Tales from the Fandom

James D'Amato for the extremely popular One Shot Podcast joins us to talk Tabletop Roleplaying games and more. James talks about how he first got into tabletop roleplaying and some of his favorite games.  We talk about Kickstarter's influence on roleplaying games.  We also talk about how he started in podcasting with One Shot and Campaign and some of his favorite games he's played on One Shot. Jam...

We come back to Central Florida to talk to artist Katie Knudson, who I met and spoke briefly with at the Omni Fandom Expo.  This time I get her for nearly an hour to talk about her favorite fandoms! We talk about Harry Potter, Patrick Rothfuss' The Kingkiller Chronicles, Dungeons and Dragons, TV and Movie recommendations.  Katie also talks to me about how she became an artist, how she started doin...

Samantha aka Scarlett Sparrow joins us from California for Episode 63.  A friend of previous guest, Andie Jay, we talk about a number of different fandoms. We talk Disney movies, Marvel's X-Men, DC movies (before Wonder Woman came out), Legend of the Seeker, Piers Anthony's Xanth novel series, book recommendations and cosplay. https://www.instagram.com/scarlettsparrow/ https://www.facebook.com/Sca...

David answers questions from the fandom dating meme that was going around.  "Name two fictional characters and I will tell you which I would rather date" Hermione Granger or Ginny Weasley (Harry Potter) Harry Potter or Ron Weasley (Harry Potter) Leia or Rey (Star Wars) Jacob or Edward (Twilight) Percy Jackson or Frank Zhang (Percy Jackson series) Annabeth Chase or Hazel Levesque (Percy Jackson ser...

Recorded in March, we come back to Central Florida to talk to Samantha who also goes by LiliAvacyn Cosplay.  We cover a variety of fandoms including Overwatch, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering and Vampire Hunter D.  We also talk about her cosplay. You can find Samantha at: https://www.facebook.com/LiliAvacyn https://www.instagram.com/liliavacyn/ https://liliavacyncosplay.tumblr.com/ https://twitter...

Friend of the show Greg Allen joins us from Charlotte, NC to talk video games, tabletop role playing and book recommendations. Greg talks to us about MMORPG's such as World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2.  He also drops a lot of book recommendations of must-read books that include Watership Down, the Tolkien series such as The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, and more. Interspersed in our conversation...

We remain in Central Florida and are joined by Emily Abbazia, an engineering student and cosplayer who I found because we share a mutual love of Kitty Pryde. Emily and I discuss a variety of fandoms including: Kitty Pryde and her role in the new X-Men: Gold comic series (recorded before the comics release).  We also talk about Joss Whedon's Firefly series, Supernatural, and cosplay.  We also talk...

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!  We celebrate by bringing back the first 5 guests from our first month.  Jachelle Overstreet, Eden Royce, Ginny of Ginny Not Weasley Cosplay, Bailey Vea and MJ. We cover fandoms new and old including: Andi Mack, Stranger Things, Supergirl, writing, roleplaying, Outlander, the new Beauty and the Beast movie, Star Wars: Rogue One, cosplay, Dr. Who, the anime called Blue Exorcis...

Lars aka Blue Shoes Cosplay joins us from Central Florida to talk about her favorite fandoms.  We talk about comic books such as Invincible and Marvel's Runaways, the podcast called Last Podcast on the Left, animated superhero shows, Disney, Cosplay and Dungeons and Dragons. This is a packed episode so be sure to listen and you can find Blue Shoes Cosplay at: http://www.facebook.com/blueshoescospl...

An estimated $100.5 million dollar opening made Wonder Woman the highest box office movie directed by a woman.  It's the highest rated DCEU movie, certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes at 97% as of Thursday when it debuted.  Returning guest, Victoria Avalor (episode 48), joins me to discuss all things Wonder Woman.  There are spoilers as we discuss characters, the story, the cinematography and more. ...

We find ourselves back in California and within walking distance of Disneyland with our guest Sara Katz-Scher, well known as ThatPrincessGirl on Instagram. Fandoms we cover include Disney, the TV series Lost and a book series by Tamora Pierce called The Lioness Quartet.  We touch on getting kids into reading as well.  Sara also talks about Disneybounding - what it is, how she does it and its popul...

Star Wars debuted on May 25th, 1977.  Now 40 years later it has become one of the longest, most enduring and influential fandoms in the world.  Ellie & Zenger of the Zeng This podcast return to help me celebrate all that is Star Wars. We talk about how we first got into the Star Wars fandom.  We talk characters, aliens, stories, movies, games, books, the purchase by Disney, the newest movies and m...

CW: Talk about mental health, bipolar disorder, suicide and cutting. Author/Artist Lex Chase joins me from Pensacola, Florida.  Lex and I go back to my days at the University of West Florida when he worked in my Friendly Local Comic Shop.  We talk about the fandoms he is into including Lost, Hannibal & The Path. We then talk about his time as an art student, transitioning to becoming an award winn...

Award Winning Illustrator Maki Naro joins us from New York City for Episode 56.  Maki's work has been featured on The Nib & Popular Science.  He draws the webcomic Sufficiently Remarkable and he was one of the finalists in Penny Arcade's Strip Search webseries. We talk about how he got into art and his science based comics.  We talk at length about the Penny Arcade Strip Search webseries, his time...

Emma Lettera, based in Central Florida, is the first artist to appear on Tales from the Fandom.  Otherwise known as Discombobble online, she produces fanart of all kinds as well as her own original art and is now hitting the convention scene. On this episode, we talk about Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli movies, Harry Potter, & HBO's Westworld. We also talk about how long she's been drawing, her ar...

Zeng This! Podcast hosts Ellie and Zenger join Tales from the Fandom for Episode 54. After discovering the Zeng This! podcast and loving it, I was able to have Ellie and Zenger join me to talk about a number of fandoms including what originally pulled them into fandoms at a young age.  We also talked about the DC and Marvel Cinematic Universes and then their enjoyment for the Mass Effect videogame...

With a little bit of extra space, I had enough time to answer some listener questions.  Listen to questions from @Joezilla, Clara of @MtMoonCosplay, Sadie of @Sadiebydesign, Analeigh of @Analeighcosplay, Rebecca Parker and the co-hosts of @ZengThisPodcast.

Clara joins us from Central Florida to discuss a variety of her fandoms.  We talk about how she first got into roleplaying and the different roleplaying games she is into.  We discuss games such as Numenera, Pathfinder, Shadowrun, Vampire: The Masquerade and more.  Clara and I then talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender and the Legend of Korra cartoons.  We wrap up with a talk about cosplay. You ca...

Star Wars Celebration 2017 was held in Orlando, Florida for four days.  Each day had big news coming from it, whether it pertained to the 40th Anniversary celebration, The Last Jedi, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Battlefront 2 and more.  I review the convention, talk about what I heard and saw and my experience. You can find the pictures at http://www.facebook.com/talesfromthefandom or on my Instagr...

We remain in Texas for Episode 52 as we have Ali aka Pocket Sized Cosplay join us. Ali and I stay mostly in the realm of anime for this episode.  We cover Love Hina, Sailor Moon, Card Captor Sakura and King of Bandits along with a few other anime titles. We also talk about how she got into Cosplay and more. You can find Ali at: http://www.facebook.com/pocketsizedcosplay https://www.instagram.com/p...

Project 13 Dark is a Kickstarter that aims to be "a unique project that will showcase both the written and visual artwork of some of this century's greatest creatives."  To talk about the project, discuss what it is and what you can get out of it, I am joined by previous guest and one of the authors for Project 13 Dark, Eden Royce (Episode 2). You can find the Kickstarter at: Project 13 Dark Kicks...

Recorded in January, we return to Texas to talk with Cosmic Coterie member Koholint. Koholint talks to us about two of her favorite anime/manga's, Mob Psycho 100 and One Punch Man.  We also talk about the Final Fantasy game series, focusing on FF2 and FF4.  She recommends Tiger & Bunny and we talk a little about Attack on Titan before discussing Cosplay and her involvement with the Cosmic Coterie...

Kerry Holland joins us from England to talk about a number of different fandoms.  We talk about Harley Quinn, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter as well as the Fantastic Beasts series, Retro Gaming (specifically Sam and Max and the Monkey Island franchise).  Kerry also talks to us about cosplay and being a cosplayer in England. You can find Kerry at: https://www.facebook.com/kerraldinehq/ http...

Tali rejoins us from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to review and discuss Wrestlemania 33, happening on Sunday, April 2nd here in Orlando, Florida. We cover the matches and story lines from draft split and Summer Slam when we recorded Tali's original episode (Ep. 13) to what we have ended up with for Wrestlemania. All announced matches are covered from the pre-show to the main program. We talk likes, d...

Recorded in November, we go to Alberta, Canada and talk with Analeigh of Analeigh Cosplay.  We cover a variety of different fandoms. We first start out with a more recent fandom that has become popular, the Outlander series.  Analeigh talks about whether she was a book or TV fan first.  We talk about the plot, the characters and whether it can be described as "Game of Thrones for Women." From ther...