Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCritiquing Comics: "Fables of Fear" and "Black Plastic"
Episode 243
Fables of Fear is an anthology horror title by Karl Brandt and David Parsons. Tim and Adam discuss; there are some good short stories here, but mayb…
1 year, 3 months ago
Drawn & Quarterly and Canadian comics
Episode 559
FLASHBACK! This week a wide-ranging discussion between two Canadians, Koom and Ian, about comics in Canada. The talk centers on Montreal-based publi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Jillian Tamaki interview
Episode 210
FLASHBACK! Skim is a coming-of-age graphic novel written by Mariko Tamaki, and drawn by her cousin Jillian Tamaki. Jillian works primarily in the fi…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Fantastic Four on Film: "Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007)
Episode 839
This week we look at the movie that was based on the “Galactus Trilogy” of Fantastic Four #48-50, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. How doe…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Fantastic Four on Film: The Galactus Trilogy
Episode 838
One of the most famous Fantastic Four stories is the “Galactus Trilogy” from Fantastic Four 48-50 in 1966. This story has been adopted more than onc…
1 year, 4 months ago
Jack Kirby's Captain America 206-208: The Tiger, the Swine...and the Fish
Episode 837
When Steve and Sam foil an attempt by police from south of the border to arrest their friendly waiter, the cops decide to arrest Steve instead! Hey,…
1 year, 4 months ago
"Clyde Fans" reviewed by two fans
Episode 836
In Clyde Fans by Seth, two brothers run a fan company for fifty years. One might expect it to be prosaic, but instead it’s an immersive and epic exp…
1 year, 5 months ago
"Raised by Ghosts": A time capsule, but relevant to anyone who's been a teen
Episode 835
Briana Loewinsohn, who got a lot of praise two years back for her graphic memoir Ephemera, is back with a new book, Raised by Ghosts. It’s a slightl…
1 year, 5 months ago
Jack Kirby's "Cap and Falcon" vs a bodybuilding corpse
Episode 834
What’s that Kirby Crackle octopus chasing Cap and Falcon? And didn’t it used to be an oddly muscular, bald (naturally) corpse? It’s Agron, who gives…
1 year, 5 months ago
Jack Kirby's "Cap and Falcon" 201-203: Who are "the Night People"?
Episode 833
The Night People are looking for a superhero. But who are the Night People? Where do they come from? And what does one have to sacrifice to become t…
1 year, 5 months ago