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 work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode we'll be kicking off Mermay and discussing Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.

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In the this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws discuss the Parisian period fairytale, The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang.

Even for us, this one's an extra-deep and personal discussion that covers themes of identity and queerness, and as usual there'll be spoilers for the story of the comic too, 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 whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode we'll be discussing PTSD Radio Volume 1 by Masaaki Nakayama, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.

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In the this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws discuss Fake by Sanami Matoh, a classic manga from the Yaoi genre.

Note: we discuss the first three volumes of this seven-volume manga, and the english edition (originaly published in 2003 by Tokyopop) is out of print, so may be hard to come by.

In a lesser way than New York New York last episode, the book touches on a range of problematic themes. There is a more detail at the beginning of the show.

We'll be taking a summer break, so the next episode will be in four weeks instead of two, and we'll be discussing our biggest personal influences across media, so the chat could include comics, video games, animation, live action and possibly more!

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In the third episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws discuss Trung Le Nguyen's comic about a second generation American Vietnamese teenager, who helps his mother learn English through fairy tales while struggling to tell her about his sexuality.

It's a deep discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and themes 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 whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode we'll be discussing Junji Ito's Uzumaki, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.

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In the second episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws discuss Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Rosemary Valero O'connell's teen romance comic, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me.

It's a deep discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and themes 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 whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!

Next episode we'll be discussing Trung Le Nguyen's The Magic Fish, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.

To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon