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#291 “MONSTER” (JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE? PT 2)

FLASHBACK! Planning a murder that you think will prevent future murders? That’s
the premise — or, at least, one of the premises — of Monster, Naoki Urasawa’s
18-volume series. Set in Germany, the series focuses on the unintended
consequences of Dr. Kenzo Tenma’s good deed; he saved the life of a boy who
turned out to be a remorseless killer. Tim and guest reviewer Natalie Nourigat
discuss. (This episode was originally published August 22, 2011.)

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#290 “NEXUS” (JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE? PT 1)

FLASHBACK! We begin a two-review series on comics that ask hard questions about
whether murder can ever be justified. This week, Mike Baron and Steve Rude’s
Nexus. Beginning in the early ’80s, Baron’s philosophical writing and Rude’s
increasingly polished art presented the story of a far future in which a man
kills mass-murderers — not out of revenge, but because he feels forced to “in
self-defense.” Tim and Paul review. (This episode was originally published
August 15, 2011.)

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#788 ALAN MOORE’S “1963”

In 1993, the Image revolution was underway, itself a result of the 1986
earthquake brought about by Alan Moore’s Watchmen and Frank Miller’s The Dark
Knight Returns. Moore was on a mission to counteract the wave of “grim and
gritty” comics he had inadvertently helped to start. This led to Moore’s 1963
series, a combination parody of and homage to the Marvel comics of the Silver
Age, with art by the likes of Stephen Bissette, Rick Vietch, Dave Gibbons, Don
Simpson, and Jim Valentino. Tim and Kumar review the series, discussing why it
was never completed and why it’s not currently in print.

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#462 USAGI YOJIMBO

FLASHBACK! Originating out of the same ’80s black-and-white/anthropomorphic boom
that brought us the Ninja Turtles, Usagi Yojimbo is one of the few comics of
that batch that are still going today. Stan Sakai’s work combines historical
drama, understated violence, light comedy, and even some explanations of 17th
century Japanese culture — and he can pack a surprising amount of story into a
few pages. Tom Spurgeon joins Tim and Kumar to talk about the long-eared
samurai. (This episode was originally published August 24, 2015.)

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#787 JACK KIRBY’S “OMAC”: THE WORLD THAT’S GOING

The run of Jack Kirby’s OMAC: One Man Army Corps was bright but short, lasting
only through eight bi-monthly issues. This time Tim and Emmet discuss issues 5
through eight, covering a shocking, brilliant two-parter, another two-parter
that brings the series to a crashing halt, and more evidence that Kirby was
great at wild ideas, but naming the characters might have been better left to
someone else!

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#786 JACK KIRBY’S “OMAC”: THE WORLD THAT’S COMING

One of Kirby’s late efforts at DC was OMAC: One-Man Army Corps, which focuses on
“the world that’s coming”: what miracles, and horrors, technology would bring.
Of course, some of it seems ridiculous, but other parts seem prescient. Tim and
Emmet discuss the book’s crazy Kirby concepts — or are they crazy?

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“BLACK PANTHER” (2018)

Paul of “To the Batpoles” joins Tim and Mulele to discuss 2018’s “Black Panther”
film, trying to separate political filmmaking from good filmmaking, and having
different experiences based on whether they went in knowing the comics, the
comics AND the film’s marketing, or neither.

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#785 “BERSERK”: THE PROSAIC PAST

After covering the first four volumes of Kentaro Miura’s Berserk a few months
back, Tim and Kumar decided to keep going. In volumes 5 and 6, the lengthy
(volumes 3 to 14!) flashback to Guts’s origin story continues, but why does the
flashback seem to exist in a magic-free world? In the early volumes, in the
“present”, Guts was shadowed by an elf, frequently encountered ghosts and
demons, and pulled off comically over-the-top feats with his huge sword. But the
world of the flashback seems to be, with a few exceptions, a fairly realistic
medieval Europe. The guys examine the difference and pick up hints of what comes
next.

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#784 JACK KIRBY’S “KAMANDI”: WIPEOUT

There’s a new sheriff in town in post-Great Disaster Earth: Gerry Conway took
over as writer in Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth issue 38. Jack Kirby stayed on
as artist for issues 38-40 before leaving D.C. So while the interior art looks
the same as always (aside from covers by Joe Kubert), everything feels a little
“off”. It doesn’t help that Kirby left Kamandi in a rather uncomfortable
plotline (although Tim and Emmet disagree as to what level of “ick” is implied).
Our look at Kirby’s Kamandi ends as Kamandi motorboats off to disappointing
horizons.

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#783 JACK KIRBY’S “KAMANDI” #35-37: OFF THE DEEP END

Jack Kirby reaches the end of his writing run on Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth.
After top-shelf stories about a Soviet spacecraft and an “eviction battle” in a
resort hotel with crocs in the pool, Kirby’s swan song leaves something to be
desired, with an … uncomfortable plot point, and myriad threads dangling. Tim
and Emmet discuss the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.

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