17 - Spring Hype!

This episode, Betty and Alex discuss their most anticipated releases dropping in the Spring and early Summer. Next time: Zines!Media Mentioned:Listener SubmissionsSomeday Perfect by Kat Schneider (available April 21)Martyr Loser King by Saul Williams and Morgan Sorne (available April 28)Mary Pain by Lola Lorente (English version available May 12)Upcoming BooksThe Court Charade by Flore Vesco and Kerascoët (available March 31)Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden (available June 16)Batman: Dark Patterns by Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman (available March 31)Cocoon by Machiko Kyō (available June 16)Closing Act by Chris W. Kim (available April 28)Lovers of the Empire by Yudori (available June 23)Honorable MentionsOur Sunny Days Vol. 1 by Jeong SeokchanThe Vanishing Man by J. Marshall Smith and Katherine Lam (available soon)Punk’n Heads by Dave Baker and Nicole Goux (available April 7)Fish and Water by Gengoroh Tagame (available June 23)Magica by Yuzuko HoshimiDelay: A Comics Anthology edited by Charis Loke and Paolo Chikiamco (available April 28)I’m No Angel Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa (available June 2)Ongoing SeriesCat Companions Maruru and Hachi Vol. 6 by Yuri Sonoda (available April 28)Let’s Make Cocktails! By Sarah Becan (available April 7)Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 14 by Kamome ShirahamaHirayasumi Vol. 9 by Keigo Shinso (available May 19)Other Books MentionedBeauty by Hubert and KerascoëtBeautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and KerascoëtWashington’s Gay General by Josh Trujillo and Levi HastingsDo Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me by Mimi PondAbsolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson and Hayden ShermanThe New York Trilogy by Paul AusterRaging Clouds by YudoriForest Hills Bootleg Society by Dave Baker and Nicole GouxMy Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh TagameWitch Hat Atelier by Kamome ShirahamaLet’s Make Ramen! By Hugh Amano and Sarah BecanLet’s Make Bread! By Ken Forkish and Sarah BecanLet’s Make Dumplings! By Hugh Amano and Sarah BecanWhat We’re ReadingMrs Dalloway by Virginia WoolfWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëWuthering Heights (2026 film)To the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfBatman and Robin: Year One by Mark Waid and Chris SamneeBlack Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance by Ben PassmoreFanfiction (unspecified)Rocketship-Grawlicks SandwichARIRANG by BTS