Deconstructing Comics
by TimA podcast about the craft of comics
Copyright: 2006-2023
Episodes
#788 Alan Moore’s “1963”
46m · Published
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 … Continue reading #788 Alan Moore’s “1963”
#462 Usagi Yojimbo
1h 12m · Published
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 … Continue reading #462 Usagi Yojimbo
#787 Jack Kirby’s “OMAC”: The World That’s Going
1h 17m · Published
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, … Continue reading #787 Jack Kirby’s “OMAC”: The World That’s Going
#786 Jack Kirby’s “OMAC”: The World That’s Coming
1h 1m · Published
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 … Continue reading #786 Jack Kirby’s “OMAC”: The World That’s Coming
“Black Panther” (2018)
1h 1m · Published
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
#785 “Berserk”: The Prosaic Past
49m · Published
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
#784 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi”: Wipeout
1h 11m · Published
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
#783 Jack Kirby’s “Kamandi” #35-37: Off the deep end
1h 10m · Published
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
#782 Ninja Turtles: “Mutant Mayhem”
56m · Published
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”
#781 “The Hard Switch” and “Pet Peeves”
1h 7m · Published
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”
Deconstructing Comics has 200 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 175:46:13. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 4th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 26th, 2024 08:10.
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