View From The Gutters Comic Book Club

The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??Akira,??by Katsuhiro Otomo. Set in post-World War III Neo-Tokyo, the series begins with battling motorcycle street gangs, but quickly expands to [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Rachel Rising, Vol. 1 & 2, by Terry Moore. This series begins with its titular protagonist, Rachel, digging her way out of her own shallow grave. Her memory of her death missing, she seeks to discover who killed her and why she is still walking [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Sex Criminals, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, with colors by Becka Kinzie.??It is the story of two people, Suzy and John, who independently discover that when they reach orgasm time stands still. One day they meet, they begin to date, and they discover they [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Goners,??written by Jacob Semahn with art by Jorge Corona and colors by??Gabriel Cassata. This series follow the life death and adventures of the Latimers, an ancient family of monster hunters. The series begins with the deaths of??Raleigh and Evelyn Latimer on national television, followed [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Atomic Robo, Vol. 1-3,??by Brian??Clevinger and Scott Wegener. Launching in 2007, it follows the life and adventures of??an atomic robot designed and built by Nikola Tesla in 1923??as he and his team of action scientists fight Nazis, intelligent dinosaurs, and the horrors of unexplained science [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Lumberjanes, Vol. 1, written by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis, with art by Brooke Allen and colors by Maarta Laiho.??The series is an all-ages book which follows the adventures of 5 best friends at Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet???s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types [???]

Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at??contact@viewfromthegutters.com. Welcome back, to Back Matter. We???ve returned after a long hiatus to have [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson. Originally created as Stevenson???s art school thesis, the graphic novel ran first as a webcomic and was released in print in 2015. It has been optioned for a animated feature film. The comic is an all-ages story, and has a [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1 & 2, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba. Premiering in 2007,??Umbrella Academy is the brain-child of and first comic by Gerard Way, front-man of the band??My Chemical Romance. It examines??the disfunctional lives of 7 super-powered people who were adopted and [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Stumptown, written by Greg Rucka and drawn by??Matthew Southworth and Justin Greenwood. Set in modern day Portland, Oregon,??Stumptown is a detective story starring??Dex Parios, a private eye and gambling addict. In our recommendation section our hosts nominated Umbrella Academy, The Killer,??Afterlife with Archie,??Green Arrow, Vol. [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Alias, by??Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos. Released in 2001 and running for 28 issues,??Alias kicked off Marvel???s MAX line of comics for mature readers which abandoned the Comics Code for the first time.??It follows the adventures of Jessica Jones, a one-time superhero who retired [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Moon Knight, Vol. 1: From the Dead, written by Warren Ellis with art by Declan Shalvey and colors by Jordie Bellaire. The latest in a string of semi-reboots for Moon Knight, this series features six stand-alone stories which redefine the character. The art and [???]

Back Matter is our show focused interviews, news and events in the comics industry,??television and movies, or discussions of comics which open onto a broader conversation. Feel free to email us discussion ideas or any comments or questions you might have at contact@viewfromthegutters.com. On this episode of Back Matter??we present you with a recording of [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Velvet, Vol. 1 & 2, by Ed Brubaker and??Steve Epting. The series starts with a simple premise: what if James Bond were murdered, and Miss Moneypenny blamed? What launches from there is a thrilling espionage-filled romp staring the thrilling and deadly Velvet Templeton???a secret agent-turned-desk-jockey [???]

Welcome to episode 5??of Singles Club!??This is our new short-format show where every so often one of our hosts will take a little time to talk about a small-press, indie, or webcomic. If you have an independent work you???d like to share with us, send us a link or digital copy at review@viewfromthegutters.com. This week [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Pretty Deadly, by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Rios, and Jordie Bellaire. Set in the old west, the series follows the adventures of a blind cowboy and his ward who are being hunted by the Reapers of Death, Big Alice and Deathface Ginny.??It???s a story of [???]

The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. After recording our episode on??The Sandman,??we found that some of our hosts??had more yet to say about this incredible work. So here we are again for a short addendum [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??All-New Ghost Rider, written by Felipe Smith and illustrated??by Tradd Moore and Damion Scott. This series introduces us to a young new Ghost Rider, Robbie Reyes, a teenager who splits his time between school, working as a mechanic, and caring for his developmentally disabled little [???]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??JLA/Avengers, by Kurt Busiek and George Perez. Originally planned for release in the early 1980s,??this long awaited team-up between the Justice League of America and the Avengers did not see the light of day until more than 20 years later??? and that shows. JLA/Avengers features [???]

The Long Run takes place outside of our normal continuity of episodes, and features table discussion of an entire work or long selection of a series. In this episode of The Long Run??we talk about??The Sandman, created by Neil Gaiman,??Sam Kieth, and??Mike Dringenberg. First published in 1989 and running through 1996,??The Sandman was part of [???]