#886 LeUyen Pham and the magic of “As I Dream Of You”
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 tw...
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20 of 123 episodesCritiquing Comics #250: “Ra no Tabi”
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...
#885 A Slayer of 13 Demons & A Real Canadian Hero
This time we’re rejoined by Adam Tierney , writer of Romeo and Juliet and Godzilla, as well as Italian artist Saspy . From opposite si...
#884 Jack Kirby’s Black Panther: Take THAT, George Lucas!
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, h...
#883 Hulk smash! Hulk stomp! Hulk wear rubber Hulk mask!
Consider the Incredible Hulk. He’s often referred to as the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the Marvel Universe. But is he really Jekyll and Hyde...
#882 “Supergirl” vs. “Woman of Tomorrow”
This summer’s Supergirl movie, while not nearly as good as sliced bread, was compelling enough to make Tim curious as to how it compar...
#881 “Doomwar”: Black Panther vs. Dr. Doom
Doomwar is a 2010 miniseries in which Dr. Doom sponsors a coup in Wakanda in order to get his hands on all the country’s processed vib...
#880 Interviews: Emil Wilson (“The Nightingales”) and William Bernhardt (“The Superman Wars”)
Emil Wilson is the author of the new graphic novel The Nightingales , about a family in 1985 who take in an AIDS patient. The book shows us...
#879 Comics Satirize Comics: “DESTROY!” and “Doom Force”
Superhero comics have been parodied for as long as they’ve existed. This time Tim and Kumar look at two books by comics insiders that...
#878 Three fun graphic novels
A number of interesting graphic novels have been brought to our attention recently — works with laugh-out-loud moments and deeper mean...
#671 Derf’s “Kent State”
FLASHBACK! In 1970, four students died when national guardsman inexplicably opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University....
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
While the characterization of Spidey in Amazing Spider-Man 2 is still spot-on, not much else in the movie is. Tim and Mulele discuss the myr...
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
After Sam Raimi bailed on doing any more Spidey movies, Sony decided to reboot. So, ten years after Spider-man 1, viewers got a new version...
#877 Jack Kirby’s Black Panther #7-8: The Truth about Vibranium
The adventure in the Samurai City comes to a close, and Panther attempts to get back to Wakanda . As a vibranium-related crisis unfolds in h...
#876 Marjane Satrapi remembered
Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi passed away on June 4. This week, Tim and Kumar recall their initial reactions to that book and talk a bit...
#471 “Crumb” and “Punk Rock Jesus”
(Concluding our review of past episodes featuring the work of R. Crumb.) FLASHBACK! Tim and Kumar meet in person for the first time! This ca...
#415 Crumb’s Confounding “Genesis”
FLASHBACK! Perhaps one of the most puzzling comics releases in years was The Book of Genesis, Illustrated by R. Crumb. While it’s a virtuoso...
#384 R. Crumb’s “Weirdo” Years Revisited
FLASHBACK! Weirdo was a magazine started by R. Crumb, which featured Crumb’s work alongside that of a number of other underground-type comic...
Critiquing Comics #249: “Westron”
Westron is about a private investigator who investigates crimes with supernatural elements. When a girl is murdered, he feels driven to solv...
#875 Swamp Thing in Spaaaaace
At last we complete our look at Alan Moore ‘s Swamp Thing run, looking at Swampy’s battle with Gotham City, his seeming death, a...