Critiquing Comics #214: ‘The 9 Circles’ #1
A drifter in the Old West gives confession to an alcoholic priest. Demons attack and the drifter, who has special
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Critiquing Comics #213: ‘Bric-A-Brac’
This time, a Christmas-themed comic. Isn’t it a little late for that? A seasonal comic may be a rather odd
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Critiquing Comics #212: ‘Second Place’
Weight training is very big in space. At least, on the planet Cankee, where Earth-style weightlifting has caught on like
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Critiquing Comics #210: ‘Epic Tavern’s Tales From The Fantastical Crimes Unit’
Epic Tavern’s Tales from the Fantastical Crimes Unit gives us a noir-type detective on the case of a kidnapped centaur
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Critiquing Comics #209: ‘Producing The End Of The World’
Anthologies have traditionally been something of a bear to critique, especially if they’re not very good. Producing the End of
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Critiquing Comics #208: ‘Amazing Tales’ #4
David Dye has been one of our favorites here on Critiquing Comics; Tim and Mulele even interviewed him once. He’s
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Critiquing Comics #207: ‘Texas Tracts’
Texas Tracts, by Rachelle Meyer, is a series of three short comics, modeled in format after the Christian evangelical “Chick
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Something For The Weekend: Your Weekly Ten-To-Takeaway
Well, another weekend has rolled around and we hope we can offer you a brief respite from anything stressful you
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Critiquing Comics #206: ‘Root And Branch’
Root and Branch is a comic that flirts with the fantasy genre, but is more concerned about a clash of
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Critiquing Comics #205: ‘Honeymoon In The Afterlife’
Is Matt Canning‘s Honeymoon in the Afterlife about dying? Is it about life? Unlike some inscrutable comics we’ve discussed recently,
Read moreCritiquing Comics #203: “Midnight Highway”
Midnight Highway is a horror comic on which all the creators are firing on all cylinders. Well, most of them.
Read moreCritiquing Comics #202: ‘Theatrics’
Neil Gibson is back! Tim and Mulele have discussed his Twisted Dark anthology series more than once, and Koom once
Read moreCritiquing Comics #201: ‘Adora And The Distance’
Although it’s currently only available digitally, Adora and the Distance, by Marc Bernardin, Ariela Kistantina, Bryan Valenza, and Bernardo Brice,
Read moreCritiquing Comics #198: ‘Rex Radley, Boy Adventurer’
Winston Gambro‘s Rex Radley: Boy Adventurer is an all-ages comedy adventure series. Tim and Adam discuss. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stingpin/210626.mp3 Comicon thanks Deconstructing
Read moreCritiquing Comics #196: ‘Tales from the Interface’ #3
Three years ago, Tim & Mulele discussed the first issue of Tales from the Interface by Emmanuel Filteau. We thought
Read moreCritiquing Comics #195: “Circle 7” #1
Our critique candidate this time is an unusual one: an artist who asks us to critique a comic he drew
Read moreCritiquing Comics #194: “Realm of Owls”
Part comic, part children’s storybook, Realm of Owls is heavy on world building and a bit light on characters, at
Read moreCritiquing Comics #193: “The Zombie Game”
At what was ostensibly a rave, some kids are turned into zombies. How do the remaining kids deal with it?
Read moreCritiquing Comics #192: “The Corona Bible”
Pier Dola has sent us another of his comics. Another of his very, very long comics, filled with very well-drawn
Read moreCritiquing Comics #191: “Confederate Monster” #1
A German doctor treats amputee Confederate soldiers in 1864 Virginia. But then his secret is found out by a desperate
Read moreCritiquing Comics #190: “Duplicant”
In a world where a pandemic is causing people’s organs to fail, the company that makes synthetic organs wields a
Read moreCritiquing Comics #189: “FingerBang” #4
A story about a pot-smoking superhero taking on a villain whose henchmen wear KKK robes. Is this OK?! Tim is
Read moreCritiquing Comics #188: “Jellied Feels”
We’ve discussed Joseph Hewitt’s work on the show before, and even met him at a comics festival. Now he’s back
Read moreCritiquing Comics #187: “Bear With Me”
A retro-style daily strip about a talking bear! This time Tim is joined by comics colorist Jeremy Kahn to discuss
Read moreCritiquing Comics #106: “Holy Diver”
If you’re an American who grew up in a certain era, you may have a story about that time you
Read moreCritiquing Comics #105: “Wynter”
Liz Wynter isn’t special. She’s exactly like thousands of other people who have lived, with the same DNA, and she
Read moreCritiquing Comics #184: “R.U.N.” Volume 2
Way back in 2014, Tim and Mulele discussed the first volume of R.u.N. (Remember Ur Nature), a comic in shonen
Read moreCritiquing Comics 183: “Chad in Amsterdam” #5
Chad Bilyue is on a roll! No sooner had he released issue 4 of Chad in Amsterdam than he was
Read moreCritiquing Comics #182: “After The Fall” And “Organic But Not Mental”
Telling a story without dialogue can be difficult. Telling your story entirely with pictures takes excellent storytelling skills. What are
Read moreCritiquing Comics #181: “Chad in Amsterdam 4”
The latest installment of our beloved Chad in Amsterdam is here! As always, Chad combines some incisive but casual observational
Read moreCritiquing Comics #180: “Spider Forest Webcomic Anthology 4”
Last episode, we mentioned how writing a short, tight story can be more challenging than writing a sprawling epic. Right
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