Beyond The Trope

Comic writer, Andy Mangels, joins us to talk about Wonder Woman, Star Trek, and Star Wars.

Mentioned in this episode:
Denver Comic Con
Star Trek
Star Wars
X Files
Iron Man
Roswell
He Man
She-Ra
Lucas Films
Paramount
STAR WARS: ESSENTIAL GUIDES TO CHARACTERS by Andy Mangels
Wonder Woman/Bionic Woman Crossover
Mass Effect (Video Game)
THE SILMARILLIAN by J.R.R. Tolkien
Teen Titans
Palisades Park (Theme Park)
Superman
Batman
Aquaman
Transformers (TV Show and Movies)
Comic Con (San Diego)
Adventure Time (Comic and TV Show)
The New York Times
Judit Tondora
Lois Buhalis
Tom Orzechowski
Roland Pilcz
Kathryn S. Renta
Cat Staggs
Alex Ross
Aaron Lopresti
Bill Sienkiewicz
Nicola Scott
Glen Hanson
Phil Jimenez
http://andymangels.com
https://www.facebook.com/amangelssw
http://twitter.com/andymangels
Left Hand Right Brain http://lefthandrightbrainpod.com
http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

This week, Dave Robison returns to chat about what's been going on in his life and career since the last time we met up with him.

Mentioned in this episode:
The Ed Greenwood Group
Balticon
Manifest (Board Game)
Magic The Gathering
Archivos Podcasts (Formerly The Roundtable Podcast)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Book Trilogy) by J.R.R. Tolkien
A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Charles Dickens
Brandon Sanderson
Jim Butcher
John Updike
William Shakespeare
Nathaniel Hawthorne
A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle
GenCon
Obsidian Portal
Skyline Graphics
Wonderthing Studios
Archivos http://archivos.digital
http://roundtablepodcast.com
http://twitter.com/archivosstories
http://twitter.com/writerspodcast
http://facebook.com/archivosstories
Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net
Denver Pizza Podcast http://twitter.com/denverpizzapod 

http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope 

This week we welcom Jason LaPier to the show to talk about awesome science fiction!

Mentioned in this episode:
Harper Voyager
THE DOME TRILOGY by Jason LaPier
UNEXPECTED RAIN by Jason LaPier
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Show)
J. J. Abrams
Star Wars
ERAGON by Christopher Paolini
Beanduck Productions
Terminator (Movie)
Elon Musk
Bill Gates
William Hertling
STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE (Movie)
Battlestar Galactica (TV Show)
http://jasonwlapier.com
http://facebook.com/jason.lapier
http://twitter.com/jasonwlapier
http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

Changing Denver Podcast https://changingdenver.com

Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net

This week we're looking over some more of Giles' Trunk Pages for your education and entertainment.

Mentioned this week:
Yoda (from Star Wars)
http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope
Dave Robison
The Roundtable Podcast
Peter Newman
Skype
Google Hangouts
Jon of All Trades at http://JonOfAllTrades.us
Denver Podcast Network http://DenverPodcast.net

Laurence MacNaughton returns to talk about his next book, A KISS BEFORE DOOMSDAY.

Mentioned in this episode:
A KISS BEFORE DOOMSDAY by Laurence MacNaughton
Booklist
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
Science Fiction Book Club
Amazon
Goodreads
Stargate (TV Show)
Hacksaw Ridge (Movie)
The Tattered Cover on Colfax (Bookstore)
PUT A SPELL ON YOU (Short Story) by Laurence MacNaughton
http://laurencemacnaughton.com
http://twitter.com/LMacNaughton
http://revisionistspodcast.com
http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

Author J. L. Forrest joins us this week to talk about his new short story collection.

Mentioned in this episode:
REQUIES DAY by J. L. Forrest
MINISCULE TRUTHS by J. L. Forrest
REQUIES DAWN by J. L. Forrest
REQUIES DUSK by J. L. Forrest
The Eternal Requiem Series by J. L. Forrest
JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL by Susanna Clarke
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
Tor
Trevor Quachri
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
http://jlforrest.com
http://facebook.com/ForrestWriter
http://twitter.com/wordforrest
http://reelnerdspodcast.com
http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

Author, J. M. Frey, joins us to talk Science Fiction, Pop Culture, and the anthropology of fandoms.

Mentioned in this episode:
Firefly (TV Show)
The Accidental Turn (Book Series) by J. M. Frey
GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin
THE HOBBIT by J. R. R. Tolkien
THE UNTOLD TALE by J. M. Frey
Harry Potter (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling
THE FORGOTTEN TALE by J. M. Frey
THE SILENCED TALE by J. M. Frey
Water Logged Mona Lisa: Who Is Mary Sue and Why Do We Need Her? (Essay) by J. M. Frey
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (Play) by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Whose Doctor? (Essay) by J. M. Frey
Doctor Who in Time and Space
Identiplay: Cosplay, Cons, Camp, and the Carnivalesque (Essay) by J. M. Frey
Sailor Moon
Inuyasha
Kirby Morrow (Voice Actor)
Alison Court (Voice Actress)
Joss Whedon
Shakespeare
Dante's Inferno
Marvel
Stargate: Atlantis (TV Show)
Spiderman
Captain America
Batman
Yuri On Ice
http://jmfrey.net
http://twitter.com/scifrey
http://tumblr.com/scifrey
https://www.facebook.com/JMFrey.Fanpage
http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope
http://lefthandrightbrainpod.com

This week, we're bringing you three more awesome interviews, starting with Dan Wells. Next up, we have Delilah Dawson, and we're finishing the show with John Scalzi.

Thanks again to Pop Culture Classroom and Denver Comic Con for bringing us to back this year. Check them out at http://popcultureclassroom.org.

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Thanks, again, to Denver Comic Con and Pop Culture Classroom for giving us the opportunity to interview Alitha Martinez, Amy Mebberson, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Catherynne Valente.

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