A podcast on the craft of comics. Great comics of the past, comics-related movies, & new indy work. Submit your work for critique. Our shows include "To the Batpoles!" (Batman '66) & "Full MANGA Alchemists"! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deconcomicshttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mvnrhvw7qh2lDECONSTRUCTING #COMICS: An interview with LeUyen Pham, artist on the new book "As I Dream of You", written by Jennifer Lee. It's a book that intentionally misleads you, to a very moving effect. deconstructingcomics.com?p=915416 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnrhvw7qh2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mvdpm3pdtp2jCRITIQUING COMICS: "Ra no Tabi" is a comic made with (ulp) A.I. The human creator cops to using it for the art, but the story also as an A.I. feel. Is it any good? Is it ethical to present it as "art"? Tim and Adam discuss. deconstructingcomics.com?p=914812 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdpm3pdtp2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mv7ezdb7me25BAT BITS #41 is now live on our Patreon for $2/month! The script for "Zelda the Great" drew on the comics story "Batman's Inescapable Doom-Trap." But before that, a treatment for the story was written that was quite different. We discuss that treatment. www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman6611 Sep 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7ezdb7me25https://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mv46p6ozwc2sDECONSTRUCTING #COMICS: Interviews with Adam Tierney & Saspy of "13 Demons Dead", Richard Comely of "Captain Canuck", and (briefly) actor John Rhys-Davies! deconstructingcomics.com?p=914109 Sep 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv46p6ozwc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mv2j7oyly22t@reduced.bsky.social Wasn’t clear from podcast. Michael Scarn “shot”… who? You?09 Sep 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2j7oyly22thttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mux4gsjxbx25Full MANGA Alchemists: NEW EPISODE! Shinichi and Migi take on Miki, the Parasytes’ chosen assassin. Can they survive? Also, will Tim and Patrick have to clean out Tokyo Pop-version Shinichi’s mouth with soap? https://www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/episodes/19747149 #manga07 Sep 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux4gsjxbx25https://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3muo4cfmla223@unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social Watch this! Emma Thompson talks about Peanuts. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DQrxcRtaD/?mibextid=wwXIfr04 Sep 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3muo4cfmla223https://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mukk3zwvyv2eDECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Panther's plight takes an amusing turn as he encounters a sci-fi film shoot in the African desert... hmmm... Also, who are the "Black Musketeers"? Tim & Emmet discuss Jack Kirby's "Black Panther" issues 9 & 10! deconstructingcomics.com?p=913702 Sep 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukk3zwvyv2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mu3dx74bdl2zBAT BITS: We talk with Marc Racop, only licensed maker of 1966 Batmobiles, + founder of the Fiberglass Freaks Batman Museum! How, at 17, did Mark make a ’74 Monte Carlo into a Batmobile? Listen at https://tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/bat-bits-40-free-mark-racop-talks-fiberglass-freaks-batman-museum, or ad-free + 7 extra min at www.patreon.com/deconcomics27 Aug 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3dx74bdl2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mtz26rphzh26DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: In 1962, Marvel struggled to create the tropes of the Hulk. Does Banner turn to #Hulk when the sun goes down? Can he become Hulk whenever he wants? Does Rick Jones have hypnotic control over the Hulk? Tim and Paul discuss the early Hulk. deconstructingcomics.com?p=913126 Aug 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz26rphzh26https://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mttpqu6j5o2hFull MANGA Alchemists: After the fight in the “dining room”, the Parasyte community is after Shinichi and Lefty! This time, They meet the disorienting #Parasyte called Miki. Can Shinichi survive the experience? https://www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/episodes/19679336 #manga24 Aug 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttpqu6j5o2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mthege5phx2aDECONSTRUCTING COMICS: This summer's Supergirl movie, while not nearly as good as sliced bread, was compelling enough to make Tim wonder how it compares with the source, #Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely. Emmet joins Tim to discuss: deconstructingcomics.com?p=912419 Aug 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthege5phx2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3msybbitmk22aBAT BITS: We discuss the movie "Blankman" -- inspired by #Batman66, but does it take the right tone? Subscribe for $2/month on Patreon to hear our bi-weekly Bat-podcast! www.patreon.com/deconcomics13 Aug 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3msybbitmk22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3msvpqqdjc22qDECONSTRUCTING COMICS: We cross over with Relatively Geeky's "Doomspeak" podcast to discuss Black Panther matching wits with Dr. Doom in "Doomwar" by Jonathan Maberry and Scot Eaton! deconstructingcomics.com?p=9121 #DrDoom #MarvelComics @relativelygeeky.bsky.social12 Aug 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvpqqdjc22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3msqnaofhv427FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: In PARASYTE ch 38, we get the battle Patrick’s been waiting for: Migi vs the dining Parasyte! Plus, Patrick realizes something about how his life resembles PARASYTE, and Tim finds something shocking in Tokyo Pop’s publication of this chapter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/episodes/1961158810 Aug 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqnaofhv427https://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3msjyj4h3w22qJust discovered the MP3 for this never went out. Technical issues. It will appear shortly! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Aug 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjyj4h3w22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3msdzpinsfb2hDECONSTRUCTING #COMICS: Emil Wilson on his '80s AIDS story "The Nightingales" and William Bernhardt @wbernhardtwriter.bsky.social on his "The #Superman Wars", story of Siegel & Shuster and creator rights: deconstructingcomics.com?p=911605 Aug 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdzpinsfb2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mrzod42zzr2qFantastic Four Annual 1980 (back when they didn't always number annuals "#1"!). I remember this story because FF members get sent forward in time and meet themselves, which blew my 15-year-old mind! A dimension of time travel that I hadn't considered before. What #comics issue is memorable for you?01 Aug 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzod42zzr2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mrsiyse5w32oDECONSTRUCTING #COMICS: Superhero comics have been parodied for as long as they've existed. This time, two books that satirized comics representative of their respective eras: Scott McCloud's Destroy! (1986) and Grant Morrison & Co.'s Doom Force Special #1 (1992) deconstructingcomics.com?p=911329 Jul 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsiyse5w32ohttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mrolcutwvk2mPost a perfect album from the ‘90s that isn’t by Nirvana, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains (three bands I was never into anyway) [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrolcutwvk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mrnhx53i532bFULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: After the deaths of many characters have repeatedly hit us in the feels, who’s the guy we WANT the parasytes to eat? What new show slogan has Tim come up with (another one?!)? And more, as Tim and Patrick discuss #Parasyte chapter 37. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/episodes/19553897 #manga27 Jul 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnhx53i532bhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mriioxo2tz2ySILVER AGE BATMAN podcast: Tim and Paul discuss "The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero" from BATMAN 121 -- the basis for the first Mr. Freeze story on #Batman66! Join our Patreon for $4/month to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics25 Jul 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mriioxo2tz2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mrau63lhbe2fDECONSTRUCTING #COMICS: We discuss 3 new graphic novels with laugh-out-loud moments and deeper meanings as well: "Heaven" by Katie Skelly, "Was That Normal?" by Alex Potts, and "John of the Night" by Darryl Cunningham! deconstructingcomics.com?p=910722 Jul 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrau63lhbe2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mqse3khcrw2wTHE RING OF WAX: In the latest BAT BITS on Patreon, we continue our discussion of an early draft of the script for this classic Riddler episode of #Batman66! As usual, we turn up some interesting differences vs. what was broadcast. Check it out for $2/month at www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics16 Jul 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqse3khcrw2whttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mqpcpz3lze2mDECONSTRUCTING #COMICS: In anticipation of @derfbackderf.bsky.social 's upcoming new book, we flash back to our review of his "Kent State" from 2020, a closeup on the killing of four students (and shooting of 9 more) by the National Guard during student protests. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/stingpin/260715.mp315 Jul 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpcpz3lze2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/deconcomics.bsky.social/post/3mqkd7eiedx24FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: Why does Tamura Reiko want to meet with Shinichi? Can there be too much Zipatone? Should a baby be called "it"? Can Shinichi survive the terrifying world of... college girls? & many other questions about #PARASYTE chapter 36! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/episodes/19478258 #manga13 Jul 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:fvflrb5shwek63foo77zzysi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkd7eiedx24