Deconstructing Comics #875: Swamp Thing In Spaaaaace
At last we complete our look at Alan Moore‘s Swamp Thing run, looking at Swampy’s battle with Gotham City, his seeming
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 33 — “Witness”
Following Kana’s death, Shinichi seems unmoved, which people find disturbing — especially Satomi. Can Shinichi do anything about this lack
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‘The Collectors’ Desk’ — Episode 1: The Pilot
Known by other names, a certain panel of convention, collector, comics, and comedy experts convene around The Collectors’ Desk for
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Something For The Weekend: Your Regular Dose Of Popular Posts
Welcome to the weekend and another round-up of posts as picked by your dedicated editorial team. As usual, we all
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Deconstructing Comics #874: Jack Kirby’s ‘Black Panther’ #5-6 — The City Of Samurai
Typical of the Jack Kirby comics we’ve read from the 1970s, the 1977 Black Panther series is a wild ride. Issues
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Deconstructing Comics #873: Adam Tierney — Godzilla Comes To Verona
Adam Tierney, writer of the recent hit one-shot Romeo and Juliet and Godzilla, is a video game writer who dabbles
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Full MANGA Alchemists: Parasyte Ch 32 — “Tamura Reiko”
Apparently, if a character changes their name, they get another chapter named after them? What’s Ryoko/Reiko up to now? She’s
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Deconstructing Comics #872: Steranko’s ‘Nick Fury’ Pt 2 — The Argument In Favor Stan Lee Editing
Jim Steranko’s Nick Fury stories from the late 1960s are lauded for the artwork, especially in the stories after Fury
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Critiquing Comics #248: ‘The Blossoming City’ Pt 1 And ‘Loon News: The Comic Strip!’
Ian M is a Japan-based Canadian creator whose work we’ve discussed on this podcast before. His work is often about
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Deconstructing Comics #546 (Flashback): ‘The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye’
FLASHBACK! Why read a biography of a fictional comics artist? What if it’s also a history of Singapore — done
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 31 — “Red Tears”
Yes, that title means what you think it means. Why did this have to happen? What decisions will Shinichi make
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Deconstructing Comics #871: Jack Kirby’s ‘Black Panther’ #3-4 — A Time Machine, A Sweet Ride, And A Samurai
Black Panther continues his wild ride, courtesy of Jack Kirby — but filling a role that could have been played
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Deconstructing Comics #617 (Flashback): Swamp Thing Meets The Monsters
FLASHBACK! We continue our look at Alan Moore’s 1980s run on Swamp Thing — a run in which the title character met
Read moreFull MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parastye’ Ch 30 — “Power”
In Parasyte chapter 30, Shinichi is trying to convince Kana that her ability to sense Parasytes is putting her in
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Deconstructing Comics #319 (Flashback): ‘The Maxx’ (RIP Sam Kieth)
FLASHBACK! Even amidst the anything-goes craziness of the early Image years, Sam Kieth’s The Maxx was an outlier. While it
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C3- Pod Episode 25: Grab A Bat, Punk!
Toy Expert Steve Johnston presents C3- Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions). Joining him to discuss comics, toys, collectibles, and all
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Deconstructing Comics #870: Steranko’s ‘Nick Fury’ Pt 1 — Spy Or Superhero?
Somehow it’s taken us 20 years of podcasting to get to Jim Steranko‘s fabled run on Nick Fury: Agent of
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 29 — “Kana”
The Parasytes seem to be gathering in the town next to Shinichi’s — Kana’s town. Shinichi is worried that Kana’s
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C3- Pod Episode 24: Would You Do It For A Scooby Snack?
Toy Expert Steve Johnston presents C3- Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions). Joining him to discuss comics, toys, collectibles, and all
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Deconstructing Comics #325: Alan Moore’s ‘Swamp Thing’
FLASHBACK! Due perhaps to the passage of time, poorly handled reprinting by DC, or some other reason, Alan Moore’s writing
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C3- Pod Episode 23: Does He Have The Power?
Toy Expert Steve Johnston presents C3- Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions). Joining him to discuss comics, toys, collectibles, and all
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Deconstructing Comics #869: Jack Kirby’s ‘Black Panther’ #1-2 — A Ribbit-ing Time Travel Story
We begin our look at Jack Kirby‘s Black Panther series from the 1970s, introducing a new Kirby character who’s a bit
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 28 — “A Calm Day”
After the previous chapter’s massacre (of which our main characters know nothing so far), we get a break with this
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C3- Pod Episode 22: Baseball And Music And Mayans (Oh, My!)
Toy Expert Steve Johnston presents C3- Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions). Joining him to discuss comics, toys, collectibles, and all
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Deconstructing Comics #868: ‘The Pass’ — Are You Living The Dream, Or Is The Dream Killing You?
Sometimes, achieving your dream can be kind of a nightmare, even though it’s also rewarding. Claudia, in Katriona Chapman‘s latest graphic
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Deconstructing Comics #867: ‘Goodnight Punpun’
Inio Asano‘s Goodnight Punpun gives us what appear to be a family of ghostly birds living in a much more
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 27 — “Maneuvers”
We’ve seen some bloody chapters of Parasyte, but chapter 27 is the bloodiest so far. How bloody? Let’s just say
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C3- Pod Episode 21: Warm Out There, Huh?
Toy Expert Steve Johnston presents C3- Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions). Joining him to discuss comics, toys, collectibles, and all
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Deconstructing Comics #866: ‘Fantastic Four’ #53 — Black Panther Meets Klaw
After “hunting” the Fantastic Four, the Black Panther reveals that he did it for practice, as he anticipated a battle against
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ CH 26 — “A Girl’s Dream”
In chapter 26 of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte, we look at Kana’s attraction to Shinichi, and what her sixth sense has
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C3- Pod Episode 20: Comics, Comedy, Collectibles, And … Cullen?
Toy Expert Steve Johnston presents C3- Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions). Joining him to discuss comics, toys, collectibles, and all
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