View from the Gutters Comic Book Club

View from the Gutters Comic Book Club


Latest Episodes

Episode 110 — Mystery Society
March 20, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Mystery Society, by Steve Niles and Fiona Staples. Published in 2010 by IDW, it is a tongue-in-cheek story about a group of paranormal investigators led by Nick Mystery and his wife Anastasia. The com

Episode 109 — Nailbiter
March 13, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Nailbiter, Vol. 1 & 2, by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson. From Image's website: "Where do serial killers come from?" and why has Buckaroo, Oregon given birth to sixteen of the most vile serial ki

Episode 108 — The Royals: Masters of War
March 06, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is The Royals: Masters of War, by Rob Williams and Simon Coleby. Published by Vertigo, The Royals is an alternate history of World War II in a universe where those of royal lineage possess superpowers.

The Long Run #10 — Preacher
March 02, 2015

The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run we talk about Preacher, by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. First publish

Episode 107 — Umbral
February 27, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Umbral, Vol. 1 & 2, by Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten. Umbral is a fantasy story starring a young thief named Rascal, who has befriended the young prince of her native kingdom. Things take a

Episode 106 — Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
February 20, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, by Frank Miller and John Romita, Jr. Published in 1994, The Man Without Fear explores and revises the origin of Daredevil—and by extension the origins of Elektra and

Singles Club #2 — Paradox Girl
February 18, 2015

Welcome to episode 2 of Singles Club! This is our new 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, send us a

Episode 105 — Captain Marvel
February 13, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight and Vol. 2: Down, by Kelly Sue DeConnick with art by Dexter Soy, Emma Rios, and Filipe Andrade, with colors by Jordie Bellaire. In this series Carol Danver

Episode 104 — Ravine, Vol. 1 & 2
February 06, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Ravine, Vol. 1 & 2, by Ron Marz and Stjepan Sejic. Ravine is a fantasy series about two Wanderers—people who have bonded with a mystic weapon called Grimlas who are destined to alter the destiny of

Episode 103 — The Wicked + The Divine
January 30, 2015

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1, written by Kieron Gillen with art by Jamie McKelvie and colors by Matt Wilson. Every 90 years 12 gods incarnate in the bodies of teenagers. All of them are dead within