The Art of Comics

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the heavy metal gag comic, Belzebubs, by JP Ahonen. 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...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the heartwarming slice of life comedy, Yotsuba&!, by Kiyohiko Azuma. 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 designe...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the groundbreaking cyberpunk epic, Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo. 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 r...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone answer listener questions and look back at a year full of incredible comics! Join us for a new season in 2025! To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the wintery fantasy comic, Kochab, by Sarah Webb. 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...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the gorgeous nocturnal fantasy, The Moth Keeper by K O'Neill. 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 r...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the foodie's answer to queer slice of life, She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki. This manga contains lots of intense food scenes! 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...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the erotic folk horror, Somna, by Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay. This comic contains explicit sexual scenes and plenty of horror, so check the beginning of the episode for content warnings! As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and content of the comic...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the gothic horror short, When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll. This is a horror comic, so check the beginning of the episode for content warnings! 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,...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the coming-of-age holiday drama, Roaming by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki. 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...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss volumes 2 & 3 of Dorohedoro, an ultra-violent (and weirdly ultra-charming) magical post-apocalyptic manga by Q Hayashida. 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...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss volume 1 of Dorohedoro, an ultra-violent (and weirdly ultra-charming) magical post-apocalyptic manga by Q Hayashida. 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 h...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss Stutterhug, a collection of comforting poetic short comics by Sam Davies. 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 design...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss Stutterhug, a collection of comforting poetic short comics by Sam Davies. 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 design...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone continue pride month with a discussion of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, the autobiographical LGBTQ manga by Kabi Nagata. This covers some heavy topics including suicide, self harm and eating disorders so please be advised - full content warning at the top of the episode. As usual, this is an...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone kick off pride month with a discussion of Our Dreams At Dusk, the LGBTQ drama manga by Yuhki Kamatani. This covers some heavy topics including suicide and a number of flavours of queerphobia, so please be advised - full content warning at the top of the episode. As usual, this is an in-depth discussio...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone continue Mermay with a discussion of the environmental mermaid drama, Tropic of the Sea, by Satoshi Kon. 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...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the fantastical merfolk romp, Thirsty Mermaids, by Kat Leyh. 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 re...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the time-reversed romantic drama, Always Never, by Jordi Lafebre. 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 wo...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss Mare Internum by Der-Shing Helmer, a psychological science fiction drama set on Mars. Some content warnings here: our discussion includes conversations about suicide, mental health and sexual abuse. Full content warnings at the beginning of the show. As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, a...

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....

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...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss Barbarous, a webcomic that mixes magical drama and slice of life sitcom, by Yuko Ota, Ananth Hirsh and J.N. Wiedle. 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 ha...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the dungeoncrawling and cooking manga, Delicious in Dungeon (or Dungeon Meshi), by Ryōko Kui. 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. T...

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the fantasy epic, Birdking, by Daniel Freedman and CROM. 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 regard...