It’s the year [insert future year here] and mankind has probably destroyed the Earth because of course they did. How did we/they get here/there? Don’t know, and there’s a ton of lore to figure out before we can know what happened. War is a mess y’all. It’s not like you can just read a few books and know exactly what happened.

Good thing we have my friend Erinn here to help sort things out. Listen in as we try to make sense of, well, everything in the Gundam universes and probably miss some things because there’s so much of it and we only have so much show to talk about it in.

Learn such things as:

• How many timelines is enough?
• This is just Transformers with a reskin, right?
• Do Erinn and I have artistically talented friends who can help pull off one of our crazy ideas?
• And so much more!

You can find Erinn on Twitter @catladylife_nyc or as a a spirit just floating by in the wind.

Play Comics is “written”, edited, and produced by Chris Osborne. He also puts the art together because he’s a bit of a control freak. Maybe if he wasn’t he’d let someone like Michiums make art for the show. But alas, Chris has problems and just can’t do that.

See what you’re missing out on by visiting Michiums’s shop on Carbonmade.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

A big thanks to Comic Book Keepers as well as Tales from the Fandom for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thinks that giant mechs are totally made up and not real at all.

Some of the most important things I have right now are things that I’ve always had. Mostly my stuffed Snoopy that I’ve had since I was little. And while having him to hold on to has helped in a lot of situations, what if he was actually able to physically fight off demons and monsters?

Listen in as Tayson Martindale comes to talk about his comic The Keepsakers, a story that explores that exact theme of your childhood friends actually being some of your biggest protectors. (Hopefully) Coming to a comic store near you March 29th and brought to you by Invader Comics.

Learn such things as:

• How long can you hold onto childish things?
• How do you find your own style?
• How long can you sit on a book before you publish it?
• And so much more!

You can find Tayson on Twitter @tadmartindale, Instagram @tayson_martindale, or email him via tayson.martindale@gmail.com">tayson.martindale@gmail.com.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in, or sign up for email notifications about future guest opportunities and get a message when I add things to the list.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.  Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who sleeps with a stuffed dragon.

Sometimes you just need to flip things on their head. You know, really make sure to hit the point that you’re trying to make. Take down anything that stands in your way and kick right through any obstacle standing before you.

And sometimes I just try to make stupid puns because we’re doing things backwards today and looking at comic books based on a video game. Listen in as the Pop Historian joins the show to talk about the Mortal Kombat comics that are obviously based on that game you might have heard of from the 1990s.

Learn such things as:

• When does not having a story prove to be a good thing?
• Is anybody truly 100% evil?
• Why do parents get so worked up about such little things?
• And so much more!

You can find Pop Historian on YouTube, and specifically check out the Mortal Kombat video.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.  Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

A big thanks to Capes on the Couch as well as Geek Freaks for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, whose favorite Mortal Kombat character is the bear.

What makes someone a villain? And once you get that label in people’s head what can happen to get that label removed or switched? It’s tough. You’ve got to change minds and deal with people who will never forget your past no matter how much good you do now and will always treat you like the villain that they see you as.

Well, we have Blair Farrell here to help figure out where that line is as we take a look at the 1999 Catwoman game for Gameboy Color. And long the way we’ll try to figure out if Catwoman has made amends for her previous criminal deeds or if she still has work to do to win us over.

Learn such things as:

• How can you keep the main character out of a spin off game?
• Which version of Catwoman are we talking about here anyway?
• Will we ever get her as a definitive villain or hero ever again?
• And so much more!

You can find Blair on Twitter @Blarcade and his website Comic Book Video Games,where you can links to his books The Web of Spider-Man Games: The Amazing and the (Not So) Spectacular and The Avengers in Video Games: A Guide to Solo Adventures and Mighty Marvel Team-Ups, with Creator Interviews.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.  Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

A big thanks to Cheers to Comics, as well as Into the Knight for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who pet the tummy and paid dearly for it.

What is it that makes a comic connect with an audience? Is it the writing? The art? The characters? Nope, but also yes….? It’s the passion behind it. And that passion certainly comes across in everything else but you can have the best writer and artist in the world using the most popular characters and have things fall flat if they’re just going through the motions.

Today we’re talking about Ravage with Eli Powell. He certainly has the passion for this story and I’m really excited to get my hands on a physical copy of this one. Be sure to check out the Ravage Kickstarter Campaign so you can get your hands on one as well.

And a big thanks to Mike over at Invader Comics for helping to set this one up.

Learn such things as:

• How long can a project sit between completion and publishing?
• What are some things that go into making a comic with no dialogue?
• Why are artistic choices and sticking to your vision important?
• And so much more!

You can find Eli on Twitter @Savage_Inks, Instagram @instaless_eli, Facebook @shakyartist, and his website Bleak World Comics. And of course you can head over to the Ravage Kickstarter Campaign or tell your local comic shop that you want them to order this for you using code FEB231533.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.  Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who wet his pants yesterday.

Comics can come from some weird places. Which most of the time is a shot at the writer or artist and the fact that they’re a weirdo. But sometimes is just a basic factual statement. You know, like when a nation makes a comic about a war they had no part in just because.

But who would ever do a thing like that? Not Insane Ian, but he did stop by the show to talk about North and South which does exactly that. Except under the name Les Tuniques Bleues if you’re reading it in the original French but known as The Bluecoats when translated into English.

Learn such things as:

• Why Chris didn’t even try to get one of the comic creators on the show.
• How many of these Belgian comics do we know about over here?
• What silly decisions did the NES port make for the controls?
• And so much more!

You can find Insane Ian on Twitter @insaneianb, his music on the Insane Ian Bandcamp page, his videos on the Insane Ian YouTube page (where you can hear if he’s played FF VII), and check out the Funny Music Project that he sometimes contributes to.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.  Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who thinks that French toast is the same thing as Belgian waffles.

In the cold dark reaches of space nobody can hear you scream. Or something like that. Look, I've never been to space so I can't know for sure. But I know that if I went to space I'd be lonely without my Kayleigh and that would suck so I'm not sure if I want to even think about that. But Elyse Russell on the other hand, all about mixing up sci fi and romance in ways that I wouldn't be able to pull off. Which is great because she's helping to put together Amongst the Stars so I can read it and let her do all the work to put it together. Learn such things as:

• Why you might have the best story in the world but still not get into an anthology.
• How important representation is in comics.
• People who make comics for anthologies get paid?
• Go watch https://youtu.be/ZNomhZFaWWI I promise it's relevant. Somehow. Barely.
• And so much more!

You can find Elyse on Twitter @ElyseRussell13 and of course the Amongst the Stars Kickstarter campaign. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.  Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is sitting in a tin can far above the world.

Pocus is still in Hell. He’s got Emily. He’s got Horrus. He’s got problems. And what can he do about it?

I have no idea, and to be perfectly honest I’m not sure that Allen Dunford does either. But it’s his job (along with Will Radford who sadly couldn’t be in this episode) to make the story happen. Which is good because they’re a lot better at it than I would be.

Learn such things as:

• How do you get new fans hooked when you basically have to spoil earlier issues?
• What are the dangers of having everything set in stone for your story before the readers see it?
• When do you know that you’ve made it as a comic creator?
• And so much more!

You can find Allen on Twitter @ChapsofFury. And of course there’s also the Pocus Hocus #5 Kickstarter Campaign or sign up for the Top Hat Studios newsletter.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.  Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who does not want his name anywhere near that horrible banjo you heard earlier.

“Banjo” played by Chris Osborne

What are the elements of a good Batman game? Cool villains? Great side characters? Actually doing a bit of detectiving maybe?

Well listen in as Adam Williamson comes back on the show to talk about Batman Gotham City Racers, a game that basically none of those things and yet still exists.

Learn such things as:

• How much does a character have to be in the game to count as being in the game?
• How can you have a game with the Batmobile and have you get sick of it?
• How far does Chris need to go to get to a Dave and Busters?
• And so much more!

You can Adam absolutely nowhere except for on Play Comics where he writes comic reviews and appears on other episodes.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.  Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

A big thanks to the Last Sons of Krypton and Not if I Reboot You First for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who actually did a better voice for Old Man Chris but lost the part during contract negotiations.

One of the best things about comics, especially lately, is the amount of creator diversity we’ve been able to get. So it warms my heart when we can get a collection bringing together a bunch of creators that don’t normally have a chance to get together for this specific reason. And what is that reason?

Well, we’re taking a look at Sensory: Life on the Spectrum with Bex Ollerton to take a look at her book giving creators with Autism a space to share their experiences. And I use her in the loosest sense of the word because a lot of people helped out in making this happen.

Learn such things as:

• How do you wrangle a bunch of creators into getting something put together?
• Is it a good idea to do this kind of Kickstarter project by yourself?
• How far into the episode can I last before bringing up Michi?
• And so much more!

You can find Bex on Twitter @Schnumn, and if you want to help support Bex and her work check out her Patreon @Schnumn. And of course be sure to check out where you can buy Sensory: Life on the Spectrum for yourself or someone that you know who you think needs to read it.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.  Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who plays Super Nintendo with a Saturn controller.