Deconstructing 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! And in our occasional "Critiquing Comics" episodes, We'll even critique YOUR comic! 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 the casual comic book or graphic novel fan, as well!

Critiquing Comics #245: "Joe Mallard" 4-6 and "Dream Machine" 09/10/2025

#850 "Fantastic Four: First Steps" (2025): Did it live up to the hype? 09/03/2025

#849 "Almost Sunset": Wahab Algarmi on growing up Muslim in America 08/27/2025

#848 "More Weight": Ben Wickey talks Salem witch trials 08/20/2025

"Spider-Man 3" (2007) 08/13/2025

"Spider-Man 2" (2004) 08/06/2025

"Spider-Man" (2002) 07/30/2025

Critiquing Comics #244: "God Summoner" and "The Keluarga Cable Ship Company" 07/23/2025

#780 Jim Shooter interview 07/16/2025

#847 "Angel and the Ape": Forgotten, but not gone 07/09/2025

#846 Pow! Crack! Breaking down comics sound effects 07/02/2025

#845 Jack Kirby's "Cap and Falcon" 209-211: An Uncle Sam Person 06/25/2025

The Fantastic Four on Film: "Fant4stic" (2015) pt 2: WTF does Doom want?? 06/18/2025

#843 The Fantastic Four on Film: "Fant4stic" (2015) pt 1 06/11/2025

#842 Struggling with Kit Anderson's "Second Shift" 06/04/2025

#633 “Eileen Gray: A House Under the Sun” 05/28/2025

#841 Ken Krimstein on Einstein, Kafka, and comics in general 05/21/2025

#840 Joe Sacco's books on the Middle East 05/14/2025

#385 The Legacy of “Starman” 05/07/2025

Critiquing Comics #243: "Fables of Fear" and "Black Plastic" 04/30/2025

#559 Drawn & Quarterly and Canadian comics 04/23/2025

#210 Jillian Tamaki interview(s) 04/16/2025

#839 The Fantastic Four on Film: "Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007) 04/09/2025

#838 The Fantastic Four on Film: The Galactus Trilogy 04/02/2025

#837 Jack Kirby's Captain America 206-208: The Tiger, the Swine...and the Fish 03/26/2025

#836 "Clyde Fans" reviewed by two fans 03/19/2025

#835 "Raised by Ghosts": A time capsule, but relevant to anyone who's been a teen 03/12/2025

#834 Jack Kirby's "Cap and Falcon" vs a bodybuilding corpse 03/05/2025

#833 Jack Kirby's "Cap and Falcon" 201-203: Who are "the Night People"? 02/26/2025

#832 Michael Cohen: Comics price guides, "Peanuts", and more 02/19/2025