Story x Story #102: Vengeance In The Twilight Hours (The Batman)

Gina April 21, 2022 No Comments
Nigel and Tazziii welcome back to of the biggest Batman fans we know for a deep dive into Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Annabel Ashalley-Anthony of Melanin Gamers and Greg Driver of Ace Comicals help us break down the latest film adaptation of the Caped Crusader.
We discuss some great performances, narrative themes and get into the debate around the film’s length…was it too long or just the right length?
This week’s storytelling tip is about the relationship between the protagonist and antagonist.
Other stories we’re enjoying this week: Apex Legends, Lego Star Wars, Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection, Pokemon: Arceus, The Lost City, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Sonic The Hedgehog, Loch Of The Dead, Moon Knight, Candles, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Psychonauts 2

Story x Story #65: So The Joke Was On Us (Batman: The Killing Joke) – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-65-So-The-Joke-Was-On-Us-Batman-The-Killing-Joke-e10p19c

Story x Story #85: To Eternity, And Beyond! (Eternals) – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-85-To-Eternity–And-Beyond–Eternals-e1afou3

RogerEbert.com Reviews The Batman – https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-batman-movie-review-2022

Simple Analysis of Matt Reeves’ The Batman Easter eggs – https://nerdpandadigital.com/simple-analysis-of-matt-reeves-the-batman-easter-eggs

‘The Batman’s Third Act Is Actually Great – https://fullcirclecinema.com/2022/03/14/the-batman-third-act-actually-great

Why The Batman (and Robert Pattinson) Is PERFECT | Video Essay – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDwXCB6QYkk

Warner Bros. Is Actively Overhauling Its DC Films Division – https://www.cbr.com/warner-bros-discovery-dc-films-overhaul

The Future of Superhero Movies Is Finally Here, for Better or Worse – https://www.indiewire.com/2022/02/the-batman-review-2022-1234702878

 

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Story x Story #101: Behind The Story With Renee Rienties (Comics)

Gina April 14, 2022 No Comments
It’s our first ever, second time returning interview guest!
Nigel and Tazziii welcome back Dutch comic artist Renee Rienties for her second “Behind The Story” episode. We catch up with what she has been up to since we first spoke at the start of the pandemic in 2020. Renee tells us about the challenges faced as an artist during COVID-19, her new comic anthology project and which anime character she would date! Check out our May “Casual Conversations With Comic Creators” Twitch livestream where we’ll be talking more with Renee about her Kickstarter campaign.

The Art of Renee Rienties – https://artofreneerienties.com

The Big Draw – https://thebigdraw.org

 

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Story x Story #100: The Triple Digit Club (Turning Red)

Gina April 14, 2022 No Comments
We’re officially members of the Triple Digit Club and for the 100th episode of Story x Story, Nigel and Tazziii take a deep dive into Pixar’s Turning Red. We tackle the controversy that surrounded the film as we also examine its characters and narrative themes. Then we reflect on the last 99 episodes of the podcast to discuss our highlights from story discussions over the past three years. You’ll also hear audio from Episode 0, plus some heart warming messages from previous guests. Thank you for being on the journey with us, here’s to another 100 episodes!
Other stories we’ve been enjoying: Loch of the Dead: Frey & McGray Book 4, Joy, Silent Sea, Judas and the Black Messiah, Resort to Love.

Story x Story #58: Rumble In The Kaiju Jungle! (Pacific Rim) – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-58-Rumble-In-The-Kaiju-Jungle–Pacific-Rim-es7t60

How boy bands and anime inspired Pixar’s magical must-see ‘Turning Red’ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-11/turning-red-explained-disney-plus-director-domee-shi

How Turning Red Blends Pixar’s Iconic Animation Style With Anime – https://www.slashfilm.com/757968/how-turning-red-blends-pixars-iconic-animation-style-with-anime

There Is More Than One Way to Be Exhausted by “Turning Red” – https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/there-is-more-than-one-way-to-be-exhausted-by-turning-red

‘Turning Red’: Pixar’s taboo-busting period film leaves some men complaining about representation – https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-03-16/turning-red-pixars-taboo-busting-period-film-leaves-some-men-complaining-about-representation.html

10 Things You Should Know About Turning Red – https://www.cbr.com/turning-red-what-you-should-know

 

 

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Story x Story #99: Behind The Story With Jahara Jayde (Cosplay)

Gina April 14, 2022 No Comments

This week, Nigel and Tazziii interview another awesome creative professional as we welcome cosplayer and Twitch Partner Jahara Jayde! Despite being new to both industries, Jahara has had an incredible rise and lets us in on her journey from Japanese Tutor to streamer cosplayer inspiring young BIPOC girls to enter the gaming and cosplay industry. She talks about finding what you love to do and the support needed to pursue it in this epic conversation!

Jahara Jayde Linktree – https://linktr.ee/jaharaj

 

 

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A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:

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Story x Story #97: Tales of Ruffians and Escapades (Uncharted)

Gina March 25, 2022 No Comments
This week, Nigel and Tazziii welcome Wireframe Magazine Features Editor Aaron Potter for a first appearance on the podcast! He joins us for a deep dive into the newly released Uncharted movie to discuss Tom Holland’s latest blockbuster role. After a troubled production journey, we finally get to examine this video game adaptation and see how it stacks up to its video game source material. Our storytelling tip looks at the Hero’s refusal of the call.
Other stories we’re enjoying this week: Red Rocket, No More Heroes 3, Always A Witch, Kotaro Lives Alone, Space Force, Kuroko’s Basketball: Last Game, The Silent Sea.

The Full And Wild History Of Uncharted Movie Challenges And Delays – https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2492710/the-full-and-wild-history-of-uncharted-movie-challenges-and-delays

Roger Ebert Reviews Uncharted – https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/uncharted-movie-review-2022

Uncharted review – Tom Holland game adaptation is action-movie by committee – https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/11/uncharted-review-tom-holland-game-adaptation-is-action-movie-by-committee

Uncharted movie Easter eggs: every major reference to the games – https://www.gamesradar.com/uncharted-movie-easter-eggs-references-nolan-north-cameo-naughty-dog

Uncharted film review: This is how you *don’t* adapt a video game –https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/02/uncharted-film-review-this-is-how-you-dont-adapt-a-video-game

The Hero’s Journey Stages and Structure – https://www.skillshare.com/blog/the-heros-journey-stages-and-structure/

Wireframe Magazine – https://wireframe.raspberrypi.com

 

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A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:

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Story x Story #98: “Don’t Cry, You’re Perfect” (Arcane: League of Legends)

Gina March 25, 2022 No Comments

This week Nigel and Tazziii welcome Wesley Louis, Co-founder and Director at The Line Animation!

Get ready for a deep dive as we do a retrospective on the ground-breaking series that is Arcane: League of Legends. There is lots to talk about, from characters to emotional narrative and of course the incredible animation and art style. We cover it all from the perspective of storytellers with limited prior knowledge of the video game source material. We also get into this story’s many themes and make a case for Silco being a good father…?

Manga Demystified: A Thought Bubble Panel – https://youtu.be/YvIkUjZ0iPk

Watch “Casual Conversations With Comic Creators” on the mayamada Twitch channel – https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

You don’t have to play ‘League of Legends’ to enjoy the masterful animation of Netflix’s ‘Arcane’ – https://mashable.com/article/netflix-arcane-league-of-legends-animation

ARCANE — Therapist Reacts! – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3I0HsOf9M_S0HzHJKjhVwsr_wTNhdaF9

Top 10 Arcane Season 1 Moments – https://watchmojo.com/video/id/42137

From Big Fights to Final Goodbyes, 7 Memorable Moments from ‘Arcane’ – https://collider.com/arcane-memorable-moments

Arcane Analysis: Season 1 Themes – https://www.theworkprint.com/arcane-analysis-season-1-themes/123

 

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Story x Story #96: Behind The Story With Emilie Rinna (Video Game Art)

Gina March 10, 2022 No Comments

This week, mayamada co-founder Nigel Twumasi welcomes freelance games concept artist Emilie Rinne. Emilie talks about her time growing up in France, how she discovered the role of a concept artist and the key role her mother played in her journey. She also provides young and aspiring artists with advice on getting started in the industry. Thank you to the French Institute in London for making this interview happen!

Emilie Rinne | Concepts & Designs – https://www.emilierinna.net

 

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A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:

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Story x Story #95: The Mergers & Acquisitions Roundtable (Video Games)

Gina February 26, 2022 No Comments

Nigel and Tazziii bring out the video game roundtable for a worldwide discussion industry news stories. This week, we’re joined by Matt and Destinee from the Burn Out Brighter podcast, plus Hassan and Levi from The Nerd Alternative.

Acquisitions are the hot topic for the day as we get into the panel’s thoughts on Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, Sony’s purchase of Bungie, and Nintendo’s…well, who knows!

Games we’re playing: Summer in Mara, Horizon Forbidden West, Skul: The Hero Slayer, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Psychonauts 2.

Monopoly money: is Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard good for gaming? – https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/jan/19/monopoly-money-is-microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard-good-for-gaming

Will Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard go through? We asked a lawyer – https://www.pcgamer.com/will-microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard-go-through-games-lawyer-thinks-its-likely/

Microsoft says it will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation ‘beyond the existing agreement’ – https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/9/22925510/microsoft-activision-sony-nintendo-app-store-antitrust-policies

Sony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny and original creator of Halo – https://www.theverge.com/22910846/sony-bungie-acquisition-playstation-destiny-halo

How Sony’s Bungie Buy Fits Into Its Larger PlayStation Plans – https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-playstation-bungie-acquisitions-ps4-ps5

Nintendo Isn’t All That Interested in Acquiring Companies, Prizes ‘Nintendo DNA’ – https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-acquisition-dna

Nintendo Closing 3DS & Wii U Shops In 2023, Has ‘No Plans To Offer Classic Content In Other Ways’ – https://kotaku.com/nintendo-wii-u-3ds-classic-games-mario-zelda-eshop-shop-1848544931

Horizon Forbidden West was delayed in part to avoid crunch – https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-18-horizon-forbidden-west-was-delayed-to-avoid-crunch

Netflix Announces the Long-Awaited BioShock Movie – https://www.ign.com/articles/bioshock-movie-netflix

“E3 shifts to online-only event because of Omicron concerns – https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/06/e3-shifts-to-online-only-event-because-of-omicron-concerns

E3 2022 In Doubt As Journalist Claims Digital Event Is “Probably” Also Cancelled – nintendolife.com/news/2022/01/e3-2022-in-doubt-as-journalist-claims-digital-event-is-probably-also-cancelled

Burn Out Brighter YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/BurnOutBrighter

The Nerd Alternative YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpK8PKCVrbKjz5IFOlPwWHQ

 

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A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:

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Story x Story #93: Did I Mention I’ve Read The Book? (Dune)

Gina February 25, 2022 No Comments
Season 4 starts here! We’re back recording the Story x Story podcast and this week, Nigel and Tazziii welcome mayamada co-founder Lao K and Into Games Community Manager, Tom Bradstreet, for a deep dive into the sci-fi epic Dune.
And what a story to start with…we travel to Arrakis to get into this complex, multi-layered narrative and discuss how well this latest attempt at adapting Frank Herbert’s novel fares with our panel. This week’s storytelling tip looks at the different ways you can end your story.
Other stories we’re enjoying this week: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Lord of the Rings, Amazing Spider-Man, Pillars of the Earth Naruto Shippududn, Halo: Memory Agent, Odd Taxi, Skyward Sword. Narcos: Mexico, Terror in Resonance, Star Wars Clone Wars.

Serious: Though The Fog Standard Edition – https://mayamada.com/product/serious-through-the-fog-manga
Dune: The 10 Most Incredible Visual Effects In The Sci-Fi Epic – https://screenrant.com/dune-best-visual-effects-movie
Dune (2021) movie explained: ending, themes, & colonial invasion and the determinism of fate analysed – https://www.highonfilms.com/dune-2021-movie-ending-explained

Into Games website – https://intogames.org

 

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A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:

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Story x Story #94: Behind The Story With Feff Silvers (Comics)

Gina February 25, 2022 No Comments
In this week’s Story x Story episode, Nigel and Tazziii talk with self-taught comic creator Feff Silvers.
We discover her journey from physics to illustration and how a visit to a comic convention sparked her passion for producing “very British” manga-style stories.
Feff also talks about the realities of self employment in the comics space, while giving plenty of tips for aspiring creators.

The Works of Feff Silvers – https://feff.works

The Final LullabyVol. 3 Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fefe/the-final-lullaby-vol-3

 

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A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:

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A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
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Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.