Podcasts about tetris the games people play

Join Zach and Mike Rapin from the I Read Comic Books podcast as they discuss the story of the game that changed video gaming forever: Tetris! As told by award winning cartoonist, Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play tells the story of humanity's love for play, the founding and rise of Nintendo, and just how a game made for fun in Soviet Russia wound up taking the world by storm!Written and drawn by: Box Brown---------------------------------------------------Want to hear more from Mike and his awesome show: I Read Comic Books?Follow this link, for it has everything you need!---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected! https://www.patreon.com/tctwl---------------------------------------------------Listen to my other podcasts!Comics and Beer andTFD: Nerdcast ---------------------------------------------------Want to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpa---------------------------------------------------Follow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Tiktok!The Comics that We LoveFollow on Twitter!@Z_Irish_Red

I speak to games historian and graphic designer Kate Willaert about her research and current projects, as well as her efforts to turn this work into a job. We also voice our complaints about Google's Usenet archives, discuss the horrible world of YouTube publishing, the struggles of getting your work seen/read/heard as a content creator today, the value of a good hook for getting people interested in history, how to structure a historical narrative, our font choices for writing draft scripts, and much, much more. Interview conducted 1 May 2021 Links: Kate has talked lots about her Carmen Sandiego research, both on Twitter and her blog. https://www.acriticalhit.com/infographic-evolution-carmen-sandiego-crest-logo/ (Here's one example). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27414415-tetris (Tetris: The Games People Play), a graphic novel about the history of Tetris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRyAjI1mXVY&pp=sAQA (The intro) to Kate's (eventually) 50-part video series on playable female protagonists https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/protagonist-female (MobyGames tag for female protagonists) (excludes games with multiple playable characters) http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/inventories/80sheroines.htm (Hardcore Gaming 101 feature) on 1980s video game heroines The rules governing her 50-part playable female protagonists series are laid out in the intro video and https://www.acriticalhit.com/video-dames-the-history-of-playable-female-protagonists/ (this article) http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/magazines/magazines.html (Atari Compendium's collection of scanned magazines) The Internet Archive's https://archive.org/details/magazine_rack (Magazine Rack) The Usenet archives https://groups.google.com/search?q= (on Google Groups) are now mixed in with the other groups and not easily browsable, but search still works https://archive.org/details/utzoo-wiseman-usenet-archive (The UTZOO-Wiseman archives) on archive.org are a great resource for Usenet posts https://worldradiohistory.com/index.htm (American Radio History) https://newspapers.com/ (newspapers.com) https://newspaperarchive.com/ (newspaperarchive.com) https://www.acriticalhit.com/moonlander-one-giant-leap-for-game-design/ (Kate's Moonlander article) https://www.youtube.com/c/ACriticalHit/ (Kate's YouTube channel) I didn't go into specifics on the many significant games made in 1973, so here are several off the top of my head: Maze, arguably https://www.polygon.com/features/2015/5/21/8627231/the-first-first-person-shooter (the first first-person shooter) Spasim, one of the earliest 3D games Airfight/Airace, the first computer flight combat sim (http://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/2.html (covered on this show in ep2)) Moonlander Empire (the PLATO one) David Ahl's 101 BASIC Computer Games collection/book Lemonade Stand Kate's https://www.acriticalhit.com/origin-of-gamer/ (article/video) on the origin of the term "gamer" Kate's Moonlander article has good info and sources for the electro-mechanical Lunar Lander game, but those of you looking for more detail may appreciate https://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-ultimate-so-far-history-of-nutting.html (this article) that contextualises its place in early coin-op game history (the article is about Nutting Associates, but Lunar Lander is mentioned at the end) Kate's best social media posts are highlighted in https://criticalkate.substack.com/ (her newsletter). Two specific ones we mentioned: The https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1308881238145617920 ("City Boy Mario" Twitter thread) The https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1193611691633852417 (Comic Sans Twitter thread) As of August 9th, 2021, the best of these threads are available in an ebook that's part of a video game StoryBundle along with a bunch of other cool games books. https://storybundle.com/games (Check it out.)...

This week Matt and Will are discussing Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown, which was the book for May's Manchester Comic Book Club meeting. Honestly if you haven't read it I think I'm right in saying every member of the Bigger Than Capes team would definitely recommend it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bem vindos a mais um episódio do Splitcast! E hoje é dia de Não Playing e com convidado, de falar sobre tudo menos jogos. Nessa segunda edição Gusta andou lendo o mangá de Akira, Wash mais uma vez falou de Star Wars, mas dessa vez sobre a série ''The Mandalorian'' do Disney+. A Luci recomendou um gibi documental sobre a história de Tetris, e o nosso convidado especial, o Frost do canal Jack Frost falou um pouco da sua experiência com a visua lnovel de Higurashi. O Não Playing é o nosso episódio mensal sobre qualquer coisa que não seja relacionada a jogos. É o nosso espaço livre para trazer qualquer tema desde indicação de um mangá até comentários sobre um filme. Akira (00:02:31) The Mandalorian (00:15:27) Tetris: The Games People Play (00:32:40) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (00:51:25) Participantes: Gusta (@megusta182) Wash (@lothermus) Luci (@copa_pistao) Frost (@frost_canal) Edição: Luci Twitch: twitch.tv/splitv Entre em contato conosco: Instagram: @splitcast_ Twitter: @splitcast_ Email: contato@splitcast.com.br

This week on the program, Ellen sings along, Mark sings praise, and Stephen sings the gospel of Stephenism.DONATE!Official George Floyd Memorial FundWe Love Lake StreetBlack Visions CollectiveBlack Table ArtsReclaim the BlockMeta notes:PlayDateWhy the quirky Playdate portable could succeed where Ouya failed - Kyle Orland, Ars Technica"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" To Be More Optimistic And Episodic, Says Co-Cre… - TrekMovie Leadership 0:24:37 Ellen Burns-JohnsonIRLProductionGaming can make a better world - Jane McGonigal, TEDTetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown review - James Smart, The GuardianSakurai Battled Through Health Issues With An IV Drip During Smash Ultimate Dev… - Ryan Craddock, Nintendo LifeFormer Nintendo chief Reggie Fils-Aimé joins new podcast to raise funds for hom… - Gene Park, The Washington PostGodot Engine was awarded an Epic MegaGrant - Juan Linietsky, GodotTrain Jam perfectly captures the magic of both traveling and game dev  - Katherine Cross, Game Developer Pricing 0:59:56 Stephen McGregorGamingMarketingMassively Overthinking: Are modern games too cheap? - Bree Royce, Massively OverpoweredHere's the reason most new console video games cost $60 - Michelle Yan and Ben Gilbert, Business InsiderDevelopers Cash In By Selling Their Switch Games For Pennies - Stephen J. Bronner, Kotaku

This week on the program, Ellen sings along, Mark sings praise, and Stephen sings the gospel of Stephenism. DONATE! Official George Floyd Memorial Fund We Love Lake Street Black Visions Collective Black Table Arts Reclaim the Block Meta notes: PlayDate Why the quirky Playdate portable could succeed where Ouya failed - Kyle Orland , Ars Technica ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ To Be More Optimistic And Episodic, Says Co-Cre… - TrekMovie Leadership 0:24:37 Ellen Burns-Johnson Category IRL Production Gaming can make a better world - Jane McGonigal , TED Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown review - James Smart , The Guardian Sakurai Battled Through Health Issues With An IV Drip During Smash Ultimate Dev… - Ryan Craddock , Nintendo Life Former Nintendo chief Reggie Fils-Aimé joins new podcast to raise funds for hom… - Gene Park , The Washington Post Godot Engine was awarded an Epic MegaGrant - Juan Linietsky , Godot Train Jam perfectly captures the magic of both traveling and game dev - Katherine Cross , Gamasutra Pricing 0:59:56 Stephen McGregor Category Gaming Marketing Massively Overthinking: Are modern games too cheap? - Bree Royce , Massively Overpowered Here's the reason most new console video games cost $60 - Michelle Yan and Ben Gilbert , Business Insider Developers Cash In By Selling Their Switch Games For Pennies - Stephen J. Bronner , Kotaku

Episode #305! This week DLNelson and Barry Burris are back to talk comics! First up DL has Box Brown's wonderful video game book "Tetris: The Games People Play". After that DL shows Barry the comic "The Question The Deaths of Vic Sage #1" written by Jeff Lemire. Barry spotlights his own Lemire works with the OGN "Frogcatchers" and "Joker: Killer Smile #1". To wrap up this episode DL brings "The Monster Art of Basil Gogos" to the table. Check it out!

Enjoy the tale of the video game gold rush!   Indie games we mention:  GNOG  Cook, Serve, Delicious!    Here's a few words from Nick:    Tetris is the best-selling video game of ALL TIME, but it’s journey from an outdated Russian computer lab to being the first game in outer space wasn’t an easy one. Miscommunications, assumptions, and intellectual property right sales by people that didn’t even own them? Secret trips to Moscow? Par for the course in the story of the most important game of all time. Join us on the journey of Tetris.   Additional reading:  “The Tetris Effect” by Dan Ackerman  “Tetris: The Games People Play” by Box Brown 

After a month and a bit away from the show, Joe has got his head back together (even if we did get the episode number wrong), so we sat down and had a chat about what we've been up to since we last recorded. Joe has got a new PC, so has been dabbling in streaming his Xbox One to it via Windows 10 and Mitch has finished “Far Cry 5” and is looking for a new game, but after reading the Box Brown graphic novel “Tetris: The Games People Play” we fall back down that familiar rabbit hole. In movies Joe was disappointed with “Ready Player One” and down-right angry with “A Wrinkle In Time” while Mitch loved “Mission Impossible: Fall Out” but thought “Skyscraper” was stupid. After that it's TV time, as Joe also really liked the Masters of The Universe doco on Netflix “The Power of Greyskull”, and Mitch dove in deep into “Castle Rock”.    

Please welcome Box Brown, founder of Retrofit Comics and the author of Is This Guy For Real: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Tetris: The Games People Play, Andre The Giant: Life & Legend, & many many more! We talk andy Kaufman, fiction vs biography, childhood heroes, and lots and lots of wrestling talk! Plus: Mike took sleepy pills before they recorded! Cry for help or just bad idea? And: Zack talks reducing clutter, and his own personal JLA.

Please welcome Box Brown, founder of Retrofit Comics and the author of Is This Guy For Real: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Tetris: The Games People Play, Andre The Giant: Life & Legend, & many many more! We talk andy Kaufman, fiction vs biography, childhood heroes, and lots and lots of wrestling talk! Plus: Mike took sleepy pills before they recorded! Cry for help or just bad idea? And: Zack talks reducing clutter, and his own personal JLA.

Earlier this month the nominees for the 2017 Eisner Awards were announced at the Comic-Con International website, and as Andy and Derek like to do every year, they're devoting a full episode of The Comics Alternative to a discussion of the nominations. On this week's show, the Two Guys give their impressions of the various nominees, both as a whole and on a category-by-category basis, making observations and trying to understand any trends underlying this year's selections. However, Derek and Andy resist the urge to play armchair quarterbacks, so they don't second-guess the six-member panel of judges or focus on what they would have chosen if they had been on the selection committee. As diligent comics scholars, they judicial and discerning in their commentary. At the same time, they don't shy away from pointing out a few inconsistencies and a few head-scratchers when trying to make sense of this year's nominations. You can find a complete list of the 2017 Eisner Award nominees below. So as you listen to this week's episode, please feel free to scroll down and follow along!   Eisner Awards Nominations 2017 Best Short Story “The Comics Wedding of the Century,” by Simon Hanselmann, in We Told You So: Comics as Art (Fantagraphics) “The Dark Nothing,” by Jordan Crane, in Uptight #5 (Fantagraphics) “Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC) “Monday,” by W. Maxwell Prince and John Amor, in One Week in the Library (Image) “Mostly Saturn,” by Michael DeForge, in Island Magazine #8 (Image) “Shrine of the Monkey God!” by Kim Deitch, in Kramers Ergot 9 (Fantagraphics) Best Single Issue/One-Shot Babybel Wax Bodysuit, by Eric Kostiuk Williams (Retrofit/Big Planet) Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse) Blammo #9, by Noah Van Sciver (Kilgore Books) Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley (Pigeon Press) Your Black Friend, by Ben Passmore (Silver Sprocket) Best Continuing Series Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC) Kill or Be Killed, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) The Mighty Thor, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman (Marvel) Paper Girls, by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Image) Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image) Best Limited Series Archangel, by William Gibson, Michael St. John Smith, Butch Guice, and Tom Palmer (IDW) Briggs Land, by Brian Wood and Mack Chater (Dark Horse) Han Solo, by Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks (Marvel) Kim and Kim, by Magdalene Visaggio and Eva Cabrera (Black Mask) The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel) Best New Series Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse) Clean Room, by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo/DC) Deathstroke: Rebirth, by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, et al. (DC) Faith, by Jody Houser, Pere Pérez, and Marguerite Sauvage (Valiant) Mockingbird, by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk (Marvel) Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm (Toon) Burt's Way Home, by John Martz (Koyama) The Creeps, Book 2: The Trolls Will Feast! by Chris Schweizer (Abrams) I'm Grumpy (My First Comics), by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers) Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra) Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12) The Drawing Lesson, by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill) Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic) Hilda and the Stone Forest, by Luke Pearson (Flying Eye Books) Rikki, adapted by Norm Harper and Matthew Foltz-Gray (Karate Petshop) Science Comics: Dinosaurs, by MK Reed and Joe Flood (First Second) Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) Bad Machinery, vol. 5: The Case of the Fire Inside, by John Allison (Oni) Batgirl, by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque (DC) Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie) Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image) Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars, by Jessica Abel (Papercutz/Super Genius) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel) Best Humor Publication The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, by Lee Marrs (Marrs Books) Hot Dog Taste Test, by Lisa Hanawalt (Drawn & Quarterly) Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie) Man, I Hate Cursive, by Jim Benton (Andrews McMeel) Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel) Best Anthology Baltic Comics Anthology š! #26: dADa, edited by David Schilter and Sanita Muizniece (kuš!) Island Magazine, edited by Brandon Graham and Emma Rios (Image) Kramers Ergot 9, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics) Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich (IDW/DC) Spanish Fever: Stories by the New Spanish Cartoonists, edited by Santiago Garcia (Fantagraphics) Best Reality-Based Work Dark Night: A True Batman Story, by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso (Vertigo/DC) Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo, by Sandrine Revel (NBM) March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf) Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir, by Tom Hart (St. Martin's) Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown (First Second) Best Graphic Album—New The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, by Dave McKean (Dark Horse) Exits, by Daryl Seitchik (Koyama) Mooncop, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly) Patience, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics) Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, by Jill Thompson (DC Comics) Best Graphic Album—Reprint Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second) Incomplete Works, by Dylan Horrocks (Alternative) Last Look, by Charles Burns (Pantheon) Meat Cake Bible, by Dame Darcy (Fantagraphics) Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics) She's Not into Poetry, by Tom Hart (Alternative) Best U.S. Edition of International Material Equinoxes, by Cyril Pedrosa, translated by Joe Johnson (NBM) Irmina, by Barbara Yelin, translated by Michael Waaler (SelfMadeHero) Love: The Lion, by Frédéric Brémaud and Federico Bertolucci (Magnetic) Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse) Wrinkles, by Paco Roca, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics) Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4, by Inio Asano, translated by JN PRoductions (VIZ Media) orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2, by Ichigo Takano, translated by Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay (Seven Seas) The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions, translated by Frederik L. Schodt (Stone Bridge Press) Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3, by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Sarah Alys Lindholm (Kodansha) Wandering Island, vol. 1, by Kenji Tsuruta, translated by Dana Lewis (Dark Horse) Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old) Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings, by Glen Baxter (NYR Comics) Barnaby, vol. 3, by Crockett Johnson, edited by Philip Nel and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press) The Realist Cartoons, edited by Paul Krassner and Ethan Persoff (Fantagraphics) Walt & Skeezix 1931–1932, by Frank King, edited by Jeet Heer and Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly) Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old) The Complete Neat Stuff, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) The Complete Wimmen's Comix, edited by Trina Robbins, Gary Groth, and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics) Fables and Funnies, by Walt Kelly, compiled by David W. Tosh (Dark Horse) Trump: The Complete Collection, by Harvey Kurtzman et al., edited by Denis Kitchen and John Lind (Dark Horse) U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories, by Sam Glanzman, edited by Drew Ford (Dover) Best Writer Ed Brubaker, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image) Kurt Busiek, Astro City (Vertigo/DC) Chelsea Cain, Mockingbird (Marvel) Max Landis, Green Valley (Image/Skybound); Superman: American Alien (DC) Jeff Lemire, Black Hammer (Dark Horse); Descender, Plutona (Image); Bloodshot Reborn (Valiant) Brian K. Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga (Image) Best Writer/Artist Jessica Abel, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars (Papercutz/Super Genius) Box Brown, Tetris: The Games People Play (First Second) Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly) Tom Hart, Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir (St. Martin's) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Mark Brooks, Han Solo (Marvel) Dan Mora, Klaus (BOOM! Studios) Greg Ruth, Indeh (Grand Central Publishing) Francois Schuiten, The Theory of the Grain of Sand (IDW) Fiona Staples, Saga (Image) Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther (Marvel) Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art) Federico Bertolucci, Love: The Lion (Magnetic) Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly) Manuele Fior, 5,000 km per Second (Fantagraphics) Dave McKean, Black Dog (Dark Horse) Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image) Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse) Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers) Mike Del Mundo, Avengers, Carnage, Mosaic, The Vision (Marvel) David Mack, Abe Sapien, BPRD Hell on Earth, Fight Club 2, Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse) Sean Phillips, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed (Image) Fiona Staples, Saga (Image) Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image) Best Coloring Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Green Valley (Image/Skybound) Elizabeth Breitweiser, Criminal 10th Anniversary Special, Kill or Be Killed, Velvet (Image); Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta (Image/Skybound) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Laura Martin, Wonder Woman (DC); Ragnorak (IDW); Black Panther (Marvel) Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel) Best Lettering Dan Clowes, Patience (Fantagraphics) Brecht Evens, Panther (Drawn & Quarterly) Tom Gauld, Mooncop (Drawn & Quarterly) Nick Hayes, Woody Guthrie (Abrams) Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse) Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon) Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, www.washingtonpost.com/new/comic-riffs/ Critical Chips, edited by Zainab Akhtar (Comics & Cola) PanelPatter.com, edited by Rob McMonigal WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Megan Purdy and Claire Napier Best Comics-Related Book blanc et noir: takeshi obata illustrations, by Takeshi Obata (VIZ Media) Ditko Unleashed: An American Hero, by Florentino Flórez and Frédéric Manzano (IDW/Editions Déesse) Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper) The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, vol. 1, edited by Bhob Stewart and J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics) More Heroes of the Comics, by Drew Friedman (Fantagraphics) Best Academic/Scholarly Work Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore, with essays by Marc Sobel (Uncivilized) Forging the Past: Set and the Art of Memory, by Daniel Marrone (University Press of Mississippi) Frank Miller's Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism, by Paul Young (Rutgers University Press) Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, by Tim Jackson (University Press of Mississippi) Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury) Best Publication Design The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon) The Complete Wimmen's Comix, designed by Keeli McCarthy (Fantagraphics) Frank in the Third Dimension, designed by Jacob Covey, 3D conversions by Charles Barnard (Fantagraphics) The Realist Cartoons, designed by Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics) Si Lewen's Parade: An Artist's Odyssey, designed by Art Spiegelman (Abrams) Best Webcomic Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla, http://bird-boy.com Deja Brew, by Taneka Stotts and Sara DuVall (Stela.com) Jaeger, by Ibrahim Moustafa (Stela.com) The Middle Age, by Steve Conley, steveconley.com/the-middle-age On Beauty, by Christina Tran,  sodelightful.com/comics/beauty/ Best Digital Comic Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology) Edison Rex, by Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver (Monkeybrain/comiXology) Helm, by Jehanzeb Hasan and Mauricio Caballero, www.crookshaw.com/helm/ On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden, www.onasunbeam.com Universe!, by Albert Monteys (Panel Syndicate)

[00:00] Intro [03:20] Nathan recommends Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown [LINK] [04:38] Nathan has a scam of his own [09:36] Andrew hasn't done much this week [11:55] We got a review from a new listener Let's News! [15:25] Tom Cruise confirms Top Gun 2 is "definitely happening" [LINK] [19:39] Roger Moore passes away at 89 [LINK] [25:03] Irrelevant Inquiry [37:02] Retro Commercials [47:42] Stargate SG-1 - S04E13 - The Curse [61:20] Stargate SG-1 - S04E14 - The Serpent's Venom

This past Sunday was TLC (Tables, Ladders and Chairs), December’s Smackdown exclusive PPV. And between a table match, a ladder match, a chairs match AND and tables, ladders and chairs match, it all got to be a little exhausting. But The Nation of Conversation breaks down the results and explains why they’re on board for the big moment in the show’s main event between Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles. Plus: Comic creator Box Brown joins us for the latest installment of our series “My Special Wrestler.” His comic biography “Andre the Giant: Life and Legend” has earned him praise from comic and wrestling fans alike.  He’ll tell you all about why Ravishing Rick Rude, one of the most sleazy characters ever to grace the wrestling ring, is actually very under-appreciated. Brown’s newest comic is entitled Tetris: The Games People Play. Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle. Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Joshua and Joe review The Arab of the Future by Riad Sattouf, Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown, Cowboys and Insects by David Hine and Shaky Kane, and Disillusioned Illusions by Greg Stump.

Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are talking about the newest book from Box Brown this week! They discuss his appeal as an artist, his storytelling techniques, and his choice of subjects! They also review Dark Knight III #6 and Death of X #2! Weekly Floppies Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #1 Trinity #2 Batman […] The post 164 – Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown appeared first on Handsome Boys Comics Hour.

Hey Handsomites! Eric and Robbie are talking about the newest book from Box Brown this week! They discuss his appeal as an artist, his storytelling techniques, and his choice of subjects! They also review Dark Knight III #6 and Death of X #2! Weekly Floppies Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #1 Trinity #2 Batman […] The post 164 – Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown appeared first on Handsome Boys Comics Hour.

*****WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT MATERIAL***** *****SERIOUSLY - DON"T SAY WE DIDN'T WARN YOU*****   Right, now that's out of the way, we present our take on Tetris. We explore its early origins in 80's Russia, the convoluted mess of rights ownership surrounding it, its cultural impact and other things; not least more proof, if it were needed, that Rule 34 exists (ask your mum - go on, it'll be fun). We also review "Tetris: The Games People Play" by Box Brown - well worth a look, unlike some of the links below... Plus there's out regular Thimble of Win. As if you weren't already filled to the brim with entertaining goodness. You lucky sods!     Content links: https://www.amazon.com/Tetris-Games-People-Box-Brown/dp/162672315X https://ecstasyoforder.vhx.tv/products/ecstasy_of_order http://vadim.oversigma.com/Tetris.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris and, because we kinda have to, https://www.amazon.com.au/Taken-Tetris-Blocks-Digital-Desires-ebook/dp/B00QZJWD0U  

Box Brown is an Ignatz award winning cartoonist and illustrator. He is the man behind the comics publishing house Retrofit Comics. The creator of the New York Times Best Selling graphic novel, Andre the Giant: Life and Legend and the graphic novel Tetris: The Games People Play.

Time Codes: 00:24 - Introduction 02:14 - Setup of interview 02:57 - Interview with Box Brown 53:28 - Wrap up 54:53 - Contact us On this episode of the interview series Derek talks with Box Brown, whose new book Tetris: The Games People Play has just been released from First Second. As the two discuss, this is a detailed history of the famous video game and the cultural, business, and political contexts swirling around the program's creation. Box shares his experiences and fascination with the game, explaining the genesis of the project and the research that went into it. Whereas his previous First Second book, Andrea the Giant, focused on one figure, the new work synthesizes the lives of everyone involved in the creation of Tetris including its designer Alexy Pajitnov as well as the many key players at Nintendo, Mirrorsoft, Andromeda Software, Atari, Bulletproof Software, and Elorg, the government bureau tasked with overseeing the profits and negotiations surrounding any computer products coming out of the Soviet Union. But Box also focuses on the psychology of gaming and role it plays in our lives, using Tetris as his illustrative example.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview New York Times Best Selling Author Box Brown. Miami Book Nov 13-20th. Box Brown is an Ignatz Award-winning American cartoonist whose first work was the online comic Bellen!. He was the winner of a 2011 Xeric Grant for the comic Love is a Peculiar Type of Thing. It is, perhaps, the perfect video game. Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked. Play it long enough and you'll see those brightly colored geometric shapes everywhere. You'll see them in your dreams. Alexey Pajitnov had big ideas about games. In 1984, he created Tetris in his spare time while developing software for the Soviet government. Once Tetris emerged from behind the Iron Curtain, it was an instant hit. Nintendo, Atari, Sega—game developers big and small all wanted Tetris. A bidding war was sparked, followed by clandestine trips to Moscow, backroom deals, innumerable miscommunications, and outright theft.  New York Times–bestselling author Box Brown untangles this complex history and delves deep into the role games play in art, culture, and commerce. For the first time and in unparalleled detail, Tetris: The Games People Play tells the true story of the world's most popular video game.