https://ift.tt/Nnk0H1A https://ift.tt/aOxAiNZ June 21, 2026

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Hosted by:

Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok)

Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)

And what if I said erotica is a social good?

From ukiyo-e erotica and Tijuana Bibles to webtoons and Kickstarter comics, Stitch and Adrie trace the surprisingly rich history of graphic romance. They cover the rise and fall of 1950s romance comics, the Comics Code's self-inflicted wounds, the erasure of Black and queer stories, and how manga, indie publishers, and the internet finally gave readers the romantic and erotic comics they actually wanted.

Topics: romance comics history, Comics Code Authority, Fredric Wertham, manga and shojo, graphic novels, webtoons, queer comics, Jackie Ormes, Women in Refrigerators, Kickstarter adult comics

Reading Recommendations:

Fiction:

• IDW’s Weird Love Romance Comic Anthologies from 2014
• Break Protocols by Sarybomb
• Artificial Love by Maria Llovet
• The Mafia Nanny
• Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
• Smut Peddler Presents: My Monster Boyfriend
• Sunstone by Stjepan Šejić 
• Starfighter by hamletmachine
• Lucifer’s Garden by hamletmachine
• Super Fun Sexy Times by Meredith McClaren
• Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino
• Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori

Non-Fiction:

• Comic Book Women: Characters, Creators, and Culture in the Golden Age by Peyton Brunet and Blair Davis with an introduction by Trina Robbins
• Love on the Racks: A History of American Romance Comics by Michelle Nolan
• Sequential Crush
• Race and Romance from Love Between the Covers

Podcasts:

• Service95 Book Club hosted by Dua Lipa
• The Great Comic Book Scare | History This Week

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

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