A biweekly, book club podcast covering novellas and comic books.
Episodes
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
It's the second half of Neilvember and we're talking about The Sandman: Overture.
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
We've come to the end of our series on The Sandman. Join us at The Wake.
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
In this episode, we tackle Sandman Vol. 9 The Kindly Ones. It's the big climax of the series and the longest single story arc yet. It's a weird, dense, mythic tragedy and we do our best to untangle it.
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
We're talking about The Sandman Vol. 8 World's End but also a whole lot of other stuff like teen presidents, fairy rogues, and helpful hedgehogs.
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
We're talking about The Sandman Vol 7. - Brief Lives. It's a devastatingly emotional story about bear piss, strip clubs, and avian driving lessons.
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Monday Jan 14, 2019
We're talking about The Sandman: Fables & Reflections. It's another collection of one-off stories that cover topics ranging from doomed kings to talkative birds.
Theme Music: 10 by HOME
Saturday Dec 22, 2018
Saturday Dec 22, 2018
We're back in The Dreaming for fifth volume of The Sandman, A Game of You.
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Friday Nov 23, 2018
We're talking about the fourth volume of The Sandman and it's a complicated story about heaven, hell, dinner parties, business meetings, boarding schools, and balloons.
Theme Music: 10 by HOME
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
We read The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country and that means we're talking about cats, fairies, metafiction, superhero support groups, and Nate's effusive love for a single page of comics that's just a guy quoting Shakespeare.
Theme Music: 10 by HOME
Monday Sep 10, 2018
Monday Sep 10, 2018
In this episode, we return to The Dreaming to discuss Sandman Vol. 2 The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Micheal Zulli, Chris Bachalo, Steve Parkhouse, and Dave McKean. This one has it all: serial killer, talking birds, references to early 20th century comic strips, and immortal drinking buddies.