Giant Penny episode #4 – George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards

Jason and Jay discuss Wild Cards, George R.R. Martin’s prose “superhero” series, written by a slew of authors including Martin himself. Jason is a slavish fanboy; Jay is relatively new to it (via Jason’s years’ long constant neurolinguistic programming).  Between the two of them, they give lots of love to this remarkable sci-fi series, which infuses the tropes of the superhero genre with the same intensity and grit that Game of Thrones gave to the conceits of epic fantasy.

Giant Penny episode #3 – Sword and Sorcery

Jay and James wax philosophical about their love of muscular, half-naked men holding giant phallic swords. Jason listens uncomfortably. Conan and He-Man are discussed, and classic ripped 1980s action stars like Arnold and Sly get their due.