Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast

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Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

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Things We Read (or tried to...)

• Street Unicorns: Extravagant Fashion Photography from NYC Streets and Beyond by Robbie Quinn
• Poisoned Chalice: The Extremely Long and Incredibly Complex Story of Marvelman by Pádraig Ó Méalóid
  • Part 0: Introduction
• I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future by Michael Molcher
• And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race by María Elena Fernández
• The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry
  • Note: Anna didn’t have the Disney Channel because she lived in the woods in Alaska. It also did not exist in Canada until 2015.
• The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel by Jenny Nicholson
• That's So '90s!: A Pop-Cultural Guide to the Raddest Decade by Jo Stewart and Lisa Gillard
• The Bizarre World of Fake Video Games by Super Eyepatch Wolf
• Junk Film: Why Bad Movies Matter by Katharine Coldiron

Other Media We Mentioned

• Attack of the New B Movies: Essays on SYFY Original Films edited by Justin Wigard and Mitch Ploskonka
• Introducing Postmodernism: A Graphic Guide by Chris Garratt and Richard Appignanesi
• FRUiTS by Shoichi Aoki
  • Wikipedia
• Miracleman: The Silver Age by Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham
• RuPaul's Drag Race (Wikipedia)
  • The Pit Stop S16 E01
• Glee (TV series) (Wikipedia)
• Euphoria (American TV series) (Wikipedia)
• Abbott Elementary (Wikipedia)
• The Simpsons is Good Again by Super Eyepatch Wolf
• Taskmaster: Series 17, Episode 1
• Plan 9 from Outer Space (Wikipedia)
• Every Frame a Painting

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You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

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Things We Read (or tried to...)

• Moi aussi je voulais l'emporter by Julie Delporte
  • This Woman's Work by Julie Delporte, translated by Helge Dascher and Aleshia Jensen
• Sông by Hài-Anh and Pauline Guitton
• Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza
• Why I Adopted by Husband by Yuta Yagi
• The Art and Life of Hilma af Klint by Ylva Hillström, translated by Karin Eklund
• Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood by Lucy Knisley
• Nuking Alaska: Notes of an Atomic Fugitive by Peter Dunlap-Shohl
• My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monzusu, translated by Ben Trethewey
• The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone by Joseph Tychonievich and Liz Kozik

Other Media We Mentioned

• Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
  • Fun Home (musical) (Wikipedia)
• Maus by Art Spiegelman
• Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Mattias Ripa
• Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
• Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
• The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
• Displacement by Lucy Knisley
• Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned and Judd Winick
• Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer by Sylvie Rancourt, translated by Helge Dascher
• Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley
• The Mental Load by Emma
• The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel
• What Is Obscenity?: The Story of a Good for Nothing Artist and Her Pussy by Rokudenashiko
• Homestar Runner
• Button Pusher by Tyler Page
• Last of the Sandwalkers by Jay Hosler
• Clan ...

Published in Comic Books, Special Collections, and the Academic Library edited by Brian Flota and Kate Morris

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Notes

1. Caitlin McGurk and Jenny E Robb, “Comics in Special Collections: Purposeful Collection Development for Promoting Inclusive History,” in Comics and Critical Librarianship (Sacramento, CA: Litwin Books, 2019), 169; examples of crowdfunded comics providing a platform for marginalized voices include Black Comix Returns: African American Comic Art & Culture, Bystander: Stories, Observations & Witnessings from South Asia and Sensory: Life on the Spectrum—An Autistic Comic Anthology
2. Todd Allen, “Is Kickstarter the #2 Graphic Novel Publisher?,” PublishersWeekly.com, July 10, 2012, https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/52925-is-kickstarterthe-2-graphic-novel-publisher.html.
3. “Kickstarter Stats,” Kickstarter, accessed August 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/help/stats.
4. Chris Arrant, “These Are the Titles Driving Kickstarter Comics to Their Biggest Year Yet,” gamesradar, July 21, 2021, https://www.gamesradar.com/these-are-the-titles-driving-kickstarter-comics-to-their-biggest-year-yet/.
5. “Monthly Ranking for Patreon Comics: Ranking for Top Creators by Month,” Graphtreon, accessed August 12, 2021, https://graphtreon.com/monthly-ranking/comics.
6. “Ended on Ulule,” Ulule, accessed August 12, 2021, https://www.ulule.com/ discover/?categories=bandes-dessinees&offset=0&statuses=ended&languages=fr.
7. Oriana Leckert, “Pow! 2020 Is the Best Year Yet for Comics on Kickstarter,” Kickstarter.com, October 20, 2020, https://www.kickstarter.com/articles/2020-is-the-best-year-yet-for-comics-on-kickstarter.
8. Kat Calamia, “Should Major Publishers & Creators Be Crowdfunding Comics alongside Independent and DIY Creators?,” GamesRadar+, September 22, 2020, https://www.gamesradar.com/should-major-publishers-and-creators-be-crowdfunding-comics-alongside-independent-and-diy-creators/.
9. While Image Comics is a well-known comics publisher, they tend to operate more like self-publishing than many traditional publishers as they do not pay page rates or advances, provide minimal editorial oversight, and charge a flat publishing fee.
10. “Drainers—An Underground Graphic Novel,” Cloudscape Comics, Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudscape/drainers-an-underground-graphic-novel; Robert Jeffrey II, “Route 3: Vol 1,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter. com/projects/1484007393/route-3-vol-1; Richard C. Meyer, “‘No Enemy, But Peace’ Graphic Novel,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/863672719/no-enemy-but-peace-graphic-novel; “Are You Ready for War in the Neighborhood?,” Ad Astra Comix, Indiegogo, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1856162.
11. A “stretch goal” is an amount above the initial amount asked for at which point additional rewards are “unlocked.”
12. A “tier” is a level of support tied to a specific amount of money.
13. The campaign for “Atomic Robo and the Spectre of Tomorrow HARDCOVER” lists “Fifty copies for Libraries + another Print in Print Set!” as a stretch goal in an image but doesn’t describe these goals in text anywhere on the project page.
14. Rachel Seeger, “SPROUT: A Wordless Comic Book for Kids,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1511570919/sprout-a-wordless-comic-book-for-kids.
15. Tom Humberstone, “Solipsistic Pop 4: Maps,” Indiegogo, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www. indiegogo.com/projects/solipsistic-pop-4-maps#/; Becca Hillburn, “7 Inch Kara Volume 2: An All Ages Watercolor Comic,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/ projects/beccahillburn/7-inch-kara-volume-2.
16. Isaac Cates, “Cartozia Tales: Ten Issues,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www. kickstarter.com/projects/1765342446/cartozia-tales-ten-issues; “Life Finds a Way,” Cloudscape Comics, Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudscape/ life-finds-a-way.
17. “Aztlan Graphic Novel,” Astlan, Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter. com/projects/aztlan/aztlan-graphic-novel; Joamette Gil, “Mañana: Latinx Comics From the 25th Century,” Kickstarter, accessed January 12, 2021, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/powerandmagic/manana-latinx-comics-from-the-25th-century; “Chicken Soup and Goji Berries,” Cloudscap...