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In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone | “The Arrival” by Shaun Tan

What does it take to tell a wordless story? Today, the panelists explore that question as Jillian guides Matt and Scout through the fantasti

What does it take to tell a wordless story? Today, the panelists explore that question as Jillian guides Matt and Scout through the fantastical immigrant story of The Arrival by Shaun Tan. Together, we muse on the power of reaching out and sharing our stories to bring us closer together, even when we feel worlds apart. (And also, discuss the immutable staying power of a weird little guy.)

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In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone | “It's Lonely At The Centre of The Earth” by Zoe Thorogood

Today the Panelists discuss what makes autobiography good, marvel at the eccentricity of this book's art, and learn the value of good critic

Just how vulnerable can one actually be in an autobiography? Pretty damn vulnerable, if Zoe Thorogood has anything to say about it. In this episode, Robin leads Jillian and Scout through a harrowing and honest exploration of one artist's struggles to make it through the day and wake up again the next morning. Also, none of us trust that cat man.

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In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone | "Hirayasumi" by Keigo Shinzo

Today, it's just vibes. Your Panelists discuss Hirayasumi, the sliciest slice-of-life manga to ever exist. This vacation of a read hits on b

Ahh, a light read just hits different when it immediately follows a long one, don't you think? Today, Matt introduces his fellow panelists to Hirayasumi, a manga by Keigo Shinzo that highlights the mundane, everyday problems that adulthood forces us to overcome. Sometimes, what to make for dinner is the hardest puzzle you have to face in your day. Actually, that sounds pretty nice right about now. How do I get that gig?

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Since panelist Scout is in charge of the Tumblr account, she can use her power for her own selfish gains (making everyone look at long distance Alphonse panels)

Part 1 of our journey through FMA is out now!

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In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone | "Fullmetal Alchemist" Vol. 1-9 by Hiromu Arakawa

Today, Scout pulls her fellow panelists through the gate of truth to discuss volumes 1-9 of Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa. In this,

Today, Scout pulls her fellow panelists through the gate of truth to discuss volumes 1-9 of Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa. In this, the first of three episodes we'll be doing on FMA this year, we share our varied personal histories with the series, become acquainted with the cast and their early adventures, and answer some listener questions.

How is a culture shaped by the technology it cultivates? How much of yourself will you sacrifice for the sake of your aspirations? And what is milk REALLY doing for your growth, anyway?!

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In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone | "Batman: Wayne Family Adventures" Season 1 by CRC Payne and StarBite

Crime Alley. The Dark Knight. Gotham. Yes, yes. It's all very dour. But not anymore. Now it's VERTICAL, and the whole gang is here! We've go

Join the panelists as they slide vertically down the podcast's first Webtoon with the first season of Batman: Wayne Family Adventures. Written by CRC Payne and illustrated with an art team led by Starbite, this comic lets us see the more mundane side of Gotham's ever-growing gaggle of vigilantes. Gee whizz, Mr. Wayne, why does Alfred let you have (frantically counting across two hands) TEN kids?

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In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone | "Mouse Guard" by David Petersen

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Today, Robin guides Jillian and Scout through the fuzzy and merciless landscape of Mouseguard by David Petersen. Come along with us on an adventure in woodland politics. Did you know the mice have swords now? It says so right here, on this leaf-paper scroll I retrieved from the backpack of a messenger beetle.

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In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone | "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis is a graphic novel memoir following Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution -how her life and beliefs w

Today, we read Persepolis by French-Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, a work very relevant to our current political moment - even more so now than when we recorded the episode, in fact. Join us for a discussion of the familiar shapes oppression takes and the humanity that suffers beneath its mantle, no matter where or when it bears down.

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In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone | "Blue Period" by Tsubasa Yamaguchi

Friend of the show Bluzo joins the panel to talk about Blue Period, volumes 1-6, by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. In our first long read of the year, w

Friend of the show Bluzo joins the panel to talk about Blue Period, volumes 1-6, by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. In our first long read of the year, (picked by Matt during last year's Comics Christmas Carol,) we delve deep on the complicated ordeal of pursuing an art career, and the mortifying ordeal of being known.

Hold on, I'm being handed a piece of paper with additional information...It reads...'There's also a whole section about transphobic storytelling.' In the manga about teens painting things? Damn, okay. That's in here too.

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Though Robin couldn't join us to discuss Beast Complex, she did provide us with an extremely important collection of her favorite little guys

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In Sequence - Comics & Manga for Everyone | "Beast Complex" by Paru Itagaki

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In an episode that certainly didn't have technical difficulties and absolutely wasn't recorded in two sections weeks apart, Scout, Jill, and Matt explore the complicated lives of animals in the messy world of Paru Itagaki's Beast Complex, which is both precursor to and spin-off of her long-running series Beastars.

What does it look like to tell a story about prejudice but divorced from real-world analogues? What does it mean to tie concepts of hunger and desire together inexorably? Just how much money is cow bathwater going for these days? And wait, is that--? Oh my god, it's Legoshi, my close personal friend Legoshi!

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In Sequence - A Comics Podcast for Everyone | "Frontier" by Guillaume Singelin

Today your panelists talk Frontier, a French graphic novel written and illustrated by the artist of Citizen Sleeper and Citizen Sleeper 2! J

Are we truly in charge of our own destinies? Are we held in place by the chains of the capitalist machine, or by our own complacency? Are we just a little monkey in little monkey clothes?

All of these topics and more are discussed in today's episode, covering the graphic novel Frontier by Guillaume Singelin. Come and explore the greebled halls of repurposed space stations with us!

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In Sequence - A Comics Podcast for Everyone | “Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon” by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, and Mattia

Today our panelists talk about women with swords - hey, wait a second, didn't we do this last time? Join us for a discussion of

Today the Panelists are introduced to a world of absolutes via DC's Absolute Wonder Woman, a read brought to us on Jill's strong recommendation. We delve into a new and different origin story for a familiar hero in Volume 1, featuring the creative talents of Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, and Mattia De Iulis. Come for the superheroes, stay for the introduction to literary analysis via Frank R. Stockton's short story The Lady or the Tiger.

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In Sequence - A Comics Podcast for Everyone | "Blade Maidens" by Zoe Tunnell and Valentine M. Smith

The panelists start off the New Year by celebrating women with swords! We journey alongside the titular

Do you like girls? Do you like swords? Do you like authentic and personal stories about gender transition expressed through the act of berating a fey queen?

Then you will LOVE Blade Maidens, written by Zoe Tunnell and illustrated by Valentine M. Smith; hopefully, you'll love our conversation about it, too! Join us as we explore this brightly colored webcomic world and dive deep on the ways storytellers choose to tell their stories.

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In Sequence - A Comics Podcast for Everyone | “Angela: Asgard's Assassin” and “Angela: Queen of Hel” by Gillen, Bennett, Hans, et al.

Today, our panelists dive into Hel itself with Angela: Asgard's Assassin and Angela: Queen of Hel. Join us for a discussion of paneling, gay

In this episode from back in November, the panelists ask themselves, "how little can we like something before our discussion of it becomes uninteresting?" Though these comics about the lesser-known Marvel superhero, Angela, were no one's favorite, there was still lots to talk about. And, despite no one asking "what's Groot up to right now?" we find out about him, too.

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In Sequence - A Comics Podcast for Everyone | A Comics Christmas Carol

In this special holiday episode, the panelists take journey through the comics of Christmas past, present, and future. We recap our favorite

Join the Panelists as they are confronted by the comics of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in this, a very special holiday edition of In Sequence!

In this festive tale, we share our favorite reads of the year, discuss reads that intrigued us from ShortBox Comics Fair 2025, and surprise each other with the revelations of reads we'll be bringing to the show in 2026!

Reads from ShortBox discussed: EXO by Jaye Fabel Spaghetti Western by Ian T. Bisbal Dead Horses by Freya J.N. Dream Loop by Nina Vakueva

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In Sequence - A Comics Podcast for Everyone | "Triangle Agency" by Haunted Table Games

Today, your panelists expand the definition of comics and discuss a TTRPG rule book that uses visual storytelling in extremely unique ways.

For our third and final Spooky Season episode from back in October, AJ Fillari joins the panelists to discuss the rule book for Triangle Agency, a tabletop roleplaying game from Haunted Table Games. What's that I hear you say? "That's not a comic"? Well, technically you're right, but you'll be surprised at just how much sequential storytelling can be hidden between the lines...