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

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:
AJ

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 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

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:
Nick

Matt

Scout

Robin

Jillian

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

Today, the panelists discuss The Department of Truth Vol. 1: The End of the World. Join us for a discussion on suggestibility in art, what even makes art "comic book art" at all, and depicting conspiracy in 2025

Content Warnings: General horror, violence, conspiracies, the satanic panic, far-right white nationalism, child peril, and gun violence.

• (00:00) - “The Department of Truth” by James Tyrion and Martin Simmonds
• (02:24) - Front matter
• (02:46) - Content Warnings
• (03:08) - Synopsis
• (04:06) - What we thought about the book
• (08:46) - Suggestibility in the art
• (10:17) - The first issue
• (11:01) - Scout has critiques on Simmonds’ vomit art
• (11:46) - The art we love
• (13:53) - Scout loves pathetic men
• (18:45) - There’s a television adaptation coming
• (21:17) - The color work
• (22:11) - X-Files
• (25:46) - The other puking scene
• (26:13) - This art doesn’t feel like a comic book
• (29:37) - J. C. Leyendecker
• (31:48) - Using space just to set mood
• (34:47) - Some layout gripes
• (39:34) - Angela: Asgard’s Assassin
• (41:09) - Fashion corner
• (42:22) - Bad faith caricatures
• (46:26) - James Tynion, the queer edgelord
• (50:55) - This book is still ongoing!
• (51:37) - Further Reading
• (55:38) - “I know what a fucking tulpa is, Cole.”
• (56:07) - Back matter

• Universal Monsters: Dracula by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds
• Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, and Miquel Muerto
• Talon by James Tynion IV, Christy Marx, Scott Snyder, Guillem March, Miguel Sepulveda, Juan Jose Ryp, and Romano Molenaar
• Exquisite Corpses by James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Pornsak Pichetshote, Marianna Ignazzi, and Valentine De Landro
• “You’re Wrong About” episode on “Michelle Remembers”

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

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

Today, the panelists discuss On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden. Join us for a discussion on letting the reader figure things out, how this book relies on color, and Walden's unique take on space.

• (00:00) - “On A Sunbeam” by Tillie Walden
• (02:02) - Front Matter
• (03:22) - General thoughts
• (09:03) - Zero explanation
• (14:02) - The first half
• (20:46) - The characters & relationships
• (22:47) - Lots of negative space
• (24:13) - Two moments overlapping at once
• (25:42) - The alien-ness of characters and environments
• (31:47) - Teens talk normal
• (33:43) - We ❤️ Jules
• (34:58) - Elliot
• (38:39) - Restoration
• (45:57) - Color
• (48:19) - A quick return to restoration
• (50:29) - Back to color
• (56:54) - The fox scene
• (58:15) - The fish ship
• (01:00:28) - Lost in space
• (01:01:08) - More color!
• (01:02:00) - Always in space
• (01:03:31) - Girl world
• (01:08:20) - On a Sunbeam fanfic
• (01:10:10) - Fashion corner
• (01:12:57) - The detail
• (01:13:28) - Hierarchy of size
• (01:16:00) - Tarot influences
• (01:18:40) - Doorways
• (01:24:58) - Favorite characters
• (01:33:58) - Damn, Scout
• (01:35:25) - Further Reading
• (01:43:33) - Back matter

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:
Stephen

Matt

Scout

Robin

Jillian

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

Today, the panelists discuss How Do We Relationship?, our first yuri on the show! Join us for a discussion on depictions of queer women in manga, how this book handles sex, and our favorite fashion in this manga.

• (00:00) - How Do We Relationship?
• (02:16) - Front Matter
• (07:55) - The art
• (09:45) - Feelings circles!!!
• (14:30) - Ba-dump ba-dump
• (16:26) - Our lead characters, Miwa and Saeko
• (19:59) - Sex in this book
• (28:50) - Physical details
• (29:31) - Fashion Corner
• (30:37) - (Lobster shirt)
• (32:33) - How Miwa is written in this book
• (35:48) - Their underwear
• (36:26) - More sex chat
• (37:33) - How the bandmates handle their relationship
• (39:02) - The bandmates
• (41:46) - The fear of homophobia in this narrative
• (45:12) - More about the bandmates
• (45:48) - A potential aro/ace or nonbinary character
• (52:35) - We should read X Gender
• (52:55) - Memes
• (54:30) - Further Reading
• (01:01:19) - 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.

Today, the panelists discuss the webcomic turned film - Nimona! Join us for a discussion on queer themes, the nature of revisiting a story after its end, and sharks with boobs.

• (00:00) - “Nimona” by ND Stevenson
• (01:16) - The Tumblr mines
• (02:45) - Front Matter
• (06:36) - What did we think?
• (14:23) - Web comic to graphic novel
• (17:19) - Loss.jpg
• (20:53) - Nimona balances humor and sincerity
• (23:48) - Nimona is of its time
• (27:45) - Nimona as a queer YA comic
• (38:41) - Remember Animorphs?
• (39:51) - Nimona’s haircuts
• (42:19) - The codpiece
• (44:21) - The setting
• (46:55) - Scout art thoughts!
• (49:14) - The epilogue
• (49:52) - Fujoshi Scout
• (50:59) - How being YA affects this book
• (59:41) - Reading it as it came out
• (01:03:08) - Discord jokes
• (01:04:23) - More movie thoughts
• (01:06:39) - Blackheart and Goldenloin ❤️
• (01:07:34) - The mad scientist
• (01:10:09) - Blackheart is Scout’s type
• (01:10:59) - ND’s new book
• (01:13:06) - Further Reading
• (01:15:49) - Back Matter

Deep Dive on Nimona: https://www.imfineimfine.com/p/nimona-the-comic-a-deep-dive
Buy a physical copy of Nimona: https://bookshop.org/p/books/nimona-10th-anniversary-limited-edition-nd-stevenson/22115217

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 the panelists discuss a heartwarming Boy's Love - Love In the Palm of His Hand. Join us for a discussion of the genre and elements of visual storytelling present in this manga!

• (00:00) - Love in the Palm of His Hand
• (01:09) - Further Reading
• (01:19) - Jillian: Witch Hat Atelier
• (02:22) - Robin: Blade Maidens
• (03:36) - Matt: Young Men in Love: New Romance
• (05:04) - Scout: Hirano to Kagiura
• (07:38) - Front Matter
• (08:53) - A brief intro to some terms
• (10:54) - Our BL experience
• (16:43) - Fujinaga & Keito
• (19:49) - Perspective shifts
• (22:09) - The depiction of sign
• (28:20) - The humor
• (31:22) - Non-diegetic artistic elements
• (34:02) - The importance of being understood
• (39:05) - Translation differences
• (47:49) - Layers of translation
• (50:40) - Scout on lettering
• (57:50) - Moments we loved
• (01:07:34) - Volume 2 coming soon
• (01:08:11) - “He’s like a chameleon”
• (01:11:39) - Back Matter

A comics show 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.
Other music by shushubobo - cherry blossom kitkat.

Today, the panelists discuss the Boy Wonder himself - Dick Grayson! Now moved on to his role as Nightwing and fresh off a good ol' amnesia plotline, we talk about the way this run of his comic sets things up and interacts with the medium.

• (00:00) - Welcome to In Sequence!
• (04:05) - Further Reading
• (09:51) - Front Matter
• (15:54) - How American superhero comics work
• (17:30) - How did we find the book?
• (22:36) - The tropes of the superhero comic
• (27:00) - Our Batman/Batfam experience
• (32:11) - Jumping into the story
• (35:40) - Limitations of the form
• (48:32) - The moments that stood out to us
• (01:06:15) - Final thoughts
• (01:10:39) - Back Matter

More Tom Taylor: https://www.tomtaylormade.com/

More Bruno Redondo: https://blackdiamondbcn.com/product-category/bruno-redondo/

A comics show 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.
Other music by shushubobo - cherry blossom kitkat.