S01E06: Lore Olympus — The Vertical Drop

Yan drops Nat headfirst into an exciting new comic format with the webtoon "Lore Olympus" by Rachel Smythe. Yan discusses the ways in which it became an instant classic by playing into its vertical form, while Nat stares at it with sparkly-eyed awe. --- In this episode, Nat reads nine episodes of Lore Olympus — Episodes 1, 6, 7, 8, 18, 23, 25, 27, and 28. Transcript and bibliography available here. Hear an interesting ad? Learn more about our advertisers here. If you enjoyed the show, consider supporting us on Patreon! You'll get access to the exclusive Comic Sans Aftershow, ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. And tag us @comicsanspod on Instagram and Bluesky — we'd love to hear from you! --- 00:00 - Preamble 05:49 - Unhinged Yant: The Vertical Drop 27:00 - Nat Reads "Lore Olympus" 33:16 - Discussion 54:27 - Yan’s Final Questions --- Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Marketing by Shevon Leck. Transcribed by Josephine Kim. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.