Tim and Mulele discuss Alan Caeser’s Rena Rouge–or at least, the art and coloring. The story, well… We’d critique it if we could.
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Critiquing Comics #054: “Bud and Simon”
We can see why some of the characters in Bud & Simon are fuzzy — Bud is a koala — but why are the buildings? Is it a parody of spy tropes, or a serious attempt that doesn’t quite get the tropes right? Tim and Mulele examine David Starbuck’s comic to answer the surprisingly tricky question: Is it lame or awesome?
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Critiquing Comics #053: “Barbadango”
This is the prettiest comic we’ve seen in quite a while! Gorgeous art and a promising story characterize George Caltsoudas’ all-ages digital comic Barbadango. Tim and Mulele savor.
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Critiquing Comics #052: “Super Inc, Villians’ Edition”
Listener Aghori Shaivite asked us to look at his comic, Super Inc. Villians’ Edition, which explores the lives of the villians he has created for his superhero comics. Unfortunately, Tim and Mulele have identified a number of problems with the writing…
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Critiquing Comics #051: “Black Alpha”
In Deconstructing Comics #303, Tim talked to Tom Rasch about how he was monetizing his comics project Black Alpha, a superheroes-in-space story. Now he’s asked Tim and Mulele to critique the first issue. They find that, while it’s a nice-looking comic, it has some issues…
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Critiquing Comics #050: “Shattered with Curve of Horn”
What happened on that night eight years ago? An experimental drug was tried by four friends, leading to widely contrasting outcomes for each. That’s the premise of Shattered with Curve of Horn, by Max Miller Dowdle. Tim and Mulele critique.
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Critiquing Comics #049: “Utopiates”
A near-future scenario where contractor-employed soldiers are administered a certain drug before going into battle… Tim and Mulele take on Utopiates by Josh Finney and Kat Rocha. Will they get addicted, or have a bad trip?
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Critiquing Comics #048: “Burden”
A tale of responsibility and loss; Tim and Mulele discuss Burden by Cole Munro-Chitty.
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#364 Dime Dancing in a Cramped Space
Mulele bought a print comic from one of his favorite online artists, the mysterious creator of the Tanglefoot page on Tumblr. The comic, Dime a Dance, is a fun silent story with dynamic art. Too bad it doesn’t have more room to breathe.
Tim and Mulele also look at:
- Number 13 issue 0, by Robert Love & David Walker
- Harvest issue 1, by A.J. Lieberman and Colin Lorimer
- The Thirty-six issue 1, by Kristopher White and George Zapata
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Critiquing Comics #047: “Argo 5”
A new superhero team comes together. But why, and how were they recruited? Tim and Mulele look for answers as they critique Dan Sehn, Arley Tucker, and Alex Garcia’s Argo 5 #1!
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