476 - FCF: Die (feat. Eric Sipple)

For this month’s Four-Color Flashback, Paul and Arlo roll the Die to discuss Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ dark tale of a group of one-time RPG nerds getting sucked into the world of the game. Gillen has described the book as “goth Jumanji,” and there’s some truth to that–these characters feel everything, hard. Luckily, so do we, and so does special guest Eric Sipple, author of Mimesis and co-creator of The Deli Counter of Justice. The gang discusses how Die takes apart and rebuilds typical D&D classes, its commentary on the entire history of gaming, why Ash is so important to Eric, and much more.   NEXT: by the hoary hosts of Hoggoth, it’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness!     BREAKDOWN 00:00:32  -  Intro / Guest 00:05:46  -  Our histories with RPGs 00:14:56  -  Die 02:44:20  -  Outro / Next     LINKS   “Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans On Bringing Their Acclaimed Image Comics Epic ‘DIE’ to an End” by Matthew Jackson, SyFy Wire “Die is the Darker Side of D&D Fans Didn't Know They Needed” by Evan Mullicane, ScreenRant “We Roll A Nat 20 For Interviewing And Talk To The Creative Team Behind DIE” by Mark Turetsky and Corey Smith, ComicsXF Kieron Gillen’s DIE RPG Beta       MUSIC “Tumbling Dice” by The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main St. (1972) “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” by Kate Bush, Hounds of Love (1985)     GOBBLEDYCARES Abortion Funds in Every State: https://bit.ly/AbortionFundsTwitter National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  Support AAPI communities and those affected by anti-Asian violence: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund: https://aapifund.org/ Support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ The Trevor Project provides information and support to LGBTQ youth: thetrevorproject.org Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/  US (877) 565-8860 Canada (877) 330-6366 National Center for Transgender Equality: transequality.org Advocate for writers who might be owed money due to discontinuance of royalties: https://www.writersmustbepaid.org/  Help teachers and classrooms in need: https://www.donorschoose.org/ Do your part to remove the burden of medical debt for individuals, families, and veterans: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/ Register to vote: https://vote.gov/