HeyJaredDeconstructing Comics
Deconstructing Comics is a podcast about the craft of comics. Tim, Kumar, Emmet, and guest reviewers discuss a variety of comics (both recent work and classics) and present interviews with a variety of comics creators -- mainstream, indy, and even international!
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#887 “The Dissidents”: A brutally relevant book (opens the original)
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Derf 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 period in American history: World War I, anti-war protest made illegal, massacres of American blacks (encouraged by the president, no less), torture in American prisons and more. Tim and Kumar discuss. Brought to you by: Full Manga Alchemists Our supporters on Patreon
#886 LeUyen Pham and the magic of “As I Dream Of You” (opens the original)
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If 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 the story is told that sets it apart, intentionally misleading you in several ways that give it heft and make rereads obligatory, just to absorb everything the book is doing. The story is by Jennifer Lee , writer and director of Frozen and other animated films; the artist is LeUyen Pham , who comes from the world of chil
Critiquing Comics #250: “Ra no Tabi” (opens the original)
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Well, 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 ethical to present it as “art”? Tim and Adam discuss. Brought to you by: Checkered Past podcast Our supporters on Patreon
#885 A Slayer of 13 Demons & A Real Canadian Hero (opens the original)
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This 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 new comedy/horror/YA graphic novel from IDW, 13 Demons Dead . Meanwhile, Koom has been at Fan Expo Canada. He’s done a brief interview with John Rhys-Davies (Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Sallah in the Indiana Jones series) and a longer talk with Captain Canuck co-creator Richard Comely . Is there a connec
#884 Jack Kirby’s Black Panther: Take THAT, George Lucas! (opens the original)
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This 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 Black Musketeers ! Will they be comedically inept? Racially cringey? Or maybe they’ll turn out to be so great that everybody will forget about T’Challa! Also, Panther’s plight takes an amusing turn as he encounters a sci-fi film shoot in the African desert… hmmm… Brought to you by: Quarter Bin podcast Our supporters o
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