Deconstructing Comics #776: Emily Carrington Reveals ‘Our Little Secret’
Openly discussing being sexually abused, particularly if it was during childhood, is not easy. Emily Carrington has stepped forward with her
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 69: “The Foundation Of Briggs”
After Raven undoes a setback to the military’s plans at Briggs in Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 69, Olivier Armstrong does something
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James Gunn Talks About Taking Over the DCU On Michael Rosenbaum’s ‘Inside Of You’ Podcast
Michael Rosenbaum, known for playing Lex Luthor on Smallville, hosted director and the new co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn,
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Deconstructing Comics #775: Rina Ayuyang Draws (On) Her Filipino Heritage
Rina Ayuyang has called on her Filipino heritage in her graphic novels Blame This On the Boogie and, just out,
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Critiquing Comics #232: ‘Sons Of Thunder’ And ‘The Lamb’
Critiquing Comics is back, with discussions of two interesting comics from listeners. Stephen Grow sent us Sons of Thunder, a one-panel
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 68: “Portrait Of A Family”
Remember that photo of toddlers Ed and Al with their parents? We’ve seen most of it, but in chapter 68
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Something For The Weekend: Your Regular Dose Of Popular Posts
Another selection of popular posts, with a good few regular columns making the cut once again. And, once again, a
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Deconstructing Comics #774: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #24-28 — Havin’ A Look-See For Some Fight-Fight
While Kamandi‘s exorcism story in issue 24 leaves something to be desired, never mind that: the subsequent four issues, as
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The ICE Cast Live: Interviewing ‘Babylon 5’ Star Claudia Christian And Chris McCauley
This week we celebrated our 100th episode of The ICE Cast Live in style. launching Scratch Comics’ latest crowdfunder for
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Deconstructing Comics #773: Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #19-23 — On To Monster Lake!
In this segment of Jack Kirby‘s Kamandi series, we visit a version of 1920s Chicago that seems to be drawing on,
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 67: “Burgeoning Borders”
Many things are revealed in Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 67 about the corrupt military’s plan, and Tim is pleased to find
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Deconstructing Comics #772: Evan McGorray And A Translation About Being Trans
Translation is a topic seldom covered on this show (Kumar has talked about it several times, most notably here). This
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘Psycho IV: The Beginning’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Deconstructing Comics Special: Tim Catches Up With The MCU — ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Spider-Man is a longtime favorite of Tim’s, in terms of comics reading, but how does he feel about Spider-Man: Homecoming?
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 66: “The Snow Queen”
At the Briggs military base, Ed and Al face a previously unknown homunculus, and face the dilemma of showing they
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Deconstructing Comics #771: Jose Villarrubia On Restoring Richard Corben
Colorist Jose Villarrubia had trouble getting work from Marvel because his style was “too artistic” — but then other creators started
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Deconstructing Comics #770: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #11-18 — Kliklak Forever
This week we continue our look at Jack Kirby‘s run on Kamandi, another of the DC properties he created. Tim and
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 65: “The Ironclad Rule”
This time we get an inside look at the Briggs base, including a rather cute, headbanded doctor, a soldier with
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The ICE-Cast Live: Talking With ‘Lawless Comic Con’ Organiser Su Haddrell
This week’s episode of The ICE -Cast Live saw us sitting down, once again, with Lawless convention organiser, Su Haddrell
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Deconstructing Comics #769 Tracy Butler On ‘Lackadaisy’ — The Animated Cartoon!
Back in 2009, Tim talked with web cartoonist Tracy Butler about her beautiful, sepia-toned 1920s-with-cats strip Lackadaisy, and whether she’d ever
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Something For The Weekend: Your Regular Dose Of Popular Posts
Continuing to prove popular with you, our readers, are Frank Martin’s various TV reviews. Popular reviews from last week included
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The ICE-Cast Live: Talking With John Tyler-Christopher
This week’s ICE-Cast Live podcast episode saw myself and co-host, Shane Chebsey, catch up with John Tyler-Christopher and discuss his
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Something For The Easter Weekend: Your Regular Dose Of Popular Posts
Spring has finally arrived here in the UK, and not a moment too soon. Easter weekend for a heathen like
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Deconstructing Comics #767: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #1-10 — It’s A Knockout!
If you can’t get the rights to Planet of the Apes, do the next best thing: get Jack Kirby to come
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The End Of Dan Berry’s ‘Make It Then Tell Everybody’ Podcast
For just over a decade, Dan Berry has been making Make It Then Tell Everybody, one of the best comics
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The ICE-Cast Live: The Indie Comic Publishers’ Round Table
Shane Chebsey flies solo on this one as he interviews the great and the good of the UK’s burgeoning indie
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Deconstructing Comics #766: ‘Time Breakers’
In most time travel stories, there’s an imperative to fix any paradoxes created by the time travel. But in Rachel
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 63: “The Promise Made For 520 Cenz”
In Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 63, we’ve fully digested the flashback to the Ishvalan war and things are moving forward, as
Read moreCritiquing Comics #231: ‘Pimp Killer’
When it comes to truth in advertising, the title of this comic is an award winner: Ghezal Omar‘s Pimp Killer (with
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Live From Planet Comicon Kansas City: Happy Hour- Comics, Cocktails, And Cryptids
I was honored this past weekend to participate in Planet Comicon Kansas City as a panel moderator. One of my
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Deconstructing Comics #765: ‘The Re-Up’ #2 and ‘Megillah Sunday Funnies’
This podcast continues to be a booster of Chad Bilyeu (“Chad in Amsterdam“), and he’s been busy lately! In addition to
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