Funnybooks and Firewater
Entertainment
A motley band of amateur bartenders, avid comic book readers, and critics. Join us each week we ramble and discuss a different Graphic Novel, Trade Paper Back, or Comicbook and attempt a cocktail pairing (cause pairing chocolates and wine doesn’t have enough superheroes involved).
Location:
United States
Description:
A motley band of amateur bartenders, avid comic book readers, and critics. Join us each week we ramble and discuss a different Graphic Novel, Trade Paper Back, or Comicbook and attempt a cocktail pairing (cause pairing chocolates and wine doesn’t have enough superheroes involved).
Twitter:
@firewatercast
Language:
English
Episodes
Ep 283- James Bond: Black Box
7/25/2023
Our last Mai Tai book was intended to focus on the beach aspect of this tiki drink. We don't have a lot of beaches, but we have some fun spy action.
Duration:00:22:26
Ep 282 - The Flinstones
7/19/2023
Were pairing one of the first tiki cocktails with one of the first families. This week we are reading the Flinstones.
Duration:00:22:24
Ep 281 - St Young Men
7/11/2023
Drink of the Month: Mai tai. Features two different types of Rums. St. Young Men features two religious icons, Jesus and Budah, sharing an apartment in Tokyo as they vacation among the humans.
Duration:00:21:18
Ep 280 - Spawn
7/4/2023
Drink of the Month: Mai Tai. One of the first tiki drinks. Spawn is one of the first image comics.
Duration:00:27:47
Ep 279 - Bloom
7/3/2023
It's our last book for pride month. A romantic story of love and baking.
Duration:00:28:25
Ep 278 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicle
6/20/2023
This week we are reading a book that has no business being as good as it is. Snagglepuss of cartoon fame stars as a closeted playwright in the middle of the Macarthy "red scare".
Duration:00:31:15
Ep 277 - Killer Queens
6/13/2023
It's week two of Pride, and we are reading the book that puts the sass in Assassin. This week we are reading Killer Queens.
Duration:00:18:31
Ep 276 - Heartstopper vol 2
6/6/2023
We're back after a more extended break than we intended. It's pride month and we are starting with a follow-up to a book we read last year. Join us as we read Volume 2 of Heartstopper.
Duration:00:27:29
Ep 275- Klaus - How Santa Claus Began
12/13/2022
It's that time of year to read goofy books about men who make an entire town love them in order to spite the dude who stole his girlfriend. Nothing says holidays like next-level-passive-aggression.
Duration:00:38:51
Ep 274 - Aquaman by Peter David
12/8/2022
We have come to the end of our grand experiment. It's the last of our Aquaman books. Will Alaina ever learn to love the fish-talking aquatic lover boy? Listen in to find out!
Duration:00:00:05
Ep 273- Aquaman - Sword of Atlantis
11/22/2022
Our second to last Aquaman book. Will Laina every survive? If she does, will she every forgive us?
Duration:00:30:08
Ep 272 - Aquaman- Unspoken Water
11/15/2022
Laina is a woman on the edge. She may not be the biggest Aquaman fan. But we liked the book ok.
Duration:00:20:59
Ep 271- Aquaman - The Drowning
11/8/2022
Week two of our look into Aquaman. Will Laina learn to love the underwater hero? Probably not, but it makes for a fun conversation.
Duration:00:25:42
Ep 270 -1 Auquaman - The Trench
11/1/2022
This month we are doing a grand experiment. We are reading five different creative teams take on a character we know very little about - Aquaman. We start with the new 52 relaunch written by Geoff Johns.
Duration:00:31:48
Ep 269 - Blossom 666
10/25/2022
We end our Halloween month with our traditional Archie Horror Book. This time it's the evil-est kids in Riverdale, the Blossoms, raising hell.
Duration:00:24:20
Ep 268 - Plunge
10/18/2022
Only the mushroom tea can save you now...because...reasons...I guess.
Duration:00:21:17
Ep 267- Black Magick
10/12/2022
We are continuing our dive into Halloween comics with a witch/cop in the book Black Magick.
Duration:00:40:20
Ep 266 - Alena
10/4/2022
We are back! We return from hiatus with the start of our 6th year of Horror Comics for Halloween! This week we are reading the Carrie / Fight Club mash-up Alena. Which Todd described as "Girls Are Mean".
Duration:00:25:59
Ep 265 - Fetch
6/28/2022
We end our collection of pride books with an autobiographical tale of people with issues, and their dog with issues.
Duration:00:32:33
Ep 264 - Our Dreams At Dusk
6/21/2022
This week we are reading a manga dealing with the experience of a young man discovering his sexual identity as he connects with a commune of interesting characters.
Duration:00:33:12