The Last Panel
The Last Panel team delivers a bi-weekly comic-related podcast straight from the printed page and screen to your ears. They are occasionally foul mouthed, sometimes heated and always entertaining! Strap in, it's about to get nerdy and opinionated!
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Episode 150 - Dark Fantasy
11/14/2022
Episode 150 - Dark Fantasy
We Read Berserk - Kentaro Miura Die - Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans Birthright - Joshua Williamson & Andrei Bressan Also in this episode: 12 year old Jamie Penises everywhere Dead Dogs & Sad Boys Soap Opera roleplaying games
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What Are We Reading - Summer 2022
08/22/2022
What Are We Reading - Summer 2022
What fresh horrors have we subjected ourselves to this summer Heartstopper by Alice Oseman She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell & Roge Antonio The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún by Nagabe Bolero by Wyatt Kennedy & Luana Vecchio Reckless by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jake Phillips Human Target by Tom King & Greg Smallwood Immortal Hounds by Ryō Yasohachi Elle(s) by Kid Toussaint & Aveline Stokart Homesick Pilots by Dan Watters & Caspar Wijngaard Bitter Root by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, & Sanford Greene Hawkeye:Kate Bishop by Marieke Nijkamp & Enid Balam Moon Knight by Jed MacKay & Alessandro Cappuccio I Want To Hold Aono-Kun So Badly I Could Die By Umi Shiina Little Monsters by Dustin Nguyen & Jeff Lemire The Magic Order by Mark Millar & Oliver Coipel Primer by Thomas Krajewski, Jennifer Muro, & Gretel Lusky Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Sailor Moon
06/05/2022
Sailor Moon
We're diving into Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi Sailor Moon Eternal Edition vol 1-3 Sailor Moon Crystal Season 1 Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Dungeons & Dragons Comics
05/03/2022
Dungeons & Dragons Comics
We read: Legends of Baldur's Gate by Jim Zub, Max Dunbar, & Sarah Stone Shadows of the Vampire by Jim Zub, Max Dunbar, & Sarah Stone Abraxis Wren of Eberron by Paul Crilley, Valerio Schiti, Livio Ramondelli, Menton J. Matthews III, Paco Diaz, Keith Baker, Chris Lie, & Rob Ruffolo Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition By Matthew Colville, Jody Houser, Olivia Samson
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Chainsaw Man
04/05/2022
Chainsaw Man
We read Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto and really we could have recorded two more episodes to talk about it all. Also in this episode: Dog Piss & Fat Cats Popularity Polls Jamie uncovers the fundamentals of serialized storytelling Scott has technical difficulties Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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LGBTQ+ Comics
03/15/2022
LGBTQ+ Comics
We Read: Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce Space-Battle Lunchtime by Natalie Riess The Avant-Guards by Carlie Usdin & Noah Hayes My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Kabi Nagata
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Best & Worst of 2020 & 2021 Part 2
02/22/2022
Best & Worst of 2020 & 2021 Part 2
Another heaping pile of our favourite and least loved things of the last two years
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Best & Worst of 2020 & 2021 pt. 1
02/09/2022
Best & Worst of 2020 & 2021 pt. 1
Only Scott actually recorded their best & worst of 2020 on time, so now we're mashing two years of comic reading into a single episode.
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Nailbiter
09/27/2021
Nailbiter
We read through Nailbiter and its sequel series Nailbiter Returns by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson. Buckaroo, Oregon has given birth to sixteen of the vilest serial killers in the world. An obsessed FBI profiler investigating the town has suddenly gone missing, and now an NSA Agent must work with the notorious serial killer Edward “Nailbiter” Warren to find his friend and solve the mystery of “Where do serial killers come from?
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The Return
06/10/2021
The Return
We're back, corona hasn't gotten any better here, but at least now we have semi-functional home recording setups We read: Accept My Fist Love by Murata The Fall of Deadworld Parts 1 & 2 by Kek-W & Dave Kendall Kengan Omega volumes 1 & 2 by Sandrovich Yabako & Daromeon Technical difficultiess caused a bunch of audio to desync or otherwise disappear from the raw audio, appologies for any rough edits.
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Shōjo
10/17/2020
Shōjo
We read a bunch of Shōjo manga Content Warning: Most of these have trans & gender nonconforming individuals who, whilst handled well by the standards of the era their respective books, are not great by modern standards. Fushugi Yugi also depicts rape and other forms of sexual violence in particularly regressive ways. We don't delve too deeply into this subject in the episode but if you were considering reading the subject matter before listening to the episode please be aware. Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori Fushugi Yugi by Yuu Watase Lovely Complex by Aya Nakahara Also in this Episode: Ultraquick news roundup A brief history of 90s anime consumption Gross Eyes Gender Identity in Japan Early 2000s fashion disasters Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
10/01/2020
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
We watched all 48 episodes of Stardust Crusaders. Content Warning: Stardust Crusaders loves Child Abuse, animal abuse, misogyny, homophobia Also in this episode: Ashley pays for her hubris Everyone stumbles over their hatred Mary Sues Polnareff: The platonic ideal of a frenchman Snyder Cut vs Whedon Cut compare/contrast Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Slice of Life Comics
09/11/2020
Slice of Life Comics
Cromartie Highschool by Eiji Nonaka Kaguya-sama Love is War by Aka Akasaka Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono Barakamon by Satsuki Yoshino Also in this episode: Scott is underwater Nobody remembers how this works Roomba Behavioural Analysis Witch Hat Atelier is worth your money Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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What Are We Reading Spring 2020
05/05/2020
What Are We Reading Spring 2020
We Read: Shuri by Nnedi Okorafor, Leonardo Romero, & Jordie Bellaire Something is Killing the Children Pop Team Epic by Bkub Okawa Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori The Old Guard by Greg Rucka & Leandro Fernandez Switch By Stjepan Šejic Tales From Harrow County by Cullen Bunn & Naomi Franquiz Folklords by Matt Kindt & Matt Smith Archie & Sabrina by Nick Spencer, Mariko Tamaki, Sandy Jareell, Jenn St. Onge, Matt Herms, Jack Morellia, & Veronica Fish Domino: Hotshots by Gail Simone & David Baldeon Hex Wives by Ben Blacker & Mirka Andolfo Sleepless by Sarah Vaughn 16-year-old Sumire!! & 17-year-old Sumire!! by Takeru Nagayoshi Teppu by Moare Oota No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! by Nico Tanigawa Harleen by Stjepan Šejic Punisher: The Platoon by Garth Ennis, Goran Parlov, & Jordie Bellaire Also in this episode: Sworn Sisters were called Khwahar Khwandagi Jessica wastes her time Isaac Goodhart drew Postal Creepy Dolls Birds of Prey is pretty good Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean),Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Sleazy Comics
03/18/2020
Sleazy Comics
I prepared sleaze, but they wanted porn. We read: Zombie Tramp By Dan Mendoza, Jason Martin, & TM Chu Empowered By Adam Warren Unnatural By Mirka Andolfo Drawing While Masturbating By Igarashi Yui Also in this episode The Climber flames out Vodka taste test A desperate plea Defending terrible webcomic art Don't pay for Cerebus We're not mad, we're just disappointed Ashley kink shames Amazing sound effects Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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(Some) The Works of Linda & Stjepan Šejic
03/06/2020
(Some) The Works of Linda & Stjepan Šejic
We read some of the works Linda & Stjepan Šejic: Bloodstained, Sun Stone, Death Vigil Also in this episode Dan Didio presided over the worst of DC tendencies, is gone from DC Skin should not flow Strong opinions on russian translators Do not try and use these as instructional material Something is awakened in Jamie M͂ͪ̈̚ȍ̑̐ŕ̽҉͕̗ḛ̣͎̪̣̮ͦͬ͗ͤͨ́ ̌̂s̠͔͌̒̀e͙͇̩͇̜x̣͎̘̖̻̦̀ỹ͚̺͙̤̭̖͊̏̋̋̌ ĕ̞̤̟͙ͣ̌ͭ̀l̛̖͌d̡r͕̾͟i̘̓t̪̜̼͖̝̠̦͊ͩ̌̈́̎̎̾c͘h ͇̜̟ͭ̊ͭh̻͕̳͓͚̭̋ͬ̈̾̔̂o̱ͮ͝r̙̹͖r̞o̧͐̃̎̍ͨr͍̮̯̫͕͖̬̂̍ͩ̓͒̏ͭś̬ ̧͑̀̐̒p̰̯̖̈́ͪ͊lͤͭ̒ͥ́e̖͙̰̞͒̊̒̂ä̮̘̺̪́̇̿̈s͒̓ͯͫ̔̚e͚̭͔̒̽͑ Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Mountain Climbing comics
02/19/2020
Mountain Climbing comics
They make comics about anything. Snake Mountain by Kubota Watari The Message by Yukari Ichijo & Akikio Monden The Climber by Shinichi Sakamoto Encouragement of Climb by Shiro Also in this episode: Pivioting to music review Junji Ito style dicks Hair Styling chats Jessicas' toilet habits Dick suckin' lips Jessica = Genki Hiking disasters Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Matt Wagner's Grendel
02/04/2020
Matt Wagner's Grendel
CW: Racism, child abuse, regular abuse, misogyny We read Matt Wagner's Grendel a story of crime, violence, bad bad art, misogyny, a pretty cool vampire, and deep trash. Grendel Omnibus v1 by Matt Wagner, Tim Sale, David Mack, Duncan Fegredo, Mike Allred, Guy Davis, Teddy Kristiansen, Ashley Wood, Mike Huddleston, Dean Motter Grendel Omnibus v2 by Matt Wagner, Tim Sale, Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander, Bernie Mireault Also in this episode Jessica's illiteracy While editing this I went through all the art in v2, there are no monsters or aliens, just ugly 80s fashion, easy mistake to make The RWA is collapsing into a blackhole of racism Turns out the RWA probably objects to the colour of the hole Baby Yoda feelings Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Best & Worst of 2019 Part II
01/17/2020
Best & Worst of 2019 Part II
The Second part of our Best & Worst: Comic Moment On Going Series Single Issue Event Book Industry Moment Current Character Unfavorite genres Podcast Episode Podcast Moment Podcast Comics Holy Shit Moment Non-Comic Books Video Games Also in this episode: Jamie delivers a devastating insult to Monstress Dubious honors Authors behaving badly Ashley pitches the best story Strong sports opinions Scott Hates Crave Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@JizzicaChode)
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Best & Worst of 2019 Part I
01/04/2020
Best & Worst of 2019 Part I
We talk about our picks for the Best & Worst: Writer Covers Artist Colour New Series New to Us Creative Team Movie Television Also in this episode: It's a shame about The Fadeout Spoilers, not for anything in specific, just general spoilers Turns out JK Rowling is a TERF Harsh Language circa 1955 Enraged Household appliances All Marvel movies are structurally identical There are roughly nine thousands accounts using some variation of Jizzica Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Lets all read garbage comics
12/24/2019
Lets all read garbage comics
Oh god dammit Sisters of Sorrow by Kurt Sutter, Courtney Alameda, & Hyeonjin Kim Divided States of America By Howard Chaykin CW: Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, just a fucking deluge of problematic bullshit America By Gabby Rivera & A dozen artist Masturbation Master Kurosawa by Katsura Ise & Takuma Yokota Also in this Episode: The final Kengan, if you're reading along with us, finish volume 27 before listening or skip to 26:02 Nuns with guns are no fun A mild breach of medical protocol Git gud scrubs Death to America Scott is totally vindicated Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Batman Elseworlds II
12/15/2019
Batman Elseworlds II
Even more attempts to take Batman and make him interesting. We read: Thrillkiller by Howard Chaykin & Dan Brebreton Castle of the Bat Jack E. Harris & Bo Hampton I, Joker by Bob Hall The Batman of Arkham by Alan Grant & Alcatena Also in this episode: Night Terrors Ashley's Batman problem gets fixed Crippling Ennui A dire lack of serial murdering Batman actually helping The Arkham games are a steady slide downhill Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean),Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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The early works of Image Comics
11/30/2019
The early works of Image Comics
Image comics was founded in 1992 by Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri, & Jim Valentino, we went back and took a look at some of their earliest works. Gen13 by Jim Lee, J. Scott Campbell Savage Dragon by Erik Larsen Spawn by Todd McFarlane Also in this episode Kengan Chat Baffling capes Too many thongs Jess loves the Mario Bros. movie for some reason Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Horror Comic Again
10/31/2019
Horror Comic Again
Try not to spoop your pants. Infidel by Pornsak Pichetshote & Aaron Campbell Winnebago Graveyard by Steve Niles & Alison Sampson Outer Darkness by John Layman & Afu Chan The Dissolving Classroom by Junji Ito Also in this episode: This episode had to be jigsawed together from a dozen audio fragments, so there are sound quality issues, and janky cuts. Sorry about that Infidel deals with racism heavily and if that isn't something you can handle you may want to scrub ahead to about 22:30 Unscary ghost fakeouts Four issues, no tension Star Trek meets every horror movie ever Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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What are we reading Fall 2019
10/23/2019
What are we reading Fall 2019
We read some stuff Black Bird by Sam Humphries & Jen Bartel Kaguya-sama: Love is War by Aka Akasaka Coda by Simon Spurrier & Matías Bergara Guts by Raina Telgemeier Redlands by Jordie Bellaire & Vanesa R. Del Rey Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino Jessica Jones by Kelly Thompson & Mattia De Iulis Vagrant Queen by Magdelene Visaggio & Jason Smith The Wandering of Girls Group no.7 by TSUBANA Flying Witch by Chihiro Ishizuka Monster by Naoki Urasawa Sunstone by Stjepan Šejić Also in this episode: Things start weird Jess went to film school Giant sized Kengan chat 2020 is gonna be rough Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Deep Dive
10/11/2019
IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Deep Dive
We went deep in IDWs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Dan Duncan, Ronda Pattinson, Andy Kuhn, Ben Bates, Mateus Santolouco, Sophie Campbell, Cory Smith Eleven volumes, it has had quite a few artists. Also in this episode: Joker boring Ashley has a deep emotional connection to Ant-Man & Wasp Fuck you, Punch Up Metaphysical agnosticism Sabermetrics shilling Jess flirts with fatalistic determinism Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Animal Comics
09/15/2019
Animal Comics
Beasts of Burden by Evan Dworkin & Jill Thompson Cat Diary: Yon & Mu by Junji Ito Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai Also in this Episode: Kengan Chat Remember the Goonies? They're back in dog form! Nightmare kittens Awful college paper comics Outro: Playing with kitty cats - Brad Neely Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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Cyberpunk comics
09/07/2019
Cyberpunk comics
Cyberpunk is a genre of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology. Tokyo Ghost By Rick Remender, Sean Murhpy, & Matt Hollingsworth BLAME! by Tsutomu Nihei Hard Boiled by Frank Miller & Geof Darrow Bonehead by Bryan Hill & Rhoald Marcelliu We3 by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely Also in this Episode: Richard Williams not Williamson We will not be reading Little Nemo for the podcast Too many cyberpunk subgenres Jess and Jamie beef it Low levels of enthusiasm for this snuff film The Art Understander is here Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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God Hates Astronauts
08/12/2019
God Hates Astronauts
God Hates Astronauts by Ryan Browne GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS follows the story of a group of incompetent, small-minded, super powered narcissists called "The Power Persons Five" who are hired by NASA to stop all farmers from launching themselves into space in homemade rocket ships. Unfortunately for NASA, this goal is scarcely even addressed and the book focuses more on extramarital affairs, bank-robbing owls, big gross swollen heads, ghost cow heads, olde tyme boxers, tigers eating cheeseburgers in the Crab Nebula, buffalo judges and tons of aggressive swearing. Also in this episode: The horrible stank of comic cons Kengan Chat Jesus Christ... Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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The Punisher In Film
07/25/2019
The Punisher In Film
We watched every Punisher Movie. The Punisher (1989) Dir: Mark Goldblatt Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Lou Gossett Jr. Budget: $9 Million Box Office: $500,000 est. The Punisher (2004) Dir: Jonathan Hensleigh Starring: Thomas Jane, John Travolta Budget: $33 Million Box Office $54.7 Million Punisher: War Zone Dir: Lexi Alexander Starring: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West Budget: $35 Million Box Office: $10.1 Million Shorts: The Punisher: Dirty Laundry Dir: Phil Joanou Starring: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman Punisher '66 Dir: Jordan Olds Starring: Jordan Olds, Lucy Steiner, Drew Kaufman Also in this episode: American Foreign Policy 101: Eat America's Ass RIP Walking Dead Fruit Tips Public Access Boobs Ashley/Scott is totally wrong about what is good about The Punisher Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)
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