NOW ON PATREON: Our latest SILVER AGE #BATMAN outing features the first appearance of Bat-Mite! Join for $4/month at www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Tim and Kumar discuss Ed Subitzky's "Poor Helpless Comics" from National Lampoon deconstructingcomics.com?p=8980

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: We complete our look at Jack Kirby's CAPTAIN AMERICA work with Cap Annual #4 (1977): Cap vs. Magneto! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8977 #JackKirby #CaptainAmerica

FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: How can Shinichi end the carnage caused by Shimada? If he approaches Shimada, he’s likely to be killed himself. Tim and Patrick recount #PARASYTE chapter 24, the conclusion of the school massacre. www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Justin Green's “Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary”: Painful Personal Memoir as Wacky Comedy! When else has anyone written about their own mental illness like it was for Harvey Kurtzman's "MAD"? deconstructingcomics.com?p=8971

TO THE BATPOLES returns with a look at Lorenzo Semple's BAT NOTES memo: the seven things in it that we found most surprising! Also, an update on our book on #Batman66 S1! tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/222-semples-... Join our Patreon to listen ad-free and get outtakes! www.patreon.com/deconcomics

Feels so good to be drawing again! Made possible by my cold causing me to have to cancel working for my other job this week 😅 😷 Would your battle aura be a cat or an armadillo? 😆

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Chris Ryall, author of "#Daredevil Born Again: An Exploration" talks with Koom about that arc's religious symbolism, Ben Urich as the story's magic ingredient, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8963 #MarvelComics

On this week's @fullmanga.bsky.social, our podcast on Hitoshi Iwaaki's series PARASYTE, @patokon.bsky.social mentioned guitarist Roy Clark, and how amazing his playing was. Here's a good example!

FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: #Parasyte chapter 23 "Confusion and Slaughter" - the title says it all! Can Shinichi find Satomi before she's taken out by a parasyte rampaging through the school building? Tim and Patrick read with bated breath! #manga www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: This week, Koom interviews Jason Shiga about his page layout strategy, his connections to Adrian Tomine, the pros and cons of comics where the reader gets a choice of paths through the story, his intriguing new project, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8953

Interview with Jason Shiga coming up this Wednesday on DECONSTRUCTING COMICS podcast! Hope you'll tune in!

THE BAT-APE! Join us on our Patreon for $4/month to hear our discussion of BATMAN #114 (March 1958), when the Dynamic Duo went ape! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS is twenty years old! This week we do a bit of reminiscing, and go back to that #SUPERMAN RETURNS trailer we discussed in episode 1. Let's finally discuss that movie! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8947

FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: As Yuko contemplates confronting Shimada with her suspicion that he's an alien, Shinichi again alienates Satomi. Tim and Patrick discuss Hitoshi Iwaaki's #PARASYTE chapter 22 "Fissure"! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...

BAT BITS: We conclude our look at Lorenzo Semple's BATNOTES memo, guidelines for writing #batman66! This time: the show’s running characters, the format, and the question of showing supered titles on the screen rather than narration! Join our Patreon to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Carol Tyler tries to make sense of the worst of all possible stretches in her life in her latest, "The Ephemerata." Juan Mah y Busch joins me to review. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8942 @fantagraphics.bsky.social

New interview with the Deconstructing Comics Podcast just landed, moderated by the terrific Tim Young! Mysteries explained! Secrets uncovered! Secret identities revealed! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT‼️ @deconcomics.bsky.social deconstructingcomics.com?p=8935

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: An interview with artist, writer, colorist, and letterer Jim Keefe, including his work on "Flash Gordon" and "Sally Forth"! @jimkeefe.bsky.social deconstructingcomics.com?p=8935

FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: Shinichi has to step it to prevent Hideo Shimada from making a meal — literally — out of Mitsuo (a.k.a. “Mitch”) and his friends. Can he get there in time? We discuss #PARASYTE ch 21! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...

BAT BITS: NOW LIVE on PATREON, part four of our discussion of Lorenzo Semple's "BATNOTES" memo to prospective #Batman66 writers. This time: The Batmobile, Batcave, utility belt and more! www.patreon.com/deconcomics

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Kirby nears the end of his 1970s #CaptainAmerica run! The "Night Flyer" story ends with a whimper, but wow, that 1976 annual! Tim and Emmet talk about space vampires and more! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8929

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DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: A talk with @seanhowe.bsky.social about the history of #Marvel Comics! There’s plenty of intra-creator acrimony to be found in "Marvel Comics: The Untold Story", yet Howe found that the book helped some to move on from decades-old wounds. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8926

FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: In the 20th chapter of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s PARASYTE, as Shinichi’s dad tackles his grief, we learn that the parasites’ effect on the wider world has been. www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...

Our discussion of Lorenzo Semple’s 14-page “Batnotes” memo continues! This time: Why Batman doesn't carry a gun, how to write Bruce Wayne, and more! Join for $2 a month at www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman66

CRITIQUING #COMICS: We critique "Roy Beckwith and the Cursed Continent" by Nick Patch, Jarret Katz @jkatzstudio.bsky.social, and Fabi Marques, and "A French Expat in the U.K." by Agathe Montagnon! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8919

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Last summer's #Superman movie was a welcome improvement over many recent films featuring the character. This week Kumar & Emmet discuss how it comments on Zach Snyder's take, on internet culture, anti-immigrant sentiment, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8914

FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: Shimada Hideo, the parasite who has entered Shinichi’s school, wants us to believe that he’s just there to look for a way to coexist with humans. Can Shinichi trust him? Tim and Patrick discuss PARASYTE chapter 19, “Shimada Hideo”! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...

Well, the crap’s really hitting the fan now @danschkade.bsky.social comicskingdom.com/flash-gordon...

BAT BITS: Join our Patreon to hear more of Lorenzo Semple's advice to prospective Bat-writers! This time, some surprising takes on the villains and the GCPD! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics #batman66

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: This week, a look at the strange history of "Robotech"! Robotech was a combination of three different anime -- why?? And why, after all these years, doesn't the #Robotech story doesn't really progress? I'm joined by Erik Amaya from Comicon.com! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8904

SILVER AGE BATMAN: Was there a Batman before Batman? How could Bruce have not aged for 10 years? We discuss "The First Batman" (Detective Comics 235). Support our Patreon for $4/month to hear out discussions of '50s Batman comics, as well as #Batman66 show "Bat Bits"! www.patreon.com/deconcomics

DECONSTRUCTING #COMICS: The Comics Journal judged #KrazyKat as the best comic of the 20th century. Tim & Kumar discuss Krazy's gender ambiguity, creator George Harriman's mysterious racial background, and just how much he did with a mouse throwing a brick at a cat. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8900

FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: While Shinichi’s name comes up in low places, he continues to deal with the fallout from Migi saving his life. Will Satomi dump him? And who is this parasite at Shinichi’s school? Does he pose a danger? Tim & Patrick discuss chapter 18 of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s PARASYTE! #manga

BAT BITS begins a look at the guidelines given to Bat-writers as #Batman66 was getting underway! traffic.libsyn.com/tothebatpole...

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: @danschkade is the current writer/artist on the Flash Gordon comic strip. I talk with him about keeping readers up to speed while moving the story forward, how to recap strips you haven't drawn yet, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8896

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Were #CarlBarks' #DonaldDuck comics satire? social commentary? Or just entertainment? Tim and Kumar discuss with Tom Spurgeon in this flashback episode from 2013! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8891

FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: Guest philosopher Richard joins Tim and Patrick to discuss how #FullmetalAlchemist's Dwarf in the Flask could be seen as analogous to A.I. www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis... #manga

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: In CAP 212 and 213, the Zola/Red Skull story ends, and #JackKirby introduces another fascinating character with another underwhelming name! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8886

SILVER AGE #BATMAN podcast #11 now live on Patreon! DETECTIVE 233 sees the introduction of the original #Batwoman, complete with super-feminized weapons and constant belittling of women's crime-fighting ability abound. Tim and Paul take a look. www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics

CRITIQUING #COMICS: We get a look at the latest issues of @AsanteAmani's JOE MALLARD, and at Ky Lawrence's trippy graphic novel DREAM MACHINE! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8879

FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: How much has Shinichi changed since Migi spread throughout his body? In PARASYTE chapter 17, his fellow high school students are noticing the difference. Tim and Patrick discuss. www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: After we built up to it for months, FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS is finally here. Did it live up to the hype? How does it compare to the other FF films? Tim, Kumar, and Jordan discuss deconstructingcomics.com?p=8876 #FantasticFour

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: A talk with Wahæb Algarmi, author of “Almost Sunset”, a graphic novel about a Muslim American boy’s search for balance between family traditions and school demands. Also, Koom and Wahab discuss the merits or demerits of 1990s Image comics! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8872

NEW EPISODE of "Full MANGA Alchemists"! #PARASYTE 16 "Journey's End": Tim and Patrick discuss the final showdown with the Momacyte! Can Shinichi survive? What about Uda-san? www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis... #manga

SILVER AGE BATMAN: Tim and Patrick discuss the debut of ACE, the BAT-HOUND! Join us on Patreon for $4 a month, or buy the episode! www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman

On the latest BAT BITS, we conclude our look at Sheldon Stark’s script for "Fine Finny Fiends"! What scene setting was changed due to the lack of a certain set? What was Finella originally to be wearing in the final scene? Join us on PATREON to hear our bat-discussion! www.patreon.com/deconcomics

DECONSTRUCTING #COMICS: Ben Wickey's new graphic novel, More Weight: A Salem Story, gives us a very deep dive into the Salem witch trials: why they happened, who was to blame, and how the city has dealt with their legacy. He talks with Koom on this week's show. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8868

DECONSTRUCTING COMICS completes reviews of the three #SamRaimi #SpiderMan movies this week with "Spider-Man 3" (2007). Writer Alvin Sargent managed to weave together multiple plotlines to make a script with a message - although maybe not the one Raimi had in mind. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8864