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Deconstructing Comics

Tim Young and friends

Deconstructing Comics is a podcast by and for comics creators — especially those who haven"t hit their creative stride yet. Whether you"ve got a comic going and you"re trying to promote it, or you haven"t even started yet and need some help getting rolling, we hope you"ll come here for inspiration and tips. And there"s plenty of interest for non-creators, as well!

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All Episodes

01:18:14

#800 "Batman and the Outsiders" vol. 2 review

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/03/27

Batman and the Outsiders was one of DC's top sellers in the 1980s. This time, Tim is joined by John Trumbull to take a close look at the second volume of the series, which includes the reveal of Halo's origin, exploration of Metamorpho's, the 1984 L.A. Olympics, time travel, and more. Don't forget the Mike W. Barr wordplay and great Jim Aparo art! Tim and John discussed the first volume of the series here. John writes for Back Issue magazine (and is an admin on their Facebook group) and co-hosts

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01:13:37

#799 "Berserk" v. 9 & 10 deep dive: Genre hopping

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/03/20

Kentaro Miura’s Berserk can be confounding. Reading volumes 9 and 10 prompts us to ask “Just what genre IS this comic, anyway?" While it still has plenty of over-the-top action and violence, it also has gratuitous sex, comedy, and even some horror elements. And now we finally have hints toward why the "present" of volumes 1-3 had so many magical elements that have been mostly missing from the ongoing flashback. Tim and Kumar ask "Could it be the magic at last?" Take our listener survey! Brought to

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"Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018)

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/03/13

After the gravitas of Avengers: Infinity War, which ended in a blaze of glory only for the villain, what did we want next? A fun, lighthearted romp of a movie. Right? No? Well, that's what we got and this movie is certainly fun. But it doesn't resolve a single thread from Infinity War. Mulele struggles to avoid spoilers for Tim as we review Ant-Man and the Wasp! (Originally published on Patreon February 1, 2020) Take our listener survey! Brought to you by: The Law of Equivalent Exchange: A

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#241 "Dragon Ball" in depth

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/03/10

FLASHBACK! Though the highly influential manga series, and resulting TV show, are known for non-stop action and fighting, Dragon Ball started out as a comedy strip reminiscent of Akira Toriyama's early work, Dr. Slump! Viz's English versions have gone through various levels of censorship over time to adjust to the low level of sexuality that most Americans expect of kids' books. Except, most of the characters themselves don't understand sexuality, and that's the charm of it; it's best enjoyed

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01:01:13

#689 Priest’s “Black Panther”

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/03/06

FLASHBACK! In 1998, under the “Marvel Knights” banner, Christopher Priest began the first ongoing Black Panther title in nearly two decades. Panther was a relatively unknown character to many Marvel readers at the time. With the aid of “Emperor of Useless White Boys” Everett K. Ross, and artists like Mark Texeira and Joe Jusko, Priest (a.k.a. Jim Owsley) made Panther a must-read and brought the nature of his character into sharper focus. Kumar and Tim discuss the first 17 issues (the ones included

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#798 "Delicious in Dungeon" yields a feast

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/02/28

Ryoko Kui’s Delicious in Dungeon pokes fun at fantasy games and cooking manga tropes, exploring what it would really be like to be a character in a fantasy game, arranging your life in ways that wouldn’t really make sense in the real world. This week, Kumar and Emmet do a deep dive on this consistently enjoyable and beautifully plotted manga, the anime for which is now on Netflix. Take our listener survey! Brought to you by: BAT 77: The '70s Batman podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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Critiquing Comics #234: "Murky Water" and "Barking"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/02/21

Kel McDonald's Murky Water is about a paranormal investigation police unit looking into the death of a man from drowning - in his very dry living room. (Currently being Kickstarted!) Tim and Adam critique. Then, Jason joins Tim to review Lucy Sullivan's Barking, about dealing with depression in an inadequate mental health care system. The art is beautiful, but how does this style work in a 130-page book? Take our listener survey! Brought to you by: To the Batpoles! podcast Our supporters on

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01:15:09

#797 Jack Kirby's "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/02/14

Jack Kirby’s 1976 adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey is an odd combination of the Stanley Kubrick movie, the Arthur C. Clarke novel, and Kirby’s own research and dramatic inclinations, which sometimes were pretty out-of-step with the tone of the film! This week, Tim and Emmet discuss this out-of-print treasury edition comic, where it borrows from one or both of the other versions, and where Kirby goes off on his own tangents! "The Crazy Legacy of Jack Kirby’s Forgotten 2001: A Space Odyssey"

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01:15:03

#796 Stan Mack and "Real Life Funnies"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/02/07

If you read New York's Village Voice newspaper between 1974 and 1995, you are probably familiar with Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies. If not, hold on to your hat! A forthcoming book from Fantagraphics collects many of the strips, all ripped from real life, and taking full advantage of the Voice's lack of content guardrails. In this episode, Tim gets the scoop from Mack about what went into making the strip, and into choosing the strips for the book. But first, friend of the show and New Yorker

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01:22:14

#479 Some of the greatest Superman stories (or not)

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/01/31

FLASHBACK! There’s no doubt that Superman is one of the most significant characters in the history of American comics. He ended up setting the template for what would be the dominant genre in American comics after the Comics Code came into effect. Of course, the types of stories told in those comics, and their tone, has varied wildly over the years, which makes it difficult to try to determine which stories are the best of the lot, but naturally people make the attempt, including DC Comics itself

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01:12:36

#219 "Asterios Polyp"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/01/24

FLASHBACK! Reviews of Asterios Polyp blanket the Internet; why need we pile on? Well, for starters, to counteract all the reviewers who think that giving a story synoposis = explaining what the book’s about. That approach falls far short with Polyp, so Tim and Kumar are here to explain what they feel David Mazzucchelli’s masterwork graphic novel is really about! (Originally published February 15, 2010) Stumptown annotations of Polyp Brought to you by: To the Batpoles! podcast Our supporters on

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01:16:04

#795 Jack Kirby's "Capt. America and the Falcon"...

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/01/17

Cap and the Falcon have found the underground bunker of the aristocratic forces hoping to take over America on the Bicentennial, but the location of their secret weapon, the Mad Bomb, is still a mystery. What next? How about a love story? But wait a minute - this love story between Cap and a sick young woman seems to be here for symbolism. Tim and Emmet follow our heroes to the explosive conclusion of the Mad Bomb storyline in Captain America and the Falcon 198-200! Take our listener survey

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01:12:12

#794 "The Ballad of Halo Jones" - in color!

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/01/10

To mark the recent passing of artist Ian Gibson, Kumar and Dana dive into a long-overdue discussion of his masterpiece with writer Alan Moore, The Ballad of Halo Jones. Halo Jones is an early work by Moore that was never completed, but it is rich, immersive, and fully developed at every turn, from the characters to the world-building, largely due to the influence of Gibson himself on the creative process. But is there something familiar about it all...? Take our listener survey! Buy The Ballad of

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#793 "Berserk" v 7-8: The Battle for Doldrey

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/01/03

While Kentaro Miura’s Berserk is meant to feature the swordsman character Guts, in volumes 7 and 8 the focus is on Griffith and the progress made - at ANY cost - toward his dream of having his own kingdom, a machine in which Guts is just a major cog. Casca is the other major figure, as Tim and Kumar wonder just what her real feelings for Griffith - and for Guts - might be; why this lengthy flashback has so much less magic in it than the pre-flashback story did; and how Griffith gets from this point

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01:07:30

"Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/12/27

Tim continues to catch up with the MCU! This film is awkward to review nearly two years after it came out, with Tim going through the speculation about how this story will play out in Avengers: End Game that those who are already caught up, including Mulele, already know the answers to. Listen to relive your reaction to the first time you watched it! (Originally published on Patreon January 18, 2020) Brought to you by: To the Batpoles! podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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01:10:06

#792 Jack Kirby’s “Capt. America and the Falcon”...

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/12/20

Cap and Falcon are trapped in an underground bunker where elites plot to destroy the Bicentennial celebrations and take away Americans' freedoms. In Captain America and the Falcon 195-197, they participate in the "Kill-Derby" to retrieve Cap's stolen shield break up the bad guys' underground civilization. Tim and Emmet continue their look at Jack Kirby's 1970s work at Marvel! Brought to you by: Checkered Past podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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01:39:05

#791 Daniel Clowes' "Monica"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/12/13

Monica is Dan Clowes's richest and most rewarding book in years, combining the surrealism of early works like Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron with the multi-genre anthology approach of his more recent books. What does it all mean though? Kumar and Dana try to come to an understanding of it, spoiling almost every page in the process, and, yet, even after several readings they're still not quite sure. But does that actually matter? Brought to you by: The Law of Equivalent Exchange: A Fullmetal

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01:04:33

#790 "Social Fiction" by Chantal Montellier

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/12/06

Chantal Montellier's Social Fiction, published by New York Review Comics with a translation by Geoffrey Brock, is a collection of comics fueled by political anger, hauntingly farsighted satire and attacks on consumer culture. Emmet and Kumar review the collection, which still feels vibrant and at the same time prophetic, given the original publications dates of the stories from the 1970s and 1980s. Montellier's work collected here uses science fiction to discuss white supremacist movements, body

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01:04:47

#789 Jack Kirby's "Capt. America and the Falcon"...

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/11/29

When Jack Kirby returned to Marvel in 1975, the first series he worked on starred the character that was one of Kirby's earliest claims to fame: Captain America, created in 1940 by Kirby and writer Joe Simon. Before Kirby returned, Cap's book became Captain America and the Falcon. As Kirby begins his run, he deftly uses the African-American Falcon to show that Cap's optimistic view of America ("This country's grown up!") isn't always accurate ("Jive! It's still trying, friend!"). This time, Tim and

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01:02:52

#291 "MONSTER" (Justifiable Homicide? pt 2)

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/11/22

FLASHBACK! Planning a murder that you think will prevent future murders? That’s the premise — or, at least, one of the premises — of Monster, Naoki Urasawa’s 18-volume series. Set in Germany, the series focuses on the unintended consequences of Dr. Kenzo Tenma’s good deed; he saved the life of a boy who turned out to be a remorseless killer. Tim and guest reviewer Natalie Nourigat discuss. (This episode was originally published August 22, 2011.) Brought to you by: To the Batpoles! podcast Our

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