The Tradewaiters

The Tradewaiters

A comic review podcast

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The TradeWaiters 119: The Cartoonist Co-Op Minicomic Awards 2025

June 22, 2025 • 84 mins
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. Here are the winners: Ratgirl by STC09Scoot by Cam McCaffertyThe Pool by Leda ZawackiDiaphanoids by Anna […]
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The TradeWaiters 118: Gutter-Takes: On Comics-Work-Life Balance

May 27, 2025 • 38 mins
On today’s Gutter-Take, Jam, Jeff, and JD talk in-depth about our experiences seeking balance between making comics, having a day job, and getting a life. If you’re an artist here’s your chance to learn from our mistakes and match your priorities to your lifestyle. Also mentioned in this episode: Garfield by Jim DavisFor Better Or […]
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The TradeWaiters 117: “Banned Book Club” by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, & Ryan Estrada

May 11, 2025 • 64 mins
For this episode our panel read Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, and Ryan Estrada. This book follows Hyun Sook’s adventures as a young revolutionary during South Korea’s Fifth Republic dictatorship. Because irony is dead, this book has in turn faced book bans of its own. Join us as we talk about […]
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The TradeWaiters 116: “The Amazing Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt” by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck

April 20, 2025 • 56 mins
We’re going back to 1987 to read Kraven’s Last Hunt by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck, which collects issues from The Amazing Spider-Man, Web of Spider-Man, and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man. This is a classic capes and tights story about how some men will fight a decade-long battle to best Spider-Man in hand-to-hand combat […]
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The TradeWaiters 115: Gutter-Takes: On Finding Webcomics

March 30, 2025 • 32 mins
It’s time for another Gutter-Take. Webcomics are harder to find than ever. Or is it the opposite? Where do you find your webcomics, and how do you get readers to find yours? Jeff, Jam, and JD have questions and also answers. Also mentioned in this episode: Sluggy Freelance by Pete AbramsSpace Boy by Stephen McCranieLore […]
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The TradeWaiters 114: “Our Dreams at Dusk” Vol. 3&4 by Yuhki Kamatani

March 21, 2025 • 69 mins
Our panellists are back with volumes 3 and 4 of Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani. This time we get to talk about all the characters in depth, including matters of life, death, marriage, and friendship. We finish off the series knowing a lot more about the characters, but not everything! We also talk […]
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The TradeWaiters 113: “Our Dreams at Dusk” Vol. 1&2 by Yuhki Kamatani

March 1, 2025 • 69 mins
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 importance of community and third spaces. Join us as we visit the town of Onomichi, with its […]
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The TradeWaiters 112: Gutter-Takes: On Distribution

February 10, 2025 • 41 mins
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 monopoly on delivering comic books to readers, just filed for bankruptcy. What does this mean for comics? What even is “distribution?” Jeff, […]
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The TradeWaiters 111: “O Human Star” Vol. 2&3 by Blue Delliquanti

January 26, 2025 • 59 mins
We’re back to read volumes 2 and 3 of O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti. This time we get into the trans text and subtext of the series, how metaphor and text support each other, and break down the main characters to see what makes them tick. We’ve got an alternate political universe, a true […]
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The TradeWaiters 110: “O Human Star” Vol.1 by Blue Delliquanti

January 2, 2025 • 65 mins
This episode is on the first volume of O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti. Read the webcomic and then listen to our thoughts on planning a webcomic, the best uses of science fiction, and the unique advantage that a limited colour palette has for comics. Fair warning we spend like half of this episode griping […]
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