Tim Young
@deconcomics.bsky.social
A podcast about the craft of comics. Notable comics of the past, comics-related movies, & new indy work. Submit your work for critique. Our family of shows includes "To the Batpoles!" (Batman '66) & "The Law of Equivalent Exchange" (Fullmetal Alchemist)
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: We complete our look at Jack Kirby's CAPTAIN AMERICA work with Cap Annual #4 (1977): Cap vs. Magneto! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8977 #JackKirby #CaptainAmerica
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: We complete our look at Jack Kirby's CAPTAIN AMERICA work with Cap Annual #4 (1977): Cap vs. Magneto! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8977 #JackKirby #CaptainAmerica
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: How can Shinichi end the carnage caused by Shimada? If he approaches Shimada, he’s likely to be killed himself. Tim and Patrick recount #PARASYTE chapter 24, the conclusion of the school massacre. www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
December 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: How can Shinichi end the carnage caused by Shimada? If he approaches Shimada, he’s likely to be killed himself. Tim and Patrick recount #PARASYTE chapter 24, the conclusion of the school massacre. www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Justin Green's “Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary”: Painful Personal Memoir as Wacky Comedy! When else has anyone written about their own mental illness like it was for Harvey Kurtzman's "MAD"? deconstructingcomics.com?p=8971
December 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Justin Green's “Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary”: Painful Personal Memoir as Wacky Comedy! When else has anyone written about their own mental illness like it was for Harvey Kurtzman's "MAD"? deconstructingcomics.com?p=8971
TO THE BATPOLES returns with a look at Lorenzo Semple's BAT NOTES memo: the seven things in it that we found most surprising! Also, an update on our book on #Batman66 S1! tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/222-semples-... Join our Patreon to listen ad-free and get outtakes! www.patreon.com/deconcomics
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
TO THE BATPOLES returns with a look at Lorenzo Semple's BAT NOTES memo: the seven things in it that we found most surprising! Also, an update on our book on #Batman66 S1! tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/222-semples-... Join our Patreon to listen ad-free and get outtakes! www.patreon.com/deconcomics
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Feels so good to be drawing again! Made possible by my cold causing me to have to cancel working for my other job this week 😅 😷
Would your battle aura be a cat or an armadillo? 😆
Would your battle aura be a cat or an armadillo? 😆
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Feels so good to be drawing again! Made possible by my cold causing me to have to cancel working for my other job this week 😅 😷
Would your battle aura be a cat or an armadillo? 😆
Would your battle aura be a cat or an armadillo? 😆
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Chris Ryall, author of "#Daredevil Born Again: An Exploration" talks with Koom about that arc's religious symbolism, Ben Urich as the story's magic ingredient, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8963 #MarvelComics
December 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Chris Ryall, author of "#Daredevil Born Again: An Exploration" talks with Koom about that arc's religious symbolism, Ben Urich as the story's magic ingredient, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8963 #MarvelComics
On this week's @fullmanga.bsky.social, our podcast on Hitoshi Iwaaki's series PARASYTE, @patokon.bsky.social mentioned guitarist Roy Clark, and how amazing his playing was. Here's a good example!
Roy Clark Guitar Wizard
From the Show The Odd Couple.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
On this week's @fullmanga.bsky.social, our podcast on Hitoshi Iwaaki's series PARASYTE, @patokon.bsky.social mentioned guitarist Roy Clark, and how amazing his playing was. Here's a good example!
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: #Parasyte chapter 23 "Confusion and Slaughter" - the title says it all! Can Shinichi find Satomi before she's taken out by a parasyte rampaging through the school building? Tim and Patrick read with bated breath! #manga www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
December 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: #Parasyte chapter 23 "Confusion and Slaughter" - the title says it all! Can Shinichi find Satomi before she's taken out by a parasyte rampaging through the school building? Tim and Patrick read with bated breath! #manga www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: This week, Koom interviews Jason Shiga about his page layout strategy, his connections to Adrian Tomine, the pros and cons of comics where the reader gets a choice of paths through the story, his intriguing new project, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8953
December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: This week, Koom interviews Jason Shiga about his page layout strategy, his connections to Adrian Tomine, the pros and cons of comics where the reader gets a choice of paths through the story, his intriguing new project, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8953
Interview with Jason Shiga coming up this Wednesday on DECONSTRUCTING COMICS podcast! Hope you'll tune in!
I don't recommend much stuff because I guess I'm jaded, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read the works of Jason Shiga. His stuff is SO entertaining. If there is one thing you could ever do for me it is to PLEASE read Demon: www.shigabooks.com/index.php?pa...
ShigabooksShigababy
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December 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Interview with Jason Shiga coming up this Wednesday on DECONSTRUCTING COMICS podcast! Hope you'll tune in!
THE BAT-APE! Join us on our Patreon for $4/month to hear our discussion of BATMAN #114 (March 1958), when the Dynamic Duo went ape! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics
December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
THE BAT-APE! Join us on our Patreon for $4/month to hear our discussion of BATMAN #114 (March 1958), when the Dynamic Duo went ape! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS is twenty years old! This week we do a bit of reminiscing, and go back to that #SUPERMAN RETURNS trailer we discussed in episode 1. Let's finally discuss that movie! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8947
December 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS is twenty years old! This week we do a bit of reminiscing, and go back to that #SUPERMAN RETURNS trailer we discussed in episode 1. Let's finally discuss that movie! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8947
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: As Yuko contemplates confronting Shimada with her suspicion that he's an alien, Shinichi again alienates Satomi. Tim and Patrick discuss Hitoshi Iwaaki's #PARASYTE chapter 22 "Fissure"! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: As Yuko contemplates confronting Shimada with her suspicion that he's an alien, Shinichi again alienates Satomi. Tim and Patrick discuss Hitoshi Iwaaki's #PARASYTE chapter 22 "Fissure"! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
BAT BITS: We conclude our look at Lorenzo Semple's BATNOTES memo, guidelines for writing #batman66! This time: the show’s running characters, the format, and the question of showing supered titles on the screen rather than narration! Join our Patreon to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
BAT BITS: We conclude our look at Lorenzo Semple's BATNOTES memo, guidelines for writing #batman66! This time: the show’s running characters, the format, and the question of showing supered titles on the screen rather than narration! Join our Patreon to listen: www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Carol Tyler tries to make sense of the worst of all possible stretches in her life in her latest, "The Ephemerata." Juan Mah y Busch joins me to review. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8942 @fantagraphics.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Carol Tyler tries to make sense of the worst of all possible stretches in her life in her latest, "The Ephemerata." Juan Mah y Busch joins me to review. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8942 @fantagraphics.bsky.social
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New interview with the Deconstructing Comics Podcast just landed, moderated by the terrific Tim Young! Mysteries explained! Secrets uncovered! Secret identities revealed! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT‼️
@deconcomics.bsky.social
deconstructingcomics.com?p=8935
@deconcomics.bsky.social
deconstructingcomics.com?p=8935
#856 Jim Keefe interview – Deconstructing Comics
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November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New interview with the Deconstructing Comics Podcast just landed, moderated by the terrific Tim Young! Mysteries explained! Secrets uncovered! Secret identities revealed! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT‼️
@deconcomics.bsky.social
deconstructingcomics.com?p=8935
@deconcomics.bsky.social
deconstructingcomics.com?p=8935
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: An interview with artist, writer, colorist, and letterer Jim Keefe, including his work on "Flash Gordon" and "Sally Forth"! @jimkeefe.bsky.social deconstructingcomics.com?p=8935
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: An interview with artist, writer, colorist, and letterer Jim Keefe, including his work on "Flash Gordon" and "Sally Forth"! @jimkeefe.bsky.social deconstructingcomics.com?p=8935
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: Shinichi has to step it to prevent Hideo Shimada from making a meal — literally — out of Mitsuo (a.k.a. “Mitch”) and his friends. Can he get there in time? We discuss #PARASYTE ch 21! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: Shinichi has to step it to prevent Hideo Shimada from making a meal — literally — out of Mitsuo (a.k.a. “Mitch”) and his friends. Can he get there in time? We discuss #PARASYTE ch 21! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
BAT BITS: NOW LIVE on PATREON, part four of our discussion of Lorenzo Semple's "BATNOTES" memo to prospective #Batman66 writers. This time: The Batmobile, Batcave, utility belt and more! www.patreon.com/deconcomics
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
BAT BITS: NOW LIVE on PATREON, part four of our discussion of Lorenzo Semple's "BATNOTES" memo to prospective #Batman66 writers. This time: The Batmobile, Batcave, utility belt and more! www.patreon.com/deconcomics
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Kirby nears the end of his 1970s #CaptainAmerica run! The "Night Flyer" story ends with a whimper, but wow, that 1976 annual! Tim and Emmet talk about space vampires and more! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8929
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Kirby nears the end of his 1970s #CaptainAmerica run! The "Night Flyer" story ends with a whimper, but wow, that 1976 annual! Tim and Emmet talk about space vampires and more! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8929
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: A talk with @seanhowe.bsky.social about the history of #Marvel Comics! There’s plenty of intra-creator acrimony to be found in "Marvel Comics: The Untold Story", yet Howe found that the book helped some to move on from decades-old wounds. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8926
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: A talk with @seanhowe.bsky.social about the history of #Marvel Comics! There’s plenty of intra-creator acrimony to be found in "Marvel Comics: The Untold Story", yet Howe found that the book helped some to move on from decades-old wounds. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8926
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: In the 20th chapter of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s PARASYTE, as Shinichi’s dad tackles his grief, we learn that the parasites’ effect on the wider world has been. www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
November 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: In the 20th chapter of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s PARASYTE, as Shinichi’s dad tackles his grief, we learn that the parasites’ effect on the wider world has been. www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
Our discussion of Lorenzo Semple’s 14-page “Batnotes” memo continues! This time: Why Batman doesn't carry a gun, how to write Bruce Wayne, and more! Join for $2 a month at www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman66
October 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Our discussion of Lorenzo Semple’s 14-page “Batnotes” memo continues! This time: Why Batman doesn't carry a gun, how to write Bruce Wayne, and more! Join for $2 a month at www.patreon.com/deconcomics #Batman66
CRITIQUING #COMICS: We critique "Roy Beckwith and the Cursed Continent" by Nick Patch, Jarret Katz @jkatzstudio.bsky.social, and Fabi Marques, and "A French Expat in the U.K." by Agathe Montagnon! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8919
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
CRITIQUING #COMICS: We critique "Roy Beckwith and the Cursed Continent" by Nick Patch, Jarret Katz @jkatzstudio.bsky.social, and Fabi Marques, and "A French Expat in the U.K." by Agathe Montagnon! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8919