This week on Trade School, Case Aiken dives into The Tick: The Naked City, the collection that first showed him just how weird, smart, and funny The Tick could be on the comics page. Ben Edlund's original series is not just a superhero parody; it is a gleeful dismantling of capes, secret identities, ninjas, publicity-hungry heroes, and the entire idea of what a superhero world is supposed to look like. Listen to the episode, then go read the book. Spoon!

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⏱️ Chapters

00:00 Welcome and Introduction
00:23 Why The Tick Matters
00:42 Discovering the Comic After the Cartoon
01:25 Breaking Down the Collection
02:15 A Night of a Million Zillion Ninjas
02:37 Villains Inc.
02:57 Why the Comedy Works
03:36 Early Tick Character Designs
04:18 The Superman Parody
04:48 The Ninja Story Picks Up
05:04 What Makes the Tick Work
05:42 The Villains Inc. Arc
06:26 Ben Edlund and the Tick's Legacy
07:08 Final Recommendation
07:27 Case's Plugs
08:31 Where to Find Case
09:13 The Word from Tomorrow Promo