Queering the Guillotine

Dudes rock...and they also suck and f**k. This week it's a boys' love grab bag where we dive into four different, largely monster-f**kery volume ones and discuss our (spoiler-heavy) first impressions of the following series:

 

- Monster and the Beast by Renji

- Birds of Shangri-La by Ranmaru Zariya

- Dick Fight Island by Reibun Ike

- Fangs by Billy Balibally

 

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. This episode also contains discussions of depictions of dubious consent and/or sexual assault in BL manga. 

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

Disclaimer: this episode contains spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion including the original anime, manga, End of Evangelion, and Rebuild series (including 3.0+1.0). Content-wise, Eva discussion brings every warning you could think of. Sexual assault, death, extreme violence and gore, etc. 

 

Evangelion is finally over! ...again. This week we're talking all things Evangelion from the OG to End of to the new ending that just dropped. We discuss the sci-fi set dressing of the Evas and Angels, the main characters and how successfully their thematic arcs are handled, and how the various iterations of the franchise stack up for us personally. Stan Kaworu. 

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

This week's topic is a modern classic and myth in the making: Devilman Crybaby. Every possible content and spoiler warning imaginable applies here as we discuss the characters, monster designs, devil metaphors, sex as camp, and more. 

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

This week's episode is a spoilercast discussion of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's newest one-shot, Look Back. It's a manga about manga (don't worry, it's not cringeworthy), validation, grief, and just generally being alive. TLDR: It's pretty great. 

 

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. This episode also includes discussions of both real and fictionalized acts of violence and mass murder. 

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

After a week off, your favorite gay leftist manga podcast is back...with an episode about Superman. We dive deep into Superman: Red Son and All-Star Superman: two highly regarded stories about the Man of Steel, one of which is worthy of all its acclaim. Plus, we spend twenty minutes just hashing out our differences when it comes to what we think of Supes as a character to begin with. Spoiler: Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely are still the best team in comics. 

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. We also discuss a scene in which characters deal with a suicide attempt and suicidal ideation.

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

This week we return to the world of Earthsea with a discussion of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Tombs of Atuan. We get a new protagonist, tons of lore, more discussion of true names and types of power, plus a really cool maze. Some writers write horror even when they're not writing horror. 

You can find us and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict. If you're interested in getting an episode crafted around a topic of your choice, check out patreon.com/queeringtheguillotine.

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. This episode is full of spoilers for the first two Earthsea books. Topics covered include fatphobia.

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

This week we defy gravity, journey to the Heavyside Layer, and talk s**t about Hamilton. It's our musicals episode, with guest host Holly Woodbury here to provide her expertise on all things Broadway!

You can find us and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict. If you're interested in getting an episode crafted around a topic of your choice, check out patreon.com/queeringtheguillotine.

 

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs.

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

It's Patreon request time! Today we finally cover Sailor Moon: manga, anime, homosexuality, superheroes, gender, heterosexuality, and more!

 

You can find us and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict!

 

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. This episode features spoilers for Sailor Moon R.

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programing to bring you two f****ts talking about X-Men fashion for an hour and a half. The Hellfire Gala is approaching, and we took the time to toot and boot all the looks from the official preview guide.

 

You can find us and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict!

 

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs.

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

Sometimes the real friends we made along the way are amnesiac, have lizard heads, and eat nothing but gyoza. It's our Dorohedoro episode!

 

You can find us and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict!

Our podcast art is by Jessie Kraemer (@jkraem on insta)

Content warning: We’re a fairly NSFW podcast that makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs. This episode features full spoilers as well as discussion of graphic violence, gore, bloodshed, body horror, and genocide.