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...
Jan 15, 2023•58 min
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 relo...
Jan 02, 2023•35 min
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 co...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 55 min
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...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 18 min
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 tha...
Oct 03, 2022•40 min
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 hav...
Sep 25, 2022•43 min
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 thi...
Sep 22, 2022•47 min
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 w...
Sep 18, 2022•47 min
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 Demon s 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 f...
Aug 28, 2022•23 min
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 , pocushocusco...
Jul 28, 2022•53 min
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...
Jul 21, 2022•26 min
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?...
Jul 17, 2022•54 min
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 a...
Jul 03, 2022•38 min
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. Def...
Jun 26, 2022•34 min
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...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 3 min
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 ...
May 30, 2022•1 hr
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 direct...
Apr 26, 2022•48 min
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 ...
Apr 18, 2022
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...
Apr 10, 2022•51 min
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...
Apr 03, 2022•37 min
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 ...
Mar 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min
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....
Mar 20, 2022•52 min
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 th...
Mar 13, 2022•51 min
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 possibl...
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 4 min
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/...
Feb 27, 2022•5 min
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...
Feb 20, 2022
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...
Feb 14, 2022•48 min
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 tha...
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 6 min
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 ...
Jan 30, 2022•40 min
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...
Jan 23, 2022•35 min
