A Japanese girl has an altercation with a panda cub at the zoo! That’s the setup for this Asia-themed, mangaesque comic. Fresh off its successful Indiegogo crowdfunding project, Yuki vs. Panda faces its next test: a critique by Tim and Mulele! Will it survive?!
Critiquing Comics #045: “Yuki vs. Panda”
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Critiquing Comics #046: “Madman of Magic”
A maligned magician steps up in a time of crisis to become a hero! Tim and Mulele discuss Jason Love’s Kickstarter-funded Madman of Magic.
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Critiquing Comics #027: “Kuzimu”
This week Tim and Mulele puzzle over “Kuzimu” by Brett Uren.
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Critiquing Comics #028: “Stymie”
Our listener submission this time: Stymie, by James Hohenstein.
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Critiquing Comics #029: Brian Mitchell’s matchbook-sized comics
Back in April, Tim talked to Brian Mitchell about his matchbook-sized comics. Recently, he sent us some samples, so Tim and Mulele have read through them and are here with their thoughts.
Brian’s site, where you can order his comics
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Critiquing Comics #030: The Critiqued Speak!
Tim and Mulele read mail from creators of comics recently critiqued on the show, as well as a couple of listener comments on Deconstructing Comics #328.
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Critiquing Comics #031: “Elbis”
As regular listeners well know by now, our own Mulele’s graphic novel “Elbis” came out earlier this year (buy it here, or read online here). We’ve discussed the book’s genesis on several occasions, but not a detailed look of the book’s content. So this episode, Tim and Paul roll up their sleeves and give it a good ol’ fashioned (unbiased?!) critique!
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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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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 #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 #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 #057: “Sortafellas”
Sortafellas, a comic submitted to us by Ed M., is set on the mean streets of 1970s New York; a police “bag man” goes to “Junkie Central” to pick up bribe money for his superiors. Having seen only 10 pages, Mulele & Tim aren’t quite sure where it’s going, but would like to see more!
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Critiquing Comics #036: “The Oswald Chronicles”
A lushly-drawn, colorful fantasy tale of a powerful mouse. What could possibly go wrong? Well, our recording software, for one thing! Tim and Mulele brave technical difficulties to critique J.D. Calderon’s The Oswald Chronicles.
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Critiquing Comics #037: “Monarch Monkey”
This week, a collection of cut paper comics, each one better than the last. We critique Monarch Monkey and Other Stories, by Brad DeRocher, Dan Mazur, and Hyun Supul.
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Critiquing Comics #038: “Bunnies in Space”
This week, the work of Nick Dupree. At New York Comicon, Mulele had hoped to meet Nick but didn’t get the chance. Nonetheless, we took a look at his imaginative, unusual comic Bunnies in Space, and here’s our critique…
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Critiquing Comics #039: “With the Earth Above Us”
Two astronauts battle their own ship’s computer. Sound familiar? No, it’s not 2001: A Space Odyssey, it’s Lee Milewski’s”With the Earth Above Us“. Not unlike Kubrick’s movie, this one strikes Tim and Mulele as being a bit hard to follow…
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Critiquing Comics #040: “Back Office”
We start the year off right with a critique of Irish creator Mark Egan’s comics statement about call centers, Back Office
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Critiquing Comics #041: “Geek Girl”
A sexy, geeky female superhero? The concept has possibilities, but Tim and Mulele find some problems with Sam Johnson’s Geek Girl…
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Critiquing Comics #042: “Zombuu”
The two main components of a comic are, of course, story and art. Your comic needs to be on point with both to work. This week’s comic totally brings one, and largely wings the other. We discuss Zombuu by Curtis “Artzuu” Hamilton.
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Critiquing Comics #043: “Order”
If you’re into conspiracy-theory comics, “Order” sounds good on paper: a secret society covering up the existence of a gate to Hell near Denver. Unfortunately, Tim and Mulele find the Truthful Comics take on this concept comes up short. Listen and find out why.
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