we’re kicking off our seventh module with two firsts for the pod: a guest (heather antos) and discussing a book in the intro episode (understanding comics: the invisible art by scott mccloud). after learning about our histories with comics, we spend a while talking about dilbert and scott adams (please read this) as well as our favorite “sunday funnies.” we share love for sam and max, learn about shreds’s childhood as a science-fiction kid, and discuss the current state of comics. shreds gives mccloud a big compliment before we discuss understanding comics and the many lessons it has to impart. we talk about reading comics digitally vs. physically. we share the reading list for the rest of the season (to which heather adds context). shreds compliments joey in a way that immediately requires explanation. heather gives insight into where to start watching star trek and offers recommendations for comics she’s worked on.

reading list for season seven
understanding comics: the invisible art by scott mccloud
coyote doggirl by lisa hanawalt
the private eye by brian k. vaughan, marcos martin, muntsa vicente
no longer human by junji ito
the seeds by ann nocenti, david aja
bitter root by david f. walker, chuck brown, sanford greene
this one summer by mariko tamaki, jillian tamaki
asterios polyp by david mazzucchelli
kingdom come by mark waid, alex ross
prison pit by johnny ryan
ragnarok by walter simonson