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The intersection between A Song of Ice and Fire and everything else! We are the off-topic offshoot of A Podcast of Ice and Fire.
This episode is the belated release of the audio recording of our Podcasting 101 Panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. It was a great experience hosting this panel in person, back at SDCC in person for the first time in 3 years. Amin was joined by Aziz, Michal, and David on a fun panel that covered the basics of planning, recording, editing, releasing, and promoting podcasts and answered audience questions. Our slides from the panel are available here.
Notes: Our online Podcasting 101 panel from Comic-Con@Home 2021 is available on at the Comic-Con International Youtube Channel. For our full recap of our experiences at Comic-Con 2022, check out Episode 265 of A Podcast of Ice and Fire.
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns for our 13th Anime and Manga Corner, recorded in December 2021. Our usual anime/manga crew is joined once again by returning guest host Zach (Alias) to cover the anime and manga watched and read in 2021. … Continue reading →
In alignment with Bastards of Kingsgrave’s longest running reread of George RR Martin’s earlier works, BOK releases the recording of the A Podcast of Ice and Fire & Vassals of Kingsgrave panel hosted online at Ice and Fire Con in … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our longest running reread of George RR Martin’s earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about George’s novel Fevre Dream, published in 1982. Notes: This is the article we briefly talked about. Here is another … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave records our 12th Anime and Manga Corner. Our usual anime/manga crew is joined once again by returning guest host Zach (Alias) to cover the anime and manga we’ve been watching and reading the past year. Following up … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues the longest running re-read of George RR Martin’s earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about The Glass Flower and The Stone City. Notes: This episode was recorded in May 2020. Episode 85 download … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues the longest running re-read of George RR Martin’s earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about The Way of Cross and Dragon and And Seven Times Never Kill Man! Notes: This episode was recorded … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns to continue the longest running re-read of George RR Martin’s earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about Bitterblooms and In the House of the Worm. In the middle, we talk about our support for … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave talks about Comic Con 2019, in particular our experiences setting the world record at the Dragonball World Tour and attending the Orville Experience. After the initial convention chat, we proceed with our Anime and Manga corner: talking … Continue reading →
We recap our time at Anime North 2019, held in Toronto, Canada. We cover our experiences at the convention, including taking part as panelists and media, cospalying, organizing and running photoshoots, and seeing the exhibitor hall and artist alley. We … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave starts our coverage of the 2019 convention season with a recap of our time visiting as press at Calgary Expo 2019, including a live interview on the floor with Andrew Phung and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee from CBC’s … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave reaches our tenth Anime and Manga Corner. Our usual anime/manga crew is joined by returning guest host Zach (Alias) to discuss the One Punch Man season 2 news and the latest season of My Hero Academia. Then … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave talks about the long running anime Detective Conan / Case Closed. We include a few multiple choice questions that test knowledge of the series. Notes: This episode was recorded before the recent and humorous attention brought to … Continue reading →
Overlapping partly with recording an episode for A Podcast of Ice and Fire, we do a recap of our time at Anime North 2018, held in Toronto, Canada. We cover our experiences at the convention, including taking part as panelists, … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns with a Anime and Manga Corner for Winter 2017/2018. We complete our earlier review of Orange with a discussion about the recent lackluster movie. We move from Orange to a discussion about Citrus and other shows … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave reviews the Western visual novel and internet sensation: Doki Doki Literature Club. We start with a spoiler free discussion at the start, moving into a spoiler full discussion analyzing the game, reviewing theories, and more. Notes: Part … Continue reading →
Recorded in late August, we do a quick recap of our time at Anime North 2017, held in Toronto, Canada. We cover our experiences at the convention, including taking part as panelists (together for Game of Thrones, along with a … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns with a Anime and Manga Corner for Summer 2017. After talking about the anime and manga scene at San Diego Comic Con 2017, we have a full spoiler discussion of the Koe no Katachi movie (4.5 minutes … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our reviews of George RR Martin’s earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about George’s first novel, Dying of the Light, published in 1977. Notes: Michael and Greg had a code duello required match after the … Continue reading →
After 2 years, Bastards of Kingsgrave resurrects our reviews of George RR Martin’s earlier works. We launch into a lengthy, spoiler filled discussion about Nightflyers, a horror short that was re-released as a novella that won the 1983 Seiun Award … Continue reading →
Note quite an Anime and Manga Corner, our usual crew from Vassals of Kingsgrave returns as we start off with chatting about the One Punch Man dub and manga. We cover about the latest chapters of Attack on Titan (16-28 … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave covers the BBC One series Poldark. Guest hosts Aiwendil (Alix) and Nymeria (Marie) from Vassals of Kingsgrave join for a spoiler filled discussion of seasons 1 and 2. Episode 69 download link (right click and download).
One year after our last full Anime and Manga Corner, Bastards of Kingsgrave follows up with a discussion of the Fall 2016 season. We begin with a full spoiler discussion of the latest Attack on Titan chapters. We continue with a … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave talks about Comic Con 2016, with our perspective focused on the anime and manga events. Our regular anime/manga corner crew cover the latest chapters of Attack on Titan and what they are watching this season before getting into the convention chat. … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns to movie reviews to cover one of the most controversial movies of the summer, Wacraft. Joined by Thomas (FTWard) and Zach (Alias), we consider it from a collective Wacraft background that includes experiences from Warcraft 1/2/3 to WOW and … Continue reading →
Recorded in late June, we cover Anime North 2016, held in Toronto, Canada. We cover our experiences at the convention, taking part as panelists (together for Game of Thrones and Black Lagoon, along with a long list of separate panels), staying … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave one punches its way to your anime heart with a review of One Punch Man. Ashley returns to join the regular anime crew as we discuss the anime in the main show, then have a full spoiler discussion … Continue reading →
Note quite an Anime and Manga Corner, our usual crew from Vassals of Kingsgrave returns to discuss the latest chapters of Attack on Titan, Watamote, and Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun. We also chat about past and upcoming conventions. Notes: All discussions … Continue reading →
Vassal of Kingsgrave’s Legend of Korra crew returns to Bastards of Kingsgrave to cover the the first two parts of the latest Avatar Comic, Smoke and Shadow (Parts I and II) in a spoiler filled discussion. We discuss the latest round of shipping and … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave’s anime/manga crew reviews the classic anime Kare Kano – His and Her Circumstances. We discuss the history behind the creation of the show, compare the anime to the manga, and discuss the end of the story. We wrap up with a … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave’s Hearthstone crew returns to discuss the upcoming League of Explorers Adventure Mode. We discuss all of the upcoming cards and come up with top lists for constructed, arena, and BOK’s arena game (Scorpions and Snakes). We chat about the … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our Anime and Manga Corners. Joined by our usual crew from Vassals of Kingsgrave, Bill (Mrkorb) and Bing (Shoeshiner), we discuss the latest chapters of the Attack of Titan manga, review some conventions from this past season, … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave’s trusted anime/manga crew returns to continue our coverage of Ore Monogatarii / My Love Story. We talk about the latest anime episodes, leading up to just before the final episode. Notes: All discussions are spoiler filled, as … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns with the third episode in our Hearthstone series. We discuss many of the revealed cards for the upcoming Grand Tournament expansion. We chat about our favourite classes and play styles, including which gold heroes we have or are … Continue reading →
Ashley returns once again for our review of Anime North 2015, held in Toronto, Canada. We cover our experiences at the convention, taking part as panelists (including for Game of Thrones, Madoka Magica, the Legend of Korra) and staying at … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns with our fifth Anime and Manga Corner, one year after starting them. Joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave Bill (Mrkorb) and Bing (Shoeshiner), we discuss the latest episodes of Ore Monogatari and the latest chapters of Attack on Titan. … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave provides a spoiler full review of Jurassic World. Notes: Episode 54 download link (right click and download).
Bastards of Kingsgrave’s trusted anime/manga crew returns to cover Ore Monogatarii!! / My Love Story!!. The gentlemen are joined by anime newcomer Amber (amberrocks) to do a review of the first three episodes in the recent anime adaptation. We then … Continue reading →
Vassal of Kingsgrave’s Legend of Korra crew returns to Bastards of Kingsgrave to cover the epic conclusion to the latest Avatar Comic, Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rift Part 3. We also discuss the upcoming fourth Comic at the end of the … Continue reading →
Thanks to the loyal listeners of House Manwoody (and the APOIAF crew), the Vassals of Kingsgrave have been nominated for the 10th Annual Podcast Awards. “Well that’s great,” I hear you say, “but how could I possibly help you dethrone the … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our reviews of George RR Martin’s earlier works with two short stories from the 1970s. With the football season ending and the Super Bowl this past weekend, it seemed only appropriate to cover Run to Starlight … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns with our fourth Anime and Manga Corner. Joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave Bill (Mrkorb) and Bing (Shoeshiner), we cover some romance themed anime in an appreciation for the upcoming Valentine’s Day. On the manga end, we … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave starts off the new year with a return to the growing gaming phenomenon that is Hearthstone, created by Blizzard. We review and rate the new expansion Goblins vs Gnomes. We also go explore arena strategy, covering terminology like Mana Curve, the Vanilla Test. … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns with our third Anime and Manga Corner episode. Joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave Bill (Mrkorb) and Bing (Shoeshiner), we start off with a discussion about age and the anime fandom. We cover the final chapters of Koe no Katachi … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our reviews of George RR Martin’s earlier works, this time focusing on horror. We have an in-depth, spoiler filled discussion about The Monkey Treatment and The Pear-Shaped Man, both available in Dreamsongs. We debate about the origin … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave hosts our second Anime and Manga Corner episode. Joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave Bill (Mrkorb) and Bing (Shoeshiner), we hear their updated opinions on Sailor Moon Crystal. In manga, we cover the last few chapters of two series (full spoilers!): Attack … Continue reading →
Vassal of Kingsgrave’s Legend of Korra crew returns to Bastards of Kingsgrave to cover the Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rift, Part 2 comic. Episode 45 download link (right click and download).
Bastards of Kingsgrave recaps our full experiences attending as press (for A Podcast of Ice and Fire) at San Diego Comic Con 2014. We dive into detail about our Convention Centre and panel experiences. Notes: For more detail and perspectives … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our reviews of George RR Martin’s earlier works, this time providing spoiler filled discussion about the macabre short story Meathouse Man. We also chat about the recent Hugo nominated graphic novel adaptation, drawn by Raya Golden. Notes: The … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues with our manga and anime reviews, covering Twin Spica (Futatsu no Spica). We have a spoiler filled discussion of the manga and anime. Episode 42 download link (right click and download).
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our reviews of George RR Martin’s earlier works, this time providing spoiler filled discussion about Remembering Melody and Portraits of His Children. We dig deep into the latter story, trying to draw parallels with George’s own … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns to the Madokaverse, this time providing spoiler filled discussion of the third movie: Rebellion. We debate whether it lives up to the high standard of the TV series and try to predict where they will go from here. … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our reviews of George RR Martin’s earlier works, this time providing spoiler filled discussion about The Hero and With Morning Comes Mistfall. We discuss the importance theses stories played in George’s life and alternative paths his own life story … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns to our anime and manga roots, hosting the first of our general Anime and Manga corners. Joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave Bill (Mrkorb) and Bing (Shoeshiner), we cover the recent release of Sailor Moon Crystal. In … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our reviews of George RR Martin’s earlier works, covering the Nebula and Hugo winning Sandkings. We have a spoiler full podcast discussion of one of our favourite short stories in the Georgeverse. Notes: Sandkings is readily … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns with another gaming podcast, this time covering the current gaming phenomenon that is Hearthstone, created by Blizzard. Joined by some experienced Vassals who have been playing since beta, we cover the upcoming expansion and debate the … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our reviews of George RR Martin’s earlier works, this time covering The Second Kind of Loneliness. We have a spoiler full chat about the short story and properly define the terms Martinsphere and Georgeverse. We have … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave recap our experiences at Ice and Fire Con 2014! Notes: This episode was salvaged from a very poor audio recording, sadly discovered only after the recording was complete. If you are interested in the convention, check out … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave hosts several vassals of Kingsgrave (Amber, Greg, Mordion) to help cover A Song for Lya, another one of George RR Martin’s short stories based in his science fiction ‘Georgeverse’. We have a spoiler full chat and tie in the discussion … Continue reading →
Ashley returns to the Bastards of Kingsgrave as we recap our experiences at Anime North 2014 in Toronto, Canada. The audio quality varies in this episode as we recorded some of the clips each day at the convention. Recurring guest … Continue reading →
The second gaming related episode of the Bastards of Kingsgrave, we take a nostalgic look at the classic game Mount and Blade, as well as the multiplayer (PC Steam DRM) successor Mount and Blade: Warband. Guests hosts and “manhunters” David … Continue reading →
The Legend of Korra crew returns to cover the Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rift, Part 1 comic. We discuss Toph’s dating life, the lack of Fire Nation angst, and the Keystone Pipeline meets Spirit World issues. Episode 30 download … Continue reading →
Recorded in July 2013 and recently recovered, the following is an open ended chat about HBO’s Game of Thrones between Amin and Sean Russell, the creator and owner of Anime3000. The first 26 minutes avoids any major spoilers, after that … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave continues its 2014 anime reviewing run, as we cover The Devil is a Part-Timer. Recorded back to back with Episode 27, we provide another spoiler filled review of this comedy anime. The aftershow contains the first Snakes … Continue reading →
Bastards of Kingsgrave returns for the new year to cover Madoka Magica, a true deconstruction of the magical girl anime genre. We briefly discuss two articles related to the anime series (article 1 & 2), as well as the many … Continue reading →
The Legend of Korra crew reunites to cover Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Search, Part 3 comic. We discuss the final issue of the comic and speculate about future comics. We discuss Ozai’s moonblood charts, why we like Ty … Continue reading →
Amin and Ashley review the anime Steins;Gate (and yes that semicolon is supposed to be there). It is a spoiler filled review that was recorded like so many BOK episodes: right after an APOIAF episode recording. As all meosters know, … Continue reading →
Amin and Ashley are joined once again by Carly to cover Attack on Titan, the manga (up to early November 2013). We discuss a variety of personal theories and theories from the general fandom, as well as our thoughts on … Continue reading →
Amin is joined by guest hosts Mordion and Vikram to review George RR Martin’s chess short story Unsound Variations. It is a spoiler FULL episode where we dive into every aspect of the story, analyzing it and trying to draw … Continue reading →
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In this Anime edition of VoK Roundtable, APOIAF’s Amin makes his first VoK appearance along with forum regular MrKorb. @ 2mins Bill aka MrKorb introduces the crew to “Simoun” a steampunk yuri anime. @…
Amin and Ashley review the dark comedy anime (and manga) Watamote. We have a detailed discussion about the show’s portrayal of social anxiety. As noted in the episode, if you would like to nominate Bastards of Kingsgrave for the Podcast … Continue reading →
Amin and Ashley are joined by Carly to cover Attack on Titan, the anime. We have an extensive aftershow filled with shipping, creaking doors, and a failed attempt to define the scorpions in the snakes and scorpions game. At the … Continue reading →
BOK continues the Legend of Korra reviews, Episode 3: Civil Wars – Part I. To download mp3s of the episodes, click the download tab at the top of the page. Episode 20 download link (right click and download).
BOK returns to our reviews of The Legend of Korra, season 2! (Episodes 1 & 2). We deal with some heavy lag spirits and manage to podcast despite the technical difficulties. To download mp3s of the episodes, click the download … Continue reading →
Ashley hosts the long awaited episode on Battlestar Galactica with three guest hosts. It contains an extensive session of House Sandwoody’s Snakes and Scorpions game. Notes: Ashley had some sort of microphone issue this episode, resulting in echo talk. Not … Continue reading →
The Legend of Korra crew returns to review Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Search, Part 2 comic. But first we hear about Michal’s adventures at SD Comic-Con and learn more about TLOK season 2, including commenting on this trailer. … Continue reading →
The first gaming related Bastards of Kingsgrave episode, this episode focuses on the classic RTS Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings. I am joined by guest host Dave, a good friend and fellow gamer. In regards to the … Continue reading →
The long awaited reunion of the The Legend of Korra podcasting crew as we review Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Search, Part 1, as well as Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise. Episode 15 download link (right click … Continue reading →
The long awaited Doctor Who episode, hosted by Ashley and joined by three of our forum members (Jessica, Leigh, and Will). To download mp3s of the episodes, click the download tab at the top of the page. Episode 14 download … Continue reading →
We review Ouran High School Host Club, a funny parody and romantic comedy anime. We are joined by recurring guest host Stephanie, of The Legend of Korra fame. We engage in another extensive aftershow, playing a Snakes and Scorpions, the … Continue reading →
The full podcast crew from APOIAF appears for the first time in a BOK episode, as we review Firefly (spoiler full as usual), a listener and podcast host favourite! Mimi’s true Firefly fangirl status is revealed, Amin comes up with … Continue reading →
We enthusiastically review B Gata H Kei / Yamada’s First Time , a very funny romantic comedy/ecchi anime. We are joined by recurring guest host Stephanie, of The Legend of Korra fame. We engage in some off-topic anti-moe chat and … Continue reading →
We review Black Lagoon, one of our favourite manga and anime series. In the after show, we play Snakes and Scorpions, the traditional game of the Bastards of Kingsgrave. Episode 10 download link (right click and download). Note on advertising: If you … Continue reading →
We are joined again by guest host Laura to discuss the Anime Revolution 2012 Convention and provide the much requested second Sailor Moon episode, covering episode 9 and 12 from Season 1. Episode 9 download link (right click and download). To download … Continue reading →
We review the season finale (episodes 11-12) of the first season of The Legend of Korra. Episode 8 download link (right click and download). To further discuss this episode and The Legend of Korra in generally, check out our Korra forum. The … Continue reading →
We review Episode 10 of the first season of The Legend of Korra, Turning the Tides. Episode 7 download link (right click and download). To further discuss this episode and The Legend of Korra in generally, check out our Korra forum. Note: … Continue reading →
We are joined by guest host Melina to nostalgically review Hercules: The Legendary Journeys & Xena: Warrior Princess, two cult hits in the 90s. As usual, in the aftershow we play Snakes and Scorpions, House Sandwoody’s traditional game, and Mimi … Continue reading →
We review Episode 9 of the first season of The Legend of Korra, Out of the Past. Episode 5 download link (right click and download). To download mp3s of the episodes, click the download tab at the top of the page. To … Continue reading →
We are joined by guest host and Sailor Moon expert Laura (cosmia from the forums) to nostalgically review Sailor Moon, a gateway anime in the 90s. As usual, in the aftershow we play Snakes and Scorpions, House Sandwoody’s traditional game. … Continue reading →
We review Episode 8 of the first season of The Legend of Korra, When Extremes Meet, with returning guest hosts Katie and Michal, as well as (for part of the episode) Daniel/Death Sheep. The episode review is followed by a … Continue reading →
A huge episode for the modern Star Trek fans with an aftershow in the APOIAF Guys Night Out style. Featuring Voyager haters Daniel/Death_Sheep, Jonathan/NavyJedi, and Jordan/TDuck, with Vikram/fortytwo defending Janeway and crew. To download mp3s of the episodes, click the download … Continue reading →
The very first episode of the Bastards of Kingsgrave! We chatted generally about The Legend of Korra and some of the theories and ideas floating around. Featuring Avatar expert guest hosts Katie/Lady Griffin, Stephanie/gsdg and Michal/Inkasrain. To download mp3s of the … Continue reading →