You're minding your own business at the friendly local game store when someone unleashes a torrent of swears. All you hear is "^#%*#( this and (&*$* you. I can't believe you *#&#^#*&$ all my &^#$* armies" and so forth. What are you to do? Community organizer Aaron Bostian shares his thoughts on swearing at the... Continue Reading →
GE43: Optimus Prime Dies
OOPS! Looks like we forgot the spoiler alert. Well, it should be no surprise to any '80s Kids out there that in 1986's classic film Transformers: The Movie that Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, dies at the hands of the evil Megatron who leads the Decepticons. This episode explains the importance of Prime's death. Jonathan expands... Continue Reading →
Help me help The Wayne Foundation end underage prostitution and make a real difference in the world.
Hey folks, Sunday, June 22, I’m going to kick off the 4th annual Wayne Foundation Charity RPG (and other goodies) Bundle on DriveThruRGP. What is it? It’s a whole mess of RPGs, artwork, fiction and other cool things. It will be selling for $20 and every dollar of the profits will go to fighting child... Continue Reading →
Free Comic Book Day 2013
I just came back from Free Comic Book Day 2013. You may have heard me discuss this on GE37: 5 Reasons Free Comic Book Day is Awesome. Down the street from my house is a New England Comics. As a child and teen my parents, and those of my friends, would bring my friends and I... Continue Reading →
GE37: 5 Reasons Free Comic Book Day is Awesome
Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 4, 2013. Learn why Free Comic Book Day is Awesome! 5 Reasons Free Comic Book Day is Awesome FREE Comics. Meet artists. Support local entities. Experience something new. Geek out. Also discussed: Jonathan will be a guest on the Ruthless Diastema video cast hosted by Pete... Continue Reading →
Epic Level Artistry: Caytlin Vilbrandt
If you're like me, you not only like to play RPGs but you also love to read webcomics. What if you could combine the two? What if two gamers decided to make a comic? What would it look like? Walking on Broken Glass is one such comic, written by Samantha J. Mathis and illustrated by... Continue Reading →
GE10: S.M. Vidaurri's Iron, or the War After
First ever graphic novel review on Geeks Explicitly this episode. Drew left the show to pursue other interests. Iron, or the War After by S.M. Vidaurri is reviewed. Check it out on Barnes & Noble or Amazon. Upcoming guests Jeremy Kostiew of Mighty Night Gaunt and Ben Gerber, Trollitc head honcho and Indie Talks host,... Continue Reading →
Marrowbones by Eric Orchard – a digital comic you really should get
Marrowbones issue #2 has just arrived on my digital doorstep and it's just as wonderful as issue #1. Follow Nora, an orphan who finds a strange but fulfilling sense of belonging and identity with her uncle Barnaby at his occult Ravensbeard Inn. Nora's never been one to fit in, and on finding herself without home... Continue Reading →
The Kickstarter Problem
Short post today. I want to talk about Kickstarter, the self-described "funding platform for creative projects." Here's a link to their guidelines, which constrain but don't seem that strict. The concept behind the site is very simple. Let's say I want to create something. I can start a Kickstarter page, and fill it out with... Continue Reading →