209 – Andre the Giant: Life and Legend

Andre the Giant: Life and Legend

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We talk about professional wrestling for the first time ever as we read “Andre the Giant: Life and Legend,” by Box Brown. This awesome biographical graphic novel about Andre Rene Roussimoff represents a stunning example of how straightfroward storytelling can portray all the amazing complexities of Andre’s life. Reading this comic makes your heart flutter and break as Brown takes you on all the ups and downs of Andre’s life. This week was a double-header Fight Night with “Best Wrestling Move Name” and “Best Princess Bride Quote.” For past or future shows, go to www.WelcometoComics.com! Next Week: “Seconds” by Bryan Lee O’Malley.

208 – Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

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The second comic in our Best of 2014 Graphic Novels series is “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” by Roz Chast. We spend a little time talking about the comic and a lot of time opening up about our experiences with death and dying. This comic does a phenomenal job of tackling a really, really tough topic: Chast depicts the end of her parents’ lives with amazing honesty and wit. This week’s fight night was “Most uncomfortable topic of conversation to have at a dinner party with acquaintances and second cousins.” For more information, go to www.WelcometoComics.com! Next week: “Andre the Giant: Life & Legend” by Box Brown.

207 – How to Be Happy

How to Be Happy

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Our epic mega Best of 2014 series moves on to Graphic Novels as we discuss Eleanor Davis’ “How to Be Happy.” This collection of short stories, doodles, and ideas is an incredible exploration of self, identity, anxiety, fear, and all the other ways modernity and technology can make us uncomfortable. We discuss each short story in the collection and really have a hard time NOT talking for hours and hours about all the evocative content in this comic. We talked for so long that we even had to skip Fight Night. For more info on past and future shows, hit up www.WelcometoComics.com! Next week’s comic: “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” by Roz Chast.