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New Feed Announcement - SJW Comic Book Club

It's official! We are now The SJW Comic Book Club. Still talking about comics with the same hosts, but a slightly different format and a new name. Please follow us at The SJW Comic Book Club on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Season 2 Finale: Tournament Bracket

Season 2 has come to an end, and it's time to face off! Which non-superhero comic will emerge victorious? How will the winner be decided? It all depends on what the vodka decides.  This season, we read:Archie vs. PredatorLumberjanes: Beware the Kitten HolySandman: A Game Of YouBloomThe Prince and the DressmakerLocke & Key: Welcome to LovecraftSaga, issues #1-6Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #169 Tune in to hear who comes out on top. Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at: https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/ Our next episode will be posted under a new title--find us on your preferred podcast service as The SJW Comic Book Club.

Episode 16 - Archie's Pal Jughead Comics

In this episode we discuss Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #169, and compare it to Archie vs. Predator and the TV Riverdale. Needless to say, Jughead is the anti-capitalist hero our society needs, but how does his world stand up to adaptation?Next week will be the finale episode of Season 2, where we decide which of the eight comics we've read comes out on top in a single-elimination tournament!We also have a big announcement--listen to the end to hear it.Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/

Episode 15 - Saga

Trigger warning: child sexual abuse.This week we read Saga, vol. 1 (issues #1-6), by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples. Justice for Lying Cat!Next week we will be reading Archie's Pal Jughead Comics, vol. 2 #169 to round out our second season, and then on to the season finale tournament! Fight!Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/

Episode 14 - Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft

Trigger warning: gun violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse.This week we read Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft (issues #1-6), by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. To paraphrase Monte, we didn't enjoy reading it, but we really liked it. And isn't that the highest praise you can give to horror?Next week we will be reading Saga vol. 1 (issues #1-6), available on Comixology ON SALE right now for $4.99, or at your local bookstore.Email us at thebottlecomic@gmail.com, or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/