In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone

By Scout, Jillian, Robin, & Matt

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February 19, 2026"Beast Complex" by Paru Itagaki
Today, your panelists wonder: what does it look like to tell a story about prejudice but divorced from real-world analogues? What does it mean to tie concepts of hunger and desire together inexorably? Just how much money is cow bathwater going for these days? And wait, is that-? Oh my god, it's Legoshi, my close personal friend Legoshi!
(00:00) - “Beast Complex” by Paru Itagaki
(00:43) - Front Matter
(03:47) - Plot Overview
(04:42) - Short stories
(05:48) - The world of Beast Compkex vs Zootopia
(14:14) - How the book improves over time
(16:24) - What is doujinshi again?
(17:48) - Is the mangaka a nepo baby?
(19:26) - “Devouring”
(25:45) - SPOILERS!
(25:48) - Our top 3s
(31:06) - The Tiger and the Alpaca
(34:05) - The Pig and the Peacock
(36:13) - ERROR ⚠️
(43:17) - The Wolf and the Rabbit
(54:02) - The Chipmunk and the (Mountain Hare)
(01:01:08) - Relationships vs Events
(01:03:39) - The Shiba Inu and the Shiba Inu
(01:08:28) - The Alligator and the Cow
(01:14:47) - The Wolf and the Seal
(01:20:11) - Some of the stories that don’t work
(01:26:29) - Final thoughts
(01:27:37) - Further Reading
(01:32:33) - Back Matter

Further Reading
- Beastars by Paru Itagaki
- Sanda by Paru Itagaki
- Taika's Reason by Paru Itagaki
- Dungeon Meshi (aka Delicious in Dungeon) by Ryoko Kui
- I Will Survive by Borba (aka the Zootopia abortion comic)
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
Jillian
Editing this week by AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.
...more
1h 36min
February 05, 2026"Frontier" by Guillaume Singelin
Today your panelists talk Frontier, a French graphic novel written and illustrated by the artist of Citizen Sleeper and Citizen Sleeper 2! Join us as we discuss hope among dystopia and how pacing can let down an otherwise incredible story.
You can purchase Frontier in English here.
(00:00) - “Frontier” by Guillaume Singelin
(00:42) - Front Matter
(03:26) - Impressions
(05:34) - Guillaume’s art style
(08:05) - Chibi violence
(11:37) - The density of Frontier’s space
(15:13) - Singelin’s Rescue card
(16:16) - Unfamiliar familiarity
(17:42) - Little nubbin feet
(20:23) - Variation in line weight
(23:37) - Spoiler section!
(23:48) - Similarities to Citizen Sleeper
(27:59) - Finding meaning or a way out
(36:08) - The opening structure of this book
(37:43) - Pacing problems
(38:13) - GOKU!
(41:09) - More on pacing
(44:04) - Hopeful science fiction
(46:20) - How Camina is let down by utopian naivete
(53:04) - Even more on pacing
(54:09) - Our favorite characters
(56:02) - Ji-soo’s retirement
(56:54) - Favorite panels and pages
(01:04:00) - Camina, trans icon
(01:04:14) - A quote that is too real
(01:05:05) - How this book was made
(01:05:56) - Further Reading
(01:07:31) - Back Matter

Further Reading
- Citizen Sleeper
- PTSD by Guillaume Singelin
- Shin Zero by Label 619
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
Robin
Scout
Jillian
Editing this week by AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.
...more
1h 11min
January 22, 2026“Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon” by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, and Mattia De Iulis
Today our panelists talk about women with swords - hey, wait a second, didn't we do this last time? Join us for a discussion of "Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon," where we talk about big swords, literary analysis, and Eisner award-winning colors!
(00:00) - “Absolute Wonder Woman”
(02:01) - Front Matter
(03:34) - What is the Absolute Universe?
(09:22) - What does Scout know about Wonder Woman?
(12:46) - No tone problems!
(14:29) - The artists are delivering
(19:21) - Circe and Diana
(22:57) - Paneling
(29:16) - Sherman’s Art vs de Iulis’s
(31:04) - SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
(31:07) - Even bigger sword
(35:41) - Lettering the scream bomb
(37:11) - The Lady and the Tiger
(42:17) - The pomegranate seeds
(46:01) - The biggest laughs
(48:22) - Diana’s thoughtfulness
(51:18) - Skeleton Pegasus
(51:41) - The lassos
(53:02) - Hades’ design
(54:42) - Amazon in hell
(58:08) - Further reading
(01:00:44) - Back matter

Further Reading
- "The Lady, or the Tiger?" short story written by Frank R. Stockton
- Other entries in DC's Absolute Universe
- Kelly Thompson's work with Marvel - Jeff the Land Shark, Captain Marvel
- Hayden Sherman's art in Batman: Dark Patterns, written by Dan Watters
- Sherman is co-creator, penciller, and inker for Dark Spaces: Dungeon
- Jordie Bellaire is doing colors on Exquisite Corpses from James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh’s Tiny Onion imprint at Image. She is an artist in residence with Tiny Onion.
- Bellaire has done color work on the super popular Assorted Crisis Events which is written by Deniz Camp, who also writes Absolute Martian Manhunter.
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
Robin
Scout
Jillian
Editing this week by AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.
...more
1h 5min
January 08, 2026"Blade Maidens" by Zoe Tunnell and Valentine M. Smith
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!

Further Reading
"Cosmoknights" by Hannah Templer
"Paper Girls" by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson
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 this week by AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.
...more
57min
December 25, 2025A Comics Christmas Carol
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
Further Reading/Viewing:
Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young
Black Blood by Hayate Kuku
Ship of Theseus by Toshiya Higashimoto
Flying Saucer Video by Cam Marshall
Jaye Fabel on itch
Ian T Bisbal’s shop
SPOILERS FOR THE EPISODE
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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.
...more
1h 41min
December 11, 2025"Veil" by Kotteri
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

Further Reading/Viewing:
Kotteri's personal twitter
Dobaku no Hana twitter
Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole on the set of How to Steal a Million

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.
...more
1h 9min
November 27, 2025"Witch Hat Atelier" by Kamome Shirahama
Join our panelists today for their longest read yet! We dive into the magical world of Witch Hat Atelier to discuss the magic of creating, the pitfalls of power, and what it means to be a mentor. Take our hands and follow us down the winding path - there's more to magic than meets the eye.
(00:00) - Witch Hat Atelier
(01:26) - Impressions
(05:42) - Front Matter
(11:50) - The mangaka
(14:02) - Diversity in this series
(20:40) - The art
(26:31) - The primary conflict
(37:17) - Class consciousness
(42:56) - Middle schooler syndrome
(48:15) - The adults and their responsibilities
(49:40) - Olruggio and Qifrey
(57:43) - Sinister Qifrey
(01:04:28) - Class divide & abuse
(01:08:18) - CW: sexual abuse
(01:15:26) - The responsibility we have to children
(01:19:45) - Different approaches to magic
(01:22:56) - Shirahama’s approach to the medium
(01:29:43) - Drapery
(01:31:23) - Portmanteaus
(01:33:58) - The brush buddy
(01:35:28) - The Knights Moralis
(01:36:13) - Listener Questions
(01:36:29) - “How are you finding the forbidden magic?” - Yuki
(01:39:56) - “Witch Hat as a video game?” - mbrodz
(01:43:56) - “Magic as a creative process” - Ghost of Josei
(01:52:28) - “Which character benefits from Qifrey being on ice?” - full metal Steve
(01:57:48) - Further Reading

Further Reading/Viewing:
Q&A with Shirahama
"The Owl House" created by Dana Terrace
Star Wars Visions Manga Anthology by Shirahama, Sato, Osawa, et al.
"Kiki's Delivery Service" produced and directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Eniale & Dewiela by Kamome Shirahama
Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Little Witch Academia by Yoh Yoshinari
Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen by Hiromi Sato & Kamome Shirahama
You can find the first three chapters of Witch Hat Atelier on KManga for free!
And check out both trailers for the upcoming anime adaptation of Witch Hat Atelier here and here!

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.
...more
2h 3min
November 13, 2025“Angela: Asgard's Assassin” and “Angela: Queen of Hel” by Gillen, Bennett, Hans, et al.
Today, our panelists dive into Hel itself with Angela: Asgard's Assassin and Angela: Queen of Hel. Join us for a discussion of paneling, gay stuff, and... the 2010s humor of it all. It's... right behind me, isn't it?
(00:00) - Angela: Asgard’s Assassin and Angela: Queen of Hel
(00:31) - Who is Angela
(01:39) - Front Matter
(03:15) - What did we think?
(07:18) - How long have superhero comics been like this?
(10:09) - Things we did like
(12:51) - The Marvel Snap of it all
(14:57) - What works in a vacuum but not in context
(17:42) - Are Angela & Sera a real couple?
(23:12) - That’s what you missed on Glee!
(25:18) - Hard pivot to art
(26:29) - Wild layouts
(28:32) - Would this work as an art book?
(32:00) - The Hamilton references
(32:42) - Who wrote what?
(38:16) - Asgardians of the Galaxy
(40:37) - Fashion Corner
(45:58) - Compulsory Secret Wars Lessons
(49:22) - Why is Leah here?
(51:08) - Dark elves???
(54:28) - The baby and the furnace
(57:28) - Writing for the trade
(58:33) - Sera as a trans woman
(01:05:40) - Other trans Marvel characters
(01:06:43) - Further Reading
(01:09:06) - Back Matter

Further Reading:
1602 Witch Hunter Angela by Marguerite Bennett
DC Comics Bombshells #1–33 / Digital First #1–100, 2015–17
Batwoman: Rebirth, #1–18, 2017–18 by James Tynion IV, Steve Epting, Jeromy Cox, et al.
Witchblade by Marguerite Bennett, Giuseppe Cafaro, Arif Prianto
The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie
DIE by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans

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.
...more
1h 13min
October 30, 2025"Triangle Agency" by Haunted Table Games
Today, your panelists expand the definition of comics and discuss a TTRPG rule book that uses visual storytelling in extremely unique ways. Clock in and transcend reality with us!
(00:00) - Welcome, AJ!
(01:53) - Front Matter
(06:30) - What we thought
(09:32) - Terms & Conditions
(13:32) - The lore of the game
(19:25) - Department of Truth similarities
(21:09) - This game is propaganda
(29:36) - The GM as a character
(32:03) - Art we love in the first half
(46:21) - The General Manager Toolkit
(50:35) - What the second voice is
(56:06) - Jill comes for AJ
(01:00:34) - Cooper wants to party
(01:00:50) - The lil guy
(01:03:31) - Colors behind the playwall
(01:06:47) - In-Fiction Table Safety
(01:08:50) - A work of fiction
(01:15:07) - Further Reading

Further Reading:
Triangle Agency: The Paragon of Crowdfunding on Talk of the Table
[LIVE SHOW] Triangle Agency: Two Years Later (w/ Caleb Zane Huett & Sean Ireland) on Talk of the Table
Quinn's Quest Reviews: Triangle Agency!

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:
AJ
Matt
Scout
Robin
Jillian
Editing by Matt Horton and AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.
...more
1h 25min
October 16, 2025"Creepshow" by Francavilla, Hill, Ciaramella et al.
Today, our panelists venture into the dark with two short stories from "Creepshow!" Join us for an exploration of the history of horror comics, the nature of pulp fiction (not the movie!), and how our resident artist would draw a better crotch grab.
(00:00) - Creepshow
(03:07) - Front Matter
(04:40) - History with Creepshow
(05:54) - The WILD history of Creepshow
(23:45) - The King genes
(25:28) - “Hair”
(30:39) - Pulp horror
(33:34) - Art in pulp horror
(35:06) - Visual Storytelling
(37:57) - You could do a Columbo!
(40:35) - A fun font!
(42:53) - Wolverton Station
(45:15) - No protagonist
(51:45) - The sillier stuff
(52:18) - Michael Walsh’s candy gore
(58:43) - Max creep
(01:00:48) - The short story
(01:03:41) - The “crotch grab”
(01:06:24) - Final thoughts
(01:10:03) - Further Reading
(01:11:23) - Back Matter

Further Reading:
The Comics Code of 1954
Pulp Sunday, more pulp style art by Francavilla
Wolverton Station by Joe Hill
Universal Monsters: Frankenstein by Walsh, Carey, Griffin
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:
Nick
Matt
Scout
Robin
Jillian
Editing by Matt Horton and AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.
...more
1h 16min

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