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Interview: Fraggle Rocking with Comic Writer Heather White

If you’re a Fraggle fan like Heather White, you’ll probably enjoy this interview I conducted with her regarding the upcoming Fraggle Rock comic series from Archaia. It’s full of good stuff, including her all-time favorite Fraggle. Check it out over at RadNerd!

Muppets and rock. Whoever conceived that match (Jim Henson) certainly knocked some socks off, and now Archaia Comics has adopted the one-two Talking Puppets punch.

I sat down with writer Heather White, who enthusiastically answered my pressing questions about translating the musical television show to the page. As we chat about the comic itself, Heather touches upon the Henson Company, gives the book’s other collaborators their dues, and discusses what Fraggle familiars and n00bs alike can generally expect from this all-ages medley. You might find that the switch from show to comic is a little more sensible than you might presume.

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Tom Pinchuk on the Mythology of Hybrid Bastards

If you’ve been hunting for a short, really weird, off-the-wall comic, you’ll probably be satisfied with Hybrid Bastards by Archaia Comics. The trade doesn’t come out until November, but creator Tom Pinchuk gave me a sneak preview and answered some of my questions about the Greco-Roman mythology-based book.

You can read my interview with Pinchuk over at the Girls Entertainment Network.

Tags: Archaia, Tom Pinchuk
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SDCC09: Day 4 Wrap-Up

Last day in San Diego

My last day at San Diego Comic-Con consisted mostly of saying goodbye to a lot of great people: the GEN crew, David LeVack, Beau Ryan, Leo Camacho, Rick Basaldua, Archaia’s Mel Caylo, Top Cow’s Filip Sablik, and more. Joined by my friend Josh, I spent most of the day really exploring the floor and doing a bit of shopping—something I really never had a chance to do the days prior.

Although one of my scheduled appointments didn’t pull through, I did meet someone I’ve been talking to on Twitter for awhile now: Ryan Penagos, aka Agent_M. After the Marvel games panel—where games like Ultimate Alliance 2, Iron Man 2, and Superhero Squad were showcased (topped off with the adorable Little Big Planet announcement of Wolverine, Captain America, and Iron Man sackboys)—I met Ryan and we talked for a few minutes.

Ryan and I

Josh and I walked around some more, browsing through Artists’ Alley, where I met and got Scott Williams’ autograph and talked with Steve Ellis (who did a great werewolf sketch for me) earlier in the day. Mel Caylo introduced me to some Archaia creators, who were nice enough to give me some comics of theirs to check out. In addition to buying my first Mighty Mugg (Wolverine), I picked up the first issue of Mercy Sparx (from Devil Due’s Publishing) and the artist signed my copy. The floor closed a few hours earlier than usual, and dinner consisted of a spicy chicken sandwich and PinkBerry for dessert.

The GEN girls!

Tags: Archaia, Devil's Due Publishing, Marvel, San Diego Comic-Con 2009
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Of Mice and Dragons

Archaia‘s Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game, created by David Peterson and Luke Crane, proves that you don’t need dungeons and dragons to be mighty.

The mice-with-swords game took home the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game of 2008, blowing Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition (by Wizards of the Coast) out of the first-place standing like David taking down the biblical Goliath—or for us 21st-century people, Wander taking down a colossus in Shadow of the Colossus. Yeah, I know. That’s freakin’ awesome!

Examiner.com’s Berin Kinsman explained the logical reasoning behind the unseemly win: “Mouse Guard is an independent production aimed at a different audience with different tastes, and it does feature innovative and original concepts that expand the horizons of the media, which surely played in to how people voted.”

The 35th annual Origins Awards were presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design and held at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio.

Tags: Archaia, Best Roleplaying Game of 2008, David Peterson, Luke Crane, Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game, Origins Awards
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