- Deconstructing Comics

#802 Jack Kirby’s “2001” #1-5: An Interesting Failure

As Jack Kirby’s adaptation of the movie/novel 2001: A Space Odyssey sold well, Marvel asked...

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Critiquing Comics #235: “Rebirth of the Gangster” and “Toe & So Long”

Critiquing Comics returns, with a comic that we just couldn’t put down, and one that we...

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#801 Swamp Thing Begins: Issues 1-13 reviewed

The character of Swamp Thing originated in House of Secrets #92 in 1971, drawn by Berni...

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#800 “Batman and the Outsiders” vol. 2 review

Batman and the Outsiders was one of DC’s top sellers in the 1980s. This time, Tim is joined by...

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#799 “Berserk” v. 9 & 10 deep dive: Genre hopping

Kentaro Miura’s Berserk can be confounding. Reading volumes 9 and 10 prompts us to ask “Just...

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“Ant-Man and the Wasp” (2018)

After the gravitas of Avengers: Infinity War, which ended in a blaze of glory only for the...

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#241 “Dragon Ball” in depth

FLASHBACK! Though the highly influential manga series, and resulting TV show, are known for...

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#689 Priest’s “Black Panther”

FLASHBACK! In 1998, under the “Marvel Knights” banner, Christopher Priest began the first ongoing...

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#798 “Delicious in Dungeon” yields a feast

Ryoko Kui’s Delicious in Dungeon pokes fun at fantasy games and cooking manga tropes,...

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Critiquing Comics #234: “Murky Water” and “Barking”

  Kel McDonald‘s Murky Water is about a paranormal investigation police unit looking into...

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#797 Jack Kirby’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”

Jack Kirby’s 1976 adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey is an odd combination of the Stanley...

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#796 Stan Mack and “Real Life Funnies”

If you read New York’s Village Voice newspaper between 1974 and 1995, you are probably...

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#479 Some of the greatest Superman stories (or not)

FLASHBACK! There’s no doubt that Superman is one of the most significant characters in the...

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#219 “Asterios Polyp”

FLASHBACK! Reviews of Asterios Polyp blanket the Internet; why need we pile on? Well, for...

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#795 Jack Kirby’s “Capt. America and the Falcon” #198-200: Bicentennial Madness

Cap and the Falcon have found the underground bunker of the aristocratic forces hoping to take...

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#794 “The Ballad of Halo Jones” – in color!

To mark the recent passing of artist Ian Gibson, Kumar and Dana dive into a long-overdue...

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#793 “Berserk” v 7-8: The Battle for Doldrey

While Kentaro Miura’s Berserk is meant to feature the swordsman character Guts, in volumes 7...

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“Avengers: Infinity War” (2018)

Tim continues to catch up with the MCU! This film is awkward to review nearly two years after...

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#792 Jack Kirby’s “Capt. America and the Falcon” #195-197: “Kill-Derby”

Cap and Falcon are trapped in an underground bunker where elites plot to destroy the...

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#791 Daniel Clowes’ “Monica”

Monica is Dan Clowes’s richest and most rewarding book in years, combining the surrealism of...

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