Deconstructing Comics #883: Hulk Smash! Hulk Stomp! Hulk Wear Rubber Hulk Mask!
Consider the Incredible Hulk. He’s often referred to as the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the Marvel Universe. But is
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Deconstructing Comics #882: ‘Supergirl’ Vs. ‘Woman Of Tomorrow’
This summer’s Supergirl movie, while not nearly as good as sliced bread, was compelling enough to make Tim curious as to
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Deconstructing Comics #881: ‘Doomwar’ — Black Panther Vs. Dr. Doom
Doomwar is a 2010 miniseries in which Dr. Doom sponsors a coup in Wakanda in order to get his hands
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Deconstructing Comics #880: Interviews — Emil Wilson (‘The Nightingales’) And William Bernhardt (‘The Superman Wars’)
Emil Wilson is the author of the new graphic novel The Nightingales, about a family in 1985 who take in an
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Deconstructing Comics #879: Comics Satirize Comics — ‘Destroy!’ And ‘Doom Force’
Superhero comics have been parodied for as long as they’ve existed. This time Tim and Kumar look at two books
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Deconstructing Comics #878: Three Fun Graphic Novels
A number of interesting graphic novels have been brought to our attention recently — works with laugh-out-loud moments and deeper
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Deconstructing Comics #671 (Flashback): Derf’s ‘Kent State’
FLASHBACK! In 1970, four students died when national guardsman inexplicably opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University.
Read moreDeconstructing Comics Special: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
While the characterization of Spidey in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is still spot-on, not much else in the movie is. Tim
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Deconstructing Comics Special: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012)
After Sam Raimi bailed on doing any more Spidey movies, Sony decided to reboot. So, ten years after Spider-Man 1,
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Deconstructing Comics #877: Jack Kirby’s ‘Black Panther’ #7-8 — The Truth About Vibranium
The adventure in the Samurai City comes to a close, and Panther attempts to get back to Wakanda. As a vibranium-related
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Deconstructing Comics #876: Marjane Satrapi Remembered
Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi passed away on June 4th. This week, Tim and Kumar recall their initial reactions to that
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Deconstructing Comics #415 (Flashback): Crumb’s Confounding ‘Genesis’
FLASHBACK! Perhaps one of the most puzzling comics releases in years was The Book of Genesis, Illustrated by R. Crumb. While
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Deconstructing Comics #384 (Flashback): R. Crumb’s ‘Weirdo’ Years Revisited
FLASHBACK! Weirdo was a magazine started by R. Crumb, which featured Crumb’s work alongside that of a number of other underground-type
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Critiquing Comics #249: ‘Westron’
Westron is about a private investigator who investigates crimes with supernatural elements. When a girl is murdered, he feels driven
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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 #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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Deconstructing Comics #865: Harold Buchholz Interview — Kids Love Comics!
At some point, the idea that some comics should be for adults took over to the extent that it became
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Deconstructing Comics #864: Black Panther Debuts
Sixty years ago, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby presided over the debut of the Black Panther in Fantastic Four #52. The
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Deconstructing Comics #863: Jimmy Gownley Interview
Jimmy Gownley is the award-winning creator of Amelia Rules, Tanner Rocks, The Dumbest Idea Ever, and more, as well as
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Deconstructing Comics #627 (Flashback): Walt Simonson’s ‘Thor’
FLASHBACK! One of the most acclaimed Marvel runs of the 1980s was by Walt Simonson on The Mighty Thor. He
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