The TradeWaiters 99: “Dragman” by Steven Appleby


For this episode our intrepid TradeWaiters read Dragman by Steven Appleby. This hefty graphic novel cloaks a story about gender identity, predatory capitalism, and being true to yourself in a brightly-coloured superhero costume and sends it out to patrol the streets of London. Join us and listen in as we go transatlantic.

Also mentioned in this episode:
Captain Star also by Steven Appleby
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, &Shelagh McNicholas
Nimona directed by Troy Quane and Nick Bruno
The Why Files
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction created by Lynn Lehmann
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
and Phobos and Deimos by J Dalton, now on Kickstarter

Music by Sleuth

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