Deconstructing Comics #813: ‘Cross Game’ — Baseball Manga That’s Not About Baseball (Much)
Mitsuru Adachi‘s Cross Game is a baseball manga for people who don’t care about baseball. A tragedy early in the story
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Deconstructing Comics #812: Jonah Lobe On Character Anatomy And ‘Quiet: Level One’
Jonah Lobe, after many years designing characters for video games, has recently turned his attention to comics. He’s the illustrator
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Deconstructing Comics #811: ‘Blood Of The Virgin’ — About Much More Than Filmmaking
On the surface, Sammy Harkham’s Blood of the Virgin is about an editor of b-movies in 1970s L.A. who has greater
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 96: “Two Strong Women”
As the dolls continue their rampage, the tide turns against Sloth, and we finally get a look at the showdown
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Deconstructing Comics #810: ‘Batman/Dylan Dog’ — Dark Knight Meets Nightmare Investigator
Batman meets Italy’s humorous horror icon, Dylan Dog, in a beautiful three-issue series originally published in Italian and recently released
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Critiquing Comics #237: ‘Detective Perez: Autotropolis’ And ‘Griz Grobus’
Paul Pate releases his third “Detective Perez” graphic novel, called Autotropolis, a turned-to-eleven detective story that doesn’t take itself too
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 95: “Beyond The Inferno”
Can Mustang avoid being consumed with revenge? Can the Armstrongs and military avoid being consumed by artificial soldiers? Will fighting
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Deconstructing Comics #809: Pidge Interview — “Fiction Is A Way To Tell The Truth”
Sure, comics are great for fantastical stories, but they can tell intimate, personal stories as well — or sometimes the
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Deconstructing Comics #808: Jack Kirby’s ‘The Eternals’ #1-4 — Chariots Of The Superheroes?
So many Jack Kirby creations focus on gods, from The Mighty Thor to New Gods; he picked up concepts from myth
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 94: “The Flames Of Vengeance”
As the fight continues in Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 94, we have questions: Why has broadcast media seemingly advanced more in
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Adult Animation Revolution: Jake Wyatt Gives His Creative Journey Behind ‘My Adventures With Superman’
Jake Wyatt gave a lengthy interview as part of The Showrunner Whisperer Podcast. My Adventures With Superman has become one
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Critiquing Comics #236: ‘Clover And Cutlass’ And ‘Coiled To Strike’
Clover and Cutlass is a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired fantasy YA comedy web comic by Toby Boyd. Adam joins Tim to
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 93: “Archenemy”
It’s another chapter with several simultaneous fights! Marcoh’s life is saved, hilariously, from Pride’s spike; the Armstrongs continue to battle
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #806: ‘Berserk’ Vol. 13 & 14 — Is This Scene Necessary?
Berserk volume 12 left us at a crucial point: The Band of the Hawk were to be sacrificed so that
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Deconstructing Comics #805: ‘Feeding Ghosts’ — A Story Of Chinese History And Family Trauma
This week, an interview with Tessa Hulls, author of the graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts. It’s about her Chinese grandmother’s persecution by
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 92: “With Everyone’s Strength”
If you’re up for epic alchemical battle scenes, Fullemtal Alchemist chapter 92 is for you! Al, convinced that getting the
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Deconstructing Comics #804: ‘Berserk’ Vol. 11 & 12 — Cartoonish Violence, Epic Horror
Kentaro Miura’s Berserk can be upsetting, fascinating, offputting, incredible, and even sometimes a bit comedic, as Tim and Kumar have
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Deconstructing Comics #803: Jack Kirby’s ‘2001’ #6-10 — Machine Man Begins
What did Marvel expect Jack Kirby to do with a 2001: A Space Odyssey series? Especially when they told him not to
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 91: “A Reunion Of Alchemists”
Chaos continues at military HQ, as the soul-powered artificial soldiers run rampant in the underground passages — fought off by
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Deconstructing Comics #802: Jack Kirby’s ‘2001’ #1-5 — An Interesting Failure
As Jack Kirby‘s adaptation of the movie/novel 2001: a space odyssey sold well, Marvel asked him to turn it into a
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Skottie Young, Jorge Corona And Nate Piekos Talk ‘Ain’t No Grave’
Writer Skottie Young, artist Jorge Corona, and letterer Nate Piekos created a live stream to discus their upcoming series Ain’t
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New Episode Of ‘Time To Relax With The Offspring’ Featuring Warren Fitzgerald
SoCal punk rock band The Offspring has dropped the tenth episode of their podcast Time to Relax with The Offspring.
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Critiquing Comics #235: ‘Rebirth Of The Gangster’ And ‘Toe & So Long’
Critiquing Comics returns, with a comic that we just couldn’t put down, and one that we couldn’t quite pick up
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 90: “Army Of Immortals”
The battle has begun, and Ed and company jump into action! But will the military fight them off by activating
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New ‘Time To Relax With The Offspring’ Episode Featuring Producer Bob Rock
The Offspring has shared the ninth episode of their podcast Time to Relax with The Offspring, featuring multi-platinum award winning
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Deconstructing Comics #801: ‘Swamp Thing’ Begins — Issues 1-13 Reviewed
The character of Swamp Thing originated in House of Secrets #92 in 1971, drawn by Berni Wrightson and written by Len
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Deconstructing Comics #800: ‘Batman And The Outsiders’ Vol. 2 Review
Batman and the Outsiders was one of DC’s top sellers in the 1980s. This time, Tim is joined by John
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 89: “Soldiers’ Return”
Soldiers do return in Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 89 — a number of soldier characters that we haven’t seen in quite
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Deconstructing Comics #799: ‘Berserk’ Vol. 9 & 10 Deep Dive
Kentaro Miura’s Berserk can be confounding. Reading volumes 9 and 10 prompts us to ask “Just what genre is this comic,
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Deconstructing Comics Special: ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ (2018)
After the gravitas of Avengers: Infinity War, which ended in a blaze of glory only for the villain, what did we
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Deconstructing Comics #241 (Flashback): ‘Dragon Ball’ In Depth
FLASHBACK! Though the highly influential manga series, and resulting TV show, are known for non-stop action and fighting, Dragon Ball started
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