Explore every episode of the podcast You Should Read This!
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| Lone Wolf and Cub | 26 Feb 2020 | 00:51:03 | |
Did you watch The Mandalorian? We did! And the people who made the show very clearly read Lone Wolf and Cub. So we read the first volume of this legendary 50-year-old manga. | |||
| House of X/Powers of X (with special guest!) | 15 Nov 2019 | 00:58:58 | |
We get some of the old X-team back together when old friend Ian Ritch joins Alan and Ryan to talk about Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, and RB Silva’s full reboot of the X-Men comics universe in the interlocking double series House of X/Powers of X. | |||
| Ghosted, Vol. 1 (Four Color Commentary Reunion Special!) | 31 Oct 2019 | 01:05:02 | |
We got the gang back together to talk about a book we first looked into nearly five years ago: Ghosted, volume 1, by Joshua Williamson, Goran Sudzuka and Miroslav Mrva. Get ready for spoopy shenanigans with Alan and Ryan and special guests Ian and Chewie! | |||
| Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier | 25 Oct 2019 | 00:52:25 | |
This time on You Should Read This, Alan and Ryan jump into the Eisner award winning spoopy Dia de los Muertos tale from Ryan’s kids’ favorite cartoonist, Raina Telgemeier. | |||
| Die Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans (with special guest) | 11 Oct 2019 | 00:59:08 | |
In this episode of You Should Read This, Alan and Ryan are joined by their pal Adam Ryan Cools to talk Dungeons & Dragons, RPGs with heavy lore, and deep, dark backstories in their discussion of Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans’ incredible book, Die. | |||
| 20th Century Boys | 25 Sep 2019 | 00:46:36 | |
To start off Season 2 of You Should Read This, Alan and Ryan tackle the first volume of the dense, legendary manga series 20th Century Boys. | |||
| Captain Marvel: In Pursuit of Flight & Down (with special guest!) | 15 May 2019 | 00:59:24 | |
In this episode of You Should Read This, we dig into the first two volumes of the big relaunch of Captain Marvel from 2014. Volume one is In Pursuit of Flight, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and with art by Dexter Soy, Richard Elson, Al Barrionuevo, and Emma Rios. Volume two is Down, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Christopher Sebela, with art by Dexter Soy and Filipe Andrade. This episode also features special guest Jenna Blush! She’s a huge comics fan who is super knowledgeable and happens to be Alan’s better half! | |||
| Battle Angel Alita Vol. 1 by Yukito Kishiro | 09 Apr 2019 | 00:51:02 | |
In this episode of You Should Read This, Alan and Ryan discuss the first volume of the legendary cyberpunk manga Battle Angel Alita. Show Notes:
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| Scales & Scoundrels vol. 1&2 by Sebastian Girner and Galaad | 20 Mar 2019 | 00:52:05 | |
For this episode we talked about the first two volumes of the Scales & Scoundrels series: Into the Dragon’s Maw and Treasurehearts. Written by Sebastian Girner with art by Galaad and letters by Jeff Powell, it’s a fun fantasy romp that will certainly hook fans of Dungeons & Dragons. Show Notes:
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| Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite & Dallas by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá | 06 Mar 2019 | 01:01:20 | |
In this episode we discuss the two collections of Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite and Dallas, as well as a spoiler-free discussion of the Netflix original show. Show Notes:
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| Akira vol. 1 | 20 Feb 2019 | 00:54:23 | |
This time on You Should Read This, we talked about the first volume of the legendary manga Akira. Show notes:
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| Buzz by Ananth Hirsh and Tess Stone | 06 Feb 2019 | 00:45:21 | |
In this episode of You Should Read This, we jump into the outrageous world of underground spelling bees in the Oni Press book Buzz. Also discussed:
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| East of West Vol. 1 & 2 | 22 Jan 2019 | 01:03:30 | |
In this episode of You Should Read This, we talk about the dense world and history that are revealed in the first two volumes of East of West. Also discussed: the history of Image comics, Hickman’s Marvel histories, macro-series like Game of Thrones and Westworld, and the weird alternate history of the East of West series. | |||
| The Wicked + The Divine: Year One | 07 Jan 2019 | 01:06:57 | |
In this episode of You Should Read This, we talk about fan-favorite ultra-modern pop music masterpiece, The Wicked + The Divine. | |||
| Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood Vol. 1 | 10 Dec 2018 | 00:48:22 | |
In this episode of You Should Read This! we talk about one of the longest still-running Shonen Jump manga, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure! It’s a hell of a ride. | |||
| Headlopper Vol. 1: The Island or a Plague of Beasts by Andrew MacLean | 26 Nov 2018 | 00:44:08 | |
Our first official episode has Alan and Ryan talking about Andrew MacLean’s Headlopper Vol. 1: The Island or a Plague of Beasts. | |||
| Episode 0: Diary Comics by Dustin Harbin | 26 Nov 2018 | 00:34:27 | |
For our 0th (zeroth) episode (aka our demo episode), we read and discussed Dustin Harbin’s Diary Comics. | |||