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It was a supremely light and weird week for comics news, as the shadow of San Diego Comic Con looms large and publishers are keeping things close to the chest in anticipation of an upcoming blowout. That doesn’t mean there was nothing. It just means this edition of Comics Disassembled is a bit light, so let’s get to exploring the things I liked or didn’t like from the week of comics, led by…one of the most reliably interesting lines in comics right now?

Welcome to Double Take, a column dedicated to highlighting different comics and each’s merits through a discussion between two veterans of the comic site space. One is yours truly, the person behind the Eisner Award-losing SKTCHD, David Harper. The other is friend of the site and the Eisner Award-winning comics critic Oliver Sava. I’m very much on the record as being a fan of Zander Cannon’s Sleep.

This article originally appeared in The Comics Courier’s third issue, which you can buy in print here and digitally here. It was edited by Tiffany Babb, which is probably why it reads so smooth. Thanks to Babb for allowing me to publish it here on SKTCHD. Change is humanity’s one constant. The person we were in our youth isn’t who we are when we’re old.

For once — once! — it’s a bit of a light week, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty to get excited about as I share my buys, recommendations, and curiosities from the week of comics, led by the grand finale to one of the most singular and singularly unusual Big Two comics in recent memory. Comic of the Week: Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 It all ends here.

Near Mint Condition’s Omar Valdivieso joins the show to talk about the world of comic collections and his YouTube channel that focuses on that larger space.

After the deluge of news last week, this week’s slate is a bit lighter. But you know what that means? I get to highlight some appealing comics! So, let’s get to all that in this edition of Comics Disassembled, as I highlight the things I liked or didn’t like from the week of comics, led by Marvel continuing to be in flux.

Here I was thinking this would be a quick one, and as per usual, what I thought was a light slate of questions turned into over 5,000 words of answers. Whoops! But it’s all good, because I had a wonderful time answering everyone’s excellent Mailbag questions for this May/June edition. We’ll be back with the next one soon enough, so if you have a question you’d like to ask, add it to the comments or email me at david@SKTCHD.com and I’ll get it in the mix.

It’s been a big stretch for Chip Zdarsky. The writer, artist, and writer/artist just saw the first issue of his big Marvel event comic Avengers: Armageddon debut, its follow-up in a new Avengers series with artist Marco Checchetto was announced, and the Sex Criminals adaptation got even more exciting news — to say nothing of getting a gig writing The Muppets! And yet, in this month’s Chip Chat, none of that is our focus.

Things are getting rather heavy here in The Pull, so let’s look at a loaded week of comics as I share my buys, recommendations, and curiosities from a robust slate of glorious releases. Comic of the Week: The Flash #34 While no comic starring a Justice Leaguer really needs a significant push, I just wanted to emphasize here that Ryan North and Gavin Guidry’s The Flash is a genuine blast and the exact type of superhero comic I want more of.

Cartoonist Matt Kindt joins the show to talk about his journey to the return of MIND MGMT and the arrival of Fort Psycho.