Columbia Lore - Campaigns of the Lakeshire War
A very quick overview of the three years of skirmishes, maneuvers and campaigns that make up the bulk of the Lakeshire War.
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The Waking Nightmares - Classic, Swashbuckling Scifi from M.D. Boncher
A great novel from an author who has struggled to embody their voice up until this point.
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The House of Love and Death - Cameron Winter Catches a Glimpse of Eternity
A great novel from an author who has struggled to embody their voice up until this point.
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Iconic Comic Review - Kindred Heavens Book One
We're looking at the freshmen effort from Iconic Comics newest creative team. How is it? Is it worth your time? Find out today!
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One Pedant S1E5 - All in on Mihawk
Episode 5 shows us that the writers were paying attention to all the small adjustments they've made and now they're really starting to pay them off.
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Mirror and Metaphor - A Deep Dive into R.J. Shaw's Mourning Light from Anvil #2
Even stories that don't immediately appeal to you as a reader can still leave you with a lot to think about if you're a writer. Such a story is this.
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One Pedant S1E4 - Kuro of the Thousand Changes...
Episode 4 is the episode that has the fewest similarities to its source. What do the changes do for the story? Well...
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Iron Age Comic Review - Hit the Ground Running in Grand Prix #1
The highly anticipated (by me, if by no one else) sequel to Earthbound kicks off in this very interesting floppy.
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One Pedant S1E2 - Chop-Chop Canon
A look at how the world of One Piece is slowly shrinking in Netflix One Piece...
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How Akane banashi Explores the Flat Character Arc
Character arcs are a big part of storytelling so what does it mean when a character doesn't have anything that looks like one? Is there still meaningful character work to do? Of course there is. Here's one case study.
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One Pedant S1E1 - Romance Don't
Everyone's talking One Piece these days so why not. Today I'm talking all the structural changes made to Netflix's One Piece story, what I think they were doing and what lessons we can draw about storytelling from those changes. Adaptation is a strange beast but also one of the best ways to find two stories and compare the decisions made when telling them. You don't get a chance to analyze storytelling at this granular level very often so might as well make the most of it!
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Talking Boobs of Steel with J. Ishiro Finney and Kat Rocha
Following up my review of Boobs of Steel, I sat down to talk with the author and editor of this fascinating history of the culture war.
Find my initial review here: https://youtu.be/QWd9Vzpn-_Y
Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Boobs-Steel-Decoding-Heroines-Culture/dp/1945396032/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=boobs+of+steel&sr=8-1
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Naoki Urosawa's Monster - Character Vignettes
In this story there are many small glimpses of who our heroes and villains are and today we look at three of them, plus part of a fourth.
Intro video here: https://youtu.be/n2SGVn1xMP0
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Iron Age Book Review - Boobs of Steel
I recently read an interesting new book from an independent publisher. I don't know how big it's audience is but I had a good time with it.
Interested? Find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Boobs-Steel-Decoding-Heroines-Culture/dp/1945396032/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=boobs+of+steel&sr=8-1
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Iron Age Comic Review - Taking Flight on the True North
Clownfish Studios has put out their first new comic since Shadowbinders and I loved it. A lot. Let me spend half an hour telling you why.
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Talking Prose and Editing with James Krake
I talk with the controversial, contrarian James Krake about writing, prose and editing!
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Anvil Magazine - Overview and Thoughts
A breakdown for the stories in Anvil Magazine, aside from Fleet of Theseus. If you're interested in what I think of that story, check out my video on that story specifically: https://youtu.be/y41rRkp0dAo
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Iron Age Story Review - Salvaging Ships and Stories
In which I geek out about one story from Anvil Magazine for nearly twenty three minutes.
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Arakawa's Law - The Osaki Rebuttal
The secret to overcoming the mainstream isn't, in fact, one thing. There are many methods and we must consider them all.
My first video on Akane-banashi: https://youtu.be/CJ5nmIqlwGw
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Neimeier, Krake and Nintendo - Why Quality is King
A reminder that being independent doesn't mean you can ignore quality. Quality takes time, money and good support and most of the independent creators haven't gathered these things yet. Myself included.
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A Brief History of Nerona
A brief history of a world and the Iron Age website that has had a lot to do with how it's come together.
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Naoki Urosawa's Monster - The Taste of Sugar
Our heroes are on one path... but is there another?
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Iron Age Comic Review: Jay David Paints the Town Blue
A comic for young readers that blew me away.
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Vermeer vs AI
Using different tools develops different skills so be aware of what you're training when you work.
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Iron Age Comic Review: Mutts and Murder! (Narwhal's Cerberus Pt. 1)
A look at a fantastic all ages comic from my buddy Narwhal.
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