Superhero

Stories about comic books and superheroes.

30
Apr
2025

451 – See Issue X with Third Person

Third Person (Matt, Sara, and Xen) are the trio of writers/performers behind Midst, one of my actual favorite audio fiction shows of all time. I love Midst so much in fact, that we decided to turn Party of One into… Party of Three for an episode to get to share a table with them. We sat down to play See Issue X, a solo RPG about superheroes and the incredible absurdity of comic book continuity. Get ready for the epic showdown between Captain Cardboard, Mirror Man, and Humanity! 

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16
Apr
2025

449 – It Takes Two to Tango with Mark Vertlib

It Takes Two to Tango is a 2-player, rules-lite, GM-less tabletop RPG about rival spies sent on a mission together. Two rival spies. Two rival agencies. One major job. And unfortunately, one way through the door: Pretending to be a married couple.

I sat down with the game’s designer, Mark Vertlib, for a superheroic espionage-filled game to see how it all works.

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14
Nov
2024

432 – Worlds Without Harmony with Sean Foer

Sean is a professional Game Master, video creator, and INCREDIBLE advocate for the world of TTRPGs. We sat down to play a faction-filled game of Worlds Without Harmony, a game of ideological conflicts, unanswerable questions, and the people caught up in them.

You’ll dig this episode if you like: Superheroes (specifically, the NBC masterpiece Heroes), inventive worldbuilding, folk heroes, and big emotional swings.

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10
Oct
2024

426 – Friendly Neighborhood Superhero with AJ Ray

AJ is an Actual Play performer, video editor, cosplayer, and (like me) a wearer of many hats; you can most recently hear them on the latest arc of One Shot, playing Machine Impossible, and as a player on The Lurking Legends (a rotating GM, One Piece-inspired Actual Play series). We sat down for a game of Friendly Neighborhood Superhero, a game about superheroic action and protecting your community. We geek out SO MUCH about superheroes, y’all. It’s great.

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26
Sep
2024

424 – Giant of Light with Evan McDevitt

Evan is the designer of Giant of Light, a love letter to tokusatsu media and Giant Hero shows like Ultraman! We chat about superheroes, MMA, aliens, the city of Philadelphia (Go Birds), and Street Fighter as we play through a session of the game.

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16
Jun
2023

371 – Let the Fire Soothe with Lyra Vega

A PORTAL HAS ERUPTED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. And unfortunately for NoClip, it’s also in the heart of his small neighborhood. Someone has to step up and step through the threshold. But with so much on his mind, it will take a miracle to give him the strength he needs. Of course, that’s just what the demon in his Zippo offers, in exchange for a memory or two… Continue reading →

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