It's official! We are now The SJW Comic Book Club. Still talking about comics with the same hosts, but a slightly different format and a new name. Please follow us at The SJW Comic Book Club on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Season 2 has come to an end, and it's time to face off! Which non-superhero comic will emerge victorious? How will the winner be decided? It all depends on what the vodka decides.  This season, we read:Archie vs. PredatorLumberjanes: Beware the Kitten HolySandman: A Game Of YouBloomThe Prince and the DressmakerLocke & Key: Welcome to LovecraftSaga, issues #1-6Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #169 Tune in to hear who comes out on top. Email us at [email protected], or check out our social media at: https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/ Our next episode will be posted under a new title--find us on your preferred podcast service as The SJW Comic Book Club.

In this episode we discuss Archie's Pal Jughead Comics #169, and compare it to Archie vs. Predator and the TV Riverdale. Needless to say, Jughead is the anti-capitalist hero our society needs, but how does his world stand up to adaptation?Next week will be the finale episode of Season 2, where we decide which of the eight comics we've read comes out on top in a single-elimination tournament!We also have a big announcement--listen to the end to hear it.Email us at [email protected], or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/

Trigger warning: child sexual abuse.This week we read Saga, vol. 1 (issues #1-6), by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples. Justice for Lying Cat!Next week we will be reading Archie's Pal Jughead Comics, vol. 2 #169 to round out our second season, and then on to the season finale tournament! Fight!Email us at [email protected], or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/

Trigger warning: gun violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse.This week we read Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft (issues #1-6), by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. To paraphrase Monte, we didn't enjoy reading it, but we really liked it. And isn't that the highest praise you can give to horror?Next week we will be reading Saga vol. 1 (issues #1-6), available on Comixology ON SALE right now for $4.99, or at your local bookstore.Email us at [email protected], or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/

This week we read The Prince and the Dressmaker, a one-volume graphic novel by Jen Wang featuring SO MANY DRESSES, like, you guys. And I guess there's a story about a prince and a seamstress.Next week we will be reading Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft (vol. 1, issues #1-6), available on Comixology for $9.99 or at your local bookstore.Email us at [email protected], or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/

This week Monte, Veronica, and Melissa read Bloom, a one-volume graphic novel by Kevin Panetta Savanna Ganucheau featuring an ADORABLE LGBT romance.Next week we will be reading the graphic novel The Prince and the Dressmaker, available on Amazon Kindle for $9.99 or at your local bookstore.Email us at [email protected], or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/

In this bonus episode Monte, Veronica, and Melissa continue their discussion of The Sandman: A Game of You (Vol. 3, Issues #32-37).Next week we will be reading the graphic novel Bloom, available on Amazon for $9.99 or at your local bookstore.Email us at [email protected], or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/

This week Monte, Veronica, and Melissa read The Sandman: A Game of You (Vol. 3, Issues #32-37). Our discussion lasted so long, we had to continue our discussion in a bonus episode!Next week we will be reading the graphic novel Bloom, available on Amazon for $9.99 or at your local bookstore.Email us at [email protected], or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/

This week we read the adorable Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy (issues #1-4). It is INCREDIBLY CHARMING, like, what the junk? Next week's reading will be The Sandman: A Game of You (vol. 3, issues #32-37), available on Comixology for $1.99 an issue.Email us at [email protected], or check out our social media at:https://twitter.com/bottlecomichttps://www.instagram.com/bottlecomic/