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In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the last four volumes of the wild yaoi police drama, Fake, by Sanami Matoh.

NOTE: This is a re-upload to correct some hilaribad un-synced sound effects that got knocked out of line during editing. If your podcatcher automatically downloads new episodes, please delete the previous file and re-download.

As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and content of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode, we'll be returning to the conclusion of Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks, or read it online! And to hear us talk about the first half of the story, check out episode 56 of AoC!

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In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the first volume of Cosmoknights, a neon-medieval revolutionary space opera by Hannah Templer.

As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and content of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode we'll be discussing Mare Internum by Der-Shing Helmer, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks, or head on over to the Mare Internum Website to read the webcomic version

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In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the first omnibus of Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko, a chill post apocalyptic story by Hitoshi Ashinano.

As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and content of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode we'll be discussing Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks!

To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

In the this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws discuss New York New York by Marimo Ragawa, a classic manga from the Yaoi genre.

Note: we discuss the complete omnibus edition of this story in which volumes 1 and 2 are collected in book 1 and volumes 3 and 4 are collected in book 2.

It's a heavy discussion, and the book touches on a large range of deeply problematic themes. There is a full list at the beginning of the show.

Next episode we'll be discussing another manga from the Yaoi genre, Fake, by Sanami Matoh, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.

To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

In the this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, we go back to school, as creators Paul Duffield and Jaws take a deep dive into the world and history of the Yaoi genre.

Titles we cover in the podcast include: Takabatake Kashõ - Taishõ chich vision Mari Mori - A Lovers’ Forest Hideko Mizuno - Fire! Keiko Takemiya, Ryoko Yamagishi and Moto Hagio - From the Year 24 Group Maki Murakami - Gravitation Reibun Ike - Dick Fight Island Akimi Yoshida - Banana Fish Ranmaru Zariya - Coyote

It's a deep discussion, and the genre can be problematic, touching on potentially triggering issues including sexual abuse, skewed positions of power, age difference and other difficult themes. Whilst discussions on these themes mostly remain general, please be advised before you take a listen.

Next episode we'll be discussing a seminal manga from the Yaoi genre, New York New York, by Marimo Ragawa, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.

To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

In the this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws discuss Jiro Taniguchi's meditative manga, The Walking Man.

It's a deep discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and themes of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode we'll be taking a deep dive into the world of Yaoi to prep you for our upcoming episodes!

To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

In the this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws discuss the first volume of Kamome Shirahama's magical fantasy manga series, Witch Hat Atelier.

It's a deep discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and themes of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode we'll be discussing The Walking Man by Jiro Taniguchi, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.

To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

In the fourth episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws discuss Junji Ito's seminal horror comic. Content warning: discussion of disturbing images and extreme body horror.

It's a deep discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and themes of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode we'll be discussing Step by Bloody Step by Si Spurrier, Matias Bergara and Matheus Lopes, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.

To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon