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Tales From The Gutters

Tales From The Gutters

Written by: Ethan Light & Isaac Barnes
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Two "normal" comic book fans deep dive on weird comics and the weirdos that make them. Explore the history, context, and crazy concepts of sequential art through some of the medium's most obscure and oddball creations.

Theme Music by: Spencer Light

Ethan Light & Isaac Barnes Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The Death-Ray - Teen Angst, Midlife Melancholy & Cigarette Superpowers

    The Death-Ray - Teen Angst, Midlife Melancholy & Cigarette Superpowers
    Feb 12 2026

    Celebrating 50 Years of Fantagraphics with Issue #23 of Daniel Clowes' Eightball. Maybe the best or worst smoking PSA out there. Also if you've got a scheming-eunuch-type in your friend group it might be better to cut them loose.

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • Foreskin Man - The Circumcision Cinematic Universe Iceberg Explained (Just The Tip)

    Foreskin Man - The Circumcision Cinematic Universe Iceberg Explained (Just The Tip)
    Nov 27 2025

    We stand on the the prepuce of the war waging between those foreskin and those against-skin. Only one man can keep everything intact...and he's definitely not racist at all.
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • Battle Pope - Blasphemy, Balls, and Bighead Business Genius

    Battle Pope - Blasphemy, Balls, and Bighead Business Genius
    Nov 13 2025

    Invincible's pretty good, but does is have a buxom Momma Mary? Didn't think so. We take a look at Invincible and The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman's first comic book, Battle Pope. Isaac talks about Kentucky.
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    1 hr and 50 mins
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