Episode 202 – A Guest in the House

The Comics Canon

Content warning: Mentions of suicide; general gaslighting, psychological domestic abuse.

In this episode, we look back at one of the best-reviewed books of 2023: A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll, published by First Second!

Shy, awkward Abby is newly married to widowed dentist David and adjusting to domestic life with him and his pre-teen daughter Crystal. But David’s stories about his past wife, Sheila, don’t add up. And there’s more to Abby than meets the eye, as well – as becomes apparent when she strikes up a halting friendship with Sheila’s ghost!

Can this gripping story survive a night in that haunted mansion of horror stories known as ... The Comics Canon?

Recommended in This Episode:

· Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

· Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy, by Bill Griffith

Join us in two weeks as we kick off a two-parter looking back at historic matchups between the Hulk and the Thing! First up: Rounds 1 and 2, from Fantastic Four #12 and #25-26!

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