This week on View from the Gutters, our topic work is Erfwold Book 1: The Battle for Gobwin Knob. Erfworld is an ongoing webcomic series first released in 2006. It features the somewhat bizarre adventures of Parson Gotti, a master strategy wargamer who has been summoned into/trapped in a universe which operates according to the rules of a wargame.
Forced into the role of Chief Warlord for the side of Gobwin Knob and ordered to win an unwinnable battle against a vastly superior foe, Parson must apply every ounce of his cunning???and a few dirty tricks as well??? to win, while learning the rules of this universe at the same time.
In our recommendation section our hosts nominated Top 10, JLA, Vol. 1: New World Order, X-Men: Longshot, Hard Time, and Superman: Red Son for discussion on the next episode, and our selected title is X-Men: Longshot
Our hosts for this episode were Andrew Chard, Matt McGinnis, Joe Preti, Tobiah Panshin, and Cade Reynolds
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Excellent review and banter. You guys nailed the “Erfworld” genre. – You may also want to check out “Order of the Stick” more of the D&D in crowd. (Lost me after 3rd edition)
This title may be too mainstream, but people really need to know about Bill Willinghams DC “Fables” series. The most intelligent treatment of Fairy Tales vr Modern World. If you love cultural references this is the book. I believe this series is being optioned for movies. Being a Game of Thrones fan (Books!). I think the Fables series has the potential of “LOST”, in the right hands. You will never look at “Snow white” & “The Big Bad Wolf (Bigby)” The same way again… Completely Epic World Building and Narrative..brilliant…Willingham completely understands the dark fairy tail roots..and takes no prisoners.
Keep up the good work.
Searchengineman