Secret Stacks

The year is over, but your latest episode of The Secret Stacks has just begun! Kristin’s using the Arrowverse to fuel her bicycle training for a large gauntlet. BIG NEWS: We’re headed to Montreal in 2019 to deliver the keynote session of the Quebec Library Association’s annual conference! Kristin looks forward to watching Storage Wars in a Canadian hotel. Thomas credits his recent wedding to The Legend of Zelda – thanks, Akira Himekawa! Kate Kane and Mera brought the DC redheads this year. TKO tries out a new publishing model – how will libraries keep up? All this and plenty of fresh picks, all for you!

Aquaman Trailer

Into The Spider-Verse’s Speed Racer moment with “What’s Up Danger”

Deadly Class Pilot Episode

Titans reviews – Episode One, Two and Three, Four Five and Six, Seven Eight and Nine

TKO Comics – New York Times Writeup – Thomas’s review of debut series Sara

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Recommendations

Spider-Gwen 9780785197737

Spider-Men 9780785165347

Spider-Man: Noir (sold out in print!)

Spider-Man: Miles Morales 9780785199618

Aquaman Recommendations

Aquaman by Peter David 9781401277468

Aquaman (New 52) 9781401237103

Aquaman Rebirth 9781401267827

Mera: Queen of Atlantis 9781401285302

The Secret Stacks Top 10 Comics of 2018

Kristin’s Picks

Sabrina by Nick Drnaso 9781770463165

Bingo Love: Jackpot Edition 9781534309838

Coyote Doggirl 9781770463257

My Boyfriend Is A Bear 9781620104873

All The Answers 9781501166433

Thomas’s Picks

Tokyo Tarareba Girls 9781632366856

Barakamon 9780316336086

Delicious In Dungeon 9780316471855

To Your Eternity 9781632365712Speak: The Graphic Novel 9780374300289

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Theme song by Julie Jurgens, y’all

Is summer over already? Hop in the Secret Stacks wayback machine to the end of April, releasing now in September! Back then, Avengers: Infinity War was a theatrical event and not just a series of kiosks asking you to extend this endless cultural experience for one… more… film. There was still time to vote in the Eisners. Universal Fan Con was still flickering in the convention consciousness. Plus a con report from Kristin and fresh picks that will never spoil!

Voting On The Eisners

Philly Comic Con Does Universal Fan Con Ticket Holders A Solid

Barnes & Noble Is Adding A Kids Graphic Novel Section

SEE-IT Awards

C2E2

Kristin’s Picks

Bingo Love 9781534307506

As The Crow Flies 9781945820069

Thomas’s Picks

Lighter Than My Shadow 9781941302415

Satania 9781681121437

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Theme song by Julie Jurgens, y’all

Welcome to Episode 45 of The Secret Stacks, your podcast about name brand footwear and knockoff drinkware. April Fool’s on Thomas and Kristin – opposite temperature extremes! It’s okay, though – Kristin can escape to the comfy halls and adjoining hotel of C2E2 while Thomas takes a nap on his back, the common cure for plantar fasciitis #GraphicMedicine. Movements regarding spoilers, a new Puerto Rico comics anthology, and 30 Days of Autistic Art are all discussed, plus fresh picks as always.

Kristin and Derek from Comics Alternative interview Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman

C2E2

Ada Palmer website

Ricansctruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico

#ThanosDemandsYourSilence

If The Story Matters, Then Spoilers Matter

Cross-Universe Comics Crossovers

Paper Girls

Something Terrible

Why Hal Jordan Should Not Be In The Next Green Lantern Movie

30 Days of Autistic Art

Kristin’s Picks

What To Do When I’m Gone 9781632869685

Chainmail Bikini 9781513600123

Thomas’s Picks

Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 9781401262785

Green Lantern: Earth One 9781401241865

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Theme song by Julie Jurgens, y’all

From Wonder Woman #12 (New 52), by Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, Matthew Wilson, and Jared K. Fletcher

With ALA Annual taking place in New Orleans this summer, Kristin and Thomas reminisce about meeting there in 2011, plus convention observations in general. Student protests and repatriation get free, informative comics treatments.  A creator objecting to misuse of his intellectual property gets labeled as “the establishment” by… an establishment. March pollen ruined Thomas’s throat, but the picks are still fresh! Check in to your nearest boom tube and have a listen, won’t you?

Ava Duvernay directing ‘New Gods’ film for DC

NashiCon and C2E2 are upon us again

Marcela wants to hang out with us and “talk comics for a bunch of hours” – can do!

Nic Cage Finally Playing Superman (as a cartoon)

Two-Fisted Library Stories paired us with @carissapffffft “in the mystery of the dread incorrect citation”

Black Panther clears $1B worldwide

Pepe creator sues InfoWars “The establishment wants this taken down.”

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Guide To Student Protests

Repatriation Comic written by Sonya Atalay

Kristin’s Picks

Adulthood is a Myth 9781449474195

The End of the Fxxxing World 9781606999837

Thomas’s Picks

Puerto Rico Strong 9781941302903

Quantum & Woody 9781682152690

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Theme song by Julie Jurgens, y’all

Art by Butch Hartman

A whole lot of news meets a whole lot of delays – what happened to our audio in February? It’s all good, just a little late. Better done than perfect, right? And these picks are so fresh they’re well within their expiration dates! Get with the times, New York Times – comics are only gaining in multimedia prominence, from print to cartoons to film adaptations to podcasts. Plus Kristin wants your sad/dead parent stories. All this and more on The Secret Stacks!

Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel Teaming Up For Free Comic Book Day Title Promoting Marvel Rising

DC Ink and Zoom Titles and Creators Announced

Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur Cartoon Coming To Disney Channel

Marvel Now, Then, and Again

Tiffany Haddish To Star in Tuca and Bertie

Tiffany Haddish & Melissa McCarthy for The Kitchen

Comics Industry Asks NYT To Restore Graphic Novel Bestseller Lists

Letter To The New York Times Asking For Return of Graphic Novel Bestseller Lists

YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels For Teens 2018

Joss Whedon Drops Out of Batgirl Movie For Lack of Ideas

Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, and Ta-Nehisi Coates Teaming Up For “Wrong Answer” Film

Kristin wants YOUR picks this time – recommend her some stories about dead and dying parents. The more miserable and awkward, the better!

Kristin’s Picks

Monet Itinerant of Light 9781681121390

Kobane Calling 9781941302491

Thomas’s Picks

The Kitchen 9781401257736

Milk Wars 9781401277338

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Theme song by Julie Jurgens, y’all

Goooooo Eagles!

There’s a new Teen Center in town! Media companies are calling dibs on IP lines left and right. Does comics distribution need a shakeup to make entrance easier? What is proper dabbing etiquette? All of these topics plus some fresh picks for the second episode of January 2018. (Go Eagles!)

DMG acquires Valiant Entertainment

Black Panther premiere

Netflix acquires MillarWorld

Gabriel Ba & Gerard Way mark beginning of filming Umbrella Academy

Trailer for I Kill Giants

Diamond maybe allowing pre-orders?

Direct comics shipping services (besides your local comics shop):

Boom!

Dark Horse (their website sends people to Things From Another World)

DC Comics

Image

Marvel

Discount Comic Book Service

Kristin’s Picks

Imagine Wanting Only This 9781101870839

The Hunting Accident 9781626726765 (related: The Crucial Hint)

Thomas’s Picks

Eternity 9781682152652

The Gods Lie 9781942993360

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Theme song by Julie Jurgens, y’all

Who has time to say ‘when’ while there’s money to be made and lost? Superhero news everywhere! Black Panther, Black Lightning, Valiant, and the Catalyst Prime universe are offering a little variety. Want something else? Explore our Goodreads categories! Don’t be like Thomas, hunting for affordable Absolutes – buy comics that will put your money to good use. All this and some fresh picks from years past, plus a new recipient of the Unanimous Recommendation honor. No matter what pushed you out of comics, there are plenty of titles ready for your return.

Black Panther pre-sales

First black lesbian superhero on Black Lightning

Lion Forge’s “Catalyst Prime” superhero universe on Hoopla – Noble, Accell, Superb, Incidentals, KINO, Summit

Faith clothing line

The Secret Stacks on Goodreads (tell us if you’d like us to use a new category)

Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story (Comixology link; proceeds go toward the Fellowship of Reconciliation)

Kristin’s Picks

Andre The Giant: Life and Legend 9781596438514

On The Camino 9781683960218

Thomas’s Picks

Race To Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling 9781595585417 (related: The Innocence Project)

Port of Earth 9781534306462

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Theme song by Julie Jurgens, y’all