Disassembled: Heroes and Villains

By Tom Bedford of Handsome Comics

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A podcast that doesn’t just explore characters—it deconstructs them.


Each week, we pull apart the most iconic, complex, and controversial figures across comics, animation, video games, and pop culture. From masked zealots to haunted warriors, fallen heroes to corrupted gods—we unravel what makes them tick… and what makes them dangerous.


Blending dramatic storytelling, continuity-rich history, and philosophical analysis, Disassembled isn’t just a lore dive—it’s a breakdown of the characters we thought we knew. One that asks:


When does belief become obsession?

When does loyalty become a lie?

When does a hero become the villain?

And what lesson can we learn from the icons we grew up with?


If you’re looking for more than backstories—if you want to understand the why behind the who—this is your next obsession.


New episodes every Thursday.

Written and hosted by Tom Bedford of Handsome Comics.

Thanks for listening

And as always—Stay Handsome.



Episode Date
The Slow Surrender | Why The Strongest Men In Fiction All Lose To Comfort
Jun 26, 2026
Most Men Are Trying To Be The Wrong Kind Of Father | Optimus Prime, Kratos & Vader
Jun 18, 2026
Most Men Solve The Wrong Problem | Godzilla Proves It
Jun 12, 2026
8 Lessons About Life From Transformers: Beast Wars That Most Modern Men Learn Too Late
Jun 05, 2026
The World Is Designed To Break Men. Most Let It Happen. Carl Doesn't | Dungeon Crawler Carl
May 29, 2026
Why Thanos Proves Winning Isn't Enough - MCU Deep Dive
May 13, 2026
Why Griffith Proves A Good Man Can Still Choose The Wrong Thing - Berserk Manga Deep Dive
Apr 29, 2026
Why Beast Wars Megatron Proves You Were Never In Control - Transformers Deep Dive
Apr 21, 2026
Why Mewtwo Proves You Are More Than Your Past
Apr 08, 2026
Why Dinobot Proves Your Integrity Is All You Have - Transformers Deep Dive
Mar 30, 2026
How Arthur Morgan Proves Redemption Comes Too Late for Some Men - Red Dead Redemption 2 Deep Dive
Mar 18, 2026
How Armada Starscream Proves Chasing Approval Destroys You - Transformers Deep Dive
Mar 11, 2026
Megatron Was Wrong About Strength And So Are Most Men - Transformers Deep Dive
Mar 04, 2026
Kratos: Why Ultimate Strength Feels Like Weakness - God of War Deep Dive
Feb 11, 2026
Spider-Man: With Great Guilt Comes Great Responsibility - Marvel Comics Deep Dive
Feb 04, 2026
Rodimus Prime: When Responsibility Arrives Before Readiness
Jan 28, 2026
Spawn: Why Burnout Happens to the Strongest People
Jan 21, 2026
Optimus Primal: Why Good Leadership Feels Like Failure - Transformers Deep Dive
Jan 13, 2026
Everyone Thinks They're The Hero
Jan 06, 2026
Why Starscream Is the Most Dangerous Kind of Broken - Transformers Deep Dive
Dec 12, 2025
Why Megatron Proves That Power Corrupts Absolutely - Transformers Deep Dive
Dec 05, 2025
Why Optimus Prime Proves That Sacrifice Defines a Leader - Transformers Deep Dive
Nov 10, 2025
Why Venom Proves We Are The Monsters We Fear - Marvel Comics Deep Dive
Nov 04, 2025
Why Unicron Proves Some Evils Are Too Big to Destroy - Transformers Deep Dive
Oct 27, 2025
Why Transformers: Shattered Glass Proves That Being the Hero Is a Choice - Transformers Deep Dive
Oct 20, 2025
Why Hellboy Proves That Your Destiny Is In Your Hands - Comic Deep Dive
Oct 10, 2025
Why Thunderwing Proves Belief Can Break You - Transformers Deep Dive
Oct 07, 2025
Why Grimlock Proves Strength Without Wisdom Is a Curse - Transformers Deep Dive
Oct 03, 2025
Why Alpha Trion Proves That Leadership Means Letting Others Rise - Transformers Deep Dive
Sep 30, 2025
Why Kratos Proves Fatherhood Was His Greatest Battle - God of War Deep Dive
Sep 26, 2025
Why These Twisted Primes Prove Even Evil Can Look Like a Hero - Transformers Deep Dive
Sep 23, 2025
Why Metroplex Proves Real Strength Serves Others - Transformers Deep Dive
Sep 19, 2025
Why Bludgeon Proves You Can Worship Strength and Still Be Weak - Transformers Deep Dive
Sep 17, 2025
Why Doctor Doom Proves Redemption Requires Surrender - Marvel Comics Deep Dive
Sep 11, 2025
Why Deathsaurus Proves You Can Stand For Nothing and Lose Everything - Transformers Deep Dive
Sep 09, 2025
Why Ultra Magnus Proves You Can Carry the Weight of Leadership and Still Be Crushed By It.
Sep 04, 2025
Why The World Made Magneto and Then Feared The Monster It Created - Marvel Comic Deep Dive
Aug 28, 2025
Why Jetfire Proves We Can Change For The Better - Transformers Deep Dive
Aug 22, 2025
Why the Doom Slayer Proves You Can Slay Hell and Still Be Damned - Doom Deep Dive
Aug 15, 2025
Why Galvatron Proves You Can Survive Anything and Still Lose Everything - Transformers Deep Dive
Aug 07, 2025
Why The Dark Side Couldn't Keep Darth Vader - Star Wars Deep Dive
Jul 31, 2025
How The Fallen Became a Monster And What That Says About Us - Transformers Deep Dive
Jul 24, 2025
What Mewtwo Taught Us About Choosing Our Own Path - Pokemon Deep Dive
Jul 17, 2025
What Overlord Taught Us About the Monsters We Make - Transformers Deep Dive
Jul 09, 2025
Why Tarn and the DJD Were the Decepticons’ Scariest Creation - Transformers Deep Dive
Jul 03, 2025
Why Logic Made Shockwave A Monster? - Transformers Deep Dive
Jul 01, 2025
Why Dinobot Betrayed Megatron to Save the Future? - Transformers Deep Dives
Jul 01, 2025
Why Soundwave Was Megatron’s Most Dangerous Ally? - Transformers Deep Dives
Jul 01, 2025