John, Alison and Liz receive a telegram. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Chris Garcia Irwin Hirsh Raj on Mastodon (1, 2) Hugo voting stats Moon Knight Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey’s run Warren Ellis’ predatory behaviour Article at the time of the original story SoManyOfUs Article from the year after Jed MacKay and Alessandro Cappuccio’s run Moon Knight: Age of Anubis: A Marvel: Multiverse Missions Adventure Gamebook Want an invite to the Discord? Hit John up! - Glasgow 2024 announces Tanya DePass as special guest Picks John: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jiminez [paperback, Amazon] Alison: The Coral Bones by EJ Swift [paperback, ebook, Amazon] Late-breaking news of a new paperback from Jo Fletcher Books Liz: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh [paperback, ebook, audiobook, Amazon] Festive gaming corner John: EXIT: The Game: Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm Final Girl: North Pole Nightmare Herd Mentality Legendary: Marvel Monikers Paleo SCOUT Alison: Schotten Totten Zuuli Pandemic: Iberia The Mind Bohnanza Terraforming Mars FryxGames’ CEO posted transphobia and racism Liz: Hated by Emily and Andrew Credits Cover art: “Telegram from the Queen” by Alison Scott with telegram by Claire Brialey Alt text: A telegram lies with a golden thread bookmark on a plush purple surface. It has two pieces of Weetabix above text which reads “I am so pleased to know that you are celebrating your one hundredth episode in January 2024. I send my congratulations and best wishes to you on such a special occasion. Claire R (of Croydon).” The words “Octothorpe 100” are at the top in golden lettering. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)