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The TradeWaiters 127: The Tradewaiters VS Panel Pals Crossover Part 1

It’s a (winter) summer crossover spectacular! For this episode Jeff and JD were joined by Jack and Diane of the Panel Pals podcast to read Minus by Ryan Armand and Sweet Poolside by Oshimi Shuuzou. And then you can continue the crossover over on the Panel Pals podcast for part […]


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The TradeWaiters 126: “Kingdom Come” by Mark Waid and Alex Ross

Come with us to the future of the past as we read Kingdom Come, written by superhero powerhouse Mark Waid and painstakingly painted by Alex Ross. This dark vision of the future of DC superheroes might be a commentary on the grim-dark comics of the 1990s, or it might be […]


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The TradeWaiters 125: Gutter-Takes: On Making Friends in Comics

On today’s Gutter-Take, Jam, Jeff, and JD talk about how to make friends in comics. Maybe the real comics were the friends we made along the way. Music by Sleuth You can find us at:J Dalton Jam Jeff Ellis Our next episode will be on Kingdom Come by Mark Waid […]


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The TradeWaiters 124: “Home by the Rotting Sea” by Otava Heikkilä

This week we read Home by the Rotting Sea by Finnish cartoonist Otava Heikkilä, a short but emotional journey to another world where the Arctic is melting and gender is what you make of it. We’ll talk about anthropology, allegory, and Otava’s unique page compositions. We’ll also talk about the […]


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Old Souls Nearing the End

The Kickstarter for Cloudscape’s hoped-for new book, Old Souls, only has two days left to fund! It’s close to its target, but not close enough. Please consider supporting this project. The Kickstarter is here! Jackarais isn’t new to comics, but this would be their first full book with a publisher, […]


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The TradeWaiters 123: “The Rose of Versailles” Vol. 1 by Riyoko Ikeda

This week Jam, Jeff, and JD went back in time to read The Rose of Versailles Vol. 1 by Riyoko Ikeda, one of the foundational works of all shoujo comics. Get into your Versailles mindset (Versaind-set) for some gorgeous dresses, elegant balls, murder, and class warfare. Listen in so as […]


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The TradeWaiters 122: Gutter-Takes: On the Arrival of Manga

On today’s Gutter-Take, Jam, Jeff, and JD talk about manga. What’s it like to read manga for the first time? What was it like for manga to be widely available in North America for the first time? And what have been the lasting impacts on both readers and creators alike […]


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Old Souls

Cloudscape’s newest Kickstarter campaign has just begun! Let me introduce you to Old Souls by Jackarais, an eerie body horror novella set in the deep, dark woods. Loneliness can get to you, and finding bodies in the woods certainly doesn’t help. Check out the Kickstarter here! This will be a […]


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Cloudscape Books Get Some Love

Cloudscape has published a lot of books over the years, and with the way publishing works, often those books go out into the world and we don’t hear back from them. But sometimes we do! Here’s a short collection of reviews of some of our titles. Some of these reviews […]


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The TradeWaiters 121: “Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir” by Tessa Hulls

Today’s book is weighty. We read Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls. This book follows the lives of Tessa’s grandmother, mother, and herself through some of the most difficult periods of Chinese history in the first half of the twentieth century, as well as the mental illness and […]