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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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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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#290 "NEXUS" (Justifiable Homicide? pt 1)

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/11/15

FLASHBACK! We begin a two-review series on comics that ask hard questions about whether murder can ever be justified. This week, Mike Baron and Steve Rude’s Nexus. Beginning in the early ’80s, Baron’s philosophical writing and Rude’s increasingly polished art presented the story of a far future in which a man kills mass-murderers -- not out of revenge, but because he feels forced to “in self-defense.” Tim and Paul review. (This episode was originally published August 15, 2011.) Brought to you by:

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#788 Alan Moore's "1963"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/11/08

In 1993, the Image revolution was underway, itself a result of the 1986 earthquake brought about by Alan Moore's Watchmen and Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Moore was on a mission to counteract the wave of "grim and gritty" comics he had inadvertently helped to start. This led to Moore's 1963 series, a combination parody of and homage to the Marvel comics of the Silver Age, with art by the likes of Stephen Bissette, Rick Vietch, Dave Gibbons, Don Simpson, and Jim Valentino. Tim and Kumar

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01:12:45

#462 Usagi Yojimbo

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/11/01

FLASHBACK! Originating out of the same ’80s black-and-white/anthropomorphic boom that brought us the Ninja Turtles, Usagi Yojimbo is one of the few comics of that batch that are still going today. Stan Sakai’s work combines historical drama, understated violence, light comedy, and even some explanations of 17th century Japanese culture — and he can pack a surprising amount of story into a few pages. Tom Spurgeon joins Tim and Kumar to talk about the long-eared samurai. (This episode was originally

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01:17:45

#787 Jack Kirby's "OMAC": The World That's Going

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/10/25

The run of Jack Kirby's OMAC: One Man Army Corps was bright but short, lasting only through eight bi-monthly issues. This time Tim and Emmet discuss issues 5 through eight, covering a shocking, brilliant two-parter, another two-parter that brings the series to a crashing halt, and more evidence that Kirby was great at wild ideas, but naming the characters might have been better left to someone else! Brought to you by: To the Batpoles! podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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#786 Jack Kirby's "OMAC": The World That's Coming

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/10/18

One of Kirby's late efforts at DC was OMAC: One-Man Army Corps, which focuses on "the world that's coming": what miracles, and horrors, technology would bring. Of course, some of it seems ridiculous, but other parts seem prescient. Tim and Emmet discuss the book's crazy Kirby concepts -- or are they crazy? Brought to you by: Wayne Manor Memoirs podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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01:01:14

"Black Panther" (2018)

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/10/11

Paul of "To the Batpoles" joins Tim and Mulele to discuss 2018's "Black Panther" film, trying to separate political filmmaking from good filmmaking, and having different experiences based on whether they went in knowing the comics, the comics AND the film's marketing, or neither. Brought to you by: The Quarter-Bin podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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#785 "Berserk": The Prosaic Past

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/10/04

After covering the first four volumes of Kentaro Miura's Berserk a few months back, Tim and Kumar decided to keep going. In volumes 5 and 6, the lengthy (volumes 3 to 14!) flashback to Guts's origin story continues, but why does the flashback seem to exist in a magic-free world? In the early volumes, in the "present", Guts was shadowed by an elf, frequently encountered ghosts and demons, and pulled off comically over-the-top feats with his huge sword. But the world of the flashback seems to be,

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01:11:46

#784 Jack Kirby's "Kamandi": Wipeout

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/09/27

There's a new sheriff in town in post-Great Disaster Earth: Gerry Conway took over as writer in Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth issue 38. Jack Kirby stayed on as artist for issues 38-40 before leaving D.C. So while the interior art looks the same as always (aside from covers by Joe Kubert), everything feels a little "off". It doesn't help that Kirby left Kamandi in a rather uncomfortable plotline (although Tim and Emmet disagree as to what level of "ick" is implied). Our look at Kirby's Kamandi ends

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#452 Joe Matt’s “The Poor Bastard”

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/09/23

R.I.P. Joe Matt (September 3, 1963 – September 18, 2023) FLASHBACK! Joe Matt was one of ‘The Toronto Three’ in the 90’s; he was a no-holds barred autobiographical cartoonist who, with his friends Chester Brown and Seth, ushered in the first wave of Drawn and Quarterly work. Matt drew attention for his sense of humor as well as exposing the depraved corners of his life, including porn addiction, excessive cheapness, and an increasingly destructive relationship with his girlfriend Trish. Kumar and

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01:10:18

#783 Jack Kirby's "Kamandi" #35-37: Off the deep end

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/09/20

Jack Kirby reaches the end of his writing run on Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth. After top-shelf stories about a Soviet spacecraft and an "eviction battle" in a resort hotel with crocs in the pool, Kirby's swan song leaves something to be desired, with an ... uncomfortable plot point, and myriad threads dangling. Tim and Emmet discuss the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. Brought to you by: SP Filmviewers Our supporters on Patreon

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#782 Ninja Turtles: "Mutant Mayhem"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/09/13

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles first appeared in 1984 as a violent, gory homage to/parody of Frank Miller's Daredevil, among other popular mainstream titles of the time (X-men, Teen Titans). The comic hit at the right time for Kumar, but for the younger Emmet, the 1987 TV cartoon was the business. Now, nearly 40 years later, both have attended the latest Turtles movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. This week, they review the movie and compare it with

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01:07:41

#781 "The Hard Switch" and "Pet Peeves"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2023/09/06

This time we look once again at new books coming from British publisher Avery Hill Press. Owen D. Pomery's The Hard Switch is a nice slice of indy sci-fi; Tim and Kumar review. Then, Emmet joins Tim to discuss Nicole Goux's Pet Peeves: Emmet loves it, but Tim needs some convincing. Brought to you by: To the Batpoles! podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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