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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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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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 27: “The Beasts Of Dublith”
Chapter 27 of Fullmetal Alchemist may be the funniest yet! It’s a master class in character-based humor that isn’t forced,
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The Law of Equivalent Exchange Ch 26: “To Meet the Master”
Ed leaves to get his overdue annual assessment by the military; while he’s gone, Al gets kidnapped by some mysterious
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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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The Law of Equivalent Exchange Ch 25: “Master And Apprentice”
Ed and Al’s explanation of their “origin story” is over and we’re back in Fullmetal Alchemist’s present. How does their
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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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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 24: “Fullmetal Alchemist”
Ed and Al’s origin story flashback concludes as we see how Ed became a state alchemist. Tim and Patrick recount
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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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The Law of Equivalent Exchange Ch 23: “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”
Ed and Al’s flashback continues with the story of their attempt to bring their mother back from the dead. This
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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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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 moreThe Law of Equivalent Exchange Ch 22: “The Masked Man”
Young Ed and Al are forced to spend a month on a “deserted” island, to prove they’re worthy of Izumi’s
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 moreThe Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 21: “The Brothers’ Secret”
After being cornered by Izumi Curtis on the issue of their current armor-and-automail look, Ed and Al start to tell
Read moreNot Your Final Girl Podcast: Frying Pan Films With Pornsak Pichetshote
Greetings, ghouls, and get ready for a little tension and suspense. Candace Sluder and Ariel Dyer are back from the
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 more‘Listen To My Art’ Podcast Ep. 41: Andrew MacLean Teases Future Projects
On this episode of Listen To My Art, I reconnected with Andrew MacLean. We chatted about Head Lopper’s latest arc, new projects,
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 moreThe Law of Equivalent Exchange Ch 18: “The Value of Sincerity”
Chapter 18 provides a reminder of what Ed and Al have lost, and a frustration: what good is power if
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 moreThe Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 17: “The Boomtown Of The Broken Down”
Ed, Al, and Winry are in Rush City, the “auto-mail engineer’s mecca.” It’s quite a comedic, slap-sticky chapter of Fullmetal
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