The OZ With David Pepose

09/05/21 • 52 min

The best thing about public domain IP is that you can do whatever you want with it. Like, oh I don't know, taking the Wizard of Oz and making it a war story. After all, you did kind of have Dorothy coming in and killing people. That's not exactly a nice move.

If only I knew someone who has done exactly that..... How about David Pepose? Yeah that would be good. So it's a good thing that who you get to listen to in this episode.

And just a warning, we recorded this episode before the Kickstarter campaign for The OZ went public. And it kind of exploded a little bit. In a good way.

Learn such things as:

How deep can you dive into a well known property where people really only know one part of it?
What can you do to welcome people who missed the campaign for an earlier part of the series?
Who is the best blue super hero ever created of all time?
And so much more!

You can find David on Twitter @Peposed, Instagram @Peposed, on Facebook @ David Pepose Comics, his newsletter Pep Talks, and his website DavidPepose.com. And of course check out the Kickstarter campaign for The OZ.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Use the coupon code “ireadshownotes” for 15% off your order.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is afraid of monkeys.

If only I knew someone who has done exactly that..... How about David Pepose? Yeah that would be good. So it's a good thing that who you get to listen to in this episode.

And just a warning, we recorded this episode before the Kickstarter campaign for The OZ went public. And it kind of exploded a little bit. In a good way.

Learn such things as:

How deep can you dive into a well known property where people really only know one part of it?
What can you do to welcome people who missed the campaign for an earlier part of the series?
Who is the best blue super hero ever created of all time?
And so much more!

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who is afraid of monkeys.

Previous Episode

Band of Bards with Tom Stolinski

First impressions are a powerful thing, especially on the internet since we're constantly blasted with so much information that it's really easy to see a thing flash before our eyes and never see it again.

That's why when I saw that Band of Bards was a new comic publisher with a focus on diversity I knew I had to hurry up and ask them to be on the show before I had a brain fart and forgot. Thankfully, Tim Stolinski was able to come on and let us know a bit about the company and their current Kickstarter campaign for Final Gamble.

Learn such things as:

How can you stand out as a new small publisher?
How do you convince people to let you publish their stories when you don't have a real track record?
How many people will say I'm phoning this in by using the same question word 3 times?
And so much more!

You can find Tim on Twitter @timmerzzz77. You can find Band of Bards pm Twitter @BandofBards and the Band of Bards website.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who knows someone who needs to get their thing published. I know the same person. We both want a physical copy we can bring in the bathroom.

Next Episode

Men In Black The Series: Crashdown (Simping For Senpai)

Men in Black is a franchise that I don't think will ever leave the public consciousness. Sure, we didn't know the comic even existed when the movie came out and we were 10 years old (I'm not doing that math but the age seems right for me). And for most kids when a cartoon happens as well that's just a goldmine waiting to happen.

Good thing Kristian Cabrera from Simping for Senpai is here to help make up for my childhood foolishness. And maybe to uncover some secret alien related government tomfoolery.

Learn such things as:

How much can you frontload a game?
Did anyone my age know Men in Black was a comic at all?
[Third point erased from your memory for your own protection]
And so much more!

You can find Kristian on Twitter @ash_bashem and his podcast on Twitter @SimpxsenpaiPod and the Simping for Senpai website.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomicscast on Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Group on Facebook.

A big thanks to Armchair Radio as well as Behold! for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who doesn't remember what he had for his last meal and that's totally not my fault.