#Lissa Treiman

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Lissa Treiman: Pigeon Wings

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The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1 (Dark Horse Comics, March 2025) variant cover by Lissa Treiman

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The Great British Bump Off: Kill or be Quilt #1 by John Allison, Max Sarin and Sammy Borras. Cover by Sarin. Variant cover by Lissa Treiman. Out in April.

"A new cozy mystery from Giant Days' John Allison and Max Sarin following up to their hit baking murder mystery The Great British Bump-Off. Surely there is no vacation more drama-free than a boating holiday along the sleepy canals of Yorkshire? Oh, you'd think so. Sadly, for Shauna Wickle, it's tough to escape poisonous small-town rivalries (and sultry romantic entanglements) when travelling at a steady two to three miles per hour. And to make things worse, she's about to find out how ruinously expensive a hastily-tied knot can be…"

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Something wonderful on the way...

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Giant Days Returns in a Deluxe Hardcover From BOOM!

Giant Days Returns in a Deluxe Hardcover From BOOM! #comics #comicbooks

BOOM! Studios has announced the first of seven sturdy hardcovers collecting the entirety of the Eisner Award-winning slice-of-life comic series written by John Allison and illustrated by Lissa Treiman and Max Sarin with Giant Days Library Edition Vol. 1, collecting the first eight issues of the hit series! The school year is just beginning at Sheffield University, jam-packed with new classes,…

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starting the new reading year just right

[toenzy]

John Allison is one of my heroes; I adore everything he's done (most of which is contained within this shared universe of alternate-Britain which exists inside his glorious mind). The characters are barmy and fascinating, the plots flirt with cliche whilst being completely unpredictable, and it's all so idiosyncratically British (which is a rare thing on the internet, particularly amongst comic makers). (You can find his ongoing work here: https://badmachinery.com/)

Here's one of his side stories I picked up and got signed at a Thought Bubble convention (in Leeds) years ago.

Charlotte Grote is the best character.

An additional note; for most of its run Giant Days (one of the many, many characters of the now concluded but astonishingly long-running ScaryGoRound goes off to University) was written by John Allison but not illustrated by him, instead by Max Sarin and Lissa Treiman, and later Julia Madrigal. Fun fact! I have embarrassed myself both times I have met John Allison, both times at different Thought Bubble conventions. The first time I was unable to hear him politely informing me that my zip was down so many times that it became very awkward, and the second time I was so eager to say hello that I full-on queue jumped and interrupted someone who was already talking to him.

Needing to make shapes and stuff out of any piece of paper you are handed so your doing something with your hands is just Normal Autistic Girl things okay we gotta do stuff like this

[joelfe]

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Episode 205 - Favourite Reads (and Media) of 2024

 It’s episode 205 and time for us to talk about our favourite reads of 2024! We discuss fiction and non-fiction books we read for the podcast, plus comics, videos, music, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards

Check out Hark! Jam's holiday music podcast!

Favourite Fiction

For the podcast

Anna

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence (Episode 200 - Library Fiction)

Jam

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (Episode 202 - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking)

Matthew

The Sixth Gun Omnibus, vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and Tyler Crook (Episode 201 - Weird West)

Meghan

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Episode 203 - Dark Academia)

Not for the podcast

Jam

Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman

Matthew

Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day: And Other Tales of the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard, narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith

Meghan

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

Anna

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Trailer

Favourite Non-Fiction

For the podcast

Matthew

I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future by Michael Molcher (Episode 195 - Pop(ular) Culture Non-Fiction)

Meghan

Telling It to the Judge: Taking Native History to Court by Arthur J. Ray (Episode 197 - Law & Legal Non-Fiction (for the layperson))

Anna

Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli (Episode 194 - Indie Publishers)

Jam

Why I Adopted My Husband: The True Story of a Gay Couple Seeking Legal Recognition in Japan by Yuta Yagi (Episode 192 - Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics)

Not for the podcast

Meghan

Secret Gardens by Jennifer Potter 

Anna

Bunker: Building for the End Times by Bradley Garrett

Jam

Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run by Martinus Evans

Matthew

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Other Favourite Things of 2024

Anna

Cats

Buldak Cream Carbonara

Go Go Town!

Jam

Diceomancer

“California” by Chappel Roan

Galway Food Tour

Matthew

The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel by Jenny Nicholson

Giant Days by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Lissa Treiman

Spy x Family by Tetsuya Endo

Matthew talked about this and Giant Days in Episode 193 - Spring Media Update

Spy x Family / Designer Chairs

Meghan

Living Small - Laura Fenton (series: Small Takes)

BBC: The Secret History of British Gardens with Monty Don

Dwell magazine

Runner-Ups

Jam

Books for the podcast

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Episode 204 - Cozy Fantasy)

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (Episode 189 - Romantic Comedies & Humorous Romance)

Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante (Episode 194 - Indie Publishers)

Picture Books

I Won’t Give Up My Rubber Band by Shinsuke Yoshitake

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle

Games

Wingspan (both board & Switch Edition)

Crossword puzzles

Movies/TV/Video

Delicious in Dungeon

I Saw the TV Glow

Robot Dreams

Gastronauts

I Want to Tell You About My Favorite Fight Scene 

Anna

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (Episode 201 - Weird West)

Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza (Episode 192 - Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics)

Matthew

[Tumblr won't let us post the full lists because they're too long, check the podcast site to see them all.]

Video Essays

Alpha Protocol Retrospective | An Extremely Comprehensive Critique and History

Reform!

X Men Video Game Retrospective | A Complete History and Review 

DB2024 - The Taco Bell "Wedding" in Decentraland

The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse

The Great Game: The Making of Spycraft

The Bizarre World of Fake Video Games

Meghan

French

Balcons by Marianne Brisebois (contemporary fiction)

Cariacou by Olivier Lussier (poetry, prose)

La véritable histoire de la maison mobile des Miller by Dave Eggers (childrens, illustrated)

Fiction

The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir (horror, translated)

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (cosy fantasy, series)

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (supernatural)

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (time travel)

The Gathering by C.J. Tudor (horror, vampires)

Bride by Ali Hazelwood (supernatural romance)

The Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff (horror, series)

Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante (contemporary)

Frontier by Grace Curtis (scifi, western)

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang (horror)

The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan (weird, translated, series)

The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (scifi, spy thriller)

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki by Mariko Tamaki (graphic novel, new adult)

Nonfiction

Instructions for Travelling West by Joy Sullivan (poetry)

Island Home: a Landscape memoir by Tim Winton (essays, memoir, Australian)

Yardwork: A Biography of an Urban Place by Daniel Coleman (essays, history, Canadian)

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Join us again on Tuesday, January 7th we’ll be discussing the genre of Cultural Studies!

Then on Tuesday, February 4th we’ll be talking about the genre of Monster Romance!

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https://www.tumblr.com/theartoftangled/731812150797041664/storyboard-by-lissa-treiman

In this concept art, Rapunzel seems to have short blonde hair. Thoughts?

They literally decided to have her natural hair be brown because they were inspired by Mandy Moore herself, who spent her entire young career as a bleached blonde because it was what her producers told her to do. But once she got control of her own career and went back to her natural brown, she never felt more free.

Before Mandy was hired to voice Rapunzel, her hair is blonde in concept art, even after it was cut.

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March 2023 wrapup

For the most part, March was so... 'meh'. The reads were nice enough but almost none of them really seemed that noteworthy.

not pictured: In the Sea there are crocodiles, by Fabio Geda

favorites of the month: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

nonfiction of the month (1): The Trauma Toolkit by Susan Pease Banitt

classics (1): The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

poetry (1): Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood

graphic novel (1): Giant Days Volume 2 by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin

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Giant Days #1

by John Allison,Lissa Treiman,Whitney Cogar and Jim Campell

Boom!Box

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Ooh, and TFA Optimus for the comic ask!

For Optimus

What’s the Furthest Place from Here? By Tyler Boss and Matthew Rosenburg (and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou)

I think TFA OP would relate to this dystopian comic about fucked up kids at the end of the world where adults have disappeared. Very similar vibes to crashing on an alien planet with your weird and irresponsible crew 😂

For You

Giant Days by John Alison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin

If you like TFA op I think you’ll like this one! It’s a slice of life comic about a bunch of college kids just… navigating the newfound freedom of adulthood.

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The Great British Bump Off #2 by John Allison, Max Sarin and Sammy Borras. Cover by Sarin. Variant cover by Lissa Treiman. Out in May.

"As Shauna Wickle continues to try to solve the mysterious poisoning amongst her fellow baking contestants, she decides to go full Poirot-mode just in time for the deadly technical baking challenge!"

[sistersorrow]

Due to nearly daily power outages and dropping out of college, I've had a lot more free time this year, so I decided I'd read more this year, and here's a list of the things I read either partly or to completion (I'm including ttrpg sourcebooks, comics, and fanfics cause I feel like it)

Jerusalem by Alan Moore

The Fifth Science by Exurb1a

Horus Rising by Dan Abnett

False Gods by Graham McNeill

Galaxy in Flames by Ben Counter

Flight of the Eisenstein by James Swallow

Descent of Angels by Mitchel Scanlon

The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson

The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson

Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C Yee

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C Yee

The Dawn of Yangchen by F.C Yee

The Legacy of Yangchn by F.C Yee

A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Dreadnought by April Daniels

Sovereign by April Daniels

The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean

The Corpus Hermeticum

RWBY: Scars by Doneesses

The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien

The Prague Cemetery by Eco Umber

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

The Bible Repairman by Tim Powers

Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

The Gods of Pegana by Lord Dunsany

Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany

Welcome to the NHK by Tasuhiko Takimoto

What If? by Randall Munroe

TTRPGs I read books for:

Eclipse Phase

Exalted (2e and 3e)

Lancer

Nobilis (2e and 3e)

Numenera

Ponyfinder

Unknown Armies (1e, 2e, and 3e)

World of Darkness (Old and Chronicles)

Continuum, Roleplaying in the Yet

Broken Worlds

Comics and Manga I read this year:

A Study Emerald by Rafael Scavone, Rafael Albuquerque, and Dave Stewart

Alters by Paul Jenkins and Leila Leiz

All the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra comics

Black Hole by Charles Burns

Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, Max Sarin, and Julia Madrigal

The Unbelievable Gwenpool by Christopher Hastings, Gurihiru, Danilo Beyruth, Iren Strychalski, Myisha Haynes, and Alti Firmansyah

Gwenpool Strikes Back by Leah Williams and David Baldeon

I Hate Fairyland by Skottie Young

Irredeemable by Mark Waid, Peter Krause, Diego Barreto, and Eduardo Barreto

Jem and the Holograms by Kelly Thompson, Sophie Campbell, Emma Vieceli, and Corin Howell

Judas by Jeff Loveness and Jakub Rebelka

Kill 6 Billion Demons by Tom Bloom

Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

The Woods by James Tynion V and Michael Dialynas

The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jaime McKelvie

Batman: Whatever Happened to the Craped Crusader by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert

Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Fraiser and Val Wise

Okko by Hub

Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto

Inside Mari Shuzo Oshimi

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Say it ain't sew! A new mystery is afoot in The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt

Say it ain't sew! A new mystery is afoot in The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #comics #comicbooks