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We Read Berserk - Kentaro Miura Die - Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans Birthright - Joshua Williamson & Andrei Bressan Also in this episode: 12 year old Jamie Penises everywhere Dead Dogs & Sad Boys Soap Opera roleplaying games

What fresh horrors have we subjected ourselves to this summer Heartstopper by Alice Oseman She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell & Roge Antonio The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún by Nagabe Bolero by Wyatt Kennedy & Luana Vecchio Reckless by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jake Phillips Human Target by Tom King & Greg Smallwood Immortal Hounds by Ryō Yasohachi Elle(s) by Kid Toussaint & Aveline Stokart Homesick Pilots by Dan Watters & Caspar Wijngaard Bitter Root by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, & Sanford Greene Hawkeye:Kate Bishop by Marieke Nijkamp & Enid Balam Moon Knight by Jed MacKay & Alessandro Cappuccio I Want To Hold Aono-Kun So Badly I Could Die By Umi Shiina Little Monsters by Dustin Nguyen & Jeff Lemire The Magic Order by Mark Millar & Oliver Coipel Primer by Thomas Krajewski, Jennifer Muro, & Gretel Lusky Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We're diving into Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi Sailor Moon Eternal Edition vol 1-3 Sailor Moon Crystal Season 1 Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We read: Legends of Baldur's Gate by Jim Zub, Max Dunbar, & Sarah Stone Shadows of the Vampire by Jim Zub, Max Dunbar, & Sarah Stone Abraxis Wren of Eberron by Paul Crilley, Valerio Schiti, Livio Ramondelli, Menton J. Matthews III, Paco Diaz, Keith Baker, Chris Lie, & Rob Ruffolo Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition By Matthew Colville, Jody Houser, Olivia Samson

We read Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto and really we could have recorded two more episodes to talk about it all. Also in this episode: Dog Piss & Fat Cats Popularity Polls Jamie uncovers the fundamentals of serialized storytelling Scott has technical difficulties Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We Read: Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce Space-Battle Lunchtime by Natalie Riess The Avant-Guards by Carlie Usdin & Noah Hayes My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Kabi Nagata

Another heaping pile of our favourite and least loved things of the last two years

Only Scott actually recorded their best & worst of 2020 on time, so now we're mashing two years of comic reading into a single episode.

We read through Nailbiter and its sequel series Nailbiter Returns by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson. Buckaroo, Oregon has given birth to sixteen of the vilest serial killers in the world. An obsessed FBI profiler investigating the town has suddenly gone missing, and now an NSA Agent must work with the notorious serial killer Edward “Nailbiter” Warren to find his friend and solve the mystery of “Where do serial killers come from?

We're back, corona hasn't gotten any better here, but at least now we have semi-functional home recording setups We read: Accept My Fist Love by Murata The Fall of Deadworld Parts 1 & 2 by Kek-W & Dave Kendall Kengan Omega volumes 1 & 2 by Sandrovich Yabako & Daromeon Technical difficultiess caused a bunch of audio to desync or otherwise disappear from the raw audio, appologies for any rough edits.

We read a bunch of Shōjo manga Content Warning: Most of these have trans & gender nonconforming individuals who, whilst handled well by the standards of the era their respective books, are not great by modern standards. Fushugi Yugi also depicts rape and other forms of sexual violence in particularly regressive ways. We don't delve too deeply into this subject in the episode but if you were considering reading the subject matter before listening to the episode please be aware. Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori Fushugi Yugi by Yuu Watase Lovely Complex by Aya Nakahara Also in this Episode: Ultraquick news roundup A brief history of 90s anime consumption Gross Eyes Gender Identity in Japan Early 2000s fashion disasters Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We watched all 48 episodes of Stardust Crusaders. Content Warning: Stardust Crusaders loves Child Abuse, animal abuse, misogyny, homophobia Also in this episode: Ashley pays for her hubris Everyone stumbles over their hatred Mary Sues Polnareff: The platonic ideal of a frenchman Snyder Cut vs Whedon Cut compare/contrast Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Cromartie Highschool by Eiji Nonaka Kaguya-sama Love is War by Aka Akasaka Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono Barakamon by Satsuki Yoshino Also in this episode: Scott is underwater Nobody remembers how this works Roomba Behavioural Analysis Witch Hat Atelier is worth your money Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We Read: Shuri by Nnedi Okorafor, Leonardo Romero, & Jordie Bellaire Something is Killing the Children Pop Team Epic by Bkub Okawa Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori The Old Guard by Greg Rucka & Leandro Fernandez Switch By Stjepan Šejic Tales From Harrow County by Cullen Bunn & Naomi Franquiz Folklords by Matt Kindt & Matt Smith Archie & Sabrina by Nick Spencer, Mariko Tamaki, Sandy Jareell, Jenn St. Onge, Matt Herms, Jack Morellia, & Veronica Fish Domino: Hotshots by Gail Simone & David Baldeon Hex Wives by Ben Blacker & Mirka Andolfo Sleepless by Sarah Vaughn 16-year-old Sumire!! & 17-year-old Sumire!! by Takeru Nagayoshi Teppu by Moare Oota No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! by Nico Tanigawa Harleen by Stjepan Šejic Punisher: The Platoon by Garth Ennis, Goran Parlov, & Jordie Bellaire Also in this episode: Sworn Sisters were called Khwahar Khwandagi Jessica wastes her time Isaac Goodhart drew Postal Creepy Dolls Birds of Prey is pretty good Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean),Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

I prepared sleaze, but they wanted porn. We read: Zombie Tramp By Dan Mendoza, Jason Martin, & TM Chu Empowered By Adam Warren Unnatural By Mirka Andolfo Drawing While Masturbating By Igarashi Yui Also in this episode The Climber flames out Vodka taste test A desperate plea Defending terrible webcomic art Don't pay for Cerebus We're not mad, we're just disappointed Ashley kink shames Amazing sound effects Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We read some of the works Linda & Stjepan Šejic: Bloodstained, Sun Stone, Death Vigil Also in this episode Dan Didio presided over the worst of DC tendencies, is gone from DC Skin should not flow Strong opinions on russian translators Do not try and use these as instructional material Something is awakened in Jamie M͂ͪ̈̚ȍ̑̐ŕ̽҉͕̗ḛ̣͎̪̣̮ͦͬ͗ͤͨ́ ̌̂s̠͔͌̒̀e͙͇̩͇̜x̣͎̘̖̻̦̀ỹ͚̺͙̤̭̖͊̏̋̋̌ ĕ̞̤̟͙ͣ̌ͭ̀l̛̖͌d̡r͕̾͟i̘̓t̪̜̼͖̝̠̦͊ͩ̌̈́̎̎̾c͘h ͇̜̟ͭ̊ͭh̻͕̳͓͚̭̋ͬ̈̾̔̂o̱ͮ͝r̙̹͖r̞o̧͐̃̎̍ͨr͍̮̯̫͕͖̬̂̍ͩ̓͒̏ͭś̬ ̧͑̀̐̒p̰̯̖̈́ͪ͊lͤͭ̒ͥ́e̖͙̰̞͒̊̒̂ä̮̘̺̪́̇̿̈s͒̓ͯͫ̔̚e͚̭͔̒̽͑ Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

They make comics about anything. Snake Mountain by Kubota Watari The Message by Yukari Ichijo & Akikio Monden The Climber by Shinichi Sakamoto Encouragement of Climb by Shiro Also in this episode: Pivioting to music review Junji Ito style dicks Hair Styling chats Jessicas' toilet habits Dick suckin' lips Jessica = Genki Hiking disasters Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

CW: Racism, child abuse, regular abuse, misogyny We read Matt Wagner's Grendel a story of crime, violence, bad bad art, misogyny, a pretty cool vampire, and deep trash. Grendel Omnibus v1 by Matt Wagner, Tim Sale, David Mack, Duncan Fegredo, Mike Allred, Guy Davis, Teddy Kristiansen, Ashley Wood, Mike Huddleston, Dean Motter Grendel Omnibus v2 by Matt Wagner, Tim Sale, Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander, Bernie Mireault Also in this episode Jessica's illiteracy While editing this I went through all the art in v2, there are no monsters or aliens, just ugly 80s fashion, easy mistake to make The RWA is collapsing into a blackhole of racism Turns out the RWA probably objects to the colour of the hole Baby Yoda feelings Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

The Second part of our Best & Worst: Comic Moment On Going Series Single Issue Event Book Industry Moment Current Character Unfavorite genres Podcast Episode Podcast Moment Podcast Comics Holy Shit Moment Non-Comic Books Video Games Also in this episode: Jamie delivers a devastating insult to Monstress Dubious honors Authors behaving badly Ashley pitches the best story Strong sports opinions Scott Hates Crave Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@JizzicaChode)

We talk about our picks for the Best & Worst: Writer Covers Artist Colour New Series New to Us Creative Team Movie Television Also in this episode: It's a shame about The Fadeout Spoilers, not for anything in specific, just general spoilers Turns out JK Rowling is a TERF Harsh Language circa 1955 Enraged Household appliances All Marvel movies are structurally identical There are roughly nine thousands accounts using some variation of Jizzica Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)