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25 June 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

CONFIRMATION BIAS: Abandoned is an upcoming Playstation 5-exclusive game made by the small Netherlands-based team, Blue Box Game Studios. After the game’s director made an enigmatic tweet, the internet exploded with conspiracy theories, asserting that the game and its trailers were nothing more than clues that this was not a stand-alone survival horror game but was actually a Silent Hill sequel. More than that, people have asserted that it’s a Silent Hill sequel directed by Hideo Kojima, despite the fact that the studio has gone to great lengths to assure fans that it is not. Andrew and Dan discuss the conspiracy and how it got wrapped up in the darker parts of nerd culture, internet culture, and the complicated edges of fandom.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Shortcast 57 – Fair Point, Dude” (01 June 2018): Where D. Bethel talks about the Super Nt, a Super NES clone made by Analogue.
“For Great Justice” (19 February 2021): Where Andrew & D. Bethel discuss the video game, Six Days in Fallujah, and the discourse around tweets made by developer Rami Ismail.
“I Am the State” (26 February 2021): Where our hosts discuss Nintendo’s continued neglect of the Metroid franchise.
“Films in Quarries” (18 June 2021): Where D. Bethel gets excited at the announcement of Metroid: Dread.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Gratton, Kyle. “Kojima Blue Box Conspiracy Theory Explained.” ScreenRant. 18 June 2021.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Con Artists #06 – Tickets & Tables

11 December 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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As the pandemic rages on, more and more independent artists are left figuring out how to manage their careers in the absence of in-person events, specifically exhibiting at conventions.

The pandemic is also a time for reflection. As the big conventions struggle to give fans some semblance of the con experience through digital-only replacements, independent comickers D. Bethel (of the webcomic, Long John) and Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics) come together to discuss the difference in experiences, expectations, and realities of what going to a convention means for fans versus what it means to creators and how the chasm between the two experiences may be larger than they thought.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Above the Clouds – The webcomic by Melissa Pagluica
“COMIC-CON! The Con Game!” Robservations, 06 November 2020: The episode of Rob Liefeld’s podcast, Robservations, that jumpstarted this converstation.
Epic Chaos! – The webcomic by Melissa McCommon.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:

Find Kyrun’s work through Taurus Comics at:
D. Bethel’s webcomic, Long John.

OTHER EPISODES:

Con Artists #01 – StocktonCon, pt. 1 : The drive home from the first day of the show. Kyrun and D. discuss making sales, confidence, and the comics they grew up reading and enjoying.
Con Artists #02 – StocktonCon, pt. 2 : The drive to StocktonCon to start Day 2 of the show. They discuss the importance of continuity, the level of fan engagement and ownership over continuity, and Dan’s strange reading habits growing up.
Con Artists #03 – StocktonCon, pt. 3 : Where Kyrun and D. talk about the breadth of indie comics, writing comics, and dive headfirst into personal nostalgia.
Con Artists #04 – StocktonCon Winter 2019: Where D. Bethel and Kyrun try out StocktonCon’s inaugural Winter show…with mixed results.
Con Artists #05 – No Con 2020: Where Kyrun and D. Bethel address being an independent comic creator in a world without conventions.

A Casualty of the Rhyme

22 May 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 3 comments

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#RELEASETHETAYLORCUT: With a bunch of DC Comics-related news dropping this week, we had to light the Taylor signal to bring in our resident DC expert and Senior Optimist Reporter, Taylor Katcher, to talk about the release of the infamous “Snyder Cut” of 2017’s Justice League on the forthcoming streaming service, HBO Max. Also discussed is the shocking news that Ruby Rose would be stepping down from the lead role on Batwoman after the first season (and had already been renewed for a second).

RELEVANT LINKS:

Follow Taylor on Twitter: @tk4tch
Andreeva, Nellie. “Ruby Rose Exits the CW’s Batwoman, DC Series to Recast Iconic Lead Role For Season 2.” Deadline. Penske Business Media, 19 May 2020.
Colbert, Stephen M. “Batman v. Superman: Zack Snyder Announces Director Commentary Live-Stream.” Screen Rant. 28 Mar. 2020.
Drum, Nicole. “Zack Snyder’s Justice League Officially Releasing on HBO Max.” Comic Book. 20 May 2020.
Otterson, Joe. “Why Batwoman Star Ruby Rose Left the CW Series.” Variety. Variety Media, 20 May 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 90 – Keep Calm, You’re a Warrior Princess” (01 Apr. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
“Episode 101 – The Black Arts of Algorithms” (05 Aug. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel cover the strange discussion about box office returns in the wake of the rebooted Ghostbusters‘ release.
“Episode 110 – A Taylor [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes” (14 Oct. 2016): Where Taylor came onto the show to talk about the “Flashpoint” crossover event on the DC/CW Arrowverse shows.
“Episode 149 – We Are Not Here” (08 Dec. 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses his viewing of Justice League.
“Episode 152 – My Own Finger” (05 Jan. 2018): Where Taylor arrived to give his 2018 State of the DCEU-nion.
“#SaveGrifter” (14 Feb. 2020): Where Taylor came to the show to talk about the 2019-2020 DC/CW crossover event, “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
“The Transformers Paradox” (21 Feb. 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about upsetting discourse around Birds of Prey‘s release.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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The Boyfriend Demographic

20 December 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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EXPECTING THE EXPECTED: On the day this podcast episode releases, so too does the newest cinematic installment of the main Star Wars series with Star Wars – Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. But Andrew and D. aren’t here to talk about the movie––they haven’t seen it yet. Instead, they’re here to talk about the talk about the movie, specifically the rather surprising amount of negative reviews coming from––not internet trolls––professional film reviewers. It leads to a multi-faceted conversation about expectations, fandom, and even the changing landscape of cinema narratives.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Dowd, A. A. “The Rise of Skywalker Rebalances Star Wars Into a Force of Safe, Familiar Fan Service.” AV Club. G/O Media, 18 Dec. 2019.
Robinson, Tasha. “Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a Defeat, Even in Moments of Triumph.” Polygon. Vox Media, 18 Dec. 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 151 – The Coca-Cola of Science Fiction (29 Dec. 2017): Where Andrew and D. are joined by friend-of-the-show, Jason Tudor, to talk about their late takes on Star Wars – Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.
Shortcast 61 – All-New, All-Same (29 June 2018): Where D. and Andrew talk about Lucasfilm putting their “A Star Wars Story” series on on hold after the failure of Solo: A Star Wars Story in theaters (possibly due to the meddling of internet jerkbags).
Empty Justice (01 March 2019): Where Andrew and D. document the attempted review bombing (and Rotten Tomatoes‘ subsequent change in review policy) of Captain Marvel.
Constitutional Role-Play (15 Nov. 2019): Where Andrew gives his first-blush impressions of Disney+’s The Mandalorian.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Shortcast 73 – English Major Math

9 November 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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OPPORTUNITY DIABLOWN: At the end of the keynote presentation for this year’s BlizzCon––a convention devoted to game developer, Blizzard, created by game developer, Blizzard––the wildly successful PC developer announced a new entry into its long-running and beloved Diablo franchise: Diablo: Immortal. While ostensibly a new Diablo game, Diablo: Immortal is a phone game made not by Blizzard but by Chinese mobile developer, NetEase, and it was decidedly not the game fans wanted news about: Diablo IV. In a backlash of epic proportions, Blizzard has tried to course-correct which only dug them in deeper, D. Bethel and Andrew investigate the aloofness of Blizzard, the entitlement of fandom, and the hazy trouble in-between.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Bethel, D. “The Week – 26 October 2018.” Long John. ––Where D. Bethel wrote about people judging texts based on news, images, previews without actually seeing the final content.

Good, Owen S. “Misprint Gives Super Mario Bros. 3 Fans a Poetry Book Called ‘Grabbing Pussy’.” Polygon. Vox Media, 07 Nov. 2018.
Gordon, Rob. “Blizzard Is Working on ‘Multiple’ Diablo Projects.” Screen Rant. Screen Rant, 09 Aug. 2018.
Grayson, Nathan. “Blizzard Says It Wasn’t Expecting Fans to Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal.” Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group, 03 Nov. 2018.
Kuchera, Ben. “Diablo: Immortal Broke the Unspoken Rules of Blizzard, and BlizzCon.” Polygon. Vox Media, 05 Nov. 2018.
McWhertor, Michael. “Blizzard Responds to Diablo: Immortal Backlash.” Polygon. Vox Media, 03 Nov. 2018.
Boss Fight Books’ Super Mario Bros. 3 printing error Twitter thread.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Shortcast 53 – Aggressive Compliments

4 May 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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BATTLETECHNICALITIES: When the new Battletech game decided to include gender-neutral pronouns in its character generation, some corners of the internet got very angry, prompting everything from complaints on Reddit to a negative review campaign on Steam. D. Bethel and Andrew talk about this trend against inclusion in gaming and how this loud minority could be quieted.

As mentioned in the episode, watch Waypoint’s Austin Walker and Rob Zacny go in-depth with the character customization in Battletech:

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 91 – Trying to Keep Sharp: In which Andrew and D. discuss the inclusion of (and the ignorant backlash to) a trans character in an expansion.

RELATED LINKS:

Peter & the Wolf/Carnival of Animals – Part II by Wendy Carlos and “Weird Al” Yankovic
D. Bethel gets interviewed by the Capeless Crusaders for Free Comic Book Day:

WORKS CITED:

Klepek, Patrick. “The They/Them Option in ‘Battletech’ Is About So Much More Than Choice.” Waypoint. VICE Media, 02 May 2018.
“We Live For Mechs and Their Beautiful Violence.” Waypoint Radio from Waypoint, 27 Apr. 2018.
“Waypoint Plays: Battletech.” YouTube, uploaded by Waypoint, 22 Apr. 2018.

INFO:

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Episode 151 – The Coca-Cola of Science Fiction

29 December 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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WEEK IN GEEK: Both Andrew and D. Bethel saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi so––

THE LAST HOT TAKE: They bring in original Star Wars fan and friend of the show, Jason Tudor, to talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the talk around the movie, and what it means for the franchise SPOILER ALERT––SIGNIFICANT PLOT POINTS ARE DISCUSSED; BE SURE TO WATCH THE MOVIE BEFORE LISTENING.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 29 – Guitar Mode: Where Jason Tudor first appeared on the show to talk about military science fiction.
Episode 45 – Cuss Bomb: Where Jason Tudor discussed his comic, Vorpal (extended version available here).
Episode 77 – That’s Not a Euphemism: Where Andrew and D. talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Shortcast 15 – Your Name is Jimmy: Where D. Bethel first talks about playing Fallout 4.
Episode 116 – Craftcraft: Where Andrew first talks about playing Fallout 4.
Episode 120 – Where the Hands Touch: Where D. and Andrew talk about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Episode 128 – His Curry Name: Where Andrew and Dan talk about the controversy surrounding Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Episode 138 – An Accident of Role-Play: Where D. talks about his experience with Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Shortcast 28 – Linguistic Bravado: Where D. Bethel discussed Sundered.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Jason Tudor’s Website
“Week in Geek: Mass Effect: Andromeda“: Where D. Bethel goes in-depth about his time with the controversial game and why he liked it.

INFO:

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Shortcast 29 – Pins & Wraps

15 September 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: It’s a Week in Geek Shortcast this week with a little twist to the formula as Andrew brings TWO items to the table. First, Andrew goes back to the Star Trek well by seeing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in theaters in celebration of the film’s 35th anniversary and muses on the slightly strange interview with William Shatner that preceded it. D. Bethel talks about watching a friend start watching Doctor Who, observing a person wade into the fandom while trying not to gatekeep or guide the experience. Then, Andrew shares his venture into the world of costuming as he and his team prepare for an upcoming megagame event, “Colossus of Atlantis,” which will be held September 24th in Seattle by Seattle Megagames.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 60 – “Some Solid Copy”: When Andrew first talks about playing the megagame, “Watch the Skies.”
Episode 87 – “Thunder and Lightning”: When Andrew and D. Bethel talk megagames with Seattle megagame guru, Jesse “Megagame.”

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Thunder Busters” by Wax Audio

Episode 140 – A Vernal Pool of Talent

21 July 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: The guys are again on the cutting edge of entertainment as Andrew begins playing Skyrim (albeit the Special Edition that was released for current platforms last year) while D goes all the way back to 2006 and plays Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (albeit the recently released HD remastered version).

DOCTOR NEW: After speculation accruing since Peter Capaldi announced he would be leaving the lead role of Doctor Who earlier this year, the BBC announced his replacement, Jodie Whittaker. And the internet went wild. (Time Stamp – 38:38)

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 81 – “Synchronized Like Color Swatches” in which Dan and Andrew discuss the news that Steven Moffat would be leaving the show after Series 10 and would be replaced by Chris Chibnall.
Episode 123 – “Underground Murder Barn” in which Andrew and Dan ruminate on the announcement that Peter Capaldi had decided to step down as the Doctor.

WORKS CITED, REFERENCED, OR CONSULTED:

Baker, Colin. “I Was the Doctor and I’m Over the Moon That At Last We Have a Female Lead.” The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited, 17 July 2017.
Dowell, Ben. “Doctor Who considering US-style ‘writers room’ under Chris Chibnall.” Ratio Times. Immediate Media Company Limited, 03 May 2016.

LINKS:

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“I Am the Doctor” by Jon Pertwee