The Action Points Podcast! Episode 78: Ask Adam Anything
In this episode: It’s time for another podcast host interview! This time Adam takes the hot seat as we quiz him about anything that comes to mind: Malaysia, his TED […]
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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 77: Circling 2 Years of AP
In this episode: We celebrate 2 years of the podcast with a massive circlejerk, reminiscing about some favourite past episodes and generally giving ourselves pats on the back. I’d love […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 74: Global Game Jam 2015 with Stephen Schulze and Stacey Borg
In this episode: Our very own Aaron and Adam participated in the Global Game Jam this year, and teamed up with Stephen Schulze and Stacey Borg to create a board […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 73: All Star Runner with Mitch Davies
In this episode: We speak to Mitch Davies of All Star Comics, which is a fantastic comic book store (Award-winning, even) in Melbourne. We discuss All Star’s upcoming move, their […]
GEEKY SHIT: Natsume Takashi figure by Alter
January 2015 sees the release of another in Alter’s line of ALTAiR figures (characters with a classically female fan base in mind), and it’s everyone’s favourite friend to the spirits, Natsume […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 69: 2014 Recap
In this episode: We get the band together again to fight for the freedom of gerbils everywhere. Or we just got together one afternoon and chatted about stuff that we […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 67: Feeling Blue with Alex Wynnter
In this episode: I chat with Alex Wynnter of Lab Blue Room/Blue Room Board Games/House of Cards about board game design, graphic design, crowdfunding, collaborating, drawing inspiration and getting into […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 65: Shooting Kewpie Mayo Everywhere is Dangerous
In this episode: Now that we’re done with PAX on the podcast, it’s time to talk about things that aren’t videogames. So we talk about some videogames. Damn. We chat […]
Review: The Moé Manifesto
There are more questions posed than answered in Patrick W. Galbraith‘s collection of interviews, The Moé Manifesto (2014). As such, I can’t help but want to discuss some of the themes, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 59: Sushi Heroes and 90s Comics with Phil Walker-Harding
In this episode: We talk to Phil Walker-Harding, designer of Sushi Go!, Pack of Heroes and many more games from Adventureland Games. We chat about his process for designing Sushi […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 56: Smashing Hedrons with Jason Kotzur-Yang
In this episode: We speak with Brisbane-based board game designer and host of the Tablepop podcast, Jason Kotzur-Yang. We talk about his design process and setting goals for Hedron (successfully […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 55: All Star Women’s Comic Book Club with Cazz and Sharona
In this episode: Friend of the podcast Sharona attended the latest All Star Women’s Comic Book Club meetup and had a chat with one of the founders, Cazz from Nerd […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 52: Fighting Particular Times with Paul Sztajer
In this episode: We had a chat with Paul Sztajer of SeeThrough Studios about their story-driven physics puzzle video game, Particulars, and also Paul’s involvement in board game design with […]
Review: Hellboy Premium Format™ Figure by Sideshow Collectibles
This statue tells a story. It speaks of those who came before and of those yet to come. It whispers a tale of intrigue and incompetence. Hellboy reminds us that […]
RE-Review: Hellboy Extra Premium Format Figure by Shima-show Collectibles
Hey Evan, I found an even better Hellboy figure. Courier just left it at my doorstep, so it must be mine, right? Rating : Rating (cont’d): Rating (cont’d): […]
Easily Offended
Or a better title might be: Why Don’t You Love What I Love? Today was decidedly uncomfortable. I had a good time with my wife and child, playing and cooking […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 49: Anime in Space with Michael Possingham
In this episode: It’s a rambly anime-focused chat this week as Michael joins us in the fifth chair while Dan is late to the show. We talk about anime in […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 48: Getting Popculture-y with Sharona
In this episode: With Adam and Dan out of town, Aaron and Evan sit down for a chat with Sharona Lin of Popculture-y. We discuss our reaction to Marvel’s latest […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 46a: Oz Comic Con 2014
In this episode: In this mini-episode, Evan and Aaron give a recap of Oz Comic Con 2014 and surprisingly some of the video games they played there, including Super Smash […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 46: What Makes a Geek
In this episode: We get together to discuss what makes a geek and how each of us approaches our geekdom. Audio is a bit wonky on this since we tried […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 44: Annie May Shen
In this episode: That title is possibly the worst I’ve ever crafted. ANYWAYS. In this episode, Daniel gives us a report from the Carnegie Comics Market and we review Splendor […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 42: Zeerust Sci-Fi and Swimming Spies
In this episode: Retro sci-fi! Naked swimming clubs! Rubbing anime girls! Wartime detectives! In this episode, Aaron reviews some comic books, Evan watches old anime and plays bullet hell doujin […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 40: Kickstarters and Dimension-Hopping Sociopaths
In this episode: Evan and Aaron talk about their experiences with Kickstarter and also review a whole bunch of comics, games and anime in this cozy episode. Things we talk […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 38: Free Comic Book Day 2014
In this episode: It’s a very belated recap of Free Comic Book Day 2014, and Adam gives us his perspective as a non-fan at his first ever Free Comic Book […]
A tasting platter of lovely men.
Howard Moon: I’m an explorer. Vince Noir: I thought you were a writer? Howard Moon: I do many things. I span the genres – they call me the Genre Spanner. […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 36: Plastic Nostalgia for Mother and Misery
In this episode: We talk about the finale to How I Met Your Mother, Burial at Sea, The LEGO Movie and the G.I. Jeff episode of Community and how they […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 34: Over Locke and Key
In this episode: It’s the end of an era, as we discuss the final volume and the entire run of Locke and Key. Expect lots of spoilers and feelings. Also, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 33: Casting Wolves at Unwritten Jazz Punks
In this episode: We discuss some (very outdated) comic book movie casting news, trailers, movie adaptations of Halo, Warcraft, Magic: the Gathering and Assassin’s Creed and adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 32: Madoka Covers Racy Reimaginings
In this episode: Meteor-sized spoilers once again as Evan reviews the 3rd Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie a.k.a. End Of Madoka-lion. We also talk a bit about the dust up […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 31: 2013 Recap
In this episode: We take a moment (or hour) to reflect on geek culture/media from the past year. Our hosts Aaron, Daniel, Evan and Adam discuss their favourite video games, […]
2013 Recap – Favourite Comic Book Collections and Graphic Novels
I love reading comic books, but I don’t have a lot of space in my apartment, so I generally just wait to buy the trade paperback collections when they’re released. […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 26: Reading Comics with Evan
In this episode: Evan was over at my place so we fired up a mic and talked about some comics we read. Comics included Porcelain: A Gothic Fairytale, Cyborg 009, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 25: The Toilet Humour Contrivance
In this episode: This is probably our most self indulgent and slightly incoherent episode. I swear to you it was my hayfever meds. Also, because I’m a massive ass. At […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 24: Horse Master Korra Batman CCG
In this episode: We talk about Batman, Ponies, Horses, Horse Mastery, and some superhero themed board games. Note: Massive spoilers for Horse Master. Lots of talk about horses, Magic: the […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 22: Erotic Dubstep Scallop Pies
In this episode: We have a more manga-centric comic review session, and Evan also covers some anthology comics that he’s been reading. In video games, we talk about Divekick and […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 21: Everything and Manifest 2013
In this episode: Evan catches us up on all the happenings at Manifest 2013 and we review everything we can! Spiel de Jahres 2013 winner Hanabi and nominee Augustus; Sharknado!; […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 20: Pacific Rim and the Dice Tower Awards
In this episode: We discuss the joys of Pacific Rimming. Daniel gets very upset by fake Aussie accents. We all discuss our pooping habits at length. We get our anime […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 19: Dota 2 and Ouya
In this episode: We have special guests Wern and Mark on to talk with us about the official release of Dota 2 and the release of the Ouya! (Apologies for […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 18: Oz Comic-Con and Man of Steel
In this episode: Adam returns as a guest to offer a layman’s (read: not a comic reader) perspective on Man of Steel. The three regular geeks give their post Aus […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 17a: PAX AUS 2013
In this episode: We talk about stacks at PAX Aus! Woo! We got to test the Oculus Rift, played some great local and international indie titles (Duet, Tasty Fish, Johann […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 16: Origins Awards and Expansions
In this episode: We discuss some of the winners of the 39th Origins Awards and look at some board game news coming out of the convention, mostly information relating to […]
The disappointment of Kazumi and the joy of The Last Of Us.
[Re-posted from evanritchie.blogspot.com] *** WARNING: Discussions of an explicit nature below, plus spoilers for The Last Of Us *** When approaching the world of anime and manga, there are a […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 13: The 2012-2013 TV Season Retrospective
In this episode: An extra long episode on TV – We talk about Matt Smith’s departure from Doctor Who, and look back on some TV shows that we have been […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 12: Edwin Ng and Workplay Films
In this episode: We have a guest on the podcast! Daniel is absent due to work, and we speak to our friend Edwin Ng, of Workplay Films, to chat about […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 11: Cartoon Adventure Times
In this episode: It’s another episode of the Action Points Podcast! I talk about making my own copy of Love Letter (there are some photos I put up on Instagram […]
Six Word Summaries
In the most recent podcast, Daniel reminded me of something I did long ago in the mists of time, when the year was 2009. I wrote some six-word summaries of […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 10: Movies, Geek Culture and Female Armour
Two episodes this week! It is because I am a horrible hack and didn’t get last week’s episode edited :( In this episode: Daniel and I have some movie talk […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 9: Storytelling in Boardgames
Firstly, apologies for missing last week. This week we have two episodes for your aural enjoyment! In this episode: We talk about storytelling in boardgames – boardgames that tell stories, […]
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 8: Free Comic Book Day and Eurogames
In this episode: It’s a very special Free Comic Book Day episode! We talk about the free comic book issues that we got at All Star Comics this past May […]
Batman, Selfies, Evangelion and Ultraman
This past Free Comic Book Day, our little podcast crew originally planned to make a stop at All Star Comics Melbourne before visiting some other shops and then heading off […]
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