Moperville Monthly

Saltrock and I discuss "Squirrel Prophet" and all of the hijinks therein. Rich and Larry do a misogyny. Tedd does a gender. Sarah does a bisexuality. Tensaided does a character growth. George does a Pokémon. Luke does a skittish. Justin does a gay signal. Sam does a pockets. Grace does a nothing. Some Guy wins it all! We also talk about Ellen (re?)discovering tabletop roleplaying games and Nanase's acting ability! Join us an have some fun!

Welcome to the Moperville Biyearly! (oops) – Today Drethk and I have one big long readalong of Sister II. Grab the webcomic yourself and read along. There's a lot to say about Abraham trying to murder Ellen, and also school uniforms!

El Goonish Shive is intrinsically hopeful, and that makes its representation of trauma and healing particularly compelling. Grace was a well-written victim of abuse right from the very start, and watching her grow and develop as the webcomic evolved has been extremely meaningful for us. Listen to fractal and I talk in-detail about Grace' trauma and the way she is recovering from it. fractal also speaks about its own trauma, about the genuine anxiety for psychiatrists, about the importance of support, and we also talk a bit about griffins and uryuoms and all that jazz of course. It's dark subject matter, but the Moperville Monthly is intrinsically hopeful

"Catnip" is one of my favorite little El Goonish Shive arcs. Released all the way back in 2002, it sets up the relationship between Grace and Tedd in the only way it could: with gratuitous furry transformation sequences! Fox and I decided to discuss this little storyline in depth, and the results are a lot of fun. Of course, we also talk about recent updates as Elliot almost killed a Griffin, and we hit a lot of sidetracks regarding Grace' backstory, Tedd's seer status, and more!

Penny and I had so much to say about the 2011 arc Death Sentence, that we split it up into two! Listen to us discuss Grace and Raven's fun adventure, and hear our final thoughts about the main themes of the webcomic.

Penny and I had so much to say about the 2011 arc Death Sentence, that we split it up into two! Listen to us discuss Grace and Raven's fun adventure! Also, Rhoda and Catalina, yuri yearning, Noah, and most importantly: Mr. Fuzzball.

Two Star Trek-obsessed peeps get an opportunity to ramble about our favorite sci-fi franchise for an hour and a half. It took us 22 minutes before we even mentioned El Goonish Shive. Do prepare for a lot of gushing about random Voyager episodes, but we do actually get to talk about how El Goonish Shive's story structure and character arcs were inspired by Star Trek. As well as Friends.

You can watch Star Trek: The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager on Netflix. The classic movies are available on Amazon Plus, while the 2009 reboot series is also on Netflix. Don't ask me where to find all that fancy-pansy new stuff.

For the first time ever, trekie140, Viatrix, and Maplestrip team up to do the impossible: try to to say everything there is to say about Nanase! Romance! Faith! Linguistics! Bad parenting! this episode truly has everything! Join us for this beautifully chaotic Christmas special! Exclamation!

Foxes and I talk about our experiences with Star Trek (mainly The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager), and contrast and compare it with El Goonish Shive. We also got the chance to talk about half a year worth of updates! 

And somehow we also end up talking about the Chikasaw Nation and about how the Spanish burned all Aztec and Maya books.

"Egg" is a term trans people use to refer to themselves before they realized they were trans. We strongly advice against taking a drink every time we use the word "egg" in this episode.

Join fractal and I as we discuss the history of El Goonish Shive's queer themes. What is it like for transgender and non-binary people to read EGS and why does it so perfectly reflect our own experiences? How did Dan handle gay and gender-nonconforming characters from the start? How does this webcomic address the intersection of LGBT experiences, neurodiversity, and trauma? Where could El Goonish Shive's queer themes go from here? There's a lot to cover, so let's get into it!

Sit down on your armchair and get ready to do some psychology. Our extraordinary fanfic author ZeeMcZed explains to us why every character in El Goonish Shive needs therapy. It's like eight episodes in one! Get ready to hear about all the traumas and coping mechanisms. Is psychoanalyzing fictional characters like this healthy? I don't know, but we did it anyway.

We also talk about Zee's "which EGS character are you?" quiz and their new Pokémon fanfic!

Join Zen and I as we talk about the 2015 arc So A Date At The Mall (SADATM). The ultimate Valentine's Day storyarc, showing us Ashley & Elliot and Tara & Andrea lovin' it up. And of course the mystery teens were there too! Lots of fun to talk about here. We also discussed recent updates, such as the conclusion of Parable and the start of a new Q&A-esque thing.

Xepharon joins us once again, this time to talk about the popular furry adventure webcomic DMFA! Once again, we speak for way too long, but there's just so much to say about Amber Williams' long-running webcomic. Never read it? Don't fret, we try to explain it all! The issue is that there's quite a bit of lore to go through here, so... sit tight, put on your seatbelt, and let's have some furry fun :)

Dan wound up associating Ellen Dunkel with Christmas more than any of the other characters, so our Christmas-tree-colored-haired friend seemed like the perfect subject for our 15th episode! Trekie140 joins us once again to talk about one of El Goonish Shive's most lovable instigator. Ellen changed the webcomic and made it what it is today. How did she do that? In large part, just by unabashed existing.

Much like Elliot, we have a lot to learn from Ellen. Over 30 years of life experience does that for you.

A huge special dedicated to both the legendary arc of Grace' Birthday Party, as well as the distant past of the El Goonish Shive fan-community. Join Sir Xepharon the Prepared and I as we talk about the old Keenspot forums, the experience of reading a webcomic in the army, our rival podcast the Bunnycast, as well as everything there is to know about Grace, Ellen, Nanase, Tedd, Justin's face, Elliot, Sarah, and Susan. Because this episode got it all! Sit tight and hold on as Xepharon derails this train at every opportunity. This is gonna be a long one

Join Tristan and I as we explore the wonderful world of Grace-A-Mon. Shrink down, grab onto your Gracefetch'd, catch yourself a Graczagoon, and have some fun! But be careful of the wild Graces!

Trekie140 and I discuss one of our favorite characters, Pandora Chaos Raven, also well known as Box! Join us as we discuss how her depiction changed over the course of the webcomic, how she became one of the most sympathetic character in the whole work, how she represents mental illness, and how we predict Pandora to be reborn. Also, we talk about "Somebody's hot mom!Justin" for a bit, as we always should.

The very special April episode! Join HarshLightOfDay and I as we discuss the most important character in the entire webcomic: Theater Clerk! Yes, TC, da Playah himself! It's about time we discuss this living legend. Edit: It seems like we get some interference from a different podcast!? No idea what's happening!

Zilla and I discuss everyone's favorite mad scientist, Tedd Verres. In what is totally a Christmas Special, we talk about Tedd's character arc, her obsessions and challenges, the way he is impacted by Lord Tedd, whether she should take on the name "Tess", and whether his dead will accept her for who he is. Also, Doorknobs: Dangerous magic artifact or just a red herring? You decide!

Lyric Hartwell tells us about her experiences livereading EGS and other webcomics on Twitter. We talk about how the webcomic handles its fetishes and how great Ashley is. We discuss the first issue of the EGS Index, Dan joining the EGS Discord server, the drift of EGS from mad science to fantasy, and where new readers should start their first read of the webcomic.

We also talk about The Legend of Zelda and Homestuck for some reason. I'm sorry.