Episode 5 - The Civil Engagement

Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent We tackle the Superhero, Steampunk and Historical Fiction genres all at once by leaping into a world in which the Civil War is being fought not only with armies, but with strange technology and stranger heroes. Find it in the wiki here. Recommendations: Jon recommends World War Z by Max Brooks. Jim recommends Matthew Wayne Selznick's World Building series. 00:00 Tomfoolery 00:22 Mr. Rogers / HAL 9000 00:55 Introduction 01:32 Recommendations / World War Z 03:10 Matthew Wayne Selznick 04:07 Deciding Genre 04:38 DC / Marvel 05:09 The New Gods 05:16 Green Lantern / Superman / The Flash 05:24 Thor / The Incredible Hulk / The Silver Surfer / X-Men 06:10 Deciding Superhero Power Level & Geographic Scale 07:15 Gambit (Remy LeBeau) / Rogue 07:33 The Civil War 08:34 Hat with Gears 09:27 Confederate Ironclads / Submarines 10:34 Washington, D.C. / Richmond, VA 11:20 Creating Characters 12:44 Kentucky Fried Chicken / Colonel Sanders 13:27 Snow Crash 13:45 Captain America / Golden Age of Comics 14:13 Professor X 15:23 Dime Novel 15:46 Battle Hymn of the Republic 17:16 Batman 17:42 D&D / Cavalier / The Cavalier 18:25 Colt Dragoon 18:55 Sergeant Major 20:08 Benjamin Franklin 20:19 Q / Futurama 21:28 Fu Manchu 22:20 Abraham Lincoln / Pinkerton Detective Agency 22:41 Allan Pinkerton / Secret Service 23:22 Locations 23:52 Georgetown, SC 24:09 Tuskegee Airmen 24:28 Deadlands  31:13 S.H.I.E.L.D. 32:28 Tuskegee, AL 34:09 Percy Jackson / Ares 34:54 Poseidon 35:16 Leonidas / Menelaus 35:46 Odysseus 36:08 Ulysses S. Grant 36:20 Captain Nemo 38:44 Geomancy 39:58 Acadians 42:11 Joan of Arc 43:30 Catching Up on Names 45:05 Gone With the Wind / Scarlett O'Hara / Vivien Leigh 46:15 Geomancers 46:44 Butte 47:32 Ursa Major 49:18 Highlander 50:18 Conclusion & Outro DOWNLOAD EPISODE 5 - THE CIVIL ENGAGEMENT