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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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01:09:24

#325 Alan Moore's "Swamp Thing"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2026/03/18

FLASHBACK! Due perhaps to the passage of time, poorly handled reprinting by DC, or some other reason, Alan Moore's writing stint on Swamp Thing in the 1980s does not seem to get mentioned much today. Which is a shame, because it ranks with Moore's best work. And the art by Stephen Bissette and John Totleben (and able fill-in artists) is worth the price of admission by itself, not to mention Tatjana Wood's colors. Tim and Kumar had a blast reading the early issues of the run (#21-37) and are here to

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54:49

#869 Jack Kirby's Black Panther #1-2: A Ribbit-ing...

Deconstructing Comics ·

2026/03/11

We begin our look at Jack Kirby's Black Panther series from the 1970s, introducing a new Kirby character who's a bit too similar to one who first appeared in Captain America! Panther has somehow gotten mixed up in the search for the mate to King Solomon's Frog, an oddball time travel device. The mate is used to return people to their proper point in time. Tim and Emmet discuss the first two issues of the run and how Kirby's Panther dialog just doesn't seem quite right to the modern Marvel reader

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41:18

#868 "The Pass": Are you living the dream, or is the...

Deconstructing Comics ·

2026/03/04

Sometimes, achieving your dream can be kind of a nightmare, even though it's also rewarding. Claudia, in Katriona Chapman's latest graphic novel The Pass, has started her own restaurant and enjoys creating in the kitchen, but everything else that goes with it wears her down. The book gives us a peek at the ups and downs of running a restaurant and the relationships that form behind the scenes. Tim and Emmet review. Tim and Emmet on Katriona's 2020 book Breakwater Kumar and Emmet discuss Dorohedoro

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54:39

#867 "Goodnight, Punpun"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2026/02/25

Inio Asano's Goodnight Punpun gives us what appear to be a family of ghostly birds living in a much more realistic-looking world. People within that world don't see them that way, though. It's a world where authority figures act like ADHD kids, where every parent seems to be abusive or alcoholic (or both), and all seem to be fighting relentless depression. It's well done, but is it worth reading? Tim and Kumar discuss the story, the weirdness, the varying concepts of God, Asano's arguments with

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40:09

#866 Fantastic Four 53: Black Panther meets Klaw

Deconstructing Comics ·

2026/02/18

After "hunting" the Fantastic Four, the Black Panther reveals that he did it for practice, as he anticipated a battle against his father's killer: Ulysses Klaw. Sure enough, Klaw shows up right on schedule, and the FF help Panther take him down. Tim and Emmet discuss Fantastic Four #53 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! Brought to you by: Checkered Past podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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01:37:43

#865 Harold Buchholz interview: Kids love comics!

Deconstructing Comics ·

2026/02/11

At some point, the idea that some comics should be for adults took over to the extent that it became hard to find good comics for kids. Cartoonist Harold Buchholz was involved in starting an organization called Kids Love Comics that encourages making comics for kids and does events to hook the kids up with good comics aimed at them. Harold joins Tim this week to talk about that, as well as his involvement in Archie Comics and Mystery Science Theater 3000, and why he mostly sells comics at general

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48:18

#864 Black Panther Debuts

Deconstructing Comics ·

2026/02/04

Sixty years ago, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby presided over the debut of the Black Panther in Fantastic Four #52. The story presents the expectations of the average American for stories about Africa (Jungles! Natives! Africa is a country, right?) and defies those expectations by showing a rich, technologically advanced African nation. This time, Tim and Emmet discuss the Panther's debut. Brought to you by: Full Manga Alchemists Our supporters on Patreon

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48:15

#863 Jimmy Gownley interview

Deconstructing Comics ·

2026/01/28

Jimmy Gownley is the award-winning creator of Amelia Rules, Tanner Rocks, The Dumbest Idea Ever, and more, as well as a co-host of the Unpacking Peanuts podcast. This time, he talks with Tim about why the earliest stuff sells the best (never mind how much his art has improved since then), ergonomics, putting comics on Substack for free, and, of course, Peanuts! Brought to you by: Doomspeak podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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58:44

#627 Walt Simonson's "Thor"

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2026/01/21

FLASHBACK! One of the most acclaimed Marvel runs of the 1980s was by Walt Simonson on The Mighty Thor. He began writing and drawing it with #337, continued through to #367 (with a quick break in the middle), then gave up art duties but continued writing through #382. This run set aside Dr. Don Blake, focused on mythical threats rather than earthly ones, and injected some humor into what had sometimes been a fairly dry, dour book. Tim and Kumar look back to assess this important run. (Originally

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41:37

Critiquing Comics #247: "Lovers Quarrel" and "Digital...

Deconstructing Comics ·

2026/01/14

A love triangle. One member feels jilted and goes off the deep end. A gun is involved. Tim and Adam talk about the thriller Lovers Quarrel by Rob Capili, Ikos Karimlan, and Joy Mateo. Lovers Quarrel Kickstarter Buy the book on Amazon.com Meanwhile, Digital Bardos has returned! Hippie "digital god" Darren is selling the people on a technology that puts their minds in endless bliss while their bodies are used for slave labor. It's all the rage, but Darren's own son isn't digging the scene. Tim and

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50:34

#862 "Poor Helpless Comics"

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2026/01/07

Ed Subitzky did a lot of cartooning for National Lampoon back in the '70s and '80s. Much of his work revolves around comics done under certain conditions or showing a certain situation ("Fortune-Telling Comics" "Dull Comics" "Poor Reception Comics"). Neither Kumar nor Tim were familiar with his work until picking up the collection Poor Helpless Comics! The cartoons (and more) of Ed Subitzky, but now that they've read it, this episode features their thoughts. Brought to you by: The Quick and the

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01:21:43

#861 Jack Kirby's Captain America: Cap vs Magneto!

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2025/12/30

While it seems a bit odd to see Captain America fighting Magneto, they do have something in common: Jack Kirby had a hand in creating both! The battle takes place in Captain America Annual #4, from 1977; the story is titled "The Great Mutant Massacre" -- but no, not that one. It's an X-men - adjacent story with some very Kirbyesque bizarre concepts. Tim and Emmet discuss, and also look back at the experience of reading all this 1970s Jack Kirby-penned Cap. Brought to you by: Waxy Buildup podcast

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53:54

#372 "Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary":...

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2025/12/24

FLASHBACK! Autobiographical comics are par for the course, but in 1972, Justin Green broke ground for the genre when he published Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary. Some of that broken ground hasn't been trod since; how many autobiographical comics about a battle with mental illness have you seen done as wacky parody comics? Lightning-quick pace, phalluses everywhere, and a helpful instructional arrow pointed at a bunch of bananas? It's unlike any autobio comic before or since, and your take

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01:03:59

#860 Chris Ryall on "Daredevil: Born Again"

Deconstructing Comics ·

2025/12/17

Daredevil: Born Again, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, is one of those comics stories that continues to attract attention decades after it was published. Chris Ryall, co-founder and current publisher at Image imprint Syzygy Publishing, is the author of a new book on that story. He talks with Koom in this episode about the arc's religious symbolism, Ben Urich as the story's magic ingredient, and more. Mazzucchelli art for Marvel Fanfare #40 (Oct 1988) cover, as seen on Koom's wall

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01:25:17

#859 Jason Shiga: Choosing his own path

Deconstructing Comics ·

2025/12/10

Jason Shiga is creator of the four-volume series Demon as well as many interactive comics. This week, Koom interviews Jason about his page layout strategy, his connections to Adrian Tomine, the pros and cons of comics where the reader gets a choice of paths through the story, his intriguing new project, and more. Jason: Shigabooks.com Demon vol. 1 Koom: Killing Shakespeare Koom interviewed on TV about the book Brought to you by: Face the Music ELO podcast Our supporters on Patreon

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01:10:27

#858 Celebrating 20 years by reviewing a 20-year-old...

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2025/12/03

Our first episode was released on December 5, 2005. After 20 years of changes in focus, format, and personnel, as well as Tim self-teaching audio editing, this time we look back at some of what's changed. Also: In our first episode, Tim, Brandon, and Mulele discussed the teaser trailer for Superman Returns; this time, Tim, Kumar, and Emmet review the film! Episodes mentioned: Episode 1: "Superman Returns" "Revelations" "Hellboy" (republished in 2010) Episode 116: "Death by Chocolate: Redux"

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54:14

#857 Carol Tyler's "The Ephemerata": Making sense of...

Deconstructing Comics ·

2025/11/26

Longtime comics creator Carol Tyler went through a horrific stretch in her life where she lost numerous loved ones, from her parents, to a neighbor, to her dog, in just a six-year stretch. Many other things of varying levels of horribleness happened within that time, too. Her response is not so much to tell us what she's learned from the experience as to simply try to learn something from it by making a graphic novel about it, which she called The Ephemerata. This week, Tim is joined by Juan Mah y

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01:46:29

#856 Jim Keefe interview

Deconstructing Comics ·

2025/11/19

The November 16, 2025, Sally Forth strip, with Jim's color guides at the top. Note the appearance of Gregory and Janine from Abbot Elementary in the first panel! Jim Keefe is a longtime comics creator who has worked on the Flash Gordon (art and story) and Sally Forth (art) newspaper strips as well as being King Features' staff colorist. He has also done lettering and retouching for English editions of various manga, and more. This week he talks with Tim about all of this, as well as his time as a

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01:11:46

#855 Jack Kirby's "Captain America" 214 & Annual 3:...

Deconstructing Comics ·

2025/11/12

Jack Kirby wraps up his run on Captain America and the Falcon with issue 214, the rather underwhelming conclusion of the Night Flyer story. But wait! Kirby also did a couple of annuals, so we dig into annual #3 from 1976. Yeaahhhh, that's the stuff! If you haven't been getting enough PULSE-POUNDING ACTION in your comics, this is the issue for you! Brought to you by: Full Manga Alchemists Our supporters on Patreon

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01:29:32

#410 Marvel Comics: Telling the Untold Story

Deconstructing Comics ·

2025/11/05

FLASHBACK! If you're into American comics at all, you undoubtedly know how Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and others changed the industry with their work in the 1960s, and set the template for kinds of stories Marvel still publishes today. That's just part of the story that Sean Howe researched for his 2012 book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story. Through interviews, research of media reports, and of course tons of comics reading, Howe uncovered the backgrounds of many comics stories and rumors

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