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Deconstructing Comics"Spider-Man 3" (2007) The film is bloated, it's busy, it showcases numerous failures at human communication, and doesn't hit some points it needs to. And yet, Spider-Man 3 screenwriter Alvin Sargent managed to weave together the many plotlines thrust on him to make a script with a message - although not necessarily the one director Sam Raimi had in mind. Tim and Mulele examine Raimi's final Spider-Man film. (Originally published on Patreon May 23, 2020.) Brought to you by: Our supporters on Patreon
2025-08-1346 min
Deconstructing Comics"Spider-Man 2" (2004)To this day, Spider-man 2 is considered one of the best superhero movies. How does it stand up to Tim’s first viewing, after watching all the MCU movies that came after? What does Mulele notice about the look of the film that’s a little annoying? How is Spider-fan Tim feeling about the portrayal of Peter … Continue reading “Spider-Man 2” (2004)
2025-08-0646 min
Deconstructing Comics"Spider-Man 2" (2004) To this day, Spider-man 2 is considered one of the best superhero movies. How does it stand up to Tim's first viewing, after watching all the MCU movies that came after? What does Mulele notice about the look of the film that's a little annoying? How is Spider-fan Tim feeling about the portrayal of Peter Parker in these movies? These points and more! (Originally published on Patreon April 25, 2020.) Brought to you by: Our supporters on Patreon
2025-08-0646 minDeconstructing Comics"Spider-Man" (2002)Tim and Mulele begin reviewing the Sony (pre-MCU) Spider-man movies with a look at 2002’s Spider-man, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire. After watching all the MCU movies, how does this film feel different? How was it affected by 9/11? And more. (Originally published on Patreon April 11, 2020) Brought to you by: … Continue reading “Spider-Man” (2002)
2025-07-3051 min
Deconstructing Comics"Spider-Man" (2002) Tim and Mulele begin reviewing the Sony (pre-MCU) Spider-man movies with a look at 2002's Spider-man, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire. After watching all the MCU movies, how does this film feel different? How was it affected by 9/11? And more. (Originally published on Patreon April 11, 2020) Brought to you by: Our supporters on Patreon
2025-07-3051 minDeconstructing Comics"Spider-Man: Far from Home" (2019)Tim is now completely caught up with the MCU! Mulele joins him to discuss the most recently released (as of this episode’s recording) Marvel Cinematic Universe film, last summer’s Spider-Man: Far From Home! (Originally published on Patreon March 28, 2020) Brought to you by: The Law of Equivalent Exchange: A Fullmetal Alchemist manga podcast Our … Continue reading “Spider-Man: Far from Home” (2019)
2024-12-2545 min
Deconstructing Comics"Spider-Man: Far from Home" (2019) Tim is now completely caught up with the MCU! Mulele joins him to discuss the most recently released (as of this episode's recording) Marvel Cinematic Universe film, last summer's Spider-Man: Far From Home! (Originally published on Patreon March 28, 2020) Brought to you by: The Law of Equivalent Exchange: A Fullmetal Alchemist manga podcast Our supporters on Patreon
2024-12-2545 minDeconstructing Comics"Avengers: Endgame" (2019)Tim gets ever closer to catching up with the MCU! Tim and Mulele discuss Avengers: Endgame‘s time-travel explanation (and problems), Captain Marvel’s relative irrelevance to the film, how this movie set the stage for the upcoming TV shows, and much more. (Originally published on Patreon March 14, 2020) Brought to you by: Bat Bits podcast … Continue reading “Avengers: Endgame” (2019)
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Deconstructing Comics"Avengers: Endgame" (2019) Tim gets ever closer to catching up with the MCU! Tim and Mulele discuss Avengers: Endgame's time-travel explanation (and problems), Captain Marvel's relative irrelevance to the film, how this movie set the stage for the upcoming TV shows, and much more. (Originally published on Patreon March 14, 2020) Brought to you by: Bat Bits podcast on Patreon, featuring our research on Batman '66 Our supporters on Patreon
2024-10-301h 03Deconstructing Comics"Captain Marvel" (2019)Back in Critiquing Comics 154, Tim and Mulele discussed 2019’s Captain Marvel; Tim enjoyed it, Mulele did not. Now that we’ve arrived at the time to give it a full review as part of “Tim Catches Up with the MCU,” another viewing has helped us both to clarify our positions and see things we didn’t … Continue reading “Captain Marvel” (2019)
2024-07-3148 min
Deconstructing Comics"Captain Marvel" (2019) Back in Critiquing Comics 154, Tim and Mulele discussed 2019's Captain Marvel; Tim enjoyed it, Mulele did not. Now that we've arrived at the time to give it a full review as part of "Tim Catches Up with the MCU," another viewing has helped us both to clarify our positions and see things we didn't realize the first time around. Join us as we take a somewhat more nuanced look at the film. (Originally published on Patreon February 29, 2020) Brought to you by: The Quarter-Bin podcast Our supporters on Patreon
2024-07-3148 minDeconstructing Comics"Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018)After the gravitas of Avengers: Infinity War, which ended in a blaze of glory only for the villain, what did we want next? A fun, lighthearted romp of a movie. Right? No? Well, that’s what we got and this movie is certainly fun. But it doesn’t resolve a single thread from Infinity War. Mulele struggles … Continue reading “Ant-Man and the Wasp” (2018)
2024-03-1341 min
Deconstructing Comics"Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018) After the gravitas of Avengers: Infinity War, which ended in a blaze of glory only for the villain, what did we want next? A fun, lighthearted romp of a movie. Right? No? Well, that's what we got and this movie is certainly fun. But it doesn't resolve a single thread from Infinity War. Mulele struggles to avoid spoilers for Tim as we review Ant-Man and the Wasp! (Originally published on Patreon February 1, 2020) Take our listener survey! Brought to you by: The Law of Equivalent Exchange: A Fullmetal Alchemist manga podcast Our...
2024-03-1341 min
Deconstructing Comics"Dragon Ball" in depth FLASHBACK! Though the highly influential manga series, and resulting TV show, are known for non-stop action and fighting, Dragon Ball started out as a comedy strip reminiscent of Akira Toriyama's early work, Dr. Slump! Viz's English versions have gone through various levels of censorship over time to adjust to the low level of sexuality that most Americans expect of kids' books. Except, most of the characters themselves don't understand sexuality, and that's the charm of it; it's best enjoyed (probably by kids as well) in its pristine form...if you can find it! In memory of Akira T...
2024-03-1042 min
Podcast Rodeo Show: Reviews and First Impressions of Your PodcastDeconstructing ComicsDescriptionPodcast Rodeo Show: Reviews and First Impressions of Your Podcast is a podcast about the craft of comics. Tim, Brandon, Kumar, and guest reviewers discuss a variety of comics (both recent work and classics) and present interviews with a variety of comics creators -- mainstream, indy, and even international! And in our occasional "Critiquing Comics" episodes, Tim and Mulele will even critique YOUR comic!Whether you’ve got a comic going and you’re trying to promote it, or you haven’t even started yet and need some help getting rolling, we hope you’ll come...
2022-04-2115 min