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!

#816 Chester Brown interview: "Paying for It," the movie 10/02/2024

#593 "Reading 'Nancy'”, plus “Cat and Mouse”! 09/25/2024

Critiquing Comics #239: "Let's Go, Coco" and "Digital Bardos" 09/18/2024

#338 Everything’s Archie! 09/11/2024

#815 Jack Kirby's "Eternals", #9-12: Judging books by their covers 09/04/2024

#134 “The R. Crumb Handbook” 08/28/2024

Critiquing Comics #238: "Jane Jet" and "The Fog Within" 08/21/2024

#591 “Promethea”: A mind-bending, life-changing comic 08/14/2024

#296 "Little Orphan Annie" 08/07/2024

"Captain Marvel" (2019) 07/31/2024

#598 Dylan Horrocks looks back at “Hicksville” 07/24/2024

#814 Jack Kirby's "Eternals" 5-8: As wacky as they wanna be 07/17/2024

#813 "Cross Game": Baseball manga that's not about baseball (much) 07/10/2024

#812 Jonah Lobe on character anatomy and "Quiet: Level One" 07/06/2024

#811 "Blood of the Virgin": About much more than filmmaking 07/03/2024

#810 "Batman/Dylan Dog": Dark Knight meets Nightmare Investigator 06/26/2024

Critiquing Comics #237: "Detective Perez: Autotropolis" and "Griz Grobus" 06/19/2024

#809 Pidge interview: "Fiction is a way to tell the truth" 06/12/2024

#808 Jack Kirby's "The Eternals" 1-4: Chariots of the Superheroes? 06/05/2024

Critiquing Comics #236: "Clover and Cutlass" and "Coiled to Strike" 05/29/2024

#807 Reviews: "Fiendish" and "Safer Places" 05/22/2024

#806 "Berserk" v. 13 & 14: Is this scene necessary? 05/15/2024

#805 "Feeding Ghosts": a story of Chinese history and family trauma 05/08/2024

#167 “City of Glass”: Adapting a Novel to Comics 05/02/2024

#804 "Berserk" v. 11 & 12: Cartoonish violence, epic horror 05/01/2024

#803 Jack Kirby's "2001" #6-10: Machine Man Begins 04/24/2024

#802 Jack Kirby's "2001" #1-5: An Interesting Failure 04/17/2024

Critiquing Comics #235: "Rebirth of the Gangster" and "Toe & So Long" 04/10/2024

#801 Swamp Thing Begins: Issues 1-13 reviewed 04/03/2024

#800 "Batman and the Outsiders" vol. 2 review 03/27/2024