About this podcast
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!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 100 episodes
- #416 Grant Morrison's "New X-Men" · 1 h 13 min · Episode 416FLASHBACK! In the world of corporate comics, creators are challenged to put together a run on a given book that will stand out against everything that's come before in that book…
- Critiquing Comics #251: "Achille & Kipi: The Disconnected" · 43 min · Episode 251Achille & Kipi: The Disconnected is an Italian comic meant to raise issues about modern life and technology. In this episode, Tim and Jason take a stab at critiquing it, but the…
- #890 NOT Jack Kirby's "Black Panther": Oh, right! He's an Avenger! · 1 h 15 min · Episode 890Jack Kirby left Marvel with one issue of his Kiber storyline left to go. We don't know if he left notes on what was to happen, but in Black Panther #13, Jim Shooter and Ed…
- #420 Kupperman and Hanawalt: Our guides to the absurd · 1 h 8 min · Episode 420FLASHBACK! Michael Kupperman's Tales Designed to Thrizzle and Lisa Hanawalt's My Dirty Dumb Eyes are two books exhibiting bizarre humor and pointed takes on modern life. Tim…
- #889 "The Human Remains" · 33 minHave you ever wondered what it's like to go to medical school, take apart cadavers, take exhaustive exams over anatomy, illnesses, and treatments, then become a resident and work…
- #552 "Logan" (2017) · 57 min · Episode 552FLASHBACK! Kumar and Dana discuss Logan in what was, at the time, the first DCP movie review since Iron Man 2! Is Logan an action movie? The action scenes are limited, but when…
- #888 Jack Kirby's "Black Panther": Faded to Kirby Dots · 55 min · Episode 888Jack Kirby's 1970s Black Panther series started out kind of strange, with King T'Challa wandering far from his kingdom for no apparent reason, but the latter part of the series…
- #887 "The Dissidents": A brutally relevant book · 51 min · Episode 887Derf Backderf's latest book is The Dissidents, focusing on a group of political cartoonists in the late 1910s who did powerful political cartoons in a hair-raisingly horrible…
- #886 LeUyen Pham and the magic of "As I Dream Of You" · 1 h 3 min · Episode 886If you think you've read a book like As I Dream of You before, you're probably wrong. Yes, it's about a romance between two teenagers, and yes, it turns tragic, but it's the way…
- Critiquing Comics #250: "Ra no Tabi" · 27 min · Episode 250Well, it was probably inevitable: we were sent a comic made with A.I. The human creator cops to using it for the art, but the story also as an A.I. feel. Is it any good? Is it…
- #885 A Slayer of 13 Demons & A Real Canadian Hero · 51 min · Episode 885This time we're rejoined by Adam Tierney, writer of Romeo and Juliet and Godzilla, as well as Italian artist Saspy. From opposite sides of the planet, they've collaborated on a…
- #884 Jack Kirby's Black Panther: Take THAT, George Lucas! · 48 min · Episode 884This week we finally return to Jack Kirby's 1970s run on Black Panther, specifically issues 9 and 10. With Panther away during a crisis, his four relatives step up and become the…
- #883 Hulk smash! Hulk stomp! Hulk wear rubber Hulk mask! · 48 min · Episode 883Consider the Incredible Hulk. He's often referred to as the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the Marvel Universe. But is he really Jekyll and Hyde on a deep level? Paul has been…
- #882 "Supergirl" vs. "Woman of Tomorrow" · 53 min · Episode 882This summer's Supergirl movie, while not nearly as good as sliced bread, was compelling enough to make Tim curious as to how it compares with the comic it's based on, Supergirl…
- #881 "Doomwar": Black Panther vs. Dr. Doom · 56 min · Episode 881Doomwar is a 2010 miniseries in which Dr. Doom sponsors a coup in Wakanda in order to get his hands on all the country's processed vibranium. As we continue to celebrate 60 years…
- #880 Interviews: Emil Wilson ("The Nightingales") and William Bernhardt ("The Superman Wars") · 1 h 10 min · Episode 880Emil Wilson is the author of the new graphic novel The Nightingales, about a family in 1985 who take in an AIDS patient. The book shows us the panic and misinformation that…
- #879 Comics Satirize Comics: "DESTROY!" and "Doom Force" · 48 min · Episode 879Superhero comics have been parodied for as long as they've existed. This time Tim and Kumar look at two books by comics insiders that satirized the predominant comics of their…
- #878 Three fun graphic novels · 1 h 8 minA number of interesting graphic novels have been brought to our attention recently -- works with laugh-out-loud moments and deeper meanings as well. We review three of them in…
- #671 Derf's "Kent State" · 1 h 19 min · Episode 671FLASHBACK! In 1970, four students died when national guardsman inexplicably opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University. The craziness of 2020 has hindered…
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) · 41 min · Episode 25While the characterization of Spidey in Amazing Spider-Man 2 is still spot-on, not much else in the movie is. Tim and Mulele discuss the myriad problems, and occasional strong…
