Moperville Monthly

Sauce and I discuss Val, Isaac, Minnow, and Space Dread. The ultimate webcomic crossover? For sure! 14:26 - News 15:22 - Val & Isaac

Saltrock and I discuss "Squirrel Prophet" and all of the hijinks therein. Rich and Larry do a misogyny. Tedd does a gender. Sarah does a bisexuality. Tensaided does a character growth. George does a Pokémon. Luke does a skittish. Justin does a gay signal. Sam does a pockets. Grace does a nothing. Some Guy wins it all! We also talk about Ellen (re?)discovering tabletop roleplaying games and Nanase'...

Welcome to the Moperville Biyearly! (oops) – Today Drethk and I have one big long readalong of Sister II. Grab the webcomic yourself and read along. There's a lot to say about Abraham trying to murder Ellen, and also school uniforms! More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html Discord: https://discord.gg/Dnh4DZD Logo in part created by Pongles~

El Goonish Shive is intrinsically hopeful, and that makes its representation of trauma and healing particularly compelling. Grace was a well-written victim of abuse right from the very start, and watching her grow and develop as the webcomic evolved has been extremely meaningful for us. Listen to fractal and I talk in-detail about Grace' trauma and the way she is recovering from it. fractal also s...

"Catnip" is one of my favorite little El Goonish Shive arcs. Released all the way back in 2002, it sets up the relationship between Grace and Tedd in the only way it could: with gratuitous furry transformation sequences! Fox and I decided to discuss this little storyline in depth, and the results are a lot of fun. Of course, we also talk about recent updates as Elliot almost killed a Griffin, and...

Penny and I had so much to say about the 2011 arc Death Sentence, that we split it up into two! Listen to us discuss Grace and Raven's fun adventure, and hear our final thoughts about the main themes of the webcomic. Death Sentence: https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2011-10-24   Penny's podcast: Wyrd Sisters Podcast (podbean.com)   More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html &...

Penny and I had so much to say about the 2011 arc Death Sentence, that we split it up into two! Listen to us discuss Grace and Raven's fun adventure! Also, Rhoda and Catalina, yuri yearning, Noah, and most importantly: Mr. Fuzzball. Death Sentence: https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2011-10-24 Penny's podcast: Wyrd Sisters Podcast (podbean.com) More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html...

Two Star Trek -obsessed peeps get an opportunity to ramble about our favorite sci-fi franchise for an hour and a half. It took us 22 minutes before we even mentioned El Goonish Shive . Do prepare for a lot of gushing about random Voyager episodes, but we do actually get to talk about how El Goonish Shive 's story structure and character arcs were inspired by Star Trek . As well as Friends . You ca...

For the first time ever, trekie140, Viatrix, and Maplestrip team up to do the impossible: try to to say everything there is to say about Nanase! Romance! Faith! Linguistics! Bad parenting! this episode truly has everything! Join us for this beautifully chaotic Christmas special! Exclamation! Christmas lofi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m4o0Ev_flI Seeburg Radio: https://seeburg1000.com/ Ellen a...

Foxes and I talk about our experiences with Star Trek (mainly The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager), and contrast and compare it with El Goonish Shive. We also got the chance to talk about half a year worth of updates!  And somehow we also end up talking about the Chikasaw Nation and about how the Spanish burned all Aztec and Maya books. More information at http://maplestrip.spac...

"Egg" is a term trans people use to refer to themselves before they realized they were trans. We strongly advice against taking a drink every time we use the word "egg" in this episode. Join fractal and I as we discuss the history of El Goonish Shive 's queer themes. What is it like for transgender and non-binary people to read EGS and why does it so perfectly reflect our own experiences? How did...

Sit down on your armchair and get ready to do some psychology. Our extraordinary fanfic author ZeeMcZed explains to us why every character in El Goonish Shive needs therapy. It's like eight episodes in one! Get ready to hear about all the traumas and coping mechanisms. Is psychoanalyzing fictional characters like this healthy? I don't know, but we did it anyway. We also talk about Zee's "which EGS...

Join Zen and I as we talk about the 2015 arc So A Date At The Mall (SADATM). The ultimate Valentine's Day storyarc, showing us Ashley & Elliot and Tara & Andrea lovin' it up. And of course the mystery teens were there too! Lots of fun to talk about here. We also discussed recent updates, such as the conclusion of Parable and the start of a new Q&A-esque thing. ZEN'S STRANGE WRITING FIT...

Xepharon joins us once again, this time to talk about the popular furry adventure webcomic DMFA! Once again, we speak for way too long, but there's just so much to say about Amber Williams' long-running webcomic. Never read it? Don't fret, we try to explain it all! The issue is that there's quite a bit of lore to go through here, so... sit tight, put on your seatbelt, and let's have some furry fun...

Dan wound up associating Ellen Dunkel with Christmas more than any of the other characters, so our Christmas-tree-colored-haired friend seemed like the perfect subject for our 15th episode! Trekie140 joins us once again to talk about one of El Goonish Shive's most lovable instigator. Ellen changed the webcomic and made it what it is today. How did she do that? In large part, just by unabashed exis...

You may have forgotten about them, but "Magic Comic Shop" (no books!) and "Not a Date at the Mall" are really great little NP arcs exploring the relationship between Justin, Ellen, and Nanase, before the latter two properly hooked up. Viatrix and I are not really gonna talk about any of that. No, listen to us ramble about all of the minor silly jokes that popped up in these arcs, and then sing our...

The breaktime music ("The Summoning Circle" by Hassan DuRant) is pretty scary. Content warning? For Halloween, Tristan and I discuss Ellen "Magus", one of El Goonish Shive oldest "villains". If you can call him that. We talk about the world he is from, his storyline up to Sister 3, and all sorts of tangents related to him. Also recent Freaky Friday updates and some random meows. More information a...

Listen to excellent fanfic writer Laparoscopic discuss the wide world of fanfiction with me. From mimeograph Kirk/Spock fics in the 1970s to unlimited romantic triads today, we have come a long way. We also talk about the ultimate Freaky Friday situation and may help you keep track of who's who! Also listen to me get distracted and attacked by my cat. Agent of chaos right there. Find Lap at https:...

A huge special dedicated to both the legendary arc of Grace' Birthday Party, as well as the distant past of the El Goonish Shive fan-community. Join Sir Xepharon the Prepared and I as we talk about the old Keenspot forums, the experience of reading a webcomic in the army, our rival podcast the Bunnycast, as well as everything there is to know about Grace, Ellen, Nanase, Tedd, Justin's face, Elliot...

Join Tristan and I as we explore the wonderful world of Grace-A-Mon. Shrink down, grab onto your Gracefetch'd, catch yourself a Graczagoon, and have some fun! But be careful of the wild Graces! More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html  Logo in part created by Pongles~

BLM: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ BLM – Ways you can help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Homeless Black Trans women fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund Timestamp to skip EGS news: 18:36 Join Zen and I as we discuss El Questionable Content. That's right, we have a different webcomic to focus on today, though worry not! We end up spending most time comparing these...

Trekie140 and I discuss one of our favorite characters, Pandora Chaos Raven, also well known as Box! Join us as we discuss how her depiction changed over the course of the webcomic, how she became one of the most sympathetic character in the whole work, how she represents mental illness, and how we predict Pandora to be reborn. Also, we talk about "Somebody's hot mom! Justin" for a bit, as we alwa...

The very special April episode! Join HarshLightOfDay and I as we discuss the most important character in the entire webcomic: Theater Clerk! Yes, TC, da Playah himself! It's about time we discuss this living legend. Edit: It seems like we get some interference from a different podcast!? No idea what's happening! The most important panel in the entire webcomic: https://www.egscomics.com/?id=169 Buy...

Join Arrghus and I as we discuss all the best webcomics of the 2010s. Or at least a few of them. Webcomic recommendations by El Goonish Shive fans for El Goonish Shive fans? Sure. Also for everyone else, though. Read all these excellent webcomics! Talk of webcomics in general begins at 10:22 BunnyCast – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fifZXlBkyCN4x_doETH2g/videos Dumbing of Age – https://www.du...

Susan "The Hammer Queen" Pompoms is one of our favorite characters, but a surprisingly difficult character to talk about. Listen to 2ndPersonPlural and I trying to pin down her personality and her arcs, while also accidentally talking about Tedd, archiving fanworks, the website's security leak, our shipping predictions, and Star Trek. But we managed to talk about Susan inbetween there as well! Als...