The Years Have Pants (The Incomparable Mothership 526)

Comic Book Club (from The Incomparable Mothership)

Want to pick up a comic book or graphic novel and don’t know where to start? Our panel has a bunch of very different ideas for you to choose from! We’ve made a list of nearly two dozen for you to try—all available in collections, all ready to pick up without knowing anything about history or backstory or continuity or anything.

Host Jason Snell with Chip Sudderth, David J. Loehr, Lisa Schmeiser, John McCoy and Nathan Alderman

Show Notes & Links

Here’s the list:

• David J. Loehr - Amazing Adventures of the Escapist by Michael Chabon et. al.
• Lisa Schmeiser - Something New by Lucy Knisley, The Shiniest Jewel by Marian Henley, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
• John McCoy - Alex: The Years Have Pants by Eddie Campbell
• Nathan Alderman - Lavender Jack by Dan Schkade
• Chip Sudderth - Crowded by Christopher Sebla, Ro Stein, and Ted Brandt; and Afterlift by Chip Zdarsky
• Jason Snell - The Vision by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta
• David J. Loehr - Parker: The Hunter by Darwin Cooke
• Lisa Schmeiser - Monstress by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
• John McCoy - King of Persia by Walt Holcombe
• Nathan Alderman - Jack Staff by Paul Grist
• Chip Sudderth - Liebestrasse by Greg Lockard and Tim Fish
• Jason Snell - Spider-Man Life Story by Chip Zdarsky and Mark Bagley
• David J. Loehr - Velvet by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting
• Lisa Schmeiser - Scalped by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera
• John McCoy - Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie
• Nathan Alderman - Finder by Carla Speed McNeil
• Chip Sudderth - Blue Beetle by Keith Giffen and John Rogers
• Jason Snell - They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, Harmony Becker

Episode edited by Steven Schapansky.