Webcomic Beacon #201: PC and/or/vs Diversity in Comics

Marcus Almond (The Razor Kid) joins the crew to discuss the topic of diversity in comics. The primer for this was the new (non-white) Spider-Man of the Ultimate Universe. Are we adding diversity for the sake of adding diversity? Are we actually trying, or just taking the lazy route?  Fes Works, Tanya Higgins, and Mark Savary are here for this episode. Cover by Zach Holmes.

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Music: Superheros by Munk.

Notes: Razor Kid, Spike’s Google+ post, Milestones: TWXYD (100), TRU-Life Adventures (belated) (10 years)


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Webfiction World #5: WeSeWriMo and Writing Marathons with Kira Lerner

Kira Lerner (Epiguide) joins A. M. Harte and MCM are here to talk to you about WeSeWriMo and Writing Marathons!

Reading: Tales of the Big Bad Wolf by Sgl, read by Jason Strawsburg


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Music: West Mansion by Mayhem (Torpedo Torpedo)
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Notes: About Schuyler Falls by Kira Lerner, Book By You, Epiguide – Writing Marathons: Web Series Writing Month, A Round of Words in 80 Days, National Novel Writing Month, National Blog Posting Month, 24-Hour Comics Day, Script Frenzy, National Sketch Writing Month, July Novel Writing Month, Interactive Fiction Writing Month, Travel WritingMonth, 48 Hour Film Project (not mentioned) – Tools: Write or Die – Other: Footprints by Michael, xkcd, The Order of the Stick,

 

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The Tropecast #12: (Table-Top) Gamer/Gaming Tropes

Liz Staley (Adrastus) and Byron (Rho Pi Gamma, The Gamer’s Podcast) join Adam Smithee and Alex Heberling this week. We are talking about (mainly Table-Top) Gamer/Gaming Tropes!


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While we have TVTropes links throughout, for the first segment, we reference the Munchkin List. It is sort of defenitive, and TVTropes itself harkens back to it several times.

TV Tropes Links: Gamer Types

Additionally: For the second half of the show, I figure we’ll just run down the list here of Game Tropes, and discuss as we go. Also: Total Party Kill (TPK), Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies.

And then, when all else fails – http://theglen.livejournal.com/16735.html

Break Song: Mallet of Metal – Consortium Of Genius
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Webcomic Beacon Newscast #33: Comic News & Discussion for August 14th, 2011

Stef (Sarah Zero) joins Rosscott and Alex Heberling to look over and comment on the comic and webcomic news of the week! Thanks to Eric Kimball for gathering our news links.

A reminder that The Webcomic Beacon is wanting to have a call-in show soon, where they want your webcomic stories of going on hiatus, and what you did to come back from it. You can email us, or leave a voicemail at 1+320-310-0922; or of course stay tuned for the coming episode.


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Webcomic Beacon’s 200th Episode!

Kurt Sasso (TGT Webcomics) joins us to celebrate our 200th episode! Fes Works, Tanya Higgins, and Mark Savary are all here, telling tales of how we started reading webcomics, creating our own, and listing a few of our favorites.


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Music: Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits by Marc Gunn. *320k MP3 available for purchase.

Notes: Penny Arcade, PVP, Mega Tokyo, Dominic Deegan, Dominic Durgan, Something Positive, CAD, Questionable Content, The Devil’s Panties, Geek Tragedy, VG Cats, Medium Large, Badly Drawn Kitties, Dan and Mab’s Furry Adventures, Girly, Comic Genesis, Hyatt Art Forums, The Webcomic List Forums, The Duck Webcomics (formerly Drunk Duck), Dragoneer Forums, Rival Angels, Misfile, Spinnerette, Shadow Girls, A Girl and Her Fed, Galaxion, Intrepid Girlbot, Bug, Akimbo Comics, Scenes from a Multiverse, Ape, Not Monkey, Tree Lobsters, Oglaf, El Goonish Shive, Nerf Now!!, Dr. McNinja, Dead Winter, Zebra Girl,

 

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Webcomic Beacon Newscast #32: Comic News & Discussion for August 7th, 2011

Rosscott and Alex Heberling return to the show, with Samantha Kyle this week! Thanks to Eric Kimball for gathering our news links.

A reminder that The Webcomic Beacon is wanting to have a call-in show soon, where they want your webcomic stories of going on hiatus, and what you did to come back from it. You can email us, or leave a voicemail at 1+320-310-0922; or of course stay tuned for the coming episode.


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Webcomic Beacon #199: The Rules of the Internet

We are here to discuss the “Rules of the Internet” with Fes Works, Tanya Higgins, and Mark Savary for this week’s episode! We try our best to go over the original 47 rules, that had come from 4chan, and adapt them for webcomics. Though much of it doesn’t need changing.

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Music: Welcome to the Internet by Futuristic Sex Robotz.

Notes: Rules of the Internet, Rule 63, Jack, TGT Webcomics, The Gigcast, Partying, Partying, Yeah. Fun. Fun. Fun. Fun…, Last Friday Night, Moonhawk Studios Presents (and their TalkShoe archive), Red Letter Media’s review of Star Trek (2009),

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Webcomic Beacon Newscast #31: Comic News & Discussion for July 31st, 2011

No Alex or Rosscott this well, but Thereisnosaurus (Hero in Training) joins Eric Kimball and Fes Works running this week’s episode.

A reminder that The Webcomic Beacon is wanting to have a call-in show soon, where they want your webcomic stories of going on hiatus, and what you did to come back from it. You can email us, or leave a voicemail at 1+320-310-0922; or of course stay tuned for the coming episode.


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