A simple episode... about machines? Sort of? Show Notes: Run Time: 2:03:55 We dig into the past of the Order of the Simple Machine, both in comics and in our creative process. We reveal things we've never before said publicly! And then we make up new stuff, too! Join us next week for a live show! We love it when people ask questions live! Genuinely!
Let's Bust some Bunks! Show Notes: Run Time: 2:08:17 Oh no, another long one! Well, at least you get a number of villains out of it! And a couple issues! And a bunch of letters answered! So, pretty usual fare. This story certainly didn't land at the time as the writer hoped it would, and would be remembered largely for the big robot suit fights. But hopefully you enjoyed the story! That's certainly one of our main goals. Join us next week for an episode about your favorite Wraith fighting your f...
But just who are the April Fools, anyway? Show Notes: Run Time: 1:21:28 We (and just who is we are in unclear) do some goofs, tell some stories, and read your letters! It's just a totally normal episode! Join us next week for more normal episode times, in which we record an episode about the Bunker Busters!
We don't want to bug you, so please bear with us... Show Notes: 1:48:49 Adam and I kick it off with talking about how we haven't done a good job with Bugbear... and the ultimate result by the end of the episode is this cover, so, take that as you will. Regardless, we definitely do a bunch of Bugbear work, and answer a bunch of Bugbear letters! Hopefully everyone has a better feel for the character now! We're about to head into April! Hold on tight!...
Another live show! Show Notes: Run Time: 2:06:07 Over two hours?! Yes, but just barely! Look, we had a lot to go through, and that makes us all smartthinkers, don't you think? Here's the upcoming schedule: Tuesday, April 1st: Episode #314 - Writers' Room: A digital foe in a digital realm Tuesday, April 8th: Episode #315 - Writers' Room: Bunker Busters Tuesday, April 15th: Episode #316 - Writers' Room: Wraith vs the Order of the Simple Machines Tuesday, April 22nd: Editor’s Note #90 SCIENCE Tuesd...
We're number 1! Or, at least, the issue this episode is about is #1! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:29:29 Hey! It's time to introduce a character who has been around for a long time but we've barely talked about! No, not Ra. We've said so much about him. Instead, we finally talk about Calypso! (And just in time for the upcoming Bugbear episode...) But before that, join us next week for a live show! Are you on The Patreon ? You should be! Join us!...
Vampires! In March? I guess so! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:38:25 We get to do a bunch of storytelling things in this story that we've wanted to attempt for some time and haven't really had the opportunity to do so. Does this episode mark the beginning of a new era of The Letters Page? Well, I wouldn't go THAT far. But we did have a lot of fun, and we hope you enjoy the story! Join us next week for a Writers' Room episode about Calpyso and Ra!...
More Scions?! Sounds like a bad idea... Show Notes: Run Time: 1:57:01 We have a few ideas, but we're also creating mostly blind, which is often how we like it! We make up some Scions (and hint at others) and then answer a bunch of questions! That's how these things go! Join us next week when we kick off March with a Prime Wardens story... with vampires!
We're back and we're live and we're gonna say a bunch of things! Show Notes: Run Time: 2:05:00 We haven't talked much this month about love and/or romance, but that ends now! We're making this happen! Or, at least, we're gonna take a swing at it! Here's what we'll be talking about next month! Tuesday, March 4th: Episode #311 - Writers' Room: Prime Wardens vs the Court of Blood Tuesday, March 11th: Episode #312 - Writers' Room: Calypso vs. Ra Tuesday, March 18th: Editor’s Note #89 Tuesday, March ...
What bizarre vision have we crafted this time?! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:30:08 Man, the story on this one came together QUICK! Especially for something that we knew so little about at the start. Pretty cool! And good thing, too, as there were a BUNCH of follow-up questions from a recent episode about a particular future... Join us this coming Friday for a live show! Want to watch live and even join in the live chat? Consider joining our Patreon!...
K.N.Y.F.E.! No Punch! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:49:09 We may have bit off more than we can chew with this one... but we'll do our best! Actually, it turned out really well, in our opinion, making us stretch as creators and also making Paige Huntly stretch as a character. Success! We're into February now, so 2025 is well under way, and we've got a lot we want to do this year! Bear with us! (pls help) Join us next week for a Disparation Writers' Room about a modern hero reimagined to fit the Golden ...
Come and hear tell of our PROPHES1ES! Show Notes: Run Time: 2:44:12 This one ran pretty long AND I tried to skip the banter at the beginning (entirely unsuccessfully) AND we didn't even cover every little bit of what we wanted (which we get into in the episode) AND we tried to speed up in the second half (with only marginal successful) but it's a big topic, and we've been percolating on parts of this one for a long time. I'm very happy with the stuff we came up with, and it's fertile creative so...
We were live for the first time this year! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:32:51 Lots of goofs, silliness, mistakes, apologies, answers, justifications, and ridiculous listener interactions (encompassing interactions that are ridiculous AND listeners who are ridiculous — you know who you are), all of which means: it's another Editor's Note! Thank you all for being a part of this. We also announced the upcoming schedule: Tuesday, February 4th: Episode #308 - Writers' Room: K.N.Y.F.E. can’t just punch her...
These two need to calm down. Show Notes: Run Time: 1:38:04 We come out the gates swinging with this one, telling a tale we didn't necessarily expect, including characters we hadn't planned for! And then we also read your letters! Woo! Join us this coming Friday for a live show, that is, if you're on the Letters Page Patreon !
It's snowy and cold, but it wasn't when we recorded this! The passage of time is astounding! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:44:00 We make up a few villains, as is our way, each of a different sphere of Tempest's interest and influence. The first is one we've apparently talked about before, though folks forgot, including us as well! Anyway, we talked more about her than ever before, so I'm happy with that. The other two? Entirely new stuff out of various fields which you may or may not expect. Hopefully...
Welcome to 2025, everyone! Did you think you would get a mini-sode on Tuesday, even after we expressly told you we would NOT be posting such a thing? Well, so did we! Unfortunately, The Fates had other plans, and Trevor was laid low by the throat of strep! Thus, you get this lil snippet a couple days later. But it still counts! Instead of a very end of 2024 mini-sode, enjoy this very beginning of 2025 mini-sode! And even while sick, Trevor managed to outdo himself on the audio on this one. Wild....
Is The Scholar simply having a wonderful Christmastime? It doesn't look like it... Show Notes: Run Time: 1:23:27 A Christmas tale on this Christmas Eve, but unlike the standard fare! We did a lot of prework on this episode so we could just get right into the telling, given the challenge of a holiday tale of a... less cheery sort. So, far from the longest episode this year, but also far from the shortest! Happy holidays, everyone! See you all next year!...
The last live show of the year! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:26:04 Here at the end of the year, we cover so many different topics! Certainly a wide variety of things, and not a singular focus... Anyway, here's what we're talking about at the start of next year! Tuesday, January 7th: Episode #305 - Creative Process: Tempest Foes Tuesday, January 14th: Episode #306 - Writers’ Room: Bloodless Wraith and Haunted Fanatic Tuesday, January 21st: Editor’s Note #87 Tuesday, January 28th: Episode #307 - Creati...
Necrosis is gross! Can Akash'Thriya do anthing about it?! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:10:34 The shortest episode we've recorded in a long time! But not because we short-change the story or anything; it just turned out that way. This coming Friday is our last show of 2024! Come join us for an end-of-year Editor's Note! Everyone on our Patreon can watch, and Contributors can join in the live chat. We hope to see you there!...
Let's get STICKY! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:42:56 Will this be the final moment of Setback?! How can he survive such a defeat?!?! You'll just have to listen to find out! We've already recorded next week's episode about Akash'Thriya and Necrosis, but the following week will be the last Editor's Note of the year, followed by a Santa Scholar holiday episode! If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, come by and say hi! We've got a booth with Flat River Group, and Paul and Matt Kroll and I will be runn...
Wait, this is a Creative Process? But then why does it have this cover...? Show Notes: Run Time: 2:37:13 Yup, another 2+ hour episode, and you'll hear why once you start listening! We definitely set out to make a Writers' Room, but it ended up being a bunch of lightning round Writers' Rooms! Whoops? Sorry? (Not really sorry.) Do we answer the question of "Who is Deathfiend?" Yes! And no. But also yes? Listen and learn more! Get your questions about Setback and The Adhesivist, and also Akash'Thri...
Good morning, everyone! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:53:03 A long Editor's Note! What is happening?! And it's not just because of the frankly-not-good-radio unboxing at the end of the recording! But first, the upcoming schedule: Tuesday, December 3rd: Episode #302 - Writers’ Room: Setback vs The Adhesivist Tuesday, December 10th: Episode #303 - Writers’ Room: Akash’Thriya vs Necrosis Tuesday, December 17th: Editor’s Note #86 Tuesday, December 24th: Episode #304 - Writers’ Room: Santa Scholar Tuesday,...
A long episode for our three-hundredth! Show Notes: Run Time: 2:38:08 A big episode, indeed! We come in with a hint of a plan, tell a couple stories, and then go to the Letters section, where we tell even more stories! If you're on the Letters Page Patreon , you can join us this coming Friday for a live show! And if you're not on the Patreon... consider joining? It's a great time! Check it out !...
Let's get Rambly! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:52:13 This one is a DOOZY! Rambler, Biomancer, even GloomWeaver?! And we come into it cold and do it all live?! Spooky month, indeed! We hope you enjoy it — we certainly did! Next week is a live show, so consider joining our Patreon at any level so you can join us live! Contributors can be in the chat with comments, questions, and more! And, most importantly, don't forget to VOTE !...
The Delusional Comedy! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:47:16 Guise is back! And he's extra ridiculous! As per usual! We find our hero in unexpected realms accompanied by a mysterious guide and dealing with Guise's worst nemeses: the consequences of his own actions. How horrible! With this episode, we wrap up the spooky month of October... and move into the even spookier month of November! Send us questions for next week's Episode #299 - Writers’ Room: Rambler vs Biomancer!...
So many things to talk about! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:37:41 We cover a bunch of topics before even getting to the schedule! Including these yarn fellas! OmKnitron-X: The Savage Hook-a: FaKnitic: Updates on Crochet-Ranger: And then, we get to the schedule! Here it is: Tuesday, November 5th: Episode #299 - Writers’ Room: Rambler vs Biomancer Tuesday, November 12th: Episode #300 - Writers’ Room: Villains during OblivAeon (Justice Comics #738) Tuesday, November 19th: Editor’s Note #85 Tuesday, Novem...
He's a man... alone... nowhere and nowhen... and he's got a metal arm... Show Notes: Run Time: 1:28:38 This one shot hearkens forward to the Time Trust One-Shot that we recently discussed, but that's just how life works sometimes! Just seems like it's the season of La Comodora and Chrono-Ranger and friends, I guess! We tell a tale that involves a few tales, and then we answer your letters! And then talk about a cover! As is tradition! Before all that, we talked about an item (or items, rather) t...
Wait, not Darkstrife AND Painstake, Darkstrife VS Painstake?! Oh no... Show Notes: Run Time: 2:04:55 AND it's another long one?! Man, that must have been a helluva recording day. (It was.) We make up some new people, some new lore, some new mythos... look, we've gotta let loose once in a while, y'know? We also read your letters and answer your questions! The normal stuff! We're excited to talk to you about La Comodora's First Appearance soon, as well as a live show soon after that! Send us your ...
In space, no one can hear you control the weather... Show Notes: Run Time: 2:00:09 Another two hour episode? Must mean we were recording two episodes in one day again! (That's exactly what happened, in fact!) Welcome to the first of two spooky months! I hope you're ready for so many spooky times! (And some non-spooky times, as well.) This one we really went all out for, in terms of crafting a tale wholecloth on the air. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Next week's episode (which is about ...
The Southwest Sentinels? From Sentinel Comics?! In this podcast?! You'd better believe it! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:36:19 We talk about a bunch of issues, story arcs, events, and characters! But then we do also tell a proper Writers' Room style story. And Adam drew a WILD cover! Awesome. We're about to record two episodes this coming Friday, so send us your questions about Tempest, horror in space, Darkstrife and/or Painstake! Thanks for listening and being part of the Multiverse!...
