Deconstructing Comics #358 (Flashback): Carl Barks, “The Good Duck Artist”
From 1942 to 1966, many of the Donald Duck comic books published by Dell Comics were written and drawn by Carl
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Podcasts
Full MANGA Alchemist Bonus: Is Fullmetal Alchemist’s Dwarf In The Flask Analogous To AI?
Sometimes fiction authors create stories that become unintentional analogies to other things. Case in point: the Dwarf in the Flask
Read more‘C3- Pod’ Episode 3 — Gimme My Money!
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present C3- Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions). Joining them to discuss comics,
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‘Critical Role’ Releases Campaign 4 Trailer
Welcome to the table, Check this out… It’s a wild new world we are venturing into, and I honestly could
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Deconstructing Comics #851: Jack Kirby’s ‘Cap And Falcon’ #212-213 — “I Love You, Baby!”
Captain America and the Falcon #212 concludes the Arnim Zola/Red Skull storyline in somewhat perfunctory fashion, and gives a living
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Walking A Delicate Balance: Talking Relationships, Politics & Geek Stuff With Comedian Dave Columbo
If you’ve been in social media’s comedic circles in the last few years, you’ve seen a wide range of comedy.
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Six Degrees Of Sean Astin — C3-Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions) Episode 2
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present C3- Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions). Joining them to discuss comics,
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Something For The Weekend: Our Pick Of The Past Week’s Posts
Erik Amaya chose: “In Space, No One…” Returns Alien: Earth To The Cinema by Austin Gorton Talking Rogue Trooper: Ghost
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Critiquing Comics #245: ‘Joe Mallard’ #4-6 And ‘Dream Machine’
Joe Mallard, a favorite of Tim and Jason’s from a year ago, is back! Creator Asante Amani has sent us
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 17 — “Transformation”
How much has Shinichi changed since Migi spread throughout his body? In Parasyte chapter 17, his fellow high school students
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Is This Thing On? — ‘C3- Pod’ Episode 1
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present C3- Pod (Comics, Collectibles, & Conventions). Joining them to discuss comics,
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Deconstructing Comics #850: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ — Did It Live Up To The Hype?
We’ve been building up to it for months with our reviews of previous Fantastic Four movies. Now it’s here, the
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Deconstructing Comics #849: ‘Almost Sunset’ — Wahab Algarmi On Growing Up Muslim In America
This week, Koom interviews Wahab Algarmi, author of Almost Sunset, a graphic novel about a Muslim American boy’s search for balance
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 16 — “Journey’s End”
Tim and Patrick discuss the final showdown with the Mamacyte! Can Shinichi survive? What about Uda-san? https://www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/episodes/17708293-parasyte-16-journey-s-end.mp3 Comicon thanks Full
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Deconstructing Comics #848: ‘More Weight’ — Ben Wickey Talks Salem Witch Trials
Ben Wickey has created a graphic novel, More Weight: A Salem Story, that gives us a very deep dive into the
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Deconstructing Comics Special: ‘Spider-Man 3’
The film is bloated, it’s busy, it showcases numerous failures at human communication, and doesn’t hit some points it needs
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parastye’ Ch 15 — “The Missing 30%”
Shinichi makes a friend, he and Migi both make new discoveries about their bodies, and … the Mom-asyte is back.
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Deconstructing Comics Special: ‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004)
To this day, Spider-man 2 is considered one of the best superhero movies. How does it stand up to Tim’s
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Deconstructing Comics Special: ‘Spider-Man’ (2002)
Tim and Mulele begin reviewing the Sony (pre-MCU) Spider-Man movies with a look at 2002’s Spider-Man. After watching all the
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Full MANGA Alchemists: Parasyte Ch 14 — “Friends”
Shinichi’s mom has been killed by a parasite, and he stands guard to keep the monster from coming back for
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Critiquing Comics #244: ‘God Summoner’ And ‘The Keluarga Cable Ship Company’
This week, a look at two great new comics submitted by their creators: God Summoner, by Dio Zogaris and Manos
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Deconstructing Comics #780 (Flashback): Jim Shooter Interview
FLASHBACK! Jim Shooter, who was Marvel Editor-in-Chief from 1978 to 1987, passed away on June 30th. He wrote a number of
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 13 — “Absent Tears”
As Shinichi rushes to Izu to protect his dad from the parasite that killed his mom, he encounters, of all
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks ‘How The F*#k Do You Pronounce Dhalsim?’
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present Who The F*#k Is Frank?. Joining them to discuss comics, toys,
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Deconstructing Comics #847: ‘Angel And The Ape’ — Forgotten, But Not Gone
In the 1960s, both Marvel and DC tried publishing humor books, often in a style reminiscent of MAD Magazine. One
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Deconstructing Comics #846: Pow! Crack! Breaking Down Comics Sound Effects
[ POW! ZAP! Comics may not be for kids anymore, but they still have sound effects! Our own Patrick Ijima-Washburn noticed
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‘Who the F*#k is Frank?’ Also Asks ‘Who the F*#k is Jean-Paul Valley?”
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present Who The F*#k Is Frank?. Joining them to discuss comics, toys,
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 12: “Hole In Chest”
We’ve arrived at this series’ most shocking moment, analogous to Fullmetal Alchemists‘s “Sho Tucker Moment”. In Chapter 12 of Parasyte,
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks ‘Lebu-Who?’
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present Who The F*#k Is Frank?. Joining them to discuss comics, toys,
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Deconstructing Comics #845: Jack Kirby’s ‘Cap And Falcon’ #209-211: An Uncle Sam Person
While the last three issues of Captain America and the Falcon we looked at were rather underwhelming, issues 209 to 211
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks ‘What The F*#k Is Bud Bundy Up To?’
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present Who The F*#k Is Frank? Joining them to discuss comics, toys,
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