Sloane and Leslie are back from Thought Bubble! We talk about Thought Bubble and the UK in this episode! We're not salty! Thanks again to Thought Bubble, Travelling Man, and Gosh Comics.

Sloane and Leslie read random, new monthly comics! We start with War Bears (Margaret Atwood and Ken Steacy,) James Bond Origin #1 (Jeff Parker, Bob Q, Simon Bowland,) The Dreaming (Simon Spurrier, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes,) Border Town (Eric M. Esquivel, Ramon Villalobos, Tamra Bonvillain.)

Sloane and Leslie discuss the hype machine (and the anti-hype machine) around Crazy Rich Asians and other movies that have been topics of interest for their non-white casts.

It's not about the meme--we just wanted to talk about manga. Bingo sheets are in the show notes! Make your own bingo here: https://anime-bingo.aikats.us/

This week we’re talking with David Brothers--comics critic turned manga editor at Viz Media--about all his favorite manga, American comics versus Japanese comics, the greatness that is Jojo, and the future of comics.

Sloane and Leslie do a complete overview of the Naoki Urasawa's manga series, Pluto. The series is based on Osamu Tezuka's Astroboy/Mighty Atom story arc, "The Greatest Robot on Earth," combines so many elements of both of their work to create a beautiful, melancholy story about what it means to be human.

Sloane and Leslie do a brief overview of the works of the late, great Satoshi Kon. From his work directing shorts to feature length films, to his beginnings as a manga artist with an amazing sense of grand scale and cinematic pacing, his work is a must for fans of art and film. Mentioned in this episode: Magnetic Rose (Memories), Perfect Blue, Paprika, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Tropic of the Sea, Opus.

Sloane and Leslie have a discussion about the newest addition to the popular movie franchise, and why we just love absurd stunts. Spoiler warning: there are spoilers. Talking points: fun spy movies, adult braces, bad acting.

Sloane and Leslie discuss the age old and annoying question of whether talent is more important than hard work. We discuss what it means to want to be an artist or to be an artist. Talking points: writers vs. artists, artistic fulfillment, online stores.

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss the BBC America show, Killing Eve. We talk about why we love it, why it's important for people to be exposed to the complexities of relationships between women, and the genius of Phoebe Bridge-Waller's shows. Talking points: being nasty and why it's fun, the grey area between platonic and romantic relationships, unapologetic murderers.