Podcast appearances and mentions of Jason Shiga

Lords * Tyriq * Stevie * Avery Topics: * What is Dr. Mario's specialty? * Boutique sardines * Street Sharks (and the lies about them) * PiCoSteveMo is over! (as of this recording) Microtopics: * Throwing out an idea like a plate of spaghetti, or a grenade. * Odd Object. * Piggy-back dual plugs. * Now! That's What I Call Avery Burke, Vol. VII. * Jason Shiga. * Older kids who are into roughhousing and watching shark movies. * Audio Issues Because of Dog. * The only place on the Internet you can hear cardboard boxes rubbing against each other. * Two hours of an attractive woman scraping her thumbnail on a microphone. * Dr. Mario telling someone that they only have-a four months to live-a. * The weird forehead mirror that old-timey doctors wear. * The opinions of someone who's eaten cat food. * Grandma barging in while you're eating dog food. * Flintstones Cannibalism Vitamins. * Barney's PTSD after the Neanderthal Wars. * Wacky Races, the original MCU. * Dr. Mario's pill pusherside hustle causing the opioid crisis. * Ego Death Mario microdosing the germs in the pill bottle who transcend to the great pill bottle in the sky. * Coming up with the conceit that your band is enemies with sea mammals and making all future audiences hate you. * Three adorable sardines rowing a boat shaped like a dragon. * An octopus tentacle that looks like a serial port or a 2x6 spot light. * The animal that you're eating depicted in cartoon form as cheering you on. * An anthropomorphic ginger root eating a ginger candy. * Single-serving black characters. * Eating a fish and finding an entire spine. * The weirdest bone to find. * Free floating animals gathering into a colony and turning into a face. * The most popular fish sauce in ancient Rome. * Sealing a whale hand in a trash can with duct tape for two years until it starts leaking and your roommate has to help you dispose of it wearing a hazmat suit. * Tucking a whale bone under your trench coat and sneaking out of the museum. * Famous whale disposal techniqus. * Fishwife, fish life! * Not knowing about the preexisting work that your favorite cartoon is in conversation with because you're a kid and don't know anything. * Slammu, Ripster and Streex. * Michelangelo, Leonardo, DiCaprio, and Don Angelo. * Vin Diesel being very excited about the Street Sharks. * IP Homeopathy. * Sexy Mummy Costume. * Using mumnies as train fuel because they are so plentiful. * You can't get Mummy Brown any more because of Woke. * Who has and hasn't heard of Tommy Tallarico. * A toy that lets you shoot at the TV screen during the interactive parts of Captain Power. * Fresh off the PiCoSteveMo boat. * Graph going up emoji. * Lots of different skill levels going on in there. * Aardvarks and anteaters. * A three hour celebration of weird things that games can be. * Look Who's The Shining Two! * Why the Sokoban puzzle in Ocarina of Time sucks. * Puzzles vs. situations. * Tony and the Tony Mechanic. * The Thought Leader of the Thinky Games Community.

Lords: * Ben * Andrew Topics: * Baking: precise science of measurement or do it all by feel? (People have very different philosophies of muffins) * I've gotten into making crosswords this year and recently had the idea to start putting them on postcards and leaving them in public places for people to find. Am I becoming the Riddler? Is this fine? * I just found out that there aren't exactly 52 weeks in a year * The Rules, Leila Chatti * https://poets.org/poem/rules * Building fidgeting into a Zoom lecture * Things of Science. (Subscription science toy service that I got when I was a kid) Microtopics: * Posting pictures of pottery to social media. * The Hopefully Year of Layoffs. * Teaching game development as a hobby. * The interactive comic books of Jason Shiga. * Lies and truth and sea monsters. * Waiting for half an hour to find out if you fucked it up. * Baking intuitively. * Skimming a recipe and thinking "hmm yes, I've made food before" * Voronoi cookies. * Keeping separate baking notebooks for each season. * Having units that are divisible by two. * Putting it in a Gas 4 Oven. * How to pronounce "tare." * Sneaking into Grandma's kitchen and weighing all the ingredients. * Cruciverbalism. * Where to post the crosswords you've constructed. * A Lord's Puzzle. * Giving people a little bit of joy and avoiding hearing any feedback about it. * Living in the puzzle capital of the world. * Constructing a crossword puzzle for every party you attend. * The MIT Mystery Hunt. * Making art for a really small group of people. * Crosswordese. * Designing themed vs. themeless crossword puzzles. * How many weeks are in a leap year. * Yet another ratio that doesn't work out. * Calendrical systems you could use. * Things that you know that are wrong. * What's your favorite thing you don't know that you don't know? * Finding a drawer full of narwhal tusks in a bone shop and thinking "hm, sixty unicorns died here" * NASA's antigravity room. * Why doesn't the Mars habitat work out? * Multiple digressions on horse urine. * Refining horse urine into progesterone on Mars. * Suddenly realizing that you've been dead all along. * Cicadas doing whatever they do in the trees. * Acknowledging the expectations of what a poem is. * Why you always turn out to have been dead at the end. * Who is out there still making games about guns? * Adding line breaks to make your essay look like a poem. * Innominateness. * Garden path level design. * Reading aloud etudes. * Mavis Beacon Teaches Elocution. * Replacing your Zoom background with a video of yourself. * Brain massaging video of cutting sand. * The calming effect of amphetamines. * Fidgeting incessantly during Zoom calls. * Fidgeting for people so they don't have to. * Bubbling noises and space harps. * Remote testing protocols. * Plagiarism detector snake oil. * Doing homework to get used to the idea of doing homework. * Mass-production of adults. * Paperwork as a method of crowd control. * Homework as a barrier to family time vs. homework that facilitates family time. * Mailing people little bits of science. * Aerogel vs. Superslurper. * Growing mold in your oobleck. * Sending 1940s children asbestos in the mail. * Using every sense to explore the world. * A dog sniffing your hand and walking away. * Throwing away all the business cards that just have your Twitter handle on them.

Cue Bill Withers as it's just the two of us and some Q&A, plus Joshua Williamson's Superman (and the topic is not kicked off by DAP) with collaborators Jamal Campbell, Gleb Melnikov, David Baldeón, Bruno Redondo, and Rafa Sandoval, plus the House of Brianiac event; Destro #2 by Dan Watters, Andrei Bressan, and Adriano Lucas; Jason Aaron and Namor, Moon Knight by Jed MacKay and company, Ultimates (we out), Man's Best from Boom! Studios, Pornsak Pichetshote, and Jesse Lonergan; w0rldtr33, Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan HC by Jason Shiga; and more! Sanford Greene's 1000

On this episode we talk about anime shops, Check, Please!, Meanwhile, Black Clover, and more! Then, we explore the tragic and extraordinary lives of troubled teens in Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge for a One Shot! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song: “Are You Ready For Me Baby” by Funk Giraffe, Opening, Introductions, Morgana joins Mahjong Machinations, Darfox's weekly schedule - 00:00:00 Darfox's weekly schedule - 00:03:35 Learning Koi Koi - 00:06:20 Morgana went to Arisu anime store - 00:09:45 Listener Emails: Iconic items in manga and video games - 00:17:32 Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: “Funkymania” by The Original Orchestra, Morgana is working her way through Check, Please! - 00:27:18 Meanwhile is Jason Shiga's wild "choose your own adventure" comic - 00:31:34 We discuss the news of Black Clover moving to a new magazine - 00:38:28 Darfox is cautiously optimistic about the live-action One Piece show - 00:44:48 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Manga in Motion on Belle, We will watch Mamoru Hosoda's anime film based on Beauty and the Beast - 00:51:28 Main Segment One Shot: River's Edge, Transition Song: “It's Over” by Generation Lost, We review Kyoko Okazaki's story about troubled teenage drama - 00:54:55 Next Week's Topic: Belle, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “Crazy for Your Love” by Orkas - 01:36:38

What do you get when you mix difficult puzzles with intricate storytelling? A pair of defeated gamers, that's what. Kay and Carrington throw in the towel and admit they were bested by Hadean Lands. Then they replay Emily Short's recently remastered Bee, and tackle Jason Shiga's twisted tale of tentacles and truth. Bonus: Kay may or may not have sent Carrington some malware.

Join Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester for our last episode of September, which finds us talking X-Men Red, Leviathan by Jason Shiga, Fantastic Four Full Circle by Alex Ross, the current comic events Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths and AXE Judgment Day but also much, much more in a handy two hour format. Comments on the show are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and Patreon!

C'est la rentrée ! On l'a déjà dit ? Pas grave, c'est quand même la rentrée et avec elle un flot d'actualité comics qui en réalité ne s'est jamais calmé. Alors on s'installe tranquillement à un café, on sort les micros et on enregistre un nouveau Front Page pour faire le point sur tout ce qu'il s'est passé depuis notre dernière émission du genre, ça vous dit ?   Le plein d'actualité comics pour le début de l'automne  Avec une grosse partie tournée vers la production de bande dessinée indé' du côté de nos éditeurs français, pas mal d'annonces en VO, et un gros ensemble d'actu venu de la D23 de Marvel Studios, ce Front Page est comme l'ensemble de nos émissions du type tournée vers l'analyse la discussion et l'humour (très important, ça, l'humour), une formule que vous appréciez, je crois, depuis maintenant deux ans en continu (et ce, sans parler des années "Fresh StARTS" sur Comicsblog.fr).   Si vous appréciez tout ce travail fourni avec ces podcasts et ces discussions, on vous invite à réagir aux émissions en commentaires, à partager les podcasts sur vos réseaux sociaux afin de le faire découvrir au plus grand nombre, et si vous le pouvez à nous soutenir financièrement sur Tipeee, seule façon d'assurer concrètement l'avenir du podcast sur le long terme. Merci en tous les cas de nous écouter, et à très bientôt pour le prochain podcast !   Le Programme  COMICS - 02:10  Le Bloodstar de Corben en financement participatif, avec Tidesong chez Bliss Le plein d'invités comics pour Quai des Bulles 2022 Monstres est lauréat du prix comics ACBD 2022 Le Elric de Roy Thomas arrivera chez Delirium Léviathan, le nouveau Jason Shiga, de sortie chez Cambourakis Spawn toujours mis en avant chez Delcourt avec un portfolio collector A Contract With God adapté sur Broadway  Image annonce Too Dead to Die de Howard Chaykin et Marc Guggenheim Usagi Yojimbo revient chez Dark Horse Comics après IDW Un “épilogue” pour Batman : Hush par Jeph Loeb et Jim Lee  TV - 54:00  Un premier trailer pour Pennyworth saison 3 et son titre à rallonge Paper Girls annulée au bout d'une saison Un premier trailer pour Werewolf By Night Un premier trailer pour Secret Invasion Un court trailer pour Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur Skydance New Media annonce son AAA Black Panther/Captain America Le jeu Marvel World Heroes annoncé par Niantic Labs  CINEMA - 1:23:15  Dan Lin a finalement refusé la direction de DC Films Un nouveau trailer pour Black Adam Captain America : New World Order ramène Tim Blake Nelson et recrute Shira Haas Thunderbolts : l'équipe et le casting du film annoncés  Soutenez First Print - Podcast Comics de Référence sur Tipeee

This week, I have the privilege of interviewing Jason Shiga about his innovative new work Adventuregame Comics, an interactive comic where your choices inform the story you read! We talk about the media form of “choose your path” stories, videogame inspirations, and Jason’s secret upcoming project, “The Box.” On Comic Book Herald's ‘Creannotators' I'll be […] The post Creannotators #91: “Adventuregame Comics” interview with Jason Shiga! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Were you one of the 500 million people who read Choose Your Own Adventure books?   When I was growing up in the 80s these books were at the front of every library in every elementary school. Or, at least, in mine! I know for sure the kids at Sunset Heights Public School in Oshawa, Canada all went gonzo for them.   If you don't know Choose Your Own Adventure, the books are written in the second person. The protagonist is … you! Who are you? Well, you might be a private investigator, mountain climber, race car driver, doctor, or spy. The stories are gender and race neutral and written so that after a couple of pages, you face a couple of options: do you want to go deeper into the jungle or head back to shore? Do you want to follow the guide up the mountain or retreat to the village? You zig and you zag and each book features dozens of endings. With no clear pattern around number of pages per ending, ratio of good to bad endings, or the reader's progression backwards and forwards, there is a vertiginous sense of unpredictability which leads to (yes) reading them again and again.   Cover to Cover Club members will have heard us talk about these books already. Do you remember back in Chapter 42 when Molly Bloom told us the books were hugely formative to how she views her life as an adventure? Or just a few moons ago in Chapter 87 when Jason Shiga picked Sugar Cane Island by Edward Packard — a precursor to CYOA — as one of his most formative books?   Well, it's with that lead-up that I'm so excited to share our conversation with the creator of second-person fiction and co-creator of Choose Your Own Adventure today —- Mr. Edward Packard. Edward is 90 years old and writing, blogging, swimming, hiking, and continuing the adventure that is life from his home in Durango, Colorado.   Get comfy and let's talk about what the word formative really means, whether our self stays constant throughout our life, how the advent of chronology affected human development, where the best place to get a lot of reading done is, how should we take in the news, how can we maintain a sense of contentment as we age, how do we transcend ourselves, what is an unhappy versus a happy brain, what is quality decision making, how do we process past success in our current state, and, of course, what are Edward Packard's 3 most formative books.   Are you ready to dive in on today's new moon?   Let's flip the page into Chapter 92 now…   What You'll Learn: How does 3 Books deal with guests picking the same formative book? What does the word “formative” really mean? What does it mean to live life in a narrative vs. non narrative fashion? Does our self stay constant or change throughout our life? How has the advent of chronology and the measure of time affected human development? Where is the best place to get a lot of reading done? How should we best take in the news? How can we maintain a sense of contentment as we age? How do we transcend ourselves? What is an unhappy brain? What is a happy brain? What is quality decision making? How do we process past success in our current state?   You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://www.3books.co/chapters/92    Leave us a voicemail. Your message may be included in a future chapter: 1-833-READ-A-LOT.   Sign up to receive podcast updates here: https://www.3books.co/email-list    3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Angie Thomas, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, David Mitchell, Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, Judy Blume and Quentin Tarantino. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single new moon and every single full moon all the way up to 5:21 am on September 1, 2031. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. For more info check out: https://www.3books.co

I grew up reading the Choose Your Own Adventure series but it had been years — decades even! — since I'd read a game book. Then I stumbled upon the fascinating book Meanwhile by Jason Shiga and was completely sucked back into this incredible genre.   When you open Meanwhile you are a young boy on his way to an ice-cream shop. If you get vanilla? You go home. The end! But if you get chocolate? You plunge into thousands of endlessly splintering storylines. You meet a mad scientist. You jump in a time travel machine. The fate of the world is suddenly at stake!   I have no idea how someone could imagine a book this complex and yet so elegant to experience. I was sucked in. So I reach out to Jason Shiga and was grateful that he agreed to come on 3 Books.   Jason is a Japanese-American cartoonist who incorporates puzzles, mysteries and unconventional — very unconventional — narrative techniques into his work. He grew up in California and studied Pure Mathematics at the University of Berkeley.   Jason has been the ‘Maze Specialist' for McSweeney's Quarterly (founded by Dave Eggers, our guest in Chapter 81!), written for Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants, and much more. He's also won a number of awards including the Eisner and the Ignatz and has written a number of additional books, including Book Hunter and Demon.   What are we going to talk about on this show? Well there is a lot to learn including: what is a Japanese chicken commune? How does children's literature address taboos we have around death? How can a love of puzzles inform creativity? What are moral dilemmas and what can we learn from them? What is the ‘classic trolley problem'? What is the relationship between books and video games? What is the state of the game book industry? How do we think about playing with a book? And, of course, what are Jason Shiga's three most formative books?   Let's turn the page into Chapter 87 now …   What You'll Learn: Why is death taboo in children's literature? What is pure mathematics? How can a love of puzzles and brain teasers inform creative work? What is elegance of form? What is an interactive form of literature? What can we learn from moral dilemmas and the state of humanity today? Why are moral choices so good for game books? What's the classic trolley problem? How can books and video games co-exist? What is the state of the game book industry today? How can we encourage our kids to get into game books? How does one play with a book?   You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://www.3books.co/chapters/87    Leave us a voicemail. Your message may be included in a future chapter: 1-833-READ-A-LOT.   Sign up to receive podcast updates here: https://www.3books.co/email-list    3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Angie Thomas, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, David Mitchell, Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, Judy Blume and Quentin Tarantino. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single new moon and every single full moon all the way up to 5:21 am on September 1, 2031. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. For more info check out: https://www.3books.co

Le podcast d'impro bruxellois ! On n'a rien préparé vous propose 30 minutes d'improvisation théâtrale radiophonique chaque semaine.Dans cet épisode, on fait des cocktails un pic à glace dans le sternum (02:25), on se pose plein de questions (08:30) et on se menace à grand coup de marabout (21:45) avant de vous livrer nos coups de cœur du jour (27:05) !Le coup de cœur d'Iseult est pour "London Grammar", un groupe de musique britannique d'indy-pop (https://www.londongrammar.com/).Le coup de cœur d'Hicham est pour "Demon", une bande dessinnée de Jason Shiga (https://www.undernierlivre.net/jason-shiga-demon/).Le coup de coeur de Manu est pour Clément Viktorovitch, politologue, youtubeur et décrypteur politique sur diverses émissions (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A9ment_Viktorovitch). N'hésitez pas à partager cet épisode, à vous abonner au podcast et, si vous le pouvez et voulez, à nous faire un don via Tipeee : https://fr.tipeee.com/on-na-rien-prepare !Prenez bien soin de vous et à la semaine prochaine !

Les Back Issues du Reconfinement - Jour 19 Chaque jour, on vous présente dans un format court une bonne BD à lire en période de confinement, histoire de s'évader un peu. De quoi soutenir votre libraire aussi si l'oeuvre vous intéresse et : le conseil lecture restera valable en tous temps !  L'équipe de First Print accueillera dans ces formats plusieurs invités ! Chaque émission intègre dans sa description un lien chez notre partenaire Comics Zone Commander Demon Intégrale à ce lien Concernant Christopher, vous pouvez retrouver:  Le podcast Le Gaufrier à ce lien -- Soutenez nous sur Tipeee : https://fr.tipeee.com/first-print  Ne manquez aucun rendez-vous : https://podcast.ausha.co/firstprintfra  Retrouvez nous sur Facebook : https://facebook.com/FirstPrintFRA  et sur Twitter : https://twitter.com/FirstPrintFRA  

I FORGOT IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN SLOW DIAGONAL I FORGOT I FORGOT Take that bit there, the thin bit… that’s righ, Now pull it towards you whilst twisting it. NO! ANTI-CLOCKWISE! Sorry, didn’t mean to shout but you could have blown us all up there… okay, now take the round thing and clip it onto the end using the square thing. That’s it, you’ve got a blurb! Hey! Do you have a mind? Well not for long because Gary Lactus and The Beast Must Die are going to blow it with another issue of SILENCE! Just how are they going to do that? With a series of items of course! Some initial chat to lull you into a false sense of security. “How are you?” “I’m fine.” That sort of thing. BANG! The thing you least expected! Gary Lactus has watched a film and tells you about it in an explosive SILENCE! (Because the Film’s Started). The film he’s seen is The Illumination of Jim Woodring. With a head still swimming, the boys stamp on what’s left of your brains by holding your head down the Reviewniverse then flushing Rogue Trooper: Cinnabar, Thriller, Love and Rockets and Jason Shiga’s Meanwhile all over it. A polite wind-up chat to bring you to your senses. “Any plans for the weekend?” “No.” That sort of thing. Dare you listen?

I KNOW YOU WANNA HOLD MY HAND, I KNOW YOU’RE GONNA LOVE MY BAND BEEEEEP Listen, I know you’re there, so pick up the phone. I can wait….Look I know you, I’ve been your agent for 20 years. I know when you’re ignoring me. Listen, they just need this blurb okay? Correction – they needed it yesterday. So just write the damn thing William Shakespeare! Get back to me. *CLICK* BEEEEEP ANSWER THE GODDAMN PHONE! COME OUT FROM UNDER THE TABLE, GET OUT OF THE BATHTUB, WHATEVER! Just…it’s not that…hard. Just write me a god-damned blurb for this god-damned podcast! It’s not art! It’s not literature! But it pays the god damned bills and keeps the god damned light on. So please. For me. Pick up thy god damned quill, and write! Get back to me. *CLICK* BEEEEEEP I’m coming round. I’m bringing weapons… HOO HAH! It’s only a ruddy SILENCE! guv! Here to fondle your charlie browns and brighten up your day. Gary Lactus & The Beast Must Die have dug themselves up and are ready to talk comics, comics, comics! Adminge. Sponsorhitz. And ‘SILENCE! Because The Film Has Started…‘ with The Beast’s review of Ant Man & The Wasp and more importantly In Bed With Chris Needham. PISSCRIME! When Wakes The Reviewniverse? RIGHT NOW PUNX! Lotsa chat including Swamp Thing 60, League of Extraordinary Gentelemen: Tempest, Grave Horticulture, Demon by Jason Shiga, Eve Stranger, Immoral Hulk, Immortal Hulk, Hey Listen!, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and The Freshmen Force, Green Lantern, Hellblazer 40 and probably more. Oh and probably Game of Thrones. But more importantly The Shitpipe Chronicles. NEW FEATURE ALERT. The Beast Unboxes, featuring the thrilling sounds of a man opening packages in the toilet!! No more, greedy guts! @silencepod @bobsymindless @frasergeesin @thebeastmustdie silencepodcast@gmail.com You can support us using Patreon if you like.

Episode 2 - Firelink Shrine Recorded 12/3/18 • Jason’s Advent Calendar Mistake • Jesse’s Cat Son Triumph • Why Jesse Tried Dark Souls • Difficulty in Games and the Efficacy of Tactical Suicide • Firelink Shrine and Lord Land, the Land Without Corners • Talking to the Guy Who Knows About The Bells • “Try Jumping Down” and The Mystery of the Missing Manhole Cover • Firelink Shrine and The Case of the Moderately Nice Item That Lets You Know This Is A Dead End • Press X to Show Moderate Disrespect • How to Miss The Aqueduct Like Everybody Else Does • How to Find the Graveyard in the Secret Special Way • Why Are These Skeletons Not Chumps Like In Zelda? (Part 1) • Intermission, Sponsored by Technical Issues • Why Are These Skeletons Not Chumps Like In Zelda? (Part 2) • “I can't get past the graveyard of skeletons! I QUIT!!!!” • The Self-Fulfilling Difficulty Paradox • Status Check: Is Jason Liking The General Vibe? • Awkwardly Trying To End This Thing

Episode 1 of Jason Shiga Plays Dark Souls, the only podcast where Jason Shiga plays Dark Souls! In this episode, Jesse and Jason discuss why Jason decided to play Dark Souls, the difficulties of using a mouse and keyboard, and Jason's exciting adventures in the Undead Asylum.

In this episode we discuss the first half of Jokertown Shuffle (Wild Cards Book 9). The authors that contributed to this book are: Stephen Leigh John Jos. Miller Melinda Snodgrass Victor Milán Walter Jon Williams Lew Shiner Walton Simons George R.R. Martin (editor) Our fantastic theme tune is Ace Of Spades (8 Bit Remix Cover Version) by the great folks at 8 Bit Universe. Follow them on YouTube and Twitter. Please support us on Patreon to get exclusive Discord chat access, and/or leave us a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts. The more ratings we get, the more people are likely to find us. Email us with any questions, comments, or corrections at acesjokerswildcards@gmail.com, or find us on Twitter. You can also join the conversation over at Reddit. -------- Odds and Ends I can’t find the tweet suggesting that the homunculi are products of TIAMAT, so maybe you can tweet it yourself and then I’ll RT you from @acesjokerspod and then you can pretend it was your idea. Ben is feeling great on his Jordan Peterson-inspired all-meat diet, and so can you. (NB: do not do this.) Get your non-Wild Cards body-swap freak on with Demon by Jason Shiga.  

Shiga's four-volume epic is as entertaining as it is depraved!

Our TradeWaiters haven’t read a NEW comic this week, but we do have a bunch of OLD comics we’d like to talk about that might be new to you. If you’re looking for a comic to give away this holiday season, or a comic to give to yourself, Jess, Jon, Jam, and Jeff have some carefully selected favourites for every type of comics reader. This episode is unusually spoiler-free, so give it a listen! In this episode we talk about: "Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: Disco Fever" by Doug Savage "Underground" by Jeff Parker and Steve Lieber "Fables" written by Bill Willingham "Meanwhile" by Jason Shiga "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi "Lumberjanes: To the Max Edition" by Allen, Ellis, Stevenson, and Watters "Batman: War on Crime" and "Superman: Peace on Earth" by Alex Ross and Paul Dini "Arsene Schrauwen" by Olivier Schrauwen "Minus" by Ryan Armand "Saga" by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples "Skeleton Key" by Andy Watson "The Gorgeous Harbour" by Mr. Clement "Letters to an Absent Father" by Maré Odomo "A Drifting Life" by Yoshihiro Tetsumi "Sandman" written by Neil Gaiman "Monsters" by Ken Dahl "Age of Bronze" by Eric Shanower "X-1999" by CLAMP and "Swan Song," our anthology Kickstarting for one more week. Music by Sleuth. Our next book will be "I Killed Hitler" by Jason.

Images are at http://wp.me/p42KN3-I1P ( 9:35 ) Brooklyn teacher Wolf Warner (on Twitter @drewarner) runs through his best miniseries of 2017. ( 20:02 ) Then Jason Shiga joins us to talk about his recently completed “Demon” series from 2017, including some SPOILER-FILLED TALK! (BEWARE!) NEXT WEEK: Lion Forge’s Catalyst Prime line. Welcome to the Comics Syllabus podcast, where we read widely and we dig deep. Your host Paul, a literacy researcher and English teacher, introduces curious readers to a range of current and classic comics, and then engages in closer discussion and analysis of particular comics works. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Or download the podcast episode here. First, in the introduction, ( 0:00 ) a mention to Brooklyn’s Mama Says Comics Rock (http://www.mamasayscomics.com/), comic store of Wolf Warner, and a set up for the two pieces we feature this week. On our General Ed segment (at 9:35 ), friend of the podcast and middle school teacher Wolf Warner @drewarner breaks down his list of best miniseries of 2017. Here’s Wolf’s list: Honorable Mentions: Clue (IDW) by Paul Allor and Nelson Daniel; Jazz Maynard (Magnetic) by Raule, Roger Ibanez Ugena, Godshaper (Image) by Si Spurrier and Jonas Goonface. 10. Black Panther and the Crew (Marvel). By Ta-Nehisi Coates, Yona Harvey, Butch Guice. 9. Nightwing: The New Order (DC). By Kyle Higgins, Trevor McCarthy. 8. Batman: The White Knight (DC). Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth. 7. Secret Weapons (Valiant). By Eric Heisserer, Raul Allen (w/ variant cover artist Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic). 6. Plastic (Image) By Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, Laura Martin. 5. The Button (DC). By Joshua Williamson, Tom King, Howard Porter. 4. Shirtless Bear Fighter (Image). By Sebastian Girner, Jody LeHeup. 3.God Country (Image). By Donnie Cates, Geoff Shaw. 2. Victor LaValle’s Destroyer (Boom). By Victor La Valle, Dietrich Smith. 1. Mister Miracle (DC). By Tom King and Mitch Gerads Then, (at 20:02 ) our creator chat is with cartoonist Jason Shiga about his Eisner-winning series “Demon” from First Second. We open with some general talk about Jason’s background in Berkeley and beyond, including this past year in an artist residency in France at Angoulême. At (34:55) SPOILER WARNING we begin talking about Jason Shiga’s “Demon” touching on moments from the first two volumes of the collected story from First Second. At (58:10) FURTHER SPOILER WARNING we discuss the ending parts found in Volumes 3 and 4 of “Demon” as published by First Second. (Images we discuss are at the link at the top of these show notes). By the way, Jason mentions a number of other sources and comics, including Jesse Hamm’s Tips Twitter account (http://twitter.com/Hamm_Tips), “Nancy” by Ernie Bushmiller, Norakuro manga (http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/norakuro/), “L’ours Barnabé” and “Petit Poilu” and the work of Ben Hatke, and “Death Note.” Some links: Previous episode of this podcast where Paul discussed “Demon”: https://soundcloud.com/twoplai/083116-demon-by-jason-shiga-shigabooks-and-first-second Transcribed (and abridged) version of this interview with Jason Shiga: http://wp.me/p42KN3-HWK Previous Multiversity Interview with Jason Shiga by Leo Johnson: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/jason-shiga-talks-demon/ Subscribe and follow the Comics Syllabus podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Soundcloud, or copy this RSS feed to your podcatcher: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:235183739/sounds.rss or you can find archives for this podcast (previously named “Study Comics with Paul”) here: http://studycomics.club/ Join the discussion on the Comics Syllabus Facebook page: http://facebook.com/ComicsSyllabus or Follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoPlai or leave your comments here on the showpage. Thanks for listening!

Jam-packed and over-sized! In this episode: We talk Eisner Awards (https://www.comic-con.org/awards/faq), and a little San Diego Comic Con (https://www.comic-con.org/). Greg Gives us his impressions of Groo: Play Of The Gods #1 (https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3000-070/Groo-Play-of-the-Gods-1), Kill The Minotaur #2 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/kill-the-minotaur-2) and Curse Words #6 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/curse-words-6). Rahul gives us a talk on the brilliant Demon (http://www.shigabooks.com/index.php?page=002) and is a new recruit in the War on Bearror! with Shirtless Bear Fighter (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/shirtless-bear-fighter-1-of-5). He also Hits the first two issues of Secret Weapons (http://valiantentertainment.com/2017/04/21/valiant-spotlights-secret-weapons-1-with-extended-preview-in-all-may-2017-titles/) and throws a spotlight on IDW's Clue (http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/clue-1/). Rahul and Greg dive into Winnebago Graveyard #2 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/winnebago-graveyard-2-of-4), Centipede #1 (https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C725130260468) and Generation Gone #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/generation-gone-1). Leon and Rahul give us their thoughts on the first 5 issues of Curse Words (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/curse-words-vol.-1-tp) and also talk about where they are at with the amazing Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) (https://marvel.com/comics/characters/1017577/ms_marvel_kamala_khan). Finally, Leon goes all DC Universe and takes a trip to Gotham with Batgirl (http://www.dccomics.com/comics/batgirl-2011), before stopping in to talk about Wonder Woman: The Circle (http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/wonder-woman-2006/wonder-woman-the-circle)! Notes: Rahul mentions and talks a little about this cool little interactive comic book called Meanwhile (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7229730-meanwhile) by Jason Shiga (http://www.shigabooks.com/). This is a link to the iOS app version of the hardback interactive comic! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meanwhile-an-interactive-comic-book/id458451517?mt=8 Remember to get in touch at (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe)!! Ace Comicals, over and out!#

Spider-Man Homecoming, Superman 26, Justice League 24, Champions 10, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again 1, Spider-Man: Master Plan, Sacred Creatures 1, Diablo House 1, Zodiac Starforce: Cries of the Fire Prince, Unholy Grail 1, Casper The Friendly Ghost 1, Bloodshot's Day Off, DC News (Mark Doyle Mature Superhero line, Batman/Harley Quinn, Harley & Ivy meet Betty and Veronica), Marvel News (Falcon by Rodney Barnes, Slott off Spider-Man?, Waid to DC?), Doctor Who news, Meanwhile by Jason Shiga, Dr Strange The Oath, Outcast Details: Superman 26 by Mike Moreci, Scott Godlewski; Justice League 24 by Dan Abnett, Ian Churchill, Adriano Lucas; Champions 10 by Mark Waid, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado; Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again 1 by Cullen Bunn, Dalibor Talajic, Goran Sudzuka; Spider-Man: Master Plan by Robbie Thompson, Nathan Stockman, Jim Campbell; Sacred Creatures 1 by Klaus Janson, Pablo Raimondi, Chris Chuckry; Diablo House 1 by Ted Adams, Santiperez, Jay Fotos; Zodiac Starforce: Cries of the Fire Prince 1 by Kevin Panetta, Paulina Ganucheau, Sarah Stern; Unholy Grail 1 by Cullen Bunn, Mirko Colak; Bloodshot's Day Off by Eliot James Rahal, Khari Evans, Andrew Dalhouse 05 July Comics Countdown: 10. Avengers 9 by Mark Waid, Mike Del Mundo, Maco D'Alfonso 9. Extremity 5 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Michael Spicer 8. Seven to Eternity 7 by Rick Remender, James Harren, Matt Hollingsworth 7. All-New Guardians and the Galaxy 5 by Gerry Duggan, Chris Samnee, Matt Hollingsworth 6. Star Wars 33 by Jason Aaron, Salvador Larroca, Edgar Delgado 5. Deathstroke 21 by Christopher Priest, Diogenes Neves, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox 4. Batman 26 by Tom King, Mikel Janin, June Chung 3. Bloodshot's Day Off by Eliot James Rahal, Khari Evans, Andrew Dalhouse 2. Rock Candy Mountain 4 by Kyle Starks, Chris Schweizer 1. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina 7 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Robert Hack, George Gladir, Bob Bolling, Rudy Lapick

We talk to the author of Meanwhile, Bookhunter, Empire State, Fleep, and Demon about math, parenthood, action, books-as-computers, cliffhangers, living in France and more. Plus: Zack juggles projects! Mike's got a new comic on the Nib! And we talk computer coloring and sound like a couple of idiots.

We talk to the author of Meanwhile, Bookhunter, Empire State, Fleep, and Demon about math, parenthood, action, books-as-computers, cliffhangers, living in France and more. Plus: Zack juggles projects! Mike's got a new comic on the Nib! And we talk computer coloring and sound like a couple of idiots.

In this episode of the Spiraken Book Review, Xan goes dark and crazy as he reviews the second vol of Jason Shiga's twisted story of possession and revenge. So enjoy as he reviews "Demon Vol 2" by Jason Shiga   Xan goes over the twisted nature of this book and Jason Shiga's sick sense of humor. if you like our book reviews and want more, email me at xan@spiraken.com Anyway Hope you enjoy   hope you enjoy----more---- Music For Episode:  Ending Music -Demons by Imagine Dragon (Night Visions)  Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Forum http://spiraken.darkbb.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: What kind of Craft projects do you enjoy?

Kurtis has the opportunity to chat with Jason Shiga about his recent tour de force, Demon! Check out last week's episode where Michael and Kurtis discuss the book, then come back here to talk to the creator!

Happy Halloween! Michael is back and he and Kurtis discuss a spooky comic that is both creepy and hilarious at the same time! Jason Shiga's Demon is a must read for the year!

Time Codes: 00:24 - Introduction 02:12 - Setup of interview 03:50 - Interview with Jason Shiga 58:26 - Wrap up 59:54 - Contact us For this interview episode, Paul and Derek have the pleasure of talking with Jason Shiga. The first volume in his Demon series comes out this week from First Second, and the cartoonist goes into a lot of detail about the efforts that eventually led to this publication. As listeners of the podcast well know -- since Demon was first discussed on the show back in December 2014 -- the title began as a webcomic, with Jason self-publishing individual issues in pamphlet form as the story progressed. This endeavor eventually caught the attention of First Second, and now we have the first in a four-volume paperback series. The guys spend most of their time discussing the unique premise of Demon, a fast-paced adventure that questions our foundations of morality, and artist's continued use of his protagonist Jimmy Yee. This is a character that readers might recognize from earlier works such as Bookhunter, Empire State, and Meanwhile, and Jason describes his narrating strategies as similar to Tezuka's star system. Paul and Derek also ask Jason about his penchant for experimenting with form, his use of the webcomics platform, and his ambitious new project, "The Box."

Rachel is hosting, Curtis is cooking, Marcus is singing, and Nick is still missing. The world is in chaos, will things ever return to normal? Our big picks this week were: * Champions #1 * Head Lopper Vol 1 * Demon by Jason Shiga

Jason Shiga is an Eisner, Ignatz, and Xeric award winning cartoonist, known as the Crazy Genius of comics he is the creator of the comics Fleep, Meanwhile, Empire State (a love story or not), and the graphic novel Demon.

Wednesday's Webcomic (in this case) is 'Demon' by Jason Shiga, on shigabooks.com and soon to be collected by First Second. @TwoPlai talks about the fascinating character that is Mr. Shiga and his intriguing and slightly disturbing story of a man who cannot stay dead, and the mathematical possibilities of such a story. But first, we review TwoPlai's pull list for New Comic Book Day and set the schedule for the next week of Paul List episodes. Thanks for listening!

I talk to comics critic Joe McCulloch for an hour about Jason Shiga's excellent comic Demon. http://www.tcj.com/author/jog/ http://www.shigabooks.com/?page=001 Full disclosure: this show is indirectly sponsored by this comic in a way which is too convoluted to explain so by all means construct an elaborate conspiracy theory. 

The Masters of Webcomics Panel at Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016, featuring “The Martian” author Andy Weir (a former webcomicer at http://www.Galactanet.com), with Shaenon...

This month, Andy and Gwen discuss two recently released comics: Comics Squad #2: Lunch! (Random House), an anthology for younger readers, edited by Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm, and Jarrett J. Krosoczka, and Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux) a graphic memoir written by Özge Samanci, and designated as a comic for readers aged fourteen and up. First up, the two PhDs share reminiscences about their own hijinx at the lunch table when they were in elementary school, and as Andy points out, the short comics collected in Comics Squad #2: Lunch! cover a veritable smorgasbord of subjects, from the anxiety that new kids feel about walking into the school cafeteria for the first time to a non-fiction comic about the way that a particular food item enabled US soldiers to win an important battle during World War II. The eight stories collected in the anthology are relatively short, making them ideal for reluctant readers or for readers who are new to comics. In fact, Andy and Gwen both enjoy Jason Shiga's “The Case of the Missing Science Project” because of its interactive nature: panels in the story are connected by a series of orange arrows, and depending upon the choices that readers make, the story plays out differently. Gwen notes that the instructions could help young readers learn about panel placement, and Andy is amazed at the technical skill necessary for Shiga to present a variety of stories in such a small space. Along those same lines, Andy draws listeners' attention to a couple of features at the end of the book: a template for drawing one's own comic and a lesson on how to draw the Holms' popular character, Babymouse. Both Gwen and Andy enjoy the humor and variety of Comics Squad #2: Lunch! and they inform readers about the previous volume in the series: Comics Squad #1: Recess!, as well as the popular Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (Abrams), edited by Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly, another anthology that young readers might want to check out. Next, Gwen and Andy turn to Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey, a graphic memoir by Özge Samanci, an artist and assistant professor at Northwestern University, who describes her upbringing in Izmir, Turkey, on the Aegean Sea during the 1980s and 1990s, during a time of political and social upheaval. Samanci attempts to please her parents, her teachers, and her friends by following the approved social script of getting excellent marks on her exams, enrolling in a university major such as engineering, and settling down to raise a family. However, as with most free spirits, Samanci learns that if she wishes to be happy, she must step out of her comfort zone and pursue her dreams. Published by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, Samanci's comic has been designated for readers aged 14 and above. However, Gwen explains that while Dare to Disappoint contains some allusions to violence and sexuality, for the most part, the memoir focuses on the cultural, familial, and intellectual influences that combine to form Samanci's path to becoming an artist. Both Gwen and Andy praise the artistry of the text, noting that although Samanci studied the comics form for years, and has been publishing comics online since 2006, she resists the traditional waffle pattern that characterizes many contemporary graphic novels. She uses a number of techniques, especially collage and the judicious use of color and sightlines, to create a highly readable and visually gorgeous comic. Gwen observes that one of the central characters in Dare to Disappoint is Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish republic in the 1920s, whose emphasis on secular democracy, combined with paternalism, made him a national hero whose portrait was prominently displayed in every public building and in every home during Samanci's youth. Just as young Marjane Satrapi engages in conversations with God in Persepolis, Ôzge confides her worries and desires to a portrait of Atatürk, and to give the reader a sense for how influential his presence is to the school children of her generation, Samanci recounts the excitement she feels when her sister gives her a large ruler that includes cut-outs of a number of shapes, enabling her to draw, as she says, “a perfect circle, triangle, square, and…Ataturk!” (40). Not surprisingly, the profile of Atatürk is the first one in a series of rows of cutouts, and as young Özge writes, “If you are going to draw Atatuürk, you have to draw him right. Otherwise, you are in deep trouble (40). In a recent interview on the PBS program Chicago Tonight, Samanci pointed out that the cutout of Atatürk served an important purpose for the entire graphic memoir. She says, “I'm dealing with this cookie cutter educational system that traps people into a box which leads to occupations that they don't care about. So it's a beautiful metaphor for the [theme of] the book.” Both Gwen and Andy note that Dare to Disappoint treated many of the universal conflicts that young people face as they come of age, while also providing a window on a fascinating time in Turkish history. They recommend Samanci's text to teens and to adults as an engaging and aesthetically-sophisticated comic. However, they both also agreed that the first half of the memoir, which focuses on Özge's early childhood, could make an interesting read for parents to share with younger readers.

Today's Guest: Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist, Darth Vader & Son, Vader's Little Princess, Jedi Academy, Lucy & Andy Neanderthal, Clumsy, Funny Misshapen Body.   Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Jeffrey Brown by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of Gungans from the planet Naboo who hope that Jar Jar Binks didn’t make it impossible for them to be featured in a future Jeffrey Brown book… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! It was probably about two years ago when my family gave me a copy of Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown for my birthday. I will admit that I thought it was a gag gift, a trifle, something that was an after thought. The cover features Darth Vader participating in a tea party with Princess Leia and an Ewok, for cryin’ out loud! Then I start reading it. JEFFREY BROWN podcast excerpt: "Google thought of me for this idea they had: they would do an everyday father and son moment between Darth Vader and Luke. My autobiographical work dealt with awkward, everyday moments. And they knew I was a dad. My immediate reaction was to think of Luke as four years old, because that's how old my son was. I did a bunch of sketches, but in the end, they decided not to use the idea. But my publisher, Chronicle Books, had done a lot of work with LucasFilm and I thought maybe they could take the idea to them. That became the first book, 'Darth Vader & Son.'" You can LISTEN to this interview with cartoonist JEFFREY BROWN, author of STAR WARS: VADER'S LITTLE PRINCESS, LUCY & ANDY NEANDERTHAL and CLUMSY, by clicking the audio player above! Oh, my goodness, folks, I don’t care how old you are, if you’ve ever seen a film in the original Star Wars trilogy, you will adore this book. Every page is a unique nugget of whimsy and delight that will have you laughing and crying as Brown looks at life with Leia from adolescence to teenage rebellion. (Literally.) The book has been proudly displayed on our living room coffeetable ever since, always on the top of the pile. And I’ve since read the other titles in the series, including Darth Vader and Son, Darth Vader and Friends, and Goodnight Darth Vader. I have wanted to have Brown as a guest here ever since, and publication of the second edition of the Random House graphic novel short story series Comics Squad opened the door. JEFFREY BROWN podcast excerpt: "I have a book called 'Funny Misshapen Body' that tells about art school and how I met Chris Ware and having these key moments. His work and seeing what he was doing with comics was a big inspiration." Brown’s latest series couldn’t be more different from his venture with the children of Anakin Skywalker, and yet it isn’t a stretch to recognize the parallels. In the story of "Lucy and Andy Neanderthal," we enter the world of two cave children from a long-ago era, far, far away from the galaxy scorching stories of Star Wars. But we again find ourselves immersed in the adventures of a clever, somewhat mischievious brother and sister, this time set against a backdrop where the most advanced technology is cooking soup inside animal skin. Brown is one of several top contributors to Comics Squad #2, the theme of which is Lunch! Sharing the pages are Cece Bell, Cecil Castellucci & Sara Varon, Nathan Hale, Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Vicki Scott, and Jason Shiga. Key interview moments: • 4:15 Jeffrey Brown explains how the Vader and children idea actually came from Google but, after Brown offered several concepts for gags, the search giant passed; • 17:30 Brown talks about naming the characters in his newest children's series, Lucy & Andy Neanderthal; • 36:45 Meeting graphic novelist Chris Ware was a big moment in Brown's development as a cartoonist; he talks about other influences as well...

Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester conclude their two part odyssey to answer questions from the show’s supporters on Patreon.  Questions and answers include: our shaky understanding of the word classics; the end of the age of superheroes; Eclipse comics; The Eternals by Jack Kirby; our dream teams for our dream comics; Steve Englehart; Jason Shiga; Brandon Graham; Kate Beaton; Wally West; Firestorm the fire elemental, Star Wars, and much, much more.    Show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!

The Two Guys with PhDs are excited to begin a new monthly feature for The Comics Alternative, a show devoted specifically to webcomics. For this inaugural episode, and as they plan on doing for every episode of this new feature, Derek and Andy W. take a look at two current ongoing titles and one older and completed title. The ones they discuss today are Jason Shiga's Demon; Christina Blanch, Chris Carr, and Chee's The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood; and Emily Carroll's Margot's Room. First, however, the guys begin by defining “webcomics” and distinguishing them from other types of comics or works produced through other means. In doing so, they not only establish their mission statement for this new feature, but they also delineate the parameters of their discussions. They begin by differentiating between webcomics and digital comics, arguing that while the former is based on and consumed through a digital delivery system, not all digital comics are specific to the Web. Along with this they point out the differences between the Internet and the World Wide Web, a distinction that many may have forgotten, describing the Web as just one component of the larger ‘Net. There are many digital comics that are accessed through the Internet — such as those that are downloaded directly to apps intended specifically for portable devices — that may have nothing or little to do with the Web. Webcomics, the guys bluntly state, are those that can be read through Web browsers, imbedded in and largely composing webpages, and may or may not be accessible through other digital means. Another criteria of a webcomic, at least for Andy and Derek, is that the primary or original intention behind the comic's creation is Web-based, not print. This would rule out many of the digital-first comics put out by the Big Two and other publishers, and it would exclude the digital versions of comic books that are already or are soon to be in print. (And, of course, it excludes the scanning and exchanging of material via torrent sites.) They also consider the potential complications of animation and economics. How many non-static images should a webcomic have before it's not considered a “comic,” and what kind of payment system may (or may not) affect the defining of a webcomic? At the same time, the guys are aware that their definitions of a webcomic may be fluid — for example, how would you place the works available through Monkey Brain Comics, a digital-only publisher many of whose titles usually end up in (and perhaps ultimately are intended as) print? — and that their understanding of the form may change over time. But Derek and Andy are comfortable with that potential fluidity and feel that the discussion of what defines a webcomic is half of the fun. Then the plunge into a full-fledged discussion of three webcomics. Each is a different manifestation of a webcomic and delivers its narrative in specific ways. While some of the comics, such as Demon and The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood, have begun to find their way into print, they are nonetheless first and foremost a comic intended for the Web. There are some, such as Charlie Wormwood and others found on the Thrillbent website, that utilize additive images or visual layovers that appear as individual “pages” as you click through the comic, and others that rely solely on static, unchanging, and individual formatting. And while some webcomics, such as Jason Shiga's work, are formatted to look like physical comics pages, others, such as the work by Emily Carroll, are great examples of what Scott McCloud has described as the “infinite canvas.” All in all, this is a productive maiden voyage for the guys' new feature, and they look forward to discussing other examples of webcomics in the months to come.

Today, in just a little over two hours, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester wrestle to the ground the lightning fast leopard that is 21st Century Nerd Culture. Among the topics discussed today, Multiversity: Society of Super-Heroes by Grant Morrison, Chris Sprouse, and others; Batman Future's End and Batman and Robin: Future's End; the MacArthur Genius Grant; Scotland; Annihilator by Grant Morrison and Frazer Irving; Wonder Woman vs. Superman and Wonder Woman; Jason Shiga, George Perez, and of course, Avengers #201 through 225: The Avengening, by Jim Shooter, Bob Budiansky, Bob Hall, Bill Mantlo, Gene Colan, Alan Weiss and many, many more. Pre-vacation show notes are now available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!

Andy W. heads to this year's Small Press Expo, and there he talks with fifteen different creators about their work, their upcoming projects, and their experiences at the expo. In this special episode, you'll hear brief interviews with James Kochalka, Box Brown, Ellen Linder, Michael DeForge, Renee French, Ed Piskor, Jason Shiga, Nate Powell, Gregory Robison, Evan Dahm, Rachel Dukes, Luke Howard, B. M. Prager, Lucy Bellwood, Noah Van Sciver. There are a lot of fun nuggets packed into this show, so enjoy SPX vicariously through the interview prowess of Andy.

In this episode we review It Never Happened Again by Sam Alden, This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki, How to Be Happy by Eleanor Davis, God and the Devil at War in the Garden by Anders Nilsen, Demon by Jason Shiga, and How the World Was by Emmanuel Guibert.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UcBl3mDthw Find a publisher, POD, Webcomic, or all three? Figuring out your comic’s destiny! Whether your hope to get your comic published in the Direct Market or by one of the major book publishers, or self-publish through a Kickstarter or print-on-demand service like Ka-Blam, or publish directly to the web (as either a webcomic or […]

Jason Shiga and Dan Berry talk about writing stories and the tendency to start writing the biggest stories, money, mathematics and choose your own adventure books. Go and read Jason's webcomic Demon from ther start here. Go and check out the Make It Then Tell Everybody Patreon campaign, give as little as $1 per episode to help support the show.

Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Ed Piskor's Hip Hop Family Tree from Fantagraphics, Tom Scioli and John Barber's Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe from IDW, 2000AD with Chris Burnham, Dave Gibbons, Jan Duursema, Henry Flint Henry, Alan Grant, Skottie Young, Rocket Raccoon from Joe Caramanga and Adam Archer, Futures End #0 and #1 from Keith Giffen, Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Dan Jurgens and company, and more), Original Sin #1 by Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato, Marvel 'toons, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Godzilla, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang from First Second, Shigeru Mizuki's Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan from Drawn and Quarterly, Jason Shiga's upcoming Demon, The Atomic Legion from Mike Richardson and Bruce Zick out of Dark Horse, Carla Speed McNeil's Finder, Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey's Moon Knight, Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera's Black Science from Image and, as if all that wasn't enough, a talk with Downfall Arts' Alan D. Caesar, writer-artist of Rena Rouge!

[...] Parée pour l’immmmmmmmmense soirée du 8 décembre, la Salle 101 te gâte, public, en t’offrant Vanille ou Chocolat, bande-dessinée de Jason Shiga, et L’employé, roman joyeux de Guillermo Saccomanno. Profite. « La culture ? Quoi ? » s’interroge Aurélie F.

[…] Parée pour l'immmmmmmmmense soirée du 8 décembre, la Salle 101 te gâte, public, en t'offrant Vanille ou Chocolat, bande-dessinée de Jason Shiga, et L'employé, roman joyeux de Guillermo Saccomanno. Profite. « La culture ? Quoi ? » s'interroge Aurélie F.

Episode 103 is on the scene, with Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester battling the twin demons of technical difficulties and abject poverty to bring you comic book news, reviews, and talk of cashews. Books under discussion this time around include the first issue of The Uncanny Avengers, the Justice League of America Annual #2 from 1984, Superior Spider-Man, the first two issues of Suicide Squad by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell, the briefest mention of Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe, Empire State by Jason Shiga, 120 Days of Simon by Simon Gardenfors, Hikaru No Go by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata, Also discussed: Comixology Submit--threat or menace?--and the web series Mythomania. As is now standard operating procedure these days, you can find more complete show notes over at savagecritic.com. And, as always, we hope you enjoy...and thanks for listening!

Welcome to Kid Power Radio. I'm your host Max and each week I review what's happening what's happening on TV, at the movies, books and music I like ….You get the ideaToday, we have on a great author who wrote the book called Meanwhile. This book is a "path" book and shows you what can happen by choosing chocolate or vanilla as your ice cream flavors. His name is Jason Shiga. Welcome to the show Jason.1. Tell a little bit about yourself and the book.2. Why did you choose to write the book the way you did?3. How did you actually put the book together?4. Do you have any books coming up?5. Who was your favorite author as a kid?6. Who is your favorite author now?7.What is your favorite book that you've written?8. Have you won awards for your books?Thanks for being on the show Jason!Check out Meanwhile and all of Jason's stuff on his website www.shigabooks.comRemember, you can email me at RADIO STAR MAX at YAHOO.COMThat’s it for now. See you next week.  Bye!!

In this weeks show Shawn gives props to Roger Corman, discuss “Bookhunter” by Jason Shiga, and then Jon Carroll and Shawn begin part one of their two part conversation with indie comic creators and publishers Lin Workman (Bushi Tales) and Martheus Wade (Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa) as they discuss the comics creation process, the hard work that goes behind it, and the highs and lows of the comic book distribution market.