29, 2023
Episode 115: Friend of the Devil: A Reckless Book by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips
Jun 22, 2023
Episode 114: Bone vol. 2: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith
Jun 17, 2023
Episode 113: ¡Ay Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs
Jun 08, 2023
Episode 112: Reckless by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips
Jun 01, 2023
Episode 111: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Tom Waltz, Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza, et al., and Interview with Jason Douglas (Jane American).
May 25, 2023
Episode 110: Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter by David Dastmalchian, Lukas Ketner, Lauren Affe and Frank Cvetkovic
Apr 20, 2023
Episode 109: Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe and Phoebe Kobabe
Apr 13, 2023
Episode 108: Deadly Class vol 1: Regan Youth by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Lee Loughridge and Rus Wooton
Apr 06, 2023
Episode 107: DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke
Apr 01, 2023
Episode 106: Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore
Mar 23, 2023
EPISODE 105: Ashes by Álvaro Ortiz, Adaptation by Leigh Walton, Translation by Eva Ibarzabal, Lettering by Krystal Beisick
Mar 16, 2023
Episode 104: Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics by Tom Scioli
Mar 10, 2023
Episode 103: Black Hole by Charles Burns
Mar 02, 2023
Episode 102: The Chuckling Whatsit by Richard Sala
Feb 23, 2023
EPISODE 101: The Private Eye vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente
Feb 16, 2023
Episode 100: The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Aditya Bidikar, and Dylan Todd
Jan 13, 2023
Episode 99: Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen
Jan 06, 2023
Episode 98: Interview with Jason Douglas, Author of "Parallel"
Dec 30, 2022
Episode 97: Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas
Dec 22, 2022
Episode 96: The Private Eye vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente
Dec 15, 2022
Episode 95: Orcs! by Christine Larsen
Dec 08, 2022
Episode 94: Newburn vol. 1 by Chip Zdarsky and Jacob Phillips
Dec 01, 2022
Episode 93: God Country by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Jason Wordie, John J Hill, and Gerardo Zaffino
Nov 17, 2022
Episode 92: Capote in Kansas by Ande Parks and Chris Samnee
Nov 10, 2022
Episode 91: Something is Killing the Children vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’edera, Miquel Muerto, and AndWorld Design
Nov 03, 2022
Episode 90: Ice Cream Man vol 1 Rainbow Sprinkles by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran, Good Old Neon, and Shanna Matuszak
Sep 29, 2022
Episode 89: Garlic & the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
Sep 22, 2022
Episode 88: Maggie the Mechanic: The Love & Rockets Library - Locas Book 1 by Jaime Hernandez (with Andrew Levins)
Sep 15, 2022
Episode 87: Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, Brad Simpson, Tone Rodriguez, Lauren Perry, Lauren Herda, and Gabriela Downie (IMAGE)
Sep 08, 2022
Episode 86: Dead Dog’s Bite by Tyler Boss
Sep 01, 2022
Episode 85: The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. by James Spooner
Aug 25, 2022
Episode 84: Interview with Devin Kraft (Neverender, Silence, Dragon Slayer)
Aug 18, 2022
Episode 83: Not All Robots vol 1 by Mark Russell, Mike Deodato Jr, Lee Loughridge, and Steve Wands
Aug 11, 2022
Episode 82: Ghostly Things, Vol. 1 by Ushio Shirotori
Aug 04, 2022
Episode 81: Prince of Cats by Ronald Wimberly, Jared K Fletcher, and Jorden Haley
Jul 28, 2022
BONUS: Paper Girls Recap Part 3 (Issues 21-30)
Jul 14, 2022
BONUS: Paper Girls Recap Part 2 (Issues 11-20)
Jul 07, 2022
BONUS: Paper Girls Recap Part 1 (Issues 1-10)
Jun 30, 2022
Episode 80: Getting it Together by Sina Grace, Omar Spahi, Jenny D Fine, Mx. Struble and Sean Konot
Jun 23, 2022
Episode 79: Bitter Root vol. 3 Legacy by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene, Sofie Dodgson and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Jun 16, 2022
Episode 78: Murder Falcon by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer and Rus Wooton
Jun 09, 2022
Episode 77: Bitter Root vol. 2 Rage and Redemption by Chuck Brown, David F Walker, Sanford Greene, Sofie Dodgson, and Clayton Cowles
Jun 02, 2022
Episode 76: Waves by Ingrid Chabbert, Carole Maurel, Edward Gauvin, and Deron Bennett
May 26, 2022
Episode 75: Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 by David Petersen
May 19, 2022
Episode 74: Bone vol. 1: Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith and color by Steve Hamaker
May 12, 2022
Episode 73: Night of the Ghoul by Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla, and AndWorld Design
May 05, 2022
Episode 72: The Book of Human Insects by Osamu Tezuka
Apr 28, 2022
Episode 71: Interview with Kyle Starks (F*ck This Place/I Hate This Place)
Apr 20, 2022
Bonus: Random Spotlights Part Two: Boyz Nite
Apr 14, 2022
BONUS: Random Spotlights Part One
Apr 07, 2022
Episode 70: Our Dreams at Dusk vol. 1 by Yuhki Kamatani (with Jared)
Mar 31, 2022
Episode 69: Black’s Myth by Eric Palicki, Wendell Cavalcanti, and Rob Steen
Mar 24, 2022
Episode 68: Proctor Valley Road by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, Naomi Franquiz, Tamra Bonvillain, and Jim Campbell
Mar 17, 2022
Episode 67: A Thief Among the Trees: An Ember in the Ashes Graphic Novel by Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Andelfinger, Sonia Liao, Kieran Quigley and Mike Fiorentino
Mar 10, 2022
Episode 66: Cheer Up: Love and PomPoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter
Mar 03, 2022
Episode 65: Interview with Ahmed Raafat of Diary of the Astro-Nudes (with Rebecca Hart)
Feb 24, 2022
Episode 64: Sparrowhawk by Delilah S. Dawson, Matias Basla, Rebecca Nalty, and Jim Campbell
Feb 17, 2022
Episode 63: Maus, Vol. 1 and 2 by Art Spiegelman
Feb 10, 2022
Episode 62: Wrassle Castle- Round One: Learning the Ropes by Colleen Coover, Paul Tobin, Galaad, Jeff Powell and Bones Leopard
Feb 03, 2022
Episode 61: The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego, Joe Whitt, and Crank!
Jan 27, 2022
BONUS: The Saga Saga, Part Three (Volume 7-9 Overview)
Jan 20, 2022
BONUS: The Saga Saga- Part Dos (Volume 4-6 Overview)
Jan 13, 2022
BONUS: The Saga Saga. Part 1 (Volume 1-3 Overview)
Jan 06, 2022
Episode 60: The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson and Jo Rioux
Dec 23, 2021
Episode 59: Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell
Dec 16, 2021
Episode 58: Pretty Deadly vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Ríos, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles
Dec 09, 2021
Episode 57: Rock Candy Mountain by Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer
Dec 02, 2021
Episode 56: Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Comic by Joel Hodgson, Harold Buchholz, Matt McGinnis, et. al. - with Richard Dupiton
Nov 18, 2021
Episode 55: Interview with Greg Pak (Cooking Will Break Your Heart) - with Richard Dupiton
Nov 11, 2021
Episode 54: Jughead vol. 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Erica Henderson, Andre Szymanowicz and Jack Morelli
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 53: Sabrina the Teenage Witch by Kelly Thompson, Veronica Fish, Andy Fish, and Jack Morelli
Oct 28, 2021
Episode 52: Little Witches: Magic in Concord by Leigh Dragoon
Oct 21, 2021
Episode 51: Verse: Book 1: The Broken Half by Sam Beck
Oct 14, 2021
BONUS: Indies on Film: Umbrella Academy Season One (2019)
Oct 07, 2021
BONUS: Indies on Film: Ghost World (2001)
Sep 30, 2021
BONUS: Indies on Film: Hellboy (2004)
Sep 23, 2021
Episode 50: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V, Filipe Andrade, Inês Amaro, and AndWorld Design (with Rebecca Hart and Richard Dupiton)
Sep 16, 2021
Episode 49: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Sep 09, 2021
Episode 48: Interview with Jeremy Holt (Made in Korea; Virtually Yours)
Sep 02, 2021
Episode 47: Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges, Meghan Carter, Joamette Gil, and Sonja Synak
Aug 26, 2021
Episode 46: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Aug 19, 2021
Episode 45: Memories of Emanon vol. 1 by Shinji Kajio and Kenji Tsuruta
Aug 12, 2021
Episode 44: Princeless Vol. 1 Save Yourself by Jeremy Whitley, M. Goodwin, D.E. Belton, Jung-ha Kim, and Dave Dwonch
Aug 05, 2021
Episode 43: The Butcher of Paris by Stephanie Phillips, Dean Kotz, and Jason Wordie
Jul 29, 2021
Episode 42: InSEXts vol. 1: Chrysalis by Marguerite Bennett, Ariela Kristantina, Bryan Valenza, Jessica Kholinne, and A Larger World
Jul 22, 2021
Episode 41: The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor
Jul 15, 2021
Episode 40: Onion Skin by Edgar Camacho
Jun 17, 2021
Episode 39: What We Don't Talk About by Charlot Kristensen
Jun 10, 2021
Episode 38: Stillwater vol. 1: Rage, Rage by Chip Zdarsky, Ramon K. Perez, Mike Spicer and Rus Wooton
Jun 03, 2021
Episode 37: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
May 27, 2021
Episode 36: Bitter Root vol. 1 by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene, Rico Renzi and Clayton Cowles with Richard Dupiton
May 20, 2021
Episode 35: SOUND: A Comics Anthology edited by Budjette Tan and Charis Loke
May 13, 2021
Episode 34: Candy Flurry (Chapters 1 + 2) by Ippon Takegushi and Santa Mitarashi with Andrew Levins
May 06, 2021
Episode 33: Afterlife with Archie by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Francesco Francavilla, and Jack Morelli
Apr 29, 2021
Episode 32: Don't Go Without Me by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell and Homunculus by Joe Sparrow with Siobhan Coombs
Apr 22, 2021
Episode 31: Interview with Tom Ward (Merrick: The Sensational Elephant Man) with Rebecca Hart
Apr 15, 2021
Episode 30: Chihayafuru vol 1 and 2 by Yuki Suetsugu
Mar 25, 2021
Episode 29: Fence vol. 1 by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, Jim Campbell, and Joana LaFuente
Mar 18, 2021
Episode 28: 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred Santiago
Mar 11, 2021
Episode 27: Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
Mar 04, 2021
Episode 26: Run Wild by K.I. Zachopoulos, Vincenzo Balzano and Deron Bennett
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 25: Heathen by Natasha Alterici, Rachel Deering, Ashley A. Woods, and Morgan Martinez
Feb 18, 2021
Episode 24: Paper Girls vol. 1 & 2 by Brian K Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matthew Wilson, and Jered K. Fletcher
Feb 12, 2021
Episode 23: A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong
Feb 04, 2021
Episode 22: Sleepless by Sarah Vaughan, Leila del Duca, Alissa Sallah, and Deron Bennett with Jake Fortier
Jan 28, 2021
Episode 21: Princess Jellyfish vol. 1 by Akiko Hagashimura with Carrie
Jan 21, 2021
Episode 20: Klaus by Grant Morrison, Dan Mora, and Ed Dukeshire
Dec 24, 2020
Episode 19: Papaya Salad by Elisa Macellari
Dec 17, 2020
Episode 18: Breaks Volume 1 by Malin Ryden and Emma Vieceli (ft. Rebecca Hart)
Dec 10, 2020
Episode 17: The Book Tour by Andi Watson
Dec 03, 2020
Episode 16: 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank by Matthew Rosenberg, Tyler Boss, and Thomas Mauer
Nov 19, 2020
Episode 15: Dept. H, Volume 1 "Pressure" by Matt Kindt and Sharlene Kindt
Nov 12, 2020
Episode 14: Maids by Katie Skelly
Nov 05, 2020
Episode 13: These Savage Shores by Ram V, Sumit Kumar, Vittorio Astone, Aditya Bidikar
Oct 29, 2020
Episode 12: Beyond the Demon, The Sea by Ben Goldsmith, Davy Broyles, and Justin Birch/Burning Tree by Nuna
Oct 22, 2020
Episode 11: Interview with Zoe Thorogood (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott)
Oct 15, 2020
Episode 10: Corpus- A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments
Sep 24, 2020
Episode 9: Copra Round One by Michel Fiffe
Sep 17, 2020
Episode 8: Fearscape by Ryan O'Sullivan, Andrea Mutti, Vladmir Popov, and Andworld Design
Sep 10, 2020
Episode 7: Suffrajitsu: Mrs. Pankhurst’s Amazons by Tony Wolf, Joao Vieira, Josan Gonzales, and Ed Dukeshire
Sep 03, 2020
Episode 6: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
Aug 26, 2020
Episode 5: Folklords by Matt Kindt, Matt Smith, Chris O’Halloran, Jim Campbell
Aug 20, 2020
Episode 4: Descender #1-7 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen, and Steve Wands
Aug 13, 2020
Episode 3: Daytripper by Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá, Dave Stewart, and Sean Konot
Aug 06, 2020
Episode 2: The Old Guard by Greg Rucka, Leandro Fernandez, Daniela Miwa, Jodi Wynne
Jul 29, 2020
Episode 1: The American Dream? by Shing Yin Khor
Jul 24, 2020