Beyond The Trope

The author of Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z talks about the movie that shares a title with his book, his new comic series, and the upcoming graphic novel series.

Thanks, again, to Denver Comic Con, Comic Book Classroom, and Max Brooks for letting us moderate.

This is the audio that Denver Comic Con graciously allowed us to record at LeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow event in 2014.

We have another guest, Royce Roeswood from roeswood.com.

Mentioned in this episode:

Destination Imagination

Whose Line Is It Anyway (TV Show)

Bovine Metropolis Theatre

Romeo and Juliet Werewolves and Vampires (Play)

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Muppet Treasure Island (Movie)

Northern Exposure (TV Show)

Shakespeare

The Lego Movie

Dr. Who

Makeshift Shakespeare (Improve Troupe)

Voodoo Comedy Playhouse

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

IMPRO by Keith Johnstone

Today, we ponder adaptations. From movies to books to stage plays. It's a blast!

Mentioned in this episode:

How to Train Your Dragon

Lilo and Stitch

The Last Airbender

The Golden Compass

High Fidelity

Harry Potter

Cyrano de Bergerac

Eragon

The Lord of the Rings

The Hunger Games

Sherlock Holmes

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

The Princess Bride

The Two Princesses of Bamarre

Divergent

The Dresden Files

Ender's Game

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ella Enchanted

Stardust

A Knight's Tale

Pride and Prejudice (and Zombies)

Sense and Sensibility (and Sea Monsters)

Warm Bodies

Scott Pilgrim

The Parasol Protectorate

Code Name Verity

The Scorpio Races

Dealing with Dragons

The Jeeves books by P. G. Wodehouse

Dragonheart

Thursday Next

Dr. Who

Love Actually

Marvel Films and Comics

Wheel of Time

Shrek

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

The Polar Express

50 Shades of Gray

Twilight

Frozen

Tangled

Sandman

Secret of Kells

Kiera Knightly

Natalie Portman

Forrest Gump

Ray Charles

This week we talk about Archetypes.

Mentioned in this episode:

THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES by Joseph Campbell

Carl Jung

THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien

THOMAS COVENANT THE UNBELIEVER (Book Series) by Stephen R. Donaldson

Firefly (TV Show)

Dexter (TV Show)

THE ODYSSEY by Homer

The Star Wars Trilogy (Original Movie Series)

Superman (Movie and Comic Book Series)

HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST by Ken Kesey

THE CIRCLE OF MAGIC (Book Series) by Tamora Pierce

Plato

HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD NOVEL and other books by James N Frey

NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro

TAROT FOR WRITERS by Corrine Kenner

The Holiday (Movie)

Frasier (TV Show)

MegaMind (Movie)

ALICE IN WONDERLAND by Lewis Carroll

Inception (Movie)

THE WIZARD OF OZ by L. Frank Baum

The Matrix (Movie)

Dr. Who (TV Show)

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams

The Labyrinth (Movie)

Pinky and the Brain (TV Show)

THE DRESDEN FILES (Book Series) by Jim Butcher

We discussed some methods and the importance of Self Editing this week.

Mentioned in this episode:

WRITING MAGIC by Gail Carson Levine

Steinbeck

Tolstoy

We're talking about POV and Tense.

Mentioned in this episode:

Star Trek (Sci-Fi Franchise): Kobayashi Maru

THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins

SPLINTERED by A. G. Howard

BEKA COOPER (Book Series) by Tamora Pierce

READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline (Narrated by Will Wheaton)

THE DRESDEN FILES (Book Series) by Jim Butcher

NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro

SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater

A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE by George R. R. Martin

THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien

THE PARASOL PROTECTORATE (Book Series) by Gail Carriger

Charles Dickens

ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card

DRACULA by Bram Stoker

TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer

ERAGON by Christopher Paolini

ELLA ENCHANTED by Gail Carson Levine

That 70s Show (TV Show)

DUNE by Frank Herbert

Writing Excuses Podcast with Brandon Sanderson et al

DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor

SANDMAN (Comics) by Neil Gaiman

SCOUNDRELS by Timothy Zahn

ROBOTECH (Books and TV Show)

GUNDAM (Anime)

LORD OF THE CLANS by Christie Golden

DR. WHO (Novels)

John Steinbeck

DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth

H. G. Wells

CLOUD ATLAS by David Mitchell

Write What You Know. The old adage. It's what we discuss this week.

Mentioned in this episode:

Loki: Ragnarok And Roll

Dr. Who

Castle (TV Show)

Brandon Sanderson

Carl Jung

Boom Studios

R. A. Salvatore

T.L. McCallan

Jim Butcher

Myers Briggs

THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES by Anne Rice

Bram Stoker

J. K. Rowling

TWILIGHT by Stephanie Meyer

Joseph Campbell

William Shakespeare

Jane Austen

Diana Gabaldon

J. R. R. Tolkien

C. S. Lewis

Clarkesworld Magazine

Jason Heller

Dead Poets Society (Movie)

CIRCLE OF MAGIC by Tamora Pierce

PAY IT FORWARD by Catherine Ryan Hyde

The Matrix (Movie)

Star Wars (Movie)

Forest Gump (Movie)

Star Trek (TV Show)

Dexter (TV Show)

Sherlock (BBC Modern Retelling)

BLINDNESS by José Saramago

Torchwood (TV Show)

DREADPENNY TALES Edited by Quincy J. Allen

Danielle Steele

Debbie Macomber

DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth

Aladdin (Movie)

Being There (Movie)

Short Stories and Long Fiction both have their merits. In this episode, we discuss both, but with a focus on Shorts.

Mentioned in this episode:

TO BUILD A FIRE by Jack London

Edgar Allen Poe

J. R. R. Tolkien

Mark Twain

VAMPIRE TAROT by Neil Gaiman

NIGHT SHIFT (collection) by Stephen King

Frank DuPont

Dr. Who

X-Men

Ian T. Healy

CABBAGES AND KINGS by O. Henry

The Sixth Sense (Movie)

Joyce Carol Oates

YELLOW WALLPAPER by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Show)

West Side Story

Comic Book Classroom

Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine

THE HIGHWAYMAN by Alfred Noyes

THE VELDT by Ray Bradbury

M Night Shyamalan

Fictionvale Magazine

RMFW Anthology

ARABY by James Joyce

Veronica Roland

DailyScienceFiction.com

SFWA

Tom Clancy

Lorena McKennitt

Laughter makes the world go HA!

In this episode, we discussed humor and the following:

Jim Butcher

Joss Whedon

Rowdy Roddy Piper

Loki: Agents of Asgard

Star Wars

Monty Python's Bookshop Sketch

Will Ferrel

Unexpected Shakespeare

THE ROAD TO MARS by Eric Idle

HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams

GOOD OMENS by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman

Jasper Fforde

Sweeney Todd

Seth MacFarlan

Molière

Bugs Bunny

Vince Vaughn

Jane Austen

TEMPING FATE by Esther M. Friesner

Dead Like Me (TV Show)

Warcraft 2 (Video Game)

GAME OF THRONES by George R.R. Martin

Sylvia Plath

The Avengers (Movie)

LAMB by Christopher Moore

Dr. Who

Waiting for Godot

Shrek

Finding Nemo (Movie)

Quest for Camelot (Movie)