Deconstructing Comics #713: ‘Second Coming’ Comes Back
Mark Russell & Richard Pace‘s Second Coming stirred up controversy before it even came out, because it was a comic
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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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Deconstructing Comics #712: San Diego Comic-Con Begins
San Diego Comic-Con has always been about more than comics! That’s the contention of producer and journalist Mathew Klickstein, who
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Deconstructing Comics Special: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
“Tim Catches Up with the MCU” continues with our look at Guardians of the Galaxy. How does it rank in
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Deconstructing Comics #711: Tom Scioli’s ‘Kirby’
Tom Scioli’s Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics is a bio in comics form and written
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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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Deconstructing Comics Special: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
In this episode of “Tim Catches Up with the MCU”, Tim and Mulele discuss the political thriller Captain America: The
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Deconstructing Comics #710: Naoki Urasawa’s ‘Pluto’
You’re probably aware of the Osamu Tezuka character Astro Boy (called Tetsuwon Atom in Japan). Starting in 2003, Naoki Urasawa
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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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Deconstructing Comics #709: ‘Air Gear’
Shonen manga are known for putting their protagonists in systems that they must work their way up through in a
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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,
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Something For The Weekend: A Wide Selection Of Popular Post From The Past Week
Well, it’s been a busy week on all fronts, as reflected in this week’s ten-to-takeaway with news and previewed from
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Deconstructing Comics #708: Aaack! ‘Cathy’ Is Still Relevant!
Cathy Guisewite‘s longrunning comic strip Cathy is still a topic of discussion eleven years after it ended. While it may
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #707: Joe Dator And ‘Inked’
After fifteen years of cartooning for The New Yorker, Joe Dator has a deep catalog of published work –
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #706: ‘Ping Pong’
Prolific manga creator Taiyo Matsumoto‘s Ping Pong is, nominally, a sports manga, but it doesn’t stick to the tropes. It
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 moreDeconstructing Comics Special — ‘Thor: The Dark World’
This week, from our archive of Patreon podcasts, Tim and Mulele discuss the movie Thor: The Dark World in another
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 moreDeconstructing Comics #704: ‘Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee’
Continuing with “How Much Stan Can You Stand?”, this time, Tim and Emmet take on Stan Lee’s 2002 memoir (with
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #701: Barry Windsor-Smith’s ‘Monsters’
A story originally conceived as an Incredible Hulk tale in — really — the 1980s, Barry Windsor-Smith‘s Monsters has finally
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 moreDeconstructing Comics #699: ‘How to Be Happy’
In this episode Kumar Sivasubramanian (psst, our Eisner nominated member of the Deconstructing Comics team) and Emmet O’Cuana discuss Eleanor
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #698: Tony Stark, Futurist
In the 21st century, Tony Stark (alter ego of Iron Man) has been evolving into an Elon Musk-type “futurist.” What
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #697: ‘Everyone Is Tulip’
Most people have some dreams of fame and fortune. A certain portion of those people make their way to Hollywood
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #696: Sequential Potential And ‘Minamata’
Comics, of course, are not just for entertainment. They’re a great medium for educating. This week we feature two examples:
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #695: “Zander Cannon Talks ‘Smax!'”
A comics series that’s sadly hard to find these days is Smax by Alan Moore, Zander Cannon, and Andrew Currie.
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #694 “True Believer”
How much Stan can you stand? That’s the question Emmet and Tim are asking as we review an undetermined number
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #693: “Manga’s Scary Cats!”
There’s a history of horror manga featuring cats, especially humans with cat features. What are some of the prominent titles
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #692: “Stan Lee And The Rise And Fall Of The American Comic Book”
Tim and Emmet begin a series on Stan Lee biographies with the 2003 book Stan Lee and the Rise and
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #691: Moore And Andrade’s “Crossed +100”
It’s debatable whether Garth Ennis’ series Crossed, about a disease that causes people to act in the most reprehensible ways
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