View from the Gutters Comic Book Club

View from the Gutters Comic Book Club


Latest Episodes

Episode 159 — Enigma
March 21, 2016

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Enigma, by Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo. Originally released in 1993 as part of DC’s then-new Vertigo imprint, the series is as enigmatic as its title would imply. It follows Michael Smith,

Episode 158 — Parker
March 14, 2016

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Richard Stark’s Parker, adapted and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke. The series follows the eponymous Parker, a professional criminal in the 1960s who we are introduced to as he is seeking revenge agains...

The Long Run #14 — Bone
March 11, 2016

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 Bone, by Jeff Smith.

Episode 157 — Five Ghosts
March 07, 2016

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Five Ghosts, by Frank J. Barbiere, Chris Mooneyham, and Garry Brown. The series follows the pulp adventures of Fabian Gray—renowned treasure hunter and adventure-seeker—who some years ago had five cr...

Announcement!
March 04, 2016

Hey everybody. We have a bunch of announcements to make, so we made a special mini-episode to cover all the upcoming changes/events here at View from the Gutters. If you don’t want to listen to the episode, here’s a quick run-down: 1.

Episode 156 — Kill Shakespeare
February 29, 2016

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Kill Shakespeare, by Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, and Andy Belanger. The series follows Hamlet, of the Shakespeare play, who—having left Denmark and sailed for England as he should—is beset by pi...

Bonus Episode 4 — Daredevil: Yellow
February 22, 2016

This episode was pre-recorded as a back-up in case we were unable to record the show as normal, and is being released outside of our normal continuity of shows. We apologize for the gap. We’ll be back next week with our preselected title,

Episode 155 — My Friend Dahmer
February 15, 2016

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is My Friend Dahmer, by Derf Backderf. Published in 2012, the book is Derf’s accounting of his experiences in junior high and high school as a friend of Jeffery Dahmer,

Episode 154 — Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors
February 08, 2016

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors, by Mark Andrew Smith and Armand Villavert Jr. Set in a top secret school for young and aspiring super-villains (themselves predominantly the offspring of supe...

Episode 153 — FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics
February 01, 2016

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Federal Bureau of Physics, written by Simon Oliver, with art by Robbi Rodriguez and Alberto Ponticelli, and colors by Rico Renzi. Released by Vertigo beginning in 2013,

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