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Comic Sans
by Andas Productions
Comic Sans is a podcast about comics for the curious, hosted by seasoned reader Myle Yan Tay and page-flipping newbie Nathaniel Mah. Every episode, we dive into a new comic, talk about what we love, and break down how stories are told using the tools of the comic book trade. We read all kinds of comics from all over the world — from classic crime capers, to romcom sports manga, to postcolonial vampire tales — and give you just enough context to read along with us. So whether you're looking for your first comic or your five hundredth, come join us on Comic Sans!
Episodes
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S04E12: The Five-Foot-Way Detective — Flip-Flops on the Red Carpet
Trophies? Polished. Audience? Seated. Shrimp? Cocktailed. The inaugural Comic Sans Awards are about to begin… but where are the hosts?! Don't tell me they're running around the alleyways of 1950s Singapore, busting crooks and solving crimes with "The Five-Foot-Way Detective" by Joshua Chiang!...
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S04E11: Shubeik Lubeik — Street Signs in a Foreign City
Tickets, please! We're your tour guides, Yan and Nat, and this is the bus bound for the wishful world of "Shubeik Lubeik" by Deena Mohamed. For your own safety, do refrain from eating, drinking, or expressing your desires aloud while the bus is in motion. Audio commentary is available through the...
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S04E10: Blacksad — Dirty Paws
Yan and Nat dip their tails into the murky waters of "Blacksad: A Silent Hell" by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. --- In this episode, Nat reads pages 1–44 of the Dark Horse Books English edition of Blacksad: A Silent Hell. Show notes and bibliography coming soon! Hear an interesting ad?...
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S04E09: Battle Angel Alita — A Most Functional Form ft. Sloane Leong
start_// While scavenging for spare parts, cartoonist Sloane Leong rescues the head of a cyborg named Yan from the scrap heap. After some repairs, she connects it to a Non-Autonomous Torso ("N.A.T."), creating something greater than the sum of its parts — a comics podcast! Together, they read...
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S04E08: The Golem's Mighty Swing — Play Ball ft. Tiffany Babb
Batter up! Comics critic Tiffany Babb barnstorms onto the Comic Sans diamond, wielding "The Golem's Mighty Swing" by James Sturm. As ruthless pitcher Nat takes the mound, one question is on Yan's mind: can Tiffany finally break the streak? Can she bring Nat a sports comic he can truly love? Don't...
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S04E07: @jordanboltondesign — Life and Longing on the Instagram Carousel
Ring in the new year with Comic Sans by… opening Instagram?! At the stroke of midnight, Yan slides into Nat's DMs to share the poetry comics of Jordan Bolton (IG: @jordanboltondesign). Still a little bubbly from all the champagne, our hosts discuss photo dumps and page turns, carousels and...
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A Quick Discussion of "McNab" by Adele Pound | Aftershow Preview
In this audio preview of our Patreon-exclusive aftershow, Nat leads a quickfire discussion on "McNab" by Adele Pound, one of the six other comics we bought from LDComics Online Fair, but which didn't make the main episode. Aside from quickfire reviews, Yan and Nat also recorded themselves doing...
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S04E06: LDComics Online Fair — Farm to Table
Yan and Nat take a stroll down the virtual artists' alley at the LDComics Online Fair! Armed with a whopping £17 each, they fill up their shopping carts with comics that catch their fancy, and discuss two of them on air: "So That's THAT Story: Conversations with Mom" by Tenli Yavneh, and "The…
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S04E05: Do a Powerbomb — People, Big Brother!
Today, in an episode that defies all metaphor, Yan and Nat let loose the shirt-tearing, crowd-roaring, heart-stopping power of "Do a Powerbomb" by Daniel Warren Johnson, with colors by Mike Spicer and lettering by Rus Wooton. There will be blood! There will be tears! There will be wrestling...
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Introducing: Party of One — Apocalypse Keys ft. Kieron Gillen
If you like Comic Sans, we think you'll love Party of One, a podcast about getting to know people through the shared experience of play. In this episode, host Jeff Stormer is joined by comics writer (and TTRPG creator!) Kieron Gillen for a monstrous game of Apocalypse Keys! Listen to Party of One...
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How Ritesh Babu Discovers New Comics | Aftershow Preview
In our Patreon-exclusive aftershow, Yan and Nat continue the conversation with comics critic Ritesh Babu. In this preview, Ritesh shares his process of intentionally seeking out new comic creators and scenes worldwide, to discover works beyond the mainstream that an algorithm would never surface....
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S04E04: Rare Flavours — A Gnawing Feeling ft. Ritesh Babu
On their weekly grocery run to the marketplace of ideas, Yan and Nat stumble upon a strange stall they've never seen before. Far from the nostalgic scents of the retconfectionery and the electric buzz of the canned-dialogue dispensers, comics critic Ritesh Babu invites our hosts for a very…
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S04E03: A Map to the Sun — Those Neon Years
Forty episodes into Comic Sans feels like the right time for our hosts to reexamine their friendship under a new light — specifically, under the technicolor lights of "A Map to the Sun" by Sloane Leong. As the yellow waves crash against the purple shore, Yan and Nat solemnly renew their...
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S04E02: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees — Don't Poke the Bear
When the sleepy animal town of Woodbrook is rocked by a spate of grisly murders, Yan and Nat pack their bags and set out in pursuit of truth, justice, and some of that true crime ad revenue. With the whole town on edge, and no shortage of potential suspects, it's a podcaster's paradise among the...
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S04E01: Through a Life — A Matter of Perspective
Earlier today, the R.S.S. Comic Sans returned safely to Earth after its slingshot voyage around the sun, making Yan and Nat the first — and last — podcast hosts to go to space. As the details of their mission are top secret, they'll instead spend today's press conference discussing the graphic...
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Comic Sans — Trailer
Comic Sans is a podcast about comics for the curious, hosted by seasoned reader Myle Yan Tay and page-flipping newbie Nathaniel Mah. Every episode, we dive into a new comic, talk about what we love, and break down how stories are told using the tools of the comic book trade. We read all kinds of...
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ML Kejera on the Dismal State of Comics Preservation (Aftershow Preview)
In our Patreon-exclusive aftershow, Yan and Nat continue the conversation with Gambian comics critic ML Kejera. Right before this audio preview, ML and our hosts were talking about how difficult it was to find 'official' copies of today's readings ("Arzach" and "Blueberry" by Mœbius) — which…
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S03 Bonus: Arzach — To Dream, Perchance to Draw ft. ML Kejera
As the sweltering purple sun rises over the old ruins, the comics in Yan and Nat's hands shrivel away and crumble to dust. With no food, no water, and nothing to read for today's episode, the end seems nigh for our brave adventurers, until… look! With a mighty cry, comic critic ML Kejera soars in...
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Why Renren Galeno Drew Her Pulitzer-Nominated Comic as a Webtoon (Aftershow Preview)
In our Patreon-exclusive aftershow, Yan and Nat continue the conversation with Filipino visual artist Renren Galeno, illustrator of the Pulitzer-nominated webcomic "Searching for Maura", a work of comics journalism about Maura, who was trafficked from the Philippines to the United States in 1904…
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S03 Bonus: Slaughterhouse-Five — Adapt the Things You Cannot Change ft. Renren Galeno
Poo-tee-weet! In the year 2031, Renren Galeno feels herself slipping back in time to that one cool evening when she introduced Yan and Nat to the graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five", by Ryan North and Albert Monteys. Things go exactly how they always do. Yan…
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How Molly Mendoza Designed the Multiverse in "Skip" (Aftershow Preview)
In our inaugural Patreon-exclusive aftershow, Yan and Nat continue the conversation with Molly Mendoza, creator of the dimension-hopping graphic novel "Skip". In this audio preview, Molly talks about how they designed interesting parallel worlds by referencing not just other texts, but other...
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S03 Bonus: A Night Ride to the Day — Watching Your Shadows ft. Molly Mendoza
Content warning: suicidal ideation [15:41-15:53; 19:14-19:30; 23:05-23:12; 43:25-43:55] Our tale begins three episodes ago: "Molly Mendoza, comic artist and creator of Skip, come on our show!" Nat cried, and lo! Through time and space — Molly heard his plea... and replied! So in this special…
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S03E08: Roaming — The Days are Just Packed
It's 2009. We're in Times Square. You take my picture. It comes out nice. The pizza was good. That was Chicago. Holes in the sidewalk. Summer on the train. I'm in Singapore now. Just a couple of weeks. Let's have lunch at that pizza place. No, it's my treat. The sun never sets. The rain never...
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S03E07: Uzumaki — Full Circle ft. Beth Hetland
Things come FULL CIRCLE as cartoonist and educator Beth Hetland makes her triumphant return to Comic Sans! In an episode full of TWISTS AND TURNS, Beth RUNS RINGS around our hosts as she attempts to BRING THEM AROUND on "Uzumaki" by Junji Ito. --- In this episode, Yan and Nat read Chapters 1, 9,...
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S03E06: Skip — A Hop and a Dimensional Jump
Yan and Nat wander through the kaleidoscopic worlds of "Skip" by Molly Mendoza. --BZZT-- Hi, Scott here, producer on Comic Sans, seeking your help. It's usually my job to write these episode descriptions. And you may be wondering — why is today's so short? The answer to which is, because I'm lost...
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S03E05: Parker — A Criminal Adaptation
Content warning: misogyny, domestic abuse, suicide [26:54 - 34:02] When a guy in a Mercedes honked at him, Yan said nothing and biked away. Slung over his back was a messenger bag containing some clothes, a snack, and the omnibus edition of "Parker", written by Richard Stark and adapted into…
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S03E04: The Nice House on the Lake — Distant Socials ft. Escape the Mojoverse
Content warning: suicide, suicidal ideation [16:29-17:53; 43:32-48:22; 52:44 - 53:40] After a long week in the recording studio, our hosts can't wait to join Matt and Allison Parent from Escape the Mojoverse for a relaxing staycation. Sunscreen — check! Swimming trunks — check! Unspeakable…
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S03E03: Blue Box — For the Love of the Game
Today's match: Myle Yan Tay of Comics College versus Nathaniel Mah of Sans School! These bitter rivals face each other once again on the badminton courts of "Blue Box" by Kouji Miura to prove, once and for all… their love for each other?! --- In this episode, Nat reads Chapters 7, 43, 57 & 153....
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S03E02: These Savage Shores — Colonialism Sucks (Like, You Know, a Vampire)
Dear Yan, Here in the exotic, faraway lands of Singapore, there are whispers of a new episode of Comic Sans: one about colonialism, political intrigue — and vampires?! I do not know what to make of this news, and long for your advice, old friend. Come, let us venture down to "These Savage Shores"...
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S03E01: The Flintstones — Satire in the Stone Age
Yabba-dabba-doo! Outside cave, history move forward. But Cave Man Yan and Cave Man Nat watching shadows of puppets on wall name "Flintstones" by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, and Chris Chuckry. "Hey!" say Cave Man Nat. "Why we back in cave?!" "Because," say Cave Man Yan. "Although only shadow —…
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S02 Bonus: Here — Yan and Nat Draw Comics
MERCH ALERT: Buy the Comic Sans paneling journal here while stocks last! Quiet on set—it's the inaugural Comic Sans video episode! Time and tide wait for no man, especially not Yan and Nat as they read Richard McGuire's groundbreaking comic "Here". Then watch the tables finally turn on the boys…
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Introducing: Escape the Mojoverse — Halloween Special with Myle Yan Tay
Yan makes a haunting appearance on the Halloween special of Escape the Mojoverse, an X-Men comics podcast where hosts Matt and Allison do fun and insightful deep dives into mutant lore. If you like Comic Sans, we think you'll love Escape the Mojoverse! Check them out wherever you get your…
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S02 Bonus: X-Terminators — Comic Fun-damentals ft. Jordan Morris
Comedy writer Jordan Morris brings Yan and Nat to the grindhouse with "X-Terminators" by Leah Williams and Carlos Gómez. Can Yan handle being the second-biggest X-Fan in the room? Can Nat name more than three X-Men? Enter the arena, fighters! The show is about to start... 00:00 - Welcome, Jordan!...
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S02 Bonus: Black Hole — Horror in the Underground ft. Beth Hetland
Watch the extended edition of this episode with over 10 minutes of all-new content! IT'S A TRIPLE THREAT! Cartoonist and educator Beth Hetland storms into the ring, folks, taking Yan and Nat by surprise. And what's she got with her? She's—OH MY GOD! It's "Black Hole" by Charles Burns! She's taken...
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S02E08: Daredevil — Out of Order
In this season finale, Yan brings things full circle with "Daredevil" by Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack. It's a rematch between "Nat Murdock" and the "Yan Without Fear" in this explosive episode! Say it with us now—Daredevil Sans! Daredevil Sans! Daredevil Sans! --- In this episode, Nat…
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S02E07: Asterios Polyp — Style as Substance
Bear witness to the mythic rise and tragic fall of our two hosts as they read the comic book classic “Asterios Polyp” by David Mazzucchelli. --- In this episode, Nat reads the first six chapters, or until the image of a mosquito. Transcript and bibliography available here. Hear an interesting ad?...
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S02E06: Bleach & Jujutsu Kaisen — Two Shounen Walk Into a Bar
In this heart-pounding installment of Comic Sans, can a plucky young Nat hold his own against TWO mangas in one episode? Perhaps if he taps into the power of his friends — and Yan — he can use his ultimate bloodline technique to reveal why he's reading both "Bleach" by Tite Kubo and "Jujutsu...
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S02E05: Sex Criminals — C*medy in C*mics
In this XXX-tra special episode, Yan and Nat enter the time-stopped, salaciously sparkly world of "Sex Criminals" by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. Will Nat see the appeal of raunchy comedy in comics? Will any reputable brand want to sponsor this episode? Your guess is as good as ours! --- In…
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S02E04: Gideon Falls — A Quiet Horror
Yan pays a midnight visit to Nat, haunting him with visions of "Gideon Falls" by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino. Will Yan manage to sell Nat on the power of paneled frights, or will Nat have to mute the conversation to escape? --- In this episode, Nat reads Issue #1. Transcript and…
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S02E03: This One Summer — Words Enough and Time
Yan and Nat take an evening stroll under a concerningly large moon, reading "This One Summer" by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. Will Yan manage to explain the difference between a teenager and a young adult? Will Nat leave with an appreciation for the book’s bittersweet reflection on youth?…
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S02E02: Solo Leveling — The Power of Fantasy
Yan drags an unwitting Nat into the wild and fantastical world of “Solo Leveling” by Chugong, Dubu, and h-goon. But will Nat learn to tell his isekais apart from his izakayas, or will he get Yan to join him in mourning his dearly departed vampire crab? --- In this episode, Nat reads Solo Leveling...
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S02E01: Daredevil — Hell of a Good Time
In this Season 2 premiere, Yan corners Nat in a figurative back-alley with an unrelentingly obsessive quest. That’s right: Yan won’t rest until he’s done gushing about “Daredevil” by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee. Will Yan be able to give Nat a sliver of insight into this multifaceted and fan…
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S01 Bonus: Superman Red & Blue (Best Buddies Edition)
In this extra special Comic Sans bonus episode, Yan and Nat are forced to respond to a staggering accusation by The Signal Awards when they are nominated for "Best Buddy Podcast." After a moment's consideration, Yan is reminded of two thought-provoking stories from "Superman: Red & Blue". Will…
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S01 Bonus: Comic-Con Sans
This Comic-Con season, Yan takes Nat on a journey through the history of Comic-Con to answer two surprisingly tricky questions: what is Comic-Con, and who is it really for anyway? --- In this episode, Yan listens to the podcast Comic-Con Begins on SiriusXM, created and directed by Mathew...
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S01 Bonus: Across the Spider-Verse — The Perfect Comic Book Movie?
In this very special Comic Sans bonus episode, Yan and Nat return to the recording room to discuss the recent release of "Across the Spider-Verse." Yan reflects on the ways the film remixes and elevates its source material, while Nat unleashes one of the most controversial takes he's ever brought...
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S01E08: Scott Pilgrim — The Things You Love
In the Season 1 finale, Yan takes the longest transatlantic flight in the world to introduce Nat to one of his all-time favorite comics: Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim". Yan reflects on the role of passion in the creative process, while Nat is forced to answer a monumental question: has he...
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S01E07: Hellboy — Making Your Monsters
Yan serves as Nat's guide through the wild and wondrous adventures of Mike Mignola's "Hellboy". Yan discusses the significance of creator-owned characters like the titular horned hero, while Nat is thoroughly alarmed by a monkey with a gun. --- In this episode, Nat reads three Hellboy stories…
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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...
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S01E05: Watchmen — The Last Superheroes
Yan ropes Nat into a comic that changed superhero storytelling forever: "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Yan discusses the ways in which the book has been both interpreted and misinterpreted, and Nat is utterly transfixed by a glowing blue man in the nude. --- In this episode, Nat reads...
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S01E04: Tintin — The Elegance of Simplicity
Yan introduces Nat to a childhood-defining classic: "The Adventures of Tintin" by Hergé. Yan makes an argument for the series as a cultural snapshot of early-to-mid 20th century Belgium, while Nat is captivated by Snowy the Dog. --- In this episode, Nat reads Album #20: Tintin in Tibet.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Comic Sans is a podcast about comics for the curious, hosted by seasoned reader Myle Yan Tay and page-flipping newbie Nathaniel Mah.
Every episode, we dive into a new comic, talk about what we love, and break down how stories are told using the tools of the comic book trade.
We read all kinds of comics from all over the world — from classic crime capers, to romcom sports manga, to postcolonial vampire tales — and give you just enough context to read along with us.
So whether you're looking for your first comic or your five hundredth, come join us on Comic Sans!
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Andas Productions
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Comic Sans is a podcast about comics for the curious, hosted by seasoned reader Myle Yan Tay and page-flipping newbie Nathaniel Mah. Every episode, we dive into a new comic, talk about what we love, and break down how stories are told using the tools of the comic book trade. We read all kinds of...
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