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 turn off your radios, folks — the future of Comic Sans hangs in the balance!

The conversation with Tiffany continues in the Comic Sans Aftershow, our Patreon-exclusive podcast where Yan and Nat chat in depth with guests on their work and creative practice. Become a Friend of Comic Sans today!

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In this episode, Yan and Nat read the entire graphic novel.

Show notes and bibliography available here.

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00:00 - Welcome to the show, Tiffany!

05:36 - Introducing "The Golem's Mighty Swing"

07:59 - Yan and Nat's Five Words

13:00 - Discussion

46:51 - Nat's Final Questions

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Tiffany Babb writes and edits articles about comics, baseball, movies, and pop culture. She is the editor of the comics criticism journal The Comics Courier and baseball website The Fan Files. She was previously deputy editor at Popverse and co-editor of PanelxPanel. Tiffany is also the author of the diary webcomic "All About Me", as well as the poetry collection "A List of Things I've Lost."

Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Cover art by Isabel Fang. Motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova).

And a huge thank you to the members of our Patreon Inner Circle: Eugene Choo, Melody Lau, and Smith Chua — your support makes this show possible!

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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 caesuras, and the many ways that comics connect us across time and space.

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Swipe through all the comics Nat read for this episode!

Show notes and bibliography available here.

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00:00 - Preamble

03:28 - The world of comics on Instagram

09:04 - Introducing @jordanboltondesign

14:01 - Nat's Three Words

17:04 - Discussion — To the Substitute Art Teacher

26:29 - Discussion — Range Life

33:31 - Discussion — Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car

39:48 - Discussion — To the People I Pass on the Train at Night

46:56 - Discussion — Cinnamon Bun

52:30 - Yan's Final Questions

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Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Cover art by Isabel Fang. Motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova).

And a huge thank you to the members of our Patreon Inner Circle: Eugene Choo, Melody Lau, and Smith Chua — your support makes this show possible!

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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 their online comic shopping and talking through their trains of thought. Unlike the physical artist alley, digital comic fairs are a relatively new channel of commerce, and this episode offers a fascinating view into how potential buyers browse and make selections.

So whether you're a comic artist who participates in these fairs, or a fair organizer yourself, we think you'll take away something valuable from this episode.

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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 Last Letter" by Kai Dylan.

The inaugural LDComics Online Fair ran from July 1 to 31, 2025.

But wait! The conversation continues on the Comic Sans Aftershow, where Yan and Nat discuss the rest of their shopping hauls, with quickfire reviews of the six other comics they bought in preparation for this episode. Become a Friend of Comic Sans today!

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Show notes and bibliography available here.

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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.

Tag us @comicsanspod on Instagram and Bluesky — we'd love to hear from you!

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00:00 - Preamble

03:18 - The World of Digital Comic Fairs

09:44 - Introducing the LDComics Online Fair

13:40 - Yan and Nat Exchange Comics

16:44 - Discussion — So That's THAT Story by Tenli Yavneh

28:07 - Discussion — The Last Letter by Kai Dylan

38:46 - Yan's Final Questions

42:38 - Up Next on Comic Sans

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Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Cover art by Isabel Fang. Motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova).

And a huge thank you to the members of our Patreon Inner Circle: Eugene Choo, Melody Lau, and Smith Chua — your support makes this show possible!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 orangutans! Consider yourself warned, listener—there's no turning back now!

SPOILERS AHEAD: The conversation continues in the Comic Sans Aftershow, our Patreon-exclusive podcast where Yan and Nat read the rest of Do a Powerbomb and discuss its mindblowing conclusion. Become a Friend of Comic Sans today!

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In this episode, Nat reads Issue #1, the last few pages of #2, and Issue #3.

Show notes and bibliography available here.

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MERCH ALERT: Buy the Comic Sans paneling journal here while stocks last!

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00:00 - Preamble

03:00 - Introducing "Do a Powerbomb"

15:54 - Nat's Five Words

19:34 - Yan's Recap

24:47 - Discussion — Issue #1

41:00 - Discussion — Issue #2

43:31 - Discussion — Issue #3

59:32 - Yan's Final Questions

1:05:28 - Up Next on Comic Sans

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Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Cover art by Isabel Fang. Motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova).

And a huge thank you to the members of our Patreon Inner Circle: Eugene Choo, Melody Lau, and Smith Chua — your support makes this show possible!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 wherever you get your podcasts.

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Kieron is the writer behind some of my favorite comics, including Young Avengers, Journey Into Mystery, and The Wicked + The Divine. His latest works include The Power Fantasy, about six superpowered individuals with the power to singlehandedly destroy the planet, and Die Loaded, the sequel to his incredible comic book/RPG combo Die, about a dark fantasy roleplaying game come to life.

We sat down for a monstrous superhero mystery in Apocalypse Keys, about the demonic agents of a massive organization tasked with stopping the end of the world. DIVISION is calling, monsters. Do you answer? Or will you become the Harbinger yourself?

KIERON GILLEN: https://bindings.app/shelf/1FLv6kLb

THE POWER FANTASY: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/the-power-fantasy

DIE LOADED: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/die-loaded-1

OLD MEN RUNNING THE WORLD: https://oldmenrunningtheworld.com/welcome/

FOLLOW KIERON ON SOCIAL: https://bsky.app/profile/kierongillen.bsky.social

APOCALYPSE KEYS: https://evilhat.com/product/apocalypse-keys/

ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/

PARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmK

SUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormer

FOLLOW JEFF ON TWITCH: www.twitch.tv/gmjeffstormer

THEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.com

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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.

In the rest of the episode, he also makes a ton of excellent comic recommendations for readers of every taste. So whether you're looking for a gift guide this holiday season, or want to expand your own comic-reading horizons, Ritesh's picks alone are more than worth the price of admission.

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