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Alex and Betty chat about their most anticipated Spring releases, their current reads, and--of course--the Rocketship Grawlix Sandwich.
Media Mentioned:
GILT FRAME by Matt Kindt AND Margie Kraft Kindt SHORT GAME: MITSURU ADACHI'S BASEBALL SHORT STORY COLLECTION by Mitsuri Adachi THE NOVEL LIFE OF JANE AUSTEN by Janine Barchas & Isabel Greenberg THE CONFESSIONAL by Paige Hender HOLY LACRIMONY by Michael DeForge SKIN by Sabien Clement & Mieke Versyp ZATANNA: BRING DOWN THE HOUSE by Mariko Tamaki, Javier Rodriguez GINSENG ROOTS : A MEMOIR by Craig Thompson HELEN OF WYNDHORN by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, & Matheus Lopes MINOR ARCANA by Jeff Lemire THE ADVENTURES OF MUNICH IN MARCEL DUCHAMP by Roman Muradov YOU ARE A SACRED PLACE: VISUAL POEMS FOR LIVING IN A CLIMATE CRISIS by Madeleine Jubilee DAVID HOCKNEY by Monica Foggia & Giovanni Gastaldi LAND OF MIRRORS by Maria Medem SURROUNDED by Wilfred Lupano & Stephane Fert HIRAYASUMI VOL. 4 by Keigo Shinzo #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN, VOL. 4 by Shin'ichi Sakamoto TOKYO ALIEN BROS by Keigo Shinzo SAGA VOL. 12 by Brian K. Vaughan and art by Fiona Staples THE NIGHT EATERS #3: THEIR KINGDOM COME by Marjorie Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda AYA : FACE THE MUSIC by Marguerite Abouet & Clément Oubrerie, Edwige Dro (Translated by) THE LEGEND OF KAMUI by Shirato Sanpei NEIGHBORHOOD STORY VOL. 3 by Ai Yazawa DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON VOL. 3 by MEDEA by Nancy Peña & Blandine Le Callet SUNDAY by Olivier Schrauwen CAT COMPANIONS MARURU AND HACHI VOL. 2 by Yuri Sonoda THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED by Mokumokuren -
Betty and Alex go over their favorites of the year, lessons learned (comics-wise, that is), and reading resolutions for 2025!
Inspired to pick up one of the titles mentioned in the pod? Head over http://bettysbooksstl.com.
Media mentioned:
Apps: Storygraph and Reading List CAT COMPANIONS: MARURU & HACHI by Yuri Sonoda LET’S EAT TOGETHER AKI & HARU by Makoto Taji BATCAT #1 and #2 by Meggie Ramm NEW GIRL by Cassandra Cailn THE MYTHMAKERS by John Hendrix SELF ESTEEM AND THE END OF THE WORLD by Luke Healy ASH’S CABIN by Jen Wang CATS OF THE LOUVRE by Taiyo Matsumoto NEIGHBORHOOD STORY by Ai Yazawa #DRCL: MIDNIGHT CHILDREN by Shin-ichi Sakamoto HIRAYASUMI by Keigo Shinzo MY DEAREST PATROLMAN by Niyama TOKYO BABYLON by CLAMP HOUSE OF X/POWERS OF X by Jonathan Hickman and Pepe Larraz SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL by Tom Taylor & John Timms TOKYO THESE DAYS by Taiyo Matsumoto THE BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS OF 2024 by Sam Thielman ‘FEEDING GHOSTS’ AND ‘VICTORY PARADE’ TOP PW’S 2024 GRAPHIC NOVEL CRITICS POLL by PW Staff FINAL CUTby Charles Burns PROCESSING by Tara Booth FIREBUGS By Nino Bulling MYTHMAKERS by John Hendrix MARY TYLER MOOREHAWK by Dave Baker PAST TENSE: FACING FAMILY SECRETS AND FINDING MYSELF IN THERAPY by Sacha Mardou THE LEGEND OF KAMUI by Sanpei Shirato GARO MAGAZINE WOLF HALL by Hilary Mantel SUNDAY by Olivier Schrauwen THE WITCHING YEAR by Diana Helmuth -
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Alex and Betty chow down on the wild and wonderful world of food comics! With a special focus on only books with recipes, our duo dig into some of the yummiest graphic books out there.
Want a copy of one of these delicious comics for yourself? Head over http://bettysbooksstl.com.
Media mentioned:
Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichel
Cook Like Your Ancestors by Mariah-Rose Marie
How to Make Bread (& Ramen & Dumplings) by Jen Forkish and ills. By Sarah Becan
Cook Korean by Robin Ha
Relish by Lucy Knisley
Supper Club by Jackie Morrow
Birds Eye Bristoe by Dan Zettwoch – his dad’s recipe!
Let’s Eat Together, Aki & Haru by Makoto Taji
Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen by Hiromi Sato
Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui
Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzo
Safer Places by Kit Anderson
Aragorn. Swoon!!
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Betty and Alex chat about the upcoming St. Louis Indie Comics Expo (SLICE), reflect on three years of bookselling, and discuss a few comics along the way.
Check out http://bettysbooksstl.com to get yourself some comics and support local while doing so. :)
Media Mentioned:
PAST TENSE: FINDING MYSELF IN THERAPY by Sacha Mardou
SQUIRE by Nadia Shammas
WASH DAY DIARIES by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith
J. Marshall Smith
DUCKS by Kate Beaton
ROAMING by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki
A FROG IN THE FALL by Linnea Sterte
Taiyo Matsumoto
MAISON IKKOKU by Rumiko Takahashi
WITCH HAT ATELIER by Kamome Shirahama
HIRYASUMI by Keiko Shinzo
DOCTOR STRANGE: FALL SUNRISE by Tradd Moore
BEAUTY by Hubert and Kerascoet
#DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN by Shin'ichi Sakamoto
PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee
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Alex and Betty chat about their most anticipated Fall releases, their current reads, and--of course--the Rocketship Grawlix Sandwich.
Click here to get yourself some comics and support local while doing so. :)
Media Mentioned:
MYTHMAKERS: The Remarkable Friendship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien by John Hendrix (Abrams) SIDE QUEST: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games, written by Samuel Sattin and illustrated by STEENZ! (Versify) PAST TENSE: Facing Family Secrets and Finding Myself in Therapy by Sacha Mardou (Avery) Dog Days by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (Drawn & Quarterly) Anzuelo by Emma Ríos (Image) When to Pick a Pomegranate by Yasmeen Abedifard (Silver Sprocket) Uncanny: The Origins of Fear by Junji Ito (Viz) We Called Them Giants written by Kieron Gillen (Image) Toxic Tropics: A Horror Story of Environmental Injustice by Jessica Oublie and Nicola Gobbi (Street Noise) ULTIMATE X-MEN BY PEACH MOMOKO VOL. 1: FEARS AND HATES by Peach Momoko (Marvel) Nightwing vol. 5 written by Tom Taylor and art by Eduardo Pansica and Travis Moore (DC) The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 1 by Sumiko Arai (Yen) Tokyo These Days vol. 3 by Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz) Hiraysumi vol. 3 by Keigo Shinzo (Viz) Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang (First Second) Sea Legs by Jules Bakes and art by Niki Smith Knitting (the fiber art) The National Book Award The Rings of Power (TV show) -
Alex and Betty kick off Comics Closet with a rundown of three incredible manga that all have one thing in common: locations as motifs, or dare we say, even characters! They also shout out some honorable mention manga they love before introducing the Rocketship Grawlix Sandwich. Curious? You'll just have to listen!
Click here to check out all the manga listed in this month's episode.
