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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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 27 — “Maneuvers”
We’ve seen some bloody chapters of Parasyte, but chapter 27 is the bloodiest so far. How bloody? Let’s just say
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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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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ CH 26 — “A Girl’s Dream”
In chapter 26 of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte, we look at Kana’s attraction to Shinichi, and what her sixth sense has
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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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Full MANGA Alchemist Special: ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Live Action Movie
The first Fullmetal Alchemist live action movie is rumored to be terrible, but that didn’t stop us from reviewing it!
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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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Critiquing Comics #247: ‘Lovers Quarrel’ And ‘Digital Bardos’ #2
A love triangle. One member feels jilted and goes off the deep end. A gun is involved. Tim and Adam
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 25 — “Ripples”
The bloody incident at the school is over, but now the secret is out: there are Parasytes among us! How
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Deconstructing Comics #862: ‘Poor Helpless Comics’
Ed Subitzky did a lot of cartooning for National Lampoon back in the 1970s and ’80s. Much of his work
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Deconstructing Comics #861: Jack Kirby’s ‘Captain America’ — Cap Vs Magneto!
While it seems a bit odd to see Captain America fighting Magneto, they do have something in common: Jack Kirby
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 24 — “One Blow”
How can Shinichi end the carnage caused by Shimada? If he approaches Shimada, he’s likely to be killed himself. Tim
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Deconstructing Comics #372 (Flashback): ‘Binky Brown Meets The Holy Virgin Mary” — Painful Personal Memoir As Wacky Comedy!
FLASHBACK! Autobiographical comics are par for the course, but in 1972, Justin Green broke ground for the genre when he
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 23 — “Confusion And Slaughter”
Yup, that title pretty much sums it up. While the death of Shinichi’s mother was shocking, this is by far
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 22 — “Fissure”
As Yuko contemplates confronting Shimada with her suspicion that he’s an alien, Shinichi again alienates Satomi. Tim and Patrick’s discussion
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Deconstructing Comics #858: Celebrating 20 Years By Reviewing A 20-Year-Old Film (‘Superman Returns’)
Our first episode was released on December 5, 2005. After 20 years of changes in focus, format, and personnel, as
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ 21 — “Observation”
Shinichi has to step it to prevent Hideo Shimada from making a meal — literally — out of Mitsuo (a.k.a.
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Full MANGA Alchemists: Parasyte Ch 20 — “Signs”
In the 20th chapter of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte, as Shinichi’s dad tackles his grief, we learn that the parasites’ effect
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Deconstructing Comics #854: ‘Superman’ (2025) — Its Commentary On Other Supermen
Last summer’s Superman movie was a welcome improvement over many recent films featuring the character, and over much of the recent
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 18 — “Shimada Hideo”
Shimada Hideo, the Parasyte who has entered Shinichi’s school, wants us to believe that he’s just there to look for
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 18 — “Human”
While Shinichi’s name comes up among parasites in the shadows, our protagonist continues to deal with the fallout from Migi
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Deconstructing Comics #852: Dan Schkade And ‘Flash Gordon’
In 2023, King Features Syndicate decided to bring Flash Gordon, originally created by Alex Raymond and first published in 1934, back
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Deconstructing Comics #358 (Flashback): Carl Barks, “The Good Duck Artist”
From 1942 to 1966, many of the Donald Duck comic books published by Dell Comics were written and drawn by Carl
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Full MANGA Alchemist Bonus: Is Fullmetal Alchemist’s Dwarf In The Flask Analogous To AI?
Sometimes fiction authors create stories that become unintentional analogies to other things. Case in point: the Dwarf in the Flask
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Deconstructing Comics #851: Jack Kirby’s ‘Cap And Falcon’ #212-213 — “I Love You, Baby!”
Captain America and the Falcon #212 concludes the Arnim Zola/Red Skull storyline in somewhat perfunctory fashion, and gives a living
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Critiquing Comics #245: ‘Joe Mallard’ #4-6 And ‘Dream Machine’
Joe Mallard, a favorite of Tim and Jason’s from a year ago, is back! Creator Asante Amani has sent us
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 17 — “Transformation”
How much has Shinichi changed since Migi spread throughout his body? In Parasyte chapter 17, his fellow high school students
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Deconstructing Comics #850: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ — Did It Live Up To The Hype?
We’ve been building up to it for months with our reviews of previous Fantastic Four movies. Now it’s here, the
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Deconstructing Comics #849: ‘Almost Sunset’ — Wahab Algarmi On Growing Up Muslim In America
This week, Koom interviews Wahab Algarmi, author of Almost Sunset, a graphic novel about a Muslim American boy’s search for balance
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Full MANGA Alchemists: ‘Parasyte’ Ch 16 — “Journey’s End”
Tim and Patrick discuss the final showdown with the Mamacyte! Can Shinichi survive? What about Uda-san? https://www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/episodes/17708293-parasyte-16-journey-s-end.mp3 Comicon thanks Full
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