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Horror and comics just seem to go hand in hand. Horror comics had a large hand in the creation of the comics code many years ago, and it seems like so many people have a secret love and/or talent for horror. So why not have a place where you can let that out without a big commitment? Enter Steve Foxe, half of the creator team behind Razorblades . Listen in terror as we talk about the creation of a...

The world of comics and games, as evidenced by the existence of this podcast, have a decent amount of crossover. But a game where you introduce a whole new team to an already established universe? And have a tie in comic? That's got to be pretty rare, right? Listen in as Robert Secundus from Comics XF comes on the show to help take a look at Marvel Nemesis Rise of the Imperfects. Learn such things...

What do space and the ocean have in common? A lot of things actually. Like people getting lost and having close encounters with giant monsters who probably want to eat them. Listen in as Frank Martin comes to talk about his new Kickstarter comic project The Polar Paradox . What is so fascinating about the ocean anyway? Do I as a reader really need to know a super detailed backstory about every cha...

These days when a series is based all around fighting and punching people in the face it's a surprise when there isn't a fighting game to go along with it. But did you know that there was a time when Street Fighter II hadn't come out yet? And that people were making fighting games before it? Listen in as Andrew Mecha Davis from Popanimecomics joins the show to help take a look at Fist of the North...

It's a thing we've all seen before. Post apocalyptic worlds and the groups who rise to power in which to rule them. And it's something I'll never really get tired of because all that really means is that you have a fairly familiar stepping stone into a story that can truly go anywhere. That's what we have here in Scout's Honor (published by those AfterShock dudes who are trying to take all my mone...

Comics have  such a long history that there's no way anybody can know everything about every character. M.O.D.O.K. is that way for me. I have an idea of who this giant killing organism is but only because he's happened to be in other things. Good thing I have Jordan Blum, one of the writers on the current mini-series M.O.D.O.K Head Games, on to let me know how much fun this series is (he's right)...

No matter what you want to think, the Ang Lee Hulk film exists. And there's a game to go with it. Yup, it's a movie tie in game and we all know how those were back in the day. Or do we? Listen in as Josh Sutton from Panels to Pixels takes a stab at convincing you that not only is this a good movie to go watch, but it's also not a horrible game to go with it. Learn such things as: Do people  really...

Let's cut to the chase here. I'm a sucker for creators who I see out in the world pushing their stuff. Rich was out in the world pushing his stuff. It certainly doesn't hurt that Sea of Sorrows is the kind of thing I'd want to read anyway. Historical horror with a lot of it happening under the sea? Yup, sign me up right now. I even wrote a review you can read here . So like I said, I'm really exci...

I look at comics all the time here in this Creator Talk set of bonus episodes. And I've looked at a card game that you play in the real world with actual, physical cards like some kind of caveperson. But somehow I've never looked at an actual video game. Until now that is. Time to get old friend Eric Bailey from Tiny Bookshelf to break through that barrier with his game Octobug . You play as a spi...

Ninjas are cool. Aliens are cool. So why not make a ninja that's also an alien? And also has a team of rag tag environment saving sidekicks to help him out? Saving the environment via something aimed at kids and hoping they'll pressure their adult overlords into following suit is still cool right? Enter Steve Honeycutt from Ray Can't Sleep to help us take a look at this alien life form th...

There are tons of stories about little kids who get to go to other worlds and have grand adventures. Like literally tons, and I'm cool with that. But what I really want to know is how they handled things afterwards. Outside of Peter Pan related things (and Narnia but I think that's a bit of a stretch) there isn't really anything. That's where Chris Mancini from White Cat Entertainment can help out...

Post apocalyptic mayhem. New societies and population groups popping up and insisting that they are living the right way. The power struggle between might and right. Giant weaponized vehicles storming across the desert sands. OK, maybe not that last one, but what do I know? Good thing I have Jordan Forbes from Shonen Flop to help me out with a look at Fist of the North Star on NES. Listen in as we...

Let's get one thing straight. Lonely Receiver is a really fun read. Rye Hickman (previously published as Jen Hickman) and Zac Thompson are really great humans. Together the make a really good team on a book that you really should be reading. And to have two of the people working on it to come talk about it? That's really super cool. Listen in as Rye Hickman and Zac Thompson come talk about where t...

Everyone that I know who knows who The Addams family is knows them from the 1960s TV show or the 90s movies. A few people from this game. But basically nobody that I know knew that The Addams Family was a comic. For real, do you know anybody who knew that? I sure didn't. Neither did this week's guest Michael Bivens from Silent Journeys . But he very much did know about the old TV show. I'm really...

We need something wholesome and real life looking and coming of age but also magical. I wonder where we could get something like that right now. Hmmmm, let me think over that one. Normally I'd ask Sophie Goldstein if she had anything, but I already know that a possible answer here is here recent book An Embarrassment of Witches . Just trust me and go read this one. It's great, she's great, show us...

We've already been introduced to the Dark Tunnel from Chris Dreier in the Freaks & Gods comics, but what if I told you that there's more? And that you could get in on the fun now with just a simple pile of Kickstarter money? It's true. Chris has a Kickstarter for Tales from the Dark Tunnel that you really need to check out and throw money at because, like I'll say many times in the episode, it...

We all had toys growing up, and made up stories to go along with them. How do characters from different universes react to each other? Who could conceivably fit in with another toy universe without missing a beat? But most of all, what would happen if you were in that toy universe with them? This episode we have the Chris Walk half of the minds behind Pursuit of Plastic , a Kickstarter project mak...

How do you follow up what is possibly the greatest comic book video game of all time? Or at least was probably holding that spot when it came out. Easy, you just pick the story up right there and start going again. Enter Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro. More like Enter Awesomeness. Enter Anthony Gramuglia to help break down this not as iconic but equally as good in its own special way sequel, Spider-M...

Giant monsters are everywhere these days. Godzilla movies, Godzilla movie rip offs, you name it. But we also follow either the monsters or the big bad heroes in those stories. What happens with the everyday people like you and me? Johnny Craft attempts to throw some answers into the mix with his comic Life Under Kaiju . Come listen as we talk about how this comic came to be and his plans for the f...

This has got to be one of the shortest comic runs I've seen to get a game. 13 issues on the initial run, 4 issues on the relaunch that tied into the game. And it shows, I never hear anyone talking about Armorines. I can't imagine why. So why try to make a game out of this one? Acclaim is at it again trying to recapture some of that Turok magic, and Luke Herr from Exiled,   Multiversal Q , John Wik...

I've always been into history. Alternate history, weird stuff, you name it. There's a reason why I like the Indiana Jones movies. So you can imagine my excitement when a history based comic came to me about being on the show. That person was Bryan Soroka with his comic tentatively titled  Indefinite Articles . Starting in World War I, this is a great concept and I'm really looking forward to see t...

How easy should it be to make a Hulk game? Put things in front of Hulk. Let Hulk smash. It's not a hard concept really. Especially when you kind of have a story already made for you. You'd think anyone could do it. Enter Diego Rivera from the Behold the Sack YouTube channel. He likes Hulk. He likes games. It's a match made in heaven really. If only everything could work out this nicely……… Learn su...

It's about time I talk to someone on the publishing side of things. Sure, you can self publish and do everything yourself but wouldn't it be nice if there was someone who could help you out with that? Maybe someone like Mike Perkins from 215 Ink perhaps? I sure hope so because that's who I got. Listen in as I learn from Mike some of what goes into getting a comic into my hands, and be sure to head...

It's not often that I've seen a comic really follow along an entire family tree. Maybe a bit down the line but generation after generation after generation after….. well, you get the idea. Too bad I'm not a expert on the Jostar family legacy. Good thing David Weinburger from Shonen Flop who thankfully is all over this one. Things will probably get a bit bizarre. Learn such things as: When do famil...

My wife says no Funko Pops for me, at least not if I'm paying for them. She lets me get video games and comics, so I guess I can't complain. But since I was shutdown before I could even express any kind of interest in getting some I never really looked into them. That's where Adam Williamson comes in. I learn some about the history of these big headed little dudes, how he gets away with having so...