Episode 340: And Still, The Oyster War Rages On … (Catchin’ Up with Oyster War)

Posted on October 22, 2013 by The_Best_Jason

Whatcha Been Readin’

(5:15) Strewth! by Josh Way
(7:35) The Situation by Jeff Vandermeer and Eric Orchard

News/Opinion

(9:00) Tim Buckley is doing it wrong (CAD)

The Midshow Break
Will Steve’s kid pee his pants? Not if this special robot has anything to say about it. Music by Main Finger (which I think we’ll all agree is the best finger) from Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.

(12:25) “Punched by a Rose“

The Feature

(17:50) Oyster War by Ben Towle

Mentions

(1:15) Dicebox
(10:00) Order of the Stick
(25:30) Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant

All this, plus!

You know that movie you love? Jason never saw it.
More Goonies references than any other podcast this year
Are rabbits animals?
Seriously, don’t go chasing waterfalls
Darker creator: Guillermo del Toro or Dr. Seuss?
Will you come to my convention?
If your endgame is 1700 pages into the future, you have no endgame
Don’t you DARE write eMail

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Episode 339: Poppydash (Horizons Watch feat. Balderdash and Poppy)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by The_Best_Jason

Whatcha Been Readin’

(5:05) Something Terrible by Dean Trippe
(8:15) The Legend of Acorn Head by Keaton Kohl, Stefan Jolet, and Mike Laughead

News

(9:00) Tuki Save the World by Jeff Smith debuts soon, as a free webcomic
(10:30) God Hates Astronauts sees a collected printed edition

The Midshow Break
Wanna learn something disturbing about Steve? Then listen up (to our midshow break).

(12:25) “Blue Haze” by Rozovian and WillRock from Pokemon Blue

The Feature

(17:50) Balderdash by Victoria Grace Elliott
(27:30) Poppy by Morbi

Mentions

(30:50) Lackadaisy

All this, plus!

YOU CAN’T SHUT THIS DOWN
Introducing … Jason “The Fancy Pillow” Sigler
We talk politics!
- And promise to never talk politics again
Newsarama has many ads
- Some of which are incredibly loud
Give Steve an elk to ride and some magic and he is set for LIFE
BORIS THE POMPABOAR

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Episode 338: Not The Kind Of Girl You Take Home To Momma (Review feat. Nimona)

Posted on September 30, 2013 by The_Best_Jason

Whatcha Been Readin’

(5:30) Decrypting Rita by Egypt Urnash
(7:45) Glam Rock Gorilla by Brett Von Doom (a.k.a. Hammer Smith), Kelsey “KG” Bigelow, Ser Tom the Blind, Astro Sarah, Maya Nord, and Summoner (GOD I hate webcomics sometimes)

The Midshow Break

What’s more gross: Steve’s kid wetting the bed or the dreams this bedwetting interrupted? Find out while enjoying the dulcet tones of our midshow music.

(13:55) “Seppuku” by Brandon Strader

The Feature

(18:10) Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

Mentions/References/A List of Comics You Should Be Reading

Danielle Corsetto (Girls With Slingshots)
Scott Kurtz (PvP)
Mike Krahulik (Penny Arcade)
Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content)
Zach Weiner (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal)
Rich Stevens (Diesel Sweeties)
Rickard Jonasson (Two Guys and Guy)
Paul Southworth (not currently working on a comic, but he recommends William Tallman’s Reptilis Rex)
Bill Barnes (Not Invented Here)
Yuko Ota and Ananth Panagariya (Johnny Wander)
Katie Rice (Skadi)
Josh Ulrich (Newman)
David Malki ! (Wondermark)
KC Green (Gun Show)
Meredith Gran (Octopus Pie)
Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant)

All this, plus!

Steve can’t help but work some Marvel cynicism into his intro
We learn the true secret of the ninja
Fat Peter Jackson
We decide George Lucas might be an ok dude after all
Our annual reminder that horizontally scrolling comics are the worst
More enlightened thoughts on inkOUTBREAK (including comments from the man who runs it, Brian King)
Jason is an abused spouse and is kind of ok with that

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Episode 337: Strong Female What? (Review feat. Strong Female Protagonist)

Posted on September 23, 2013 by The_Best_Jason

Whatcha Been Readin’

(6:20) Victims of Circumsolar by Craig Hunter
(8:20) Star Power by Michael Terracciano and Garth Graham

The News

(9:55) inkOUTBREAK (still not huge fans)

The Midshow Break

No, I did not bring up The Steve Austin Show so I could play this rockin’ tune. (But seriously, go listen to that show if you haven’t already.)

(14:00) Stone Cold Steve Austin’s theme

The Feature

(19:30) Strong Female Protagonist by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag

Mentions/References

(7:40) Cyanide and Happiness
(5:30) The Oatmeal
(9:00) PvP
(24:35) JL8 (formerly Little League)
(28:05) The Adventures of Superhero Girl
(33:05) The Non-Adventures of Wonderella

All this, plus!

My mom, the Facebook stalker
Feeling bad about yourself? Visit the county fair!
If you’re seeing too many friend’s kids on Facebook, then you’re probably spending too much time on Facebook
Jason’s spider sense sucks
RESPECT YOUR ELDERS
Be the guy who poops while he reads Wonderella (be like Jason)

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Episode 336 – With a Bang! (Gunnerkrigg Court Book Club: Final Edition)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by The_Best_Jason

Whatcha Been Readin’

(4:00) Bowery Boys by Cory Levine, Ian Bertram, and Rodrigo Aviles
(5:35) Formal Sweatpants by Josh Mecouch

The News

(6:35) Mike Norton took home Best Online Comic at the Harvey Awards for Battlepug
- (7:40) Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins (Penny Arcade) team up with Strip Search Season One winner, Katie Rice (Skadi) to do a Diablo III comic
- (10:00) Harley Quinn suicide comic contest puts DC in hot water, including Phillip M. Jackson (Sequential Art)

The Midshow Break

Everyone likes to hear birds, but no one wants to hear farts (alright, very few people), so we combined the two using a tale from Jason’s sordid past and …

(13:05) “Photosynthesis” by halc (from Pokemon Diamond Version)

The Feature

Gunnerkrigg Court, pp. 1178-1250 (current)

Mentions/References

(5:30) Optipess
(5:30) Buttersafe
(6:00) Chainsawsuit
(7:45) Skadi

All this, plus!

Jason vs. a squirrel: WHO WILL WIN
We start this episode out a little bluer than usual, talking about Snuggle parties and things … get weird for a bit
Non-porn uses for your web browser’s porn mode
Jason uses a transition he’s been sitting on for a week, for sure
Fun things for Demon Hunters to do
Where should octopi live?
That 90’s swoon

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Episode 333 – Serenity WOW! (Review of Serenity Rose)

Posted on August 19, 2013 by The_Best_Jason

Whatcha Been Readin’

(11:50) Hairy Steve by Jamie Smart and Steve Bright
(13:50) Baum by Dahm (Tumblr)

The Midshow Break

BEACH TALK!
(15:35) “Shinesparks” by Nicholas Tam (from Super Metroid)

The Feature

(20:20) Serenity Rose by Aaron Alexovich

Mentions/References

(9:25) Wondermark by David Malki !
(12:40) Fumboo.com
(21:10) Gunnerkrigg Court
(32:45) Our Valued Customers

All this, plus!

Never change, Digital Strippers!
- Seriously, never change.
Jason’s pre-podcasting ritual
Are you ever too mad to have ice cream?
Vacations are for catching up with comics
Mainline DC Comics: NSFK (Not Safe For Kids)

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Digital Strips Podcast 332 – Gunnerkrigg Court Book Club: Sixth Edition

Posted on August 6, 2013 by The_Best_Jason

You make your choice, I’ve already made mine

Whatcha Been Readin’

(4:50) The Angry Dead by Tauhid Bondia
(7:05) Bully’s Bully by Courtney Huddleston and James Taylor

The News

(8:45) Christopher Baldwin asks that you go to Kickstarter for one Spacetrawler update

The Midshow Break

(11:00) “Totally Rad Winter” by Sir_NutS (from Mega Man 10)

The Feature

(14:30) Gunnerkrigg Court, pp. 974-1177 by Tom Siddell

All this, plus!

Which new console will Steve get? Who cares!
Steve lets other people do his capitalism for him
People at Zynga have no soul
Everyone cool hates bullies, including crazy people in recording studios
Steve forgets about the fairies
Main characters are bad at naming things
The world’s longest raspberry
Doom has fanfic?
Steve yawns more than a professional podcaster would (or should)
Don’t make Coyote go all Jar Jar Binks

Post-show

Steve forgot to put the show’s end theme on his new computer, so we jump straight into some NSFW talk about this and that, all on top of the dulcet tones of “Spanish Jitters” by Daniel Rosenqvist, David Wise, Diggi Dis, Harmony, JJT, Level 99, OA, Robin Beanland, bustatunez, prophetik, zyko from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble.

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Digital Strips Podcast 331 – Help Us Oh Hero (Horizons Watch feat. Help Us Great Warrior and Hero Oh Hero)

Posted on July 29, 2013 by The_Best_Jason

Easily my favorite image to come from a Google image search for “hero”

Whatcha Been Readin’

(4:50) Polar by Victor Santos
(10:25) Juniper by Carrie Potter and Sarah Thurber

The News

(13:35) Eisner Award winners announced (we were pretty lukewarm on this list of nominees here)
(15:25) Harvey Award nominees announced (now this is more like it)

Mentions

(23:40) Hark a Vagrant!
(23:45) Faraday the Blob
(23:55) Gun Show
(24:10) Gunnerkrigg Court
(29:30) Skadi

The Midshow Break (in honor of EVO 2013, Steve’s religious holiday)

(18:15) “Bowser is a Champion” by bXmMusic (from Super Mario World)

The Feature

(23:00) Help Us Great Warrior by Madeleine Flores
(30:15) Hero Oh Hero by Guido Bos

All this, plus!

TESTED!
Adam West, Burt Ward, and Kevin Sorbo will attend the hell out of your comic convention
For all random comments, just assume Jason is playing Animal Crossing
Terrible roommate video game webcomics (or the sad future we were once faced with)
Steve hates Comixology because he’s cheap
If you’ve won before, give someone else a chance
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