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You Should Read This!
by Alan Parsons and Ryan Ruppe
Comic Book and Graphic Novel Review and Discussion Podcast
Episodes
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Lone Wolf and Cub
Did you watch The Mandalorian? We did! And the people who made the show very clearly read Lone Wolf and Cub. So we read the first volume of this legendary 50-year-old manga.
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House of X/Powers of X (with special guest!)
We get some of the old X-team back together when old friend Ian Ritch joins Alan and Ryan to talk about Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, and RB Silva’s full reboot of the X-Men comics universe in the interlocking double series House of X/Powers of X.
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Ghosted, Vol. 1 (Four Color Commentary Reunion Special!)
We got the gang back together to talk about a book we first looked into nearly five years ago: Ghosted, volume 1, by Joshua Williamson, Goran Sudzuka and Miroslav Mrva. Get ready for spoopy shenanigans with Alan and Ryan and special guests Ian and Chewie!
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Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
This time on You Should Read This, Alan and Ryan jump into the Eisner award winning spoopy Dia de los Muertos tale from Ryan’s kids’ favorite cartoonist, Raina Telgemeier.
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Die Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans (with special guest)
In this episode of You Should Read This, Alan and Ryan are joined by their pal Adam Ryan Cools to talk Dungeons & Dragons, RPGs with heavy lore, and deep, dark backstories in their discussion of Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans’ incredible book, Die.
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20th Century Boys
To start off Season 2 of You Should Read This, Alan and Ryan tackle the first volume of the dense, legendary manga series 20th Century Boys.
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Captain Marvel: In Pursuit of Flight & Down (with special guest!)
In this episode of You Should Read This, we dig into the first two volumes of the big relaunch of Captain Marvel from 2014. Volume one is In Pursuit of Flight, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and with art by Dexter Soy, Richard Elson, Al Barrionuevo, and Emma Rios. Volume two is Down, written by...
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Battle Angel Alita Vol. 1 by Yukito Kishiro
In this episode of You Should Read This, Alan and Ryan discuss the first volume of the legendary cyberpunk manga Battle Angel Alita. Show Notes: Manga and its influence (yes, again. Always) Expectations Subverted tropes 90s comics Technopathy Panel Backgrounds in Manga Technobabble
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Scales & Scoundrels vol. 1&2 by Sebastian Girner and Galaad
For this episode we talked about the first two volumes of the Scales & Scoundrels series: Into the Dragon’s Maw and Treasurehearts. Written by Sebastian Girner with art by Galaad and letters by Jeff Powell, it’s a fun fantasy romp that will certainly hook fans of Dungeons & Dragons. Show Notes…
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Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite & Dallas by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
In this episode we discuss the two collections of Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite and Dallas, as well as a spoiler-free discussion of the Netflix original show. Show Notes: My Chemical Romance and our histories with emo Watching the show/movie vs reading the book Don’t read the book for…
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Akira vol. 1
This time on You Should Read This, we talked about the first volume of the legendary manga Akira. Show notes: Millennials killing things Japanese influence on children’s media in the united states in the 80s and 90s Reading Manga flipped The perspective of having read a complete series versus...
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Buzz by Ananth Hirsh and Tess Stone
In this episode of You Should Read This, we jump into the outrageous world of underground spelling bees in the Oni Press book Buzz. Also discussed: “Amerimanga” Oni Press Conventions of shonen sports manga and anime Which Ninja Turtles movies are the best ones Storytelling techniques unique to...
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East of West Vol. 1 & 2
In this episode of You Should Read This, we talk about the dense world and history that are revealed in the first two volumes of East of West. Also discussed: the history of Image comics, Hickman’s Marvel histories, macro-series like Game of Thrones and Westworld, and the weird alternate history…
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The Wicked + The Divine: Year One
In this episode of You Should Read This, we talk about fan-favorite ultra-modern pop music masterpiece, The Wicked + The Divine. http://www.youshouldreadthis.club/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/01-You-Should-Read-This-Episode-3：-The-Wicked-The-Divine：-Year-One.mp3
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood Vol. 1
In this episode of You Should Read This! we talk about one of the longest still-running Shonen Jump manga, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure! It’s a hell of a ride. http://www.youshouldreadthis.club/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/01-You-Should-Read-This-Episode-2-Jojos-Bizarre-Adventure-Phantom-Blood-Vol.-1.mp3
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Headlopper Vol. 1: The Island or a Plague of Beasts by Andrew MacLean
Our first official episode has Alan and Ryan talking about Andrew MacLean’s Headlopper Vol. 1: The Island or a Plague of Beasts.
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Episode 0: Diary Comics by Dustin Harbin
For our 0th (zeroth) episode (aka our demo episode), we read and discussed Dustin Harbin’s Diary Comics.
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Comic Book and Graphic Novel Review and Discussion Podcast
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