The panelists start off the New Year by celebrating women with swords! We journey alongside the titular "Blade Maidens," exploring romance, graphic design, identity, and the medium of webcomics!

You can read Blade Maidens here!

• (00:00) - "Blade Maidens" by Zoe Tunnell and Valentine M. Smith
• (01:14) - What is Blade Maidens?
• (02:22) - Impressions
• (04:07) - The note at the end of the Prelude
• (12:40) - "Webcomic-ness"
• (20:03) - Following along vs. catching up
• (23:29) - Favorite storybeats
• (34:26) - The art (and graphic design influence)
• (34:58) - The circles
• (38:11) - The use of color
• (40:10) - The werewolf depiction
• (41:18) - Fishmen and fantasy creatures
• (42:19) - It's just neat!
• (48:24) - Spare thoughts and gay shit
• (48:42) - When the blood is hot pink
• (49:16) - Back Matter
• (51:51) - Further reading
• (54:56) - Upcoming episodes!

Further Reading
"Cosmoknights" by Hannah Templer
"Paper Girls" by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson

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Editing this week by AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.