As with many of my generation, two cartoons virtually defined the high-adventure genre of techno-fantasy during my formative years. Both ThunderCats and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe featured pseudo-technological heroes engaged in a never-ending battle against the quasi-mystical forces of evil. Both cartoons made my parents very nervous with their parade of occultish imagery and the regular invocation of otherworldly forces. They were very concerned that these shows would cause me to join a cult; I was very concerned that they wouldn’t allow me to watch them anymore. Somehow we all made it through the 80s alive and cult-free.
Tag: fantasy
Dungeons & Dragons by Jim Zub
I don’t remember exactly how I stumbled onto Humble Bundle; it probably came up in one of the forums or newsgroups I read. However it happened, I arrived just in time to purchase their Dungeons & Dragons digital comic book bundle. The bundle included the complete runs of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and Forgotten Realms books that DC Comics published in the 80s and 90s. It hadn’t really been on my radar at the time; I was mostly into superhero books. At the moment, though, I was craving good fantasy adventure and wanted something to go along with our current D&D campaign. Good value, good cause, great buy.
1-4 Courage and Sacrifice
In this episode of Rock the Dragon, we touch on themes of courage and sacrifice as each of the Z fighters lays down his life in an effort to prevent the Saiyans from destroying the Earth. There’s some heavy stuff going on and in the finest tradition of Shakespeare, everybody dies.
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Revenge of the Weasel Queen part 3
In this episode of Revenge of the Weasel Queen, the climactic confrontation between the forces of good and a warren of giant killer bunnies loyal only to the Weasel Queen threatens all of reality as we know it. It’s a good thing Agatha’s got a secret weapon up her sleeve! Not to be confused with Agatha’s official history, these are stories that people tell about Agatha.
The Girl Genius Radio Theatre material has been floating around fandom for some years, but has become increasingly difficult to find. Under the terms of the Studio Foglio fansite guidelines and using a Creative Commons license, I am excited to provide a mirror site for this material. I plan to post a new episode into the feed every week, to create an RSS feed just for this title and avoid a huge download dump. If you can’t wait, go get the entire thing from the fan page I set up!
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Magic Apocalypse
You thought the end of the world had already come and gone, right? Not so much. The word “apocalypse” means “sudden awakening”, as in the sudden realization of new information or a new state of being. Prepping for a doomsday scenario is less about waiting for the world to end than about embracing new ways of thinking about the world we have. Is the apocalypse around the corner? Are we about to have a radical shift in the way we think? It’s worth considering. This episode Curt and I prep for the coming of the rifts, or since we don’t want to tread too heavily on any one magical paradigm’s toes, the sudden and irreversible onslaught of a magic in general. The segment ends kind of abruptly due to … uh, microphone apocalypse? We conclude with the next installment of Rock the Dragon!
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Revenge of the Weasel Queen part 2
In this episode of Revenge of the Weasel Queen, Agatha and team improvise some emergency disguises and come up with a daring plan to rescue Othar from the warren of giant killer bunnies that stand in their way. Not to be confused with Agatha’s official history, these are stories that people tell about Agatha.
The Girl Genius Radio Theatre material has been floating around fandom for some years, but has become increasingly difficult to find. Under the terms of the Studio Foglio fansite guidelines and using a Creative Commons license, I am excited to provide a mirror site for this material. I plan to post a new episode into the feed every week, to create an RSS feed just for this title and avoid a huge download dump. If you can’t wait, go get the entire thing from the fan page I set up!
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Revenge of the Weasel Queen part 1
In this episode of Revenge of the Weasel Queen, Othar Trygvassen journeys to rescue a small hamlet from the infamous Weasel Queen. Of course he can’t do without his spunky girl sidekick! Not to be confused with Agatha’s official history, these are stories that people tell about Agatha.
The Girl Genius Radio Theatre material has been floating around fandom for some years, but has become increasingly difficult to find. Under the terms of the Studio Foglio fansite guidelines and using a Creative Commons license, I am excited to provide a mirror site for this material. I plan to post a new episode into the feed every week, to create an RSS feed just for this title and avoid a huge download dump. If you can’t wait, go get the entire thing from the fan page I set up!
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Deathwish Dupree part 3
In this episode of Deathwish Dupree, Agatha decides she likes the life of a Pirate Queen and launches herself tail over toolbelt into Deathwish Dupree’s engine room. A little tinkering and few random static discharges later…. Not to be confused with Agatha’s official history, these are stories that people tell about Agatha.
The Girl Genius Radio Theatre material has been floating around fandom for some years, but has become increasingly difficult to find. Under the terms of the Studio Foglio fansite guidelines and using a Creative Commons license, I am excited to provide a mirror site for this material. I plan to post a new episode into the feed every week, to create an RSS feed just for this title and avoid a huge download dump. If you can’t wait, go get the entire thing from the fan page I set up!
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Deathwish Dupree part 2
In this episode of Deathwish Dupree, Othar and Zeetha hire an airship of their own in hot pursuit of Deathwish Dupree. But when they finally catch up, it may be Agatha riding to their rescue…. Not to be confused with Agatha’s official history, these are stories that people tell about Agatha.
The Girl Genius Radio Theatre material has been floating around fandom for some years, but has become increasingly difficult to find. Under the terms of the Studio Foglio fansite guidelines and using a Creative Commons license, I am excited to provide a mirror site for this material. I plan to post a new episode into the feed every week, to create an RSS feed just for this title and avoid a huge download dump. If you can’t wait, go get the entire thing from the fan page I set up!
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Deathwish Dupree part 1
In this episode of Deathwish Dupree, Agatha and company confront the author of the Agatha Heterodyne novels. While sorting things out, Agatha is kidnapped by the infamous Deathwish Dupree. Let’s hope she gets placed on Pirate Captive Plan B! Not to be confused with Agatha’s official history, these are stories that people tell about Agatha.
The Girl Genius Radio Theatre material has been floating around fandom for some years, but has become increasingly difficult to find. Under the terms of the Studio Foglio fansite guidelines and using a Creative Commons license, I am excited to provide a mirror site for this material. I plan to post a new episode into the feed every week, to create an RSS feed just for this title and avoid a huge download dump. If you can’t wait, go get the entire thing from the fan page I set up!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download