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Remember John Horsley? You know, the guy from y2cl.net? He’s been on the show a few times. But this one is a little bit different because we’re here to look at something that he’s making instead.

You see John, along with a ton of other people way more talented than me, are making a comic called The Eynes Anthology. And I was lucky enough to get John to come on the show and tell us about it. But he can describe it a lot better than I can:

Monsters are everywhere…

They always have been. They lurk, hidden in every shadow, behind every dark thought. They are probably in your closet, possessing your friends, and they’re almost certainly creeping behind you now. They are most often undetectable. And when they’re not, it’s too late.

Throughout time, these monsters have feasted on society – both physically and metaphysically. The chaos they bring fuels a great dark spirit that seeks to end the world with pain and torment.

The Eynes are our only hope…

The Eynes family line has been cursed since before recorded history to detect the presence of these monsters. It is their bound duty to stop these creatures from destroying humanity through any means necessary, be it by sword, spell… or other. Though the Eynes can feel when the creatures are in close proximity, the monsters themselves are also drawn toward the family.

But not everything is as it seems…

And although the war between the monsters and the Eynes has waged for centuries, The black-and-white battle lines have grayed over the years. not all monsters may be considered evil and not all Eynes are as righteous as one would think.

These are the tales of the Eynes Family.

Different art styles, different writing styles, you’re sure to find something you’ll love here.

Be sure to check out the blog post over at Play Comics for some sample images from the book.

If anything here catches your eye then definitely go check out The Eynes Anthology and be sure to check out the Kickstarter campaign so we can make a physical version of this happen. I promise, you'll love it.

Did you know The Mask was a comic? Us either. But somehow Dark Horse got a movie made about a comic that totally slipped past my young knowledge.

But how well did the Jim Carey movie stick to the comics? Listen in as Karrington Martin from Real Dudes Podcast comes back to take a look at this movie tie in game that takes full advantage of Carey’s insanity.

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You can find Karrington at The Real Dudes Podcast and on Twitter @Desertfury90, or by checking out his previous appearances on the show.

Thanks to Mike Burton from Genuine Chit Chat for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to In Poor Taste as well as Grawlix for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who would probably share his chicken nuggets, but not the sauce.

Remember back in the 1990s when Wolverine was everywhere and you couldn’t get away from him? When if there was ever going to be a game focusing on just a single member of the X-Men that it would unquestionably be him? And how we already got that once? Well guess what, it’s time for round two!

Listen in as Chris Baker from SuperHero.vg and author of WRONG! Retro Games, You Messed Up Our Comic Book Heroes! comes by to look at the 16 bit entry. Or is it entries? Just listen, I’m sure we’ll figure it out along the way.

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Also, be sure to check out Brett Weiss’s books for all kinds of amazing awesomeness. The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol. 1 (A-M) is available right now and The SNES Omnibus Vol. 2 is available for pre-orers.

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You can find Chris over at SuperHero.vg or @cbake76 on Twitter.

Thanks to Karrington Marting from Real Dudes Podcast for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Derek of The Sometimes Geek and as well as Matt and Jesse from American Slacker for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who still needs to come on my show. Seriously, I’m 0% joking about this.

The X-Men Return in the sequel to the classic Genesis game. This time around they actually get to leave the mansion and head out into the world. But can they defeat the Phalanx when they come to destroy all mutants?

Listen in as Brandon Cruz from Apathetic Enthusiasm, or is it Intergalactic RSS, or maybe it’s Submitted For Your Approval, aww crap I think we might have a clone problem…

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And of course, those episodes from other shows that came up can be found at:

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You can find Brandon over at the Apathetic Enthusiasm or on Twitter @Apathusiast. Clone #1 can be found at Submitted For Your Approval or @S4YA_podcast on Twitter. Clone #2 can be found at Interdimensional RSS: The Unofficial Rick and Morty Podcast or @RickAndMortyPod on Twitter.

If you’re reading the show notes and see this then please send me a picture of your favorite bird. It really doesn’t have anything to do with the episode but I’m curious about who reads these.

Thanks to Miles Stokes from Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Chris, Cory, and Donnie from More Gooder Than as well as Megan and RJ from Oh No! Lit Class for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who understand more about magnetism than Marvel scientists from the 1960s.

Things stay off the normal path this week as Derek Graziano (The Sometimes Geek and Rolling Misadventures), Karrington Martin (Real Dudes Podcast) and Just Reed (Game N’ Watch) come by to talk emulation. Our personal histories, how our views have changed, and the inevitable discussion on PlayStation Classic.

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You can find Derek over at @sometimesgeek, @RMisadventures or the official Sometimes Geek and Rolling Misadventures websites.

You can find Karrington over at @Desertfury90 or the official Real Dudes Podcast website.

You can find Justin over at @TWOTALL4UFOOL or the official Game N’ Watch website.

Thanks to Tyler Kirby from Better Than Static for that sweet sweet intro drop.

Music by Best Day, who probably doesn’t read the show notes at all.

Sorry, if you're looking for a regular episode then this just isn't the week for you. Instead of your regularly scheduled comic and video game comparison I'm taking this week to highlight just some of the many people that have made this show what it is today. Running the spectrum from purely podcast inspiration to full on friendship there's no way I can talk about everyone that needs to be here.

Music as always by Best Day, who didn't get mentioned in the episode but really should have been.

Imagine a world where Venom is cool enough to get his own comic, but when they make the game they go and name it after a Spider-Man run instead. That just sounds horrible doesn’t it?

You don’t have to, because Tyler Kirby from Better than Static returns to the show to talk Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety.

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You can find Tyler over at @kirbst0mp74 for his personal account, @btstatic, kirbst0mp74 on Twittch or the official Better Than Static website.

Thanks to Scott Niswander from NerdSync for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Chris, Cory, and Donnie from More Gooder Than as well as Kate from Ignorance Was Bliss for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who would probably take one for the team and eat all the almond joys.

In the 1990s Batman was everything. A comic movie franchise, cartoons, you name it. And then things started to fall off the rails. Tim Burton gets pushed out the door and we get this. But will the game be worth it despite the movie? Or will we get yet another example of a weak game that exists only because of a movie tie in?

Listen as Alex Whiteley from Thors-Kin joins the show to talk Batman Forever.

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You can find Alex over at @thorskinpodcast or the official Thors-Kin website.

Thanks to Matt Gardner from Floating Hands Studios for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Brandon and Travis from Apathetic Enthusiasm as well as Tim from The Cabinet for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who needs to take one of the way too many Super Nintendo consoles that are in my house.

Spider-Man makes another appearance and this time time it’s based on the 1994 animated series. So with such an iconic part of my childhood as the basis, this game has to be good? Right?

Listen in as Matt Gardner from Floating Hands Studios and writer of the comic Alabaster Shadows comes on the show to take a look at this SNES and Genesis take on our favorite wall crawler.

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You can find Matt over at @wogoat, his YouTube channel Floating Hands Studios, or the page for his comic Alabaster Shadows.

Thanks to Chris and Yancy from Pop Goes Your World for that sweet sweet intro drop.

A big thanks to Joe and Carlos from Life, Death, and Taxonomy as well as Toph from Gravity Beard for the promos today.

Music by Best Day, who needs to live closer to me so we can go hang out.