Play Comics: Recent Episodes
Chris Osborne
Play Comics is a show that looks at video games based on comic properties and how faithful those games stay to the source material.
Welcome to another thrilling episode of Play Comics, where we dive into the pixelated past and unearth the hidden gems (and occasional duds) of comic book video games! This week, we’re strapping on our stone fists and stepping into the bizarre world of Hellboy: Asylum Seeker—a game that’s as elusive as a chupacabra at a cryptozoology convention.
Join us as we navigate the murky waters of this PS1 survival horror oddity, a game that somehow manages to make Hellboy—a big, red, demon with a penchant for smashing things—feel like a lost tourist in a haunted house. With its fixed camera angles, tank controls, and combat that’s slower than a snail on a Sunday stroll, Hellboy: Asylum Seeker is a curious relic from the year 2000 that has left fans divided. Is it a forgotten masterpiece or the worst PS1 game ever made? We’ll let you decide!
But we’re not braving this asylum alone. We’ve got a special guest, Andrew Young from the podcast Behold!, to help us dissect this digital disasterpiece. Andrew brings his encyclopedic knowledge of all things Hellboy and a sense of humor sharper than Hellboy’s horns (pre-filed, of course).
So, grab your revolver (it might not help much), hold down that attack button, and join us for a hilarious and insightful look at Hellboy: Asylum Seeker. Trust us, this is one episode you won’t want to miss—unless you’re one of those monsters who doesn’t care about getting shot.
Learn such things as:
- Does it matter if the game is based on anything?
- Shouldn’t we get to punch more Nazis?
- Why you should be more careful with your scientific endeavors
- And so much more!
You can find Andrew by looking at the Behold! account on Twitter or of course the Behold! website. You should especially check out the episode looking at the 2004 Hellboy film because it’s Hellboy, and the episode looking at Fan4stick because it has me in it.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Valor Verse Special from Dauntless Stories as well as Chatsunami for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thinks that I’m a Hell demon.
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Welcome back, fellow mecha maniacs, to another electrifying episode of Play Comics! This week, we’re strapping into our mobile suits and diving headfirst into the pixelated battlefield of Gundam Wing: Endless Duel on the Super Famicom. Prepare for a high-octane journey through the cosmos as we dissect this classic fighting game based on the legendary Mobile Suit Gundam franchise.
But wait, there’s more! We’re thrilled to announce the return of our dynamic duo of guests, the incomparable Billy and the ever-enthusiastic Erinn! These two are back by popular demand, ready to share their insights, banter, and perhaps a few heated debates about their favorite Gundam pilots and mobile suits.
Billy is a seasoned fighting game player who has mastered the intricacies of Endless Duel’s combat system, while Erinn is a die-hard Gundam fan with an encyclopedic understanding of the series’ lore and mecha designs. Together, they bring a unique perspective to the discussion, blending gameplay analysis with a genuine appreciation for the source material. Their chemistry and friendly banter are sure to keep the conversation engaging and entertaining throughout the episode.
Learn such things as:
- Does anything good come along with giant robots?
- Is this finally the game where having a plot of “Everyone fights” actually works?
- How does Papa Roach play into any of this?
- And so much more!
You can find Billy nowhere online because he’s a hermit who hides out in those secret places of the internet that only we know about.
You can find Erinn inside the laser that your cat is chasing, manically laughing because she’ll never get caught.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Spawnography and Tooth and Nail for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thinks that a roomba is a robot.
Welcome to another thrilling episode of Play Comics, the only podcast where comics and video games collide with the force of a well-aimed zombie headshot! This week, we’re diving into the eerie, undead-infested waters of the Kickstarter campaign for Outbreaks, a comic series that’s stirring up more excitement than a horde of zombies at a brain buffet.
Joining us in the studio is none other than the necromancer of narrative himself, Will Robson. Creator of Outbreaks, Will is here to share the spine-chilling secrets behind his latest creation. Think Black Mirror meets The Walking Dead—yes, it’s as cool as it sounds!
So, grab your survival gear and a sturdy blunt object, because we’re about to crack open the crypt on what makes Outbreaks a must-back project on Kickstarter. Will’s going to spill the guts (figuratively speaking, of course) on everything from crafting a zombie anthology that could raise the dead to the ins and outs of crowdfunding your comic dreams into reality.
Don’t miss this episode—it’s bound to be infectious!
Learn such things as:
- When is spooky season?
- Do story arc lengths matter in an ongoing anthology?
- When will we have to admit defeat and get a trade instead of single issues?
- And so much more!
You can find Will on Twitter, YouTube, TicTok, Instagram, @RobsinInk. You can also find other cool stuff at his website Speech Bubble Comics and show some monetary support through his Patreon page.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is too scared to listen to this episode.
Brace yourselves comic connoisseurs and gaming geeks for an episode that will have you questioning reality itself! In this multiversal misadventure we delve into the depths of X-Men Next Dimension, a game that dared to challenge the boundaries of the comic book universe.
But wait, there’s more! We’ve got a special guest star joining us on this cosmic crusade – the one and only Lex W from the Wednesday Toast podcast! Prepare to be dazzled by his wit, charm, and encyclopedic knowledge of all things mutant-related.
As we navigate through the Operation Zero Tolerance storyline, we’ll uncover the secrets behind this dimension-hopping extravaganza. From mind-bending plot twists to jaw-dropping gameplay mechanics, no stone will be left unturned in our quest for truth, justice, and the ultimate gaming experience.
So grab your controllers, strap on your adamantium seatbelts, and get ready for a wild ride through the annals of X-Men history. This episode is sure to leave you questioning your own reality – or at least wondering why you didn’t invest in a Cerebro helmet sooner.
Excelsior, true believers! The adventure awaits!
Learn such things as:
- HOLY CRAP THEY CAN BASE A GAME ON A SPECIFIC COMIC RUN?!
- Is it a sequel if nobody knows it’s a sequel?
- How did I time this episode so well with X-Men 97?
- Just kidding, you won’t learn that because I don’t know either!
- And so much more!
You can find Lex on Twitter, Threads, and Instagram @wednesdaypull. And of course there’s always Wednesday Toast on Twitter or Spotify. You should listen to that, it’s fun.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to It’s Probably (not) Aliens and the Stealth Hammer Kickstarter campaign for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, whose favorite X-Man is Deadpool.
Gather round comic fans and crowdfunding enthusiasts for a tale of epic proportions! In this episode of Play Comics we dive headfirst into the wild world of Comics are Dying, a comics history anthology that’s taking Zoop by storm. And who better to guide us through this saga than the mastermind behind it all, Louis Southard?
Join us as we explore the highs and lows of running a successful crowdfunding campaign, from crafting the perfect pitch to navigating the treacherous waters of stretch goals. Louis shares his insider secrets, from the importance of a well-timed GIF to the power of a well-placed pun.
But that’s not all! We’ll also delve into the fascinating world of Comics are Dying itself, uncovering the stories behind the stories. From the golden age of comics to the rise of the graphic novel, this anthology has it all. And with Louis at the helm, you know it’s going to be a wild ride.
So what are you waiting for? Grab your comic books, your crowdfunding tips, and your best dad jokes, and join us for an unforgettable episode of Play Comics!
Learn such things as:
- What kind of crazy person wants to work with 100 different artists on a single project?
- How do you decide what is important enough to go in a history of something so cool?
- Does anyone else think it’s weird that Chris likes seeing old ads?
- And so much more!
You can find the guest on Twitter @louisjsouthard, on Instagram @louissouthard, his website LouisSouthard.com, and of course check out the Zoop campaign for Comics are Dying.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is not dying, as far as I know.
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Welcome back, fellow comic crusaders, to another electrifying episode of Play Comics, where we dive headfirst into the colorful world of comic book adventures! Today, we’re donning our wizard hats, sharpening our wands, and preparing to unleash the mystical mayhem of Savage Wizard #2!
In this spellbinding installment, join your trusty host, Chris, as he delves deep into the arcane depths of this fantastical comic series. But hold onto your enchanted broomsticks because this isn’t your average wand-waving wizardry! We’re talking about a tale that’s as wild and unpredictable as a magical mishap in a potion shop!
And guess what? We’ve got a special guest gracing our airwaves today: none other than the Savage Wizard series co-creator and current writer, Lesly Julien! Brace yourselves for a wizardly wisdom overload as Lesly spills the mystical beans on what it takes to craft a spellbinding comic adventure!
But wait, there’s more! We’re not just here to chat about mystical mischief; we’re also diving into the magical realm of Kickstarter campaigns! That’s right, folks—Savage Wizard #2 is conjuring up some serious crowdfunding magic, and we’re here to give you the inside scoop on how you can join the spellbinding journey!
So grab your spellbooks, summon your familiars, and get ready for a podcast episode that’s hotter than a dragon’s breath and wackier than a wizard’s wand malfunction! Tune in and let’s embark on a fantastical adventure through the pages of Savage Wizard #2!
Also stick around through the end to hear about another great Kickstarter campaign, Stealth Hammer #3!
Learn such things as:
- How do you survive basically your entire creative team having to back out of a project?
- What spell does Kickstarter use to keep creators coming back?
- Where did all the colors go?
- And so much more!
You can find on Twitter @LesWrite, Instagram @les_write, and his website Les Write. And of course be sure to check out the Kickstarter campaign for Savage Wizard #2.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who only rolls Nat 1’s.
Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
Ahoy, landlubbers! Prepare to set sail on a high-seas adventure through the annals of gaming history, as we dive into the depths of the 1992 Game Boy classic, Popeye 2. This episode we've got a special guest aboard – Matt Storm from the podcasts "Fun" and Games and Screen Snark. They're a veritable treasure trove of knowledge when it comes to all things retro gaming, so batten down the hatches and get ready for a wild ride!
In this episode we'll explore the pixelated world of Popeye, the legendary sailor man who's always ready to dish out a can of spinach-fueled justice. From navigating treacherous levels to battling Bluto's dastardly schemes, we'll uncover the secrets behind this beloved game that captured the hearts of gamers and comic book fans alike.
But that's not all, me hearties! We'll also delve into the rich history of the Popeye comics, tracing their roots back to the early 20th century and exploring how they've influenced pop culture over the decades. Prepare to be regaled with tales of Olive Oyl's escapades, Wimpy's insatiable hunger for hamburgers, and Popeye's iconic catchphrases that have become part of the cultural lexicon.
So grab your Game Boy, load up on spinach, and get ready to set sail on an adventure that will have you laughing, reminiscing, and maybe even singing a few sea shanties along the way. Anchors aweigh, mateys!
Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
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Strap in, true believers, because we’re about to dive headfirst into the wild world of Kickstarter campaigns and comic book mayhem! This week on Play Comics, we’re taking a look at the Kickstarter for the action-packed graphic novel Gunpunch, and we’ve got the creator himself, Fernando Pinto, here to give us the inside scoop.
Fernando Pinto, the mastermind behind Gunpunch, is joining us to share the gritty details of bringing this high-octane comic to life. From the explosive action sequences to the sharply-drawn characters, this guy has poured his heart and soul (and probably a few gallons of coffee) into making Gunpunch a must-read for any fan of the medium.
The Gunpunch Kickstarter campaign is in full swing thanks to Rocketship Entertainment, and let me tell you, it’s a wild ride. Backer rewards range from digital copies of the comic to limited-edition prints that will have your fellow comic nerds green with envy. And if you’re feeling particularly generous, there’s even an opportunity to get your face immortalized as a character in the story. Talk about a power move!
So, what are you waiting for? Hop on board the Gunpunch hype train and get ready for a wild ride! With Fernando Pinto at the helm, you know this comic is going to be a knockout. Strap on your utility belt, grab your favorite snacks, and get ready to dive headfirst into the world of Gunpunch. It’s going to be a punchy good time, true believers!
Learn such things as:
- How do you go about naming characters anyway?
- Is it OK to punch people with your gun hands if you’re having a bad day?
- Are those aliens really that bad?
- And so much more!
You can find Fernando on Twitter @NandoPintoArt, on Instagram @minombreesfernandopinto, his LinkTree @FernandoPintoArt and FernandoPintoArt.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who dreams of having his hands be machines. But his machines would be of the Rube Goldberg variety.
Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
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Welcome, cosmic adventurers and comic aficionados, to another interstellar episode of Play Comics, where the fabric of reality is as bendable as the pages of a comic book, and the heroes are as quirky as our sense of humor. This week, we’re donning our power bands and setting our sights on the vast, uncharted territories of space. Why, you ask? Because we’re diving headfirst into the latest cosmic vigilante saga that’s blasting its way through the comic cosmos – the upcoming Space Ghost comic being published by Dynamite Comics!
But hold onto your space helmets dear listeners, because this episode isn’t just any ordinary galactic gabfest. Oh no, we’ve managed to snag series writer and return guest, David Pepose, who’s back and more mysterious than Space Ghost’s secret identity (which, by the way, remains one of the universe’s best-kept secrets). David’s here to give us the inside scoop on what it’s like to breathe new life into a character who’s been everything from a champion of justice to a smarmy talk show host.
Prepare for an episode filled with tales of cosmic vigilantes, nefarious space pirates, and the occasional monkey sidekick. We’ll explore the dark corners of the Galactic Federation, where evil lurks in the shadows, and only one hero can bring justice to the stars. Yes, we’re talking about the man, the myth, the legend – Space Ghost!
So, whether you’re a long-time fan of the spectral space hero or just curious about what happens when you mix superheroes with the final frontier, this episode is for you. Join us as we chat with David Pepose about the challenges of reviving a classic character, the thrill of exploring uncharted narrative galaxies, and, most importantly, whether Space Ghost prefers his coffee black as the void of space or with a splash of Milky Way.
Buckle up, listeners, because we’re about to launch into an episode that’s out of this world. And remember, in space, no one can hear you laugh – but here on Play Comics, laughter is just part of the adventure.
Learn such things as:
- Wait, Space Ghost wasn’t created for that cartoon talk show?
- How do you tie in established lore when you get to basically ignore a bunch of the history?
- What kind of freedom do you have knowing that you’re set to spend a year with these characters?
- And so much more!
You can find David on Bluesky @peposed.bsky.social, Twitter @Peposed, Instagram @Peposed, on Facebook @ David Pepose Comics, his newsletter Pep Talks, and his website DavidPepose.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who just wants to make sure that a Blip centered issue isn’t anything like Appa’s Bad Day.
Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
Welcome to another spine-tingling, joystick-wiggling episode of Play Comics, where the pixels meet the page and the game controllers are always at risk of being thrown in excitement or frustration. This week we’re diving into the dark cobwebbed corners of the gaming world to unearth the 1992 classic The Addams Family, a game that dared to ask “What if we took a beloved, macabre family and turned their life into a platforming adventure?” Based on the 1991 film of the same name, this game sprawled across the NES, SNES, Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, and Game Boy, proving that no console was safe from its kooky, spooky charm.
In this episode we’re thrilled to welcome back the illustrious Adam Williamson, a man whose knowledge of games is only rivaled by his ability to survive encounters with the supernatural—or at least supernatural-themed video games. Adam, who last graced us with his presence in a bodyslammin’ discussion on WWF No Mercy, returns from the depths of the gaming archives to help us navigate the twisted halls of the Addams’ mansion.
Prepare for a journey where every jump is a leap of faith (into a pit of who-knows-what), every enemy is as bizarre as an Addams family member, and the only thing scarier than the game’s difficulty is the thought of turning it off before finishing. Will Gomez find his beloved family members, or will he be doomed to wander the pixelated corridors forever? Join us as we explore the mystery, the humor, and the sheer Addams-ness of The Addams Family game.
So tighten your seatbelts, adjust your monocles, and make sure your hand (Thing, is that you?) is firmly attached to your wrist. It’s going to be a wild ride through the Addams Family estate, where the only guarantee is laughter, nostalgia, and maybe, just maybe, a newfound appreciation for games that make you want to pull your hair out—in the most delightful way possible.
Learn such things as:
- How can you base a game off of single panel comics?
- How is this macabre family so wholesome?
- What does Jonathan Blow have to do with any of this?
- And so much more!
You can find Adam absolutely nowhere except for on Play Comics where he writes comic reviews and appears on other episodes. Of particular interest to listeners of this episode are The Gimmick #1 and The Job #1.
Twitter Thread and Bluesky Thread to enter the giveaway for copies of The Color of Always and Sharp Wit & The Company of Women. Or just comment on the When I Was Young episode post with what stories you’re looking forward to reading.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Crossplay Conversations and Tales from the Backlog for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who still goes Trick-Or-Treating. In fact he’s going next weekend.
Greetings, time travelers and comic connoisseurs! Buckle up your seatbelts and grab your favorite snacks because you’re in for a treat with this very special bonus episode of Play Comics that’s more colorful than a double rainbow!
In this heartwarming and possibly tear-jerking installment, we’re diving into the pages of When I Was Young, the BackerKit campaign that’s not just a comic anthology but a time capsule of love, advice, and triumph. It’s an LGBTQIA+ extravaganza where the creative teams pour their hearts out in stories they wish they could whisper to their younger selves. And guess what? All profits are being donated to The Trevor Project, because who doesn’t love comics with a cause?
But wait, there’s more! We’re not just flipping through the pages alone. Oh no, we’ve managed to snag the anthology’s editor, the one and only Michele Abounader, to join us for this episode. Michele will share the behind-the-scenes magic, the tears, the laughter, and maybe even the secret recipe to creating an anthology that’s as inspiring as it is fabulous.
So whether you’re a die-hard fan of all things LGBTQIA+, a comic anthology aficionado, or just someone who loves a good story with a dash of nostalgia, this episode is for you. Tune in, get cozy, and let’s send some love letters to our past selves together. It’s going to be a rainbow-riding, comic-reading, feel-good kind of day here at Play Comics!
Learn such things as:
- How do you get so many great creators to help with this kind of project?
- What can happen when you just shoot your shot and ask someone to be involved?
- Do you make the anthology, or does the anthology make you?
- And so much more!
You can find Michele on Twitter @cerealpancake, on Bluesky @cerealpancake.bsky.social, on Instagram @ilikepancakes, and her website Cereal Pancake. And of course check out the campaign yourself at wheniwasyoungcomic.com which takes you directly to the BackerKit page to make this a reality.
Twitter Thread and Bluesky Thread to enter the giveaway for copies of The Color of Always and Sharp Wit & The Company of Women. Or just comment here with what stories you’re looking forward to reading.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show then just stop and support this campaign instead. Please? I will love you forever for that.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who has nothing funny to say here because this is a totally serious matter.
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Welcome to another thrilling episode of Play Comics, where we dive into the pixelated playgrounds of our favorite comic book characters and the games that bring them to life. Today, we’re dusting off our PS2 controllers and delving into the dark and mysterious world of Shadow Man 2econd Coming. Released in 2002, this game promised a spine-chilling adventure, but did it deliver the voodoo-infused essence of its comic book counterpart?
Joining us in this shadowy quest is none other than Patrick Hickey Jr., the mastermind behind Legacy Comix and the Editor in Chief of Review Fix. With his encyclopedic knowledge of all things comics and gaming, Patrick is here to help us unravel whether Shadow Man 2econd Coming truly captures the spirit of the Valiant Universe’s enigmatic hero.
So, grab your Shadow Guns and prepare to walk between worlds as we explore the eerie corridors of Deadside and beyond. Will the game stand as a faithful homage to its source material, or will it be lost in the abyss of forgotten adaptations? Tune in to find out, and remember, in the world of Play Comics, the only thing scarier than the Grigori demons is a missed episode!
Learn such things as:
- Why would a sequel be on fewer consoles than the original?
- Does it matter if people don’t know about the source material?
- How does the label of a licensed property set expectations?
- And so much more!
You can find Legacy Comix on Twitter @Legacy_Comix, Instagram @legacy_comix, Facebook @LegacyComix, the Legacy Comix website.
You can find Patrick on Instagram @patrickhickeyjr, Twitter @reviewfixpat, and of course his personal website and Review Fix.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to The Lucky Die and Happy Horror Time for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who still sleeps with a teddy bear.
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Smurf fans, mushroom dwellers, and plastic comic enthusiasts, lend me your ears! This week on Play Comics, we’re taking a hard look at one of the most mind-bogglingly bizarre video game adaptations to ever grace the original PlayStation – The Smurfs from 1999. That’s right, we’re diving headfirst into the small blue world where the air is crisp, the mushrooms are plentiful, and the gameplay is…well, let’s just say it’s an experience.
But we’re not going it alone, oh no! Joining us is the one and only Mike Clyburn from the wildly popular podcast The Twisted Cape. Mike’s no stranger to twisted tales and bizarre adventures, so we knew he’d be the perfect tour guide through this cobalt-colored carnival of chaos.
Prepare yourselves for tales of sinister wizards, hapless heroes, and more collectible items than you can smurfing shake a stick at. We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, we’ll question the very nature of our existence. But most of all, we’ll have a smurftastic time exploring this true relic of gaming’s awkward adolescence.
So grab your favorite mushroom cap, take a deep breath of that crisp smurf air, and join us for an episode that’s bound to be…unforgettable. It’s going to be one wild smurf ride!
Learn such things as:
- Are there actually different Smurfs?
- How can we judge a game made for small children?
- What does a Smurf taste like?
- And so much more!
You can find Mike on Twitter @TheTwistedCape, send them an email @thetwistedcape@gmail.com and their website The Twisted Cape. Or check out the D&D stuff on Twitter @TeamCLOKpod and their email @teamCLOKpod@gmail.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Time Shifters as well as Orphaned Entertainment for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is blue and if he was green he would die.
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Attention all Gundam fanatics and mech maniacs! Today we’re blasting off into the cosmos with Mobile Suit Gundam Zeonic Front for the PlayStation 2!
Joining us is none other than Scott Wachter from the wildly popular podcast The Recap From Mercury. Scott’s expertise lies in overanalyzing obtuse science fiction plots, so he’s the perfect wingman to navigate the tangled narrative threads of the One Year War.
Will the valiant Federation pilots emerge victorious against the dastardly Zeon forces? Can any of us mere mortals comprehend the sheer scale of these titanic mech battles? And is Scott prepared to have his mind blown by the sheer excess of beam spam?
Strap in tight and get ready for rocket-powered robot rampage as we go full psyco gundam on Zeonic Front! The battlefield drama awaits…just try not to get caught in the crossfire. Over and out, soldiers!
Learn such things as:
- Is everyone in the wrong uniform really a bad guy?
- How can a simple TV programming snafu change the course of a generation?
- Do we need more games where you play as the villains?
- And so much more!
You can find Scott on Twitter @fs_wachter, Bluesky @fs-scott.bsky.social, and on his own Gundam specific podcast The Recap From Mercury.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Film Rage and Bring Your Own Mech for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who controls his Mechs with an Atari Jaguar controller.
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Greetings, fellow Play Comics aficionados and Dragon Ball Z fanatics! It’s time to power up your ki and get ready for an adventure unlike any other. We’re diving headfirst into the wild world of the Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game on the Game Boy Advance, and trust us, it’s going to be a blast!
But wait, there’s more! Joining us on this epic journey is the one and only Kyle Billie from The Rad(io) Shorts podcast. With his wicked sense of humor and infectious enthusiasm, we know Kyle will bring a whole new level of fun and excitement to our exploration of this classic card game. Just imagine the shenanigans we’ll get into as we battle it out with our favorite characters and try to outsmart each other with clever strategies.
So, whether you’re a seasoned card game pro or a die-hard Dragon Ball Z fan, you won’t want to miss this episode. Get ready to laugh, strategize, and reminisce about the good old days of portable gaming. It’s going to be a wild ride, and we’re thrilled to have you along for the journey!
Learn such things as:
- Can you make a good game based on another game?
- How much of the story do you need to include to really say that something is based on it?
- Did anyone get to use the two player mode in this one?
- And so much more!
You can find Kyle on The Rad(io) Shorts Podcast and as a part of Subterranean Suites & Suspect Serpents. And maybe at a card convention near you.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Team CLOK and Super Bracket Bros. for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is still holding on his cards hoping to retire on the profits from them.
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Hey there fellow Gundam fanatics and Play Comics aficionados! Get ready to power up your mechs and dive into the wild world of Gundam Battle Assault 2, the classic PS1 game that has us all itching for some intense mecha showdowns. And who better to join us on this epic journey than our returning guest, the one and only Billy, who’s graced us with his presence on previous episodes like X-Men Mutant Academy, Ghost in the Shell, Turok 2, and Batman and Robin?
But let’s be real, folks. This time around, it’s all about giant robots duking it out in epic battles that would make even the most hardened Gundam fan swoon. And with Billy’s expert insights and witty banter, we’re sure to have a blast exploring every nook and cranny of this classic game.
So strap in, get ready to activate your beam sabers, and let’s dive into the world of Gundam Battle Assault 2!
Learn such things as:
- Did cartoons ever not get made as commercials for toys?
- Is it better to have balanced rosters or source material realistic ones?
- Wait, games other than Street Fighter get to make innovations?
- And so much more!
You can find Billy nowhere online because he’s a hermit who hides out in those secret places of the internet that only we know about.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Japan on Film and Screen Snark for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn’t see the difference between these mechs and the ones he built with Lincoln Logs.
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Demonic possessions are nothing new. But I still get hooked every time one of those stories comes up. The Exorcist was the first movie that really bothered me when I watched it. The Exorcism of Emily Rose was a birthday tradition for a while. There’s just something about how people deal with those creatures that always grabs my interest. Maybe it’s the struggle between keeping hold of yourself while dealing with an entity that’s much stronger than you. Maybe it’s because a religious upbringing tried to teach me that monsters aren’t real, but demons and stuff like that are. But who are we kidding, monsters are totally real.
What else is real is the talent of David Pepose and Alex Cormack. So you can imagine my excitement when David agreed to come talk about The Devil That Wears My Face, a book from Mad Cave all about a demonic possession in 1740s Europe. Listen in as we try to get to the heart of how someone so nice can write something so scary. Or maybe I should say the heart cavity……
Learn such things as:
- Can you write a horribly disturbing story without ruining your headspace?
- Were those useless classes in school really useless?
- And so much more!
You can find David on Bluesky @peposed.bsky.social, Twitter @Peposed, Instagram @Peposed, on Facebook @ David Pepose Comics, his newsletter Pep Talks, and his website DavidPepose.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who might have wet his pants at the end of this episode.
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This week we’re blasting off into outer space to take a look back at the classic PS1 fighting game Gundam Battle Assault. Released in North America in 2000, this game brought the action-packed combat of the popular Gundam anime franchise to PlayStation gamers.
Our special guest this episode is Karrington Martin from the fantastic K&K Indie Gaming Corner podcast. Karrington is a huge Gundam fan and will provide expert insight into the lore behind the game’s mobile suits and storylines. We’ll discuss how Gundam was a part of his life growing up and how the timing of the North American release made for some interesting thoughts.
From the slower than you’d expect paced arcade-style gameplay to the impressively animated sprite work, Gundam Battle Assault was a technical marvel on the PlayStation. We’ll analyze the combat mechanics, graphics, and modes that made it a classic among mech fighting games. And we’ll debate where it ranks among other Gundam games and mech fighters on the original PlayStation.
So power up your beam sabers and launch your verniers because we’re taking control of some epic Gundams today with our guest Karrington Martin! Strap in and enjoy this action-packed episode of Play Comics!
Learn such things as:
- Did any kids back then know about the heartbreak they were getting into?
- Does it matter if you don’t get the first game of a series?
- How can you mix together such a roster of characters who have little, if any, interaction in the source material?
- That Transformers Beast Wars episode that we talked about
- And so much more!
You can find Karrington at K&K Indie Gaming podcast website. You can also find him on Twitter @Desertfury90.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Transmissions and “Fun” and Games for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn’t like giant robots. Which is something a small robot would say.
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Get ready to dive into the pixelated mystique of the Sega Genesis era as we unleash the power of Mystic Defender on this episode of Play Comics!
In this electrifying installment, we team up with the dynamic Phil Keeling from Pixel Lit to unravel the secrets and thrills behind the classic Sega Genesis game Mystic Defender. Brace yourselves for a riveting conversation that delves into the captivating world of gaming nostalgia, where pixels come to life, and wizards wield unimaginable powers.
Phil Keeling, a connoisseur of gaming narratives and pixelated wonders, brings his expertise to the forefront as we explore the enchanting realm of Mystic Defender. From spellbinding visuals to the mesmerizing hold this had on his childhood despite not having a single clue as to where it came from, we’ll dissect many aspects that makes this Sega Genesis game one that you probably want to go check out. Because most likely, you didn’t check it out back in the day.
Whether you’re a seasoned Mystic Defender veteran or a curious gamer looking to step into the past, this episode promises insights, anecdotes, and a touch of nostalgia that will transport you to the golden age of 16-bit gaming. So plug in those headphones, hit play, and prepare for a journey through pixels, magic, and the unforgettable legacy of Mystic Defender!
Learn such things as:
- How can weird circumstances lead to lifelong memories?
- Why do we love things that we really don’t know much about?
- When can not knowing about the source material possibly make things better?
- And so much more!
You can find Phil on Twitter @HeMakesMonsters, or his Pixel Lit stuff on Twitter @pixellitpod, YouTube @PixelLit, and of course the Pixel Lit website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to SNEScapades as well as It’s (Probably) Not Aliens for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thinks this game is just a drug fueled fever dream.
Welcome, dear listeners, to another bodyslammin’ edition of Play Comics! Get ready to tag in and grapple with nostalgia as your host, Chris, is joined by the dynamic duo of wrestling wisdom: Adam “Ringmaster” Williamson and Josh “Suplex Strategist” Garvey!
In this pixelated pilgrimage through the archives of gaming history, our intrepid trio steps into the virtual ring to dissect the legendary N64 classic—WWF No Mercy. It’s a game that’s more electrifying than a Rock Bottom and has more twists than a Stone Cold Stunner.
But this isn’t just about button-mashing and joystick jiu-jitsu. Chris, Adam, and Josh are here to unravel the intricate connections between the digital squared circle and the real-world rumbles of professional wrestling. From powerbombs to power-ups, they’ll grapple with the game’s impact on the wrestling genre and how it managed to body-slam its way into the hearts of gamers worldwide.
Prepare for a verbal Royal Rumble as they dissect the game’s character roster, match types, and those legendary “OH MY GOD!” moments that made WWF No Mercy a slam dunk for wrestling and gaming enthusiasts alike.
So lace up those boots, polish your championship belts, and press play as Play Comics takes you on a journey down memory lane, where the only pins are the ones you aim for in the ring, and the only submissions are the ones that make you submit to the nostalgia. Get ready for a piledriver of fun in this bodyslammin’ episode that’s sure to leave you chanting, “This is awesome!”
Disclaimer: No controllers were harmed in the making of this podcast. However, the same cannot be said for friendships lost during heated multiplayer sessions. Listener discretion is advised.
Learn such things as:
- How can you fit so many characters into a game this size?
- How is this still the premiere wrestling game?
- How can Chris convince Kayleigh that maybe he is going to start watching wrestling?
- And so much more!
You can Adam absolutely nowhere except for on Play Comics where he writes comic reviews and appears on other episodes. Of particular interest to listeners of this episode are The Gimmick #1 and The Job #1.
You can find Josh on Twitter @joshgarvey and in some of the best places on the internet if you’re lucky. But you’ll have to find those yourself.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Talkin’ Comicx for the promo today. Be sure to also check out the Legacy Comix site for more awesome stuff. Like maybe The Job #1.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is up way past his bed time.
In this pixel-packed extravaganza we’re diving into the realm of Mobile Suits, futuristic warfare, and enough Gundam drama to make soap operas blush. Yes folks it’s time to chat about the PlayStation 2 game “Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo,” a game that had us pressing buttons faster than a cat chases a laser pointer.
But wait, there’s more! We’ve got a guest star shining as bright as the final boss battle. Joining us in the digital cockpit is none other than the fabulous Dan Carroll, captain of the Retro Wars podcast and a connoisseur of all things vintage gaming. Imagine Han Solo, but instead of navigating the Millennium Falcon, he’s steering us through the vast universe of Gundam lore.
So grab your favorite joystick, charge up your beam saber, and get ready for a rollercoaster ride through pixels and panels as we explore just how well “Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo” stacks up against its manga counterpart. Spoiler alert: of all the games that exist, it’s certainly one of them.
Learn such things as:
- Should developers and publishers target games for new fans or the fan base that already exists?
- Why didn’t Japan share the big bulky robots with us more?
- Are these even robots? I mean, come on, there’s a pilot in there!
- And so much more!
You can find the guest on Twitter @Retrowarsuk and eventually on YouTube as The Honest Pokemon Trainer. But always at the Retro Wars website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter, @playcomics.bsky.social on BlueSky, and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Capes on the Couch as well as Reel Feels Podcast for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who didn’t notice that I messed with the stinger bit that I made from the intro music. Did you?
Greetings, fellow gamers and digital explorers! Today, we’re strapping on our Digi-Devices and venturing into the world of Digimon – because why catch ’em all when you can DIGITIZE ’em all? W e’re peeling back the nostalgic layers of the PlayStation classic, Digimon World 2. A game where the monsters are digital, the challenges are real, and the memory card space is always at a premium. But wait, there’s more! We’re not content with just battling in virtual arenas and exploring digital dungeons. At least not by ourselves.
Joining us on this wild Digivolutionary ride is none other than Andrew Young, cohost of the podcast Behold! This gaming aficionado is here to share his insights, drop some knowledge bombs, and maybe even settle the age-old debate of Agumon vs. Gabumon. Brace yourselves, because we’re about to unravel the digital mysteries, level up our nostalgia, and possibly discover if Digimon ever learned to change a lightbulb.Learn such things as:
- How many things can be the best?
- Is there anything that Chris can’t turn into an allegory for our current world climate?
- How do you tell the world that you’re really confident in your game?
- And so much more!
You can find Andrew by looking at the Behold! account on Twitter or of course the Behold! website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics on Blue Sky @playcomics.bsky.social, @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Time Shifters, as well as Radio Clash for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who still uses dial up internet.
The cool thing about comic creators is that they tend to like comics. Which means that whoever your favorite comic creator is probably has a favorite comic. But what happens when you find the source of basically everything? And can you get past the fact that it feels so cliche because it’s the source of all of the cliche feelings?
Listen in as Allen Dunford comes by to talk about his favorite comic, which makes sense because he is a comic creator. But will this game give us an idea of why so many people love the manga? Or will it just rely on having a big sword and hoping that the cool factor there carries us through the story?
Learn such things as:
- When do you probably want to spoonfeed the story to players?
- Do games need to tell a specific story to have a good story?
- Does it matter if you get spoilers for the overall comic story?
- And so much more!
You can find Allen on Twitter @ChapsofFury. And of course there’s also the Top Hat Studios newsletter to make sure to stay on top of everything that he’s creating.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Behold!, as well as Into the Knight for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who refuses to read this just because people say that it’s cool.
Holy poorly-rated superhero media! Get ready to dive into some of the murkiest depths of the Marvel universe as we analyze 2003’s not-so-stellar Daredevil offerings. First up in the hot seat is the Ben Affleck-led Daredevil film that premiered that very same year. Despite boasting major star power and promising early trailers, this big screen endeavor wound up being another dud, critically panned for an overly serious tone and absurd costuming choices.
Then, we’ll switch gears to focus on the Game Boy Advance title based on the Man Without Fear, which sadly failed to convey the swashbuckling thrills of Daredevil’s comic book adventures. Made by pitiful publisher Encore, this game starred a blocky, pixelated DD slinging his billy club at an array of generic thugs and criminals. Gameplay was repetitive and uninspired, while graphics were subpar even by 2003’s standards. Yikes!
To help us dissect these dual disasters, we’re joined by special guest Ryan from Fake Nerd podcast. Ryan will lend his wit and wisdom to evaluating these massive missteps in Daredevil history. Will we find any redeeming qualities in these offerings? Tune in to find out!
Learn such things as:
- Is there anything good about the Affleck flick?
- What are the hard parts about building a game around a character not heavily represented in the mainstream consciousness?
- When are you basically forced to buy subpar media?
- And so much more!
You can find Ryan on Twitter @DjTonySnark and his podcast The Fake Nerd Podcast on Twitter @fakenerdpodcast or the Fake Nerd Podcast website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Artie’s Attic: A Warehouse 13 Fancast, as well as Behold! for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thought I was dead.
Get ready for a dragon duel of epic proportions! In this corner, we have Dragon Power, the janky NES game that tried and failed to cash in on Dragonball mania. And in this corner, we have the original Dragonball manga, which captures all the absurdity and excitement that Dragon Power completely whiffed on! Let’s get ready to ruuuuumble!
Please give a warm, silly welcome to our special guest judge for today’s podcast, the one and only Kyle “Game Genie” Federline! When he’s not dropping hot takes on the K&K Indie Gaming podcast, Kyle spends his time teaching his kids about the wonders of games from his childhood and trying to find gaming’s biggest hidden gems in the indie scene. Get ready as Kyle lends his unique blend of gaming wisdom and snark to judge today’s retro showdown!
Learn such things as:
- Why did they give us this game with soooo much localization?
- Is there any good place to start with Dragon Ball?
- When did the 5 Second Rule become a thing to be followed?
- And so much more!
You can find the guest on Twitter @KyleFederline the K&K Indie Gaming podcast website, or a treefull of other places.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to D’ohMance Dawn, as well as Shonen Flop for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who swears he was watching anime before it was cool.
There’s something just so endearing about The Smurfs. Mostly I think it’s because it’s just such a simple concept. Little blue dudes have an adventure and it all wraps up nicely by the end. Seems pretty safe and kid friendly doesn’t it?
Yeah, that’s what I thought too. Good thing I have October K Santarelli here to help blow some of those ideas out of the water. Listen in as we take a dive into Smurf history and explore some of the dark secrets of these little blue demons.
Learn such things as:
- Why aren’t there more girl Smurfs?
- Do Smurfs understand the concept of mortality?
- Can we do a whole episode without subbing a curse word with Smurf?
- And so much more!
You can find October on Tic Tok @OKWrites, Instagram @O_K_Writes, and his website Ocober K Santarelli.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to What Should We Watch as well as Just the Zoo of Us for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thought that Smurfs were jelly beans.
Sometimes I just wonder why even got some games. It’s not that I don’t appreciate them, that’s not it at all. But licensed games where we don’t really know the franchise? And game genres that aren’t able to carry the game by itself? And doing it all on a disaster of a console where it seems like nothing could be done right. I know I’m sounding super negative right now but I think that is part of the charm of Magic Knight Rayearth.
And you know who else thinks so? Satsunami from the Chatsunami podcast. Listen in as we take a look at this hidden gem of a game about a hidden gem of an anime and manga property that we just couldn’t appreciate when were first exposed to it back in the 1990s.
Learn such things as:
- Does everything that we miss need to come back?
- What are the benefits to leaving fans wanting more?
- Has anyone actually seen this game in real life?
- And so much more!
You can find Satsunami on Twitter @ChatsunamiPod, Instagram @chatsunami, TikTok @chatsunami, and of course his podcast Chatsunami.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to the Comic Book Keepers as well as Shonen Flop for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who refuses to buy me this game and I just don’t understand why.
I’ve decided that I just really like fantasy stories. I’ve decided that a lot in the past, and I’m deciding it again right now. There’s just something about a writer being able to ignore all of what’s actually possible in this world and yet still having to make something that’s internally consistent with the story that they want to tell. Something about an artist being able to make characters that just couldn’t happen here in anyway, be it through crazy anatomy that just doesn’t play nicely with Earthly physics or the fact that if an alligator was really on a team with a rabbit one of them would get eaten pretty quickly and we all know which one that would be.
Let’s scratch just about all of those itches at once with an episode where I talk to Grant Stoye about his Kickstarter series, and also upcoming Scout Comics book Sidequest! Listen in as we get to some of the hows and whys behind this wonderful story and try to figure out how Chris didn’t know about it sooner.
Learn such things as:
- What do creatives think of their past work?
- The fun parts of not knowing where fans are when they talk to you
- How to take your book from Kickstarter to a bigger publisher
- And so much more!
You can find Grant on Twitter @grandandstuff, his website Grant Stoye .com, and in theory a Threadless store somewhere which will get a link put right here if he can ever remember what that link is and remembers to let me know.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who think a D20 is something dirty.
It all comes back to Spider-Man doesn’t it? The cultural saturation of the character in a lot of English speaking societies. The relatable nature of the character (and to be perfectly honest, most of the Spider people characters). The fact that the first Spider-Man trilogy was the first thing since the 90s Batman movies to really hit such a mainstream audience is no coincidence.
So how do we get a look at what Spider-Man means to people? Oh, I don’t know, maybe get a guest like Keifer from Select and Start to come and give us a look at what both this 2004 game and the movie that it ties in with? Yeah, that seems like a good idea. I should pat myself on the back for doing exactly that.
Learn such things as:
- What was the super hero movie landscape looking like in 2004?
- Does it matter if Spidey has things overhead to actually swing from?
- How are the pizza missions what everyone loves about this game the most?
- And so much more!
You can find the Keifer on Twitter @DannyVegito, his Youtube channel Keifers Corner (found @KeiferLirette) and on his podcast Select and Start.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Adventures in Erylia and Avast for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who wears Spider-Man underpants on his face to have a double Spider-Man mask.
Spy stories are spy stories. And yet we still love them. There’s just something about spies that sits well in our hearts. Because in the end, spy stories are about an individual overcoming a situation where everything is stacked against them. So while spy stories might have a lot of the same elements running through them, there’s a big variety in how those elements are used and woven in and out of each other.
Listen in as Cory Byrd from Byrds Eye View Comics helps to take a look at Golgo 13 Top Secret Episode. We discuss his connection to the Japanese culture, manga in general, and Golgo 13 means in the grand scheme of history.
Learn such things as:
- How long can a single comic run last?
- When can being a genre piece really help with getting into a franchise?
- Does it matter if a foreign audience doesn’t have any idea that a game is even based on a licensed property?
You can find the guest on Twitter @ByrdsEye76, Instagram @ByrdsEyeOfficial, and of course his website Byrds Eys View Comics.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Piecing it Together, as well as Luke Who’s Talking for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is afraid of underwater levels.
REFIRE TIME! We’ve looked at the Ninja Turtles before. We’ve had a few episodes about them even. But let’s be real, the podcast was in its infancy and I didn’t really know what I was doing with the show yet. So how can we remedy that?
Well Anthony Sytko has an idea. How about we get him specifically on the show to take a look at the Cowabunga Collection? I hope you think that’s a good idea because I already recorded it. Listen in as we take a look at the Cowabunga Collection as a whole and try to figure out just what makes this one so perfect.
Learn such things as:
- What goes into a good game compilation?
- Why are the Turtles always coming back?
- When did Anthony start to suck at fighting games?
- And so much more!
You can find Anthony on Twitter @CapesOnTheCouch, his personal account @AnthonySytko, and of course the Capes on the Couch website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who didn’t listen to these episodes the first time around and probably won’t listen to this one either.
Additional Noises from ZapSplat.
It’s the year [insert future year here] and mankind has probably destroyed the Earth because of course they did. How did we/they get here/there? Don’t know, and there’s a ton of lore to figure out before we can know what happened. War is a mess y’all. It’s not like you can just read a few books and know exactly what happened.
Good thing we have my friend Erinn here to help sort things out. Listen in as we try to make sense of, well, everything in the Gundam universes and probably miss some things because there’s so much of it and we only have so much show to talk about it in.
Learn such things as:
- How many timelines is enough?
- This is just Transformers with a reskin, right?
- Do Erinn and I have artistically talented friends who can help pull off one of our crazy ideas?
- And so much more!
You can find Erinn on Twitter @catladylife_nyc or as a a spirit just floating by in the wind.
Play Comics is “written”, edited, and produced by Chris Osborne. He also puts the art together because he’s a bit of a control freak. Maybe if he wasn’t he’d let someone like Michiums make art for the show. But alas, Chris has problems and just can’t do that.
See what you’re missing out on by visiting Michiums’s shop on Carbonmade.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Comic Book Keepers as well as Tales from the Fandom for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thinks that giant mechs are totally made up and not real at all.
Some of the most important things I have right now are things that I’ve always had. Mostly my stuffed Snoopy that I’ve had since I was little. And while having him to hold on to has helped in a lot of situations, what if he was actually able to physically fight off demons and monsters?
Listen in as Tayson Martindale comes to talk about his comic The Keepsakers, a story that explores that exact theme of your childhood friends actually being some of your biggest protectors. (Hopefully) Coming to a comic store near you March 29th and brought to you by Invader Comics.
Learn such things as:
- How long can you hold onto childish things?
- How do you find your own style?
- How long can you sit on a book before you publish it?
- And so much more!
You can find Tayson on Twitter @tadmartindale, Instagram @tayson_martindale, or email him via tayson.martindale@gmail.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in, or sign up for email notifications about future guest opportunities and get a message when I add things to the list.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who sleeps with a stuffed dragon.
Sometimes you just need to flip things on their head. You know, really make sure to hit the point that you’re trying to make. Take down anything that stands in your way and kick right through any obstacle standing before you.
And sometimes I just try to make stupid puns because we’re doing things backwards today and looking at comic books based on a video game. Listen in as the Pop Historian joins the show to talk about the Mortal Kombat comics that are obviously based on that game you might have heard of from the 1990s.
Learn such things as:
- When does not having a story prove to be a good thing?
- Is anybody truly 100% evil?
- Why do parents get so worked up about such little things?
- And so much more!
You can find Pop Historian on YouTube, and specifically check out the Mortal Kombat video.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Capes on the Couch as well as Geek Freaks for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, whose favorite Mortal Kombat character is the bear.
What makes someone a villain? And once you get that label in people’s head what can happen to get that label removed or switched? It’s tough. You’ve got to change minds and deal with people who will never forget your past no matter how much good you do now and will always treat you like the villain that they see you as.
Well, we have Blair Farrell here to help figure out where that line is as we take a look at the 1999 Catwoman game for Gameboy Color. And long the way we’ll try to figure out if Catwoman has made amends for her previous criminal deeds or if she still has work to do to win us over.
Learn such things as:
- How can you keep the main character out of a spin off game?
- Which version of Catwoman are we talking about here anyway?
- Will we ever get her as a definitive villain or hero ever again?
- And so much more!
You can find Blair on Twitter @Blarcade and his website Comic Book Video Games,where you can links to his books The Web of Spider-Man Games: The Amazing and the (Not So) Spectacular and The Avengers in Video Games: A Guide to Solo Adventures and Mighty Marvel Team-Ups, with Creator Interviews.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Cheers to Comics, as well as Into the Knight for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who pet the tummy and paid dearly for it.
What is it that makes a comic connect with an audience? Is it the writing? The art? The characters? Nope, but also yes….? It’s the passion behind it. And that passion certainly comes across in everything else but you can have the best writer and artist in the world using the most popular characters and have things fall flat if they’re just going through the motions.
Today we’re talking about Ravage with Eli Powell. He certainly has the passion for this story and I’m really excited to get my hands on a physical copy of this one. Be sure to check out the Ravage Kickstarter Campaign so you can get your hands on one as well.
And a big thanks to Mike over at Invader Comics for helping to set this one up.
Learn such things as:
- How long can a project sit between completion and publishing?
- What are some things that go into making a comic with no dialogue?
- Why are artistic choices and sticking to your vision important?
- And so much more!
You can find Eli on Twitter @Savage_Inks, Instagram @instaless_eli, Facebook @shakyartist, and his website Bleak World Comics. And of course you can head over to the Ravage Kickstarter Campaign or tell your local comic shop that you want them to order this for you using code FEB231533.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who wet his pants yesterday.
Comics can come from some weird places. Which most of the time is a shot at the writer or artist and the fact that they’re a weirdo. But sometimes is just a basic factual statement. You know, like when a nation makes a comic about a war they had no part in just because.
But who would ever do a thing like that? Not Insane Ian, but he did stop by the show to talk about North and South which does exactly that. Except under the name Les Tuniques Bleues if you’re reading it in the original French but known as The Bluecoats when translated into English.
Learn such things as:
- Why Chris didn’t even try to get one of the comic creators on the show.
- How many of these Belgian comics do we know about over here?
- What silly decisions did the NES port make for the controls?
- And so much more!
You can find Insane Ian on Twitter @insaneianb, his music on the Insane Ian Bandcamp page, his videos on the Insane Ian YouTube page (where you can hear if he’s played FF VII), and check out the Funny Music Project that he sometimes contributes to.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thinks that French toast is the same thing as Belgian waffles.
In the cold dark reaches of space nobody can hear you scream. Or something like that. Look, I've never been to space so I can't know for sure. But I know that if I went to space I'd be lonely without my Kayleigh and that would suck so I'm not sure if I want to even think about that.But Elyse Russell on the other hand, all about mixing up sci fi and romance in ways that I wouldn't be able to pull off. Which is great because she's helping to put together Amongst the Stars so I can read it and let her do all the work to put it together.Learn such things as:
- Why you might have the best story in the world but still not get into an anthology.
- How important representation is in comics.
- People who make comics for anthologies get paid?
- Go watch https://youtu.be/ZNomhZFaWWI I promise it's relevant. Somehow. Barely.
- And so much more!
You can find Elyse on Twitter @ElyseRussell13 and of course the Amongst the Stars Kickstarter campaign.If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is sitting in a tin can far above the world.
Pocus is still in Hell. He’s got Emily. He’s got Horrus. He’s got problems. And what can he do about it?
I have no idea, and to be perfectly honest I’m not sure that Allen Dunford does either. But it’s his job (along with Will Radford who sadly couldn’t be in this episode) to make the story happen. Which is good because they’re a lot better at it than I would be.
Learn such things as:
- How do you get new fans hooked when you basically have to spoil earlier issues?
- What are the dangers of having everything set in stone for your story before the readers see it?
- When do you know that you’ve made it as a comic creator?
- And so much more!
You can find Allen on Twitter @ChapsofFury. And of course there’s also the Pocus Hocus #5 Kickstarter Campaign or sign up for the Top Hat Studios newsletter.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who does not want his name anywhere near that horrible banjo you heard earlier.
“Banjo” played by Chris Osborne
What are the elements of a good Batman game? Cool villains? Great side characters? Actually doing a bit of detectiving maybe?
Well listen in as Adam Williamson comes back on the show to talk about Batman Gotham City Racers, a game that basically none of those things and yet still exists.
Learn such things as:
- How much does a character have to be in the game to count as being in the game?
- How can you have a game with the Batmobile and have you get sick of it?
- How far does Chris need to go to get to a Dave and Busters?
- And so much more!
You can Adam absolutely nowhere except for on Play Comics where he writes comic reviews and appears on other episodes.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to the Last Sons of Krypton and Not if I Reboot You First for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who actually did a better voice for Old Man Chris but lost the part during contract negotiations.
One of the best things about comics, especially lately, is the amount of creator diversity we’ve been able to get. So it warms my heart when we can get a collection bringing together a bunch of creators that don’t normally have a chance to get together for this specific reason. And what is that reason?
Well, we’re taking a look at Sensory: Life on the Spectrum with Bex Ollerton to take a look at her book giving creators with Autism a space to share their experiences. And I use her in the loosest sense of the word because a lot of people helped out in making this happen.
Learn such things as:
- How do you wrangle a bunch of creators into getting something put together?
- Is it a good idea to do this kind of Kickstarter project by yourself?
- How far into the episode can I last before bringing up Michi?
- And so much more!
You can find Bex on Twitter @Schnumn, and if you want to help support Bex and her work check out her Patreon @Schnumn. And of course be sure to check out where you can buy Sensory: Life on the Spectrum for yourself or someone that you know who you think needs to read it.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who plays Super Nintendo with a Saturn controller.
Sometimes things get missed. Like not realizing that a game is based on a comic. Or missing an NES game because you didn’t realize that a game was based on a comic. I know it’s a shock that I could miss something. Or an entire country can miss out on a wonderful franchise that you’d think would be a great fit if only people would know it existed and could give it a chance.
Good thing I have Doc Issues here from Capes on the Couch to help fix that mistake as we take a look at M.U.S.C.L.E. and the Kinnikuman manga that really should have been a hit over here but for some reason wasn’t because “Americans won’t get it” or something silly like that.
Learn such things as:
- How many NBA comparisons can Chris make during this episode?
- What former (and future?) guest specifically taught Doc words to use for this episode?
- Why wasn’t this a bigger thing in the US?
- And so much more!
You can find the guest at their social media places and podcast links.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Just the Zoo of Us, as well as SNEScapades for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who still sits way too close to the TV.
Sometimes we have to revisit some things. A blast from the past if you will. There can be so many reasons for this. Maybe there’s unfinished business. Maybe it’s just a fun trip down memory lane. Or maybe there’s something more sinister going on than you even want to think about.
Or it could just be because we previously looked at a title as a Kickstarter book and now we’re looking at it again when it’s with a publisher. So Tyler Ruff might not have any thing sinister up his sleeves in this relook at The Atonement Bell (previously heard about with Jim Ousley on Ep B57). But we can’t really know that without listening to this telling of the tale now, can we?
Learn such things as:
- How can you fit real world settings into your very not real world setting?
- Why are horses evil and horrible?
- Would you finish your own work as a ghost?
- And so much more!
You can Tyler on Twitter @tylerbruff, Instagram @tylerbruff, and Tyler B Ruff.com. You can find his stuff about The Unforgiven on Twitter @TBR_UNFORGIVEN and Instagram @tbr_unforgiven. And of course, information about The Atonement Bell on Twitter @atonementbell or by following Red 5 Comics on Twitter @red5comics.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who really just wants a ghost to be his friend.
Yu-Gi-Oh is something I never really got into growing up. Or now for that matter since I’ve gotten into some things now that I should have gotten into when I was younger. Although I was kind of around it since I was into Pokemon and Magic: the Gathering so it’s not a totally 100% new thing to me. Plus the memes.
Good thing I somehow convinced Luke Herr to come back for another session of “Luke Explains Things To Chris that Chris Should Already Know About.” This time he takes on Yu-Gi-Oh and a combo shot of games in Forbidden Memories and Dark Duel Stories. Will we be trapped in the shadow realm for attempting this? Only one way to find out!
Learn such things as:
- How well do card games translate into video games?
- Did anyone plan this thing out or did stuff just get thrown at the wall?
- How were kids who watched this not completely traumatized and as a general rule experienced mental breakdowns?
- And so much more!
You can find Luke over on D’OhMance Dawn, Multiversal Q, and RPG Pals Club. Or catch him on Twitter @koltreg or his Patreon, found under Luke Herr.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn’t understand a single word of what we said in this episode.
Hot take here: comics are pretty fun. And one of those fun things is getting new stuff to check out. There's just something about the teamwork and the combination of words and art and the way they work together that just hits me in all the right ways. I love it. The creators love it. That's why I end up getting a lot of creators on this show.
But there's the publishing side of things too. So who better to have come on the show than Patrick Hickey Jr to give us an insight into the publishing side of the comics world? And to give us a peek at what Legacy Comix has coming out for their fall slate of releases? Seriously, look at these! You'll have to do it at the main site though since Pinecast doesn't let me put images here in the show notes.
Learn such things as:
- What weird coincidences can come together to bring a comic into existence?
- Why have I been doing this podcast the whole time?
- What role do the publishers play in all of this?
- And so much more!
You can find Legacy Comix on Twitter @Legacy_Comix, Instagram @legacy_comix, Facebook @LegacyComix, the Legacy Comix website.
You can find Patrick on Instagram @patrickhickeyjr, Twitter @reviewfixpat, and of course his personal website and Review Fix.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who hasn't read my thing yet. But then again, neither have you.
Alright no jokes with this one at all. I was looking through Previews one month and there’s this cover just staring at me. Barbaric. Such a simple name. Such an enticing cover. What’s not to love? You know, unless you hate cool looking comics and/or getting in at the start of the story of something like this.
Enter Michael Moreci, writer of Barbaric, coming to talk about his wonderful series. Especially this second arc, Axe to Grind. I’ll be perfectly honest with you about this one in saying that I can’t over sell it because this thing is soooooooooooooooo good. The comic, not this episode. I don’t deserve as many O’s as the comic does. While you're checking things out, head over to the Wasted Space Kickstarter campaign as well.
Learn such things as:
- How do you write an ongoing story when you know you essentially have to audition over and over at the end of each arc?
- How are children like a bloodthirsty cursed axe?
- How many different versions of the same comic issue is too many to have? And is that a different number if you were partially responsible for making it exist?
- And so much more!
You can find on Twitter @MichaelMoreci and Instagram @michaelmoreci. And of course check out the Wasted Space Kickstarter campaign.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who prefers to just hit things with a big stick.
Digging back into the NES days with this one because I somehow missed it. Which in a weird way makes sense because I don’t think anybody that I knew back in the day would have known that Destiny of an Emperor was based on a manga. Or even what a manga was for that matter, but that’s a different issue.
Good thing we have Joey DiCarlo from So Wizard here to help take a look at this early NES RPG. Because we’re both old and can appreciate this one for what it is without wondering why it doesn’t have the sensibilities of a PS4 game.
Learn such things as:
- Did anyone in the US know that there was a manga that this game was based on?
- How hard is it to look at a manga when you can’t read it?
- At what point will Chris refuse to list all of the playable characters?
- And so much more!
You can find Joey on Twitter as part of So Wizard @sowizardpodcast, on YouTube @SoWizardPodcast, and of course So Wizard’s website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Avast as well as Invasion of the Remake for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who didn’t read this one either which makes me feel better.
Aren't grandma's cool? At least stereotypically they take care of you and make you cookies and I’ve even heard some parents will legit get mad that grandma’s aren’t spoiling those grandkids.
And now forget about all of that because Allen Dunford and Will Radford and here to destroy all of those happy memories. Listen in as we take a look at their latest comic adventure, Grandma Chainsaw, and the Kickstarter campaign that can bring this wonderful conversation piece into your home.
Learn such things as:
- How many times can I call out a certain other podcast?
- Do you need to have experience using the tools of your murderer?
- CHRIS HOW COULD YOU ASK ABOUT GRANDPARENTS AND THE FEELINGS THEY HAVE ABOUT A COMIC WITHOUT CHECKING TO SEE IF THEY’RE DEAD!?
- And so much more!
You can find Allen on Twitter @ChapsofFury, Will on Instagram @willrad82 and Vimeo @WillRad. And of course there’s also the Grandma Chainsaw Kickstarter campaign and on Twitter @GrandmaChainsaw.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is probably playing with a chainsaw right now.
The Covid Times sure have brought us some interesting stories. But a lot of them that I’ve seen are focused on the transition to before to during. What happens in the way WAAAAAY after?
That’s where Dennis Hopeless comes enters the chat. Listen in as we take a look at his
Learn such things as:
- How do you pitch a book that switches gears so quickly between issues 1 and 2?
- What is it about octopuses that are so cool?
- Where can you look to find hope in a world that is just so Hell bent on finding ways you metaphorically kick you in the nuts?
- And so much more!
You can find Dennis on Twitter @HopelessDent, and @dennishopelesscomics on Instagram.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who hasn’t even wished me a happy birthday yet.
Those of us who have cats know that they come with built in weapons. Finger knives, teeth, that sort of thing. But what if they had, oh I don’t know, swords?
Listen in as Tony Giammarino comes to talk to use about Maggie the Cat Who Fights Demons which is about just that sort of thing. Oh yeah, and they’re from space.
Learn such things as:
- How much do our pets mean to us?
- Is it OK to put yourself in the story?
- What is it about swords that just make everything cooler?
- And so much more!
You can find Tony on Twitter @thewritertony, and of course check out Maggie the Cat on Web Toons.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who wishes he had a cat as cool as mine.
Sometimes things are just too magical for only a single visit. Like trips to Hell. Or demon rabbits. Or girls playing with knives.
Or, you know, talking to Allen Dunford about Pocus Hokus. That’s why he’s back to talk about Issue 4, which you can back now on Kickstarter.
Learn such things as:
- How your favorite character almost wasn’t.
- What happens when you trust the artist to art.
- Why is she already so good with knives?
- And so much more!
You can find Allen on Twitter @chapsoffury, pocushocuscomic@gmail.com, and be sure to catch his stuff along with other good comics over at Source Point Press.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who wants to take a train down to hell to party with the demons.
You ever sit around noticing people’s bags and wonder what’s inside them? Turn your head to take a look even? Maybe even push them open a bit with your foot.
Of course not, me either. But I certainly haven’t seen anything too weird while I wasn’t looking in there. Definitely not a human head collection. Who would even think of a thing like that? Lesly Julien would. And he’d tell you about it too, like maybe in a comic called Head Cases where you get to see the heads as well.
Learn such things as:
- How do people come up with this sick stuff?
- What does this say about me since I really want to read it?
- Where can I do crowdfunding if I don’t want to use Kickstarter?
- And so much more!
You can find on Twitter @LesWrite, Instagram @les_write, and his website Les Write. And of course be sure to check out the Crowdfundr Campaign for Head Cases.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn't have anything suspicious in his bag so definitely don't look.
You’ve got a giant sprawling set of lore with the X-Men. You’ve got a huge villain, in multiple ways, in Apocalypse. You’ve got the last regular episode of Play Comics for a while because I don’t know how to plan things, which is huge news.
And of course you’ve got all of it on a Gameboy Advance screen. Listen in as Jessika and Mike from Ten Cent Takes come on the show to help us take a look at this bite size taste of the mutant experience.
Learn such things as:
- What’s up with Apocalypse anyway?
- How can you work within the restraints of making a GBA game?
- Can the world please just stop acting like horrible people and try to help each other out for once?
- And so much more!
You can find Ten Cent Takes on Twitter @tencenttakes, Instagram @tencenttakes, and of course their website Ten Cent Takes.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Just the Zoo of Us for the promo today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who grabbed an umbrella when he learned about this episode.
It’s the end of the world and there’s nothing better to do than to read some comics about the end of the world in many different interpretations of the phrase. Somehow it’s exactly what I need right now.
Listen in as Gary Proudley comes to talk about the editing side and writing side of putting the anthology Producing the End of the World together, and lightly threatens me with Australian wildlife.
Learn such things as:
- How can you be super restrictive but also open ended with a topic/theme of an anthology?
- What are the benefits of telling people who they’re going to work with instead of letting them pick their own teams?
- Why aren’t more people afraid of cassowaries?
- And so much more!
You can find Gary on Twitter @gary_proudley and Producing the End of the World on Twitter @producingtheend and on the Producing the End of the World Kickstarter page.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who would probably play one of his songs at the end of the world with no shame at all.
The future is scary. It seems it’s always been scary. Remember when we would see dates like 20XX and know it was a stand in for some far off time when the world would be a totally different place? Yep those days are long gone. Heck it’s the year 20XX right now!
Enter Josh Adams, artist behind the Godfoe Universe series soon to be published by legacy Comix. Listen in as we take a look behind the scenes of this new comic universe that should have you pretty excited. Or scared out of your mind. Definitely one of those two.
Learn such things as:
- How can random friendships turn into creating an entire universe?
- Why would anyone not use Kickstarter with a new comic?
- Is it really not 1999 anymore?
- And so much more!
You can find Josh on Twitter @Joshua_Adams83, Godfoe Universe specific stuff on Twitter @GODFOE_UNIVERSE, join the Godfoe Universe community on Facebook, or just order Godfoe Universe #0 right now from Legacy Comix.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who still thinks it’s 1998.
Batman is one of the most well know superheroes around despite the fact that he’s not really a superhero when you break the term down. Don’t care, still love him. And that little used fact in games where he’s a pretty good detective.
Good thing we have Matt and Thad from Making Nerds Cringe here to help unravel the mystery of Batman Vengeance. Listen in as we take a look at this Batman the Animated Series (?) inspired game and all the fun that goes with it.
Learn such things as:
- Why can’t anyone agree on which series/season this game was based on?
- Can a Batman game exist with Joker in it somewhere?
- Does Nightwing regret his choice to have a mullet?
- And so much more!
You can find the guest at their social media places and podcast links.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Chrises on Infinite Earths as well as Adventures in Erylia for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who probably would have gotten this out yesterday when it was supposed to be out in the world.
Sometimes you just can't help but take a look at something you missed on purpose. Like here, where I wouldn't normally look at arcade only releases. But it's Spider-Man and someone asked about it and who am I to let the fans down?
Listen in as The Well Red Mage from Mage Cast joins the show to take a look at the Spider-Man arcade game that so many of us missed growing up. Which sucks because we could have had some more 4 player action going.
Learn such things as:
- What does Namor have to do with any of this?
- Did this game even stand a chance with what else was coming out around the same time?
- Why haven't we seen a home console port of this one yet?
- And so much more!
You can find Red on Twitter @theWellRedMage, Twitch @thewellredmage, his website The Pixels (which includes his podcast Mage Cast), and he's helping out as the Director of Content for NES Pro Magazine.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Just the Zoo of Us, as well as Capes on the Couch for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who probably would have had this episode out weeks ago.
You can make the best comic in the world, but people won’t read it unless it gets published. And even if it gets published people need to know about it. So how does that happen? And what What all happens behind the scenes to help make your book a success?
Listen in as we hear from David Dissanayake, director of sales and marketing at Vault Comics, as he lets us in on some of the secrets from way too long ago when I actually recorded this.
Learn such things as:
- How to get on the marketing director’s bad side
- Where to find out more about your favorite publishers
- When will David get into the creative side of things?
- And so much more!
You can find David on Twitter @dwdissanayake and of course be sure to check out what’s going on over at Vault Comics.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who just wants a Pepsi.
Editor’s Note: Chris sat on this episode for way too long. It’s embarrassing how long actually. But it’s still good so you still get to hear it.
Some people are just good at writing stories. Like really good. Those are the kinds of people I want to pick the brains of. Or in the case of horror writers, maybe steal the brains of and see if I can get those brains to do some work for me.
This time we have Cullen Bunn, one of the current masters (in my opinion) of writing for comics. Listen in as we see part of his process and how he got to be where he is today.
Be sure to visit Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men to see how you can help support people effected by Florida’s recent passing of HB1557, commonly known as the “don’t say gay” bill.
If you find yourself in need of grief counseling, give Tawny Platis at Death is Hilarious a visit.
Learn such things as:
- Is Cullen a robot?
- Why haven’t Marvel and/or DC let Cullen write a real horror comic yet?
- Will there eventually be a story about me hacking into Cullen’s email?
- And so much more!
You can find the guest on Twitter @cullenbunn and on his website CullenBunn.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who would rather be creative than administrative.
We’re just not going to escape aliens at all are we? You know, for a comic that I’m not sure even existed sometimes there sure are a ton of games to go with it. It certainly helps that there’s a spin off movie (that’s vaguely related) with a spin off cartoon (that’s vaguely related to the movie but oddly kind of closer to the comics).
Yup we’re talking about Men in Black again. This time with Tristan Johnson from It’s (Probably) Not Aliens and Step Back History as we take a look at Men in Black: The Series for Game Boy Color.
Be sure to visit Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men to see how you can help support people effected by Florida’s recent passing of HB1557, commonly known as the “don’t say gay” bill.
Learn such things as:
- Are the Men in Black movies secret political commentary?
- Did Tristan get through the episode without being wrong?
- How important are sunglasses?
- And so much more!
You can find Tristan at It’s (Probably) Not Aliens and Step Back History. We think you should check out this episode about the Girl Guides and their role in WW II.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who still believes in humanity. That poor child.
Wolverine is everywhere and there’s nothing we can do about it because he’s popular and makes money for Marvel and why wouldn’t they keep using a character that’s popular partly because he’s used so much and always in front of consumer’s faces?
That’s what we explore this week with Didge from Geekset Podcast. Listen in as we discuss the prevalence of Wolverine and some surprising omissions from the villains in the Game Boy Color game Wolverine’s Rage.
Be sure to visit Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men to see how you can help support people effected by Florida’s recent passing of HB1557, commonly known as the “don’t say gay” bill.
Learn such things as:
- How can you really implement a healing factor into a video game?
- When is it better to just understand your limitations and not try to do something?
- Do you really need a story when the main selling point is using the playable character?
- And so much more!
You can Didge on Twitter @Didge_Dee (and that same username at most places online) and over at Geekset Podcast which can also be found on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is still just a rat in a cage.
Internet people like their cats, there’s no doubt about that. So of course cats get put into their creative projects as well. Which makes it really fun when you get to mix cats with witches and wizards and card games. Especially when the real life cats decide that those silly humans need some feline help making sure everything comes out just right.
Listen in as Lydia and David Sherrer join the show to talk about their Kickstarter game Cat Magic, based off of Lydia’s Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus series of books.
Learn such things as:
- The weird places inspiration can come from
- The joys of having a built in audience
- The pain of your fuzzy purr machine not really caring what you’re doing while also caring way too much about what you’re doing
- And so much more!
You can find Lydia on Facebook @lydiasherrerauthor at her website lydiasherrer.com. David can be found on Instagram @disenchantedwanderer If you’re in the Louisville, Kentucky area they recommend asking the fine folks at Card N All, The Louisville Game Shop, and Heroes Comics and Games when copies of Cat Magic will be showing up at the store.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who does not have a cat that wears sunglasses.
Sword adventures are always cool. Especially when you actually get character development stuff with it and great art and a wonderfully written story and looks let’s face it we’re looking at a cool comic today that you can still catch relatively early and I’m just excited to get to share it with y’all.
Good thing we have Zoe Tunnell, writer of Blade Maidens, to help calm me down. Except that’s a big lie because she’s super excited to tell y’all about it as well. So yeah, this is going to be fun.
Learn such things as:
- How much shit can Chris get into by unintentionally implying that a team project belongs to only one member of the team?
- What is it about ladies with swords?
- Is there any greater feeling in the world than realizing that your artistic partner and you work together so perfectly?
- And so much more!
You can find on Twitter @Blankzilla, Blade Maidens is on Twitter @blademaidens, Valentine Smith can be found on Twitter @valentinemsm1th, and of course check out the Blade Maidens website to check this comic out for yourself.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn’t know how to use a sword very well.
Additional Noises from ZapSplat.
Movie tie in games get fun. Do you have someone play the movie and they know everything that should be happening? Or do you have a movie tie in game that tries to go beyond the movie and risk making something that people don’t like? And does it matter if it’s a super successful everyone in the world has seen it movie vs more of a niche film?
We’re taking a stab at those questions and more when Adam Reck from Battle of the Atom stops by the show to talk Blade 2 for the PS2 and Xbox.
Learn such things as:
- How do you have a vampire hunter movie after you kill all of the head vampires?
- Does it matter if you get the actors from the movie to do voices for the game?
- How does the Spider-Man animated series fit into this movie series?
- And so much more!
You can find Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy, Instagram @adam.reck, Tumbler @adamreck, and of course Battle of the Atom over at Comics XF
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Capes on the Couch as well as m WQ&A for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who wants to date a vampire.
Time to get this one out of the way. This podcast exists because of X-Men. The most requested game for people to be a guest for are X-Men games. Specifically it’s this one. What some people would say is “the perfect X-Men game” and I’ve heard this from many many people.
Listen in as Zack Jenkins from ComicxXF comes to finally talk about the game that everyone has been waiting for. X-Men Legends 2.
Learn such things as:
- Is an N-Gage ever worth it?
- How much customization is enough?
- Is this possibly the perfect primer source game to get into the comics?
- And so much more!
Also be sure to check out Legends of Shield Episode 415 for a (not biased at all) brilliant Previously On clip segment.
You can find the guest on Twitter @ComicsXF and all over ComicxXF.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to The Oblivion Bar as well as Suck My Fan Fic for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who still doesn’t have a favorite X-Man.
I just don't have it in me to put out an episode this week. They're recorded, but the world has gone to shit and I've had to help out too many friends in dealing with one thing or another.
The plan is to be back next week, but we'll see where my head is. In the mean time:
- Help trans kids in Texas
- Equality Texas
- Lambda Legal
- Help support Ukraine: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/
We all know the basic story. Kid has troubled relationship with father. Kid wants to win father's approval. Kid sells soul to a demon in order to get the ability to impress said father. Sometimes the fun isn't in figuring out where the story is going, it's in figuring out how the story is going to get there.
That's why we have Allen Dunford here to help take a look at this Faustian tale of woe, promises, and what it takes to twist a deal to be in your favor no matter what. And while you're at it, be sure to check out the Kickstarter page for Pocus Hocus #3 and get in on the fun for yourself.
Learn such things as:
- Making sure you keep having fun with what you're working on.
- Slipping your pets into your creative projects.
- Finding the perfect balance between sticking to your vision and taking fan opinion into account.
- And so much more!
You can find Allen on Twitter @chapsoffury, pocushocuscomic@gmail.com, and be sure to catch his stuff along with other good comics over at Bad Bug Media.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is waiting until all the issues come out before getting into this one because he's a weirdo.
Eventually we had to take a look at the world of kids and little monsters that fight. For a lot of people this was their first foray into the world of manga and anime. But we didn’t know that, and we probably wouldn’t have cared at all if we did. There were kids just like us that got to play around with these amazing creatures that we all wish we could have as a pet.
That’s right, we’re talking Digimon with Michael Shea from The Basement Lounge about that show I definitely didn’t try to make you think was that other anime about monsters fighting each other. Which I’m realizing now doesn’t narrow things down enough at all.
Learn such things as:
- How were American audiences tricked with the first movie?
- Isn’t this just Pokemon except……..not….?
- Why would I want to take my Digimon to the bathroom?
- And so much more!
You can find Michael On Twitter @MrMikeShea, TikTok @MrMikeShea, his website Mr. Mike Shea, and on his podcast The Basement Lounge.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Nerd Crusade, as well as The Oblivion Bar for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who has kept his Digimon pet alive for 84 years.
Some of my favorite stories are the ones where I’m plopped into a new world and have to figure things out with the characters. Ones where you’re not spoon fed all the information and get exposition that makes sense or have it outside of the story itself (ie footnotes or something). And putting it with a story about extended wars from other worlds and people trying to escape so their family doesn’t get caught up in it without an escape? Yeah go ahead and sign me up for that.
Erica Schultz has that part of writing down. Which is really good because it means I can get lost in the story of Forgotten Home and not distracted by stupid exposition that you know wouldn’t actually happen in real life. Plus, and I say this totally seriously, possibly some of the best advice I’ve been given yet about how to get into comics.
Learn such things as:
- The most pragmatic “how to get into comics” answer that I’ve ever gotten.
- Leaving some mystery for your readers so they can’t just guess what’s going to happen.
- Being flexible with your writing so you can adapt as things come up.
- And so much more!
You can find Erica on Twitter @EricaSchultz42, Instagram @ericaschultzwrites, or her website Erica Schultz Writes.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn’t know what the Home key on a keyboard does.
Additional Noises from ZapSplat.
Quick, what’s the most important part of a comic? Trick question, because everything is important and this wouldn’t be the art form that we love if it all wasn’t there.
We’ve got Taylor Esposito here to let us in on some of that sweet sweet behind the scenes stuff that people don’t always get to know about.
Learn such things as:
- How important is hand lettering these days?
- What’s the worst letter to write?
- Is it worth it to dwell on your past work when you have so much stuff ahead of you?
- And so much more!
You can find Taylor on Twitter @TaylorEspo for personal stuff, @GhostGlyph, and for the Kubert School check out @TheKubertSchool. Or go check out Ghost Glyph Studios if you’re looking to get some good lettering done for your project, and maybe some other stuff as well.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who can write a great N but not a very good M at all.
One of the best things about comics is that things can sit in the background for years before they become important. Maybe it’s just a throwaway line about an adventure some characters had. Maybe it’s something as silly as a character not liking carrots and then 10 years later it’s the crux of a story line. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s taking a character that’s been kind of stuck in the shadows and putting them in a position not only to get some of the spotlight, but also to bring other things out into the light that quit frankly should have been there a long time ago.
Now I’m not saying that if Stephanie Williams was just writing about Nubia’s dislike of a certain root vegetable she wouldn’t be on the show. But she’s taking Nubia and putting her in the center of a mini series called Nubia and the Amazons and making it about so much more than the character that happens to have a name in the title. And I don’t think I’m overselling it when I say that this series is really, really good.
Learn such things as:
- The importance of representation handled overtly instead of just having it in the subtext.
- The importance of keeping up with other titles related to what you’re working on.
- The importance of numbering and the label of a mini series.
- And so much more!
You can find Stephanie on Twitter @Steph_I_Will, Tic Tock @steph_i_will, Link Tree @swilliamscreates, and her website Why Steph.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who still reads Howard the Duck.
What’s Christmas without a little violence? No not the present throwing kind, I’m talking about full on Robot vs Santa showdowns with al the trimmings.
If you’re like me, you don’t want to experience it any other way now, and that’s why we have Steve Urena and Misty Graves here to tell us about X-Maschina, a comic set in way too close future about what happens when Santa has to fight robots and if that isn’t enough to get you excited then we need to have a talk.
Be sure to check out the Kickstarter campaign for X-Maschina.
Learn such things as:
- What’s the secret to getting things done with your project?
- How amazing is Lane Lloyd’s art?
- What do Gonzo’s chickens have to do with anything?
- And so much more!
You can find X-Maschina on Twitter @xmaschina1, Instagram @xmaschina1, and the Kickstarter campaign for X-Maschina.
You can find Steve on Twitter @TheSteveUrena, Instagram @thesteveurena and his page on Gumroad.
You can find Misty on Instagram @mistygravescomics and her website MistyGraves.com
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who still believes in Santa. Or Satan. One of those two.
It sucks that we live in a world where I have to be excited that something like The Color of Always exists. But we do, and I’m excited because more people need to see themselves in comics. Plus, like we say at least 57 gajillions times in the episode, the art is just beautiful.
You don’t have to take my word for it though. Brent Fisher and Michele Abounader can back me up on this one. Listen in as we take a look at this LGBTQIA+ love anthology that’s put together with…….ummm………. love I guess?
Learn such things as:
- Why are projects like this super important?
- What are some easy ways to decide on crowdfunding rewards for backers?
- How should you go about finding someone to work on a project with you?
- And so much more!
You can find Brent on Twitter @carolcollector, Instagram @carolcollector, and their website BrentFisher.net
You can find Michele on Twitter @cerealpancake.
You can find The Color of Always at the Kickstarter campaign page.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who might be a monster, but at least he doesn't spoil movies for people who still aren't comfortable going to the theater.
Alright I promise that this isn’t a Legacy Comix podcast. Although I can see where some people might think that. But let’s get real Legacy is doing some great things right off the rip, and I couldn’t pass up the chance to talk to them again and get a different perspective from someone that isn’t Patrick.
This time we’ve got John Svedese here to spill the beans on what’s going on, and we recorded it after the Kickstarter campaign started so there’s none of this nebulous “if things get funded” sort of nonsense.
Learn such things as:
- How does it feel to have a crowdfunding campaign funded so quickly?
- How can you take the ideas from another industry and apply it to your campaign?
- How can anyone say that Superman 64 is their favorite Superman game with a straight face?
- And so much more!
You can find Legacy Comix on Twitter @Legacy_Comix, Instagram @legacy _comix, Facebook @LegacyComix, the Legacy Comix website.
You an find John on Twitter @JCSvedese.edese
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who might have a comic idea sitting somewhere in his head.
It’s time again to thank the people who have helped me make this show as great as it is, including but not limited to:
- The friends I’ve made as a part of the Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men community
- Everyone at the Gonna Geek podcast network
- More specifically everyone on the Legends of Shield podcast
- Patrick Hickey Jr.
- Erica Schultz
- All of the people who enjoy this show and what I do enough to give me money
Really, just listen to the episode.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is also great.
Sometimes calling something a game is a rather strong use of the word. Especially when you’re looking at it through American eyes. Double especially back in the early to mid 1990s when we just didn’t really have the concept of visual novels over here.
Listen in as Nick Weaver, creator of the Thumbles comic on Webtoon, joins the show to help take a look at a portion of the gaming medium that we didn’t have much context for based on a manga that we also didn’t have much context for over on this side of the world.
Learn such things as:
- Why did we get this in America?
- No for real, because this makes no sense.
- I can’t decide if I like this or not, that’s not a question, and I don’t care.
- And so much more!
You can find Nick on Twitter @thumbles_comic, on Instagram @thumbles_comic, plus profiles on Webtoon, Reddit, and Facebook.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to SNEScapades, as well as Capes on the Couch for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn’t remember his dreams at all.
Sometimes books don’t have pictures. Or rather they have a few pictures that can’t in any way be considered a comic. But that doesn’t mean that those books are any less complicated than the art form we love over here at Play Comics. And with that comes a way for people to actually look things up without worrying about getting spoiled. Enter Spliki, the spoiler free wiki. I finally made the name connection while I was writing these show notes because I’m a dummy.
Good thing we have Brett from The Wheel Weaves podcast to help dig into why people should check out both this book series in particular, and the dangers of getting into a franchise that already has year and years and years and years and years of lore just waiting to be spoiled for you because the internet is a dangerous place.
Learn such things as:
- Why would comic fans be into this book series?
- How can you start your own section of the Spliki?
- Has anyone told Chris Claremont that someone else has more characters running around in their story yet?
- And so much more!
You can find Brett on the Wheel Weaves podcast website and the Wheel of Time sections on Spliki for the Wheel of Time Books and the Wheel of Time TV show.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who will never get a Christmas present from me.
Writing comics and making games is fun and all, but don’t you want other people to see them? You can probably sucker get friends to look at them but I have a feeling your dreams are bigger than just the people you know in real life. But how can you pull that off?
Kickstarter might be a good idea. Now if only I could get someone from over there on the show. I know, how about Oriana Leckert? Who better to help us understand the inner workings of Kickstarter than the Director of Publishing & Comics Outreach? Yeah, I can’t think of anyone better either.
Learn such things as:
- How much money has been pledged to comic related projects on Kickstarter lately?
- How does the success rate of comic based projects compare to other projects?
- What are some specific links you should check out?
- https://www.kickstarter.com/creators/publishing
- https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Martians
- And so much more!
You can find Oriana on Twitter @orianabklyn, Instagram @orianabklyn, and her website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who also hasn’t written a comic yet so I still have time.
There’s only about 2 reasons why people my age are into the X-Men. Either someone older (siblings, parents, whoever) exposed them to the greatness, or we watched X-Men the Animated Series. That’s it. There is no other reason at all.
Which makes this episode very special because we get to hear from Eric and Julia Lewald who between them wrote, developed, show ran, and generally shaped our views of the world through X-Men the Animated Series. I can’t even try to be witty here because I’m still so excited that this happened.
And don't miss the fact that there are books you can buy, one of which isn't full of pictures. Because for some reason people like those.
Learn such things as:
- Who gets to decide if a show can come back on the air?
- How do you balance the desires of so many people to include so many characters?
- X-Men talks about social justice issues? When did that start? [/sarcasm]
- And so much more!
You can find Eric and Julia on Twitter @xmentas, Instagram @xmentas, Facebook @xmentas, and of course at their website X-Men TAS.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who always uses Oxford Commas because he’s not a monster.
I’d say most of the time, writers labor over a story for a while. Weeks, months, years, maybe their entire life. Heck I’ve been sitting on my idea for a while and I’m starting to suspect that y’all think I’m just making up the fact that I have an idea.
And then there’s Ryan Drost who just had Stealth Hammer fall into his head from that place where good ideas live. Listen in as we see what this story is all about and hear about some little quirks that went into it’s creation. And of course be sure to check out the Kickstarter page for Stealth Hammer #2.
Learn such things as:
- How many plot threads is enough?
- What happens when you read too much into a comic?
- When can your significant other be a good influence on your creative endeavors?
- And so much more!
You can find Ryan at his podcast Star Joes, on Twitter @StealthHammer, and of course the Kickstarter page for Stealth Hammer #2.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who eats pizza with a knife and fork.
Mark from Lesser Known Comics heard the last episode (Legacy Comix with Patrick Hickey Jr) and felt like some of the LKC team needed to come on the show to clear some of the air. So that’s what happened.
Listen to what Mark Bernal, Jackie Anne Wiedemeier, and Charlie Ragnorok had to say about that previous episode and about working with Lesser Known Comics.
Editor's Note: Transcripts of this episode are available, they're pretty raw right now though.
Learn such things as:
- How the business model of giving away comics can work.
- Why you’d want to be paid a salary instead of royalties.
- Where you can have your books digitally besides Amazon.
- And so much more!
You can find Mark and Lesser Known Comics on Instagram @lesserknowncomics, or the Lesser Known Comics website.
You can find Jackie Anne Wiedemeier on Instagram @art.jackieanne.
You can find Charlie Ragnorok on Instagram @charlieragnarok.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who just wants an ice cream sandwich.
There are a lot of good comic publishers out there. You know what the world needs? Another one. For real. Especially one where I’m friends with one of the founders.
How can we ever have one of those? Maybe Patrick Hickey Jr can help solve that problem with Legacy Comix. And of course, you can help make that happen by helping to support their Kickstarter launch which was fully funded in 5 hours. So yeah, I’d say things are off to a good start.
Editor's Note: The interview was recorded before the Kickstarter went live and the team at Legacy decided to include the Remastered versions of Condrey 0-3 for their campaign, opting to not include them on the site store like Hickey Jr. indicated during our interview. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
Learn such things as:
- Why would someone leave a publisher to start their own?
- Does it do any good to worry about the current supply chain issues?
- When is the right time to launch your big idea?
- And so much more!
You can find Legacy Comix on Twitter @Legacy_Comix, Instagram @legacy_comix, Facebook @LegacyComix, the Legacy Comix website.
You can find Patrick on Instagram @patrickhickeyjr, Twitter @reviewfixpat, and of course his personal website and Review Fix.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thinks he has an idea for a comic now.
We’re pretty much all familiar with magical girls, even if you don’t know the term itself. Be it a classic like Sailor Moon or something new that will capture the hearts and imaginations of people much younger than me. But what happens when all of these worlds get squished together?
Good thing we have Skyler from Blue Turtle Comics here to help us figure out what it’s like when worlds collide. Are you ready to go? Because I’m ready to go, with a pit stop by the Magical Girl Defense Force page on Kickstarter on the way.
Learn such things as:
- The main difference between manga and western comics.
- Some bad Kickstarter decisions.
- Making the right decision for your project.
- And so much more!
You can find Blue Turtle Comics on Twitter @BT_Comics, Facebook @blueturtlecomics, Instagram @blueturtlescomics, and of course the Magical Girl Defense Force page on Kickstarter.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who wants to be Tuxedo Mask when he grows up.
Sometimes things just have to be brought back to basics. Comics were made for kids and it’s nice to finally look at one of those again. Especially because we get to look at a witch at the height of Spooky Season. Even if the witch in question is a good little witch.
Diego Jourdan Pereira comes on the show to help take a look at the surprisingly good game and a peek into the Harvey Comics lore that I’m surprised hasn’t shown up here more.
Also be sure to check out his new book Bizarre Bathroom Reader which can be preordered from Skyhorse Publishing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Target.
Learn such things as:
- Will Chris ever own this game?
- What happens when the reason for a game’s existence suddenly isn’t going to happen anymore?
- Why can’t things be made just for the fun of it?
- And so much more!
You can find Diego at his website Diego Jourdan Pro and his Amazon author page.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to It’s Probably Not Aliens, as well as Just the Zoo of Us for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is afraid of ghosts.
So let’s say you’re writing comics. Or drawing comics but I’m me so we’re just going to say writing. How are you going to get your stuff out into the world? Maybe you don’t even need a traditional publisher. But how do you get your stuff in front of readers?
Good thing we have Lanier Burton here to help us figure that out. Listen in as we take a look at his work across all of his From Scratch Comics lineup.
Learn such things as:
- What is this Web Toons thing?
- How do people handle writing so many different things at once?
- What kind of fun Easter eggs can you slip in when you control everything?
- And so much more!
You can find Lanier on Twitter @Coolesdolo, on Instagram @coolesdolo, and of course his website Coolesdolo.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to the first promo, as well as the second promo for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thinks that grape is a color.
It’s Spooky Season, and what’s been scarier lately than the threat of disease running rampant throughout the world? Not much, so let’s lean into it and take a look at Dr. Crowe, another wonderful collection from 215 Ink, in which a plague doctor deals with mystical elements in his adventures to stop the supernatural from bringing too much havoc into the world of man.
Listen in as Corey Fryia joins the show to help us break down series and get us ready for the trade paperback where you can get all of the current run at once. “Where can I grab this?” might ask. How about at the Dr. Crowe Kickstarter page or preorder at your local comic shop right now.
Learn such things as:
- How is it different dealing with so many artists on the same story?
- Can any pet owning comic creators keep their pets from showing up in the stories?
- How important is it to tell creators how much you like their stuff?
- And so much more!
You can find the guest on Twitter @CoreyFryia, Instagram @cfpunk, and Corey’s Linktree which includes links to Sandcrawler Customs stuff. And of course check out
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who isn’t wearing a mask he’s just that ugly.
It’s always nice to be wanted. Even if the people wanting you are evil scientists. OK, maybe that’s not the best situation to be in but sometimes you have to take what you can get.
Listen in as writer Max Majernik and Band of Bards cofounder Chris Benamati join to show to give us an inside look at their current Kickstarter comic Prospects.
Learn such things as:
- Why would anyone want to write a story about zombies and robots?
- How can you use social media to find a collaborator for your project?
- How come physical catch up tiers aren’t a standard thing yet?
- And so much more!
You can find Max on Twitter @SnowballMax.
You can find Chris on Twitter @BandofBards and the Band of Bards website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is a combination zombie and robot.
I’m just going to let the comic pitch speak for itself here, because I can’t do any better: What if Conan the Barbarian was forced to reclass as a wizard? And if that doesn’t hook you then I have no idea what will.
You know who might though? Les Julien. Which is a good thing since he literally wrote the book. What book is that you might ask? Savage Wizard, which you can get on Kickstarter right now. And you should. So get on that.
Learn such things as:
- Why are sixth grade ideas so often shoved away like they’re bad or something?
- Is it possible to have too much of a good thing?
- How come I didn’t ask Les about his dog sooner?
- And so much more!
You can find Les on Twitter @LesWrite, Instagram @les_write, and his website Les Write.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who says he knows how to use a sword, but definitely doesn’t.
I’m not going to dance around it. This is a story that needs to be told right now. In so many ways the world is going to shit. And sadly part of that seems to be comic characters being twisted in the minds of people in ways that fit the exact opposite of what the character actually represents.
I can’t think of anyone better to have written this story and to talk about it than Jay Edidin. Listen in as we talk about the wild ride that the Captain America story from Marvel’s new Marvel Unlimited exclusive Infinity Comics line took to come into existence.
Learn such things as:
- When was this one written?
- How does a primarily X-Men writer get tagged to write Captain America?
- Should you surprise pitch your comic idea on a podcast?
- And so much more!
You can find Jay on Twitter @NotLasers, his Linktree, and of course his podcast Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who owes me a cookie.
One of the best things about comics is that they can be about literally anything. Super hero stuff is obviously big. Horror comics were big back in the day. We even had comics that focused on historical events. And of course you can tell basically any kind of story you want to.
Part of telling any story is telling the story of people that more of us should know about. Good thing we have my friend Michiums here to help us take a look at DC's recent anthology Wonderful Women of the World.
Learn such things as:
- What's it like working on a thing about real people?
- Why sometimes the world is a poopy place and what you can do about it.
- Why is nobody ever prepared for the Muppet question?
- And so much more!
You can find Michiums on Twitter @RequiemPluie, on Instagram @michiums, and their Big Cartel shop.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who just wants everyone to be nice to each other.
The early 2000s were an exciting time. X-Men had the start of a feature film franchise and I’m sure there isn’t anything that could go wrong with that at all is there….. But for real people were really starting to get the hang of this PlayStation thing. And this was right at the start of every movie having a game to go with it.
Listen in as Billy comes back to help take a look at this game that certainly isn’t a Capcom vs title, but is still nothing to sneeze at. Mostly because that’s a rude thing to do.
This Episode is brought to you in part by Pocus Hocus, a Kickstarter comic that takes a look at what happens when someone sells their soul to the devil and then decides that they want their soul back.
Learn such things as:
- Why do some non movie characters have movie costumes?
- What’s Spider-Man doing here?
- Do the handheld games ever really matter when there’s a console version?
- And so much more!
You can find Billy’s writing CommanderCast, or jump straight to his latest article which looks at the use of Squirrel creatures in Magic: the Gathering Arena or this older article that looks at the use of Zombies and zombie hoards, or listen to him in the second part of their 400th episode.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Legends: A Superhero Story, as well as Roll for Intent for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, whose favorite X-Man is Deadpool.
How did I think I was the only one who didn’t read Gilgamesh in school? Somehow I thought I was the only one who missed it. But it turns out that even someone who is making a Gilgamesh comic didn’t have to read it in school. Now that’s just out there.
Good thing we have Cam Kerkau and Kostas Pantoulas here to talk about their Kickstarter comic Gilgamesh Eternal because I need a crash course in the subject.
Learn such things as:
- How to work with a collaborator that isn’t anywhere near your time zone.
- Are specific colors really necessary?
- Do any projects stay the same size as when they were first envisioned?
- And so much more!
You can find Cam on Twitter @CamKerkau and Kostas on his website and on Instagram @k.pantoulas.art. And of course check out their Kickstarter page for Gilgamesh Eternal.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who also didn’t read Gilgamesh but claimed to have been there.
Imagine a world where you couldn't feel. No, for real, feeling will get you killed. And not just feeling hate or feeling love or any other specific emotion. All of them. Nothing is safe.
Good thing we have Peter Milligan here to help up navigate through this strange existence. Listen in as we talk about his new book from Vault Comics, Human Remains.
Learn such things as:
- How can you write a story inspired by a worldwide tragedy but not have it be about that tragedy?
- Is it easy to change history?
- What kind of monsters don't like cheese?
- And so much more!
You can find Peter on Twitter @1PeterMilligan.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who does/did/whatever a thing that's probably not true.
Men in Black is a franchise that I don’t think will ever leave the public consciousness. Sure, we didn’t know the comic even existed when the movie came out and we were 10 years old (I’m not doing that math but the age seems right for me). And for most kids when a cartoon happens as well that’s just a goldmine waiting to happen.
Good thing Kristian Cabrera from Simping for Senpai is here to help make up for my childhood foolishness. And maybe to uncover some secret alien related government tomfoolery.
Learn such things as:
- How much can you frontload a game?
- Did anyone my age know Men in Black was a comic at all?
- [Third point erased from your memory for your own protection]
- And so much more!
You can find Kristian on Twitter @ash_bashem and his podcast on Twitter @SimpxsenpaiPod and the Simping for Senpai website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Armchair Radio as well as Behold! for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn’t remember what he had for his last meal and that’s totally not my fault.
The best thing about public domain IP is that you can do whatever you want with it. Like, oh I don’t know, taking the Wizard of Oz and making it a war story. After all, you did kind of have Dorothy coming in and killing people. That’s not exactly a nice move.
If only I knew someone who has done exactly that….. How about David Pepose? Yeah that would be good. So it’s a good thing that who you get to listen to in this episode.
And just a warning, we recorded this episode before the Kickstarter campaign for The OZ went public. And it kind of exploded a little bit. In a good way.
Learn such things as:
- How deep can you dive into a well known property where people really only know one part of it?
- What can you do to welcome people who missed the campaign for an earlier part of the series?
- Who is the best blue super hero ever created of all time?
- And so much more!
You can find David on Twitter @Peposed, Instagram @Peposed, on Facebook @ David Pepose Comics, his newsletter Pep Talks, and his website DavidPepose.com. And of course check out the Kickstarter campaign for The OZ.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is afraid of monkeys.
First impressions are a powerful thing, especially on the internet since we’re constantly blasted with so much information that it’s really easy to see a thing flash before our eyes and never see it again.
That’s why when I saw that Band of Bards was a new comic publisher with a focus on diversity I knew I had to hurry up and ask them to be on the show before I had a brain fart and forgot. Thankfully, Tim Stolinski was able to come on and let us know a bit about the company and their current Kickstarter campaign for Final Gamble.
Learn such things as:
- How can you stand out as a new small publisher?
- How do you convince people to let you publish their stories when you don’t have a real track record?
- How many people will say I’m phoning this in by using the same question word 3 times?
- And so much more!
You can find Tim on Twitter @timmerzzz77. You can find Band of Bards pm Twitter @BandofBards and the Band of Bards website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who knows someone who needs to get their thing published. I know the same person. We both want a physical copy we can bring in the bathroom.
How many times can I say that I'm a sucker for people promoting their own stuff? The Kickstarter Hustle is real folks and I respect the Hell out of it.
That's why we have Jim Ousley back on the show to talk about his newest project The Atonement Bell.
Learn such things as:
- Does Chris check simple facts before recording with his guests?
- How tempting is it to call an artist you've worked with a lot before instead of the one you're working with now?
- How cool can you get with Kickstarter rewards?
- And so much more!
The Atonement Bell as a project can be found on Twitter @AtonementBell and of course on The Atonement Bell's Kickerstarter page. Jim Ousley can be found on Twitter @JimOusley and Instagram @radio_jimbo.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who will be too afraid to read this one.
X-Men. It’s the reason I started this podcast. It’s the comic series that people ask me about the most for coming on the show. And they just never disappoint because there are about a billion different reasons why people have gotten into them and why they love them. So what’s wrong with another look?
If you ask Kevin Newburn, nothing at all. Which is great because that would have made for a really awkward episode if he didn’t think that these mutants were worth another look.
Learn such things as:
- What series of games have people asked me about the most?
- How does this game perfectly represent that working together as a team is better than going at it alone?
- Did anyone actually get excited about these X-Men Legends comics?
- And so much more!
You can find Kevin on Twitter @KevinNewburn and on Instagram @newbachu.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Agents of C.O.M.I.C.B.O.O.K. and Chrises on Infinite Earths for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, blah blah blah nobody reads this part anyway. I dare you to prove me wrong.
Well it’s been a nice run of bonus episodes, way more than I ever intended to run back to back to…. well you get the idea. So to get back to the regular episodes I feel like it’s best to go with on of my first loves, our friendly neighborhood wall crawler Spider-Man.
Good thing today’s guest David Gallaher likes Spider-Man too because otherwise this could have gotten weird. Not that it didn’t anyway but at least it’s the kind of weird that we’ve gotten used to on this show.
Learn such things as:
- DID YOU KNOW THAT PETER PARKER IS SPIDER-MAN!?
- What major villains aren’t in this game?
- Is Spider-Man the character I’ve looked at the most on this show so far?
- The link to the Enter Electro game
- And so much more!
You can find David on Twitter @DavidGallaher, and his website DavidGallaher.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Tales from the Fandom, as well as For Nerds By Nerds for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who might one day get around to watching the 90s Spider-Man cartoon.
Pets are better than people. Nobody should be shocked to hear that from me. I make it no secret that I love my cats more than basically any human who could ever exist. And that when I’ve lost pets in the past it’s just wrecked me.
So on that happy note listen to Steve Orlando and Steve Foxe come on the show to talk about Rainbow Bridge, the story of a boy’s last adventure with his dog. And if that doesn’t hit you right in the feels then
This Episode is brought to you in part by AfterShock Comics since they are publishing the book and everything.
Learn such things as:
- How far did we get into reading the book before we started crying?
- What horrible thing did I make Steve Orlando do to participate in this episode?
- How many pets make a surprise appearance in this episode?
- And so much more!
You can find Steve on Twitter @steve_foxe and his website SteveFoxe.com.
You can find Steve on Twitter @thesteveorlando and on Instagram @thesteveorlando.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to the first promo, as well as the second promo for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who needs to go pet something. But then again, who doesn’t?
Kickstarter is the bane of my existence because so many cool things are rolling through there. It’s a good problem to have I guess.
But Chris Mancini and Fernando Pinto, those two are enablers. Why do they have to be making such a cool sounding comic? Why do they have to be good people on top of that? Why do they make it so easy for me to give them my money?
This Episode is brought to you in part by White Cat Entertainment, both because they created this comic and because they’re just a cool company anyway.
Learn such things as:
- How do you keep the partnership going when you’ve found a good creative partner?
- What happens when people missed the Kickstarter for Part 1 of a series?
- Early Bird vs Limited Release on Patreon
- And so much more!
You can find Chris on Twitter @chrisjmancini or at his website White Cat Entertainment.
You can find Fernando on Twitter @Fdo_Pinto, on Instagram @minombreesfernandopinto, his LinkTree @FernandoPintoArt and FernandoPintoArt.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who probably likes kung fu movies because he’s human.
The world just can’t get enough zombies. They’re everywhere. So let’s throw in dating at the same time. Let’s be real here, I’m not sure which is scarier.
Good thing we have Steve Urena here to help sort this stuff out. Listen in as we talk about his newest Kickstarter comic Zombie Date Night, which as of the publishing of this episode is fully funded and has just under 2 weeks left in the campaign for you to get in on the fun.
Learn such things as:
- Why so many zombies?
- How do such different genres end up playing nicely together?
- Are well just imagining that Fozzy Bear has always said waka waka?
- And so much more!
You can find Steve on Twitter @TheSteveUrena, Instagram @thesteveurena, the Twitter accounts specifically for his comics Slow Pokes and Zombie Date Night, his Gum Road store, and of course the Kickstarter campaign for his newest comics Zombie Date Night.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is probably a zombie but I’m too lazy to go find out for sure.
It all comes back to Spider-Man doesn’t it? There’s a good reason for that, he is one of Marvel’s premier characters for a reason. We’re just going to have a Spider-Man game for every console aren’t we?
Tune in this week as Aaron Weiss from Weisscast joins the show to help break down why Spider-Man gets so much love in the gaming sphere.
This Episode is brought to you in part by the wonderful Play Comics Patreon Supporters.
Learn such things as:
- Who are some villains we need to see more of?
- What are some drawbacks of early handheld gaming?
- Do you even need an established story to base a game on when the character is this iconic?
- And so much more!
You can find Aaron on Twitter @theweissisrite, Instagram @theweissisrite, and the Weisscast website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Nerds Talking, as well as Geeks Unleashed for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who will see No Way Home in a safe way.
The best thing about supporting a cool story on Kickstarter is getting to go along for the ride over the course of the story’s lifetime. And that’s what we’re doing here in the first time we’re taking a second look at a Kickstarter storyline.
Tommy Jauregui comes by the show again to talk about the second chapter of his Endless Moons story. And hopefully convinces some of you to back the Endless Moons Kickstarter campaign.
Learn such things as:
- What can you learn from campaign to campaign?
- How hard is it to pitch the current issue without spoiling the older ones?
- What kind of inspiration for Endless Moons is hiding right in front of your face?
- And so much more!
You can find Tommy on Twitter @tommyjauregui, Instagram @endlessmoonscomics and the Endless Moons Kickstarter.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who also loves Zelda because who doesn’t?
Don’t get me wrong, I love super hero comics. But they’ve been around forever, and with that longevity comes a tie to the past that just can’t be ignored. No matter what anyone does with Superman or Hulk there’s always going to be someone complaining that a bit of the past is being ignored. Even if that piece of the past is deeply rooted in values and ideas that we don’t hold as a society anymore.
Which is one reason why I’m so excited to get to talk to Adam Gorham, artist for The Blue Flame, Vault’s first venture into superhero comics. Listen in as we talk starting a superhero universe and how even I have someone who wants me to draw. Time will tell if that opinion holds up.
This Episode is brought to you in part by Vault Comics since they are publishing the book and everything.
Learn such things as:
- How hard is it to work 5 issues ahead of what readers know about?
- Who might very well be the not so secret anymore weapon at Vault Comics?
- What’s it like knowing that you get to finish the story you set out to tell?
- And so much more!
You can find the Adam on Twitter and Instagram both @AdamTGorham, his Big Cartel store, and original art and commissions can be bought through Inky Knuckles.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who probably isn’t a superhero. But if he was I don’t think he’d tell you.
Sometimes I just get confused when it comes to localization decisions. Why can't we get the manga license with our games? Did they think we wouldn't like a plane based shooter because it had a comic with it that we didn't recognize?
Good thing that I have Steampunk Link and Emmy Zero from SNEScapades here to help straighten things up. Listen in as we try to solve this and other mysterious aspects of this early SNES era gem.
Learn such things as:
- Why can’t games based on rather obscure manga just keep their name when the game comes out in the US?
- Do we really need a backstory when the game itself is so simple and quite frankly rather self explanatory?
- Does the Mega Man release schedule make sense to anyone?
- And so much more!
You can find the Steampunk Link on Twitter @SNEScapades, Instagram @SNEScapades and the SNEScapades podcast website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to For Nerds By Nerds, as well as The Nerd Alternative for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who probably doesn’t know how to fly a plane.
There’s no turning back now, social media is here to stay. And with that comes a new type of interaction with the world and the people who make the pieces of entertainment that help us get through our day.
But what happens behind the scenes and along the way for the people who create these things? Good thing we have Dave Baker here to help shed some light on that with Everyone is Tulip, a comic created with Nicole Goux and published by Dark Horse.
Learn such things as:
- Why are there so many social media based comics happening lately?
- How can a work be autobiographical without a character that’s directly a stand in for yourself?
- How many different versions of Kermit can the world actually contain?
- And so much more!
You can find Dave @xdavebakerx on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Also check out his Website Hey Dave Baker where you can find lots of cool comic things and his podcast Deep Cuts.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn’t know when this one is coming out either so at least we’re all on the same page.
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I can't get into first person shooters. But let's get it even wider than that, I usually can't get into shooters at all. They're just not my genre of choice.
Patrick Hickey Jr. might just change that with his latest book The Minds Behind Shooter Games. I'll probably never be good at them but after reading the background that Patrick was able to pick up. I might not love the games, but I love hearing about the stories behind how these games came into existence.
This episode is brought to you in part by Lesser Known Comics. Be sure to check out the Lesser Known Comics website for the most up to date news on what they've got going on.
Learn such things as:
- What happens when you start a conversation with "This game is trash"?
- How does Patrick get
- Patrick is writing a comic!?
- And so much more!
You can find Patrick on Instagram @patrickhickeyjr, Twitter @reviewfixpat, and of course his personal website and Review Fix.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who hasn't read any of Patrick's books yet.
Support Play Comics by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
When you think of the most iconic characters in the DC Universe then Wonder Woman is definitely up there. Easily one of the most important characters in comics. But with that longevity and popularity comes an interesting problem, a lot of stuff has already been done. So when you can get a fresh take on things it’s always great, and even better when it’s a well done comic.
That’s what we have here with Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan. Listen in as we talk about the best parts of a limited Future State run, plans for their run on the ongoing Wonder Woman story, and go off on some of the most relevant tangents this show might have ever had.
Learn such things as:
- What’s the best/worst way to solve arguments with your partner?
- Who is most likely to get a Wonder Woman related tattoo next?
- What are some of the ways you can make it work when you work with and live with someone?
- And so much more!
You can find Michael on Twitter @michaelwconrad and the Michael W Conrad website. You can find Becky on Twitter @beckycloonan. You can find both of them at Mystery School Comics Group where you can buy cool stuff and help make sure they get to keep making great comics like this.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who does not have a pet kangaroo.
Support Play Comics by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
One of the great things about comics is that there’s a story for everyone. A character for everyone. Or there can be, some groups are just more well represented than others. What can you do?
If you’re Joe Glass, you can go write a comic that has been popular enough to spawn a 400+ page omnibus release. I’d say that’s doing a little something to make sure that marginalized portions of the population can get some more and better representation wouldn’t you?
This episode is brought to you by everyone who has made The Pride possible. Which might even include you. Pick up your copy from your local comic shop, Amazon, or Joe’s personal pick Big Bang Comics.
Or you can prove to me that you read show notes by telling me that I have this offer to give away a copy in the show notes and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a free copy. Assuming I can ship it to you without costing me a small fortune, and if that’s the case we’ll work something out.
Learn such things as:
- How do people possibly miss the point of this series?
- How many things had Joe written before popping this wonderful series out?
- Who is the worst group of fans in all of comics?
- And so much more!
You can find Joe on Twitter @JosephGlass, on Instagram @joeglass, YouTube @JoeGlassComics, and his website Joe Glass Comics.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who hasn’t read this one yet.
Support Play Comics by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
Comics is a team sport. Unless you’re talking about one of those super talented people who can do everything, but we’re not talking about them right now. We’re looking at a book made by two people who are both good at what they do.
Those people: Eric Grissom and Will Perkins. The book: Goblin. I have both of them here to talk about this wonderful story that you really will have to read. Spoiler alert though: it’s pretty good.
This episode is brought to you by the wonderful patrons of Play Comics. Want to help support the show? Head over to PlayComics.com/Patreon and you too can get early episodes and other special patron only goodies.
Learn such things as:
- How many dinosaurs can one artist squeeze into a definitely not dinosaur focused book?
- Who is going to find Eric’s long lost early web comic?
- How do you get a pull quote on someone’s book?
- And so much more!
You can find Eric on Twitter @egrissom and his website EricGrissom.com.
You can find Will on Twitter @DillGerkins, on Instagram @willperkinscomics. and his website WillPerkinsComics.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who has made friends with the monsters under his bed.
Support Play Comics by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Sometimes a dumb idea actually turns into something. You know, like telling your wife that you’re starting a comic publisher. Or not telling her and just kind of doing it until one day neither of you can deny that this is exactly what’s going on.
I’ve never done that. But you know who has? Today’s guest Mark Bernal from Lesser Known Comics. So listen in as I pick his brain about how you can sneaky start a publisher and some of the best parts of doing so as a relative newcomer.
This episode is brought to you in part by Lesser Known Comics. Partly because it just makes too much sense not to do it, and partly because they have a Kickstarter going where you can pick up some print copies of their comics.
Learn such things as:
- What are the benefits of listening to employees?
- How do you just back into running a comic publisher?
- What are some benefits to knowing Patrick Hickey Jr.?
- And so much more!
You can find Mark and Lesser Known Comics on Twitter @LesserKComics, Instagram @lesserknowncomics, or the Lesser Known Comics website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is probably not very good at baseball.
Support Play Comics by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
There’s only a few things we have to have to survive in this world. Two of those are comics and food. But what if, and I’m being totally serious here, what if you could find a really good comic about food? I’m sure there are others, but Kitchen Witch is really good so that’s what we’re going with right now.
Good thing we have Steve Orlando here to talk to about The Kitchen Witch. Makes total sense since he wrote it. After all, that is how these things usually work. And if you’re not convinced that buying The Kitchen Witch is a good move after listening to this then I’m going to have to seriously think about if we’re able to be friends.
This Episode is brought to you in part by 215 Ink, which makes total sense since they’re publishing it.
Learn such things as:
- What’s Steve going to make me when I go over to visit?
- Wait, kitchen witches are a real thing?
- How many things can Steve be working on at once? (We actually don’t get an answer to this, but it’s a lot)
- And so much more!
You can find Steve on Twitter @thesteveorlando and on Instagram @thesteveorlando. Also buy his comics. They’re good. You won’t regret it.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn’t know how to make blue box Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. He’s got the blues.
Support Play Comics by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
We're never going to get away from Batman are we? Oh well, at least Chaos in Gotham is based on everyone’s favorite Batman animated series. And Batman might possibly have one of the best rogue galleries in comics so you’ve got to think something could be pulled off here.
Good thing we’ve got Erin from Girls Talk Comics to come help us look into the situation. So suit up, because this is a fun one.
This Episode is brought to you in part by Alex Schumacher, SLG Publishing, and Mr. Butterchips.
Learn such things as:
- Why is Joker a jerkwad?
- How disappointing is it that [your favorite villain] isn’t in this game?
- Why don’t we have more games where you can be Batgirl?
- And so much more!
You can find Erin at the Girls Talk Comics podcast, and on Twitter @girlstalkcomic1.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Capes on the Couch, as well as Chrises on Infinite Earths for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn't know how to drink water.
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More than anything else right now, I want to make sure that everyone one of you is doing alright in every way possible. We’re going through a lot of shit and while taking care of your mental health is really important we as a society aren’t in a place yet where it’s always something that can be talked about openly. That needs to change.
This is one reason why I’m so excited to talk to Justin Richards about his Kickstarter project A Silent Night. Dealing with depression and anxiety is something that you definitely don’t have to do alone. I’m not saying that backing this Kickstarter project will help, but it will get the conversation out into the world in a more public way and I have to see that as a good thing. Plus Justin is just A grade good people. Can’t really go wrong there.
Learn such things as:
- What’s the thought process behind such a personal project like this?
- How do you get people to submit to such a dark topic?
- How important are the fuzzy friends?
- And so much more!
You can find Justin on Twitter @EmoComicWriter, Instagram @emocomicwriter, and of course the wonderful Kickstarter page for A Silent Night.
If you want to see Thor the best thing I can say is to check out this episode on the Play Comics website because I have pictures there. Spoiler Warning: They're both pretty cute.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who does not have his own Thor.
Support Play Comics by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Alright guys, we really need to get the house ready to sell. Despite saying that I’ve been working on that most of the free time has been spent working on the podcast in one way or another. Good for content, not so good for getting into a new house.
Here’s a quick summary of what I say in the episode:
- I don’t know how long the break will be because I don’t know how long it will take to get into the new place
- I’m not halting production during this time, but I am really slowing it down. Weekends before Kayleigh wakes up, a night or two during the week, stuff like that.
- Everyone I’m already scheduled with a time (not just lined up with a game) is still going to happen. Mostly because it’s all this week.
- Comic reviews and the newsletter are still going on because I can work on that in pieces and while sitting on the couch watching cartoons
- I’ll still go on other shows because that’s such a relatively small time commitment
- I never really took the break last time before that I said was going to happen….
- … and that’s leading to a bit of burnout already. I have to do better with keeping the backlog of recorded episodes built up and not recording 3 or 4 episodes in a single week.
I still love doing the show. I’ll still be around social media and stuff. And I’m going to figure out something for the Patreon people. I actually have a few ideas for that.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who can come help us if he wants. But it’s cool if he doesn’t.
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It’s finally happened. I got totally peer pressured into reading a comic. Not only that, but in getting the creators on the show too. Although let’s be real about Witchblood for a minute. I definitely would have read this anyway and thought that I should get the creators on the show. That cover + all the hype I’d seen about this one + Vault Comics = I’ll pick it up. It’s simple math.
Listen in as Lisa Sterle and Matthew Erman (featuring a special appearance from their dog Rory) come talk about the creation of a comic about a biker witch from Mars (said only because it fits the reference I’m hoping you catch), working with someone you can’t really get away from, and more of an answer to my standard “Do you have any advice for people looking to get into making comics?” question than I’ve gotten from anyone so far. Not that I’m complaining at all.
Learn such things as:
- How can you fit 90s anime and 50s style references into the same work?
- What should you look for when you’re looking for a publisher?
- Is it possible that neither Matthew nor Lisa has seen Avatar the Last Airbender? And why, disturbing as that fact is, it really is OK and we shouldn’t hate them for it.
- And so much more!
You can find Lisa on Twitter @lisa_sterle and Instagram @lisasterle and her website lisasterle.com.
You can find Matthew on Twitter @MatthewErman and his website matthewerman.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who hasn’t read this yet because it’s not out yet. Unless you’re listening in the future.
I love learning. I love talking to creators about how they get their things done. I love picking their brains and finding out cool little things. It's just great.
Enter Chris Sotomayor, the newest member of the PodChris Club. So listen in as we learn what goes into being a colorist and a possible way for you to become one too. Not me though, my art skills aren't good enough.
Learn such things as:
- Why do art duties get split up?
- Why don't colorists stay consistently with a book like writers and artists?
- What's the best kind of chorizo?
- And so much more!
You can find Chris Sotomayor @sotocolor on Twitter, Facebook, and Twitch. Also take a look at his YouTube channel, and be sure to check out his Introduction to Comic Book Coloring and Advanced Comic Book Coloring classes on Comics Experience.
Recommended Reading
- DC Love Is a Battlefield
- The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage
- Electric Ant
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who garnishes his dishes with saffron.
I have a feeling we're about to start hitting a bunch of manga based games. Might as well make one of the early rounds of that be a boxing game. My ability to think of any more boxing puns is on the down for the count so let's be serious. Today we're taking a look at Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory.
I've got Trevor H from Catching Up on Cinema to help guide me through this one and possibly maybe get my pronunciation a bit better.
Learn such things as:
- Why aren't I making a tag for every playable character? Here's a hint
- Can you have too much fan service?
- What happens when a silly licensed game has better mechanics than a simulator?
- And so much more!
You can find Trevor and Catching Up on Cinema on Twitter @CatchingCinema, Instagram @catchinguponcinema and of course at the Catching Up on Cinema website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Ranma One Half Podcast and Capes on the Couch for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who likes to wear boxing gloves on his feet.
You know what my favorite part of doing this podcast has been? Making such talented friends and having an excuse to share their stuff with the world. For real, it's even better than the comics people give me to read.
For example, I got to talk to Fernando Pinto about a few different things from him that I'm very happy to either have in my house right now or will have some time in the future in Warped and Gun Punch. Both are really fun comics that you should definitely check out.
Learn such things as:
- What should you do if you see a disclaimer in a book that says it's not for kids but you looked at the artwork and bought it for your small child anyway?
- How can you go about finding someone to work on your idea with you?
- Who has prettier eyes between Chris and Fernando?
- And so much more!
You can find Fernando on Twitter @Fdo_Pinto, on Instagram @minombreesfernandopinto and FernandoPintoArt.com.
Be sure to pick up a copy of Warped from the 215 Ink shop and check out Gun Punch on Fernando's site. And buy the book when that gets announced. See a sample on the Play Comics website because I can't get images to show up in the show notes that go out to the podcatchers. I took it straight from Gun Punch. You know, for science and all.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who still hasn't said anything about all of these comments and is a giant stinky poop head.
I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but the world is a bit crazy night now. But mixed in with all of the craziness are little bits of normalcy that can help make things be not so jarring.
Good thing I've got Mike Campbell from my local shop Captain's Comics and Toys to come by and talk about their upcoming Captain's Comic Expo.
Learn such things as:
- What special precautions are having to be made at cons this year?
- What can I expect to find at this one specifically?
- Will I actually go this year? (Probably not, I'm a lazy hermit)
- And so much more!
You can find Mike and Captain's Comics and Toys on Facebook @CaptainsComicsAndToys, Instagram @captainscomicsandtoys, and the Captain's Comics and Toys website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who won't be going to this con because of silly reasons like "living too far away."
Chris once again gets sucked in by a creator going out into the world and pushing their stuff. This time it's the tale of a young bounty hunter and her side quest to find herself. Hurry up and get in on the story by backing Endless Moons on Kickstarter.
Listen in as Tommy Jauregui gives us an insight into Endless Moons, how it came to be, and how you can get yourself a copy of this great story. Learn such things as:
- How can you use a well know franchise as inspiration without going into Copyright Infringement Land?
- Is it possible to get a Kickstarter funded when you don't think you have an audience?
- How can you use stretch goals to help push your campaign ever further?
- And so much more!
You can find Tommy on Twitter @tommyjauregui, Instagram @endlessmoonscomics and the Endless Moons Kickstarter.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who has never been to space.
We all know KISS the band, right? Those makeup wearing rock dudes who just want to rock and party and put on a good show. Well, did you know that they've had comics stretching back to the early days of their career? Or that there's a game based on one of the runs? I didn't. Well, I knew there was the KISS game but only that it existed.
Good thing I have Scarlett O'Dell from Gatecrashers here to help straighten everything out. Listen in as I get taught a few lessons but also potentially release a monster out into the world.
Learn such things as:
- Wait a minute, KISS has comics?
- Is the blood thing in the ink real?
- Is the double colon use in the title really necessary?
- And so much more!
You can find Scarlett on Twitter @sweetsouthern94, Twitch @sweetnsouthern, Instagram @sweetsoutherncosplay, TikTok (I'm old, does TikToc have usernames?), and on Gatecrashers.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Radio Clash and Me, My Demon, and I for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who didn't make the backing music for during the episode because I made it myself, but also because I didn't ask him to make it.
Horror and comics just seem to go hand in hand. Horror comics had a large hand in the creation of the comics code many years ago, and it seems like so many people have a secret love and/or talent for horror. So why not have a place where you can let that out without a big commitment?
Enter Steve Foxe, half of the creator team behind Razorblades. Listen in terror as we talk about the creation of a collection of things that go bump in the night, except not anywhere nearly as cheesy as that since Steve is a professional. James meanwhile was not here and may or may not have been tied up in a basement somewhere.......... Learn such things as:
- Why do people take on so many projects?
- What were the real reasons behind Steve and James creating this horror anthology?
- Who are some of the great creators that have contributed?
- Where is the picture of Steve's dog? (Just check out his Instragram account, I don't want to actually steal a picture of his dog)
- And so much more!
You can get physical issues of Razorblades #1 and Razorblades #2 assuming that Jetpack Comics have any left.
You can find Steve on Twitter @steve_foxe and his website SteveFoxe.com. You can find Razorblades on Twitter @ReadRazorblades and the Razorblades website. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who can't read these because they're too scary.
The world of comics and games, as evidenced by the existence of this podcast, have a decent amount of crossover. But a game where you introduce a whole new team to an already established universe? And have a tie in comic? That's got to be pretty rare, right?
Listen in as Robert Secundus from Comics XF comes on the show to help take a look at Marvel Nemesis Rise of the Imperfects.
Learn such things as:
- Are tie in comics worth reading?
- How do you trick gamers into buying a portable version of a console game?
- What happens to characters lost in licensing limbo?
- And so much more!
You can find Robert on Twitter @RobertSecundus and his articles over on Comics XF. You can support them over at the Comics XF Patreon.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Strikes My Fancy and Capes on the Couch for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who might be a mutant.
What do space and the ocean have in common? A lot of things actually. Like people getting lost and having close encounters with giant monsters who probably want to eat them.
Listen in as Frank Martin comes to talk about his new Kickstarter comic project The Polar Paradox.
- What is so fascinating about the ocean anyway?
- Do I as a reader really need to know a super detailed backstory about every character?
- What are some good ways to make sure you get press for your own project?
- And so much more!
You can find the guest on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @FrankTheWriter and FrankTheWriter.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is afraid of the cold.
These days when a series is based all around fighting and punching people in the face it's a surprise when there isn't a fighting game to go along with it. But did you know that there was a time when Street Fighter II hadn't come out yet? And that people were making fighting games before it?
Listen in as Andrew Mecha Davis from Popanimecomics joins the show to help take a look at Fist of the North Star 10 Big Brawls for the King of the Universe to help solve the mystery of why this anime hasn't been bigger in the US. And possibly set a new record for longest Play Comics episode title. I'm too lazy to actually go check on that one though, it just feels right. Learn such things as:
- Can a story be good if you already know where it's going?
- Does it really matter who characters are in a fighting game?
- What's the best way to experience Fist of the North Star?
- And so much more!
You can find Andrew on Facebook @Popanimecomics, the Popanimecomics website, the Popanimecomics Lounge podcast, Popanimecomics on YouTube.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to What Should We Watch, as well as What the Smut for the promos today.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn't believe that Game Boys are real.
It's a thing we've all seen before. Post apocalyptic worlds and the groups who rise to power in which to rule them. And it's something I'll never really get tired of because all that really means is that you have a fairly familiar stepping stone into a story that can truly go anywhere. That's what we have here in Scout's Honor (published by those AfterShock dudes who are trying to take all my money by doing silly things like printing good comics and getting creators who are cool people) and why I'm spending this episode talking to writer David Pepose.
Listen in as I talk to David about how this wonderful book came to be and what drives him to write the way he does.
Learn such things as:
- What has us drawn to this type of dystopian story?
- What significant fact did Chris miss while reading this one?
- Why might I never buy Scout Popcorn every again?
- What to tell your local comic ship if you want to preorder #2 (DEC201133) or #3 (JAN211049)
- And so much more!
You can find David on Twitter @Peposed, Instagram @Peposed, on Facebook @ David Pepose Comics, his newsletter Pep Talks, and his website DavidPepose.com.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who might have been a Boy Scout. I don't know, I wasn't there.
Comics have such a long history that there's no way anybody can know everything about every character. M.O.D.O.K. is that way for me. I have an idea of who this giant killing organism is but only because he's happened to be in other things.
Good thing I have Jordan Blum, one of the writers on the current mini-series M.O.D.O.K Head Games, on to let me know how much fun this series is (he's right) and how it's OK that I really don't know much going into reading this or watching the TV show due out later this year.
Learn such things as:
- What was Jordan's real reason for making the upcoming M.O.D.O.K. show?
- How much trouble is Jordan going to get into with Marvel editor Jordan D White?
- What did I do to make Jordan sad?
- And so much more!
You can find Jordan on Twitter @BlumJordan, Instagram @BlumJordan,
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who either does or does not have a giant head.
No matter what you want to think, the Ang Lee Hulk film exists. And there's a game to go with it. Yup, it's a movie tie in game and we all know how those were back in the day.
Or do we? Listen in as Josh Sutton from Panels to Pixels takes a stab at convincing you that not only is this a good movie to go watch, but it's also not a horrible game to go with it. Learn such things as:
- Do people really want a comic book movie that looks like a comic book?
- Does Al Ewing secretly love the Ang Lee film?
- Will I ever skip an opportunity to tell someone they need to read Immortal Hulk?
- And so much more!
You can find Josh at his YouTube channel Panels to Pixels and over on Twitter @panelstopixels. Also check out the Hulk video that we kept talking about.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Diary of a Space Archivist as well as Monkey Tales for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who as far as I know doesn't read Immortal Hulk and that's a shame.
Let's cut to the chase here. I'm a sucker for creators who I see out in the world pushing their stuff. Rich was out in the world pushing his stuff. It certainly doesn't hurt that Sea of Sorrows is the kind of thing I'd want to read anyway. Historical horror with a lot of it happening under the sea? Yup, sign me up right now. I even wrote a review you can read here.
So like I said, I'm really excited to have Rich Douek on the show to talk about Sea of Sorrows and how it came to be in this crazy world we've had this year. Just a heads up though, there were some screaming child audio issues. I did what I could with those.
Learn such things as:
- How did COVID effect this book's release?
- Why go with the post WWI setting?
- How have I never read something from Rich before this?
- And so much more!
You can find Rich on Twitter @rdouek or over at the official Rich Douek website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who doesn't know how to swim.
I look at comics all the time here in this Creator Talk set of bonus episodes. And I've looked at a card game that you play in the real world with actual, physical cards like some kind of caveperson. But somehow I've never looked at an actual video game. Until now that is.
Time to get old friend Eric Bailey from Tiny Bookshelf to break through that barrier with his game Octobug. You play as a spider trying to get to the end of levels filled with flies. It's an old school platformer which reminds me a lot of NES games or computer games from when I was in elementary school.
Learn such things as:
- What are some problems that game developers run into?
- Is it possible to get a cat to do what you want?
- How do you find play testers for a game you might be making?
- And so much more!
Be sure to check out https://playcomics.com/octoboug-with-eric-bailey for some screenshots from the game.
You can find Eric on Twitter @EricVBailey, Tine Bookshelf on Twitter @Tiny_Bookshelf and find his games on the Tiny Bookshelf Itch.io page.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Intro and outro music by Best Day, who probably hasn't played this game yet because someone keeps forgetting to tell him about it. Wonder who we can blame for that..........
Ninjas are cool. Aliens are cool. So why not make a ninja that's also an alien? And also has a team of rag tag environment saving sidekicks to help him out? Saving the environment via something aimed at kids and hoping they'll pressure their adult overlords into following suit is still cool right?
Enter Steve Honeycutt from Ray Can't Sleep to help us take a look at this alien life form that inexplicably wants to save the Earth. Learn such things as:
- Did any kids media actually make saving the environment cool?
- Why are the comic runs so different from each other?
- Why doesn't Chris actually own this game?
- And so much more!
You can find Steve with his podcast Ray Can't Sleep, on Twitter @RayCantSleep, or on his personal Twitter @StevinFinite.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to What Was That Like, as well as Comic Book Keepers for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who doesn't have a link on his Sound Cloud page to the new EP so just check out that Sound Cloud site and give him money.
There are tons of stories about little kids who get to go to other worlds and have grand adventures. Like literally tons, and I'm cool with that. But what I really want to know is how they handled things afterwards. Outside of Peter Pan related things (and Narnia but I think that's a bit of a stretch) there isn't really anything.
That's where Chris Mancini from White Cat Entertainment can help out. Listen in as we talk to Chris about his comic Long Ago & Far Away, which takes a look at what happens when a 30 year old former child hero gets sucked back into the far away world that he helped save long ago.
Learn such things as:
- How much of himself did Chris put into the characters?
- What are some good strategies for getting your stuff in front of readers?
- Why didn't I ask Chris to see the white cat that White Cat Entertainment is named after?
- And so much more!
You can find Chris on Twitter @chrisjmancini or at his website White Cat Entertainment.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to the first promo, as well as the second promo for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who hasn't read this but really should because it's good.
Post apocalyptic mayhem. New societies and population groups popping up and insisting that they are living the right way. The power struggle between might and right. Giant weaponized vehicles storming across the desert sands. OK, maybe not that last one, but what do I know?
Good thing I have Jordan Forbes from Shonen Flop to help me out with a look at Fist of the North Star on NES. Listen in as we look at yet another game that should have been featured earlier in the run of the show but I just didn't know it was based on a comic so we're making up for it now.
Learn such things as:
- Why did Nintendo of America even bring this game over here?
- Where can I learn how to poke people to death?
- Is this the first time I've found an excuse to mention Chrontendo on the show?
- And so much more!
You can find Jordan on Twitter under the account for his podcast @ShonenFlopCast or on the Shonen Flop website.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Oof! Right in the Childhood, as well as LifeWorld for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who doesn't even like Bruce Lee. And for that, he's a monster.
Let's get one thing straight. Lonely Receiver is a really fun read. Jen Hickman and Zac Thompson are really great humans. Together the make a really good team on a book that you really should be reading. And to have two of the people working on it to come talk about it? That's really super cool.
Listen in as Jen Hickman and Zac Thompson come talk about where this crazy (in the best way possible) series came from, how they got into comics, and whether they think it's a good idea to send them pictures of your cats.
Learn such things as:
- How old is too old for Pokémon?
- Can you ever really trust a Canadian to watch their mouth?
- Do Jen and Zac need a (consensual) hug ?
- And so much more!
You can find Jen on Twitter @TheJensington, Instagram @TheJensington, and their website Jensington.com.
You can find Zac on Twitter @ZacBeThompson, Instagram @ZacBeThompson, and subscribe to his newsletter The Voice In Your Head Is Mine.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who also wants to see pictures of your cats, but won't tell me where to send them.
Everyone that I know who knows who The Addams family is knows them from the 1960s TV show or the 90s movies. A few people from this game. But basically nobody that I know knew that The Addams Family was a comic. For real, do you know anybody who knew that? I sure didn't.
Neither did this week's guest Michael Bivens from Silent Journeys. But he very much did know about the old TV show. I'm really glad I had someone for this episode that grew up with the show a lot more than I did.
Learn such things as:
- The fun non continuity of early television
- Between this and The Munsters, who ripped off who?
- How many games let you downgrade a weapon?
- And so much more!
You can find the guest at MS Bivens.com (which includes his wonderful Silent journeys podcast) and and on Twitter @MSBivens_.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Suck My (Fan) Fic, as well as Parent Quest for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who also didn't know this was a comic and that makes me feel a lot better.
We need something wholesome and real life looking and coming of age but also magical. I wonder where we could get something like that right now. Hmmmm, let me think over that one.
Normally I'd ask Sophie Goldstein if she had anything, but I already know that a possible answer here is here recent book An Embarrassment of Witches. Just trust me and go read this one. It's great, she's great, show us pictures of your cats.
Learn such things as:
- What's it like to cowrite a book while fitting in (gasp) other life things?
- How can you ever say no to a kitty face that just wants to sniggle in the bed overnight?
- What do people really miss about conventions?
- And so much more!
You can find Sophie on Twitter @redinkradio, Instagram @redinkradio, her Patreon, and of course her website Red Ink Radio.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to the first promo, as well as the second promo for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, whose cat makes him sleep on the floor.
We've already been introduced to the Dark Tunnel from Chris Dreier in the Freaks & Gods comics, but what if I told you that there's more? And that you could get in on the fun now with just a simple pile of Kickstarter money?
It's true. Chris has a Kickstarter for Tales from the Dark Tunnel that you really need to check out and throw money at because, like I'll say many times in the episode, it's pretty good and the Freaks & Gods comics that kind of go with it are pretty good and Chris is just a cool dude.
Learn such things as:
- The legal fun of using public domain characters from two people who are definitely not lawyers and shouldn't be held to those standards.
- How can we peer pressure creators into making more?
- What's the real reason that I want the stretch goals to get hit?
- And so much more!
You can find Chris on Twitter @freaksandgods, Instagram @freaksandgods, email him at freaksandgods@gmail.com, or check out his Link Tree for anything else he might want to point you towards.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who needs to come read me a bedtime story.
We all had toys growing up, and made up stories to go along with them. How do characters from different universes react to each other? Who could conceivably fit in with another toy universe without missing a beat? But most of all, what would happen if you were in that toy universe with them?
This episode we have the Chris Walk half of the minds behind Pursuit of Plastic, a Kickstarter project making a comic that explains exactly that. We also talk about the comic imprint DFAT comics that he and Casey Bowker run to publish their creations.
Learn such things as:
- How many references can you cram into one comic?
- What's it like to work with your best friend?
- What tragic childhood experience helped create this project?
- And so much more!
You can find Chris over on Don't Forget A Towel, which is on Twitter @DFATowel as well as the Don't Forget a Towel Facebook page.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who has a Mickey Mouse beach towel.
How do you follow up what is possibly the greatest comic book video game of all time? Or at least was probably holding that spot when it came out. Easy, you just pick the story up right there and start going again. Enter Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro. More like Enter Awesomeness.
Enter Anthony Gramuglia to help break down this not as iconic but equally as good in its own special way sequel, Spider-Man's place in pop culture, and the Spider-Man comics that were coming out at the time.
Learn such things as:
- How did this game react to national tragedy?
- How many Spider-Man 2's is too many?
- Where are all the other heroes that showed up in the first game?
- And so much more!
You can Anthony literally all over the place, but the easiest way is to head over to his website where you can find articles, from all across the internet. But also you can check out Twitter @AGramuglia.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to The Gutter Podcast, as well as Don't Forget a Towel for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who is still wearing his Halloween costume from last year.
Giant monsters are everywhere these days. Godzilla movies, Godzilla movie rip offs, you name it. But we also follow either the monsters or the big bad heroes in those stories. What happens with the everyday people like you and me?
Johnny Craft attempts to throw some answers into the mix with his comic Life Under Kaiju. Come listen as we talk about how this comic came to be and his plans for the future of the series.
You can find Johnny on Twitter @CraftscapeComix and of course the Life Under Kaiju Kickstarter page.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to the first promo, as well as the second promo for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who is a hairy scary monster.
This has got to be one of the shortest comic runs I've seen to get a game. 13 issues on the initial run, 4 issues on the relaunch that tied into the game. And it shows, I never hear anyone talking about Armorines. I can't imagine why. So why try to make a game out of this one?
Acclaim is at it again trying to recapture some of that Turok magic, and Luke Herr from Exiled, Multiversal Q, John Wiki, The Luke Herr Podcast Project, Established Property Playhouse, and RPG Pals Club (Did I miss anything there?) comes on the show to help explain what's going on with this crazy comic. Mostly because he's literally the only person I know who's read this thing. Plus he made notes. Really good notes.
Learn such things as:
- What dumb dad joke did we take almost an hour to make?
- Where is the rest of the Valiant universe?
- How successful is our pitch to an actual Valiant editor going to be?
- And so much more!
You can find Luke at any of his podcast links above, on Twitter @Koltreg, or on his Gumroad page.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to Orphaned Entertainment, as well 90s Court for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who can make a more coherent game story in his sleep.
I've always been into history. Alternate history, weird stuff, you name it. There's a reason why I like the Indiana Jones movies. So you can imagine my excitement when a history based comic came to me about being on the show.
That person was Bryan Soroka with his comic tentatively titled Indefinite Articles. Starting in World War I, this is a great concept and I'm really looking forward to see the progress that this story makes.
You can find Bryan on Twitter @BryanSoroka33.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who needs to write me a letter.
How easy should it be to make a Hulk game? Put things in front of Hulk. Let Hulk smash. It’s not a hard concept really. Especially when you kind of have a story already made for you. You’d think anyone could do it.
Enter Diego Rivera from the Behold the Sack YouTube channel. He likes Hulk. He likes games. It’s a match made in heaven really. If only everything could work out this nicely………
Learn such things as:
- Is it better to have a game based on the comic or let it do it’s own thing?
- At what point in gaming history did it become unacceptable to have the story told better in the manual than in the game itself?
- Is Hulk as a mental health thing just an understood universal concept?
- And so much more!
You can find Diego on Twitter @BeholdTheSack and on YouTube @BeholdTheSack and @Autosaving the Day (which I’m selfishly saying needs more episodes) especially the Daredevil episode that came up.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to The Spooky Sapphic Storyteller, as well as The Time Shifters Podcast for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who still hasn’t read Immortal Hulk and now I’m not sure if we can be friends.
It’s about time I talk to someone on the publishing side of things. Sure, you can self publish and do everything yourself but wouldn’t it be nice if there was someone who could help you out with that? Maybe someone like Mike Perkins from 215 Ink perhaps?
I sure hope so because that’s who I got. Listen in as I learn from Mike some of what goes into getting a comic into my hands, and be sure to head over to the 215 Ink shop to pick up some of their stuff. Or maybe even look into submitting something you’ve been working on? I know I have some talented listeners here even if they don’t believe me. And when you buy something, because I know you will, be sure to mention that you’re friends with me.
Learn such things as:
- How should you send a pitch to a publisher?
- How bad can my art be when I send something in?
- How can I help to get books into people’s hands?
- How can you read the first issue of Freaks and Gods for free? Hint, follow this link.
- And so much more!
You can find Mike and 215 Ink over on Twitter @215Ink, Instagram @215Ink, Facebook @215Ink (are you sensing a theme here?) or the official 215 Ink website. You can also check out the 215 Ink Shop or their selection on Comixology.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who might maybe have a comic idea. But I really have no idea because I just pulled that out of my ass.
It’s not often that I’ve seen a comic really follow along an entire family tree. Maybe a bit down the line but generation after generation after generation after….. well, you get the idea. Too bad I’m not a expert on the Jostar family legacy.
Good thing David Weinburger from Shonen Flop who thankfully is all over this one. Things will probably get a bit bizarre.
Learn such things as:
- When do family naming conventions go too far?
- Am I crazy for thinking the anime art was made using Jolly Ranchers?
- Why am I forcing David to learn Japanese
- And so much more!
You can find David on Twitter @davidmwein or check out Shonen Flop website and on Twitter @ShonenFlopCast.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to 4 Panel, as well as Capes on the Couch for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who obviously comes from a family legacy of awesomeness.
My wife says no Funko Pops for me, at least not if I’m paying for them. She lets me get video games and comics, so I guess I can’t complain. But since I was shutdown before I could even express any kind of interest in getting some I never really looked into them.
That’s where Adam Williamson comes in. I learn some about the history of these big headed little dudes, how he gets away with having so many, and just what I’m missing out on.
Learn such things as:
- How do you get DC and Marvel to play nicely together?
- Where did this whole thing start?
- I’m saving how much money by not buying these!?
- And so much more!
You can find Adam on Twitter @thepariaheffect or on his soon to be coming podcast Boldly Viewing.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who refuses to be an enabler and buy me any pops. Gosh man, I gotta have my pops!
Sometimes Japan gets something super cool that we don’t. Alright, that happens all the time. But in this case it really sucks because it’s a good Spider-Man game based on a comic mini series and it really wouldn’t have taken much to get it ready to come out over here.
Listen in as Adam Messinger comes to talk about Spider-Man Lethal Foes and we cry over the fact that this game never got a proper US release.
Learn such things as:
- Why do villains keep trying to work together?
- Seriously, is it that hard to let someone else use a thing before you sell it?
- Does this story arc even really need a game?
- And so much more!
You can find Adam on Twitter @AdamSMessinger, Instagram @adamsmessinger, A live performance called Adam S. Messinger is a Jerk on Bandcamp, on Twitch @AdamSMessinger, and a comic he write called The Amazing Fist (link goes directly to a MediaFire download page).
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
A big thanks to the first promo, as well as the second promo for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who thinks Spider-Man 3 is the best Spider-Man movie.
The world is once again whining about finding politics in the entertainment. Almost like they haven't been paying attention to anything for years. Oh my gosh, when did all of this politics get into comics? Can't we go back to the good old days when it just wasn't there? Excuse me, I could barely keep a straight face typing that out.
Listen in as Reed Puc, Kamijace, and Adam Williamson stop by to talk about the political nature of comics.
Learn such things as:
- What do people really mean when they say they don't want politics in their comics?
- How have comics been a means of representation since the beginning?
- Who is the best new super hero of the past 20 years?
- And so much more!
You can find Reed on Twitter @armustdie.
You can find Kamijace on Twitter @kamijacegaming for his personal stuff or @WKCooldown for his podcast's account, and of course the Weekly Cooldown podcast website.
You can find Adam on Twitter @thepariaheffect or on his soon to be coming podcast Boldly Viewing.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who would definitely vote if we woke up early enough.
Murder. Espionage. Revenge. The domination of an entire industry. Did I mention this is all over soda brands? Yeah I’m definitely in for the ride on this one and you should be too.
Listen in as Jimmy Palmiotti comes to talk about his new Kickstarter for Pop Kill #2, what it’s like writing for games vs comics, and a few other random things that you’ll just have to listen to the episode to find out.
Learn such things as:
- Will the streak of supportive wives continue?
- How does a crazy idea like this bubble up?
- What’s the best thing to drink with a meatball sandwich?
- And so much more!
You can find Jimmy on Twitter @jpalmiotti, Instagram @jimmypalmiotti or over on his site Paper Films.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Jimmy on Twitter @jpalmiotti, Instagram @jimmypalmiotti or over on his site Paper Films.
Music by Best Day, who only drinks water.
Dinosaurs. Guns. If you’re a 90s kid then you’re probably already sold on this one. Throw in the fact that the first Jurassic Park movie came out the same year and holy crap were dinosaurs the cool thing.
So naturally I got Steven Ray Morris from See Jurassic Right to come help us take a look at these totally irreverent dinosaurs who might enjoy their toys a bit too much.
Learn such things as:
- How much of a Jurassic Park overlap could there have been in the inspiration?
- Could a movie be in the future?
- How human can a dinosaur act before it gets to be creepy?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Steven on Twitter @StevenRayMorris for his personal stuff, for Jurassic Park related stuff there’s the See Jurassic Right podcast website and on Twitter @sjrpod, and for cat related stuff check out The Purrrcast website and on Twitter @ThePurrrcast.
A big thanks to Let’s Make Something, as well as Just the Zoo of Us for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who still wants to grow up and be a dinosaur.
Alright let’s get one thing straight right now. Comics are supposed to be fun. And making them is supposed to be fun. Literally everything about comics is supposed to be fun.
So what happens when two people who really like wrestling get together and make a fun comic about something they really love? Maybe you should go read Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia. I don’t know, just throwing that out there.
Learn such things as:
- Who wrote this anyway? (Spoiler alert, it’s Ed Kuehnel and Matt Entin)
- Why did they write it? (I’ll give you 2 guesses)
- Are wives good? (Yes they are)
- What should you do now? (Go read it. All of it.)
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Ed and Matt on Twitter @SBP_Comics and of course by going to Comixology and just buying the whole serious because it’s really good.
Music by Best Day, who thinks WWF on NES is the best wrestling game ever made.
I had the pleasure of having Eric Palicki come on to talk about his new book Atlantis Wasn’t Build for Tourists coming to us from Scout Comics on August 17th. That’s plenty of time for you to ask your local comic shop to make sure they have a copy for you. Or later, the everything going on in the world has been messing with release dates all over the place.
Atlantis Wasn’t Built for Tourists is best described Scout does it on their website, because I’m afraid of giving out spoilers.
When a drifter stumbles upon a small town trapped between a corrupt sheriff and the bloodthirsty monsters lurking in the countryside, his quest for a hot meal takes a whole new turn.
If you want to read other things from Erik you can go check out All We Ever Wanted and Maybe Somday, (a pair of anthologies from A Wave Blue World) you can find a bunch of his stuff on Comixology, or you can check out Eric’s personal website or on Twitter @ericpalicki or Instagram conveniently also @ericpalicki.
And of course, check out the page that Scout Comics has for Atlantis Wasn’t Built for Tourists
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find the guest at their social media places and podcast links.
A big thanks to the first promo, as well as the second promo for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who would pay his artists except he is the artist.
Turok was a big thing in the Nintendo 64 era. Big enough to get 4 games on the console. And I’m sure the fact that Acclaim controlled both the game and the comic. So of course you’ve still got all the super well connected aspects of the series.
Listen in as Mike O’Brien from behind the scenes of DC SuperSons as he comes to talk about the final Nintendo 64 entry in the series.
Learn such things as:
- Is bad representation better than none?
- Ways to make thing replayable
- The epitome of why I’m doing things chronologically
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Mike on Twitter @MikeSoundCheck or by listening to DC SuperSons.
A big thanks to Petri Dish, as well as SNEScapades promo for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who thinks that dinosaurs taste like chicken.
I think some of the best social commentary comes from the viewpoint of a character who can say what they want without really worrying about the consequence. Someone who can just say what’s on their mind and that’s that. Even better when it’s an animal just because I find that more entertaining.
So I’m really glad that Alex Schumacher and I finally got together to talk about his new book collecting a bunch of his web comic Mr. Butterchips.
Check out Mr. Butterchips for yourself by purchasing it from Amazon. You can also go take a look at Decades of (in)Experience for something a bit different. Of course there’s also Alex’s personal website which has a bunch of information on it. You could always follow Alex on Twitter or Instagram both @AJSchumacherart.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Music by Best Day, who wears his mask every time he leaves the house because he's not a giant asshole.
One of the things that I like about anime (and manga probably too if I’d consistently read it) is magical realism. There’s just something cool about a world where paper animals can be brought to life or dragons are real or things like that and it’s not a big deal. Or where people can fall into a haunted spring and get transformed if they’re hit with the right, or wrong, temperature of water.
Listen in as Steampunk Link from SNEScapades comes on the show to talk about this game about a crazy manga where people switch genders and turn into animals nobody seems to really care about anything except literally fighting over a girl before school. Except the teachers, they don’t care at all.
Learn such things as:
- Arranged marriage and the cultural differences
- When games are good enough to get a release but not good enough to keep the source material intact
- Doesn’t it suck when we don’t get the good game in the series?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find the Steampunk Link on Twitter @SNEScapades, Instagram @SNEScapades and the SNEScapades podcast website.
A big thanks to Cutting Class, as well as .ZeroStar for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who didn’t even know that it’s my anniversary today.
One of the things I've really come to like about comics is that there are so many stories happening at once. You can tell there's something overarching going on but can also focus on what's just in front of you at the moment.
The problem for me has been knowing where to start, what tie ins need to be read and what can be skipped, if something is going to be a good jumping on point, that sort of thing.
Will Dickstein might have that solved with his Ch05en series. The newest edition, which focuses on Kris, was my first experience in this world and I didn't feel lost at all reading it. In fact I really want to go back and read more of it now to see what else is going on.
So no matter if you want to start with this Kris centered story or anywhere else in the series you'll be in a good place.
You know what's a great idea? Being a game publisher/developer and just buying a comic publisher so you can have IP to make games with a built in audience? So should you grab Marvel or DC? How about Valiant? Yup, that's what happened.
Listen in as Insane Ian comes on the show to take a stab at Shadow Man for the N64, PS1, and Sega Dreamcast and we try to figure out if this game is good or not because it's in a really awkward place and we can't quite figure it out.
Learn such things as:
- Who are all these random serial killers?
- Why does the PS1 version always suck?
- Is it really necessary for Acclaim to change character backstories?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Insane Ian's music over on Bandcamp or check out some video things on YouTube.
A big thanks to Capes on the Couch, as well as Oh No! Lit Class for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who probably isn't wearing clean underwear today.
You’ve got lots of manga titles. You’ve got lots of anime titles. And it always seems to be a manga coming first, then the anime coming after that. But why?
Listen in as Justin Williams from Super Tangent tries to discuss this with Chris. But tangents happen so there’s other stuff as well.
Learn such things as:
- Sometimes the simplest answer is probably right
- Can Chris and Justin ever stay on topic?
- How can you have an arcade without a fighting game?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Justin over mostly in the Nerds and Knowledge Facebook group, technically on Twitter @SuperProclivity but not really, or the official SuperTangent website.
Music by Best Day, who does thinks that Spongebob is an anime.
Time to dig back into the Malibu vault and pull out Prime, part of the Ultraverse universe. But he seems kind of familiar since Prime is a kid who turns into an adult super hero. Except the hero he turns into is based on whatever the kid wants it based on. So yeah, that’s a thing that happened.
Listen in as Scott Niswander from NerdSync comes by the show to talk about this Sega CD exclusive experience. And yeah that’s about all I can say about it.
Learn such things as:
- This had to be for an earlier system, right?
- How far back can you trace the ability to digitally read comics?
- Did we really not mention that this was only released with another game on the same disc?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Scott at The NerdSync YouTube channel, on Twitter @NerdSync or on the NerdSync Patreon page. And seriously, check out the Scooby Doo video.
A big thanks to Behold!, as well as Reel Feels for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who will never have a cat as cool as Nyx or Sparta.
Recorded waaaaay back in February but finally getting released now, listen in as I talk to Patrick Hickey Jr. about his new book The Minds Behind Adventure Games, the writing process, having an excuse to talk to cool people, the giant chore it is to decide what games get into his books, and future books that may or may not be an excuse to get to talk about all of the games he loves to talk about.
You can find Patrick on Instagram @patrickhickeyjr, Twitter @reviewfixpat, and of course his personal website and Review Fix.
Future tech heavy police states where still a thing of the future when we recorded this episode I swear. Can we please go back to simpler times where almost everything in Ghost in the Shell was fictional instead of just the tech?
Listen in as Billy from CommanderCast joins the show and through the power of recording way ahead of time we blissfully think that there’s no way that Ghost in the Shell could ever actually be happening in the real world. Please tell me we were right about that, even if it’s a lie.
Learn such things as:
- Is this anime really as good as the fans say it is?
- How can you do a tie in licensed game well?
- What’s the secret to getting beautiful anime cut scenes?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Billy’s writing CommanderCast, or jump straight to his latest article which looks at the use of Squirrel creatures in Magic: the Gathering Arena or this older article that looks at the use of Zombies and zombie hoards, or listen to him in the second part of their 400th episode.
A big thanks to Match Club, as well as The Wheel Weaves for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who thinks anime is a type of sushi roll.
Alright, I can’t do this anymore. I need to be making this podcast. So it’s coming back!
To answer a few questions right off the bat:
- We still aren’t in the new house. I blame…….everything……….
- I miss talking to people about this stuff
- I do talk about other things over at Caffeine and Spite now as well so if you want to hear more from me you can do that there
- Patreon is about to maybe get some more stuff thrown their way that you can only get there
- I love all of you and miss all of you and all that other mushy stuff
One of the things I like about comics is that there is such a history to everything. And inevitably that leads to someone hating certain iterations of a character, or with the “real life” identity of the character.
Good thing Dan McMahon from DC SuperSons has some feelings on the matter. Listen in as we discuss why Hal Jordan sucks.
Learn such things as:
- Which Green Lantern is the best?
- Why does Hal get a pass on so much?
- What’s a dumber weakness between wood and the color yellow?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Dan at Supersons Podcast and on Twitter @DCSuperSons, or by checking out his personal Twitter @danthemcmahon.
Music by Best Day, whose favorite collor yellow.
You know who knows about wrestling? Not Chris. Like at all. Except that it’s had some video games of various quality levels put out about it. But you know who does know a lot? Charlie Davis from The Young Ones
In our second Patreon First bonus episode I’m talking to Charlie about wrestling and why I should like it and why all the comics people I follow on Twitter like it.
Learn such things as:
- Who some people are
- Why the different “leagues” exist
- Is this stuff even real?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find the Charlie on Twitter @geneticghost, some writings over at Xavier Files such as this one where they look at Guardians of the Galaxy #2 or this other one where they look at Excalibur #7, their podcast The Young Ones on Twitter @youngonescast and The Young Ones website, and their new wrestling podcast Match Club on Twitter @matchclubpod and the Match Club website.
Music by Best Day, who is probably Undertaker.
No special messages this time or anything, the show is simply going on a break. Not sure for how longs.
I know that sounds ominous, but it’s really not that bad. Kayleigh and I are going into hyperdrive in our quest to get the house we’re going to die in. Not that I think the death part is going to happen anytime soon but I’m sick of moving. Part of this though means that I’ll have to take the time that would normally go towards getting the podcast ready to instead get the house ready to sell. Years of flea market trips and just general not keeping up with things to the level that a proper Southern home should be kept up with means that we’ve got some work to do.
So like I said, no set timetable on when Play Comics will be back. Could be after we’re in the new house. Could be before then if we get this place ready to go fast enough. We’ll see.
Patreon Episodes are still going on as normal because I have enough of those recorded to last a few months. Plus I can probably sneak in a recording there and be fine. Although if I need to do that then we have bigger problems with getting into the new house than I originally thought so I really hope that doesn’t happen.
If you need to get your fix of comic or video game podcasts then I suggest taking a look at the Past Guess page and finding someone from there. If they have a link by their name then they have a podcast that I think you should check out. Or at least something that I think you should check out. And if you really want to hear my voice but can’t make up your mind about which episode to go back to, I’ve got a random episode link set up so you can just see what happens there.
Hot take: the X-Men are a bit popular and were back in the 1990s and early 2000s as well. Shocking, I know. So it’s not a surprise when an X-Men related game comes out at all.
Listen in as Anthony Sytko from Capes on the Couch joins the show to take a look at X-Men Mutant Wars for the Game Boy Color.
Learn such things as:
- Which character was the obvious favorite when making it?
- Where did they pull these bosses from?
- Why did they worry about timing this with a home video release of a movie?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Anthony on Twitter @CapesOnTheCouch, his personal account @AnthonySytko, and of course the Capes on the Couch website.
A big thanks to Fading Memories, as well as Round & Round for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who may or may not be afraid of mirrors.
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Although there might be something more than meets the eye about another Transformers game based on Beast Wars that came out not too long before the subject of the last regular episode. The Maximals and Predacons are at it again, or something like that since time gets screwed up all over the place here.
Listen in as Jeremy Dennis from TransMissions joins the show to help us take a look at Beast Wars Transformers for the PS1 and we we try to figure a lot of things out.
Learn such things as:
- The joy of basing a game off the first season of a TV show
- How waiting just a few years could have given this game much better controls
- The surprise awesomeness of a kids TV show
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Jeremy on Twitter @yakk0dotorg or over at the TransMissions Podcast Network.
A big thanks to Literary Loitering, as well as Geek Freaks for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who is getting more sleep than me tonight and I don’t hate him for that at all.
Luke Herr from Exiled, Multiversal Q, and RPG Pals Club comes by the show to talk about his comic Super Slasher. Luke is great and I really love everything I’ve seen from him and I don’t expect Super Slasher to be any different.
If Super Slasher sounds like something you want to get your hands on then go visit the Super Slasher Kickstarter and give him your money. I already did so you can’t pressure me with the same tactics.
You can find Luke over on Exiled, Multiversal Q, and RPG Pals Club. Or catch him on Twitter @koltreg.
Also if you’re looking at this on the Play Comics website then you’re definitely seeing a page from the comic that Luke sent over to me. Not sure about anywhere else. Or, you know, you could just support the Kickstarter and get a lot of pages in your mailbox at a future date instead of continually looking at this one which really doesn’t have much context just sitting out there by itself like that.
Welcome to the first, and free preview, of a Patreon first bonus yet unnamed series where I talk to people about things that are tangentially related to the show.
Like this one, where Luke Herr from Multiversal Q and RPG Pal’s Club (as well as the recently ended Exiled) comes to tell us who The Eternals are.
Learn such things as:
- Wait, what?
- Are you serious?
- No, that’s just insane. For real?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Luke over on Exiled, Multiversal Q, and RPG Pals Club. Or catch him on Twitter @koltreg.
Music by Best Day, who thinks he could take on an emu in a fight.
Transformers isn’t a new thing. They’d been around since the 1980s. They’d had games come out in Japan. They’d had games come out on computers in America. But somewhere this is the first console game they got over here. Why? This makes no sense?
Josh Garvey from the internet (ooooooh) comes by the show to take a look at Beast Wars Transmetals and to help catch me up on Transformers things since watching the cartoons is pretty much all I’ve ever done with them.
Learn such things as:
- The fluidity of time and how that really messes with the history books.
- The impossible nature of making new characters that won’t immediately remind people of other, already established characters.
- The way a toy franchise whose previous
commercialcartoon was based on making new characters, and thus new toys, adapts to a show with a very small number of characters. - And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Josh on Twitter @joshgarvey and in some of the best places on the internet if you’re lucky. But you’ll have to find those yourself.
A big thanks to Bottom of the Stream, as well as Bring on the Weird for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who would probably watch Transmorphers anyway.
This is what the rest of the Capcom fighters focusing on Marvel characters was all leading to. One of the greatest fighting games ever made. The reason to own a Dreamcast. The epic mashup of two legendary companies that has no reason to exist in this world but does anyway.
Listen in as Trent Seely from Continuity Nod comes to talk about what is possibly one of the best games every made. Period. End of discussion.
Learn such things as:
- Seriously, is this game really as good as everyone says?
- How did this one manage to have a better roster construction despite using mostly characters that had already been in the previous games?
- Can anyone say anything bad about this game at all? For real, I’m not sure if they can.
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Trent on Twitter @InstaTrent or over at his website Continuity Nod.
A big thanks to the Chrises from Chrises on Infinite Earths, as well asDan and Jake from DC Supersons for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who hopefully can spell better than me. Which isn’t saying much because I suck at it.
Does anyone else think it’s weird that I got an American guest last time to look at Judge Dredd, a British comic that’s clearly riffing on American ideals? I kind of think it was, even though I wasn’t thinking about that at all the first time around.
Listen in as real life British person Andrew Young from 4 Panel comes on the show to give us a more nuanced perspective on where Judge Dredd comes from and what makes it something worth exploring today.
Learn such things as:
- How bad can a Judge Dredd light gun game really be?
- What does a British comic anthology know about American society anwyay?
- Do game critics even look at the source material when a game is based on something that already exists.
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Andrew over on Twitter @hokusblokus, and over at the 4 Panel website.
A big thanks to Grief Burrito, as well as 3 Hours Later for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who definitely is or isn’t Batman.
Spawn is still cool. There’s no denying that at all. And he hit at the perfect time. But what happens when you get this character who has literally emerged from the depths of Hell into the scariest environment known to man: early PS1 3D gaming?
Listen in as Andrew Reiner from Game Informer and the new show The Spectacular Comic Book Podcast comes on the show to help take a look at Spawn the Eternal for the PS1. The game exists, and that’s all I’m going to say about that.
Learn such things as:
- What genre is this game anyway?
- Does age matter when you’ve made a deal with the devil?
- How the heck do we manage a Superman 64 reference?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Andrew @Andrew_Reiner on Twitter or his new podcast The Spectacular Comic Book Podcast.
A big thanks to Courtland and Brandon from Up All Night An Are You Afraid of the Dark Podcast and everyone from Now You’ve Seen It for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who doesn’t know what love is, but he wants you to show him.
You know what’s always fun? Dinosaurs. Seriously, who doesn’t like dinosaurs? Crazy people, that’s who. So if you can get dinosaurs and aliens and giant guns and it all actually makes sense? How cool is that?
Listen in as Billy who sometimes writes for Commander Cast comes to talk about Turok 2 Seeds of Evil. And cool guns. And the fun of having a comic property published across about a gazillion different publishers.
Learn such things as:
- What did Billy admit to doing that’s probably going to get him in trouble?
- What do you name a dinosaur if you don’t have a word for dinosaur?
- Would a bow and arrow really work all that well against a dinosaur?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Billy’s writing CommanderCast, or jump straight to his latest article which looks at the use of Squirrel creatures in Magic: the Gathering Arena or this older article that looks at the use of Zombies and zombie hoards.
A big thanks to Dani and Brett from The Wheel Weaves, as well as everyone from The Compleat Discography for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who did a thing but I already forgot what it was and it probably wasn’t really that cool anyway.
As will become tradition here, the last episode of the year is a giant thank you to people who need to hear it. I certainly don’t mention everyone who deserves to be talked about, but I try.
People Mentioned in this Episode
- Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men
- The friends I’ve made over there. You need your line here because while we met because of Jay and Miles, we’re friends because of you
- Paul Csomo from Varmints
- Matt Hocker from The Matt Hocker Show and Coo Gaming
- Megan Hesse from Oh No! Lit Class
- Kate Walinga from Ignorance was Bliss
- Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts
- Oh yeah, have you listened to the Ebb and Flow episode of Sunshine and PowerCuts yet? Do that. For real.
- Stephen Jondrew and Stargate Pioneer from Gonna Geek
- Karrington Martin from Real Dudes Podcast
- Dan McMahon from DC Supersons
- John Horsley from Spoiler Country
- Ben Sawyer and Jim Ousley from Butcher Queen
- Carl Antonowicz from Canto Comics
- Jennifer DeRoss from Jennifer’s Comic Blog
- Luz Bianca from LuzBianca.com
- Blair Farrell from Comic Gamers Assemble
- Spencer Scott Holmes fromOld Man Orange
- Chris Sims from The ISB (and a ton of other things)
- Christi and Chris from Chrises on Infinite Earths
- Dani and Brett from The Wheel Weaves
We’ve made it through another year of being excellent to each other. But you still get homework again this year.
Your Podcast Homework
- Let the people who have had this kind of impact on your life know that you appreciate them
- Find a way to do that same thing for someone else
Music, as always, by Best Day, who won’t get mentioned here until he lets me know that he’s seen all the things I say about him in the show notes.
Aliens. It’s not just a meme, it’s an entire government cover up spanning years and years of extra terrestrial interactions and communications. Or it’s a giant load of crap. I don’t know, I’m not a fancy science guy with a fancy security clearance.
That’s where Chris and Cody from Believer Skeptic Podcast come in. Listen in as these two experts (or at least much more of an expert then I am) in the paranormal come on the show to talk about Men in Black, and a bit about men in black.
Learn such things as:
- Oh shit there might really be men in black?
- Is this the shortest comic series we’ll cover on the show?
- Thing 3
- And so much more!
If you want a more factual look at the Men in Black, like the real ones, be sure to check out Episode 53 – Back to (Men in) Black on the Believer Skeptic podcast.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can Chris and Cody on Twitter @BSPodPhx or the Believer Skeptic website. You can find Chris on Twitter @crc0377 and Cody on Twitter @cfjwagner.
A big thanks to Dan and Jake from DC Supersons, as well as everyone from This Planet Needs a Name for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes sure to take all the corner pieces from the brownie pan.
Spencer Scott Holmes from Old Man Orange comes by the show to talk about his comic Pizza Boyz. Hear about the inspiration behind it and a bit about his process. And if I hadn’t been an idiot you could have heard it before the Kickstarter campaign was over. That one’s totally my fault.
Good news though, there’s always Pizza Boyz on Comixology so you can still read it if it’s something that you’d be into. And since you’re listening to this podcast I’m pretty sure it’s something you’d be into.
You can find Spencer on Twitter @SpencerSHolmes, Instagram @SpencerScottHolmes, and a whole slew of podcasts over at Old Man Orange.
A common ghost story I hear is that the spirit can’t pass on because of unfinished business. Which is insane because we all have that, but we’ll roll with it. Imagine if instead you came back in a corporeal form to get revenge on the people who had done you wrong. Oh yeah, and you’re basically immortal until the job is done?
Justin Williams from SuperTangent comes by to look at that exact situation in The Crow City of Angels. And no, you didn’t miss an episode for the first movie tie in game since they never made one of those.
Learn such things as:
- Why did they make a game for the second Crow movie but not the first?
- How much fan influence did this movie have?
- Can you really compare this game to a Superman one?
- Check out what else I’ve covered from Acclaim.
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Justin over mostly in the Nerds and Knowledge Facebook group, technically on Twitter @SuperProclivity but not really, or the official SuperTangent website.
A big thanks to everyone at Many Realms, as well as everyone from 4 Panel for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who only eats the last piece of bacon when he really wants it. Which is every single time.
I know, one of the problems with the show is that the handheld versions of games exist. And that if there’s a console version I tend to just ignore the hand held ones because, let’s face it, are they ever better than the console version anyway? Especially with a series like Turok that’s built around being a first person shooter on a screen that can show really good colors that’s also bigger than 2 square inches. That’s like 5 square centimeters for all of my listeners not in the US.
Blair Farrell from Comic Gamers Assemble is here to help me see if my thought process even has any merit to it as we take a look at 5 different Turok handheld ports and see how they actually play without having to worry about those pesky home console games that always hog the spotlight.
Learn such things as:
- How do you even port these games down anyway?
- Why didn’t they just make a different handheld universe like TMNT?
- How are these games rated E?
- Why does Chris know conversions from inches to centimeters? Just kidding, that’s because he’s trying to go live in New Zealand.
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Blair on Twitter @Blarcade, his website Comic Gamers Assemble, or the Comic Gamers Assemble Facebook Page.
A big thanks to Joey and Carlos from Life, Death, and Taxonomy, as well as Dani and Brett from The Wheel Weaves for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who once housed a pelican for a few weeks for a friend.
Spawn was an interesting character for me growing up, and I’ll bet I’m not the only one. I could recognize him no problem. I’m pretty sure I knew that he was a comic character. But I couldn’t have told you anything about him besides things that you could guess from his appearance.
Listen in as Adam Higgins from Odd Dad Out comes to reminisce about a childhood idea of Spawn and the hilarity of having an E rated Spawn game.
Learn such things as:
- How do Adam and Chris and basically everyone Chris was friends with growing up know Spawn?
- Is Todd going to come give Chris and Adam a dirty look?
- What major innovation does this game have going for it seemingly out of nowhere?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Adam on Odd Dad Out, on Twitter @OddDadOut, Facebook at the Twisted World of Odd Dad Out, or at the Odd Dad Out Patreon page. And if you want to get him to edit your podcast head over to ODO Voice Productions and that can be arranged as well.
A big thanks to Clay Groves from Fish Nerds, as well as the Jen and Micah from I Never Saw That for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who is definitely not sitting right outside your window right now.
Alright, so we’ve looked at a lot of Batman. Like a lot. So let’s take a look at future Batman. Except not Bruce because it’s the future and Bruce is old and tired, you know, all the other things that old people are.
Listen in as Dan and Jake McMahon from DC Supersons come on the show to talk about Batman Beyond, the future of super heroing, and fuzzy good boys.
Learn such things as:
- How much sleep does a super hero need anyway?
- Do people really think that the same person has been Batman for all these years?
- When are we going to get a good movie based game?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use coupon code “PCep83” for 15% off your purchase.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Dan and Jake as a DC Supersons collective @DCSuperSons on Twitter, @supersonspodcast on Instagram, @Supersonspod on Facebook, or at the DC Supersons website. You can find Dan @danthemcmahon on Twitter, and you can find Jake under a rock.
A big thanks to Dr. Julie Kinn from A Better Night’s Sleep, as well as Luke from Exiled for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who likes peanut butter and lettuce sandwiches.
The 1990s were a fun time in comics. A lot of the indie comics from the 80s had either run their course or were brought into one of the major publishers. But the indies still existed, and Scud the Disposable Assassin was one of those that came out.
Listen in as Brandon Cruz from Interdimensional RSS comes to talk about how a comic that not a lot of us have probably heard of have lead to (what he and tons of other people have told me) what is one of the best animated things in existence.
Learn such things as:
- How did this not catch on?
- Why didn’t Chris get Rob Schrab to come on the show? Hint, Chris didn’t ask because he’s a big baby.
- What life lessons can you learn from a robot that refuses to kill a being when that is the entire purpose of robot’s existence, and how can you use that lesson to help make yourself a better person overall?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use coupon code “PCep82” for 15% off your purchase.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Brandon over at Interdimensional RSS: The Unofficial Rick and Morty Podcast or @RickAndMortyPod on Twitter. Clone #1 can be found at Apathetic Enthusiasm or on Twitter @Apathusiast. Clone #2 can be found at Submitted For Your Approval or @S4YA_podcast on Twitter.
A big thanks to Angry Ducky from Duck in Games, as well as Niall Cooper from Assassinations Podcast for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who never had a Sega Saturn. But who did over here?
Oh, you thought that we were done with Dragon Ball related stuff did you? Or that the manga ending meant that the anime would end too. Well jokes on you because there’s a whole different anime series that was only inspired by the manga and of course we got a game to go with that too. Like it or not.
Listen in as Eli Sirota from The Not So Crazy Podcast of Blizzard the Wizard and Eli comes by to look at Dragon Ball GT Final Bout and give us another dose of why the Dragon Ball franchise is so well loved by its fans. When it does things right anyway.
Learn such things as:
- Where did Dragon Ball GT come from anyway?
- Aren’t licensing rights fun?
- So wait, this game was made after Ultimate Battle 22?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use coupon code “PCep81” for 15% off your purchase.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Eli at The Not So Crazy Podcast of Blizzard the Wizard and Eli or over on Twitter @Blizzard_Eli.
A big thanks to John and Kenrick from Spoiler Country, as well as the Chrises from Chrises on Infinite Earths for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who definitely didn’t eat too much candy for Halloween. That was me.
Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were the introduction to anime for a ton of people my age. So imagine how cool it must have been to finally have a game of it? And a fighter at that! What could possibly go wrong?
Listen in as Luke Herr from Multiversal Q, Exiled, and RPG Pals Club comes on the show to talk about the first Dragon Ball Z game made that came out in North America, but not the first one that came out in North America. Don’t worry the craziness is just getting started.
Learn such things as:
- Why do the fights take so long in the anime?
- How much candy did the writers eat before making these story lines?
- Can you blame someone for becoming evil if their puppy keeps dying?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use coupon code “PCep80” for 15% off your purchase.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Luke over on Exiled, Multiversal Q, and RPG Pals Club. Or catch him on Twitter @koltreg.
A big thanks to Anthony and Dr. Issues from Capes on the Couch, as well as Trevor and Kyle from Catching Up on Cinema for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who has exactly 0 tattoos that are better than mine.
The Marvel cinematic universe might have only existed since 2008, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t Marvel movies before. And I’m not talking about that quack of a Howard the Duck movie either.
Listen in as TJ Johnson from Voice from the Underground and Lakers Fast Break comes to talk about the awesomeness of Blade, being a fractional vampire, and the joys of early 3D gaming.
Learn such things as:
- What does this game, no doubt about it, do better than Dino Crisis?
- Wasn’t that the guy from Grounded for Life? He’s been in a lot more things than I realized.
- What super essential thing did Chris and TJ almost forget to talk about?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon “PCep79” to get 15% off your entire purchase. Without the quotes though.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find TJ over on Voice From the Underground and Lakers Fast Break or catch him on Twitter @TJohnsonOnAir.
A big thanks to Drew, Nathan, and Jack from Reel Feels, as well as Ian from Under the Shroud for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who is definitely not getting a tattoo that will probably get his adult ass grounded today. Because that’s me.
Imagine a world with dinosaur and man existing together except there’s also modern weaponry and plasma rifles and, well, if you’re not convinced now that it’s awesome I’m not sure what’s wrong with you. Also it’s not the Savage Land.
Listen in as Patrick Hickey Jr from Review Fix comes by to talk Turok Dinosaur Hunter and really delves into some of the production behind this classic N64 shooter.
Learn such things as:
- Turok has been around for how long as a comic?
- Why can’t people just call dinosaurs dinosaurs?
- How did this game get to be so big anyway?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon “PCep78” to get 10% off your entire purchase. Without the quotes though.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Patrick over on Review Fix, on Twitter @ReviewFixPat, or on Instagram @patrickhickeyjr.
Also if you want to read Patrick’s words instead of just listening to him talk about things then you might want to check out his book The Minds Behind the Games that’s available now and get ready for The Minds Behind Adventure Games that’s on track for a January 2020 release.
A big thanks to Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts, as well as Dan and Jake from DC Supersons for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who can fit an entire package of peeps up his nose.
I figured it was time to get some questions answered, so here’s a rather unedited take on that. Frequent guest Karrington Martin from Real Dudes Podcast graciously agreed to host the show so that you could hear something besides me asking myself questions because let’s face it, that could get kind of weird.
A big thanks to the following people for sending in questions:
- Kate from Ignorance was Bliss
- Derek from Rolling Misadventures
- The Chrises from Chrises on Infinite Earths
- Matt from Nooks and Crannies
- Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class
This was fun and I definitely plan on doing it again.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Karrington at The Real Dudes Podcast and on Twitter @Desertfury90, or by checking out his previous appearances on the show.
Music by Best Day, who has the same number of playoff series wins as the Washington Nationals.
Blair Farrell from Comic Gamers Assemble comes by the show for another Creator Talk episode to talk about his book The Web of Spider-Man Games: The Amazing and the (Not So) Spectacular. We also talk more in general about comic based games and what other books he might write in the future.
You can find Blair on Twitter @Blarcade, his website Comic Gamers Assemble, or the Comic Gamers Assemble Facebook Page.
You can find The Web of Spider-Man Games on the US Amazon, Australian Amazon, Canadian Amazon, and UK Amazon stores.
Have I told you yet that in the 1990s you couldn’t escape the X-Men if you tried? Because you couldn’t. They literally were everywhere. And there was nothing we could do about it.
Listen in as Devin Warner from Multiversal Q and Exiled comes on the show to talk about the first X-Men game for Game Gear.
Learn such things as:
- Why does it have the same name as the classic Genesis game? Just kidding we don’t know that either.
- What little concept did they actually do well with when picking characters?
- Is it even possible for batteries to last long enough to beat this thing?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Devin over on Exiled and Multiversal Q or catch him on Twitter @freddofett.
A big thanks to Brandon from Submitted For Your Approval, as well as everyone from The Chimera for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who did a thing or something like that I don’t know I’m sleepy.
One of the things that I really love about Spider-Man is how big the cast of other characters is, especially the crossover with other Marvel heroes. Maybe some of that is because he’s the first place I really saw that.
And maybe some of why the first Spider-Man game for PS1 is my all time favorite Spider-Man game in the whole world no question is because it’s the first one I really got to play through over and over and over. Listen in as Paul Csomo from Varmints joins the show to finally talk about what is possibly the game that I get asked about doing the most. Easily top 3 worst case.
Learn such things as:
- Have Paul’s feelings about Rhino changed?
- What’s the point of having all those different suits?
- Does anyone even care that this one came out for Game Boy Color?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Paul Csomo can be found @VarmintsPodcast on Twitter, @VarmintsPodcast on Instagram, in the Varmints Facebook page, or at the Varmints Podcast page. He can also be found pretty often in the Underdog Podcast Community Facebook group.
A big thanks to Gerald Staats from Anxzenity as well as Anthony & Doc Issues from Capes on the Couch for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who brushes his teeth 4 times a day.
The X-Men prove once again that they were such a powerhouse franchise in the 1990s. And when you get to combine a few different story arcs into a single game it has to be good, or at least interesting.
Listen in as L.W. Salinas joins the show to prove how that’s not really the case at all with Gamemaster’s Legacy for the Sega Game Gear.
Learn such things as:
- What has X-Men really done better than most other comic franchises?
- Will this finally be the game where you can’t play as Wolverine?
- How much slack can we give this one just because it was on the Game Gear?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Lauren on LWSalinas.com to see everything that she’s on, or on the Twitter @sithwitch.
A big thanks to everyone from 4 Panel as well as JV Torres from The Rise of King Asilas for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who according to the legends has eaten over 1 gajillion peanut butter sandwiches.
It’s time for another Creator Talk episode! This time we’re chatting with Luz Bianca, writer of Palace by the Sea and Sarah. Come listen in as Luz gives us the inside story behind both of these really cool comics.
You can find Luz on LuzBianca.com, over on Patreon, or on Twitter @LuzBiana417.
Palace by the Sea can be found on Gumroad and I really suggest you go pick it up.
Sara can be found here and I really think you should read it because I love it.
If you’re into the history side of comics, like real life history, then have I got a treat for you. I sat down with Jennifer DeRoss and we talked about her new book Forgotten All-Star: A Biography of Gardner Fox. Learn about this comic legend who is somehow even more prolific than I ever imagined, her process in writing the book, and a few other fun facts along the way.
Jennifer can be found @JenniferDeRoss on Twitter, Jennifer’s Comic Blog, and she has written for Sirens of Sequentials. And of course you can buy the book right now on Amazon or bug your local comic store until the bring a copy in for you.
Marvel vs Capcom. You knew this day was comping. An epic showdown between some of your favorite comic characters against some of your favorite video game characters. No reasons besides it’s cool. Do you really need one?
Listen in as John Horsley from Spoiler Country joins the show to talk about this wonderful gem of a game that we all owe so much to. And the PlayStation version that isn’t quite as good.
Learn such things as:
- How does PlayStation get around the lack of tag team this time?
- What did Capcom’s roster really do better than Marvel’s?
- Does it even matter that there’s no attempt at a story?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find John at Spoiler Country, the Spoiler Country Patreon, y2cl, and on Twitter @y2cl or Spoiler Country
A big thanks to Toph from Gravity Beard, as well as Luke and Devin from MultiversalQ for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who still doesn’t know that I’m doing these comments.
X-Men is a weird universe anyway. You can fit in just about environment in. You can have just about any kind of character you want. Basically you can do whatever you want and it’ll make sense. There’s a reason why “Because X-Men” is a valid explanation for just about anything.
Then Mojo World just flips everything on it’s head. And here we have a wonderful Game Ge- oh who am I kidding it’s Game Gear. Listen in as Zack Jenkins from Battle of the Atom joins the show and we try not to throw up.
Learn such things as:
- Why even use Mojo if you’re not really going to use Mojo?
- How do we really feel about the Game Gear? You’ll never guess….
- Who thinks that it’s a good idea to have your mutant powers drain?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Zack over on the Battle of the Atom website or on Twitter @XavierFiles.
A big thanks to everyone from The Chimera as well as Dan and Jake from DC Supersons for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who might have had a Game Gear but certainly never had enough batteries for it. But then again, who did?
We’re creeping up to the big boys here, this time stopping by Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter. And once again, we get a stripped down version on PlayStation that takes out tag team but at least this time gives you extra modes to make up for it. If that makes up for it is up to you.
Listen in as Justin Williams from SuperTangent joins the show to take a look at Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter and we try not to cry about the lack of Sega awesomeness in our childhoods.
Learn such things as:
- Why do we never get the Saturn versions HOLY CRAP SEGA YOU HAD ONE JOB WHY DO YOU HATE US?
- Is the roster here lazy or efficient?
- Why do we get no female characters but stupid Wolverine and Cyclops can be in this one even though they’ve been in every Capcom Marvel fighter so far?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Justin over mostly in the Nerds and Knowledge Facebook group, technically on Twitter @SuperProclivity but not really, or the official SuperTangent website.
A big thanks to Luke from Luke Who’s Talking as well as Michael from Murder Mile for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who hasn’t specifically confirmed this to me but probably most likely is also sad that Sega thought we wouldn’t want all the cool Saturn games we missed out on.
Pretty much everyone dreams of flying. And of not getting on the wrong side of gangsters and Nazis. But mostly of flying. So imagine how cool it would be if a jetpack just fell into your lap! Or rather the seat of your airplane. Oh who care, YOU’VE GOT A JET PACK!
Listen in as Derek Graziano from Rolling Misadventures comes by the show to take a look at The Rocketeer and a pair of games that really couldn’t have been much more different if they’d tried.
Learn such things as:
- Who was this movie made for?
- How did we end up with two games that are so different? (Not really answered but I’m still wondering)
- Seriously, this is a Disney movie? How did Nintendo censor more than Disney?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Derek over at @RMisadventures or the official Rolling Misadventures website.
A big thanks to Emily from The Story Behind as well as Adam Higgins from Odd Dad Out for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who doesn’t have to wear a cone of shame. Unless there’s something I don’t know about………
Alright, things are really starting to creep closer and closer to Marvel vs Capcom with a game that finally introduces the concept of Marvel characters fighting against people from a whole different universe. Plus a dose of Japan getting an amazing game that didn’t come out over here and there’s reason why and I’m not salty about that at all. Nope, not one bit.
Listen in as Chris Sims from The ISB comes to talk about X-Men vs Street Fighter and we geek out about X-Men and Street Fighter and fighting games in general.
Learn such things as:
- What bad things can you even say about X-Men vs Street Fighter?
- Why does this crossover just make so much sense?
- How come Japan gets the good home version of this game? Oh, because they actually supported the Saturn unlike some people in charge at Sega over here.
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Chris Sims can be found @TheISB on Twitter, his website The ISB, wherever Marvel comics are sold, and on one of his many podcasts including:
- War Rocket Ajax for general comic awesomeness
- Movie Fighters for a look at horrible movies
- Apocrypals where two non-believers read thorugh The Bible and try not to be jerks about it
- Sailor Business for a look at Sailor Moon
- Xena Warrior Business for a look at Xena: Warrior Princess
A big thanks to Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts, Dani and Brett from The Wheel Weaves, and the guys from Real Dudes Podcast for the wonderful promos today.
Regular Music by Best Day, who’s just going to have to share the spotlight here a bit today and deal with it because……………
Additional Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Kool Kats” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) cut for time by me because I know y’all didn’t want to hear 4 minutes of elevator jazz.
Comics in the 90s were special. Big muscles, pouches, weird body proportions that just don’t work with real world physics. Spy adventures that crossed international borders like it’s nothing. Oh yeah, can’t forget about boobs and butts.
Listen in as Chris Sims comes on the show to talk about Danger Girl. Which we swear is worth readying we promise. Just don’t bring it to school. And if you do anyway it’s not our fault.
Learn such things as:
- Who was this game made for anyway?
- Who are the comic characters based on?
- Will either Chris try to attempt a horrible Australian accent?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Chris Sims can be found @TheISB on Twitter, his website The ISB, wherever Marvel comics are sold, and on one of his many podcasts including:
- War Rocket Ajax for general comic awesomeness
- Movie Fighters for a look at horrible movies
- Apocrypals where two non-believers read thorugh The Bible and try not to be jerks about it
- Sailor Business for a look at Sailor Moon
- Xena Warrior Business for a look at Xena: Warrior Princess
A big thanks to Tawny and George from The Dirty Bits as well as Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who will be very happy to hear that my little Nyx is walking really well after the surgery to remove one of her back legs. She’s a pirate now. AAARRRRGH!
You’ve got a character going around in specialized armor defending the world. Flying around, blasting things, certainly this has got to be the coolest character known to man. But is it Ironman? Or is it X-O Manowar?
Joke’s on you, it’s both! Listen in as Kyle Federline from Real Dudes Podcast joins the show to take a look at maybe one of the weirdest crossovers that there ever was. From the video game side of things anyway.
Learn such things as:
- What does the phrase In Heavy Metal mean here anyway?
- Game wise, is there really a difference between the characters?
- Does the fact that Acclaim published this mean there’s a conflict of interest?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Kyle at Real Dudes Podcast, on Twitter @KyleFederline or on the Real Dudes Podcast Patreon page.
A big thanks to the Chrises from Chrises on Infinite Earths as well as Luke and Devin from MultiversalQ for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who either has a great cat or needs to get one. But his cat won’t be nearly as good as my Nyx.
In the second of our Play Comics Origins series things are taking a different turn. Not only do we have a game that follows a comic story arc, it actually follows the comic story arc. What a concept!
Listen in as Scott Niswander from NerdSync comes by to take a look at Marvel Super Heroes which takes inspiration from the Infinity Gauntlet story arc. Like for real, it actually follows the story. Kind of.
Learn such things as:
- Am I contractually obligated to have guests named Scott for games based on the Infinity Gauntlet arc?
- What video did Scott promise to make that’s definitely not this one because he already made that one?
- Does anybody know what color these stones are supposed to be? Or maybe they’re gems? Does that distinction even matter?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Scott at The NerdSync YouTube channel, on Twitter @NerdSync or on the NerdSync Patreon page.
A big thanks to Kyle from Parent Quest as well as Justin from Super Tangent for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who plays better than Chopin. Because Chopin is dead and can’t play anymore.
You know what’s crazy? That we somehow got to the PS1 without a home console Fantastic Four game. You’ve got one of the most iconic groups in the Marvel Universe, a group that pretty much defines what it means to be Marvel, and it takes this *long* to get a game made? It’s pretty bad if you ask me.
Come listen in as Alistair from Get Soft with Dr. Snuggles comes by the show to talk Fantastic Four and this game that clearly suffers from a thing known as “being an early 3D game.” But does that make it bad?
Learn such things as:
- How many people does Marvel think 4 is?
- What story line, if any, are we introduced to here?
- Aren’t Fantastic Four podcasts contractually obligated to have an Air Wolf reference? Or is that just Fantasticast?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Alistair over at the Get Soft with Dr. Snuggles podcast or the Get Soft with Dr. Snuggles Facebook page.
A big thanks to Brandon from Submitted For Your Approval as well as John and Kenrick from Spoiler Country for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who probably thinks he can out drink me, but he doesn’t stand a chance.
It’s finally time to check out the Capcom Fighters, and what better place to start than at the beginning of that run? The X-Men have been a vital part of this show from the start and there’s really no better place to get things rolling here than with a look at a game based on the Fatal Attractions story arc.
Well, based on might be a strong phrase. Listen in as Miles Stokes and Matt Hunter from Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men stop by to take a look at Children of the Atom and all of the history and lore behind it.
Learn such things as:
- Where did the lineup of Capcom fighters start?
- What does this game have to do with Fatal Attractions?
- How does Magneto feel about Metallica?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Miles and matt over at @XPlaintheXmen on Twitter or over at the official site for Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men.
A big thanks to Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts as well as the guys from Real Dudes Podcast for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who did a wonderful job on Rolling Misadventures (see for yourself in Part 1 and Part 2 of that story arc) but nobody reads the show notes so nobody will ever see this note either.
In another bonus episode that’s totally not just to manipulate the numbering so I can pull something off later (that’s a lie and we all know it but we’ll roll with it anyway) Kayleigh Osborne comes back to take a look at one of the world’s most well known and important comic characters. Theatrical films, cartoons from multiple decades, and running pretty much since the 1930s.
Yup, it’s Tintin. Take a listen as Kayleigh joins to talk about this comic franchise that somehow just hasn’t caught on in the US yet. We never do figure out why it hasn’t.
Learn such things as:
- What good reason is there for this one never catching on here?
- How important are Franco-Belgian comics?
- Do we have a new most accurate game adaptation?
- And much more!
YouTube Clips mentioned in the show:
- The Seven Crystal Balls 1990s cartoon
- Prisoners of the Sun 1990s cartoon
- The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun 1960s cartoon
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Kayleigh on newer episodes of Meddling Kids where she talks to Chris about Scooby Doo related things.
A big thanks to everyone from Western Standard Time as well as Suzy Buttress from The Casual Birder Podcast for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who can be a talking cat if he that’s what he wants to do.
We’re back again with another comic creator, this time it’s Carl Antonowicz to talk about his comic Büer’s Kiss. But more importantly, the really awesome way he does live performances of it. From his time working with the New Hazlet Theater to plans for the future, be sure to check out all of his stuff over at Canto Comics, the Canto Comics store in Big Cartel, @cantocomics on Twitter, the Patreon that got started since this episode was recorded, and of course the YouTube video so you can see what makes this so special.
And while you’re at it, check out his wife Sophie’s stuff over at DC Is Going to Hell and Red Ink Radio.
You knew this day was coming. Eventually we had to get to Superman 64. Flying around through rings, horrible time limits, battling Lex Luthor in an arena of his making. What can we say about this game that hasn’t already been said?
Listen in as Kyle Federline and Karrington Martin give it a shot as we look at this N64 classic. I promise, we actually have good things to say about it.
Learn such things as:
- What system missed out on having this in its library?
- How does Chris usually play these games, and does it make a difference?
- How can such a good cartoon turn into this?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Kyle and Karrington at Real Dudes Podcast or on the Real Dudes Podcast Patreon page. You can also find Kyle on Twitter @KyleFederline and Karrington on Twitter @Desertfury90.
A big thanks to everyone from FriGay the 13th as well as Toby McElroy from OptiPod for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who still watches Tiny Toons. Which is fine, I do that too.
Superman can’t really be stopped by normal bad guys, we’ve established that. But what happens when Lex Luthor decides to really go after him? Oh, we’ve done that too? Ummmm, so what happens this time? It’s comics after all, so we know he isn’t really going anywhere.
Listen in as Dan McMahon from DC Supersons comes on the show to take a look at a Gameboy exclusive title based on the 1990s animated series. Yeah, that’s what we’re going with for this one. It says so on the box so it must be true.
Learn such things as:
- What horrible things do Dan and Chris say that they thought would never leave their mouths?
- How do sharks even play a role in this game without Aquaman popping up?
- Will somebody listen to me and every single guest I’ve had on and just make a Superman game where he’s playing detective already?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Dan at Supersons Podcast and on Twitter @DCSuperSons, or by checking out his personal Twitter @danthemcmahon.
A big thanks to everyone from Adventures in Erylia as well as Joea Raspolich and Carlos Rivera from Life, Death, and Taxonomy for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who can tackle Bo Jackson in Tecmo Super Bowl.
Every super hero story has to eventually end. Maybe not in our world, but in the comic world as long as timelines don’t get reset or just stop progressing then all the heroes will eventually get old. Except The Phantom, who just straight up hasn’t died. Because he can’t.
Listen in as Karrington Martin from Real Dudes Podcast comes to talk about Phantom 2040 and how it relates to the Phantom comics, and of course the SNES and Genesis games that came out with it.
Learn such things as:
- What makes The Phantom immortal?
- How does the Phantom 2040 cartoon relate to the comics?
- Will we ever get a game as divisive as this one again?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Karrington at The Real Dudes Podcast and on Twitter @Desertfury90, or by checking out his previous appearances on the show.
A big thanks to Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts as well as Dan Grote and Matt Lazorwitz from WQ&A for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who only drinks the top half of a bottle of Coke.
In a world of corrupt politicians working with the letter, but definitely not the spirit, of the law it’s inevitable that if time travel become a possibility that it would be used for evil. Which means you’ll have to have cops specifically for time related things.
Listen in as Mark Diaz from Mark’s Movie Collection comes to talk about this Jean Claude Van Damme classic and a game that kind of maybe has something to do with it.
Learn such things as:
- Why are movie tie in games coming out so long after the movie?
- Can you ever have too many splits?
- What is the plural of octopus anyway?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Mark @coolmarkd on Twitter or the Mark’s Movie Collection podcast.
A big thanks to Donna and Laura from Soapy Madams and Thomas Rillstone from History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who doesn’t wait for his brownies to finish baking before eating them.
If awesome comics are your thing then I’ve got a treat for you. An ex-cop trying to figure out what happened to her partner. Mysterious happenings. Secret organizations. The struggle to find what’s just and right in this crazy world. If any of this catches your eye then listen up, head over to the preview of Butcher Queen to see how cool it is, and back the Butcher Queen Kickstarter Project to make sure that you get a copy of the whole story for yourself.
Butcher Queen can also be found @ButcherQComic on Twitter. Writer Jim Ousley can be found @JimOusley and artist Ben Sawyer can be found @SketchSawyer.
Alien races fighting an ancient war. Characters that aren’t exactly like the rest of Earth’s population. Jim Lee art. A 90s Saturday morning cartoon. I’m thinking this sounds pretty familiar…..
Listen in as Jeffrey Brown, writer of The Valkyrie Quartet, comes to talk Jim Lee’s WildC.A.T.S. and how despite the familiarity of it, this is a franchise that you really need to check out for it’s own awesomeness.
Learn such things as:
- Are we sure this isn’t X-Men?
- How much did the cartoon soften up the comics?
- In turn, how much did the game soften up the cartoon?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Jeffrey @tsujigo on Twitter, The Valkyrie Quartet, Tsujigo on Society Six (some items NSFW there), Tsujigo on Gum Road, and be sure to check out their book Izanami Grey (Welcome to Gen-Verte!) over at Domino Books.
A big thanks to Matthew Hocker from the Composition Kickstarter Campaign (check out his Creator Guest episode for more information there) and Reid Messerschmidt from The Irrationally Exuperant for the wonderful promos today.
Music by Best Day, who likes the Green Lantern movie. Or doesn’t. Definitely one of those options.
Batman and Robin is the last of the 1990s Batman movies, and maybe for good reason. The movie was not all too well received. It didn’t really fit the tone of the preview two 90s Batman movies. And yet it still had a game come out for it. A year after the movie, but it still happened.
Listen in as Chris and guest Billy from CommanderCast admit that this is their favorite of the 90s Batman movies and take a look at the tie in game that came with it.
Learn such things as:
- How in the world can this be anyone’s favorite of the old Batman movies?
- What classic game should have been forgotten about instead of replicated when making the game?
- Is it even possible to have too many puns?
- And much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Billy’s writing CommanderCast, or jump straight to his latest article which looks at the use of Squirrel creatures in Magic: the Gathering Arena or this older article that looks at the use of Zombies and zombie hoards.
A big thanks to the guys from Real Dudes Podcast as well as Emily from The Story Behind for the promos today. Also The Story Behind is nominated for a Webby for Best Podcast Series and while I’m not specifically saying that you have to go vote for her, you probably should. I’ll even make it wasy and provide a link to the exact spot where you can vote for The Story Behind.
Music by Best Day, who would get some stickers sent to him if he just asked. As would anyone else. Seriously.
In the far far future of 2055 the world has somehow survived World War III. Except with all of the nuclear explosions and toxins in the environment and stuff like that the world’s population has all turned into mutants. Let’s ignore that the science doesn’t work there at all. But one scientist found a way to turn mutants back into humans! And yes, we’re ignoring that science there as well.
Listen in as Karrington Martin from Real Dudes Podcast comes on to talk about this little known comic (at least to everyone I talked to) that someone has a game that is pretty well known game, at least in the Retro Gaming circles.
Learn such things as:
- Who picked this comic to get a game anyway?
- Why are there different sets of characters?
- What esoteric thing did Chris get hung up on with the game?
- And much more!
Also have a look at the Wikipedia list of games based on comics. I haven’t added this game to the list on purpose, but I might go back and do it later.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Karrington at The Real Dudes Podcast and on Twitter @Desertfury90, or by checking out his previous appearances on the show.
A big thanks to Matthew Hocker, creator of the card game Composition, as well as Mr. L and Mr. L from The Fantasticast for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who most likely doesn’t have a TurboGrafx-16.
A lot of you (and by that I mean at least 1 person) has asked if I’d ever look at the Alien franchise. This is as close as I’ll get since the movie clearly came first and didn’t get made with the comic in mind. But you asked for it, and there are comics. So why not?
Keith Gawla from Pop Up Film Cast (@PopUpFilmCast on Twitter) comes by to continue ridiculing me for my horrible appearance on his show.
Learn such things as:
- How old do Chris and Keith think each other are?
- Did Chris actually watch this movie?
- Is this the one time where the Game Gear version is playable?
- And so much more!
A big thanks to Derek from Rolling Misadventures and Charles from Talk N Roll for playing along with promos to their old shows. Be sure to check out their new stuff.
We just can’t get away from Spider-Man at all. Even when there’s no comic story to match it up with, when there are a host of C List villains, the guy is persistent I’ll give him that.
Listen in as Chris and Christi from Chrises on Infinite Earths come to talk about the entire Sega 32X library of comic based games. Yup, this is the one that we got.
Learn such things as:
- Why do some people say this isn’t the only comic based 32X game?
- Who are these villains anyway?
- What is our theory for why this game looks so unfinished?
- And much more!
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Chris and Christi can be found @chrisespod or at the Chrises on Infinite Earths official website.
Thanks to the Karrington Martin from Real Dudes Podcast for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Paul and Donna from Varmints as well as Mikey, Charlie, and Reed from oh The Young Ones for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who smells better than a puppy.
Do you like games? I’d hope so because that’s what half of this show is about. But if you’re into real world games as well then have I got something for you! Introducing Composition, a card game from Matthew Hocker from Coo Games (on Twitter @CooGamesMatt or Facebook as Coo Games Official) where you take control of a maestro and draft letter cards to form words to earn roses and earn victory points or get super powerful cards to set yourself up for victory later.
Check out the Composition Kickstarter if this sounds like something you’d be interested in and share it with any of your friends that you think will enjoy it and help make this game a reality. Also check out character artist Olivia Raum on Twitter.
In the “fictional” future a single person gets to be judge, jury, and executioner. Well, a bunch of single people but you get the idea. This is the world of instant justice. This is the faaaaar far future of 2080.
Drew Hallum from Reel Feels and CritStorm Cast comes by the show to take a look at the 1995 Sylvester Stallone classic Judge Dredd. Just make sure you follow the law while you’re doing it so you don’t get judged!
Learn such things as:
- Was the movie really as bad as Chris was expecting?
- What surprising action can you actually take in the game?
- What does the philosophy of this distopian say about our future as a species?
- And much more! Maybe not so much that last one though.
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Drew can be found @ReelFeelsPod or at the Reel Feels official website for the Reel Feels side of things, and @CritStormCast or at the CritStorm Cast official website for the CritStorm Cast side of things.
Thanks to the Chrises from Chrises on Infinite Earths for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Mum and Stacy from Rough Giraffe as well as Megan and RJ from oh No! Lit Class for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who could sell moonlight to a moth.
Imagine if you thought so much of yourself that you truly believed that you could take on Death itself, and that you’re right. Do you really think that Death would let you win, even if you won?
Ed Annunziata from Playchemy (and conveniently a developer on this game) comes by the show to talk Chakan the Forever Man, and how his story makes that from The Devil Went Down to Georgia look like a tale from Muppet Babies.
Learn such things as:
- How did Ed decide that this comic needed to be a game?
- What really interesting mechanic in the game really fits the character pretty much perfectly?
- How many copies of this do Ed and Chris own between the two of them?
- And much more!
If you want to help support the show check out the Ninja Penguin Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Be sure to head over to the Ninja Penguin Podcasts site to see all of the shows we’re working on.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Ed Annunziata can be found @edanunziata or at the Playchemy official website. And of course, go check out Space War Arena for the Nintendo Switch.
Thanks to Drew from Reel Feels for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Luke from Exiled as well as Brandon from Submitted For Your Approval for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who has made up at least 3 words that rhyme with orange.
Garfield is everywhere and there’s nothing we can do about it. From toys to newspapers to school book fairs there’s no escaping the universe tat Jim Davis has brought upon us with this pesky feline and all of his other animal friends.
But what happens when he and Odie accidentally create a robot monster? Listen in as Jessie Cooper from the Alphabet Flight and Creepy Critters podcasts comes to talk about this lasagna eating and marketing juggernaut.
Learn such things as:
- Why does everyone love Garfield so much?
- No, really, why? He just won’t go away!
- What crazy offshoot things that are totally unlicensed fan creations but amazing anyway?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Jessie Cooper can be found @alphabetflight or @ccritterspod or at the Alphabet Flight and Creepy Critters official websites.
Thanks to Ed Annunziata from Playchemy for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Heather Welch from the March 2019 Sunshine Summit (I’ll be a part of that, you should check it out), as well as everyone from Gamerheads as well as everyone from Better Than Static for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who not only knows the proper amount of sleep an adult human needs, he also gets at least that much every night.
Even without reading comics growing up, my friends and I always knew about Spawn. Or at least that he existed. Not that we really knew anything about him. But come on, look at the guy! How can he not be cool?
Listen in as author and comic writer BJ Mendelson comes to talk not only Spawn as a character but also the fascinating real life origin story of the comic and how this is possibly the most 90s thing that ever 90s-ed.
Learn such things as:
- The fascinating real life origin of Spawn (did I say that up there? Who cares, it’s worth it)
- What aspect of this game actually makes more sense in the game than in the comic?
- How much of a hand do we think Todd McFarlene had with this one?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
BJ Mendelson can be found at @BJMendelson on Twitter or at the official BJ Mendelson website.
Thanks to Jessie Cooper from Alphabet Flight and Creepy Critters for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Heather Welch from the March 2019 Sunshine Summit (I’ll be a part of that, you should check it out), as well as Adam Higgins from Odd Dad Out for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who always uses the perfect amount of syrup with his waffles.
Batman the Animated Series is apparently a huge part of a ton of childhoods. Except mine, because I somehow kept missing it. But from giving characters much better back stories to creating a few characters that we couldn’t imagine not having today to just being objectively awesome, it’s an important part of today’s Batman culture.
So of course it had a game to go with it. You know, besides the Gameboy title that it actually shared a name with the series. Listen in as Chris Sims from War Rocket Ajax, The ISB, and writer of some Marvel things comes to talk about a wonderful pair of Batman games, and a few others that exist.
Learn such things as:
- What secret history do Chris and Chris have?
- How influential was this series to both Batman and animation in general?
- What episodes does Batmanologist Chris Sims recommend from the animated series?
- Heart of Ice
- Beware the Gray Ghost
- The Forgotten
- Shadow of the Bat
- Two-Face
- The Man Who Killed Batman
- That lost episode of the animated series? You can check it out all in one shot.
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Chris Sims can be found @TheISB on Twitter, his website The ISB, wherever Marvel comics are sold, and on one of his many podcasts including:
- War Rocket Ajax for general comic awesomeness
- Movie Fighters for a look at horrible movies
- Apocrypals where two non-believers read thorugh The Bible and try not to be jerks about it
- Sailor Business for a look at Sailor Moon
- Xena Warrior Business for a look at Xena: Warrior Princess
Thanks to BJ Mendelson from BJ Mendelson.com for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Tawny and George from The Dirty Bits as well as Christi and Chris from Chrises on Infinite Earths for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who still hadn’t called me out for talking over his music but I’m still going to apologize because I feel bad about it.
Here comes Speed Racer racing around the track. But he’s got the the Car Acrobatic Team hot on his tail. Can Speed make it around the curve and onto the finish line without getting caught?
Micah Ulmer joins the show to help find out where exactly Speed got his origins and all kinds of cool things that show this franchise is more than just that anime you saw when you were 6.
Learn such things as:
- Where did this character originate anyway?
- Who is that mysterious driver that always seems to bail Speed out of trouble?
- What really cool peripheral technically exists for this game but maybe not because I’ve never seen one or known anyone who has?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Micah Ulmer can be found at @speed_racer_daily on Intagram or @SpeedRacerMerch on Twitter.
Thanks to Chris Sims from The ISB for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Dan and Jake from DC Supersons, as well as Clay Groves from Fish Nerds for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who would never give you up.
Spider-Man is back at it again with some more attempts released by LJN. But can everyone’s favorite wall crawler make a better impression when a new development studio is brought in to bring him to the small screen?
Paul Csomo returns to take another crack at Spider-Man. Do things get better here? Or is it just a continued downward spiral, waiting for that one Spider-Man game we know is coming that will bring us out of the darkness?
Learn such things as:
- Why? Just why?
- What realization did the self proclaimed “not a comics expert” have that Chris hasn’t put together yet for himself?
- Where the Toby McGuire movies the first to have organic web shooters?
- And much more!
WE HAVE A PATREON NOW! Check that out or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Paul Csomo can be found @VarmintsPodcast on Twitter, @VarmintsPodcast on Instagram, in the Varmints Facebook page, or at the Varmints Podcast page. He can also be found pretty often in the Underdog Podcast Community Facebook group.
Thanks to Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks toTawny and George from The Dirty Bits, Julie and Marc from The Station Wagon, as well as Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who is so hardcore he eats the apple core.
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The Justice League has some of the most iconic characters that comics have ever known. But what happens when you take a super hero super group and branch off from that?
Paul Combs stops by the show to take a look at the offshoot of the offshoot of a team up. Yeah, that’s nowhere near the most convoluted part.
Learn such things as:
- How do you explain a team of super heroes fighting each other?
- Which other characters could have even gotten into this game?
- What real life city was cool enough to get named?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Paul on Twitter @combspaul, or his frequent guest spots on Nooks and Crannies.
Thanks to Matt Hocker from The Matt Hocker Show for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Kate from Ignorance Was Bliss as well as John and Kenrick from Spoiler Country for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who lets other people win once in a while unlike TOM FUCKING BRADY.
Remember John Horsley? You know, the guy from y2cl.net? He’s been on the show a few times. But this one is a little bit different because we’re here to look at something that he’s making instead.
You see John, along with a ton of other people way more talented than me, are making a comic called The Eynes Anthology. And I was lucky enough to get John to come on the show and tell us about it. But he can describe it a lot better than I can:
Monsters are everywhere…
They always have been. They lurk, hidden in every shadow, behind every dark thought. They are probably in your closet, possessing your friends, and they’re almost certainly creeping behind you now. They are most often undetectable. And when they’re not, it’s too late.
Throughout time, these monsters have feasted on society – both physically and metaphysically. The chaos they bring fuels a great dark spirit that seeks to end the world with pain and torment.
The Eynes are our only hope…
The Eynes family line has been cursed since before recorded history to detect the presence of these monsters. It is their bound duty to stop these creatures from destroying humanity through any means necessary, be it by sword, spell… or other. Though the Eynes can feel when the creatures are in close proximity, the monsters themselves are also drawn toward the family.
But not everything is as it seems…
And although the war between the monsters and the Eynes has waged for centuries, The black-and-white battle lines have grayed over the years. not all monsters may be considered evil and not all Eynes are as righteous as one would think.
These are the tales of the Eynes Family.
Different art styles, different writing styles, you’re sure to find something you’ll love here.
Be sure to check out the blog post over at Play Comics for some sample images from the book.
If anything here catches your eye then definitely go check out The Eynes Anthology and be sure to check out the Kickstarter campaign so we can make a physical version of this happen. I promise, you'll love it.
Did you know The Mask was a comic? Us either. But somehow Dark Horse got a movie made about a comic that totally slipped past my young knowledge.
But how well did the Jim Carey movie stick to the comics? Listen in as Karrington Martin from Real Dudes Podcast comes back to take a look at this movie tie in game that takes full advantage of Carey’s insanity.
Learn such things as:
- How did Chris go so long without knowing this was a comic?
- Did the movie do a good job sticking with it’s source material?
- Does anything here actually make sense? No, really, like anything at all?
- And much more!
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You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Karrington at The Real Dudes Podcast and on Twitter @Desertfury90, or by checking out his previous appearances on the show.
Thanks to Mike Burton from Genuine Chit Chat for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to In Poor Taste as well as Grawlix for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who would probably share his chicken nuggets, but not the sauce.
Remember back in the 1990s when Wolverine was everywhere and you couldn’t get away from him? When if there was ever going to be a game focusing on just a single member of the X-Men that it would unquestionably be him? And how we already got that once? Well guess what, it’s time for round two!
Listen in as Chris Baker from SuperHero.vg and author of WRONG! Retro Games, You Messed Up Our Comic Book Heroes! comes by to look at the 16 bit entry. Or is it entries? Just listen, I’m sure we’ll figure it out along the way.
Learn such things as:
- Who are the characters in this game anyway?
- In what ways was this game way ahead of it’s time?
- What how different can the game be across systems anyway?
- And much more!
Also, be sure to check out Brett Weiss’s books for all kinds of amazing awesomeness. The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol. 1 (A-M) is available right now and The SNES Omnibus Vol. 2 is available for pre-orers.
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Chris over at SuperHero.vg or @cbake76 on Twitter.
Thanks to Karrington Marting from Real Dudes Podcast for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Derek of The Sometimes Geek and as well as Matt and Jesse from American Slacker for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who still needs to come on my show. Seriously, I’m 0% joking about this.
The X-Men Return in the sequel to the classic Genesis game. This time around they actually get to leave the mansion and head out into the world. But can they defeat the Phalanx when they come to destroy all mutants?
Listen in as Brandon Cruz from Apathetic Enthusiasm, or is it Intergalactic RSS, or maybe it’s Submitted For Your Approval, aww crap I think we might have a clone problem…
Learn such things as:
- What happened with all the clones?
- How has female character representation changed in the long 2 years since the last X-Men game for Genesis?
- Can they ever top the joke that opens the game?
- And much more!
And of course, those episodes from other shows that came up can be found at:
- Chrises on Infinite Earths: Chris and Christi Mess Up The X-Men
- Chrises on Infinite Earths: Final Sanction- Phalanx Covenant with Chris Sims
- Chrises on Infinite Earths: Generation Next – Phalanx Covenant with Everett Christensen
- Chrises on Infinite Earths: Life Signs – Phalanx Covenant
- I got ahead of myself on, but there is Jay and Miles X-plain the X-Men: 198 – How to Destroy the Universe Without Really Trying if you just want to hear those two bring up Phalanx stuff
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You can find Brandon over at the Apathetic Enthusiasm or on Twitter @Apathusiast. Clone #1 can be found at Submitted For Your Approval or @S4YA_podcast on Twitter. Clone #2 can be found at Interdimensional RSS: The Unofficial Rick and Morty Podcast or @RickAndMortyPod on Twitter.
If you’re reading the show notes and see this then please send me a picture of your favorite bird. It really doesn’t have anything to do with the episode but I’m curious about who reads these.
Thanks to Miles Stokes from Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Chris, Cory, and Donnie from More Gooder Than as well as Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who understand more about magnetism than Marvel scientists from the 1960s.
Just a quick note about what’s been going on with Play Comics, Meddling Kids, and Ninja Penguin as a whole. Spoiler alert: I think you should be excited about what’s coming up in every facet.
Things stay off the normal path this week as Derek Graziano (The Sometimes Geek and Rolling Misadventures), Karrington Martin (Real Dudes Podcast) and Just Reed (Game N’ Watch) come by to talk emulation. Our personal histories, how our views have changed, and the inevitable discussion on PlayStation Classic.
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Derek over at @sometimesgeek, @RMisadventures or the official Sometimes Geek and Rolling Misadventures websites.
You can find Karrington over at @Desertfury90 or the official Real Dudes Podcast website.
You can find Justin over at @TWOTALL4UFOOL or the official Game N’ Watch website.
Thanks to Tyler Kirby from Better Than Static for that sweet sweet intro drop.
Music by Best Day, who probably doesn’t read the show notes at all.
Sorry, if you're looking for a regular episode then this just isn't the week for you. Instead of your regularly scheduled comic and video game comparison I'm taking this week to highlight just some of the many people that have made this show what it is today. Running the spectrum from purely podcast inspiration to full on friendship there's no way I can talk about everyone that needs to be here.
People Mentioned in this Episode
- Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men
- Fantasticast
- Journey in Misery
- Luke Herr from Exiled and Multiversal Q
- Chris and Christi from Chrises on Infinite Earths (I accidentally called her Christina in the audio and I can't fix it now without making it sound like crap and I'm so sorry for that)
- Paul Csomo from Varmints
- Underdog Podcast Group on Facebook
- Chris Green from Gravity Beard
- Josh Bowman from Faith Deficit
- Chris and Steven from Is This Adulting?
- Julie Kinn from Meddling Kids and Station Wagon and the various shows aimed at military people
- Tawny Plattis from Tawny Voice (and specifically for us The Dirty Bits)
- Josh Hallmark from the Our Americana Podcast Network (including Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist, and True Crime Bullshit)
- Adam Higgins from Odd Dad Out and his mixing help is why this episode sounds as good as it does despite my rambling on
- Megan ad RJ from Oh No! Lit Class
- Joe and Carlos from Life, Death, and Taxonomy
- Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts
- The Gravity Beard group on Facebook
- Tiff Franks, the best Facebook group moderator around
- Kelsey Jane and Torey
- Roger Reichardt from GamerHeads
- Tyler Kirby from Better Than Static
- Karrington Martin and Kyle Federline from Real Dudes Podcast
Your Podcast Homework
- Let the people who have had this kind of impact on your life know that you appreciate them
- Find a way to do that same thing for someone else
Music as always by Best Day, who didn't get mentioned in the episode but really should have been.
Imagine a world where Venom is cool enough to get his own comic, but when they make the game they go and name it after a Spider-Man run instead. That just sounds horrible doesn’t it?
You don’t have to, because Tyler Kirby from Better than Static returns to the show to talk Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety.
Learn such things as:
- Which comic run is the game really supposed to be based on?
- Does the Acclaim name really mean LJN didn’t have a hand in this?
- What one game mechanic single handedly makes this game worth playing?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Tyler over at @kirbst0mp74 for his personal account, @btstatic, kirbst0mp74 on Twittch or the official Better Than Static website.
Thanks to Scott Niswander from NerdSync for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Chris, Cory, and Donnie from More Gooder Than as well as Kate from Ignorance Was Bliss for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who would probably take one for the team and eat all the almond joys.
In the 1990s Batman was everything. A comic movie franchise, cartoons, you name it. And then things started to fall off the rails. Tim Burton gets pushed out the door and we get this. But will the game be worth it despite the movie? Or will we get yet another example of a weak game that exists only because of a movie tie in?
Listen as Alex Whiteley from Thors-Kin joins the show to talk Batman Forever.
Learn such things as:
- Why would you ever replace Tim Burton?
- Is the changing face of Batman going to be a problem?
- How bad can a game be if it uses the Mortal Kombat engine?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Alex over at @thorskinpodcast or the official Thors-Kin website.
Thanks to Matt Gardner from Floating Hands Studios for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Brandon and Travis from Apathetic Enthusiasm as well as Tim from The Cabinet for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who needs to take one of the way too many Super Nintendo consoles that are in my house.
Spider-Man makes another appearance and this time time it’s based on the 1994 animated series. So with such an iconic part of my childhood as the basis, this game has to be good? Right?
Listen in as Matt Gardner from Floating Hands Studios and writer of the comic Alabaster Shadows comes on the show to take a look at this SNES and Genesis take on our favorite wall crawler.
Learn such things as:
- How different can the same game be on different systems?
- Is this the best Spider-Man game we’ve looked at so far?
- Has Chris watched Batman the Animated Series yet?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Matt over at @wogoat, his YouTube channel Floating Hands Studios, or the page for his comic Alabaster Shadows.
Thanks to Chris and Yancy from Pop Goes Your World for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Joe and Carlos from Life, Death, and Taxonomy as well as Toph from Gravity Beard for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who needs to live closer to me so we can go hang out.
BONUS EPISODE TIME! Take a listen as Mikey from The Young Ones and Devin from Exiled and Multiversal Q come on the show to talk about what comic properties should have a game (but don’t) and what makes some games and other general talk of what makes a good comic based game.
The Kotaku article we talk about can be read by following the link at the beginning of this sentence.
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Thanks to Miles Stokes of Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Reid from Irrationally Exuberant for the promo drop at the end today. The middle spot was taken by today’s guests.
Music by Best Day, who probably doesn’t read my show notes and thus will not be getting any candy.
The Avengers make their return here, this time taking on Thanos in a very loose retelling of the Infinity War story. You know, nowhere near the time the movie was released in theaters or on DVD or anything.
Listen in as Scott Thrower from Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children joins the show to talk Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems!
Learn such things as:
- What does Scott think the main motive for making this game was?
- Which really cool and important characters are missing?
- Why doesn’t Marvel Canada ever show up?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Scott over at @periodicallypod or over at the official site for Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children.
Thanks to Megan and RJ of Oh No! Lite Class for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Adam from Odd Dad Out as well as Macken from Species for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, whose music is better than a good sleep. And I love sleep.
So we’ve seen Superman games before, and we know how I feel about them. But maybe, just maybe, we’ve found one that actually does Superman justice.
Listen in as Michael Bailey from The Fortress of Baileytude Podcast Network (including From Crisis to Crisis) joins the show to talk Death and Return of Superman.
Learn such things as:
- Will Chris come out of this actually looking forward to reading a Superman book?
- How is Shaq connected to this storyline?
- Can a game hold up when it’s pulling from such an iconic established storyline?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Michael over at @BaileysPodcasts or over at the official sites for The Fortress of Baileytude.
Thanks to Ryan of Support For The Following for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Julie and Marc from The Station Wagon as well as Josh from Our Americana for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, whose music is better than Bob Dylan’s in every possible way.
We finally get to one of my favorite characters, The Hulk. He’s the strongest around, except when he’s not. And you better hope that you don’t have to spend much time as Bruce while playing because, well, then he’s not Hulk.
Listen in as Phil Primeau of Semi Intellectual Musings joins the show to take a look at one of Marvel’s most misunderstood characters.
Learn such things as:
- Why do Chris and Phil both like Hulk so much anyway?
- How does a game that looks this good play so weirdly?
- What do casual fans tend to forget about Hulk’s origin?
- And much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Phil over at @The_SIM_Pod or over at the official sites for Semi-Intellectual Musings.
Thanks to Ian of What Are You Talking? for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Chris and Steven from Is This Adulting? as well as Heather from Sunshine and Power Cuts for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, whose music makes me want to go hug my cat.
Batman returns with this game based on the 1992 movie Batman Returns. There's wacky origins, crazy life restoring animals, and we haven't even started talking about Batman himself yet.
Listen in as Roger Reichardt from Gamerheads comes to take a look at this game based on the final Tim Burton Batman movie.
Learn such things as:
- Is this movie safe for kids?
- What cheat code did Cat Woman use in the movie?
- How many different versions of this game are there?
- And so much more!
WE HAVE A PATREON NOW! Check that out or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Roger over at @Gamerheadspc or over at the official sites for Gamerheads.
Thanks to Derek of The Sometimes Geek for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Drew and Nathan from Reel Feels as well as John and Kenrick from Spoiler Country for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, whose music makes me want to go be a better person.
What happens when you have a wonderful Marvel franchise that's had a string of crappy games? Eventually you have to get something good, right? Well GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! WE FINALLY GOT IT!
Listen in as Miles Stokes from Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men comes on to talk X-Men for the Sega Genesis. I promise you, this one is totally x-ellent.
Learn such things as:
- Who really should have been in this game?
- Which characters are just named so perfectly it's uncanny?
- What crazy thing did you actually have to do in order to beat this game?
- How did a wonderful Greek mythology comic from Matt Gardner come up? And does it really matter why? Because I really like it and I want an excuse to share it with you.
- And so much more!
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You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Miles over at @XPlaintheXmen or @thelightningand on Twitter or over at the official sites for Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men or The Lightning and the Storm.
Thanks to Chris and Steven of Is This Adulting? for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Tawny and George from The Dirty Bits as well as Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, whose music can almost make sense of the Marvel universe. Just kidding, nothing can do that. And that's why I love it.
What's silly, blue, and might secretly know what's going on but probably not? A lot of things, but the answer we're looking for is The Tick. Listen in as Joe and Carlos from Life, Death, and Taxonomy come to talk about The Tick and all the insanity that comes along with that.
Learn such things as:
- What disease really should have been included to make this game more realistic?
- How did The Tick originate anyway? Because it' actually really weird.
- Who did the cartoon manage to get as voice actors? I'll bet you know a lot of them.
- And so much more!
WE HAVE A PATREON NOW! Check that out or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Joe and Carlos @LDtaxonomy on Twitter or over at the official Life, Death, and Taxonomy website.
Thanks to Miles Stokes of X-Plain the X-Men for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Paul and Donna from Varmints (which just hit it's 100th episode and that's super cool) as well as Brandon and Travis from Interdimensional RSS for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, whose music has more energy than a 4 year old on Christmas morning.
Support Play Comics by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
Cars! Dinosaurs! It's every little kid's dream! Come listen as Kelsey and Torey from all your favorite podcasting groups on Facebook join the show to talk about Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. Learn such things as:
- Why have we never heard of this comic?
- What famous person worked on the game?
- How bad was the cartoon anyway?
- And so much more!
If you're seeing this then you get to know that WE HAVE A PATREON! Check it out and have a hand in supporting the show. Or if you don't like Patreon there are other options as well.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Kelsey and Torey hanging out in the Karen & Ellen Roomies group on Facebook, or they also asked me to drop a link to Hutchinstruttin.
Thanks to Roger Reichardt of Gamerheads for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Derek from Rolling Misadventures as well as Katy from Kakebytes for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes better music than Bjork. But then again, who doesn't?
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So you've got Spider-Man, a character with so many games out at this point that I'm too lazy to count. You've got the X-Men, who have games out but they mostly suck. But both of them are beloved franchises, both helped to save Marvel. And you've got Adam Higgins from Odd Dad Out, who admittedly has not directly saved Marvel. Put them all together and what do you get? Let's just say that the LJN rainbow strikes again. Learn such things as:
- Why does Arcade feel confident enough to just toy with some of Marvel's toughest?
- Who actually gets their powers represented correctly?
- They put WHO in an under watever level?
- And so much more!
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Adam on Odd Dad Out, on Twitter @OddDadOut, Facebook at the Twisted World of Odd Dad Out, or at the Odd Dad Out Patreon page. And if you want to get him to edit your podcast head over to ODO Voice Productions and that can be arranged as well.
Thanks to Derek of The Sometimes Geek for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to the guys from Better Than Static as well as everyone from the The Controller Throwers for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes music that might as well be on a stick and wrapped in bacon. It's that good.
If you see this episode then you're seeing the new feed and everything is good to go. Nothing changes from here, and your regularly scheduled programing will begin again on Sunday, September 23rd with Adam Higgins of Odd Dad Out coming on the show to talk about Spider-Man and The X-Men in Arcade's Revenge.
Play Comics post for this episode.
Batman and The Joker, it’s an iconic pairing that will never go away. At least not for long. Listen in as Steven and Chris from Is This Adulting? come to talk about Batman, Robin, and the fact that this game just doesn’t really make much sense at all.
Learn such things as:
- Which of us is really really REALLY bad at the game?
- What is the more awesome name that this game had in Japan?
- How did they not release a SNES version of this?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Chris and Steven at Is This Adulting, on Twitter @isthis_adulting, or at the Is This Adulting? Patreon page.
Thanks to Chris Braaten of More Gooder Than for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Julie Kinn from Meddling Kids as well as everyone from the Real Dudes Podcast for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes music more beautiful than your favorite college football team laying the smack down on one of your least favorite teams for your mom’s birthday.
Apparently Asterix is a big deal. Who knew? Chris didn’t, that’s for sure. Good thing we have Kayleigh and Matt Sanderson coming back to let us know about the Gaul village that just might have something up their sleeve when it comes to defeating those pesky Romans.
Learn such things as:
- What exactly is going on with this comic? Really, Chris has no idea.
- What games did we miss out on that Europe got?
- How historically accurate is this thing anyway?
- And so much more!
Resources mentioned in this episode include page 32 of Super Game Power (a Brazilian gaming magazine) and that article from The Telegraph that Matt brings up a few times.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Kayleigh at Wadmalaw Weaving, on Twitter @wadmalawweaving, or at the Wadmalaw Weaving Facebook page. You can also hear her here on the Little Nemo, Smurfs for Gameboy, and Fantastic Four/The Incredibles bonus episode.
You can find Matt at Nooks and Crannies, or at Nooksandcranniespod at gmail. You can also hear him here on the Captain America and The Avengers episode.
Thanks to Michael Bailey of Fortress of Baileytude for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class as well as Derek from The Sometimes Geek for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who is probably a better guitar player than me.
Just like back in the 1990s, we can’t escape the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. List this week as John Horsley from Spoiler Country joins the fun to look at the titles for the original Gameboy (yay….) and Tournament Fighters (YAY!)
Learn such things as:
- Will anybody admit to liking Leonardo?
- Are any of these games worth playing today?
- What happens when you remember that you just released a game with the good bosses and you need to use someone else?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find John at Spoiler Country, the Spoiler Country Patreon, y2cl, and on Twitter @y2cl or Spoiler Country
Thanks to Adam Higgins of Odd Dad out for that sweet sweet intro drop
A big thanks to There Will Be Geek, The Yound Ones, as well as Meddling Kids for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who one day is going to hunt me down for all of these little comments.
The Ninja Turtles pretty much sum up the 1990s. But what happens when Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class come on the show to look at not 1, not 2, but 3 games all in one shot? Can we handle that much excitement? Or does Shredder take one of his many forms to strike us down?
Learn such things as:
- What’s other character has a connection to that life altering ooze?
- Why does Sega get shafted here?
- Which host has the best musical number?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Megan and RJ at Oh No! Lit Class, on Twitter @OhNoLitClassPod, or on Patreon at Oh No Lit Class Pod.
Thanks to Roger of GamerHeads Podcast for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Steven and Chris from Is This Adulting as well as Scott from Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes music that makes robots wish for human emotions.
The X-Men are one of the most important teams that Marvel has. So what happens when somebody actually make a good game about them? Listen in as Mike Ryan from The Controller Throwers joins in to talk about the first actual good game featuring this iconic team to get released for home consoles.
Learn such things as:
- What’s the deal with the final boss situation?
- Who is Mike’s unquestionable favorite character to use?
- Why did it take so long to get a good X-Men game?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Mike at The Controller Throwers’ Podcast, on Twitch at TCThrowers, or on Twitter @TCThrowers.
Thanks to Scott of NerdSync for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Adam from Odd Dad out as well as Luke from Exiled Podcast for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes music sweeter than a glass of tea from someone who actually knows what they’re doing when they make tea.
Spider-Man has some of the most iconic villains around. But what happens when he faces off against someone so sinister that he has to employ the help of one of his firecest foes? Find out as Kyle from The Real Dudes Podcast joins us to talk Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage.
Learn such things as:
- What is the deal with Carnage anyway?
- How did LJN actually make a good game?
- Why does Kyle think that Carnage is such an interesting character?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Kyle at Real Dudes Podcast, on Twitter @KyleFederline or on the Real Dudes Podcast Patreon page.
Thanks to Megan and RJ of Oh No! Lit Class for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Luke from MultiversalQ as well as Mr. L and Mr. L from The Fantasticast for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes music guaranteed to make Dr. Doom smile or your money back.
Epic heroes deserve epic villains, and Spider-Man sure has plenty of them. Scott Niswander of NerdSync joins us for a look at The Amazing Spider-Man vs The Kingpin on Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, and Sega CD.
Learn such things as:
- What Spider-Man villains don’t deserve to be early level bosses?
- How does the game change between each system?
- Why don’t developers take a second to think about the characters before making a game?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Scott at The NerdSync YouTube channel, on Twitter @NerdSync or on the NerdSync Patreon page.
Thanks to Joe and Carlos of Life, Death, & Taxonomy for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Reid from The Irrationally Exuberant as well as Tawy from The Dirty Bits for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes music sure to give you either the warm fuzzies or the heebie jeebies.
We take another look at The Punisher, this time in a much better game. Listen as Joe Bunzerelly of The Bunzerelly Show joins Chris to talk about The Punisher in all of his shooting glory on this Sega Genesis and arcade classic.
Learn such things as:
- What crazy things has Frank Castle gotten himself into?
- How does this game troll you? As in literally trolling, not because you happen to be bad at at and can’t accept that.
- Why doesn’t Chris actually own this game?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Joe at The Bunzerelly Show, or on Twitter @JoeBunzerelly.
Thanks to Thomas of X-Minutes for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to The Young Ones as well as Foamcast Radio for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes music sweeter than my cat who actually knows how to behave.
Superman Returns (see what I did there) with a game that exists and has a Superman sprite that looks like Superman and, ummmm, I don’t know I’m really stretching here because this game isn’t very good. Listen as Chris is joined by Karrington Martin of the RealDudes Podcast as they break down another Superman game that still can’t quite get the hero right.
Learn such things as:
- What Superman instances does Chris actually like?
- Why does Superman have such a hard time in games? No, like for real because I want there to be a good one.
- Who actually shows up from Superman’s rogues gallery?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Karrington at The Real Dudes Podcast and on Twitter @Desertfury90, or by checking out his previous apperance where we looked at Batman the Animated Series.
Thanks to Mike Burton of Genuine Chit Chat for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to Oh No! Lit Class as well as There Might Be Cupcakes for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes music as sweet as Ken Griffey Jr’s swing.
The X-Men return with an arcade game that came to home consoles a mere 18 years later based on a cartoon pilot that eventually became our beloved 90s X-Men cartoon. Listen as Chris is joined by John Horsley and Kenric Reagan of Spoiler Country take a look at this gem of the 90s arcade world.
Learn such things as:
- What happens when you base a game on a show that barely exists? (Yeah, I know we said this last time. It still applies.)
- Which guest had an unfair advantage when it came to arcade playing cash?
- Who really deserves to be remembered better from the playable roster?
- The Stan Lee interviews that we talk about? They’re real! Jim Lee and Chris Claremont
- And so much more!
BREAKING NEWS!: I love Twitter and its ability to quickly find information. Thanks to @KingImpulse for putting out the call to see who did the sweet sweet art for the X-Men cabinet, to @barelysushi, @calamityjon, @juggergrim, @Gojira007X, and @talestoenrage for answering that call, and to @rusty_shackles for actually figuring it out. Check out his tweet here and bask in all of it’s glory!
If I missed anyone then just know that these shownotes were written up the Thursday before this episode released, so you probably just answered after I wrote them. But know that I think you’re super cool as well.
And now back to your regularly scheduled show notes.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find John and Kenric at Spoiler Country, on Twitter @spoiler_country or @y2cl or @XKenricX.
Thanks to Scott of NerdSync for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to GamerHeads as well as The Controller Throwers for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes music almost as good as my Brussels sprouts.
Swamp Thing never gets a fair shake at fame. From a lousy cartoon to an LJN game, it seems that only die hard comic fans really know how cool he can be. Listen as Chris and Tyler Kirby from Better Than Static take a look at this misunderstood and underappreciated force of nature.
Learn such things as:
- What happens when you base a game on a show that barely exists?
- Which YouTuber couldn’t beat the game? (Answer here)
- Why haven’t we seen more of Swamp Thing?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Tyler at Better than Static, on Twitter @btstatic
Thanks to Derek Graziano of The Sometimes Geek for that sweet sweet intro drop
A big thanks to My Thing Can Beat Your Thing as well as There Will Be Geek for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes amazing stuff that you should go check out.
Wolverine is the X-Man that everyone loved in the 90s so of course he got his own game. But is that nostalgia trip enough to make Chris and Doug Hensley from Gaming & Chill enjoy a run through another LJN released game?
Learn such things as:
- Why can’t Wolverine’s powers ever be right?
- Where did he come from anyway? Does anyone even know?
- Why are these other random X-Men just sitting around waiting for Logan instead of, you know, helping him out or something?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Doug at Gaming and Chill and on Twitter @Gaming_n_Chill
Thanks to Karrington Martin of Real Dudes Podcast for that sweet sweet intro drop
A big thanks to Dungeons & Dragons & Daughters as well as More Gooder Than for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes amazing stuff that you should go check out.
Spider-Man, we just can’t get away from him can we? Not that I’m complaining, he’s a popular character for a reason. This time around joing Chris and Kieran Shiach as they talk about the second Toby McGuire Spider-Man film and the game that came out alongside it. Yeah, we’re cheating a bit and jumping ahead. I think we’ll survive just this once.
Learn such things as:
- What makes this game so amazing?
- If it’s that good why didn’t Chris play it?
- Is the movie as good as we remember?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Thanks to Derek Graziano of The Sometimes Geek for that sweet sweet intro drop
A big thanks to C&C Geekcast as well as Meddling Kids for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes amazing stuff that you should go check out.
The Fantastic Four? Yeah, we’re not really there yet. But I think that’s a travesty so we’re going to cheat a little bit and look at something Fantastic Four. Umm, yeah, we’ll go with that.
Learn such things as:
- When is the first Fantastic Four game coming out anyway?
- What revelation did Chris have while recording? And how does he keep doing this?
- Did Chris remember that Silver Surfer came from Fantastic Four? Spoiler alert: maybe……….?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Kayleigh’s t-shirt shop at kk Designs
A big thanks to The Story Behind as well as Reel Feel for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes amazing stuff that you should go check out.
Dennis the Menace (the American one at least) is a cultural icon. Anyone who read the comics as a child most likely knows who Dennis is and followed his adventures. But is that enough to save this game from the trash pile?
Learn such things as:
- The shifting sense of who we feel sorry for in this comic.
- Is Dennis really that bad?
- What revelation was made while recording that suddenly made this game decent?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Rhett Hall at The Wall Fly and on Twitter @WallFlyPodcast, @Rhett2Society, or @BraintrustFM
Thanks to Karrington Martin of Real Dudes Podcast for that sweet sweet intro drop
A big thanks to Super Normal Podcast as well as Spoiler Country for the promos today.
Music by Best Day, who makes amazing stuff that you should go check out.
Spider-Man rears his head again, and it’s still not anywhere near as good as that PS1 classic we all love. This time Issa from Young Free & Coupled takes a swing at the wall crawler as he takes on the Sinister Six in this NES, Master System, and Game Gear title from LJN.
Learn such things as:
- Are we giving up on LJN?
- Who is in this version of the Sinister Six?
- Who actually enjoyed this game?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Issa at Young Free and Coupled and on Twitter @Young3Coupled
Thanks to Paul Csomo of Varmints for that sweet sweet intro drop
A big thanks to Life, Death, & Taxonomy as well as Is This Adulting? for the promos today.
Music by Best Day
Batman: The Animated Series is easily seen as one of the best versions of Batman on the screen. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a game came out for it. Listen in as Karrington from The Real Dudes Podcast joins in on discussing yet another Gameboy game.
Learn such things as:
- Who is the best Joker?
- How many people can feel sorry for Chris when they learn he hasn’t seen a vital part of their childhood?
- Has Batman The Movie The Game finally been dethroned as the definitive Batman game so far?
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Karrington at The Real Dudes Podcast and on Twitter @Desertfury90
Thanks to Chris Braatan of More Gooder Than for that sweet sweet intro drop
A big thanks to Phillip and Matt of the Chronicity miniseries as well as Joseph and Paul of C&C Geekcast for the promos today.
Music by Best Day
Martians! Except they’re from Earth, and blue… so SMURFS! Listen as Chris basically has no idea what’s going on and return guest Kayleigh knows exactly what’s going on as these two discuss The Smurfs in comic, cartoon, and game form.
Learn such things as:
- Where did the Smurf name come from anyway?
- Where did these guys even come from?
- How Europe definitely got the better end of this game release
- What Smurf means exactly (just kidding, nobody knows that!)
- How Smurfs aren’t your average pixie/changling/hobgoblin/etc.
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
If you like us, please head over to your favorite podcast watering hole and give us a rating or review. Or just tell a friend, both help spread the word.
You can find Kayleigh nowhere on the internet, because there’s a small chance that she’s not real.
Thanks to Hannah of Film Roast for that sweet sweet intro drop.
A big thanks to GamerHeads as well as Scott from Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children for the promos today.
Music by Best Day. Check his stuff out, it’s really good.
The Avengers, along with fearless leader Captain America, are a collection of Earth’s mightiest heroes. Together they can conquer anything. But they’ll face their toughest challenge yet when Chris and Matt (graciously on loan from Semi Intellectual Musings) take their shots at this group of heroes.
Learn such things as:
- The four, or two, characters that are actually good enough to let you play as
- Some other guys that are kind of here but not really
- Crazy origins that Matt probably still thinks I pulled out of my ass
- Exactly how many charcters Matt refers to as “not nice”
- And so much more!
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Matt at Semi-Intellectual Musings, on Twitter @the_SIM_Pod
Thanks to Tyler Kirby of Better than Static for that sweet sweet intro drop
A big thanks to David of Tales from the Fandom as well as Brandon and Travis of the Interdimensional RSS: The Unofficial Rick And Morty Podcast for the promos today.
Music by Best Day
Did you see that streak going by? That was probably Chris and Tyler Kirby from Better than Static going on about the newest episode of Play Comics. These two crazy kids looked at some Flash comic history then the Gameboy game that was at least artistically inspired by the 90s Flash TV show.
Learn such things as:
- Flash’s place in the DC heirarchy
- Cool things he can do with a seemingly lame power
- Who some of those other pesky speedsters are
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
You can find Tyler at Better than Static, on Twitter @btstatic
Thanks to Steven for that sweet sweet intro drop
A big thanks to Josh Hallmark of Our Americana and Derek Graziano of the Sometimes Geek Podcast for the promos today.
Music, as always, by Audionautix
Who doesn’t like Spider-man? You know, besides JJ Jameson and a hoard of villains and whatever friends he’s blowing off without a good explanation because secret identities need to be protected?
Join Chris and special guest Paul Csomo from Varmints as they look at The Amazing Spider-Man for the Nintendo Gameboy and some of the comic background for everyone’s favorite wall crawler.
Learn such things as:
- Alternate Spider-Man realities
- Mechanical vs biological web shooters
- The twisted secrets behind the publisher and developer of the game
- What Marvel would never allow to be said these days about their beloved characters
- Who Chris and Paul both forgot was in the game because they were distracted by the sheer, … , something-ness that oozes from it
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Paul Csomo can be found @VarmintsPodcast on Twitter, in the Varmints Facebook page, or at the Varmints Podcast page.
Thanks to Mike Burton from Genuine Chit Chat for the intro drop.
A big thanks to Rhett Hall of the Braintrust Bros Podcast and all the guys over at the Real Dudes Podcast for the promos today.
Music, as always, by Audionautix
Silver Surfer. One-time personal assistant to Galactus, now not so much. Join Chris and special guest Josh Bowman of Fait Deficit as they take a look at this wonderfully misunderstood character along with another LJN classic on the NES.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.
Josh Bowman can be found at his Podcast Faith Deficit, on Twitter @faithdeficit, and in the Faith Deficit group on Facebook.
Thanks to Christopher of Podcast 42 for the intro.
A special thanks to Oh No! Lit Class and Reel Feels for the promo drops.
The Punisher is a great character with a rich history. From killing the Marvel Universe to hunting Spider-Man to being as close to a hero as a stone cold killer can get, we’re taking a look at a brief glimpse into the Punisher comic universe and then diving straight into the NES and Gameboy games.
Spoiler alert: this is an LJN game for NES. That should raise a bunch of red flags right there.
Changing Hearts and Minds
Change your POV Network
US Department of Veterans Affiars National Center for PTSD
After Deployment
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
Ah, this little hidden gem works on multiple levels. Listen in as Chris and his special guest/wife Kayleigh take a look at the Little Nemo comics, animated movie, and the game for the NES.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
Check out the image gallery to see samples of the comics, scenes from the movie, and some screen grabs from the game.
Be sure to also check out Film Roast since their show is also awesome.
And as always, Audionutix for the music. Couldn't do that without his hard work.
X-Men is one of the most beloved comic franchises there is, no question about it. So of course they get this LJN steaming pile of shit. Honestly, I want to just go crawl in a hole and cry myself to sleep.
Things Covered * Jay and Miles are the best and there's so much X-Men history that I'd mess up so just go listen to their show if you're really curious * Rotating cast makes it a pretty open world + But we're only going to see 6 of them here * LJN does exactly what you'd expect with an NES game * There's the great team dynamic we've all grown to love from this group. * X-Men comics good, X-Men on NES bad.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
Thanks again to the Soapy Madams for letting me drop their promo in here.
We have our first revisit to a franchise, so if you haven't checked out our episode about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles you should probably do that.
Things Covered
- This is so much better than that earlier game
- The arcade version is beautiful.
- The NES one isn't too shabby itself
- The fun of bringing an arcade game to the home consoles
- Chris finally realizes that we haven't covered a proper Spiderman game since obviously the Atari games don't count.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
We knew basically nothing about Dick Tracy coming into this. Well, nothing except that he wears yellow and he's a detective. So clean slate for this show!
- WE GOT REVIEWS!
- Davis Quinn: "This game is horrible"
- Sean did research, Chris didn't do as much beyond playing the game
- Chris suffers through a 1939 Dick Tracy serial
- The NES and Genesis games are different, and one is objectively better
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
Thanks to the Meddling Kids Podcast for providing us with a rather appropriate promo to drop. Sean can be found on Twitter @SeanSyn1182 while Chris continues to primarily use the show account, @PlayComicsCast.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a game we all know from a comic series we all know exists. Ha, joke's on us because most of the people I know grew up on the cartoons.
- Turtle origin story
- Sean's tattoos that he totally had before starting the show
- Changes between the comics and cartoon
- Chris refuses to admit that the Michael Bay movies exist
- Drifting into the land of future show previews
- The game isn't great, but if you liked it before you probably still do
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If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
Ah, Batman. What can you say about someone with such a storied past? Well, Chris and Sean go off on an over sized episode that tries to capture the magic of one of the better games on the NES.
- New Joker back stories
- Movie tie in games with actually good game play...
- ... but characters that have nothing to do with the movie or Batman lore.
- The nostalgia of the NES classic versus the forgotten fact that there's also a Genesis version.
- Totally off topic ramblings.
You know you loved this game as a kid. And it wasn't just because Batman is awesome, it was actually a good game.
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
Find the show on Twitter @ PlayComicsCast, Chris’s personal Twitter basically doesn't exist anymore because it's just copies of the one for this show, and Sean’s personal Twitter @ Seansyn1182.
Wow, this one is horrible. Not the episode, it's pretty sweet. But the game itself? It's pretty bad.
Things Covered
- The video we watched because we couldn't handle playing it for long.
- The insane setting for the mini games
- Chris definitely loves Peanuts
- Video game physics
- Balancing skills and how the NES doesn't really show them off well
- What makes this game Snoopy anyway?
Yeah, it's a bad one.
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If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
Find the show on Twitter @ PlayComicsCast, Chris's personal Twitter @ theichibun, and Sean's personal Twitter @ Seansyn1182.
Sean joins Chris and the show goes insane in the best way possible. The language gets more adult though so you might want to be careful about that. We try no to go overboard, but no promises.
Things Covered
- Making a good Superman game is hard
- The really weird list of powers Superman has/had
- The level of situational awareness of the citizens of Metropolis
- General gameplay notes
- Overall game quality notes
- Unintented previews of future Superman games
- Chris's flea market habbits
- A glimpse into future plans
- How we'd improve the game
- Did we mention that making a good Superman game is hard?
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
Find the show on Twitter @ PlayComicsCast, Chris's personal Twitter @ theichibun, and Sean's personal Twitter @ Seansyn1182.
If you liked this episode, also check out the 2600 episode, which covers Superman on the Atari 2600 along with every other comic game for that system.
Spy vs Spy, and incorrectly Spy vs Spy 2 in this case, are looked at in this episode. Thankfully the sequel doesn't really change much beyond the setting so it's not a big deal. The game was planned and development started for an NES release over here, so it could have happened.
Things Covered
- Super brief history of Spy vs Spy Comic
- Some characters you don't see in the game
- Comparing the game to other things
- Old school dungeon crawling RPGs
- point and click adventures
- Portal
- Conclusion: It's not bad....?
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.
Wow, the games for the Atari 2600 are really crappy. Flash stuff from the early 90s was better. Today's creators could barf up a better game in their sleep.
Things Covered
- Asterix
- Canada is still part of North America and how they didn't see Taz
- Popeye
- The Smurfs, 1.5 times because a second "game" barely counts
- Spider-Man
- Superman
- Snoopy
- The general crappyness of the 2600 and why I'm not holding it against these games too much
If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.
If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.
Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.