On episode 9, Jon, Jeff, Angela, and Kathleen read Essex County by Jeff Lemire, another giant of Canadian independent comics. Tune in to find out what we think about hockey, history, and small-town Ontario. We’ve also got Christmas gift recommendations (all comics, of course), and more. Music by Sleuth. Episode […]
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In Episode Eight, the Tradewaiters discuss Tekkon Kinkreet: Black & White by Taiyo Matsumoto. Jon, Jeff, Angela, and Kathleen have a lot of opinions on how best to adapt manga to an English-speaking audience, Kathleen has some positive words for past-Kathleen, and Angela has some strong opinions on “historical neon.” […]
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In Episode 7 Our panel talks about Two Generals by Scott Chantler, a comics biography of the author’s grandfather’s experiences in the Second World War. Listen to find out what everyone’s grandparents did during the war (spoiler alert: ONE of the tradewaiters’ grandparents were too young to do much of […]
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In episode 6, Jon, Jeff, Angela, and Kathleen talk about the first two trade paperbacks of Marvel Comics’ Ms. Marvel, written by G. Willow Wilson and drawn by Adrian Alphona and Jake Wyatt. Be amazed as Kathleen goes through a magical transformation sequence! Feel sorrow when you hear about Jonathon’s […]
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In Episode Five, Jonathon, Jeff, Angela, and Kathleen read Mail Order Bride by British Columbian comicker Mark Kalesniko. For once the TradeWaiters can’t agree on whether this is a book worth reading. We are all adults, though, (most of us), so no friendships were ruined in the making of this […]
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The participating artists & writers for Bones of the Coast, our up-coming horror anthology, have been working hard to make their stories as frightening as possible, so it’s time to give them a little recognition.
In episode four, Jonathon, Jeff, Kathleen and Angela read Broken Telephone, an e-book written by Ryan Estrada and drawn by him and a “lineup of accomplices.” Each chapter follows the hero of one story who will inevitably become the villain of the next. In this episode, Angela uses the word […]
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In Episode 3 of the TradeWaiters, Jon, Jeff, Angela and Kathleen read One Hundred Demons by Lynda Barry, an “autobifictionalography.” Kathleen calls Lynda Barry one of her “must-read cartoonists.” Maybe by the end you will want to spend some time with your own demons. Music by Sleuth Next episode will […]
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As we continue to count down to the end of the Epic Canadiana #2 Kickstarter (only 5 days to go!), here is an image from “Back in the Saddle,” a story featuring Johnny Canuck and Canada Jacques, two very different patriotic adventurers. Story by Bevan Thomas, art by Kate Ebensteiner and Jeff Ellis, […]
Today Langara College is having an open house for its continuing studies programs, including the upcoming Graphic Novel & Comix program, spearheaded by various Cloudscape members. Along with various other programs being showcased, the open house will feature cloudscape founders Jeff Ellis and Jonathon Dalton, and various other local comic […]
