Webcomic Beacon #175: The Tropecast #7: Action Girl vs Magical Girl

Adam Smithee, Alex Heberling, Liz Staley, and Eric Kimble (for a while) are here for Action Girl vs Magical Girl tropes! Of course, there is some crossover discussion on giant robots, and a bit about Power Rangers. There is also a huge Disney tangent that Fes came back to (since Adam recorded this show), and subsequently deleted. Who would win in a fight? Magical Girls or Action Girls?

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TV Tropes: Action Girl, Magical Girl, Hot Chick with a Sword, Girls with Guns, Power Gives You Wings, Designated Girl Fight, Wouldn’t Hit a Girl, In the Name of the Moon, Transformation Sequence, New Powers as the Plot Demands, Lady of War, Badass Princess, Badass in Distress, Everything’s Better with Sparkles

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Webcomic Beacon #174: Second Life Machinima Comics

Gwen Patton (Jenny Everywhere’s Infinite: Quark Time) joins Fes and Mark to talk about the Mega Multi-Player Online experience known as Second Life. As well as talking about making comics with in it. Elissa Rose (Girl vs Robot) also joined us later.

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Cover Art by: Gwen Patton

Also, as The Webcomic Beacon The Webcast Beacon Network is gearing up for a new webfiction podcast. In that we are looking into doing webfiction readings and/or audio performances. Auditions are open for people to get involved, so we can make potential selections for regular or semi-regular voice work. The the piece people are welcome to either do a reading or performance, is Bunny Tacos. Feel free to do a section, or the whole sequence. Send submissions to WebcomicBeacon@gmail.com with “Bunny Tacos” in the subject. 128 kbps MP3 files should be good enough for right now, but save your higher quality recording, just in case. 

The break song was Second Life is Where I Want to Be by Nico Donburi | Notes: Warren Ellis’ Forum, Freak Angels, GIMP, Toxic Menges, Girl vs Robot, Elissa’s Second Life Designs, | Milestones: Gin and Comics (1 yr), I Dream of a Jeanie Bottle (100), Conny Van Ehlsing (10 yrs), Sarah Zero (8 yrs)

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Webcomic Beacon #173: Newscast #14: Comic News & Discussion for March 20th, 2011

Garth (Finders Keepers) joins Rosscott, Mark Savary, and Fes Works for this edition of the Webcomic Beacon Newscast! Again, Eric Kimble is our main newshound for most of the stories we cover. This week we bring up Comics For Japan, cartoonists helping in the Jason earthquake and tsunami efforts. Jess Fink also gets ripped off, AGAIN!

Also, as The Webcomic Beacon The Webcast Beacon Network is gearing up for a new webfiction podcast. In that we are looking into doing webfiction readings and/or audio performances. Auditions are open for people to get involved, so we can make potential selections for regular or semi-regular voice work. The the piece people are welcome to either do a reading or performance, is Bunny Tacos. Feel free to do a section, or the whole sequence. Send submissions to WebcomicBeacon@gmail.com with “Bunny Tacos” in the subject. 128 kbps MP3 files should be good enough for right now, but save your higher quality recording, just in case.

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News

Comics For Japan
Support for Japan, both with comics, and links to safe and official donation links for aiding the recent Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster.

Jess Fink’s stuff gets ripped off, Again
(Jess Fink’s Tumblr – via Dean Trippe)

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Discussion

Tablet Talk
(Asus EEE Slate)

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Tidbits

Axe Cop partners with Steve Jackson Games
(Source: MTVGeek)

What the Small Comics Publisher Needs To Know About Kindle
(Source: Publishers Weekly – via WhirlyShirly)

Marvel and DC pick different digital distributors.
(Source: Bleeding Cool)

DC shuts down comments on post after too much bitching.
(Source: Comics Alliance)

Dave Kellett’s “The Freeing of the Comics” Speech on YouTube
(Source: YouTube – via Fleen)

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Webcomic Beacon #172: The Tropecast #6: March Mecha Madness

Adam Smithee, Liz Staley, Michael Dellheim, and Fes Works are here for MARCH MECHA MADNESS! That means we’ll be covering tropes revolving around giant robots! This also can include the sentient robots, such as Transformers; pilotable robots or giant robotic suits, like Gundam; questionably sentient pilotable robots, like Big O; or to a more cyborg like robot like Evangellion; and of course robots that form up into even gianter robots, like Voltron. All just to name a few examples. We also touch on the concepts of “real robots vs super robots”. … We also go off on a tangent with Power Rangers as well.

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The break song was Giant Robot by Lizards From Afar

TV Tropes: Rule of Cool, Calling Your Attacks, Rocket Punch, Eye Beams, Everything’s Better With Spinning, Humongous Mecha, Super Robot, Real Robot, Combining Mecha, 5 Man Band, 6th Ranger, Meta Mecha, Hammerspace, Tim Curry,

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Webcomic Beacon #171: Newscast #13: Comic News & Discussion for March 13th, 2011

Eric Kimball, our resident newshound, joins  Mark Savary and Fes Works for this edition of the Webcomic Beacon Newscast! Christopher Hastings of Dr. McNinja has been trusted to write a Deadpool miniseries for Marvel. Web-sold, first edition Mouse Guard #1 sells high in the collector’s market. Before Angry Birds, was an attempt to make money via a webcomic. Charlie Sheen (WINNING!) to be featured in a comic book, ala the Mark Zuckerburg comic book.

Also, with Convention Season upon us, we’ll be looking for Con Reports from people, of which we hope to mention and link people’s interesting stories and experiences! Please email us links to your Con Reports!

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News

Christopher Hasting of DrMcninja to Write Deadpool
(Source: MTV Geek)
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Discussion

Mouse Guard #1 Sells to Collectors for Over $500
(Source: Bleeding Cool)

Creator of Angry Birds Made a Webcomic Beforehand
(Source: Wired UK – via ComixTalk – Comic: August Jessor)

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Tidbits

Zach Weiner Interviewed with Skeptics
(Source: Mad Art Lab – Comic: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal)

ComixTalk asks you how you organize your webcomics
(Source: ComixTalk)

Charlie Sheen to be featured in Comic Book
(Source: CNN)

Comic pro’s twitter accounts hacked
(Source: Comics Beat)

Microsoft uses comics as an example of a hidden shame for dating
(Source: Geek Wire – via Bleeding Cool)
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Book Releases

Girly: The Complete Collection
Pre-orders NOW! The original Book 1 and Book 2 count only as Book 1 of this 4 Book set. Pre-orders are on now, and start at $100. Includes slip case, 4 books, and over 1000 pages of “pink vision” comics! LIMITED TO A PRINT RUN of 500!

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Webcomic Beacon #170: Gender Identity & Trans Issue Webcomics

Christine Smith (The Princess), Evelyn Poor (Trans Girl Diaries), and Samuel Orchard (Rooster Tails) joins Fes and Mark to discuss Gender Identity, Transgender, and Trans Issue webcomics… as well as some of the issues themselves, of course. A bit of a heavy discussion, given the topic, but a great listen. We even go a bit into related GBLTQ issues. In the notes you can find additional resources, and if you know of any, please post in our comments as well!

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Cover Art by: Christine Smith

The break song was Who Am I? by Acquisotic | Notes: The comic of Trans Girl Diaries that Evelyn brought up on the show, BEM Sex Role Inventory, Kinsey Scale, Mr. Normal, Transmissions, Venus Envy, Penguicon 2011, Southern Comfort Documentary | Milestones: Antisoshell (100), Watcher of Yaathagggu (1 yr)

Resources: Gender Spectrum, Trans Youth Family Allies, The Trevor Project, Wellington Out Games, True Selves,

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Webcomic Beacon #169: Newscast #12: Comic News & Discussion for March 6th, 2011

Bill Ellis joins Rosscott, Alex Heberling, and Mark Savary for this edition of the Webcomic Beacon Newscast! We also have newshound Eric (Exiern) to thank for snooping out stories! This past week was a bit sparse on news. There’s news of a hearing on off-shore Intellectual Property Theft, Comics Alliance gets on The Daily Show, and a potential traffic sharing scam. … And Charlie Sheen, because…. topical! We also talk a bit about The Crimson Bolt and the Green Lantern movies.

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News

Upcoming hearing on Intellectual property theft
(Source: A Distant Soil – via Bleeding Cool)

Comics Alliance Blogger on The Daily Show
(Source: Comics Alliance –  Link 1 – Link 2)

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Discussion

Be wary of “Scribol”; Traffic Sharing.

Charlie Sheen sayings cut into Family Circus
(Sheen Family Circus)

Crimson Bolt
(Source: Comics Alliance – via Bleeding Cool)
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Tidbits

Will Eisner’s Birthday (Google’s Logo refected this)
(Source: Google)

Super Art Fight in DC
(Source: itself)

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Webcomic Beacon #168: The Bechdel Test aka The Mo Movie Measure

Jules Rivera (Valkyrie Squadron) and Melissa Kaercher (The Geek Life) join Fes, Tanya, and Mark to discuss The Bechdel-Wallace Test, aka The Bechdel Test, aka The Mo Movie Measure. As based on Alison Bechdel’s comic (Dykes to Watch Out For), and her friend Liz Wallace.

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The test was in direct correlation to movies, but honestly goes for any form of storytelling:

1) There are at least two named female characters, who
2) talk to each other about
3) something other than a man.

But, of course, there’s much more to it than that, which is what we are here to discuss! … as well as going off topic much by the 3rd segment; including talking about sex, but that is what our listeners come to expect!

Cover Art by: JT (Between Failures) 

The break song was Connoisseur of Girl TV by Bob Ricci | Notes: House of the Muses, Why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass the Bechdel test, The Bechdel Test: it’s not about passing, Eerie Cuties, | Milestones: Adrastus (100), Galaxion (200), Times Like This (400)

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