WEEK IN GEEK: In the lead up to the holidays, Andrew binges the entirety (so far) of Amazon Prime's original series, Man in the High Castle, while D. Bethel has been playing the delightful yet simple Cat Quest in short bursts.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The charming Nintendo Direct where Mario & Zelda creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, guides us through the new Super Nintendo World theme park.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Episode 52 - Teasing the Difference" (5 June 2015): Where D. Bethel shares his experience playing The Last of Us Remastered.
• "Coma Chameleon" (29 November 2019): Where Andrew discussed his time with Death Stranding.

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CYBERPROBLEMS 2020: The highly anticipated new game from CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, was finally released after a few delays and it had some...issues. From representation issues to severe bugs, Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that has encouraged a lot of discussion, discourse, as well as hot takes. Andrew & D. Bethel do their best to sort through the mire.

UPDATE: It looks like Sony has removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation store and is refunding the purchase price to all who bought it there.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Carpenter, Nicole. "Cyberpunk 2077 Publisher Says It Took the 'Wrong Approach' With PS4, XBox One Versions." Polygon. Vox Media, 15 Dec. 2020.
• Kroll, Justin. "Oscar Isaac to Star as Solid Snake in Sony's Metal Gear Solid movie." Deadline. Penske Business Media, 04 Dec. 2020.
  • Here's a tweet with the video of Oscar Isaac basically casting himself for the role (via @LordBalvin).
• Gareth Damian Martin's great Twitter thread about Cyberpunk 2077's issues starts here.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Rhythms of the Algo" (17 January 2020): Where it was mentioned that the release of the Netflix original series, The Witcher, prompted a resurgence of popularity in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.
• "Playing the Menu" (20 March 2020): Where Andrew started playing The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt after watching the Netflix series.
• "The Cutting Edge" (29 May 2020): Where D. Bethel talks about picking up The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt after watching the hit Netflix series.
• "Con Artists #06 - Tickets & Tables" (11 December 2020): Where D. Bethel talks to Taurus Comics' Kyrun Silva about being an independent comicker in a world without comic book conventions.

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As the pandemic rages on, more and more independent artists are left figuring out how to manage their careers in the absence of in-person events, specifically exhibiting at conventions.

The pandemic is also a time for reflection. As the big conventions struggle to give fans some semblance of the con experience through digital-only replacements, independent comickers D. Bethel (of the webcomic, Long John) and Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics) come together to discuss the difference in experiences, expectations, and realities of what going to a convention means for fans versus what it means to creators and how the chasm between the two experiences may be larger than they thought.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Above the Clouds – The webcomic by Melissa Pagluica
• "COMIC-CON! The Con Game!" Robservations, 06 November 2020: The episode of Rob Liefeld's podcast, Robservations, that jumpstarted this converstation.
• Epic Chaos! – The webcomic by Melissa McCommon.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:

• Find Kyrun's work through Taurus Comics at:
  • Taurus Comics website
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
• D. Bethel's webcomic, Long John.
  • Instagram
  • Comic Facebook
  • Podcast
  • Podcast Facebook

OTHER EPISODES:

• Con Artists #01 - StocktonCon, pt. 1 : The drive home from the first day of the show. Kyrun and D. discuss making sales, confidence, and the comics they grew up reading and enjoying.
• Con Artists #02 - StocktonCon, pt. 2 : The drive to StocktonCon to start Day 2 of the show. They discuss the importance of continuity, the level of fan engagement and ownership over continuity, and Dan's strange reading habits growing up.
• Con Artists #03 - StocktonCon, pt. 3 : Where Kyrun and D. talk about the breadth of indie comics, writing comics, and dive headfirst into personal nostalgia.
• Con Artists #04 - StocktonCon Winter 2019: Where D. Bethel and Kyrun try out StocktonCon's inaugural Winter show...with mixed results.
• Con Artists #05 - No Con 2020: Where Kyrun and D. Bethel address being an independent comic creator in a world without conventions.

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew befriends dogs and murders zealots in Far Cry 5 while D. Bethel finally gathers his thoughts (now that he's seen it both at the drive-in and now at home) on the final X-based release from 20th Century Fox (albeit after Disney's purchase), The New Mutants, directed by Josh Boone.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Bethel, D. "Spotlight: 'Masterpieces' Are Better With Flaws." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 04 April 2018. Where D. Bethel writes about games that try to say something and fail are better than games that do otherwise.
• Kroll, Justin. "Deadpool 3: Marvel Studios and Ryan Reynolds Tap the Molyneux Sisters to Pen the Sequel." Deadline. Penske Business Media, 20 November 2020.
• Otterson, Joe. "DuckTales Reboot Canceled After Three Seasons at Disney XD." Variety. Variety Media, 02 December 2020.
• Visigoth. “Mammoth Rider.” YouTube, uploaded by The Orchard Enterprises, 27 January 2015.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Episode 136 - Make It So" (02 June 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the controversy surrounding the release of Far Cry 5.
• "We Still Don't Know $#!&" (31 May 2019): Where Andrew first enters the Far Cry universe with Far Cry Primal.
• "Arias In Embers" (21 June 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses––and defends––the second-to-last Fox X-film, Dark Phoenix.
• "Playing the Menu" (20 March 2020): Where D. Bethel discusses playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, a game that seemingly had something important to say about colonization, but crumbled underneath the weight of a AAA budget and the expectations that brings with it.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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