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Moperville Monthly

By Maplestrip

Monthly discussions of El Goonish Shive and related fanworks, hosted by Maplestrip and various guest panelists.
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Ep. 18 – Everyone in EGS Needs Therapy (w/ZeeMcZed)

Moperville MonthlyMar 25, 2021

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Ep. 29 – Zig-Zagging Val & Isaac (w/ Sauce)

Ep. 29 – Zig-Zagging Val & Isaac (w/ Sauce)

Sauce and I discuss Val, Isaac, Minnow, and Space Dread. The ultimate webcomic crossover? For sure!


14:26 - News

15:22 - Val & Isaac

Mar 21, 202452:39
Ep. 28 – Squirrel Profit (w/ Saltrock)
Feb 24, 202301:13:56
Ep. 27 – Sister II: Sister Harder (w/ Drethk)
Dec 06, 202201:56:15
Ep. 26 – Grace' Trauma (w/ fractal)
Jun 16, 202201:07:01
Ep. 25 – Catnipping (w/ Fox)
May 01, 202236:47
Ep. 24 – Death Sentence part 2 (w/ Penny)
Mar 27, 202251:39
Ep. 23 – Death Sentence part 1 (w/ Penny)
Feb 28, 202201:07:02
Ep. 22 – Star Trek–Friends Crossover (w/ Trekie140)
Jan 31, 202201:22:37
Ep. 21 – Nanase's Triple Threat Holiday Special (w/ Viatrix & trekie140)
Dec 29, 202101:19:50
Ep. 20 – Uryuom Dimension: The Final Frontier (w/ Princes of foxes)
Nov 28, 202101:07:23
Ep. 19 – There's a Name For It (w/ fractal)
May 16, 202156:55
Ep. 18 – Everyone in EGS Needs Therapy (w/ZeeMcZed)
Mar 25, 202101:02:48
Ep. 17 – SAD ATM (w/ Zen)
Feb 21, 202158:27
Ep. 16 – Dan Shive and Miss Mab's Furry Adventures (w/Xepharon)
Jan 18, 202101:27:15
Ep. 15 – Santa Ellen Keeps on Givin' (w/ Trekie140)
Dec 18, 202001:18:18
Not a Date at the Magic Comic Book Shop (w/ Viatrix)

Not a Date at the Magic Comic Book Shop (w/ Viatrix)

You may have forgotten about them, but "Magic Comic Shop" (no books!) and "Not a Date at the Mall" are really great little NP arcs exploring the relationship between Justin, Ellen, and Nanase, before the latter two properly hooked up. Viatrix and I are not really gonna talk about any of that. No, listen to us ramble about all of the minor silly jokes that popped up in these arcs, and then sing our way through the rest. Hope you enjoy!

Viatrix' blog: https://mincerafter42.wordpress.com

More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html

Logo in part created by Pongles~

Nov 21, 202052:39
Ep. 13 – Spooky Scary Misogyny (w/ Tristan)

Ep. 13 – Spooky Scary Misogyny (w/ Tristan)

The breaktime music ("The Summoning Circle" by Hassan DuRant) is pretty scary. Content warning?

For Halloween, Tristan and I discuss Ellen "Magus", one of El Goonish Shive oldest "villains". If you can call him that. We talk about the world he is from, his storyline up to Sister 3, and all sorts of tangents related to him. Also recent Freaky Friday updates and some random meows.

More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html

Logo in part created by Pongles~

Nov 01, 202034:11
Ep. 12 – 0.6 Billion Fanfics (w/ Lap)

Ep. 12 – 0.6 Billion Fanfics (w/ Lap)

Listen to excellent fanfic writer Laparoscopic discuss the wide world of fanfiction with me. From mimeograph Kirk/Spock fics in the 1970s to unlimited romantic triads today, we have come a long way. We also talk about the ultimate Freaky Friday situation and may help you keep track of who's who!

Also listen to me get distracted and attacked by my cat. Agent of chaos right there.

  • Find Lap at https://archiveofourown.org/users/Laparoscopic
  • Lots of fanfiction at AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/tags/El%20Goonish%20Shive/works
  • "In Comic Veritas" by Lap and ZeeMcZed: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18869905/chapters/44787640
  • EGS Flashfic Week 2020: https://archiveofourown.org/tags/EGS%20Flash%20Fiction%20Week%202020
  • More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html

Logo in part created by Pongles~

Audio in part edited by Zilla~

Sep 28, 202057:01
Ep. 11 – Bunny Grace' Birthday party (w/Xepharon)
Aug 16, 202001:53:15
Ep. 10 – Who's That Grace-A-Mon!? (w/Tristan)
Jul 18, 202029:55
Ep. 9 – Questionably Content (w/ Zen)

Ep. 9 – Questionably Content (w/ Zen)

Timestamp to skip EGS news: 18:36

Join Zen and I as we discuss El Questionable Content. That's right, we have a different webcomic to focus on today, though worry not! We end up spending most time comparing these two webcomics. Which Elliot is the best Elliot? A good entry episode, alongside episode 6. Of course we talk about Alice Grove, Dord, and Deathmøle too. We also talk about the introduction of Jay and we talk about Parable/Fable.

Jun 19, 202001:09:18
Ep. 8 – Pandora Chaos Raven goes to School! (w/ trekie140)
May 18, 202057:12
Ep. 7 – Theater Clerk vs. Lord Tedd is Endgame (w/ HarshLightOfDay)
Apr 24, 202049:15
Ep. 6 – "Best Webcomics of the 2010s!" (w/ Arrghus)

Ep. 6 – "Best Webcomics of the 2010s!" (w/ Arrghus)

Join Arrghus and I as we discuss all the best webcomics of the 2010s. Or at least a few of them. Webcomic recommendations by El Goonish Shive fans for El Goonish Shive fans? Sure. Also for everyone else, though. Read all these excellent webcomics!

Talk of webcomics in general begins at 10:22

BunnyCast – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fifZXlBkyCN4x_doETH2g/videos


Dumbing of Age – https://www.dumbingofage.com/2010/comic/book-1/01-move-in-day/home/

Rain LGBT – http://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/1

Go Get a Roomie – https://www.gogetaroomie.com/comic/and-so-it-begins

Magical Boy – https://tapas.io/series/magicalboy

Paranatural – https://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-1

Swordcomic – https://swordscomic.com/comic/cover/

Scoob & Shag – https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/scoob-and-shag/list?title_no=210827&page=1

Cucumber Quest – http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-1/

Lady of the Shard – https://gigidigi.itch.io/lady

Patrik the Vampire – https://www.patrikthevampire.com/comic/page-1

Grrl Power – https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/gp0001/

Devil's Candy – https://www.devilscandycomic.com/comic/prologue-01

Kill Six Billion Demons – https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/kill-six-billion-demons-chapter-1/

Homestuck – https://www.homestuck.com/story

17776 – https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football

The Tim Tebow CFL Chronicles – https://www.sbnation.com/2014/8/18/5998715/the-tim-tebow-cfl-chronicles

Jon Bois on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/jonbois/videos

Something Positive – https://somethingpositive.net/sp12192001.shtml

Skin Horse – http://skin-horse.com/comic/12302007/

Freefall – http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff100/fv00001.htm

Goodbye to Halos – https://www.goodbyetohalos.com/comic/prologue-1

Hiveworks – https://www.hiveworkscomics.com/

Line Webtoon – https://www.webtoons.com/en/

Tapastic – https://tapas.io/

Unsounded – http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic+index/

Skin Deep – http://www.skindeepcomic.com/archive/issue-1-cover/

Grand Line 3.5 – http://grandline3point5.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/

>Other campaign comics – http://grandline3point5.thecomicseries.com/links/

Hero Oh Hero – https://www.neorice.com/hoh_noah_222

Supernormal Step – https://www.supernormalstep.com/archives/8

Namesake – https://www.namesakecomic.com/comic/the-journey-begins

Gunnerkrigg Court – https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1

Mar 15, 202001:13:05
Ep. 5 – "Click, or 80% of the girls will cry" (w/ 2ndPersonPlural)

Ep. 5 – "Click, or 80% of the girls will cry" (w/ 2ndPersonPlural)

Susan "The Hammer Queen" Pompoms is one of our favorite characters, but a surprisingly difficult character to talk about. Listen to 2ndPersonPlural and I trying to pin down her personality and her arcs, while also accidentally talking about Tedd, archiving fanworks, the website's security leak, our shipping predictions, and Star Trek. But we managed to talk about Susan inbetween there as well!

Also featuring the voice acting recording "Little Progress" by HarshLightOfDay :)


More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html

Logo in part created by Pongles~

"On the Roof" by Zee McZed: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22186513

2ndPersonPlural on Archive of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/2ndPersonPlural/pseuds/2ndPersonPlural

Click, or 80% of the girls will cry: http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2008-12-12

Next episode is about the best webcomics of the 2010s! A new decade has started, but let's look back at the great moments of the previous one. Post your favorite webcomics on Reddit, the Discord server, or the forum!



Jan 23, 202001:01:20
Ep. 4 – The Dunkels Will Take Tedd In (w/ Zilla)
Dec 23, 201956:01
Ep. 3 – El Goonish Shive Renaissance (w/ Lyric Hartwell)
Nov 26, 201958:30
Ep. 2 – Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! (w/ Zen)

Ep. 2 – Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! (w/ Zen)

Zen and I discuss the very first arc of El Goonish Shive, "El Goonish Shive". This is where it all began, a humble and weird mess of metaness. When Elliot was rude, Tedd was a pervert, and Nanase was a trilingual magical martial-artist. Oh wait, I guess she never changed.

We also discuss the EGS:NP arc "Parable", and how cute Tedd looks with her new glasses! Science!!

More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html

Find Zen's blog at https://zentopical.wordpress.com

Logo in part created by Pongles~

Nov 10, 201936:33
Ep. 1 – Lewd Pin-up T-shirts (w/ Lonjil)

Ep. 1 – Lewd Pin-up T-shirts (w/ Lonjil)

During my travels in Sweden, I talk with Lonjil about "Title Pending", El Goonish Shive fanprojects, hypothetical merchandize, theoretical fangames, and the grand purpose of this podcast.

More information at http://maplestrip.space/EGS/EGS.html

Logo in part created by Pongles~

Nov 10, 201923:29