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Episode 2.5 Interview with Haden Blackman In a first, Doc and Mike do an interview! Their guest is Haden Blackman, author of the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and The North American Field Guide to Monsters!   About this podcast: MONSTERS! They haunt our days and chill our dreaming nights, to paraphrase Emily Dickinson. There's not a population on earth that does not have its own unique monster stories to tell to frighten, but also to instruct on the nature of good and evil, right and wrong. But what happens when monsters get out of control, when the monstrous imagination starts to bleed over into the real world? What are the effects of monsters on real people's real lives? This podcast examines the histories and mysteries of some of our favorite monsters to unlock their secrets and expose their influence on our lives.   About the hosts: Michael Chemers (MFA, PhD) is a Professor of Dramatic Literature in the Department of Theater Arts at UC Santa Cruz. His work on monsters includes The Monster in Theatre History: This Thing of Darkness (London, UK: Routledge 2018). Dr. Chemers is the Founding Director of The Center for Monster Studies. Formerly the Founding Director of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dramaturgy Program at Carnegie Mellon University, he joined the faculty of UCSC in 2012. He is also the author of Ghost Light: An Introductory Handbook for Dramaturgy (Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2010) and Staging Stigma: A Critical Examination of the American Freak Show (New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2007). Dr. Chemers is also an actor, a juggler, and a writer of drama. Mike Halekakis is an entrepreneur, business owner, internet marketer, software engineer, writer, musician, podcaster, and hardcore situational enthusiast. He is the co-founder of What We Learned, a company that specializes in compassionate training courses on complex adult subjects such as caregiving for people who are sick, planning for death, and administering after the loss of a loved one. He is also the CEO of Moneyfingers Inc., a company that trains people on how to successfully create, market, and sell products on the internet. When not burning the candle at both ends with a blowtorch, Mike loves video games, outdoor festivals, reading comics and novels, role-playing, writing and playing music, hanging out with the world's best cats, and spending time with his amazing wife and their collective worldwide friend-group.

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:42 - Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #1 (Brian Buccellato and Patrick Zircher) 0:11:28 - Justice League of America #8 (Matt Kindt and Doug Mahnke) 0:20:15 - Trinity of Sin: Pandora #4 (Ray Fawkes and Francis Portela) 0:28:12 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #24 (Justin Jordan and Brad Walker) 0:36:18 - Batman and Robin #24 (Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:44:55 - Batwoman #24 (J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and Trevor McCarthy) 0:54:39 - Birds of Prey #24 (Christy Marx and Romano Molenaar, Scott McDaniel, Robson Rocha) 1:03:41 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #24 (James Tynion IV and Julius Gopez) 1:12:31 - Batman / Superman #4 (Greg Pak and Jae Lee, Ben Oliver) 1:22:59 - Supergirl #24 (Michael Alan Nelson and Diogenes Neves) 1:30:42 - Justice League of America's Vibe #8 (Sterling Gates and Andres Guinaldo) 1:38:44 - Wonder Woman #24 (Brian Azzarello and Goran Sudzuka) 1:48:28 - Animal Man #24 (Jeff Lemire and Rafael Albuquerque) 1:57:42 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz Find out more at https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:58 - Justice League Dark #23 (Jeff Lemire and Mikel Janin) 0:11:39 - Trinity of Sin: Pandora #3 (Ray Fawkes and Daniel Sampere) 0:19:56 - Batman and Robin #23 (Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:27:12 - Batwoman #23 (J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and Trevor McCarthy) 0:36:33 - Birds of Prey #23 (Christy Marx and Romano Molenaar, Scott McDaniel) 0:43:36 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #23 (James Tynion IV and Julius Gopez, Ian Chruchill) 0:52:46 - Superman Unchained #3 (Scott Snyder and Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen) 1:02:33 - Supergirl #23 (Michael Alan Nelson and Diogenes Neves, Chad Hardin) 1:11:30 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #23 (Justin Jordan and Brad Walker) 1:20:43 - Justice League of America's Vibe #7 (Sterling Gates and Andres Guinaldo) 1:28:24 - Wonder Woman #23 (Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang) 1:37:34 - Legion of Super-Heroes #23 (Paul Levitz and Kevin Maguire) 1:47:31 - Animal Man #23 (Jeff Lemire and Steve Pugh, Francis Portela) 1:56:50 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz Find out more at https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co

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Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:29 - Justice League of America #6 (Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire and Doug Mahnke) 0:14:14 - Batman and Robin #22 (Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:23:50 - Batwoman #22 (J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and Trevor McCarthy) 0:31:57 - Birds of Prey #22 (Christy Marx and Romano Molenaar, Scott McDaniel, Robson Rocha) 0:40:29 - Supergirl #22 (Michael Alan Nelson and Diogenes Neves) 0:51:11 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #22 (Justin Jordan and Brad Walker) 0:59:38 - Justice League of America's Vibe #6 (Sterling Gates and Pete Woods) 1:09:04 - Wonder Woman #22 (Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang) 1:18:33 - Legion of Super-Heroes #22 (Paul Levitz and Jeff Johnson) 1:26:19 - Animal Man #22 (Jeff Lemire and Steve Pugh, Francis Portela) 1:36:11 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:36 - Batman and Robin #21 (Peter Tomasi and Cliff Richards, Patrick Gleason) 0:10:02 - Batwoman #21 (J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and Francesco Francavilla) 0:19:11 - Birds of Prey #21 (Christy Marx and Romano Molenaar, Scott McDaniel) 0:26:55 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #21 (James Tynion IV and Julius Gopez) 0:36:38 - Supergirl #21 (Michael Alan Nelson and Diogenes Neves) 0:46:55 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #21 (Justin Jordan and Brad Walker) 0:55:31 - Justice League of America's Vibe #5 (Sterling Gates and Pete Woods) 1:03:23 - Wonder Woman #21 (Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang) 1:10:37 - Legion of Super-Heroes #21 (Paul Levitz and Jeff Johnson) 1:18:50 - Animal Man #21 (Jeff Lemire and Steve Pugh, Francis Portela) 1:28:47 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz

Stuart and Burning Man's Community Services head honcho Terry “Retro” Schoop riff on the streets of our fair city and the naming thereof, from the controversial to the miraculous to the misunderstood. Black Rock City has elaborate art themes, each with street names, each with curious conditions. Why does our recreational refugee camp even need street names? Were they always alphabetical around an imaginary clock face? And what's a clock anyway? Hear this year's art theme (ANIMALIA) express itself through cryptids (animals that no one can prove are real). Folklore and fandom brought us our new ABC street names: Afanc, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, Dingbat… and NOT the Easter Bunny, thanks to Encantados, which are were-dolphins that shape-shift into dapper dancers in search of a party.  This is an episode with literature, lore, and laughter — and a pile of BRC trivia for street cred.Streets of BRC 2023: Cavalcade of Cryptids | Burning Man JournalBurning Man 2023: ANIMALIATerry “Retro” Schoop | Burning Man JournalBurning Man Staff: Terry Schoop

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:27 - Batgirl #20 (Gail SImone and Daniel Sampere, Carlos Rodriguez) 0:12:51 - Batwoman #20 (J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and Trevor McCarthy) 0:19:53 - Birds of Prey #20 (Christy Marx and Romano Molenaar) 0:27:48 - Catwoman #20 (Ann Nocenti and Rafa Sandoval, Diogenes Neves, Mateus Santolouco) 0:36:15 - Nightwing #20 (Kyle Higgins and Brett Booth) 0:45:06 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #20 (James Tynion IV and Julius Gopez) 0:54:40 - Supergirl #20 (Michael Alan Nelson and Mahmud Asrar) 1:03:30 - Justice League of America's Vibe #4 (Sterling Gates and Manuel Garcia, Fabiano Neves) 1:12:55 - Wonder Woman #20 (Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, Goran Sudžuka) 1:20:54 - Legion of Super-Heroes #20 (Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen and Francis Portela) 1:29:40 - Sword of Sorcery #8 (Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti, Travis Moore) 1:39:17 - Sword of Sorcery: Stalker (Marc Andreyko and Andrei Bressan) 1:50:03 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:43 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #19 (Tony Bedard and Andres Guinaldo) 0:10:45 - Batwoman #19 (J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and Trevor McCarthy) 0:19:35 - Birds of Prey #19 (Christy Marx and Romano Molenaar) 0:27:34 - Catwoman #19 (Ann Nocenti and Rafa Sandoval, Cliff Richards, Stefano Martino) 0:35:31 - Nightwing #19 (Kyle Higgins and Brett Booth) 0:44:19 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #19 (James Tynion IV and Julius Gopez) 0:53:49 - Supergirl #19 (Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 1:01:14 - DC Universe Presents #19 (Tony Bedard and Javier Piña) 1:08:54 - Justice League #19 (Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis) 1:18:03 - Justice League of America's Vibe #3 (Sterling Gates and Pete Woods, Fabiano Neves) 1:27:26 - Wonder Woman #19 (Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins, Goran Sudžuka) 1:36:23 - Legion of Super-Heroes #19 (Paul Levitz and Scott Kolins, Jeff Johnson) 1:44:02 - Sword of Sorcery #7 (Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti) 1:53:10 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:30 - Constantine #1 (Ray Fawkes, Jeff Lemire and Renato Guedes) 0:07:33 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #18 (Tony Bedard and Hendry Prasetya, Jim Calafiore, Javier Pulido) 0:16:06 - Batwoman #18 (J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and Trevor McCarthy) 0:22:27 - Birds of Prey #18 (Christy Marx and Romano Molenaar) 0:28:05 - Catwoman #18 (Ann Nocenti and Rafa Sandoval) 0:34:46 - Nightwing #18 (Kyle Higgins and Juan Jose Ryp) 0:41:15 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #18 (Scott Lobdell and Tyler Kirkham) 0:47:29 - Action Comics #18 (Grant Morrison and Rags Morales, Brad Walker) 0:55:47 - Supergirl #18 (Frank Hannah and Robson Rocha) 1:02:35 - DC Universe Presents #18 (Joe Keatinge and Federico Dallocchio) 1:10:39 - Justice League #18 (Geoff Johns and Jesús Saíz) 1:18:40 - Justice League of America #2 (Geoff Johns and David Finch) 1:26:46 - Justice League of America's Vibe #2 (Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns and Pete Woods, Andres Guinaldo) 1:35:46 - Wonder Woman #18 (Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins, Goran Sudžuka, Cliff Chiang) 1:43:48 - Legion of Super-Heroes #18 (Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen) 1:51:02 - Sword of Sorcery #6 (Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti) 1:59:47 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:07 - Green Lantern #17 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke, Dan Jurgens, Phil Jimenez) 0:07:34 - Green Lantern Corps #17 (Peter Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:13:07 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #17 (Tony Bedard and Aaron Kuder) 0:20:50 - Supergirl #17 (Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 0:26:42 - Justice League #17 (Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis, Paul Pelletier) 0:34:33 - Justice League of America's Vibe #1 (Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns and Pete Woods) 0:43:38 - Justice League of America #1 (Geoff Johns and David Finch) 0:52:21 - Batwoman #17 (J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman) 0:59:50 - Birds of Prey #17 (Duane Swierczynski and Romano Molenaar) 1:06:46 - Catwoman #17 (Ann Nocenti and Rafa Sandoval) 1:13:55 - Nightwing #17 (Kyle Higgins and Juan Jose Ryp) 1:20:22 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #17 (Scott Lobdell and Ken Lashley, Robson Rocha, Ardian Syaf) 1:27:31 - Action Comics #17 (Grant Morrison and Ken Lashley, Robson Rocha, Ardian Syaf) 1:33:45 - DC Universe Presents #17 (Joe Keatinge and Ricken) 1:40:09 - Wonder Woman #17 (Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins, Amilcar Pinna) 1:47:11 - Legion of Super-Heroes #17 (Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen) 1:53:13 - Sword of Sorcery #5 (Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti) 2:00:46 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:26 - Justice League #16 (Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis) 0:07:30 - Green Lantern #16 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:14:49 - Green Lantern Corps #16 (Peter Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:21:27 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #16 (Tony Bedard and Aaron Kuder) 0:28:28 - Supergirl #16 (Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 0:35:26 - Superboy Annual #1 (Tom DeFalco and Various) 0:44:06 - Nightwing #16 (Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows) 0:49:11 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #16 (Scott Lobdell and Timothy Green II) 0:56:03 - Catwoman #16 (Ann Nocenti and Rafa Sandoval) 1:02:14 - Batwoman #16 (J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman) 1:09:28 - Birds of Prey #16 (Duane Swierczynski and Romano Molenaar) 1:16:44 - DC Universe Presents #16 (Marc Andreyko and Robson Rocha) 1:23:57 - Wonder Woman #16 (Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang) 1:30:09 - Blue Beetle #16 (Tony Bedard and Marcio Takara) 1:36:53 - Legion of Super-Heroes #16 (Paul Levitz and Scott Kolins) 1:43:55 - Sword of Sorcery #4 (Christy Marx and Travis Moore) 1:50:54 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we elaborate our series on Rogue by looking at one that continues its legacy, that is, Rogue Legacy 2. It's right there in the name! Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few hours (well, about a dozen for Brett) Issues covered: Rogue-likes and Rogue-lites, comparing it a bit with Spelunky, the journal in Spelunky, games like it Tim has played, getting something out of runs, unlocking character types, bespoke levels vs tiled spaces and level generation, kitchen sink design, the clarity of the legacy, the punishment of starting over from scratch, not feeling like I got any further, quality of life improvements, the many ways you can make choices, terrific music, seeing your life flash before your eyes, humorous traits, saying yes to everything, sequel polish, the verb mix, grinding here vs JRPGs, improving skills, wrapping Rogue elements, multiple currencies, maintaining the Rogue with taking the gold, psychology of gold, removing a pillar and losing some enjoyment, knowing someone who beat Rogue, beating Darth Vader, an emergent property of Rogue, making a game you could play yourself, the cleverness and wondering how deep it can go, the punishment of Dark Souls and the progression layer, preferring an endpoint, long-term commitment, other Rogues to check out, a discussion of kit-bashing, kit-bashing and the art department, model kits and the origin of the term, kit-bashing in film, learning to parry. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Spelunky, Clue (obliquely), Colin Northway (obliquely), Dead Cells, Castlevania, Darius Kazemi, Oliver Uv, Cellar Door, PlayStation Vita, Dark Souls, Hades, Humphrey Bogart, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Darren Johnson, TIE Fighter, Derek Yu, Boss Fight Books, Sebastian Deken, Final Fantasy VI, Civilization, Paul Pierce, Haden Blackman, Diablo, njallain, Roguelike Celebration, International Roguelike Convention, Brogue, Caves of Qud, Gamma World, Cogmind, Michael Brough, 868-HACK, mysterydip, Maas Neotek Prototype, Ian Milham, Dead Space, Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout (series), Skyrim, Republic Commando, Star Wars, Industrial Light & Magic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Bloodborne, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: TBA! Links: Darius Kazemi on Generating Spelunky Caves of Qud and Wave Function Collapse Brogue's Mechanisms Michael Brough on Roguelikes Twitch: brettdouville or timlongojr, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @timlongojr and @devgameclub Discord: https://t.co/YVZOe7ZygI DevGameClub@gmail.com

In this episode, we finish out 2022 with our final round table: Ruins of Dantooine by Voronica Whitney-Robinson and Haden Blackman. Is it the Lost Stars of Legends, as Jared claims? Is it, in fact, his FAVORITE Legends book of all time?? Or is it, as the rest of us probably conclude, just "not as bad as they say?" Let us know what you think!Get your copy and leave your thoughts here: https://youtini.com/book/star-wars-galaxies-the-ruins-of-dantooine▶Masters and Apprentices: A Reading Collection | https://tinyurl.com/2766uu54▶Best Books & Comics to Read After Watching Obi-Wan Kenobi | https://tinyurl.com/yc4ykjtn▶The Youtini Book Review System | https://tinyurl.com/2p857edd▶New Book & Comic Releases on Youtini.com | https://tinyurl.com/4bnhp8du▶Complete Star Wars Timeline | https://tinyurl.com/yznkb8w7JOIN OUR COMMUNITY▶ WEBSITE https://www.youtini.com▶ DISCORD https://www.youtini.com/discord▶ TWITTER https://twitter.com/youtini_us▶ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/youtini_us/?hl=en▶ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/youtiniSUPPORT YOUTINI▶ WEEKLY CONTENT ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/youtini▶ YOUTINI MERCH:

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:34 - Nightwing #15 (Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows) 0:10:27 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #15 (Scott Lobdell and Timothy Green II) 0:18:25 - Supergirl #15 (Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 0:26:19 - Green Lantern #15 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:34:31 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #15 (Tony Bedard and Aaron Kuder) 0:42:44 - Catwoman #15 (Ann Nocenti and Rafa Sandoval) 0:50:19 - Batwoman #15 (J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman, Trevor McCarthy) 0:58:29 - Birds of Prey #15 (Duane Swierczynski and Juan Jose Ryp) 1:06:49 - DC Universe Presents #15 (Marc Andreyko and Robson Rocha, Eduardo Pansica) 1:14:53 - Wonder Woman #15 (Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang) 1:22:16 - Blue Beetle #15 (Tony Bedard and Scott McDaniel) 1:30:05 - Legion of Super-Heroes #15 (Paul Levitz and Francis Portela) 1:36:50 - Sword of Sorcery #3 (Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti) 1:45:46 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:56 - Catwoman #14 (Ann Nocenti and Rafa Sandoval) 0:08:56 - Supergirl #14 (Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 0:17:45 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #14 (Tony Bedard and Andrei Bressan, Amilcar Pinna) 0:25:36 - Batwoman #14 (J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman) 0:31:49 - Birds of Prey #14 (Duane Swierczynski and Romano Polenaar) 0:37:16 - Nightwing #14 (Tom DeFalco and Andres Guinaldo) 0:44:52 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #14 (Scott Lobdell and Pascal Alixe) 0:52:18 - DC Universe Presents #14 (Marc Andreyko and Robson Rocha) 1:00:11 - Justice League #14 (Geoff Johns and Tony S. Daniel) 1:09:09 - Wonder Woman #14 (Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins) 1:17:58 - Blue Beetle #14 (Tony Bedard and Ig Guara, Marcio Takara) 1:25:21 - Legion of Super-Heroes #14 (Paul Levitz and Scott Kolins) 1:33:12 - Sword of Sorcery #2 (Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti) 1:42:30 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:10 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #13 (Tony Bedard and Andrei Bressan, Amilcar Pinna) 0:09:41 - Catwoman #13 (Ann Nocenti and Rafa Sandoval) 0:15:58 - Batwoman #13 (J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman) 0:23:57 - Birds of Prey #13 (Duane Swierczynski and Romano Polenaar) 0:31:03 - Nightwing #13 (Tom DeFalco and Andres Guinaldo) 0:39:09 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #13 (Scott Lobdell and Timothy Green II) 0:43:57 - Supergirl #13 (Mike Johnson and Sami Basri) 0:53:37 - DC Universe Presents #13 (Marc Andreyko and Robson Rocha) 1:00:18 - Justice League #13 (Geoff Johns and Tony S. Daniel) 1:08:16 - Wonder Woman #13 (Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins) 1:15:31 - Blue Beetle #13 (Tony Bedard and Ig Guara, Marcio Takara) 1:23:56 - Legion of Super-Heroes #13 (Paul Levitz and Scott Kolins) 1:31:53 - Sword of Sorcery #1 (Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti) 1:40:59 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:36 - Batwoman #0 (J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman) 0:09:26 - Birds of Prey #0 (Duane Swierczynski and Romano Polenaar) 0:15:53 - Catwoman #0 (Ann Nocenti and Adriana Melo) 0:23:05 - Nightwing #0 (Kyle Higgins, Tom DeFalco and Eddy Barrows) 0:29:34 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #0 (Scott Lobdell and Pascal Ferry, Ig Guara) 0:36:33 - Supergirl #0 (Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 0:43:26 - Green Lantern: New Guardians #0 (Tony Bedard andAaron Kuder, Andrei Bressan) 0:50:15 - Captain Atom #0 (J. T. Krul and Freddie Williams II) 0:56:00 - DC Universe Presents #0 1:08:26 - Justice League #0 (Geoff Johns and Gary Frank) 1:15:39 - Wonder Woman #0 (Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang) 1:22:49 - Blue Beetle #0 (Tony Bedard, Kieth Giffen and Ig Guara) 1:30:09 - Legion of Super-Heroes #0 (Paul Levitz and Scott Kolins) 1:36:09 - Sword of Sorcery #0 (Christy Marx and Aaron Lopresti) 1:44:09 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:25 - Batwoman #12 (J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman) 0:09:26 - Birds of Prey #12 (Duane Swierczynski and Cliff Richards) 0:15:35 - Catwoman #12 (Judd Winick and Adriana Melo) 0:21:57 - Nightwing #12 (Kyle Higgins and Andres Guinaldo) 0:28:58 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #12 (Scott Lobdell and Timothy Greene II) 0:35:57 - Supergirl #12 (Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 0:43:12 - Green Lantern #11 (Geoff Johns and Renato Guedes, Jim Calafiore) 0:49:59 - Green Lantern Corps #12 (Peter J. Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:56:47 - Captain Atom #12 (J. T. Krul and Freddie Williams II) 1:04:21 - DC Universe Presents #12 (Fabian Nicieza and Jorge Jimenez) 1:12:09 - Wonder Woman #12 (Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang) 1:20:17 - Blue Beetle #12 (Tony Bedard and Ig Guara) 1:27:48 - Legion of Super-Heroes #12 (Paul Levitz and Francis Portela, Tom Derenick) 1:34:40 - The Shade #11 (James Robinson and Frazer Irving) 1:41:35 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52)

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:49 - Batwoman #11 (J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and Trevor McCarthy, Pere Perez) 0:08:59 - Birds of Prey #11 (Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman, Timothy Green II) 0:16:24 - Catwoman #11 (Judd Winick and Adriana Melo) 0:23:25 - Nightwing #11 (Kyle Higgins and Andres Guinaldo) 0:32:20 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #11 (Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort) 0:38:37 - Supergirl #11 (Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 0:45:04 - Green Lantern Corps #11 (Peter J. Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:51:34 - Captain Atom #11 (J. T. Krul and Freddie Williams II) 0:59:02 - DC Universe Presents #11 (James Robinson and Bernard Chang) 1:06:09 - Justice League #11 (Geoff Johns and Jim Lee) 1:14:03 - Wonder Woman #11 (Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang) 1:20:10 - Blue Beetle #11 (Tony Bedard and Ig Guara) 1:28:45 - Legion of Super-Heroes #11 (Paul Levitz and Francis Portela, Andres Guinaldo) 1:36:00 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:43 - Batwoman #10 (J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and Trevor McCarthy) 0:10:15 - Birds of Prey #10 (Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman) 0:18:08 - Catwoman #10 (Judd Winick and Guillem March) 0:25:41 - Nightwing #10 (Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows, Geraldo Borges) 0:34:11 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #10 (Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort) 0:41:10 - Supergirl #10 (Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 0:49:09 - Green Lantern Corps #10 (Peter J. Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:57:58 - Captain Atom #10 (J. T. Krul and Freddie Williams II) 1:05:15 - DC Universe Presents #10 (James Robinson and Bernard Chang) 1:13:34 - Wonder Woman #10 (Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins, Kano) 1:21:40 - Blue Beetle #10 (Tony Bedard and Ig Guara) 1:30:33 - Legion of Super-Heroes #10 (Paul Levitz and Francis Portela, Andres Guinaldo) 1:39:04 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:19 - Birds of Prey #9 (Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman) 0:09:38 - Catwoman #9 (Judd Winick and Guillem March) 0:16:31 - Nightwing #9 (Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows, Andres Guinaldo) 0:23:53 - Red Hood and the Outlaws #9 (Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort) 0:31:25 - Batwoman #9 (J.H. Willaims III, W. Haden Blackman and Trevor McCarthy) 0:38:56 - Supergirl #9 (Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar) 0:45:57 - Green Lantern Corps #9 (Peter J. Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:54:04 - Captain Atom #9 (J. T. Krul and Freddie Williams II) 1:02:17 - DC Universe Presents #9 (James Robinson and Bernard CHang) 1:10:32 - Justice League #9 (Geoff Johns and Jim Lee) 1:19:10 - Wonder Woman #9 (Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins) 1:27:46 - Blue Beetle #9 (Tony Bedard and Marcio Takara) 1:36:35 - Legion of Super-Heroes #9 (Paul Levitz and Francis Portela) 1:43:35 - The Shade #8 (James Robinson and Jill Thompson) 1:52:12 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

It's another short one this week as John and Solon sit down to talk about Arknights, Ace Combat 0, We Heart Katamari, and what they are looking forward to trying with games like Loot River, Trek to Yomi and Citizen Sleeper. In the news, union reps visited the white house, Haden Blackman is leaving 2k and Mafia 4 is in the works. Ubisoft Montreal has taken over the Prince of Persia Remake, Microsoft is making a streaming-only console and Square Enix sold off a lot of it's western studios to focus on the blockchain. As always Activision is in the news for being terrible, this time being sued by New York. As always, you can support us on our Patreon, and follow us on Twitter @VGChooChoo, @john_michonski, and @mavsplaniamania. Also, don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and tell a friend about the show! If you want to send in questions send them to our ask box at videogamechoochoo.tumblr.com/ask. You can also join our Discord channel at thegamezone.zone! Our theme song is “Crush” by Melt Channel, from the album Magic is Real.

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:01 - Superboy #8 (Scott Lobdell, Tom DeFalco and R.B. Silva, Iban Coello) 0:10:31 - Legion Lost #8 (Tom DeFalco and Aaron Kuder) 0:18:09 - Batman and Robin #8 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:24:49 - Batgirl #8 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf, Alitha Martinez, Vicente Cifuentes) 0:32:48 - Batwoman #8 (W. Haden Blackman, J.H. Williams III and Amy Reeder) 0:40:28 - Green Lantern #8 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:47:07 - Mister Terrific #8 (Eric Wallace and Gianluca Gugliotta) 0:54:52 - Deathstroke #8 (Kyle Higgins and Eduardo Pansica) 1:01:53 - Grifter #8 (Nathan Edmondson and Daniel Sempere) 1:08:57 - Suicide Squad #8 (Adam Glass and Frederico Dallocchio) 1:16:49 - Demon Knights #8 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves, Bernard Chang) 1:25:33 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #8 (Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:32:04 - Resurrection Man #8 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Fernando Dagnino) 1:38:39 - The Shade #7 (James Robinson and Javier Pulido) 1:46:36 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:58 - Batman and Robin #7 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:06:35 - Batgirl #7 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf, Alitha Martinez) 0:12:49 - Batwoman #7 (W. Haden Blackman, J.H. Williams III and Amy Reeder) 0:19:21 - Superboy #7 (Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva, Iban Coello) 0:25:40 - Green Lantern #7 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:31:05 - Mister Terrific #7 (Eric Wallace and Gianluca Gugliotta) 0:38:09 - Deathstroke #7 (Kyle Higgins and Joe Bennett) 0:44:06 - Grifter #7 (Nathan Edmondson and Scott Clark) 0:50:47 - Suicide Squad #7 (Adam Glass and Clayton Henry, Ig Guara) 0:58:18 - Legion Lost #7 (Tom DeFalco and Pete Woods) 1:05:57 - Demon Knights #7 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves) 1:12:47 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #7 (Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:19:08 - Resurrection Man #7 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Fernando Dagnino) 1:25:42 - My Greatest Adventure #6 1:34:30 - The Ray #4 (Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Jamal Igle) 1:40:59 - The Shade #6 (James Robinson and Javier Pulido) 1:47:26 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:43 - Batman and Robin #6 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:09:35 - Batgirl #6 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf) 0:17:52 - Batwoman #6 (W. Haden Blackman, J.H. Williams III and Amy Reeder) 0:24:35 - Superboy #6 (Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva) 0:32:21 - Green Lantern #6 (Geoff Johns and Michael Choi) 0:39:37 - Mister Terrific #6 (Eric Wallace and Oliver Nome) 0:47:08 - Deathstroke #6 (Kyle Higgins and Joe Bennett, Eduardo Pansica) 0:54:07 - Grifter #6 (Nathan Edmonson and Scott Clark) 1:00:30 - Suicide Squad #6 (Adam Glass and Clayton Henry) 1:07:37 - Legion Lost #6 (Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods) 1:14:46 - Demon Knights #6 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves) 1:21:06 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #6 (Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:28:14 - Resurrection Man #6 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Fernando Dagnino) 1:35:43 - Huntress #5 (Paul Levitz and Marcus To) 1:43:05 - Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #5 (Gregg Hurwitz and Szymon 1:50:01 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:29 - Batman and Robin #5 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:07:56 - Batgirl #5 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes) 0:15:10 - Batwoman #5 (W. Haden Blackman and J.H. Williams III) 0:21:52 - Superboy #5 (Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva) 0:28:21 - Green Lantern #5 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:35:08 - Mister Terrific #5 (Eric Wallace and Gianluca Gugliotta) 0:41:25 - Deathstroke #5 (Kyle Higgins and Joe Bennett) 0:47:09 - Grifter #5 (Nathan Edmonson and Scott Clark) 0:53:42 - Suicide Squad #5 (Adam Glass and Frederico Dallocchio) 1:00:15 - Legion Lost #5 (Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods) 1:07:14 - Demon Knights #5 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves) 1:14:45 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #5 (Jeff Lemire, Dan DiDio and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:21:34 - Resurrection Man #5 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Fernando Dagnino) 1:28:08 - My Greatest Adventure #4 1:35:03 - The Shade #4 (James Robinson and Darwyn Cooke) 1:41:54 - The Ray #2 (Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Jamal Igle) 1:48:26 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:49 - Batman and Robin #4 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:09:17 - Batgirl #4 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf) 0:17:00 - Batwoman #4 (W. Haden Blackman and J.H. Williams III) 0:24:07 - Superboy #4 (Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva) 0:32:04 - Green Lantern #4 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:39:09 - Mister Terrific #4 (Eric Wallace and Gianluca Gugliotta) 0:46:19 - Deathstroke #4 (Kyle Higgins and Joe Bennett) 0:53:56 - Grifter #4 (Nathan Edmonson and Scott Clark) 1:02:00 - Suicide Squad #4 (Adam Glass and Frederico Dallocchio) 1:10:47 - Legion Lost #4 (Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods) 1:19:10 - Demon Knights #4 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves, Michael Choi) 1:26:57 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #4 (Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:34:03 - Resurrection Man #4 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Fernando Dagnino) 1:41:17 - My Greatest Adventure #3 1:50:18 - The Shade #3 (James Robinson and Cully Hamner) 1:58:03 - The Ray #1 (Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Jamal Igle) 2:07:21 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mildfuzznetwork/ audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:21 - Batman and Robin #3 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:10:15 - Batgirl #3 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf) 0:18:53 - Batwoman #3 (W. Haden Blackman and J.H. Williams III) 0:26:52 - Superboy #3 (Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva) 0:35:20 - Green Lantern #3 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:43:24 - Mister Terrific #3 (Eric Wallace and Scott Clark) 0:52:34 - Deathstroke #3 (Kyle Higgins and Joe Bennett) 1:00:33 - Grifter #3 (Nathan Edmonson and Cafu) 1:07:55 - Suicide Squad #3 (Adam Glass and Cliff Richards) 1:15:54 - Legion Lost #3 (Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods) 1:24:07 - Demon Knights #3 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves) 1:32:23 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #3 (Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:38:48 - Resurrection Man #3 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Fernando Dagnino) 1:45:37 - Huntress #2 (Paul Levitz and Marcus To) 1:52:00 - Penguin Pain and Prejudice #2 (Gregg Hurwitz and Szymon Kudranski) 2:01:03 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mildfuzznetwork/ audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

COMIC BOOK TUESDAY - We bring to life Issue #4 of the 5 comic series written by Haden Blackman. This series follows Darth Vader as he searches to uncover an old secret Jedi prison created to hold Force sensitive inmates. Vader hopes that the secrets of the prison and its prisoners will aid the fledgling Galactic Empire. We pick up Vader as he finally makes it into the prison. He originally planned to unlock the prisoners in hopes that they will aid The Empire, but now, Vader begins to test the prisoners to see who is strong enough to survive. Only those that pass the test will be allowed to join him. What will happen as Darth Vader battles the prisoners, let's find out.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:47 - Batman and Robin #2 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:08:38 - Batgirl #2 (Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf) 0:15:49 - Batwoman #2 (W. Haden Blackman and J.H. Williams III) 0:23:02 - Superboy #2 (Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva) 0:30:08 - Green Lantern #2 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:35:55 - Mister Terrific #2 (Eric Wallace and Gianluca Gugliotta) 0:43:04 - Deathstroke #2 (Kyle Higgins and Joe Bennett) 0:49:11 - Grifter #2 (Nathan Edmonson and Cafu) 0:55:31 - Suicide Squad #2 (Adam Glass and Federico Dallocchio) 1:02:45 - Legion Lost #2 (Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods) 1:10:11 - Demon Knights #2 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves) 1:17:11 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #2 (Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:24:15 - Resurrection Man #2 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Fernando Dagnino) 1:30:55 - My Greatest Adventure #1 1:39:07 - The Shade #1 (James Robinson and Cully Hamner) 1:45:26 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mildfuzznetwork/ audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:34 - Batman and Robin #1 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) 0:11:11 - Batwoman #1 (W. Haden Blackman and J.H. Williams III) 0:20:11 - Superboy#1 (Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva) 0:32:14 - Green Lantern #1 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:40:24 - Red Lanterns #1 (Peter Milligan and Ed Benes) 0:49:19 - Mister Terrific #1 (Eric Wallace and Gianluca Gugliotta) 0:59:49 - Deathstroke #1 (Kyle Higgins and Joe Bennett) 1:07:22 - Grifter #1 (Nathan Edmonson and Cafu) 1:15:48 - Suicide Squad #1 (Adam Glass and Scott Hanna, Federico Dallocchio, Ronsom Getty) 1:23:33 - Legion Lost #1 (Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods) 1:32:17 - Demon Knights #1 (Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves) 1:40:17 - Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1 (Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:50:04 - Resurrection Man #1 (Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Fernando Dagnino) 1:59:52 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mildfuzznetwork/ audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Episode #394! Welcome back! This week we look at Frank Cho's newest art book "Pencil and Ink". This book contains what Cho is best know for, images of babes, dinosaurs and apes. However it does cover other subjects also from throughout his career. Listen for details. Scott tells us about the book "Burning Chrome" by William Gibson. And to make it a Gibson two-fer, Scott encourages us to watch the William Gibson documentary "No Maps For These Territories". To close down this episode, DL spotlights a landscape comic with two page spreads and many sweet art styles. Listen as he talks a little about J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman's new comic "Echolands". Check this episode out! 

On this week's FF, we delve into a bit of mysticism with two properties hoping to draw you into their fantasy worlds. First, we talk about the latest Netflix anime film to hit the streaming service, The Wither: Nightmare Of the Wolf! The movie offers another perspective on the lore The Witcher novels and games have to offer. Then we review the new comic from the award-winning Batwoman team of J. H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman, Echolands! The book has been described as a monstrous blend of magic and technology that reads like a blockbuster car chase. We'll let you know if this new series lives up to that hype.

Sales for July Comic Reviews: Superman '78 1 by Robert Venditti, Wilfredo Torres, Jordie Bellaire Superman vs. Lobo 1 by Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie, Mirka Andolfo, Arif Prianto Wonder Woman: Black and Gold 3 by Kurt Busiek, Sherri Smith, Sanya Anwar, Trung Le Nguyen, Colleen Doran, Benjamin Dewey Darkhawk 1 by Kyle Higgins, Juanan Ramirez, Erick Arciniega Extreme Carnage: Riot by Alyssa Wong, Fran Galan Marvel's Voices: Identity 1 by Greg Pak, Gene Luen Yang, Maurene Goo, J.M. Ken Niimura, Christina Strain, Marcus To, While Portacio, Lynne Yoshii, Alti Firmansyah, Jason Loo, Creees Hyunsung Lee, Mashal Ahmed, Sunny Gho, Brian Reber, Jay David Ramos, Neeraj Menon, Irma Kniivila, Sebastian Cheng Spider-Man: Life Story Annual by Chip Zdarsky, Mark Bagley, Andrew Hennessy, Matt Milla Avengers Annual 1 by Jed MacKay, Travel Foreman, Jim Campbell, Juan Ferreyra Winter Guard 1 by Ryan Cady, Jan Bazaldua, Federico Blee Cable Reloaded by Al Ewing, Bob Quinn, Javier Tartaglia, Protobunker King Spawn 1 by Sean Lewis, Todd McFarlane, Philip Tan, Stephen Segovia, Marcio Takara, Brett Booth, Javier Fernandez St. Mercy 1 by John Zuur Platten, Atilio Rojo Echolands 1 by J.H. Williams III, Haden Blackman, Dave Stewart Old Head by Kyle Starks Punderworld by Linda Sejic Action Tank 1 by Mike Barry Stanley the Snowman 1 by Austin Janowsky, Juan PAblo Montenegro Marcial Lifeformed 1 by Matt Mair Lowery, Cassie Anderson Runes: Son of the Black Wolves 1 by Ivan Lacitignola, Francesco Lacitignola God of Tremors by Peter Milligan, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson Delilah Blast 1 by Marcel Dupree, Joel Cotejar, Ramon Ignacio Bunge Bedhead Ted by Scott SanGiacomo Witch for Hire by Ted Naifeh 99 Cent Theatre Weird Western Adventures: Bea and James by Greg Boucher, Justin Ayers, Steve Rieck, James Stone Caspian Porter 1 by Drew Lenhart, Juan Fleites Additional Reviews: Pose, Murder Games/Instinct, What If ep3, surprise movie review (Cruella), Free Guy, Woman in the Window, Beyond Mortal News: Willingham and ComicsGate, Giant Days collection news, Oblivion Song movie, Williamson takes over Batman, Shuri confirmed for Black Panther 2, Bunn Patreon sneak peak: Beyond Mortal Trailers: No Way Home, Maya and the Three Comics Countdown: Department of Truth 12 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds Die 19 by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, Clayton Cowles Spider-Man: Life Story Annual 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Mark Bagley, Andrew Hennessy, Matt Milla Old Head OGN by Kyle Starks Robin 5 by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov, Luis Guerrero Something is Killing the Children 19 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto Usagi Yojimbo: Dragon Bellow Conspiracy 3 by Stan Sakai Superman vs. Lobo 1 by Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie, Mirka Andolfo, Arif Prianto Thor 16 by Donny Cates, Michele Bandini, Matt Wilson, D'Amico Oblivion Song 33 by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni

On this week's live show: Shane Berryhill ("Jacin and the Olympians") + J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman (Image Comics "Echolands")! SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Don't forget to go to https://www.Manscaped.com and use the promo code FANSIDED20 to get 20% OFF YOUR ORDER AND FREE SHIPPING! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fecha de Grabación: Domingo 23 de mayo de 2021Algunas de las noticias y temas comentados:Falleció Kentaro Miura, mangaka japonés famoso como creador de Berserk, víctima de complicaciones cardiacas.Jeff Smith anunció que ya prepara Bone: Tall Tales 2, su regreso al mundo de los primos Bone por primera vez en casi cinco años.J.H.Williams III y Haden Blackman anunciaron el lanzamiento de Echolands, una serie de su propia creación que será publicada por Image Comics.Respondemos preguntas de los auditores.¡...Y muchísimo más!Comentario de series y películas:The Army of the Dead, película de zombis coescrita y dirigida por Zack Snyder, con las actuaciones de Dave Bautista y Ana de la Reguera, entre otros. (Netflix)Comentario de cómics:Shang Chi, escrito por Gene Luen Yang y dibujado por Dike Ruan, con color de Triona Farrell. (Marvel Comics)Radiant Black, escrito por Kyle D. Higgins y con arte y color de Marcelo Costa. (Image Comics)Wonder Girl, escrito y dibujado por Joëlle Jones, con color de Jordie Bellaire. (DC Comics)Nightwing, escrito por Tom Taylor y dibujado por Bruno Redondo, con color de Adriano Lucas. (DC Comics)Pueden escuchar el Podcast en este reproductor.Descarga Directa MP3 (Usar botón derecho del mouse y opción "guardar enlace como"). Peso: MB; Calidad: 128 Kbps.El episodio tiene una duración de 01:45:36.Recuerden que ya está otra vez activa nuestra campaña en Patreon. Cada episodio del podcast se publica ahí al menos 24 horas antes que a través de los canales habituales, y cada mes grabamos un especial temático que es exclusivo de esta plataforma. Puedes sumarte a nuestros patreoncinadores™ con aportaciones desde 1 dólar al mes, y no existe un mínimo de tiempo para mantener su suscripción.También puedes encontrar nuestro podcast en los siguientes agregadores y servicios especializados:Comicverso en SpotifyComicverso en iVooxComicverso en Apple PodcastsComicverso en Google PodcastsComicverso en Amazon MusicComicverso en Archive.orgComicverso en I Heart RadioComicverso en Overcast.fmComicverso en Pocket CastsComicverso en RadioPublicComicverso en CastBox.fm¿Usas alguna app o servicio que no tiene a Comicverso? En la barra lateral está el feed del podcast, mismo que puedes agregar al servicio de tu preferencia.Nos interesa conocer opiniones y críticas para seguir mejorando. Si te gusta nuestro trabajo, por favor ayúdanos compartiendo el enlace a esta entrada, cuéntale a tus amigos sobre nuestro Podcast, y recomiéndalo a quien creas que pueda interesarle. Hasta pronto.Deja tus comentarios o escríbenos directamente a comicverso@gmail.com

Today we're reviewing, Batwoman Vol 1: Hydrology, by J.H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman, Amy Reeder and Trevor McCarthy check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Batwoman-Vol-Drown-World-New/dp/1401237924/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/137-7017772-3534643?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1401237924&pd_rd_r=be37956b-0ad3-4752-9e51-1cd1da1351d1&pd_rd_w=wxD7w&pd_rd_wg=DsJ1j&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=SZ8S8SFFWNQ1XDW1CS4D&psc=1&refRID=SZ8S8SFFWNQ1XDW1CS4D Don't forget to leave us a review, and make sure to follow us on social media where you can submit your own question of the week to be featured in the show! Twitter: https://twitter.com/New52Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Comically-Confused-A-New-52-Podcast-103275161576468 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/comicallyconfused --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comicallyconfused/support

Today we're reviewing, Batwoman Vol 1: Hydrology, by J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman check it out here https://www.amazon.com/Batwoman-Vol-Hydrology-New-52/dp/1401237843 Don't forget to leave us a review, and make sure to follow us on social media where you can submit your own question of the week to be featured in the show! Twitter: https://twitter.com/New52Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Comically-Confused-A-New-52-Podcast-103275161576468 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/comicallyconfused --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comicallyconfused/support

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we talk about our Populous takeaways and then take a little bonus look at Populous: the Beginning, an RTS spinoff from the original games. We talk about how the game takes concepts from the originals and molds them into something new, before turning to feedback. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few missions Podcast breakdown: 0:56 Takeaways and Populous: The Beginning 1:12:48 Break 1:13:20 Feedback Issues covered: dreaming big, the one-sentence/high concept, buying on the box, the mindset you approach the game with now and at the time, creation vs destruction mechanics, your Old Testament gods, toys vs games academically, indirect control and influence, opacity of interface, being engaged even indirectly, board games as an influence, the interactions you have as a god, "when I get to mid-game, I flood the world," emergent strategy, simulated villagers, wanting the stories of how strategies developed internally, simulating a population, what are your choices for abstraction, the mystery of simulation, watching an ant colony, it's like the terrain itself was a character, Tim's troubles getting this game running, user-created solutions to get this thing running, forgetting to save, how the god of Populous ascended, borrowing from multiple tribal traditions, is a thing 3D or not, a rotable camera vs an isometric view, a level-designed game, limitations on raising and lowering land, getting a number of charges to raise land, directly controlling villagers to become warriors or to build and occupy buildings, your godlike powers, tech tree driven by level/macro design, having the RTS ruts, critical unit mass and rhythm, franchise pillars and what you bring with you, winged monsters, converting savages through your Shaman, converting units, a finite unit map, religion and colonization, a puzzle level, micro-management of units, seeing patrol paths, the costs of scale, being neither enough of an RTS nor enough of a Populous game, legacies, eye strain, hardening of the corneas, blue light blockers, perception of depth of field and focusing, ambient light, what do you tell a young person, organizing thoughts creatively, the benefits of a liberal arts education, communication as key life skill, doing the thing every day, game jams online and in person, Brett's Book Recommendation. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Dungeons & Dragons, Bullfrog Productions, Lionhead, Peter Molyneux, SimCity, Civilization, Will Wright, The Walking Dead, Black & White, Ultima IV, Windows, Star Trek, Warcraft, Dune 2, Command & Conquer, Starcraft, Quake III Arena, Nintendo DS, Total Annihilation, EA, Haden Blackman, Paul Pierce, Tropico (series), Anno (series), Sam, Cody, Unreal, Unity, Blender, MGS 3: Snake Eater, Resident Evil 4, Mario 3, itch.io, Terry Pratchett, Discworld, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers. Next time: An interview or possibly our Halloween-themed game Twitch: brettdouville, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @timlongojr and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

This week the Marauders are talking about Elektra Vol. 1 by Haden Blackman, Mike Del Mundo, and others. We also talk about the DC FanDome and it's various announcements, Nick's second playthrough Sekiro, Kevin watching Lovecraft Country and Mario playing through Fire Emblem Awakening.No fan of the week this episode but feel free to message us with your thoughts on our pod. Next week's issue will feature Palomino vol. 1 by Stephan Franck.Email: comicmarauderspod@gmail.comInstagram: @comic_maraudersTwitter: @comicmarauders

This week the Marauders are talking about Batgirl: Stephanie Brown Volume 1 by Bryan Q. Miller, Lee Garbett, and others. We also talk about the DC Bloodbath and its potentially harmful implications for the comic book industry.Feel free to message us like Dom (this week's #1 fan) did this week with your thoughts on our pod. Next week's issue will feature Elektra TP Vol. 1 Bloodlines by W. Haden Blackman and Michael Del Mundo.Email: comicmarauderspod@gmail.comInstagram: @comic_maraudersTwitter: @comicmarauders

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we just keep on rolling about Republic Commando, on which both of your hosts worked. This week we talk with lead animator Dave Bogan, about his journey into the industry and what stuck out for him on this project, among many other topics. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Podcast breakdown: 0:44 Interview 1:19:32 Break 1:20:05 Feedback Issues covered: our rampant professionalism, stepping in the right potholes, taking an early liking to art, half arts school/half regular high school, finding out you're not a draftsman, learning about animation, having industry professionals for teachers, not knowing you can work in games, putting in the devotion and the time, a little who's who of great LucasArts artists, making a choice based on comedy and drawing, early experience on CMI and other titles, getting a title axed, finding roles for people rather than laying them off, getting involved in a project and working with other people, doing what you have to to ship, not having a plan and realizing: we always need to have a plan, taking on additional responsibility, the limitations of some of early characters, eyes and face and hands for animation, where one of the animators went, looking for an opportunity as a lead, thinking about how characters behave before you see them, getting expectations set, being intimidated by Daron Stinnett, looking at the competition, feeling elevated by Daron, the excellence of the animation team, learning from Joe Bacciocco, trigger discipline, when good behavior meets up with video game needs, how much an expert cared for people, using soldier expertise, composition and correctness, translating the authenticity, a well-integrated and organized animation team, the Trandoshan who runs at you like a gorilla, having to tell Dave no, various games they thought about post-SWRC, being afraid of not doing a Jedi game, being a pragmatist, lacking strife, having real characters, wanting stories at the forefront, Brett's Book Recommendation, being a salve in tough times, the hidden co-op version of Republic Commando. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Curse of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, Obi-Wan, Escape from Monkey Island, Rogue Squadron, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Wolf Among Us, Fame, Degrassi Street, Amanda Stepto, This Is Spinal Tap, Tara Campbell, Sheridan College, Disney, Fox, Pixar, ILM, LucasArts, SquareSoft, Magnum PI, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Kevin Boyle, Chris Miles, Graham Annable, Karen Chelini, Sangeeta Prashar, Sega/Secret Level, Starcraft, Jedi Knight, Ray Gresko, SCUMM, Derek Sakai, Mark Overney, Kevin Micallef, Chris Williams, Daron Stinnett, Eric Ingerson, Tippett Studios, Troy Molander, Dan Connors, Kevin Bruner, John Hancock, Chris Ross, Ryan Kaufman, Stephen McManus, Jeff "Pinecone" Kung, Ian Milham, Dead Space, Bret Robbins, Ascendant Studios, Justice Unlimited, Michael Stemmle, Diablo, Patrick McCarthy, Camela Boswell, Afterlife, Sean Clark, Force Commander, Factor 5, Magpie, Bounty Hunter, Armando Lluch, Cory Allemeier, Loren Cox, Matt White, Medal of Honor, Halo, Ryan Hood, Brett Schulz, Rebecca Perez, Jeremie Talbot, Nathan Martz, Joe Bacciocco, Call of Duty, Hulk Hogan, Haden Blackman, Patrick Sirk, Matt Omernick, GTA, The Force Unleashed, George Lucas, Sledgehammer Games, EA, Soul Reaver, Full Throttle 2, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries, Chrono Trigger, Mark, Ultima Underworld, Super Mario RPG, Nintendo, Bill, Johnny Szary, Short Circuit. Link: Video of training the animators Twitch: brettdouville, instagram:timlongojr, @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we are beginning to come dangerously close to spending longer talking about Republic Commando than we did playing it. This time, we get a look behind art development for Star Wars through the eyes and voices of two artists who worked on the title: Greg Knight, who was the principal concept artist for the game, and Paul Pierce, who designed the look and feel of the user interface. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Podcast breakdown: 0:45 Interview segment 1:14:39 Break 1:15:14 Feedback Issues covered: how Paul got his start, web design in the 90s, learning 3D modeling, how Greg got his start, the ubiquity of LucasFilm in Marin, making an important connection and getting an unstoppable recommendation, the importance of art in establishing a game, the design of HUDs and menus, the distinction between UX and UI, how UI art got into the game, iterating the UI in response to the game you're building, starting out as a texture artist, imagining rooms as a whole and getting noticed for your control of tone, an exciting time to learn about concept art, being a force multiplier for the art team, the need for concept art with rising fidelity, keeping cohesive style and flow in the art by use of concept art as well as art direction, differences with film, what immersive experiences mean for content, lacking control of camera, good ideas coming from all over, vs auteurism, putting a burden on UI aesthetics by being always first-person, bringing in the visor pieces, losing visual real estate and that conversation, the impact on design on art decisions, putting the ammo readouts on the guns, marking up renders to figure out where UI elements would go, weapons as characters, running into resistance with the programmers, the ways programmers can... avoid work, the conversation you have to have around iteration cost, fitting into a palette, designing vehicles that didn't exist in canon, coming up with the tone of a more deadly clone story, figuring out who the clones even were, figuring out what the side stories were, imagining beyond the borders of the film, morphing to a different scale, how little a Geonosian means to a Jedi and how much to a trooper, colorgrading and how it sells various tones and moods, giving a different interpretation of Star Wars, seeing something of Republic Commando reflected in Rogue One, focusing on what's important to your characters, the heat and contrast of the Geonosians, pulling on the film's UI elements, avoiding drama on a project, checking egos at the door, how collaborative the game was, the value of technical art, the energy of team members, tech artists as glue and bridges, the value of a demo, Neanderthal Tim, when your level is difficulty, the design ideas behind the hangars and bridge, the knobs you had to turn for storytelling through tone, having to die again and again, failure without excessive punishment, the ability level of the team, where your skills are relative to the game, improving communication between branches of the team, setting a vision without falling to design by committee, being able to deliver a new experience for a Star Wars audience, the challenge of making an AI that keeps pace with the player, "The Squad Is Your Weapon," the debate around the efficacy of the squad, building around the game's goals and how other games might attack that differently, the importance of building consensus, trying to find a way to say "yes" to an idea, "everybody can design," being able to have the squad revive you. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: LucasArts, Jedi Starfighter, Bounty Hunter, Galactic Battlegrounds (series), Escape from Monkey Island, Lucidity, Disney, 2K, Transformers, EndeavorRX, Akili, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, The Phantom Menace, EA, Jedi: Fallen Order, NYU Film School, Whole Foods, Cybernautics, Rocket Science Games, Obsidian, Behind the Magic, Haden Blackman, Starcraft, Dan Colon, Lightwave, LucasFilm, Ralph McQuarrie, Hal Barwood, Chris Williams, Unreal, Adobe Illustrator, Peter Chan, Joe Johnston, Doug Chiang, Obi-Wan, Bill Tiller, Jedi Knight, Dark Forces, Nathan Martz, Jeremie Talbot, Hideo Kojima, Metroid Prime, Maya, 3DS Max, Daron Stinnett, Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Rogue One, Paul Murphy, James Zhang, Adam Piper, Harley Baldwin, Mafia III, Hangar 13, Top Mix, Kovaak's Aim Trainer, Galaxy of Heroes, Reed Knight, TIE Fighter, John Drake, Ryan/biostats, Pat Sirk, Gary Whitta, Book of Eli, Fallout, Nick from LA, Halo Reach/Halo 5, John Hancock, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Epic Mickey, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers. Next time: YET. ANOTHER. INTERVIEW. Twitch: brettdouville, instagram:timlongojr, @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we delve deeper into audio and music on Republic Commando, via our interview with David Collins and Jesse Harlin, the audio lead and composer for the game, respectively. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Podcast breakdown: 0:48 Interview 1:45:20 Break 1:45:56 Outro Issues covered: going from film scoring to games, writing a column, dealing with the suits, getting the games at a discount, getting exposed to the hard work of audio and games, interviewing the composer, the turnover at LucasArts in the early 00s, being focused on audio and music in games, Redbook audio, having no one to learn from, having to figure out how to fit all the music on different consoles, parallels to silent film and MIDI, the development of iMUSE and having to replicate it, trying to find middleware for audio, hot-rodding the engine for audio, splitting sound and voice and the history, having lots of departments that had built up their own silos, being a service group at even a greater scale, the costs of switching, burnout and lack of downtime, having to crunch on multiple games at a time, the physical costs of burnout, having to hide that you're working on multiple projects, "see a dog hear a dog" sound design, shifting to being fully involved with one team, integrating departments earlier, having a fully immersive proof-of-concept level with audio, being able to hand off more to audio, still chasing what you'd like from audio, the non-Star Wars Star Wars game, systemic audio vs a more curated experience, the implementation of the Assault Ship, having different musical cues for different approaches, the game finding its own way from the Star Wars musical soundscape, not knowing what the movies would sound like, injecting more personality, having developed based on what we knew, the wonders of the ring modulator, a signature Star Wars sound, having the LucasArts audio available at Skywalker Sound, choosing a language for choral music (and not having Wookiee available), embedding your sister's name in a piece of music, training up the choir on how to sing Mandalorian, having the gall to invent Boba Fett's language, getting away with more because of timeline distance, slipping a thing to be low-key, wanting to use a talking dog, having a thing die because Business Affairs holds onto it for a long time, adding in Russian/Slavic dipthongs, knowing what fans were going to want to know, planning ahead for the meaning of the content, having The Battle of the Trees in Sanskrit for Duel of the Fates, slipping Doctor Who character names into The Old Republic, the audioscape of the "battle beyond," pulling in the audio for a developer diary, having the opportunity to widen the Universe, going nuts with the audio, having time to think about what a space should sound like, "this is my level too," integrated audio storytelling, the invisible art form, people not knowing how to describe audio, "you know, audio's cheap," the small size of the audio team, the high efficiency of audio, where the Ash video came from, having a weird coda to the game like that, critics thinking the game had rock in it, how mistakes happen in reviews, having had a deal, the only rock song ever to be in a Star Wars game, guitars and Star Wars, line items in a budget, Foley as a performance, having raw material for days for blasters and such, having clacky armor in front of the camera the whole game, having a footstep level, having to retag geometry, meeting with a fan, missing out on a multiplayer balancing issue, having networking break the music system, the airing of grievances, making a music map for QA, how to test audio effectively, the problem with music, what these guys are up to now, scores that don't work, knowing that things had to change, iterating on team makeup and process. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Star Wars, Marvel, Mafia, Avatar, Futurama, Counterspy, Yoku's Island Express, LucasArts, Escape from Monkey Island, Star Wars: Demolition, Starfighter (series), Sony, PlayStation, Uncharted 3, Journey, The Last of Us, Celebration, Skywalker Sound, Rage Software, Space Debris, Starfox, Paul Stroud, Game Developer Magazine, Electronic Musician, Larry the O, USC, The 7th Guest, Xbox, GameCube, Michael Land, Michelle Hinners, Unreal, Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica, The Force Unleashed 2, Troy Mashburn, Kevin Schmitt, John Hancock, Nathan Martz, Dave Bogan, Jenny Huang, Wwise, Daron Stinnett, Alien, Event Horizon, J. White, Obi-Wan, Resident Evil, Philip Sousa, Steve Matulac, George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Knights of the Old Republic, BioWare, Justin Lambros, Cindy Wong, Doctor Who, The Longest Day, Tales of Jabba's Palace/Tales of Mos Eisley Cantina, Creative Audio, Harrison Deutsch, Jedi: Fallen Order, Respawn Entertainment, Andrew Cheney, Julian Kwasneski, Bay Area Sound, Aaron Brown, Ash, Chris Williams, Full Throttle 2, The Gone Jackals, Halo, Marty McDonnell, John Williams, Michael Giacchino, Clint Bajakian, Mercenaries, Peter Hirschmann, Jana Vance, Dennie Thorpe, Tony Shalhoub, GalaxyQuest, Battlefront II, ComiCon, Joss Whedon, Riot Games, Valorant, Mafia Remake, Haden Blackman, Matthew Wood, Star Wars Resistance, Galaxy of Adventures, Forces of Destiny, Ahmed Best, Star Wars Jedi Temple Challenge, Jason Sudeikis, Rise of Skywalker, Boss Baby: Back in Business, Netflix, The Soundtrack Show, Ladyhawke, Mutiny on the Bounty, Akili Interactive Labs, EndeavorRx, Metal Gear Solid, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Epic Mickey, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers. Links: SWRC Developer Diary about audio The Battle of the Trees Next time: Another interview! Twitch: brettdouville, instagram:timlongojr, @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

164: Just Another Fanboy - Conan: The Frost Giant's Daughter This is the episode in which I talk about Conan Volume 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories by Kurt Busiek, Tim Truman, Haden Blackman, Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, Richard Starkings, and Dave Stewart"When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 192-page collection. Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea! This top-selling new series faithfully expands on original author Robert E. Howard's literary creation. Collecting issues #0-#6 and fourteen pages from issue #7 of the ongoing series."Published by Dark Horse on March 30, 2005.Most of this episode was originally published on January 13, 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .More stuff:The theme song used in each episode is Night Drive by The Oldfield Victory. Find them and their music at theoldfieldvictory.bandcamp.comWant to help support the show? You can do that in a number of ways:First, just spread the word. Tell a friend, tell two friends, tell your father, mother, sister, brother, neighbor, coworker, plumber, and even the guy or girl who cuts your hair.Beyond that you can support Steeven and the show for as little as a dollar a month on Patreon: www.patreon.com/steevenrorrOr, if the idea of a monthly payment doesn't appeal to you and you just want to throw the show a one time payment, visit ko-fi.com/steevenrorr and buy Steeven and the show a coffee for as little as $3, but as high as you want to go.Ask me questions, tell me stories, lie to me, speak your truth, make suggestions, or even complain right here: feedback@steevenorrelse.comCheck out Steeven's blog at steevenrorr.comJust Another Fanboy is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network. Find it and more great comic book podcasts at comicspodcasts.com

Episode Notes This is the episode in which I talk about Conan Volume 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories by Kurt Busiek, Tim Truman, Haden Blackman, Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, Richard Starkings, and Dave Stewart"When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 192-page collection. Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea! This top-selling new series faithfully expands on original author Robert E. Howard's literary creation. Collecting issues #0-#6 and fourteen pages from issue #7 of the ongoing series."Published by Dark Horse on March 30, 2005.Most of this episode was originally published on January 13, 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .More stuff:The theme song used in each episode is Night Drive by The Oldfield Victory. Find them and their music at theoldfieldvictory.bandcamp.comWant to help support the show? You can do that in a number of ways:First, just spread the word. Tell a friend, tell two friends, tell your father, mother, sister, brother, neighbor, coworker, plumber, and even the guy or girl who cuts your hair.Beyond that you can support Steeven and the show for as little as a dollar a month on Patreon: www.patreon.com/steevenrorrOr, if the idea of a monthly payment doesn't appeal to you and you just want to throw the show a one time payment, visit ko-fi.com/steevenrorr and buy Steeven and the show a coffee for as little as $3, but as high as you want to go.Ask me questions, tell me stories, lie to me, speak your truth, make suggestions, or even complain right here: feedback@steevenorrelse.comCheck out Steeven's blog at steevenrorr.comJust Another Fanboy is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network. Find it and more great comic book podcasts at comicspodcasts.com

This week we cover: - New 52 Batwoman: This Blood is Thick (2:52) - CW Batwoman Episode 5 (29:11)Paul and Eric get to read Batwoman #18-24, "This Blood is Thick", by J.H. Williams, W. Haden Blackman, and Terry McCarthy. After that we once again review CW's Batwoman. This is the finale of the New52 Batwoman run. It will be a Mexican standoff between Kate, the DEO, and Batman. Also in the CW show, everything is ludicrous. Every week our show reads and reviews comic book arcs and then reviews a comic book shows or comic book movie based on that same character. At the end we will rank them all! We cover DC Comics, Marvel comics, and everything in between. Our comic book podcast will have a rotating topic. Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon or send us mail at agentsofcomicbook@gmail.comFind out more at http://agentsofcomicbook.com

This week we cover: - New 52 Batwoman: World's Finest (1:32) - CW Batwoman Episode 4 (37:00)Paul and Eric get to read Batwoman #12-17 (World's Finest) by J.H. Williams, W. Haden Blackman, and Terry McCarthy. After that we once again review CW's Batwoman (Episode 4). This week we read the Wonder Woman / Batwoman team up, and sadly...we'll have to talk about Martha's freaking pearls on more time. Every week our show reads and reviews comic book arcs and then reviews a comic book shows or comic book movie based on that same character. At the end we will rank them all! We cover DC Comics, Marvel comics, and everything in between. Our comic book podcast will have a rotating topic. Send us mail and we'll read it on the podcast! Send it to agentsofcomicbook@gmail.comFollow us on TwitterSupport us on PatreonFind out more at http://agentsofcomicbook.com

This week we cover: - Batwoman: To Drown the World (4:23) - CW's Batwoman - Episode 3 (35:52)Paul and Eric get to read Batwoman #6-11 (To Drown the World) by J.H. Williams, W. Haden Blackman, Amy Reeder, and Terry McCarthy. After that we once again review CW's Batwoman (Episode 3). It's a crazy week this time, as we investigate sentient guitar picks and we find out what makes Batman break his "one rule". Every week our show reads and reviews comic book arcs and then reviews a comic book shows or comic book movie based on that same character. At the end we will rank them all! We cover DC Comics, Marvel comics, and everything in between. Our comic book podcast will have a rotating topic. Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon or send us mail at agentsofcomicbook@gmail.comFind out more at http://agentsofcomicbook.com

Justice League 25 by Jorge Jimenez, Scott Snyder, Alejandro Sanchez, James Tynion IV, Javi Fernandez, Hi-Fi Black Cat 1 by Jed McKay, Mike Dowling, Travel Foreman, Nao Fuji, Brian Reber Guardians of the Galaxy Annual by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, David Curiel Incredible Hulk: Last Call by Peter David, Dale Keown, Marc Deering, Mark Farmer, Scott Hanna, Walden Wong, John Starr, Peter Steigerwald Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Luke Skywalker by Greg Pak, Scott Koblish, Stefano Landini, Chris Sprouse, Marc Deering, Karl Story, Tamra Bonvillain Frozen: The Hero Within by Joe Carmag, Kawaii Creative Studio Toy Story 4 by Haden Blackman, Ivan Shavrin, Tommaso Renieri, Rosa La Barbera, Veronica Di Lorenzo Thumbs 1 by Sean Lewis, Hayden Sherman Category Zero 1 by Adem Kiamil, Tom Lima Ignited 1 by Kwanza Osajyefo, Mark Waid, Phil Briones, Andrew Crossley, Leonardo Paciarotti Princess Revolution 1 by Elaine Tipping Hotel Dare GN by Terry Blas, Claudia Aguirre   Reviews: Black Mirror: Striking Vipers, Iron Fist s2, Polar, Before Watchmen Omnibus, Dark Phoenix   News: Death of Vertigo, Jurassic World cartoon, Deadly Class & Happy canceled, Swamp Thing canceled, Maneaters nonsense, Good Place ending next season   Trailers: Jessica Jones s3   Comics Countdown, 05 Jun 2019: Criminal 5 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips Deathstroke 44 by Christopher Priest, Fernando Pasarin, Ryan Winn, Jeromy Cox Hotel Dare by Terry Blas, Claudia Aguirre Paper Girls 29 by Brian K Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Dee Cunniffe, Matt Wilson, Black Hammer ‘45 4 by Matt Kindt, Ray Fawkes, Jeff Lemire, Sharlene Kindt Giant Days 51 by John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar Ronin Island 4 by Greg Pak, Giannis Milogiannis, Irma Kniivila Birthright 36 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan Justice League 25 by Jorge Jimenez, Scott Snyder, Alejandro Sanchez, James Tynion IV, Javi Fernandez, Hi-Fi Harley Quinn 62 by Sam Humphries, Otto Schmidt  

I talk to Haden Blackman, author of "The Field Guide to North American Monsters."Written, Directed, and Produced by Stephanie Resendes & Micah RodriguezStarring Micah Rodriguez as Micah & W. Haden Blackman as himselfSound Engineering & Editing by Chris AndersonMusic by Joshua Van Ness See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

https://bryanaiello.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Origin-113-Haden-Blackman-Mixdown-1.mp3   On episode 113 of Origin, writer and game developer Haden Blackman joins me to talk working with George Lucas and creating iconic stories. Haden Blackman’s first published work was The Field Guide to North American Monsters: Everything You Need to Know About Encountering Over 100 Terrifying Creatures in the Wild, which was followed by a sequel entitled The Field Guide to North American Hauntings: Everything You Need to Know About Encountering Over 100 Ghosts, Phantoms, and Spectral Entities. Soon after completing the first Field Guide, Blackman began work at LucasArts as a writer and later a voice director, producer, and ultimately creative director. Blackman served as a producer on the MMORPG Star Wars: Galaxies[3] He was also the project lead on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a role which he described as "a hybrid between creative director and executive producer. Twitter: https://twitter.com/hadenblackman?lang=en Website: http://www.hadenblackman.com/ Wookieepedia: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/W._Haden_Blackman IMBD: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1898065/ DC Comic: https://www.dccomics.com/talent/w-haden-blackman Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Haden-Blackman/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AHaden%20Blackman Facebook: *** Music on this episode courtesy of: Kevin MacLeod Mountain Emperor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkxQFdMlZcw *** Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for updates on my other show Mirage: Speculating on Speculative Fiction. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbSnMk6QPiULXmKDYmwCmIg Subscribe on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/origin-stories-on-creativity/id1247194933?mt=2 Subscribe on stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bryan-aiello/origins-stories-on-creativity?refid=stpr On Google Play https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iywh2sype4wvtcuq4ose2fuxhqq Follow me on twitter @bryaiello for updates on this channel and my podcast and my writing projects. The podcast has a facebook page! Check it out for schedules of upcoming shows and guests and to communicate with about whatever you want including be a guest or suggesting authors or artist. https://www.facebook.com/BryAiello/ My website is: http://www.bryanaiello.com Email questions and comments to: me@byranaiello.com Support the show on my poorly managed patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BryanAiello

Le combat des genres: BD de Super-héros Elektra de Haden Blackman et Mike Del Mundo Watchmen d'Alan Moore et Dave Gibbons Batman: Year One de Frank Miller et David Mazzucchelli Hawkeye de Matt Fraction et David Aja

Every now and then, a comic project comes along that is more powerful than the latest superhero crossover; more epic that sci-fi stories set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away; and more breathtaking that the latest adaption of a Hollywood blockbuster. These are comics based on real world events, intended to help bring together the community to help heal a painful wound. Such is the case with Where We Live, an anthology project from Image Comics. This book is a fundraiser for the victims and survivors of the Las Vegas shootings in 2017. Dozens of top comic creators have donated their stories and art to this project. Back at the Image Expo earlier this year, Cullen sat down with two of the creators, J.H. Williams III and Haden Blackman, to discuss the project and why this is so important to the comic community.  In addition, we have movie talk, with the recent releases of Deadpool 2 and Solo.  We share our mostly spoiler-free thoughts on the movies, but we give you a proper warning before we discuss that one scene in Solo. Yeah, you know which one we are talking about! We give our Pick 3 selections for next week. However, there are a lot of great comics coming out next week. We had a hard time talking about just one book each, so we share some other suggestions for books you should look to pick up on your visit to your LCS next Wednesday.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint’s Comics. Clint’s is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find whatever it is that you need. You should also know that Clint’s has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to finish the run of a title, head on down to Clint’s or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are having our third discussion about 2001's quirky Western-built Japanese-style RPG Anachronox. We talk quite a bit about the specifics of this section of the game, including the combat elements and leveling, before turning to feedback. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: To the surface of Democratus! Podcast breakdown: 0:43      Anachronox pt III 1:05:15 Break 1:05:47 Feedback Issues covered: resolutions (or lack thereof) and taking stock, flying towards the Hive and having a railgun shooter, abstracting away from player skill in RPGs, hybridization, lack of loot, finding new offensive stuff in the environment, using the Elementor, colored bugs and finding them all over, the Hive Queen, saving Democratus and having it... join your party?, tonal shifting every couple of hours, movie tone management, no shackles, could you do this today?, indie studios doing widely different games, how would you do a sequel to this game?, drug missions in Far Cry 4, optional nature of diverse gameplay lending them less force, whether a pure episodic model could work, theoretical possibility of continuing the series, choice between Hephaestus vs Red Light District, Pumping Station, broader humor, introduction of Stiletto Anyway, Stiletto's special ability, tricky design problem -- locking off areas, Rho's description of what's going on quantum physics/astrophysics/temporal physics, moving mass between universes, incorporating the game's ideas all the way down into the UI, the Hephaestus mystery, characters moving around in the environment apart from you, useless randomization, getting the elementor, Krapton comics universe and Rictus the villain, storytelling with comic panels, hologram puzzles, the weird hero capture room, committing all the way to a planet as a party member, the electoral college mockery in 2000, hyperdiegetic lore issues, content coordination, the "dragon break", content coordination and licensing, listening out of order, book club. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Aaron Evers, IrreverentQ, Matty Alan Estock, Makendi, MaasNeotekProto, Ryan (Stats_dr), Jackbox Party Pack/Drawful, Rebel Assault, Descent, Final Fantasy, Witcher III, Aliens, Soul Reaver, Star Trek, What Remains of Edith Finch?, The Unfinished Swan, Vlambeer, Year Walk, Beat Sneak Bandit, Device 6, Simogo, Far Cry 4, Far Cry Primal, Square Enix, Eidos, Outlaws, The Terminator, Ron Gilbert, Rob Howard, Grid Snaps, Star Wars Republic Commando, Ben (from Iowa) Zaugg, Al Gore, Logan Brown, Halo, Jason Schreier, Blood Sweat and Pixels, Halo Wars, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, 343 Industries, LucasFilm, Haden Blackman, Hangar 13, Mafia III, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Ryan Kaufman, Star Wars Galaxies, Bethesda Game Studios, tshokunbi, System Shock 2. Links: Podcast episode about SWRC Next time: Finish the game! @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing Valve Software's 1998 classic Half-Life. This week we welcome Dario Casali, a level designer who worked on Half-Life and is still with the company all these years later. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Podcast breakdown: 0:39       Interview with Dario Casali 1:04:41  Break 1:05:03  Feedback segment Issues covered: current status of Tacoma, games in 1993, connecting with a serial cable, newsgroups and Usenet, bundling up levels to sell, connecting over the early Internet, getting into Valve, the magic of Seattle weather, describing how your levels work as part of the interview, an interview between peers, having only the pieces and pulling them together, technology coming online and throwing away a lot of levels beforehand, creating structure by drawing with charcoal on big pieces of paper, having a central focus for a level because designers came up with their own ideas, unifying the design, setting core hours starting from 11am, integrating a new mechanic, competing with one another's levels and with other companies, not wanting long stretches without something new, paranoia and passion and terror, Quake Engine Licensee Cold War, level transition technology, hokey conventions, maintaining complete control of the character, having doors to begin and end the level, having to implement your own stuff even up to save and load, mixing and matching mechanics, not confusing the player: show them a puzzle clearly and then layer complexity for them to figure out, not stopping the player, playtesting was number one, creative autonomy, single-player vs multi-player design effort per second of play, level design and programming interactions, corrupting the Borg-like purity of programmers' work, how level design has changed in two decades, the products should change but the people shouldn't have to, maintaining the culture, doing a thing every day, getting less terrible day by day, finding the thing that undergirds a new Half-Life, having access to the source, analysis paralysis, constraints in engines, Hackathon weeks, bending engines, you can't shut him up. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Tacoma, Starcraft (obliquely), Milo Casali, Quake, Doom, LucasArts, Chris Klie, Magic: The Gathering, Richard Garfield, id Software, Shawn Green, American McGee, Ted Backman, Marc Laidlaw, code name Quiver, Kelly Bailey, John Guthrie, Fallout, Sin, Daikatana, Jay Stelly, Unreal, Portal, Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, 343 Industries, Microsoft, Gabe Newell, Bethesda Game Studios, Brian Robb, John Webb, DotA 2, IceFrog, Narbacular Drop, DigiPen, Counterstrike, Forge, Halo, June, Jonathan DeLuca, SuperGiant Games, Greg Kasavin, Bastion, Transistor, Amir Rao, Zelda, Metroid, Shovel Knight, Brian Taylor, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Skyrim, Starfighter, Rich Davis, Jedi Starfighter, Andrew Kirmse, lucasrizoli, TakLocke, BattleTech, MechWarrior, MechAssault, TIE Fighter, Steel Battalion, Trent Polack, Steel Hunters, Joy Machine Games, FASA, Shadowrun, Jordan Weisman, Haden Blackman, Crossbones, Bachs, Fernandez, Chad Barth, Shibby Train, Fallout 3, The Last Guardian. Next time: We will play and discuss a bit of Half-Life 2 @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing Valve Software's 1998 classic Half-Life. We talk about what works in both the design of the military you fight and about enemy design in the game generally. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Apprehension (up to Residue Processing) Podcast breakdown: 0:35    Soldier AI and Enemy Design 53:12  Break 53:39  Feedback Issues covered: a bit of the history of game console licensing and certification, why Brett is behind on his homework, where the demo ended, special ops military, demo effectiveness, good general rules for AI in games, AI who communicate their state, postures for aiming, addressing the problem of AI who have perfect aim, alien telegraphing, use of grenades, line of sight, throwing a grenade to where you are, limiting the space in which an AI needs to work, world reacting to the soldiers with the same rules, enemy telegraphing and learning rules, orthogonal design, zombies and dread, long wind-ups, similarity between imp fireballs and head crabs, audio cueing, outsmarting the level designer, dying to learn the environment, not telegraphing the rules of the environment itself, making the perfect jump, pacing, memorable levels, distinguishing Valve games through their level explorations, approaches to innovate in games, making first person shooters is really hard, trigger to death, per-level mechanics, Japanese games, Japanese lenses on Western film genres, music in games, getting into a production role. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Xbox One X, Route 66, Tacoma, Nintendo, Atari, Star Wars (obliquely), Nathan Martz, Star Wars: Starfighter, Republic Commando, Alien, Doom, Quake, Cthulhu, Chaosium, Sandy Petersen, Dark Forces, Valve, Deus Ex, Thief, Bethesda Game Studios, Jenny Huang, id Software, Starcraft 2, Jordan Staley, Final Fantasy IX, Kotaku, Super Metroid, Nier: Automata, Platinum Games, Clover Studios, Capcom, Devil May Cry, Vagrant Story, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Fumito Ueda, Link to the Past, Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Dark Cloud, Kojima Productions, Halo, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, iMuse, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, Loom, Shadow of the Colossus, Cory Potomis, Ori and the Blind Forest, Microsoft, Campo Santo, Jake Rodkin, Sean Vanaman, Pauly P0p, KurkPeterman, The San Francisco Kid, Mr. Eric Anderson, Haden Blackman, The Force Unleashed, Mafia III, Fallout 3, Steven Spielberg, Ficus/@giant_rat. Next time: Residue Processing through Lambda Core @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com