@deconcomics
A podcast about the craft of comics. Notable comics of the past, comics-related movies, & new indy work. Submit your work for critique. Our family of shows includes "To the Batpoles!" (Batman '66) & "The Law of Equivalent Exchange" (Fullmetal Alchemist)
BAT BITS: Why were so many #Batman66 opening recaps rewritten vs what was in the draft script? How do you write a good Batman recap? We compare one episode’s draft to the broadcast recap to determine what the guidelines may have been. Join our Patreon to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: A Ribbet-ing Time Travel Story! Tim and Emmet discuss the first two issues of #JackKirby's 1970s #BlackPanther run, in which Panther gets mixed up in the search for the second of King Solomon's Frogs - a bizarre time travel device! deconstructingcomics.com?p=9013
Full MANGA Alchemists! PARASYTE ch 28 "A Calm Day": Shinichi's relationship with Satomi is now making up lost ground — But wait...the parasytes are entering politics? What the — — Tim and Patrick discuss the 28th chapter of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s PARASYTE!
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On the latest SILVER AGE BATMAN, we jump to slightly before the Silver Age began to look at this classic story of Bruce Wayne: Robin! Tim and Patrick discuss "When #Batman was Robin" from DETECTIVE 226! Support us for $4/month to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics #SilverAgeComics
My graphic novel, ‘troubled detective’
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Xillo not exactly the sharpest bowling ball in the alley.
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: @katrionachapman.bsky.social recently released "The Pass", about a woman who starts a restaurant and the relationships, triumphs, and struggles of that business. This week, Tim and Emmet discuss. deconstructingcomics.com?p=9010
This year our show is highlighting the 60th anniversary of BLACK PANTHER's first appearance. Here's a listing of ALL of the character's comics appearances! cmro.travis-starnes.com/character_de...
A hat-tip to @tstarnes.bsky.social
Plus, capes can get you sucked into jet engines — but that’s a completely different story.
On CRITIQUING #COMICS, @jasonmcnamara.bsky.social and I have twice discussed @asanteamani.bsky.social's "Joe Mallard" comics. Asante has now collected them into a book, "Troubled #Detective"! Check out his Kickstarter for more: www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...
This is what I see when I'm preparing to upload a new episode's graphic. Quite a #comics cross-section!
BAT BITS: We conclude our discussion of the draft script for the show’s second Riddler story, “A Riddle A Day Keeps the Riddler Away”, featuring a VERY different, and surprisingly LETHAL, climactic scene at the Queen of Freedom Monument! Join our Patreon to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Inio Asano's "Goodnight Punpun" features spectacular scenery but a crudely drawn protagonist in a world where everyone seems depressed. Tim and Kumar talk about the comic, and Asano's arguments with fans and with himself. deconstructingcomics.com?p=9006 #manga
Full MANGA Alchemists: We’ve seen some bloody chapters of #PARASYTE, but chapter 27 is the bloodiest so far. But why is this parasite killing mobsters? Something new is starting, and Tim and Patrick doubt it’ll be good news for Shinichi and Lefty. www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Black Panther 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 #FantasticFour #53 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! deconstructingcomics.com?p=9002
For a long time I thought it meant a uniform worn by a union member! Lol
BAT BITS: We continue our look at the draft script “A Riddle A Day Keeps the Riddler Away”! Who impersonates Batman in this version? Why did Gordon think Batman was dead? What country is King Boris from? We’ll dig into all of it! Join our Patreon to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics #Batman66
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DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Cartoonist Harold Buchholz talks about making sure kids have access to great age-appropriate comics; how he helped keep #ArchieComics afloat; the Mystery Science Theater 3000 comic, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8999 #Peanuts @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social #MST3K
PARASYTE: Kana’s attraction to Shinichi, and what her sixth sense has told her about him. But why does her romantic dream look like it was drawn by Kentaro Miura (BERSERK)? What happens when Kana talks with Satomi? Tim and Patrick talk about chapter 26! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
SILVER AGE BATMAN podcast presents a Golden Age story, and an important one in the history of #Catwoman: "The Secret Life of the Catwoman" from #BATMAN #62, Dec 1950! Tim and Emmet discuss. Join our Patreon for $4/month to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics
It's been 60 years since the Black Panther debuted in #FantasticFour #52! This week Emmet and I discuss this historic issue, a story that plays on reader assumptions from past stories about Africa and then utterly defies them!
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Now THAT is one sick burn. Kudos. @fmarciuliano.bsky.social @jimkeefe.bsky.social
BAT BITS: We discussing the draft script for “A Riddle A Day Keeps the Riddler Away”! We touch on how Fred DeGorter wrote the Riddler vs how the lines were re-written, Robin insulting Batman, & an abandoned establishing shot... Join our Patreon to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics #Batman66
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: A talk with cartoonist Jimmy Gownley, creator of #AmeliaRules, #TannerRocks and more, and co-host of the UNPACKING #PEANUTS podcast! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8991 @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social
Gee, imagine that, a ruler whose message is all about hate and fear. It's a good thing WE never -- oh, wait.
The movie, that is. The podcast turned out great!
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: This time we're taking a look at the first #FullmetalAlchemist live-action movie from 2017, joined by our friends at the Comic Book Movie Oblivion podcast! Did it turn out to be as bad as we'd heard? www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Does Walt Simonson's 1980s THOR run still stand up? We flash back to this 2019 episode where we discussed it deconstructingcomics.com?p=8988 #MarvelComics #Thor
Spatial disks don't sound very environmentally friendly. No reusable ones?