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 as they sharpen their pencils and draw their very own comics. 00:00 - Preamble 03:52 - Unhinged Yant: A Tale of Two Houses 07:18 - Nat Recaps Here 13:28 - Discussion 28:24 - The Comic Sans Paneling Journal 34:43 - Yan and Nat Draw Comics In this episode, Nat reads Here by Richard McGuire — the original six-page version (1989) and parts of the extended graphic novel (2014). Transcript and bibliography coming soon. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Instagram, Bluesky, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 podcasts. --- This week on a very spooky episode of Escape the Mojoverse, we talk about the monster that lurks in the basement with Kieron Gillen and Dan Panosian's X-Men Origins: Sabretooth #1 (2009)! Comic Sans co-host Myle Yan Tay joins us to talk about amateur dentistry, homoerotic bar fights, and the sexiest cover in X-Men comics history. X-Men Origins: Sabretooth is written by Kieron Gillen, with pencils and ink by Dan Panosian, with interior colors by Ian Hannin, and cover colors by Morry Hollowell. Myle Yan Tay's book catskull can be found at ethosbooks.com and the Comic Sans podcast can be found here. If you have a comment or question you can email us @[email protected]. Logo by Emily Kardamis who can be found on Instagram @corruptedgem or on Patreon at Patreon.com/corruptedgem. Our theme song is by Megan Lenius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! 09:30 - Jordan 'Mor-rant': Comic Fun-damentals 16:50 - Yan and Nat Recap X-Terminators 20:17 - Discussion 37:54 - Jordan's Final Questions In this episode, Yan and Nat read X-Terminators (2022) by Leah Williams and Carlos Gómez — Issue #1. Transcript and bibliography available here. Jordan Morris is a comedy writer who works across TV, film, podcasts, YouTube, and comics. He created the double-Eisner-nominated graphic novel "Bubble" together with Sarah Morgan, Tony Cliff, and Natalie Riess. Buy "Youth Group," a new graphic novel by Jordan Morris and Bowen McCurdy, from your local bookstore, Macmillan if you live in the United States, or Amazon anywhere else. Follow Jordan on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Edited by Maddy Searle. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 over the comics half! Can Nat survive another horror comic? Will Yan finally get taken to school? This is going in the history books, folks! Give it up one more time for the people's champion, BETH... HETLAND! 00:00 - Welcome to the show, Beth! 06:33 - Beth 'Rant-land': Horror in the Underground 20:32 - Yan and Nat Recap Black Hole 33:22 - Discussion 1:04:17 - Beth's Final Questions In this episode, Yan and Nat read Black Hole by Charles Burns — Issues #1 to #3, or until the chapter divider "BAG ACTION." Transcript and bibliography coming soon. Beth Hetland is a critically-acclaimed cartoonist and award-winning educator. She teaches comics and comics-adjacent courses at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She self-publishes comics that are both solo works and with her longtime collaborator Kyle O'Connell. Buy Beth's new book "Tender" from your local bookstore, Fantagraphics if you live in the United States, or Amazon anywhere else. Follow her @bethhetland on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Edited by Maddy Searle. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! 00:00 - Preamble 02:05 - Unhinged Yant: Out of Order 13:32 - Nat Recaps Daredevil 19:02 - Discussion 58:00 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads most of the Daredevil: Wake Up arc by Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack — Issues #16, #18, and #19 of Daredevil (1998). Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Yap Xin Ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. 00:00 - Preamble 03:18 - Unhinged Yant: Style as Substance 12:21 - Nat Recaps Asterios Polyp 16:44 - Discussion 53:45 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli — the first six chapters, or until the yellow image of a mosquito. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Yap Xin Ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Kaisen" by Gege Akutami. 00:00 - Preamble 03:00 - Unhinged Yant: Two Shounen Walk Into a Bar 19:08 - Nat Recaps Bleach and Jujutsu Kaisen 21:12 - Discussion 44:59 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads the first chapters of Bleach by Tite Kubo and Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Yap Xin Ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! 00:00 - Preamble 02:46 - Unhinged Yant: C*medy in C*mics 15:17 - Nat Recaps Sex Criminals 24:00 - Discussion 46:28 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky — Issues #1, #2, and a bit of #3. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Yap Xin Ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? 00:00 - Preamble 02:46 - Unhinged Yant: A Quiet Horror 23:19 - Nat Recaps Gideon Falls 28:20 - Discussion 46:10 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads Gideon Falls Issue #1 by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Yap Xin Ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Listen to find out. 00:00 - Preamble 01:11 - Yan Apologizes for His Oversight 04:24 - Unhinged Yant: Words Enough and Time 18:36 - Nat Recaps This One Summer 22:24 - Discussion 51:30 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki — pages 43–85 and 96–112. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Yap Xin Ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? 00:00 - Preamble 02:28 - Unhinged Yant: The Power of Fantasy 25:11 - Nat Recaps Solo Leveling 31:28 - Discussion 51:20 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads Solo Leveling across three mediums: Chapters 1, 11, and 17 of the 2018 manhwa by Dubu and h-goon, the original 2016 light novel by Chugong, and this trailer for the 2024 anime. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Yap Xin Ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 his favorite character, or will Nat get carried away making car noises while reading a chase scene? 00:00 - Welcome back to Comic Sans! 02:35 - Unhinged Yant: Hell of a Good Time 30:23 - Nat Recaps Daredevil 33:51 - Discussion 52:50 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads Daredevil (2014) Issue #1 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi and Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Yan be able to deliver a stunning meditation on what it means to be a "best buddy," or will Nat continuously interrupt him to beg for audiences to vote for Comic Sans before voting ends on October 5th? 00:00 - Preamble 02:43 - Unhinged Yant: The Anthology Format 14:38 - Nat Reads Superman: Red & Blue 19:18 - Discussion, Your Favorite 23:57 - Discussion, Generations 33:15 - Yan's Final Question In this episode, Nat reads two stories from Superman: Red & Blue Issue #5—Your Favorite by Joshua Williamson and Chris Sprouse, and Generations by Daniel Warren Johnson. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Yap Xin Ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? 00:00 - Preamble 01:24 - Discussion 33:35 - Nat's Final Question In this episode, Yan listens to the podcast Comic-Con Begins on SiriusXM, created and directed by Mathew Klickstein. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Josephine Kim and Yap Xin Ran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 to the show. Will Yan survive? 00:00 - Preamble 01:54 - Discussion 38:46 - Yan’s Final Questions In this episode, Nat and Yan watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Transcribed by Josephine Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 learned anything at all about comics? 00:00 - Preamble 06:50 - Unhinged Yant: The Things You Love 16:38 - Nat Reads Scott Pilgrim 26:05 - Discussion 54:07 - Yan’s Final Questions 55:42 - Season Recap In this episode, Nat reads Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley — Chapter 5 (in Vol. 1) and Chapters 32–34 (in Vol. 6). Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Marketing by Shevon Leck. Transcribed by Josephine Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. 00:00 - Preamble 07:33 - Unhinged Yant: Making Your Monsters 31:48 - Nat Reads Hellboy 37:39 - Discussion, The Corpse 53:12 - Discussion, Pancakes 58:15 - Discussion, Box Full of Evil 1:05:43 - Yan’s Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads three stories from Hellboy by Mike Mignola — The Corpse, Pancakes, and Box Full of Evil. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Marketing by Shevon Leck. Transcribed by Josephine Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. 00:00 - Preamble 05:49 - Unhinged Yant: The Vertical Drop 27:00 - Nat Reads Lore Olympus 33:16 - Discussion 54:27 - Yan’s Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads nine episodes of Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe — Episodes 1, 6, 7, 8, 18, 23, 25, 27, and 28. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Marketing by Shevon Leck. Transcribed by Josephine Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. 00:00 - Preamble 03:07 - Unhinged Yant: The Last Superheroes 27:22 - Nat Reads Watchmen 31:00 - Discussion, Issue #2 41:06 - Discussion, Issue #4 55:05 - Yan’s Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads two issues of Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons — Issue #2: Absent Friends, and Issue #4: Watchmaker. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Marketing by Shevon Leck. Transcribed by Josephine Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. 00:00 - Preamble 03:09 - Unhinged Yant: The Elegance of Simplicity 17:30 - Nat Reads Tintin In Tibet 20:24 - Discussion 41:31 - Yan’s Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads The Adventures of Tintin Album #20: Tintin in Tibet by Hergé. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Marketing by Shevon Leck. Transcribed by Josephine Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yan brings Nat a modern classic: “The Sandman” by Neil Gaiman. While its Netflix and Audible adaptations are enjoying their time in the sun, Yan is determined to sell Nat on what made the original story work so well as a comic. 00:00 - Preamble 01:55 - Unhinged Yant: The 'Literary' Comic 17:03 - Nat Reads The Sandman 19:45 - Discussion 43:12 - Yan’s Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads two issues of The Sandman by Neil Gaiman — Issue #8: The Sound of Her Wings, and Issue #13: Men of Good Fortune. Transcript and bibliography available here. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a review, or follow us @comicsanspod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok! Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Marketing by Shevon Leck. Transcribed by Josephine Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices