The panelists start off the New Year by celebrating women with swords! We journey alongside the titular "Blade Maidens," exploring romance, graphic design, identity, and the medium of webcomics!

You can read Blade Maidens here!

• (00:00) - "Blade Maidens" by Zoe Tunnell and Valentine M. Smith
• (01:14) - What is Blade Maidens?
• (02:22) - Impressions
• (04:07) - The note at the end of the Prelude
• (12:40) - "Webcomic-ness"
• (20:03) - Following along vs. catching up
• (23:29) - Favorite storybeats
• (34:26) - The art (and graphic design influence)
• (34:58) - The circles
• (38:11) - The use of color
• (40:10) - The werewolf depiction
• (41:18) - Fishmen and fantasy creatures
• (42:19) - It's just neat!
• (48:24) - Spare thoughts and gay shit
• (48:42) - When the blood is hot pink
• (49:16) - Back Matter
• (51:51) - Further reading
• (54:56) - Upcoming episodes!

A comics podcast for everyone, proud to be a part of The Worst Garbage network.

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This week’s panelists can be found at:

Matt

Scout

Robin

Jillian

Editing this week by AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.

In this special holiday episode, the panelists take a journey through the comics of Christmas past, present, and future. We recap our favorite reads of the year, talk about some great comics from the Shortbox Comics Fair, and pick some exciting new reads for the new year.

Happy holidays!

• (00:00) - A Comics Christmas Carol
• (01:37) - Comics of Christmas Past
• (15:41) - Comics of Christmas Present
• (16:45) - Exo
• (33:40) - Spaghetti Western
• (44:39) - Dead Horses
• (01:04:28) - Dream Loop
• (01:19:38) - Comics of Christmas Future
• (01:20:22) - Jillian’s Short Read
• (01:21:33) - Robin’s Short Read
• (01:22:05) - Scout’s Short Read
• (01:23:07) - Matt’s Short Read
• (01:24:33) - Jillian’s Long Read
• (01:27:05) - Robin’s Long Read
• (01:29:08) - Scout’s Long Read
• (01:33:21) - Matt’s Long Read
• (01:36:57) - Back Matter

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Shortbox Comics Fair Reads:

• Exo by Jaye Fabel
• Spaghetti Western by Ian T Bisbal
• Dead Horses by Freya JN
• Dream Loop by Inkpangur

Short reads:

• Absolute Wonder Woman Vol 1 - Jillian
• Blade Maidens - Robin
• KOH-BOKU - Scout
• Batman: Wayne Family Adventures - Matt

Long reads:

• Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Jillian
• Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou - Robin
• Fullmetal Alchemist - Scout
• Blue Period vol 1-6 - Matt

A comics podcast for everyone, proud to be a part of The Worst Garbage network.

Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr.

This week’s panelists can be found at:

Matt

Scout

Robin

Jillian

Editing by Matt Horton and AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.

Today, our panelists venture into Veil by Kotteri. We discuss the "will they, won't they, are they already?" romance, unique storytelling, and most importantly, the fashion and design present in the first two volumes of this manga.

• (00:00) - “Veil” by Kotteri
• (00:37) - Front Matter
• (02:09) - What we thought
• (06:17) - Read digital if you can!
• (07:51) - Piano key dress
• (08:09) - A summary
• (09:03) - Manga in full color
• (12:38) - This unique structure
• (14:56) - Alexander as Auron
• (16:00) - Dior ribbon Emma
• (16:55) - Not really friends or lovers
• (21:55) - Just posting her OCs
• (24:38) - The phone booth
• (26:49) - Pictures of sounds
• (27:45) - A book about hands
• (32:23) - The dialogue
• (36:00) - The art of not explaining a damn thing
• (42:24) - Fashion corner
• (44:24) - L O O K
• (45:11) - Veil over her eyes
• (46:29) - Watches in her hair
• (47:14) - Just their legs
• (48:06) - Connecting covers
• (48:52) - Drawing touch
• (50:59) - We love Veil
• (52:15) - The depiction of blindness
• (55:55) - Further reading
• (01:03:27) - Back matter

A comics podcast for everyone, proud to be a part of The Worst Garbage network.

Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr.

This week’s panelists can be found at:

Matt

Scout

Robin

Jillian

Editing by Matt Horton and AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.