View from the Gutters Comic Book Club

View from the Gutters Comic Book Club


Latest Episodes

Episode 144 — Catwoman
November 17, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Catwoman. For this episode we read Catwoman, Vol. 1: Trail of the Catwoman, and Vol. 2: No Easy Way Down, by Ed Brubaker, Darwyn Cooke, Cameron Stewart, and other artists. - This series,

Episode 143 — Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell
November 09, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell, a 2014 original graphic novel by Paul Dini and Joe Quinones. The book, which takes place outside of the current New-52 continuity,

Episode 142 — Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself
November 02, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself, Vol. 1 & 2, by Kieron Gillen, Dougie Braithwaite, and other illustrators. Following the events in Marvel's Siege event, Loki the trickster god is dead!

Tales from the Gutter #4 — Slashers and Splatter
October 31, 2015

Welcome to our Halloween bonus series, Tales from the Gutter. For the month of October we will be focusing each week on a different genre of horror/spooky comic. - This week, we discuss Slasher and Splatter comics. To kick off this conversation,

Singles Club #7 — AdSVENtures
October 29, 2015

Welcome to Singles Club, our short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. If you have an independent work you'd like to share with us,

Episode 141 — The Question: The Five Books of Blood
October 26, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is The Question: The Five Books of Blood, written by Greg Rucka with art by Jimmy Palmiotti, Diego Olmos, John Van Fleet, Jesús Saíz, Steve Lieber, Manuel Garcia, Eric Trautmann, and Matt Clark.

Episode 135 — The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
September 14, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North (of the long running Dinosaur Comics webcomic) and Erica Henderson. First appearing in the early 90s, Doreen Green—teen superhero extraordinaire—is the unb...

Episode 134 — Hip Hop Family Tree
September 07, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1-3, by Ed Piskor. Produced in an old-school half-tone style, the series examines the history and evolution of hip hop from its roots in 1970s Brooklyn into the 1980s and ev...

Episode 133 — Stagger Lee
August 31, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Stagger Lee, by Shepard Hendrix and Derek McCulloch. This limited series from Image examines the history and evolution of the classic ragtime, blues, jazz, and rock 'n rock song Stagger Lee,

Episode 132 — DC: The New Frontier
August 25, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is DC: The New Frontier, the Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster Award-winning series by Darwyn Cooke. Published in 2004, The New Frontier is one of DC's finest Elseworld comics. Set primarily in the 1950s,