Deconstructing Comics #677: “The Drifting Classroom”
Kazuo Umezu’s horror manga series The Drifting Classroom is a taboo-busting series: it was aimed at kids and employs kid
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Deconstructing Comics #676: “Ballyskillen”: An Augmented Reality Comic
Over the years there have been some attempts at augmented reality comics — where a smartphone app pointed at a
Read moreThe Law Of Equivalent Exchange: “Fullmetal Alchemist” Chapter 2
This week we present the second installment in a proposed new podcast series: The Law of Equivalent Exchange, a chapter-by-chapter
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #675: Gaiman’s “Black Orchid” And “The Books of Magic”
This time, two books by Neil Gaiman: Black Orchid, with art by Dave McKean, and The Books of Magic, drawn
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #674: Introducing Zoe Thorogood!
Zoe Thorogood is a young British woman whose first graphic novel, The Impending Blindness Of Billie Scott, will be released
Read moreThe Law of Equivalent Exchange: “Fullmetal Alchemist” Chapter 1
This week we present the first installment in a proposed new podcast series: The Law of Equivalent Exchange, a chapter-by-chapter
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #673: Kismet, Man of Fate
He first appeared in 1944, the Algerian super-hero who fought for the World War II Allies: Kismet, Man of Fate!
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #672: “Pulp” And Publishing Your Book
The words “Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips” have essentially become the name of a genre, a certain kind of noir-ish
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #671: Derf’s “Kent State”
Fifty years ago, four students died when national guardsman inexplicably opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University.
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #670: Moore And Burrow’s “Providence”
Seemingly every time a horror comic comes up on our show, it seems to have some kind of connection to
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #669: Chad, Live From Amsterdam!
Chad Bilyeu’s Chad in Amsterdam series has been a favorite of ours on our Critiquing Comics spinoff show. In this
Read moreDeconstructing Comics 668: Baron And McNamara: Writing And Crowdfunding Comics In The “Corona” Era
A couple of past guests return to the show with new material! Mike Baron, best known as writer of the
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #667: Freelancer Problems
Many of us have dreamed of getting paid to make comics. Except in rare cases, working in American comics means
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #666: “Animal Man”: Grant Morrison Plays God
Grant Morrison‘s DC Comics debut in 1988 was a run on Animal Man. Originally meant to be a four-issue mini,
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #665: Remembering Denny O’Neil
This week we take a look back at the career of Denny O’Neil, the longtime comics writer and editor who
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #664: Matt Baker’s Art of Glamour
Matt Baker, one of the earliest African-American comics artists, worked in the 1940s and ’50s mainly on what’s known as
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #663: Moon Knight Begins
It’s been some time since Moon Knight came anywhere close to being considered a top-tier Marvel character in terms of
Read moreCritiquing Comics #172 “Adventures Of God”
All comedy comics about God are not created equal! Teo and Corey’s Adventures of God is funny at times, but
Read more#662 Warren Ellis’ Three Pieces Of ‘Watchmen’
Warren Ellis’ Black Summer, No Hero, and Supergod are three separate stories, but if you put them together you’ve kinda
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #661: Hydra Cap (Pt 2)
As leader of S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America has been put in charge of the U.S. military and law enforcement (and, seemingly,
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #660: Hydra Cap (Pt. 1)
The last two words that anyone expected to see in Captain America’s word balloon were “Hail Hydra,” but sure enough,
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #659: “Locke & Key”
This week, Kumar and Emmet review Locke and Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. There are a lot of
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #658: John Allison Talks “Giant Days” And More
John Allison has been a significant presence on the web comics radar for more than two decades. In 2013, he
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #657: “Berlin”
Jason Lutes’ Berlin shows us scenes from the lives of many characters in Berlin as the Weimar Republic disintegrated and
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #656: “My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness”
My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, while it does include lesbian sex scenes of a sort, is less about sex than
Read moreDeconstructing Comic #655: “The Incal”
The Incal, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius’ classic ’80s series (originally published in French magazine Métal Hurlant), was very influential on
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #654: “Akira”
Considering how much Mulele talked up Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira back in the early days of the podcast, it’s strange that
Read moreSomething For The Weekend: A Coronavirus Free Round Up Of Free Comics, Reviews And Previews
With the growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus and more and more cities and communities in shutdown, it’s
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #653: An Age Of Dragons And A Book of Magic
Dragon Age has been a successful video game series for over a decade, and the title has moved into a
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #652: “Uzumaki”
Uzumaki is a 1998 horror manga by Junji Ito, unique in its capacity to simultaneously laugh out loud at its
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #651: “Shazam!”: The Movie
David F. Sandberg’s 2019 movie Shazam!, starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, and Mark Strong, was a a break from the
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