Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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We last saw Braxton not too long ago in Episode 207, but today he's ready to talk about a project that's a grand achievement even for him-- a two-part series based on the life of Yasuke, the historical 16th-century African Samurai. After becoming fascinated with the concept of the character, Braxton did the real-life research into who he was and found the basis for a historical fiction novel, which he then paired with a fantasy-laden comic book extension. This was the PERFECT concept for a Hungry Trilobyte chat, in which the two of us ponder how much creative freedom one can have with known real-world people, and how much available facts shape that.

VIDEO CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro & Come to Soonercon!
00:32 Enter Braxton Cosby
01:10 Yasuke History
07:09 Anime & Asian Culture Influence
08:45 History Geeking in Storytelling
10:00 Adding Fictional Details to Real People
16:45 Comic Companion
18:35 History Research With Limited Sources
22:18 Organizing Research
23:23 World Building
24:05 Blood Moons
26:19 Dan Carlin Comparison
27:10 For All Mankind
28:50 Huntsville Comic Con & South Carolina Comic Con
30:00 Come to HeroesCon!

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