Episode 1: The American Dream? by Shing Yin Khor

<p>In the inaugural episode of Comics Deserve Better, indie comics fans Brian, Logan (Graphic Policy), and Darci (Books and Serial) introduce themselves and discuss the graphic memoir <em>The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito</em> by Shing Yin Khor. It's a surprisingly optimistic story about a non-binary Malaysian-American cartoonist and their dog Bug's journey down Route 66 from California to Chicago.</p> <p>As well as this comic, we also discuss the implications of the relationship between Dynamite Entertainment and Comicsgate as well several other indie comics like <em>Heathen</em> (Vault), <em>Adventureman</em> (Image), <em>Now</em> (Salmon), <em>Canto and the Clockwork Fairies</em> (IDW), <em>Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics</em> (Ten Speed), and the free comics platform, Graphite.</p> <p>Follow the podcast: <a href="https://twitter.com/CdbPod">https://twitter.com/CdbPod</a></p> <p>Follow Brian: <a href="https://twitter.com/Braijin2814">https://twitter.com/Braijin2814</a></p> <p>Follow Darci: <a href="https://twitter.com/books_serial">https://twitter.com/books_serial</a></p> <p>Follow Logan: <a href="https://twitter.com/midnighterbae">https://twitter.com/midnighterbae</a></p>