Critiquing Comics #239: ‘Let’s Go, Coco’ And ‘Digital Bardos’
What does an 11-year-old do when her “only friend” moves away? In Coco Fox‘s “sorta” memoir, Let’s Go, Coco, she
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Deconstructing Comics #338 (Flashback): Everything’s ‘Archie’!
FLASHBACK! It’s been more than 70 years now since the debut of Archie comics, featuring (though not quite from the
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 101: “The Fifth Human Sacrifice”
Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 101 asks some important questions: Will Hawkeye bleed to death? How will Pride and Father open the
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Deconstructing Comics #815: Jack Kirby’s ‘Eternals’ #9-12 — Judging Books By Their Covers
Eternals are only human, I guess! In Eternals #9-12, many of the Eternals exhibit a segregationist attitude toward the Deviants,
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 100: “Holding The Gate”
Can you believe we’ve done 100 episodes now? Can you believe we’re almost done with the series?? Fullmetal Alchemist chapter
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Critiquing Comics #238: ‘Jane Jet’ And ‘The Fog Within’
Once again we take a look at some comics submitted by their creators; we talk about what we liked about
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Deconstructing Comics #591 (Flashback): ‘Promethea’ — A Mind-Bending, Life-Changing Comic
FLASHBACK! While Alan Moore and J.H. Williams’ Promethea, published from 1999 to 2005, is not one of Moore’s most remembered
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 99: “Eternal Rest”
Stuff gets real as Foo and Bradley fight it out! Ed, Al (finally in Central City), and Izumi disappear from
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Deconstructing Comics #296 (Flashback): ‘Little Orphan Annie’
FLASHBACK! Harold Gray’s Little Orphan Annie debuted in 1924 and was a big success. FDR having not yet turned him
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 98: “Greed Without Limits”
Battles continue, as Lin/Greed takes on Bradley, and Olivier and Izumi continue to kick butt and take names. Who else
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Deconstructing Comics #814: Jack Kirby’s ‘Eternals’ #5-8 — As Wacky As They Wanna Be
Reading the original Jack Kirby iteration of The Eternals shows that the MCU movie based on the title was rather dour,
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 97: “The Two Philosophers”
A transformation by Father, the return of the bad guy we just knew would be back, and the terror of
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Deconstructing Comics #813: ‘Cross Game’ — Baseball Manga That’s Not About Baseball (Much)
Mitsuru Adachi‘s Cross Game is a baseball manga for people who don’t care about baseball. A tragedy early in the story
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Deconstructing Comics #812: Jonah Lobe On Character Anatomy And ‘Quiet: Level One’
Jonah Lobe, after many years designing characters for video games, has recently turned his attention to comics. He’s the illustrator
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Deconstructing Comics #811: ‘Blood Of The Virgin’ — About Much More Than Filmmaking
On the surface, Sammy Harkham’s Blood of the Virgin is about an editor of b-movies in 1970s L.A. who has greater
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 96: “Two Strong Women”
As the dolls continue their rampage, the tide turns against Sloth, and we finally get a look at the showdown
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Deconstructing Comics #810: ‘Batman/Dylan Dog’ — Dark Knight Meets Nightmare Investigator
Batman meets Italy’s humorous horror icon, Dylan Dog, in a beautiful three-issue series originally published in Italian and recently released
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Critiquing Comics #237: ‘Detective Perez: Autotropolis’ And ‘Griz Grobus’
Paul Pate releases his third “Detective Perez” graphic novel, called Autotropolis, a turned-to-eleven detective story that doesn’t take itself too
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 95: “Beyond The Inferno”
Can Mustang avoid being consumed with revenge? Can the Armstrongs and military avoid being consumed by artificial soldiers? Will fighting
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Deconstructing Comics #809: Pidge Interview — “Fiction Is A Way To Tell The Truth”
Sure, comics are great for fantastical stories, but they can tell intimate, personal stories as well — or sometimes the
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 94: “The Flames Of Vengeance”
As the fight continues in Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 94, we have questions: Why has broadcast media seemingly advanced more in
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Critiquing Comics #236: ‘Clover And Cutlass’ And ‘Coiled To Strike’
Clover and Cutlass is a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired fantasy YA comedy web comic by Toby Boyd. Adam joins Tim to
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 93: “Archenemy”
It’s another chapter with several simultaneous fights! Marcoh’s life is saved, hilariously, from Pride’s spike; the Armstrongs continue to battle
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #806: ‘Berserk’ Vol. 13 & 14 — Is This Scene Necessary?
Berserk volume 12 left us at a crucial point: The Band of the Hawk were to be sacrificed so that
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Deconstructing Comics #805: ‘Feeding Ghosts’ — A Story Of Chinese History And Family Trauma
This week, an interview with Tessa Hulls, author of the graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts. It’s about her Chinese grandmother’s persecution by
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 92: “With Everyone’s Strength”
If you’re up for epic alchemical battle scenes, Fullemtal Alchemist chapter 92 is for you! Al, convinced that getting the
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Deconstructing Comics #804: ‘Berserk’ Vol. 11 & 12 — Cartoonish Violence, Epic Horror
Kentaro Miura’s Berserk can be upsetting, fascinating, offputting, incredible, and even sometimes a bit comedic, as Tim and Kumar have
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Deconstructing Comics #803: Jack Kirby’s ‘2001’ #6-10 — Machine Man Begins
What did Marvel expect Jack Kirby to do with a 2001: A Space Odyssey series? Especially when they told him not to
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Deconstructing Comics #802: Jack Kirby’s ‘2001’ #1-5 — An Interesting Failure
As Jack Kirby‘s adaptation of the movie/novel 2001: a space odyssey sold well, Marvel asked him to turn it into a
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Critiquing Comics #235: ‘Rebirth Of The Gangster’ And ‘Toe & So Long’
Critiquing Comics returns, with a comic that we just couldn’t put down, and one that we couldn’t quite pick up
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The Law Of Equivalent Exchange Ch 90: “Army Of Immortals”
The battle has begun, and Ed and company jump into action! But will the military fight them off by activating
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