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#785 “Berserk”: The Prosaic Past

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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 … Continue reading #785 “Berserk”: The Prosaic Past

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#784 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi”: Wipeout

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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 … Continue reading #784 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi”: Wipeout

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#783 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #35-37: Off the deep end

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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 … Continue reading #783 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #35-37: Off the deep end

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#782 Ninja Turtles: “Mutant Mayhem”

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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. … Continue reading #782 Ninja Turtles: “Mutant Mayhem”

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#781 “The Hard Switch” and “Pet Peeves”

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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: … Continue reading #781 “The Hard Switch” and “Pet Peeves”

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#548 Jaime Hernandez interview

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2023/08/30

FLASHBACK! Love and Rockets continues to impress, and in this episode Koom asks creator Jaime Hernandez some burning questions. Hernandez talks about writing Maggie and Hopey, the dynamics of working on something with your brother, why he gravitates toward female characters, his influences and art style, and more. Also, Tim and Mulele discuss the current … Continue reading #548 Jaime Hernandez interview

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#780 Jim Shooter interview

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2023/08/23

Jim Shooter was Marvel Editor-in-Chief from 1978 to 1987, the era of Frank Miller’s Daredevil, Chris Claremont’s X-men, Secret Wars (written by Shooter himself), the West Coast Avengers and more. This week he talks with Koom about his take on modern-day Marvel, the early days of Frank Miller and Ann Nocenti’s careers, why “Little Miss … Continue reading #780 Jim Shooter interview

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#440 “The Love Bunglers”

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2023/08/16

FLASHBACK! Did you think Love & Rockets was over?! Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez continue to release new work about once a year, and in this episode Kumar and Matt sit down and discuss some of it, with particular attention paid to Jaime’s The Love Bunglers. (Spoiler warning!) Also: the tension between indy creators who want … Continue reading #440 “The Love Bunglers”

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#305 “Love & Rockets”: Gilbert Hernandez

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2023/08/09

FLASHBACK! In episode #300, we took a look at the sometimes wacky and cartoony Love & Rockets work of Jaime Hernandez. This week, Tim and Kumar are again joined by Tom Spurgeon to look at the somewhat darker, more violent and yet rather hard-to-pin-down work of Gilbert Hernandez in his stories of (or, sometimes merely … Continue reading #305 “Love & Rockets”: Gilbert Hernandez

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#300 “Love & Rockets”: Jaime Hernandez

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2023/08/02

FLASHBACK! The series Love & Rockets, featuring individual works by the Hernandez brothers, started in 1981 as a self-published magazine, but was quickly picked up by Fantagraphics. Over the last 30 years, the brothers’ work has continued to develop & astound. This week Tim and Kumar take a look at the Love & Rockets work … Continue reading #300 “Love & Rockets”: Jaime Hernandez

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Critiquing Comics #233: “The World of Tomorrow” and...

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2023/07/26

In this edition, we rejoin The World of Tomorrow, a comic we discussed the first issue of five years ago! This is the one about an actor in, roughly, the 1950s, who stars in a space ranger TV show that’s on the verge of cancellation. Now writer Giles Clarke has sent us the second and … Continue reading Critiquing Comics #233: “The World of Tomorrow” and “Prism Stalker”

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#779 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #32-34: Big Action Issue(s)!

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2023/07/19

No longer just a look at Earth AD, Kamandi issues 32 through 34 introduce us to an alien who’s literally a ball of energy! Dr. Canus finds a way to give the alien a human body – but just what form will the alien end up taking? And just how much can Jack Kirby overhype … Continue reading #779 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #32-34: Big Action Issue(s)!

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#778 K. Briggs’ “Macbeth”

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2023/07/12

Flush with dark and mysterious symbolism, K. Briggs‘ adaptation of Macbeth from Avery Hill publishing is a challenging and visually exciting piece of work. Kumar and Emmet discuss the comic’s approach to the classic Shakespearean play and how it compares to other adaptations, as well as its unique juxtaposition of the unexpurgated text of the … Continue reading #778 K. Briggs’ “Macbeth”

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“Thor: Ragnarok” (2017)

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2023/07/05

“Tim Catches Up with the MCU” continues to roll as Tim and Mulele reach Thor: Ragnarok. It has perhaps the most humor of any MCU movie up to this point; is that a good thing? Also, Tim experiences the benefits of never paying attention to the marketing. (Originally published on Patreon November 23, 2019.) Brought … Continue reading “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017)

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#777 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #29-31: “Up, up, and away!”

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2023/06/28

As we continue through Jack Kirby‘s 1970s issues of Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, Tim and Emmet keep slowing down! In this episode, nearly 30 minutes go into discussing Kamandi’s encounter with Superman’s (inexplicably undamaged) costume, and so only three issues, 29 through 31, are examined, but what issues they are! Kirby also references … Continue reading #777 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #29-31: “Up, up, and away!”

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#776 Emily Carrington reveals “Our Little Secret”

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2023/06/21

Openly discussing being sexually abused, particularly if it was during childhood, is not easy. Emily Carrington has stepped forward with her memoir of being abused as a teenager, Our Little Secret, in the hope that others in her position will be moved to get help. The book recently won the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize. … Continue reading #776 Emily Carrington reveals “Our Little Secret”

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#775 Rina Ayuyang draws (on) her Filipino heritage

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2023/06/14

Rina Ayuyang has called on her Filipino heritage in her graphic novels Blame This On the Boogie and, just out, The Man in the McIntosh Suit. This time, Adam talks with her about using historical photo reference, doing comics digitally vs paper, Lynda Barry’s influence on her work, and more. Brought to you by: Checkered … Continue reading #775 Rina Ayuyang draws (on) her Filipino heritage

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Critiquing Comics #232: “Sons of Thunder” and “The Lamb”

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2023/06/07

Critiquing Comics is back, with discussions of two interesting comics from listeners. Stephen Grow sent us Sons of Thunder, a one-panel cartoon aimed at Christians and reflecting life in a small-town church, but likely with wider appeal. Then, Kristin Tipping (now going by “Tin Tipping”) returns with a creepy barnyard tale, The Lamb. Brought to … Continue reading Critiquing Comics #232: “Sons of Thunder” and “The Lamb”

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#774 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #24-28: Havin’ a look-see...

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2023/05/31

While Kamandi‘s exorcism story in issue 24 leaves something to be desired, never mind that: the subsequent four issues, as discussed in this episode, deliver the kinds of interesting concepts we’ve come to expect, as Kamandi and Ben visit the Dominion of Devils, fight Sacker’s Co. and their environment-destroying activities, and find out what the … Continue reading #774 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #24-28: Havin’ a look-see for some fight-fight

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#773 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #19-23: On to Monster Lake!

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2023/05/24

In this segment of Jack Kirby’s Kamandi series, we visit a version of 1920s Chicago that seems to be drawing on, or prefiguring, various other pop culture stories, and then move on to Monster Lake, home of intelligent, talking — and sometimes romantically inclined! — dolphins and killer whales. Kirby’s war experience again figures in … Continue reading #773 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #19-23: On to Monster Lake!

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