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WIKY S2E12 | Sierra Online, Campfire Wildfire, Jem - Christy Marx Interview
Manage episode 319450705 series 3303956
"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season Two, Episode Twelve - The Season 2 Premiere! Nick chats with Christy Marx, the head writer and story editor for Jem & The Holograms. Christy also wrote for many other amazing cartoons and tv shows from the last 40 years including GI Joe, He-Man, Spider-Man, and X-Men Evolution. Nick & Christy also chat about Christy's journey into becoming a narrative video game designer, working for Sierra Online, and eventually joining Zynga. They also chat about what it was like to work for Stan Lee, Christy's Sisterhood of Steel comics, and how Christy (and her husband + cats) were survivors of the 2018 California Campfire Wildfire that claimed their home and almost all of their personal effects.
(00:00) Pre Intro
(01:20) Intro
(02:48) DC + Marvel Comics, Sisterhood of Steel
(12:31) Writing for Comics and Animation
(17:32) Doing Game Design for Sierra Online
(29:55) Working at Zynga & Slipgate Ironworks
(41:56) Surving the 2018 Campfire Wildfire
(50:24) Christy's Life Post Fire + Jem
(1:01:45) Plugs & Outro
Links:
Christy's Website:
https://christymarx.com/
Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games by Christy Marx (2nd Ed.): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097C3HV85/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_6YG0SWPT7TKRZG4VZNZF
Christy's Twitter:
https://twitter.com/christymarx
The Strong National Musuem of Play:
https://www.museumofplay.org/
Toy Galaxy's (Dan Larson) awesome video about Jem:
https://youtu.be/UTFzsGEcnBQ
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WIKY Links:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnKlbmlpWh5KX-P5Dl0yJg
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2eN2tLoDhthO3oonA9I9So
Instagram: https://instagram.com/waitiknowyoupodcast/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@waitiknowyoupod
Twitter https://twitter.com/WaitIKnow
Website https://waitiknowyoupodcast.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wikypodcast
Intro/Outro Bump - Alizeh Winter "Sister Cities" https://youtu.be/66sR1vPtL2k
#christymarx #jemandtheholograms #sierraonline #gamedesign #videogamewriting
42 episodes
Manage episode 319450705 series 3303956
"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season Two, Episode Twelve - The Season 2 Premiere! Nick chats with Christy Marx, the head writer and story editor for Jem & The Holograms. Christy also wrote for many other amazing cartoons and tv shows from the last 40 years including GI Joe, He-Man, Spider-Man, and X-Men Evolution. Nick & Christy also chat about Christy's journey into becoming a narrative video game designer, working for Sierra Online, and eventually joining Zynga. They also chat about what it was like to work for Stan Lee, Christy's Sisterhood of Steel comics, and how Christy (and her husband + cats) were survivors of the 2018 California Campfire Wildfire that claimed their home and almost all of their personal effects.
(00:00) Pre Intro
(01:20) Intro
(02:48) DC + Marvel Comics, Sisterhood of Steel
(12:31) Writing for Comics and Animation
(17:32) Doing Game Design for Sierra Online
(29:55) Working at Zynga & Slipgate Ironworks
(41:56) Surving the 2018 Campfire Wildfire
(50:24) Christy's Life Post Fire + Jem
(1:01:45) Plugs & Outro
Links:
Christy's Website:
https://christymarx.com/
Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games by Christy Marx (2nd Ed.): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097C3HV85/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_6YG0SWPT7TKRZG4VZNZF
Christy's Twitter:
https://twitter.com/christymarx
The Strong National Musuem of Play:
https://www.museumofplay.org/
Toy Galaxy's (Dan Larson) awesome video about Jem:
https://youtu.be/UTFzsGEcnBQ
-------
WIKY Links:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnKlbmlpWh5KX-P5Dl0yJg
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2eN2tLoDhthO3oonA9I9So
Instagram: https://instagram.com/waitiknowyoupodcast/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@waitiknowyoupod
Twitter https://twitter.com/WaitIKnow
Website https://waitiknowyoupodcast.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wikypodcast
Intro/Outro Bump - Alizeh Winter "Sister Cities" https://youtu.be/66sR1vPtL2k
#christymarx #jemandtheholograms #sierraonline #gamedesign #videogamewriting
42 episodes
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