Whelmed : the Young Justice files

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Comic Commentary : Issues #12-13 Apr 04, 2018

Show notes

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #12-13. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it!

Producer's note: Find your #batbreakup card at a Hallmark store near you!

The episode segments are as follows:

Hello Megan - 1:23

Mission Briefing – 2:32

Feeling the Aster – 9:41

Artistic License: 42:22

Batman: Son of the Demon

https://bit.ly/2GwXHCO

As always, thanks for listening and all your support. We appreciate each and every one of you more than we can express. If you have a moment to add some additional support, a rating and review on iTunes or your pod catcher of choice would help immensely. And if you have the ability to support us monetarily, we have a Patreon here.

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Produced by: Neal Powell

Discussion : Jeff Stormer : Ted Kord and Blue Beetle Mar 28, 2018

Show notes

Today in the Watchtower, we welcome back Jeff Stormer. Jeff is the host of the Actual Play podcast, Party of One, and the world-building brainstorm podcast, All My Fantasy Children. Each week, All My Fantasy Children brings Jeff together with Aaron Catano-Saez as they take a listener prompt and transform that prompt into a living, breathing character that adds to the world and drives their co-operative narrative forward. Every time I listen, I walk away with new tools in both my improv and creative writing toolbox.

Blue Beetle, 2006 Series

https://bit.ly/2pMhh2w

Blue Beetle Radio Show

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Blue_Beetle_Singles

Party of One Episodes

The Bite w/ Rich Howard

Our Radios Are Dying

Project: Wingspan

Dungeon Crawl Classics

Jeff on One Shot

Scoundrel in the Deep

Rich and Jeff Competing on Geek Wars

http://geekwars.podbean.com/e/s01-game-02-not-wonder-hound/

Thanks to everyone for sharing time with us. You can find us on Twitter @theYJfiles, on Facebook at @crashingthemode, on theyjfiles.tumblr.com, on our website crashingthemode.com, our email address whelmedpodcast@gmail.com, and now on YouTube at www.crashingthemode.com/youtube.

If you enjoy our show, please consider sharing it with a friend. You can also support the show by giving us a 5-Star review on iTunes or your podcatcher of choice. The ratings help others find the show. If you do leave us a rating, please let us know! Especially if you're outside the US, we have to look a little harder to find those.

And even though Season 3 has been official announced, please continue to spread the word to friends and family about the series, #BuyYJcomicsoncomixology to get us more stories even sooner, and get yourself up to speed for the S3 premiere.

And as always. Stay whelmed everyone.

Discussion : Nick Thyes : Politics in Storytelling Mar 21, 2018

Show notes

Today in the Watchtower we welcome, Nick Thyes. Nick is the co-host of the Unapologetic Geek Out podcast, where he and his co-hosts discuss geek conventions and the latest geek news, interview content creators, review films for their series "Netflix and Kill", and more. In fact, they invited me on the show recently for a deep-dive into Young Justice, which you can check out right now. This time I may let him actually talk.

http://unapologeticgeekout.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIdR6YSVW2p-SdWn18qd4g

Twitter - @UGOpodcast

Facebook - http://bit.ly/2u7VdES

Thanks to everyone for sharing time with us. You can find us on Twitter @theYJfiles, on Facebook @crashingthemode, on Tumblr at theyjfiles.tumblr.com, on our website www.crashingthemode.com, and at our email address, whelmedpodcast@gmail.com.

If you enjoy our show, please consider sharing it with a friend. You can also support the show by giving us a 5-Star review on Apple Podcasts, or your podcatcher of choice. The ratings really do help others find the show. If you leave us a review, please let us know! Especially if you're outside the US, we have to look a little harder to find those.

And even though Season 3 has been official announced, please continue to spread the word to friends and family about the series, #BuyYJcomicsonComixology to get us more stories even sooner, and get yourself up to speed for the S3 premiere.

And as always. Stay whelmed everyone.

Produced by: Neal Powell

Comic Commentary : Issue #11 Mar 14, 2018

Show notes

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #11. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it!

Producer's note: There are more Clayfaces than you can shake a stick at!

The episode segments are as follows:

Hello Megan - 1:19

Mission Briefing – 1:57

Feeling the Aster – 5:20

Artistic License: 21:42

Batgirl! (when she was blonde)

http://bit.ly/2FHRS0D

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Produced by: Neal Powell

Discussion : Trent Boyd : RPG System Matters Mar 07, 2018

Show notes

Today in the Watchtower we welcome, Trent Boyd. Trent is the host of the Melbourne-based YouTube series, "Roll for Adventure", a series where three veteran role-players take a look at different RPGs, digging in to what makes them unique as well as talking to their creators about the inspiration and systems behind them. Trent was kind enough to reach out to us to talk about some of my favorite topics, and I'm excited to dive in!

And as always. Stay whelmed everyone.

Trent's Twitter @rollforTrent

http://richplayingitforward.blogspot.com/2014/04/thank-you-brian-phillips.html

"Roll for Adventure": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axNOJhmxQOM "Mutant City Blues": http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/category/products/mutant-city-blues/

"Masks": http://www.magpiegames.com/masks/

"DC Adventures (Mutants and Masterminds)": https://dcadventuresrpg.com/

"Icons": https://greenroninstore.com/products/icons-superpowered-roleplaying-the-assembled-edition "Venture City": https://www.evilhat.com/home/venture-city/

Comic Commentary : Issues #9-10 Feb 28, 2018

Show notes

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #9-10. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it!

Producer's note: Time travel via nuclear explosions seems very inefficient.

The episode segments are as follows:

Hello Megan - 1:25

Mission Briefing – 2:08

Feeling the Aster – 8:45

Artistic License: 45:36

The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom

Cary Bates and Greg Weisman, art by Will Conrad

http://bit.ly/2BY15mO

Captain Atom, 1986-91

http://bit.ly/2EZq8IU

Christopher Jones Cover: http://bit.ly/2CO7kpY

Thank you all, and stay whelmed.

Produced by: Neal Powell

Discussion : Chris Sniezak : Green Lantern Corps and the DC Galaxy Feb 21, 2018

Show notes

Today in the Watchtower we welcome dear friend of the show, Chris Sniezak. Chris is the co-owner of Misdirected Mark Productions, Encoded Designs, and Lake Effect Gaming, is the host of the Misdirected Mark and Down with D&D podcasts, and editor of the Gnomecast, Hobbes and Friends of the OSR, and more. Chris is also a writer, designer, and convention coordinator - basically, if you are a part of the roleplaying podcast or gaming community, Chris is there to support you.

And as always. Stay whelmed everyone.

https://gnomestew.com/

http://misdirectedmark.com/category/gnomecast/

http://misdirectedmark.com/

http://www.encodeddesigns.com/

@misdirectedmark on twitter

Misdirected Mark G+ community

Discussion : Angela Murray : Balancing Drama and Humor Feb 14, 2018

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Today in the Watchtower we welcome Angela Murray. Angela is an award winning author for the multi-Gold ENnie Award winning website, Gnome Stew. She is also a host of the GnomeCast, Gnome Stew's own podcast, and was a founding member of Rogue Princess Squadron, a female-centric gaming blog. Angela's writing focuses on cooperative storytelling, player involvement, and working to bring both the entertainer and the entertained closer together. She is also a fantastic Game Master and if you get an opportunity to play at her table, don't pass it up.

Links:

https://gnomestew.com/

http://misdirectedmark.com/category/gnomecast/

http://www.rogueprincesssquadron.com/

And as always. Stay whelmed everyone.

Discussion : Loren Peterson : Maturity in Comic Adaptations Feb 07, 2018

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Today in the Watchtower we welcome Loren Peterson. Loren is a comic and animation fan, as well as being the Gamemaster of the brilliant Actual Play Podcast, Heroes of Halcyon City from Nerds on a Roll. Loren and his players have created a deeply engaging story using Masks: A New Generation that has both cracked me up and brought me to tears, and I'm honored to have him on the show.

And as always. Stay whelmed everyone.

The spark Network: https://www.thespark.network/

Actual play episode with Ready Set Geek: http://nerdsonaroll.libsyn.com/bonus-issue-geeks-on-a-roll Character creation episode with Ready Set Geek: http://geeksaywhat.com/2017/07/08/rsg-027-character-creation-with-nerds-on-a-roll/

Comic Commentary : Issues #7-8 Jan 31, 2018

Show notes

Hello team! Welcome to Comic Commentary and our discussion of Issues #7-8. This is a really great episode of the show and there's a lot to talk about, so grab some tissues and let's get to it!

Producer's note: The Stickarounds: Normal teenagers who don't do very much!

The episode segments are as follows:

Hello Megan - 1:19

Mission Briefing – 2:07

Feeling the Aster – 5:57

Artistic License: 29:28

Runaways

First Run 2003-2004 (Pride & Joy, Teenage Wasteland, Good Die Young)

http://bit.ly/2nt98Qj

Second Run 2005-2008 (True Believers, Escape to New York, Parental Guidance, Live Fast, and Dead End Kids)

http://bit.ly/2DPM1K1

There's a third (bad) volume and an (awesome) revival, but let's start with volume one.