Deconstructing Comics #780: Jim Shooter Interview
Jim Shooter was Marvel Editor-in-Chief from 1978 to 1987, the era of Frank Miller‘s Daredevil, Chris Claremont‘s X-men, Secret Wars
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Happy Hour: Comics And Cocktails #11– The Zombie Variations, Featuring Guest Will Robson
In this eleventh episode of Happy Hour, Will Robson joins me, Cullen Bunn, and Anton Kromoff to discuss his upcoming
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Deconstructing Comics #440 (Flashback): ‘The Love Bunglers’
FLASHBACK! Did you think Love & Rockets was over?! Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez continue to release new work about once
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 73: “A Daydream”
Count on Hiromu Arakawa in Fullmetal Alchemist to make all her characters complex. As we see again in chapter 73,
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Deconstructing Comics #305 (Flashback): ‘Love & Rockets’ — Gilbert Hernandez
FLASHBACK! In episode #300, we took a look at the sometimes wacky and cartoony Love & Rockets work of Jaime Hernandez.
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Deconstructing Comics #300 (Flashback): ‘Love & Rockets’ — Jaime Hernandez
FLASHBACK! The series Love & Rockets, featuring individual works by the Hernandez brothers, started in 1981 as a self-published magazine,
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 72: “A Chain Of Negativity, A Pebble Of Goodness”
Amid action-packed pages, Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 72 gives us several very moving scenes that remind us of one reasons we
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The Offspring Releases New ‘Time To Relax’ Episode Featuring The Vandals’ Joe Escalante
Legendary SoCal punk rock band The Offspring has shared the second episode of their podcast Time to Relax with The
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Critiquing Comics #233: ‘The World of Tomorrow’ And ‘Prism Stalker’
In this edition, we rejoin The World of Tomorrow, a comic we discussed the first issue of five years ago! This
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Deconstructing Comics #779: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #32-34 — Big Action Issue(s)!
No longer just a look at Earth AD, Kamandi issues 32 through 34 introduce us to an alien who’s literally
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 71: “In The Grip Of the Red Lotus”
What did Kimblee mean about “carving a crest of blood” at Briggs, and how does Kimblee try to get Ed
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Deconstructing Comics #778: K. Briggs’ ‘Macbeth’
Flush with dark and mysterious symbolism, K. Briggs‘ adaptation of Macbeth from Avery Hill publishing is a challenging and visually exciting
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Happy Hour: Comics And Cocktails #10 — The Mothman Recipes
Cullen gets extra grumpy as the topic moves to the Mothman. Is the Mothman just a heron and a misunderstanding?
Read moreDeconstructing Comics Special — ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
“Tim Catches Up with the MCU” continues to roll as Tim and Mulele reach Thor: Ragnarok. It has perhaps the
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The Law of Equivalent Exchange Ch 70: “The First Homunculus”
Ed feels the noose tighten as he’s ordered to do horrible things. Winry makes an amazing admission, at least to
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Deconstructing Comics #777: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #29-31 — “Up, Up, And Away!”
As we continue through Jack Kirby‘s 1970s issues of Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, Tim and Emmet keep slowing down!
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‘Puss in Boots’ Director And Creatives Go Behind The Scenes At Gallery Nucleus PR Video
Gallery Nucleus is an Art Gallery with locations in California and Portland that focuses on various forms of illustrated, graphic,
Read moreDeconstructing 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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