Episodes

  • How Molly Mendoza Designed the Multiverse in "Skip" (Aftershow Preview)

    How Molly Mendoza Designed the Multiverse in "Skip" (Aftershow Preview)
    Jul 11 2025
    In our inaugural Patreon-exclusive aftershow, Yan and Nat continue the conversation with Molly Mendoza, creator of the dimension-hopping graphic novel "Skip." In this preview, Molly talks about how they designed interesting parallel worlds by referencing not just other texts, but other mediums entirely. If you're a budding comic creator, we think you'll take away something valuable from this episode. To hear more, head over to Patreon and become a Friend of Comic Sans today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • S03 Bonus Ep: A Night Ride to the Day with Molly Mendoza

    S03 Bonus Ep: A Night Ride to the Day with Molly Mendoza
    Jun 26 2025
    Content warning: suicidal ideation [15:41-15:53; 19:14-19:30; 23:05-23:12; 43:25-43:55] Our tale begins three episodes ago: "Molly Mendoza, comic artist and creator of Skip, come on our show!" Nat cried, and lo! Through time and space — Molly heard his plea... and replied! So in this special bonus episode, our hosts are whisked away to the neon desert dreamland of Breeze Hu's "A Night Ride to the Day." --- The conversation with Molly 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! 00:00 - Welcome to the show, Molly! 10:27 - Molly Rant-doza: Watching Your Shadows 12:08 - Yan and Nat Recap A Night Ride to the Day 17:01 - Discussion 50:09 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Yan and Nat read A Night Ride to the Day by Breeze Hu. Transcript and bibliography coming soon. --- Molly Mendoza is an artist living in Portland, Oregon. Through their work they explore the complex emotions of interpersonal relationships and self-love with a focus on layered visual storytelling, mark-making, and color. Buy Molly's latest graphic novel "Stray" from Bulgilhan Press, and their short comics from Gumroad. Follow them on Instagram and Bluesky. If you enjoyed the show, you can support us on Patreon, 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 Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Cover art and motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • S03E08: Roaming — The Days are Just Packed

    S03E08: Roaming — The Days are Just Packed
    Mar 13 2025
    It's 2009. We're in Times Square. You take my picture. It comes out nice. The pizza was good. That was Chicago. Holes in the sidewalk. Summer on the train. I'm in Singapore now. Just a couple of weeks. Let's have lunch at that pizza place. No, it's my treat. The sun never sets. The rain never stops. Yan and Nat read "Roaming" by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki — they bring it home to us. 00:00 - Preamble 03:17 - Unhinged Yant: The Days are Just Packed 07:10 - Nat's Five Words 10:07 - Yan's Recap 13:16 - Discussion 56:01 - Yan's Final Questions 60:06 - Season Recap In this episode, Nat reads Roaming by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki — pages 1–30, 86–125, and 194–231. 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 Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Cover art and motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • S03E07: Uzumaki with Beth Hetland

    S03E07: Uzumaki with Beth Hetland
    Feb 27 2025
    Things come FULL CIRCLE as cartoonist and educator Beth Hetland makes her triumphant return to Comic Sans! In an episode full of TWISTS AND TURNS, Beth RUNS RINGS around our hosts as she attempts to BRING THEM AROUND on "Uzumaki" by Junji Ito. 00:00 - Preamble 05:47 - Beth 'Rant-land': Beautiful and Terrible as the Drawn 16:30 - Yan & Nat Open the Tub at the End of Chapter 1 22:55 - Yan & Nat's Five Words 24:19 - Nat Recaps Chapter 9 24:42 - Yan Recaps Chapter 13 30:31 - Discussion 58:26 - Beth's Final Questions 65:20 - Up Next on Comic Sans In this episode, Yan and Nat read Uzumaki by Junji Ito — Chapters 1, 9, and 13. 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 Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Cover art and motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • S03E06: Skip — A Hop and a Dimensional Jump

    S03E06: Skip — A Hop and a Dimensional Jump
    Feb 13 2025
    Yan and Nat wander through the kaleidoscopic worlds of "Skip" by Molly Mendoza. --BZZT-- Hi, Scott here, producer on Comic Sans, seeking your help. It's usually my job to write these episode descriptions. And you may be wondering — why is today's so short? The answer to which is, because I'm lost for words on how to describe Skip. I really have no idea. So how about this — today, just listen to the episode. Or watch it on YouTube. In fact, just read the comic for yourself. And if you have any ideas at all on what to write here, email me at comicsans@andasproductions.com. Please? Thank you. 00:00 - Preamble 02:54 - Unhinged Yant: A Hop and a Dimensional Jump 06:04 - Nat's Five Words 07:55 - Yan's Recap 12:04 - Discussion 32:44 - Yan's Final Questions 36:56 - Up Next on Comic Sans In this episode, Nat reads Skip by Molly Mendoza, pages 1–80. 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 Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Cover art and motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • S03E05: Parker — A Criminal Adaptation

    S03E05: Parker — A Criminal Adaptation
    Jan 30 2025
    Content warning: misogyny, domestic abuse, suicide [26:54 - 34:02] When a guy in a Mercedes honked at him, Yan said nothing and biked away. Slung over his back was a messenger bag containing some clothes, a snack, and the omnibus edition of "Parker," written by Richard Stark and adapted into comics by Darwyn Cooke. The plan was clear: arrive at the studio by 10am. Greet Nat a very good morning. And then—with the persuasive power of a ten-pound tome—introduce Nat to one of the greatest crime comics of all time. 00:00 - Preamble 03:18 - Unhinged Yant: A Criminal Adaptation 13:35 - Nat's Five Words; Yan's Recap 16:41 - Discussion 46:13 - Yan's Final Questions 51:31 - Up Next on Comic Sans In this episode, Nat reads Richard Stark's Parker — The Hunter, pages 1–51. 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 Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Cover art and motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • S03E04: The Nice House on the Lake with Escape the Mojoverse

    S03E04: The Nice House on the Lake with Escape the Mojoverse
    Jan 16 2025
    Content warning: suicide, suicidal ideation [16:29-17:53; 43:32-48:22; 52:44 - 53:40] After a long week in the recording studio, our hosts can't wait to join Matt and Allison Parent from Escape the Mojoverse for a relaxing staycation. Sunscreen — check! Swimming trunks — check! Unspeakable horrors lurking just out of sight — check! It's time for fun in the sun at "The Nice House on the Lake"! What could possibly go wrong? 00:00 - Welcome, Matt & Allison! 04:02 - Unhinged Par-rant: An Unbearable Niceness 11:13 - Yan & Nat's Five Words 12:29 - Matt & Allison Recap Issue #1 15:12 - Matt & Allison Recap Issue #4 17:54 - Discussion 53:45 - Matt & Allison's Final Questions In this episode, Yan and Nat read The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, and Jordie Bellaire — Issues #1 and #4. 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 Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Cover art and motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • S03E03: Blue Box — For the Love of the Game

    S03E03: Blue Box — For the Love of the Game
    Jan 2 2025
    Today's match: Myle Yan Tay of Comics College versus Nathaniel Mah of Sans School! These bitter rivals face each other once again on the badminton courts of "Blue Box" by Kouji Miura to prove, once and for all… their love for each other?! 00:00 - Preamble 02:01 - Unhinged Yant: For the Love of the Game 13:30 - Nat's Five Words 14:30 - Yan's Recap 20:33 - Discussion of Chapter 43 26:14 - Discussion of Chapter 57 30:18 - Discussion of Chapter 153 36:28 - Yan's Final Questions In this episode, Nat reads Blue Box by Kouji Miura — Chapters 7, 43, 57 & 153. Transcript and bibliography available here. 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 Scott Lee Chua and Roshan Singh Sambhi. Edited by Maddy Searle (audio) and Kit Ling Leong (video). Transcribed by Danielle Anne Espinosa. Cover art and motion graphics animation by Knikni Studio (Maryana Rudakova). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins