Deconstructing Comics #779: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #32-34 — Big Action Issue(s)!
No longer just a look at Earth AD, Kamandi issues 32 through 34 introduce us to an alien who’s literally
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Deconstructing Comics #778: K. Briggs’ ‘Macbeth’
Flush with dark and mysterious symbolism, K. Briggs‘ adaptation of Macbeth from Avery Hill publishing is a challenging and visually exciting
Read moreDeconstructing Comics Special — ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
“Tim Catches Up with the MCU” continues to roll as Tim and Mulele reach Thor: Ragnarok. It has perhaps the
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Deconstructing Comics #777: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #29-31 — “Up, Up, And Away!”
As we continue through Jack Kirby‘s 1970s issues of Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, Tim and Emmet keep slowing down!
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #776: Emily Carrington Reveals ‘Our Little Secret’
Openly discussing being sexually abused, particularly if it was during childhood, is not easy. Emily Carrington has stepped forward with her
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Deconstructing Comics #775: Rina Ayuyang Draws (On) Her Filipino Heritage
Rina Ayuyang has called on her Filipino heritage in her graphic novels Blame This On the Boogie and, just out,
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Critiquing Comics #232: ‘Sons Of Thunder’ And ‘The Lamb’
Critiquing Comics is back, with discussions of two interesting comics from listeners. Stephen Grow sent us Sons of Thunder, a one-panel
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Deconstructing Comics #774: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #24-28 — Havin’ A Look-See For Some Fight-Fight
While Kamandi‘s exorcism story in issue 24 leaves something to be desired, never mind that: the subsequent four issues, as
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Deconstructing Comics #773: Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #19-23 — On To Monster Lake!
In this segment of Jack Kirby‘s Kamandi series, we visit a version of 1920s Chicago that seems to be drawing on,
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Deconstructing Comics #772: Evan McGorray And A Translation About Being Trans
Translation is a topic seldom covered on this show (Kumar has talked about it several times, most notably here). This
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Deconstructing Comics Special: Tim Catches Up With The MCU — ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Spider-Man is a longtime favorite of Tim’s, in terms of comics reading, but how does he feel about Spider-Man: Homecoming?
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Deconstructing Comics #771: Jose Villarrubia On Restoring Richard Corben
Colorist Jose Villarrubia had trouble getting work from Marvel because his style was “too artistic” — but then other creators started
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Deconstructing Comics #770: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #11-18 — Kliklak Forever
This week we continue our look at Jack Kirby‘s run on Kamandi, another of the DC properties he created. Tim and
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Deconstructing Comics #769 Tracy Butler On ‘Lackadaisy’ — The Animated Cartoon!
Back in 2009, Tim talked with web cartoonist Tracy Butler about her beautiful, sepia-toned 1920s-with-cats strip Lackadaisy, and whether she’d ever
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Deconstructing Comics #768: ‘Berserk’ Vol. 1-4
Berserk abruptly ended when creator Kentaro Miura died two years ago, later resurrected by Miura’s assistants and his friend Kouji
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Deconstructing Comics #767: Jack Kirby’s ‘Kamandi’ #1-10 — It’s A Knockout!
If you can’t get the rights to Planet of the Apes, do the next best thing: get Jack Kirby to come
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Deconstructing Comics #766: ‘Time Breakers’
In most time travel stories, there’s an imperative to fix any paradoxes created by the time travel. But in Rachel
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Deconstructing Comics #765: ‘The Re-Up’ #2 and ‘Megillah Sunday Funnies’
This podcast continues to be a booster of Chad Bilyeu (“Chad in Amsterdam“), and he’s been busy lately! In addition to
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Deconstructing Comics #764: ‘Past Tense’, Tough Translation, and Audio Drama
In the year 2038, invisible drones are sent to the past to pick up any event you want to see,
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Deconstructing Comics #763: Graffiti And Comics
This time Tim finds some intersections of comics and the world of graffiti. First, Argentine graffiti artist and animator Cof talks
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Deconstructing Comics #762 — MCU Phase 4: Why So Much Complaining?
Marvel Studios’s Phase Four block of movies and TV shows has wrapped up, and it’s occasioned a lot of annoyance
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Deconstructing Comics #761: A Disturbing Visit To ‘2120’
George Wylesol‘s 2120 is a choose-your-own-adventure horror graphic novel that blocks your progress and punishes the reader for cheating. Kumar and
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Deconstructing Comics #760: ‘The Third Person’
What’s it like to be trans and have Dissociative Identity Disorder? What’s it like to have a therapist who doesn’t
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Critiquing Comics #229: ‘Christiania’
Christiania, a silent comic written by 13-year-old Abi Behe, is a take on the ills of social media by someone
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Something For The Weekend: Your Regular Dose Of Popular Posts
Once again we bring you our weekly round up of the more popular post from this week’s missives. So, what
Read moreCritiquing Comics #228: ‘Galacto: Pit Fighter’ #2 — “Requiem For A Humanzee”
Kirt Birdick is back with the second issue of his hyper-violent science fiction comic Galacto: Pit Fighter, “Requiem for a
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Deconstructing Comics #759: Kirby’s Fourth World(?) — ‘Captain Victory’ Graphite Edition
After he left DC Comics, but before he returned to produce Even Gods Must Die and The Hunger Dogs, Jack
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Critiquing Comics #227: ‘Mayfield Eight’ #1-#4
“A biker revenge tale” isn’t a story pitch that appeals to everyone, but any kind of story can get a
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Critiquing Comics #226: ‘Immortalis’ #1 and #2
A few weeks back, Tim and Jason discussed Sean Lewis‘ Immortalis — issue # 3. This time, we’re reading the
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Deconstructing Comics #758 ‘Ducks: Two Years In The Oil Sands’
What happens when a group of people must work in the middle of nowhere, with virtually no supervision or accountability?
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Critiquing Comics #225: ‘Holy West’ #1
A supernatural western, Holy West, captivates Tim and Adam in this episode. The comic features smart writing by Seth Jacob
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