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
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
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
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
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
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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
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Last summer's #Superman movie was a welcome improvement over many recent films featuring the character. This week Kumar & Emmet discuss how it comments on Zach Snyder's take, on internet culture, anti-immigrant sentiment, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8914
October 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: Last summer's #Superman movie was a welcome improvement over many recent films featuring the character. This week Kumar & Emmet discuss how it comments on Zach Snyder's take, on internet culture, anti-immigrant sentiment, and more. deconstructingcomics.com?p=8914
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: Shimada Hideo, the parasite who has entered Shinichi’s school, wants us to believe that he’s just there to look for a way to coexist with humans. Can Shinichi trust him? Tim and Patrick discuss PARASYTE chapter 19, “Shimada Hideo”! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
October 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
FULL MANGA ALCHEMISTS: Shimada Hideo, the parasite who has entered Shinichi’s school, wants us to believe that he’s just there to look for a way to coexist with humans. Can Shinichi trust him? Tim and Patrick discuss PARASYTE chapter 19, “Shimada Hideo”! www.buzzsprout.com/1580839/epis...
BAT BITS: Join our Patreon to hear more of Lorenzo Semple's advice to prospective Bat-writers! This time, some surprising takes on the villains and the GCPD! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics #batman66
October 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
BAT BITS: Join our Patreon to hear more of Lorenzo Semple's advice to prospective Bat-writers! This time, some surprising takes on the villains and the GCPD! www.patreon.com/c/deconcomics #batman66
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: This week, a look at the strange history of "Robotech"! Robotech was a combination of three different anime -- why?? And why, after all these years, doesn't the #Robotech story doesn't really progress? I'm joined by Erik Amaya from Comicon.com! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8904
October 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
DECONSTRUCTING COMICS: This week, a look at the strange history of "Robotech"! Robotech was a combination of three different anime -- why?? And why, after all these years, doesn't the #Robotech story doesn't really progress? I'm joined by Erik Amaya from Comicon.com! deconstructingcomics.com?p=8904