Deconstructing Comics #714: Debbie Jacobson
Ghosting is about a bus driver in a budding relationship with a woman who suddenly disappears from his life. Has
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Deconstructing Comics #713: ‘Second Coming’ Comes Back
Mark Russell & Richard Pace‘s Second Coming stirred up controversy before it even came out, because it was a comic
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Deconstructing Comics #712: San Diego Comic-Con Begins
San Diego Comic-Con has always been about more than comics! That’s the contention of producer and journalist Mathew Klickstein, who
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Deconstructing Comics Special: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
“Tim Catches Up with the MCU” continues with our look at Guardians of the Galaxy. How does it rank in
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Deconstructing Comics #711: Tom Scioli’s ‘Kirby’
Tom Scioli’s Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics is a bio in comics form and written
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Deconstructing Comics Special: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
In this episode of “Tim Catches Up with the MCU”, Tim and Mulele discuss the political thriller Captain America: The
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Deconstructing Comics #710: Naoki Urasawa’s ‘Pluto’
You’re probably aware of the Osamu Tezuka character Astro Boy (called Tetsuwon Atom in Japan). Starting in 2003, Naoki Urasawa
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Deconstructing Comics #709: ‘Air Gear’
Shonen manga are known for putting their protagonists in systems that they must work their way up through in a
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Deconstructing Comics #708: Aaack! ‘Cathy’ Is Still Relevant!
Cathy Guisewite‘s longrunning comic strip Cathy is still a topic of discussion eleven years after it ended. While it may
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #707: Joe Dator And ‘Inked’
After fifteen years of cartooning for The New Yorker, Joe Dator has a deep catalog of published work –
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #706: ‘Ping Pong’
Prolific manga creator Taiyo Matsumoto‘s Ping Pong is, nominally, a sports manga, but it doesn’t stick to the tropes. It
Read moreDeconstructing Comics Special — ‘Thor: The Dark World’
This week, from our archive of Patreon podcasts, Tim and Mulele discuss the movie Thor: The Dark World in another
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #704: ‘Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee’
Continuing with “How Much Stan Can You Stand?”, this time, Tim and Emmet take on Stan Lee’s 2002 memoir (with
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #701: Barry Windsor-Smith’s ‘Monsters’
A story originally conceived as an Incredible Hulk tale in — really — the 1980s, Barry Windsor-Smith‘s Monsters has finally
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #699: ‘How to Be Happy’
In this episode Kumar Sivasubramanian (psst, our Eisner nominated member of the Deconstructing Comics team) and Emmet O’Cuana discuss Eleanor
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #698: Tony Stark, Futurist
In the 21st century, Tony Stark (alter ego of Iron Man) has been evolving into an Elon Musk-type “futurist.” What
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #697: ‘Everyone Is Tulip’
Most people have some dreams of fame and fortune. A certain portion of those people make their way to Hollywood
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #696: Sequential Potential And ‘Minamata’
Comics, of course, are not just for entertainment. They’re a great medium for educating. This week we feature two examples:
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #695: “Zander Cannon Talks ‘Smax!'”
A comics series that’s sadly hard to find these days is Smax by Alan Moore, Zander Cannon, and Andrew Currie.
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #694 “True Believer”
How much Stan can you stand? That’s the question Emmet and Tim are asking as we review an undetermined number
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #693: “Manga’s Scary Cats!”
There’s a history of horror manga featuring cats, especially humans with cat features. What are some of the prominent titles
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #692: “Stan Lee And The Rise And Fall Of The American Comic Book”
Tim and Emmet begin a series on Stan Lee biographies with the 2003 book Stan Lee and the Rise and
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #691: Moore And Andrade’s “Crossed +100”
It’s debatable whether Garth Ennis’ series Crossed, about a disease that causes people to act in the most reprehensible ways
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #690: “Dragon Age: Dark Fortress” And “Haha”
Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, following up on their appearance in episode 653, are back on the show to discuss
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #689: Priest’s “Black Panther”
In 1998, under the “Marvel Knights” banner, Christopher Priest began the first ongoing Black Panther title in nearly two decades.
Read moreDeconstructing Comics Bonus: “Iron Man 3” (2013)
This week, from our archive of Patreon podcasts, Tim and Mulele discuss the movie Iron Man 3 in another edition
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #688: Jed MacKay Interview
Canadian Jed MacKay is rising through the ranks at Marvel with some stellar books starring secondary characters — the Black
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #687: “Crowded”
Is it annoying or brilliant? A smart commentary on internet culture? Too trendy for the oldsters who make this podcast?
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #686: Con Chrisoulis Interview
Con Chrisoulis has been on the comics scene since 1996, releasing comics in his native Australia, in Greece, and in
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #685: Hilary Barta Interview
Hilary Barta has been drawing (and sometimes writing) comics for decades, for nearly any publisher you can name. He even
Read moreDeconstructing Comics #684: Joe Sacco’s “Paying The Land”
Comics journalist Joe Sacco is back, with an up-close look at the Dene people, of the western part of Canada’s
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