Daily Archives: October 12, 2025


The TradeWaiters 124: “Home by the Rotting Sea” by Otava Heikkilä

This week we read Home by the Rotting Sea by Finnish cartoonist Otava Heikkilä, a short but emotional journey to another world where the Arctic is melting and gender is what you make of it. We’ll talk about anthropology, allegory, and Otava’s unique page compositions. We’ll also talk about the […]