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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, [email protected], 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 <strike>sucker</strike> 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? </sarcasm> 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.