Pictures Within Pictures
52 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn each episode of Pictures Within Pictures, show hosts Zack Kruse, Will Pfeifer, and Ben Tiede spotlight a different comic book series or original graphic novel, dissect it, and attempt to put it into a digestible historical and narrative context.
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Episodes
Whatcha Readin'? 21
February 22, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 14.6 MBJoin Will, Ben, and Zack as they discuss Frank Young's Little Debbie and the Second Coming of Elmo, Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird's Fugitoid #1, and Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips' My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies. Enjoy!
We 3
February 09, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 12.2 MBWill, Ben, and Zack discuss Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's We3 from Vertigo.
Whatcha Readin'? 20
June 05, 2020 13:00 - 57 minutes - 14.3 MBOur 50th episode! Zack, Will, and Ben discuss Eric Haven's CRYPTOID, Tom Van Deusen's EXPELLING MY TRUTH, Dan Clowes's LLOOK OUT! IT'S LLOYD LLEWELLYN, and Ben Katchor's CHEAP NOVELTIES: THE PLEASURES OF URBAN DECAY.
Ms. Tree - One Mean Mother
May 15, 2020 16:44 - 55 minutes - 13.9 MBZack, Will, and Ben discuss Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty's Ms. Tree: One Mean Mother from Hard Case Crime and Titan Comics.
Whatcha Readin'? 19
March 30, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 15.7 MBBen, Will, and Zack are back to discuss Frank Miller and Rafael Grampa's Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child; Kirk Demarais's Mail-Order Mysteries; Jeff Lemire, Denys Cowan, and Bill Sienkiewicz's The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage; Daniel Warren Johnson's Wonder Woman: The Dead Earth; Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby's Destroyer Duck #1; and Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales Digests. Enjoy!
Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary
February 02, 2020 17:00 - 56 minutes - 14.2 MBBen, Will, and Zack discuss the highly-influnetial underground comix classic, Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary by Justin Green.
Whatcha Readin'? 18
December 30, 2019 14:00 - 46 minutes - 11.8 MBWill, Zack, and Ben are back with another Whatcha Readin'? episode and the guys discuss Gahan Wilson's Nuts, Howard Cruse's Stuck Rubber Baby, Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse's Tom Strong, and Steve Ditko and Robin Snyder's The Hero Comics #29--which includes big reveal from Ditko.
Rusty Brown
December 17, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 14.2 MBWill, Ben, and Zack discuss Chris Ware's devastating Rusty Brown from Pantheon Books!
Whatcha Readin'? 17
December 03, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 18 MBZack, Will, and Ben are back to discuss Jim Cornette Presents: Real Wrestling Stories from IDW, Chris Blain's Gus, Uncanny X-Men #141, and a quick trip down memory lane!
Uzumaki
November 04, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 12 MBZack, Will, and Ben discuss Junji Ito's Uzumaki from Viz.
Whatcha Readin'? 16
October 18, 2019 14:12 - 1 hour - 16.4 MBWill, Zack, and Ben are back to talk about some of the things they've been reading lately. They discuss Cecil Jensen's Elmo, Gabriel Bell's July Diary, Ray Wegner's Kingdom of Skulls, Jack Chick's Sabotage?, and Noah VanSciver's In the Thick of It.
The Eltingville Club
September 16, 2019 21:42 - 55 minutes - 13.9 MBWill, Ben, and Zack discuss Evan Dorkin's hilarious and prescient collected Eltingville Club from Dark Horse Comics.
Whatcha Readin'? 15
July 31, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutes - 13.6 MBBen, Will, and Zack discuss Dark Horse's Star Wars Omnibi, Let's Make Ramen from Ten Speed Press, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson, Murder Falcon from Image Comics, Hellboy vs. Lobster Johnson, and Superman: Year One.
Come Again
July 18, 2019 14:54 - 38 minutes - 9.99 MBBen, Will, and Zack discuss Nate Powell's Come Again from Top Shelf.
Whatcha Readin'? 14
June 17, 2019 14:15 - 55 minutes - 13.9 MBZack, Will, and Ben discuss Keiji Nakazawa's Barefoot Gen, Scott Edelman and Rico Rival's Scarecrow, Bill Griffith's Nobody's Fool, Jon B. Cooke's The Book of Weirdo, and Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley.
Upgrade Soul
May 15, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 12.7 MBZack, Will, and Ben discuss Ezra Claytan Daniels's Upgrade Soul from Lion Forge.
Whatcha Readin' 13
April 12, 2019 12:00 - 57 minutes - 14.3 MBWill, Zack, and Ben discuss Jaime Hernandez's Is This How You See Me?, Jordan Jeffries' The Complete Matinee Junkie: Five Years at the Movies, and Steve Ditko's The Safest Place in the World.
Cerebus: High Society
March 29, 2019 12:00 - 57 minutes - 14.4 MBWill, Zack, and Ben discuss Dave Sim's Cerebus: High Society.
Whatcha Readin'? 12
March 15, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 17.3 MBBen, Will, and Zack discuss Natalie Nourigat's I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation, Cullen Murphy's Cartoon County: My Father and His Friends in the Golden Age of Make-Believe, Katie Skelly's The Agency, and Sergio Ponchione's Memorabilia.
On a Sunbeam
January 25, 2019 15:10 - 42 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this episode, Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Tillie Walden's tremendous On a Sunbeam from First Second Books.
Whatcha Readin'? 11
January 01, 2019 15:59 - 1 hour - 16.9 MBZack, Ben, and Will discuss: Eric Powell's Hillbilly, Maestros from Steve Skroce and Dave Stewart, Al Columbia's Amnesia: The Lost Films of Francis D. Longfellow, Florence from Annapurna Pictures, Brandon Graham's Royal Boiler, and Forty Years with Mr. Oswald by Russ Johnson. PHEW! That's a lot!
Concrete: The Human Dilemma
December 13, 2018 14:35 - 55 minutes - 13.9 MBZack, Will, and Ben discuss Paul Chadwick's fantastic Concrete: The Human Dilemma from Dark Horse Comics.
Whatcha Readin'? 10
November 27, 2018 00:36 - 49 minutes - 12.5 MBWill, Ben, and Zack discuss: Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground by Richard Pérez Seves, Descender from Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE by Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli, Royal City by Jeff Lemire, My Hot Date by Noah Van Sciver, Secret Prison 8 - GLUT by Ian Harker and company, and The Seeds by Ann Nocenti and David Aja. Whew! That's a lot. Enjoy!
Elektra: Assassin
November 07, 2018 18:05 - 57 minutes - 14.4 MBWill, Ben, and Zack discuss Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz's classic Elektra: Assassin.
Whatcha Readin'? 9
October 16, 2018 02:12 - 46 minutes - 11.8 MBFour Kids Walk Into a Bank from Black Mask Studios, The Kurdles Adventure Magazine from Fantagraphics, The Birth of Kitaro from Drawn & Quarterly, How to Think When You Draw from The Etherington Brothers, and remembering the great Marie Severin. Enjoy!
The Voyeurs
September 24, 2018 21:12 - 37 minutes - 9.73 MBBen, Zack, and Will discuss Gabrielle Bell's fantastic and fascinating collection The Voyeurs from Uncivilized Books.
Whatcha Readin'? 8
August 16, 2018 00:08 - 55 minutes - 13.8 MBZack, Will, and Ben discuss Christopher Priest and company's BLACK PANTHER, Campbell Whyte's HOME TIME from Top Shelf, Carol Tyler's FAB4 MANIA from Fantagraphics, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez's LOCKE & KEY from IDW, MILK WARS from DC's Young Animals team, and Rian Hughes's LOGO-A-GO-GO from Korero Press.
All the Answers
July 30, 2018 20:22 - 42 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this episode of Pictures Within Pictures, Zack, Will, and Ben discuss Michael Kupperman's incredible graphic memoir ALL THE ANSWERS from Gallery 13 Comics.
Whatcha Readin'? 7
July 17, 2018 14:00 - 54 minutes - 13.5 MBThis episode, Will, Zack, and Ben discuss Nick Drnaso's SABRINA from Drawn & Quarterly, Brian K. Vaughn and Marcos Martín's BARRIER from Panel Syndicate, Jason's LOST CAT from Fantagraphics, and Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki's THIS ONE SUMMER from First Second.
That Poor Bastard
June 25, 2018 13:09 - 51 minutes - 12.9 MBFrom the pages of Peepshow, Will, Zack, and Ben discuss Joe Matt's THAT POOR BASTARD, released by Drawn and Quarterly.
Whatcha Readin'? 6
May 22, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.2 MBZack, Will, and Ben discuss Matt Kindt and David Rubín's ETHER from Dark Horse, Eddie Campbell's THE GOAT GETTERS from IDW, Samuel Delany and Mia Wolf's BREAD AND WINE from Fantagraphics, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro's BITCH PLANET from Image, and the brand new MAD MAGAZINE from the Usual Gang of Idiots.
Pogo vol. 1
May 08, 2018 13:50 - 43 minutes - 9.87 MBBen, Will, and Zack dig into volume 1 of The Complete Pogo by Walt Kelly from Fantagraphics books!
Omega the Unknown
March 29, 2018 13:30 - 54 minutes - 13.6 MBZack, Ben, and Will discuss the strange, exciting 70s Marvel classic Omega the Unknown by Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes, Jim Mooney, and company. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTeide
Whatcha Readin' 5
March 07, 2018 14:30 - 38 minutes - 8.92 MBThe boys return to discuss The Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Jaime Hernandez, Box Brown's Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, and Rich Koslowski's The King. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
Ed the Happy Clown
February 21, 2018 14:30 - 48 minutes - 11.2 MBThis episode of Pictures Within Pictures, Will, Ben, and Zack discuss Chester Brown's surrealist classic Ed the Happy Clown. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
Uncle Scrooge: "Only a Poor Old Man"
February 05, 2018 13:30 - 55 minutes - 12.7 MBThis episode, Ben, Will, and Zack discuss the Fantagraphics collection Uncle Scrooge: "Only a Poor Old Man" by the indomitable Carl Barks. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfiefer @BenTiede
Whatcha Readin'? 4
January 20, 2018 17:14 - 57 minutes - 13.1 MBBen, Will, and Zack discuss Sam Sharpe's Viewotron, Jay Kinney's Anarchy Comics, Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's Moonshine, and Batman by Tom King and company. Hijinks ensue! Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
Whatcha Readin'? 3
December 19, 2017 14:27 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBBen, Will, and Zack discuss Noelle Stevenson's Nimona, Spain Rodriguez's Street Fighting Men, Igor Hofbauer's Mister Morgen, and Mike Mignola and John Arcudi's Lobster Johnson. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @zackkruse @willpfeifer @bentiede
Whatcha Readin'? 2
December 08, 2017 15:00 - 50 minutes - 11.5 MBThis episode Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Terry Moore's Motor Girl, Naoki Urasawa's Pluto, Frank Miller and Geof Darrow's Hard Boiled, Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden's How to Read Nancy, and Chris Ware's Monograph. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
November 24, 2017 15:11 - 38 minutes - 8.91 MBThis episode of Pictures Within Pictures, Zack, Ben, and Will discuss Shigeru Mizuki's Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, released in the U.S. by Drawn and Quarterly. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @WillPfiefer @BenTiede @ZackKruse
Whatcha Readin'? 1
November 01, 2017 12:00 - 44 minutes - 11.4 MBThis episode Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Craig Yoe's edited collection BEHAVING MADLY, Fantagraphics's comics history WE TOLD SO, Paul Buhle and Noah VanSciver's JOHNNY APPLESEED, and Dave Gibbons and Tim Pilcher's HOW COMICS WORK. We're mixing things up a bit, and instead of focusing on just one book, we've broken out our "Whatcha Readin'?" segment into it's own episode. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
The One
October 18, 2017 15:52 - 51 minutes - 11.7 MBBen, Will, and Zack discuss Rick Veitch's groundbreaking miniseries The One, from King Hell Press Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
100%
August 28, 2017 16:01 - 1 hour - 17.1 MBIn this episode, Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Paul Pope's influential 100% Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfiefer @BenTiede
Relish
July 24, 2017 20:02 - 44 minutes - 11.3 MBBen, Will, and Zack discuss, nay, savor Lucy Knisley's original graphic novel Relish. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
Andre the Giant: Life and Legend
June 15, 2017 14:12 - 51 minutes - 11.8 MBZack, Ben, and Will discuss Box Brown's excellent Andre the Giant: Life and Legend. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @BenTiede @WillPfeifer @ZackKruse
Invisible Ink
May 17, 2017 04:23 - 48 minutes - 11.2 MBIn this episode, Will, Ben, and Zack discuss Bill Griffith's incredible graphic novel Invisible Ink, a book about Griffith's mother and the affair she had with cartoonist Lawrence Lariar--but it's so, so much more than just that. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
Ronin
March 10, 2017 14:06 - 1 hour - 15.9 MBIn this episode, Will, Ben, and Zack talk about Frank Miller's Ronin, originally released between 1983 and 1984 from DC Comics. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
Alien Legion
February 16, 2017 21:35 - 1 hour - 17.1 MBBen, Will, and Zack discuss 1980s indy comics gem Alien Legion, covering the issues reprinted in Dark Horse's Alien Legion Omnibus Vol. 1. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede
American Flagg!
January 01, 2017 22:59 - 37 minutes - 8.63 MBIn this episode, Ben, Will, and Zack discuss the first six issues of Howard Chaykin's classic American Flagg! It's a book that's every bit as relevant (probably more!) as it was when it was first published in 1983, and it's one of our favorites. Enjoy! Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @WillPfeifer @BenTiede @ZackKruse
Wilson and Fante Bukowski
November 29, 2016 15:00 - 46 minutes - 17.1 MBAfter a bruising month, Will, Ben, and Zack reconvene for another episode of Pictures Within Pictures! In this episode the boys tackle to misanthropic everymen with Dan Clowes's Wilson (Drawn & Quarterly) and Noah Van Sciver's Fante Bukowski (Fantagraphics). Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede