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

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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.

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

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.

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

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.