Deconstructing Comics Podcast, published every Monday, features comics creator discussion and comics reviews.
6/30/08 “The R. Crumb Handbook”
A recent R. Crumb compilation is reviewed by a Crumb connoisseur (Kumar) and a Crumb newbie (Tim). The book features Crumb at his sweetest and his most shocking. But can this (or any book) claim to be the perfect Crumb compilation?
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Jeffrey Brown’s “Clumsy”, and the joys and perils of non-linear storytelling. Also: Comic Book Comics!
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Tim meets up with Mulele and Patrick G to answer questions from Brandon about a proposed comics-producing process, and address the classic creator’s quandry: What do you do when you just don’t feel inspired?
6/16/08 Processes and Inspiration
Zombie 1.0 (Brandon’s comic)
Tim, Brandon, and Mulele review League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol. 2 (May 1, 2006)
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Experienced animator Jim Hardison tries his hand at comics writing with The Helm! He also manages advertising characters, including some pretty famous ones; sounds like a grrrrrreat! job.
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Two Canadian coming-of-age comics: “Scott Pilgrim” by Bryan Lee O’Malley, and “Paul Has a Summer Job” by Michel Rabagliati!
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Matt Silady makes his triumphant return to the podcast, to talk about his Eisner nomination, the graphic novel workshop he recently taught, and drawing right on the the computer screen.
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The Orphan Works bill in front of the U.S. Congress now poses huge problems for creators, especially in visual media, all over the world. Tim talks to Brad Holland from the American Society of Illustrators Partnership.
Tell your congressional reps to vote against this bill
Orphan Works Resource Page for Artists
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Osamu Tezuka is Japan’s “God of Manga.” Ode to Kirihito may be one of the reasons. Tim and Kumar review.
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Tim and Brandon struggle with League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier, zip through Alex Robinson’s Lower Regions, revisit The Black Diamond, and go back in comics history for The Grendel Archives.
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The Four Immigrants Manga is the story of Japanese immigrants in early-20th-century San Francisco. Tim and Kumar review.
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