Kevin and Allegra play a quick round of Murderous Ghosts by Vincent Baker. It’s nasty, brutish, and short! Happy Halloween!
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Dan, CJ, Kevin and Allegra begin to navigate the town of Hayesburg, OR on the day of the first high school football game. Strings and promises are used for personal gain, but at what cost? Things escalate rather quickly, but that’s to be expected when you’re dealing with supernatural teenagers.
Discussion of teen suicide with some detail. Severe injuries described but not in explicit detail. Statutory rape heavily implied, nothing explicit mentioned.
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How does that go? “Zero Zero Zero Destruct Zero?”
Yes, September was Zero Month for the New 52, so CJ barrels through a huge number of early tales, revised origins, and blatant concept cheats in this extra-big episode! Meanwhile, Dan gives us an eclectic collection of Marvel books that he collectively describes as “Fantastic”!
Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.
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We start our run on Joe Mcdaldno’s Monster Hearts, a game about angsty teenage monsters. We have a special return guest, Dan, as Troll opted to bow out since he can tolerate neither tennagers nor angst. This first session is character creation and a bit of world building. Good stuff!
Frank but veiled discussion about teenage sexuality with comments about possible sexual coercion. Mentions of suicide and suicidal behavior, not explicit. Mild homophobia in an NPC.
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Allegra takes a few minutes to explain why she’s bursting with excitement over tremulus, a Lovecraftian horror game.
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Kevin and Allegra have a nice chat with Liam Burke, creator of Dog Eat Dog.
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After a bit too long of a wait, the Comics Cast is back! Each of Dan’s books this month shipped double issues, while CJ has a pair of Annuals to add to the fun. Meanwhile, a character that grew up in VR becomes trapped in an iPad! Also, one of the Before Watchmen titles follows in its namesake’s footsteps by being simultaneously compelling and repulsive.
Before Watchmen: Minutemen #3 includes scenes of attempted rape, sex trafficking, blatant homophobia, and the aftermath of gun violence. Our discussion of the issue (about 1:02 to 1:16 in the recording), while less explicit, references these events and their consequences.
Intro and Outro music: Pixelguru by Subatomicglue.
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