Content and trigger warnings – discussions of graphic violence and gore, including sexual assault – audience discretion is advised.

Are “all-ages” products of lesser value then adult orientated ones? Why is there a trend in comics and animation to include more graphic content over the years, from gore and violence to sex and nudity? Is it always necessary? Join your host Garhdo as they explore the history and use of adult themes in comics and animation via some prominent, and sometimes notorious, examples.

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:32 The Dark Age of Comics
• 13:23 Superhero Subversion
• 36:47 Animation and Adult Audiences
• 1:17:21 Outro
• 1:21:49 Sign-Off

Season 2, Episode 03

August 14th 2021

The second of a loose ‘trilogy’ of editorials, as after talking about the reaction society has to things they deem childish I decided to look at why so much content trying to be seen as adult has to be graphic and gratuitous. From shows that indulge in it like Rick and Morty and The Boys, to examples of all ages mature storytelling like Avatar and Teen Titans.

It’s a topic I had a lot of complex thoughts about and I think I did it justice. It’s an episode I’m still very proud of to this day.