View from the Gutters Comic Book Club
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Episode 78 — Seconds
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Seconds, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Seconds is a beautifully drawn all-ages books which will very familiar to anyone who is a fan of O'Malley's previous work, Scott Pilgrim versus The World. It is the
Episode 77 — Rocket Girl, Vol. 1
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Rocket Girl, Vol. 1, by Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare. Launched by a Kickstarter campaign, Rocket Girl is the story of DaYoung Johansson, an officer of the New York Teen Police in the far-out fut
Episode 76 — Hellboy, Vol. 1 & 2
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Hellboy: Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil—collected as trade paperback Vol. 1 & 2, or Library Edition Vol. 1—by Mike Mignola. First published in 1993, Hellboy is the story of its eponymou
Episode 75: Universe X
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Universe X, by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, with art by Dougie Braithwaite and Bill Reinhold. The sequel to Earth X (which we discussed previously), Universe X takes the next step forward in plumbing the
Episode 74: Black Science
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Black Science, Vol. 1, written by Rick Remender with art by Matteo Scalera and colors by Dean White. Launched in 2013, Black Science is an ongoing series. Using "The Pillar", a device of their own cr
The Long Run #7 — X-Statix
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 X-Statix, by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred. For this epi
Episode 73 — JLA: A League of One
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is JLA: A League of One, by Christopher Moeller. While it says Justice League on the cover, this is at its heart a Wonder Woman story. Released as a graphic novel in 2000, A League of One is beautifully
Episode 72 — Daredevil, Vol. 1
This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Daredevil, Vol. 1, written by Mark Waid with art by Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin. Daredevil is one of Marvel's classic characters with a long and sorted publication history. This new Daredevil seri
Episode 71.NOW — Rat Queens, Part 2
It's another Bonus Episode! Our previous .NOW was so popular we've decided to try it again. Once again our topic work is Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery, by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch. Rat Queens is a fantasy comic in the tradition of Dungeons
Episode 71 — Rat Queens, Part 1
 This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery, by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch. Rat Queens is a fantasy comic in the tradition of Dungeons and Dragons. It follows the adventures of the eponymous Rat Queen