Three kids, regarded as troublemakers who’ll never amount to anything, are the stars of Roland Harrison‘s Black Mountain Elementary. Will a zombie apocalypse in the lunchroom allow them to redeem themselves? Tim and Mulele critique.
Critiquing Comics #044: “Black Mountain Elementary”
Critiquing Comics #045: “Yuki vs. Panda”
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 #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.
Critiquing Comics #048: “Burden”
A tale of responsibility and loss; Tim and Mulele discuss Burden by Cole Munro-Chitty.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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?
Critiquing Comics #055: “Rena Rouge”
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.
Critiquing Comics #056: Bounty Hunter #0
You wake up to discover that the zombies have attacked, and you now have super powers! Lots of other stuff has also happened, but some of it stays frustratingly off-panel in Bounty Hunter #0, by Sean Koury and Scott Twells!