[School of Everything Else 2024]

When the Roman Empire looted the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, the amount of gold they found inside dropped the price of gold by 50% throughout the Empire. If something like that happened today, it would have caused the collapse of several First World countries overnight.

But that amount of loot pales in comparison to the value of the One Piece; both the fictional mysterious pirate treasure that has everyone in this wonderful waterworld taking to the high seas, but also the third best-selling comic of all time and the phenomenally popular anime, both of which have been running since the late 90s.

For those of us who need to catch up really fast without reading or watching over a thousand things, the new Netflix live action series is the best place to start. Just eight utterly compulsive episodes long, so far, this will give you a grounding in the major characters the same way it did for us in this commissioned episode. And we brought in both the sponsors and two more Straw Hats to fill out the map on this vast, rich and vibrant world. Guests

• Self AKA Selfproclaimed

• Teemu Helasharju AKA Banzai Tree

• Bradford Yurkew AKA Lanodantheon and

• Austin Wilden AKA WC-Wit

[Check out Austin's writing on One Piece here...]

https://wits-writing.tumblr.com/post/690798073331515392/my-favorite-panel-in-one-piece-or-why-ill

[And on Transformers Earthspark here...]

https://wits-writing.tumblr.com/post/721584287457181696/a-wonderful-experience-why-transformers