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Deconstructing Comics

Tim

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1:33:34

#593 “Reading ‘Nancy’”, plus “Cat and Mouse”!

Deconstructing Comics ·

2024/09/25

FLASHBACK! A comic strip gag can be a deceptively simple thing. Once you take it apart — “deconstruct” it, one might say — you find that it actually has many moving parts. Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden‘s How to Read “Nancy” takes a close look at each of those parts — as well as arguing … Continue reading #593 “Reading ‘Nancy’”, plus “Cat and Mouse”!

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Critiquing Comics #239: “Let’s Go, Coco” and “Digital...

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2024/09/18

What does an 11-year-old do when her “only friend” moves away? In Coco Fox’s “sorta” memoir Let’s Go, Coco, she joins the basketball team. But when you’re a pre-teen, everything’s fraught with challenges. Tim and Adam discuss this book – aimed at middle schoolers, but recommended for all ages. As far from that world as … Continue reading Critiquing Comics #239: “Let’s Go, Coco” and “Digital Bardos”

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52:11

#338 Everything’s Archie!

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2024/09/11

FLASHBACK! It’s been more than 70 years now since the debut of Archie comics, featuring (though not quite from the beginning) America’s favorite love triangle of Archie, Veronica, and Betty. Along with Jughead, Reggie, and the rest of the gang, these characters keep us coming back for more, changing with the times while still presenting … Continue reading #338 Everything’s Archie!

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1:28:39

#815 Jack Kirby’s “Eternals”, #9-12: Judging books by...

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2024/09/04

Eternals are only human, I guess! In Eternals issues 9-12, many of the Eternals exhibit a segregationist attitude toward the Deviants, and just about everybody assumes Karkas is going to kick the Reject‘s butt in a fight based solely on how they look. Meanwhile, are the Celestials kind, or sadistic? Tim and Emmet discuss Jack … Continue reading #815 Jack Kirby’s “Eternals”, #9-12: Judging books by their covers

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46:23

#134 “The R. Crumb Handbook”

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2024/08/28

FLASHBACK! A then-recent R. Crumb compilation is reviewed by a Crumb connoisseur (Kumar) and a Crumb newbie (Tim). The book features Crumb at his sweetest and his most shocking. But can this (or any book) claim to be the perfect Crumb compilation? (Originally published June 30, 2008.) Brought to you by: To the Batpoles! podcast … Continue reading #134 “The R. Crumb Handbook”

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Critiquing Comics #238: “Jane Jet” and “The Fog Within”

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2024/08/21

Once again we take a look at some comics submitted by their creators; we talk about what we liked about them and what could have been better. Jane Jet book 1: Nuclear Shadows, by writer Amal Desai and artist Paul Essenson, recalls Dave Stevens’ Rocketeer — the art, the jet-pack concept, the time period — … Continue reading Critiquing Comics #238: “Jane Jet” and “The Fog Within”

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1:21:00

#591 “Promethea”: A mind-bending, life-changing comic

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2024/08/14

FLASHBACK! While Alan Moore and J.H. Williams’ Promethea, published from 1999 to 2005, is not one of Moore’s most remembered works, it’s not because the author wasn’t at the top of his game. Kumar and Emmet find it to be entrancing, even if you don’t buy into the various magical and spiritual elements that Moore … Continue reading #591 “Promethea”: A mind-bending, life-changing comic

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56:21

#296 “Little Orphan Annie”

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2024/08/07

FLASHBACK! Harold Gray’s Little Orphan Annie debuted in 1924 and was a big success. FDR having not yet turned him against organized labor, Gray shows hardworking Annie going on strike in one of her many jobs. Tim and Kumar discuss the ’20s strips, their strengths and idiosyncrasies (one strip=one day?!), and how Gray’s outlook changed … Continue reading #296 “Little Orphan Annie”

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48:30

“Captain Marvel” (2019)

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2024/07/31

Back in Critiquing Comics 154, Tim and Mulele discussed 2019’s Captain Marvel; Tim enjoyed it, Mulele did not. Now that we’ve arrived at the time to give it a full review as part of “Tim Catches Up with the MCU,” another viewing has helped us both to clarify our positions and see things we didn’t … Continue reading “Captain Marvel” (2019)

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55:27

#598 Dylan Horrocks looks back at “Hicksville”

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2024/07/24

FLASHBACK! Twenty years after the first collection of Hicksville was released, creator Dylan Horrocks talks to Emmet about how the comic looks to him now. Some of the work’s commentary on the comics industry turned out to presage subsequent developments, and in some cases he ended up not going far enough! Also, his source for … Continue reading #598 Dylan Horrocks looks back at “Hicksville”

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1:15:44

#814 Jack Kirby’s “Eternals” 5-8: As wacky as they...

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2024/07/17

Reading the original Jack Kirby iteration of The Eternals shows that the MCU movie based on the title was rather dour, where Kirby’s version veers into wackiness! Sersi shows quite the sense of humor. SHIELD agents appear who just can’t seem to accept that they can’t get the upper hand on giant space gods! People … Continue reading #814 Jack Kirby’s “Eternals” 5-8: As wacky as they wanna be

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#813 “Cross Game”: Baseball manga that’s not about...

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2024/07/10

Mitsuru Adachi’s Cross Game is a baseball manga for people who don’t care about baseball. A tragedy early in the story helps to shape the narrative, but there’s also a good dose of unexpected comedy, and sequences that really make us want to cheer for Ko and his friends as they work toward the goal … Continue reading #813 “Cross Game”: Baseball manga that’s not about baseball (much)

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#812 Jonah Lobe on character anatomy and “Quiet:...

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2024/07/06

Jonah Lobe, after many years designing characters for video games, has recently turned his attention to comics. He’s the illustrator of Marvel Anatomy: A Scientific Study of the Superhuman, in which we can finally learn just what’s going on inside characters like Wolverine, Venom, and Modok. He’s also on the verge of his first Kickstarter … Continue reading #812 Jonah Lobe on character anatomy and “Quiet: Level One”

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1:09:51

#811 “Blood of the Virgin”: About much more than...

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2024/07/03

On the surface, Sammy Harkham’s Blood of the Virgin is about an editor of b-movies in 1970s L.A. who has greater artistic aspirations, but it’s also rich with unexpected explorations of character and narrative approaches, themes about the creative process, responsibility, and being an immigrant, and Harkham’s best art and writing to date. Over a … Continue reading #811 “Blood of the Virgin”: About much more than filmmaking

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#810 “Batman/Dylan Dog”: Dark Knight meets Nightmare...

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2024/06/26

Batman meets Italy’s humorous horror icon Dylan Dog in a beautiful three-issue series, originally published in Italian and recently released in English from DC. Tim and Emmet could recommend it on the art alone, but the story gives us a lot to discuss as well, including very rich conversations between characters and an interesting take … Continue reading #810 “Batman/Dylan Dog”: Dark Knight meets Nightmare Investigator

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Critiquing Comics #237: “Detective Perez:...

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2024/06/19

Paul Pate releases his third “Detective Perez” graphic novel, called Autotropolis, a turned-to-eleven detective story that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Tim and Jason find a lot to like and not too terribly much to advise on — though of course almost any work can still be improved! Right? Griz Grobus, the latest from Simon … Continue reading Critiquing Comics #237: “Detective Perez: Autotropolis” and “Griz Grobus”

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#809 Pidge interview: “Fiction is a way to tell the...

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2024/06/12

Sure, comics are great for fantastical stories, but they can tell intimate, personal stories as well — or sometimes the personal and the fantastical mix well. Artist and writer Pidge is the creator of the series Infinite Wheatpaste, which employs this method. Avery Hill has just published a collection of the series, called Infinite Wheatpaste … Continue reading #809 Pidge interview: “Fiction is a way to tell the truth”

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1:00:22

#808 Jack Kirby’s “The Eternals” 1-4: Chariots of the...

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2024/06/05

So many Jack Kirby creations focus on gods, from The Mighty Thor to New Gods; he picked up concepts from myth or elsewhere and made them his. Kirby’s The Eternals makes no bones about where its inspiration came from: Erich von Däniken’s 1968 book Chariots of the Gods?. This week Tim and Emmet discuss the … Continue reading #808 Jack Kirby’s “The Eternals” 1-4: Chariots of the Superheroes?

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Critiquing Comics #236: “Clover and Cutlass” and...

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2024/05/29

Clover and Cutlass is a Dungeons and Dragons-inspired fantasy YA comedy web comic by Toby Boyd. Adam joins Tim to discuss. Coiled to Strike is an anthology book from Wildstar Press, featuring numerous artists and writers, focused on the adventures of legendary wild west antihero Emory Graves. Jason joins Tim to critique. Brought to you … Continue reading Critiquing Comics #236: “Clover and Cutlass” and “Coiled to Strike”

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#807 Reviews: “Fiendish” and “Safer Places”

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2024/05/22

Friend of the show Irene Strychalski, former artist of such Marvel titles as Gwenpool and Silk, has been focused on her original title Fiendish, a lushly drawn (and colored, by Carlos Nicolas Zamudio) fantasy story. This week, Tim and Patrick discuss the first two volumes. Also, Tim presents a mini-review of Safer Places by Kit … Continue reading #807 Reviews: “Fiendish” and “Safer Places”

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