Deconstructing Comics #836: ‘Clyde Fans’ Reviewed By Two Fans
In Clyde Fans by Seth, two brothers run a fan company for fifty years. One might expect it to be prosaic,
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks ‘Why Isn’t Sabu In WWE 2k25?’
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’ Chapter 4 — “Studyholic”
In the 1990s, when Americans were just beginning to read manga, the translator had to either do a lot of
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks ‘Is Jar Jar A Sith Lord?’
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 #834: Jack Kirby’s ‘Captain America And The Falcon’ Vs A Bodybuilding Corpse
What’s that Kirby Crackle octopus chasing Cap and Falcon? And didn’t it used to be an oddly muscular, bald (naturally) corpse?
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks “Why Did It Take 24 Years?’
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 #833: Jack Kirby’s ‘Cap And Falcon’ #201-203 — Who Are “The Night People”?
The Night People are looking for a superhero. But who are the Night People? Where do they come from? And what
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Chapter 4 — “Killer’s Aura”
This chapter of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte gives us a lion preying on humans, and then recoiling in fear of a
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Deconstructing Comics #832: Michael Cohen, Comics Price Guides, ‘Peanuts’, And More
Michael Cohen has created comics such as Strange Attractors and Tangled River, and is credited with helping to create the
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks ‘What Is Rob Liefeld’s Problem With Marvel?’
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 #831: The Fantastic Four On Film — ‘Fantastic Four’ (2005) Pt 2
While the 2005 film Fantastic Four gives us, debatably, a well-cast group of heroes, with plenty of comics-accurate details, the script
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Chapter 3 — “Contact”
Shin believes he’s the only human who understands what the “Mincemeat Murders” really are. Should he tell someone? Should he
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Something For The Weekend: Our Pick Of The Posts
It’s Saturday and that means another round of picks by your dedicated editorial team. And here’s what we’ve all been
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Critiquing Comics #242: ‘The Star Tide Shores’ Vol. 1
The Star Tide Shores is an action space adventure comic that isn’t afraid to get a little deeper emotionally than,
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks “Who Pays The Tariffs On Comics And Collectibles?”
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 #830: The Fantastic Four On Film — ‘Fantastic Four’ (2005) Pt 1
After the fiasco of the 1994 unreleased Fantastic Four movie, development proceeded on a big-budget FF film, which finally hit theaters
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks ‘What Happens When Two Diecast Juggernauts Collaborate?’
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 #829: Jack Kirby’s ‘Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles’
Captain America was the obvious choice of a character to help Marvel celebrate the USA’s bicentennial in 1976. The job
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Full MANGA Alchemists Season 2 Episode 2: ‘Parasyte’ Chapter 2 “Wild Animal”
Parasyte chapter 2 is a bit all over the place — humor, splatter scenes, and sexual references which don’t at
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks “What The F*#k Happened To Diamond Distributors?”
“The Homer Simpson School of Business” The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present the seventh installment of Who
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Deconstructing Comics #828: Japan’s Mythical “Oni” In Manga
Oni are mythical monsters similar to the ogres of Western tradition. Like many of the legendary Japanese creatures, their characteristics
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The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast Starts 2025 With Three New Podcasts
2000 AD launches three new podcasts with a new weekly show starting right now…
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‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Also Asks “Can Barbie Make Manga?”
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present the sixth installment of Who The F*#k Is Frank?. Joining them
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Deconstructing Comics #827: ‘Cross Game’ Omnibus 2 — Subtle Shifts
The second omnibus volume of Mitsuru Adachi‘s Cross Game focuses largely on a scrimmage between the varsity team and the
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Full MANGA Alchemists Season 2 Episode 1: ‘Parasyte’ — “Invasion”
This time, we go back to 1989 and begin our chapter-by-chapter discussion of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte. Alien organisms land on
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The Toy Experts Release ‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Episode 5
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present the fifth installment of Who The F*#k Is Frank?. Joining them
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Deconstructing Comics #826: Hugh D’Andrade’s ‘The Murder Next Door’ — Your Trauma Is Your Trauma
When Hugh D’Andrade was ten years old, his next door neighbor was mysteriously murdered, and he saw the body. In his
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Toy Experts Johnny And Steve Release ‘Who The F*#ck Is Frank?’ Episode Four
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present 2024’s final episode of Who The F*#k Is Frank?. Joining them
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Deconstructing Comics #825: Brad Guigar Talks Promoting Your Webcomic, Even (Especially?) If It’s NSFW
Brad Guigar, creator of Evil Inc., has been putting his comics on the Web for over 20 years, and this
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Chapter 108: “Journey’s End” (Part Two)
The conflicts of Fullmetal Alchemist — foiling Father’s plan, Ed and Al getting their bodies back — were resolved last
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The Toy Experts Drop Third Episode Of ‘Who The F*#k Is Frank?’ Pop Culture Podcast
The Toy Experts Johnny Jimenez and Steve Johnston present the third installment of Who The F*#k Is Frank?. Joining them
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