Trade School

This week on Trade School, Keith Lehtinen spotlights Karmen, the hauntingly beautiful Image Comics series by Guillem March. It’s a story about a young woman named Catalina, the reaper assigned to guide her after death, and the emotional weight of looking back on a life too soon interrupted. If you want a comic that is gorgeous, heartbreaking, romantic, and weird in exactly the right way, Keith is here to tell you why Karmen belongs on your shelf.

This week on Trade School, Case Aiken dives into The Tick: The Naked City, the collection that first showed him just how weird, smart, and funny The Tick could be on the comics page. Ben Edlund’s original series is not just a superhero parody; it is a gleeful dismantling of capes, secret identities, ninjas, publicity-hungry heroes, and the entire idea of what a superhero world is supposed to look like. Listen to the episode, then go read the book. Spoon!

For Trade School’s 50th episode, Case Aiken, Alan Kistler, and Keith Lehtinen revisit Marvels, the Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross masterpiece that asks what the Marvel Universe looks like to the people on the ground. By filtering iconic moments through photojournalist Phil Sheldon, Marvels turns continuity into lived history and spectacle into something emotional, terrifying, and beautiful. It’s one of the best arguments ever made for why superhero comics matter.

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Hulk: Gray! Our host this week is Logan Crowley!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Batman: Strange Apparitions! Our host this week is John Patrick Bray!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about The Thing: The King of Yancy Street! Our host this week is Logan Crowley!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Teen Titans: Raven! Our host this week is Keith Lehtinen!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Titans: Scissors, Paper, Stone! Our host this week is Case Aiken!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Superman: Emperor Joker! Our host this week is Anthony Desiato!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Astro City: The Tarnished Angel! Our host this week is Logan Crowley!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Punisher MAX! Our host this week is Jesse Fresco!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Bolero Our host this week is Keith Lehtinen!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Legion of Superheroes: The Great Darkness Saga! Our host this week is Case Aiken!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Catwoman: Trail of the Catwoman! Our host this week is Jane Parker!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Superman For All Seasons! Our host this week is Logan Crowley!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Seconds! Our host this week is Matt aka Stormageddon!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Destiny, NY Vol. 1 Who I Used To Be! Our host this week is Keith Lehtinen!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about The Untold Legends of the Batman! Our host this week is Case Aiken!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about Criminal Vol. 6: The Last of the Innocent! Our host this week is Kirby Evans!

We’re back with another episode of Trade School! This time, we’re talking about The Complete Calvin and Hobbes! Our host this week is Ben Haslar!