Episode 34

“Maw” by Jude Ellison S. Doyle & A.L. Kaplan

October 29, 2026 · 01:03:14

Just in time for Halloween, Robin and Scout read Maw, written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and illustrated by A.L. Kaplan; a comic about becoming something fantastically monstrous to get back at the everyday monsters lurking among us. Our conversation goes deep on feminism, misogyny, violence against women, and the ways this story does and doesn't deliver on its feminist horror label. Turns out the true terror of the season might've been gender essentialism all along.

(00:00) - “Maw” by Jude Ellison S. Doyle & A.L. Kaplan
(00:26) - Front Matter
(00:41) - Content Warnings
(01:18) - Spoiler-Free Summary
(01:54) - Familiarity and Impressions
(06:30) - Pigeonholed Stories About Women
(09:21) - Art!
(12:03) - Spoiler Summary
(14:33) - The early issues
(18:15) - “The girl cult” & TERF Island
(29:24) - The limits of this book’s view on misogyny
(49:44) - The body horror stuff
(55:38) - Further Reading

Further Reading

Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear . . . and Why
Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power
The Neighbors
Ms. 45, Jennifer’s Body, Raw, Under the Skin

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

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