Archie Vs. Predator

01/02/22 • 44 min

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Welcome back to Waiting on the Trade, a comics book club for people who don’t have time for monthly comics!

In this episode, guest host Melissa from The SJW Comic Book Club brings us one of her faves, as we discuss Alex de Campi, Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski, Jason Millet, John Workman, and co.’s Archie Vs. Predator.

This Month’s Discussion Questions

Do you think the choice to use a “default Archie” art style enhances or detracts from the story?
What scene/event surprised you the most?
What would your survival strategy be in a Predator attack situation?

Follow-up Recommendations

If you liked Archie Vs. Predator, we think you might also like:

And if you liked this episode of the podcast, be sure to give Melissa’s podcast, The SJW Comic Book Club, a listen! Pat and I recently guested there to talk about House of M.

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Welcome back to Waiting on the Trade, a comics book club for people who don’t have time for monthly comics!

This Month’s Discussion Questions

Do you think the choice to use a “default Archie” art style enhances or detracts from the story?
What scene/event surprised you the most?
What would your survival strategy be in a Predator attack situation?

Follow-up Recommendations

If you liked Archie Vs. Predator, we think you might also like:

And if you liked this episode of the podcast, be sure to give Melissa’s podcast, The SJW Comic Book Club, a listen! Pat and I recently guested there to talk about House of M.

You can also find us on:

As always, thanks for listening!

Previous Episode

The Sandman: A Game of You

Welcome back to Waiting on the Trade: The Dream Journal, a miniseries in which we’re discussing Neil Gaiman and co.’s original run on The Sandman. Joining Pat and myself for this trip through the Dreaming is our friend and frequent guest host Mike Drew.

In this episode, we’ve each brought a discussion question prompted by our read of Volume Five: A Game of You.

This Month’s Discussion Questions:

Is this volume filler content?
Does this volume address our concerns about outcomes for female characters in other volumes?
Does seeing a minor character like George abuse Dream’s power make Dream seem weaker?

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Next Episode

Original Sin

Welcome back to Waiting on the Trade, a comics book club for people who don’t have time for monthly comics!

In this episode, guest host Tyler Marifke unearths one of Marvel’s darkest secrets, as we discuss Jason Aaron, Mike Deodato Jr., Chris Eliopoulos, Frank Martin, and co.’s Original Sin.

This Month’s Discussion Questions

Was this a satisfying story?
Did the Watcher commit suicide by Nick Fury?
Who was right?

Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note

I’ve got creator interviews! First, here’s Jason Aaron and editor Tom Brevoort discussing the Orb alongside Original Sin‘s ending. And then, because I love doing things out of order, here’s Aaron talking Original Sin‘s origins.
How is anyone supposed to keep up with this nonsense?
While I couldn’t find an explainer on Nick Fury specifically, here’s a good article about how Marvel’s Ultimate universe ended up bridging into the MCU and mainline continuity.
If you absolutely need to know more about Dr. Midas (you don’t), click here.
And finally, Original Sin follow-ups are still happening as of last week. It turns out that Uatu is alive again, and Nick Fury is now his herald. Comics!