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Comics N3RDCast 12/29/08: Xmas Cheering!

Mon December 29 2008

We start the show with a very, very lovely voice mail from Gail Simone (the REAL Gail, not Becker in a bad falsetto). Apart from being incredibly tale... read more

We start the show with a very, very lovely voice mail from Gail Simone (the REAL Gail, not Becker in a bad falsetto). Apart from being incredibly talented, Gail is also a real sweetheart and one of the most thoughtful folks in the biz. Speaking of sweet creators, apart from being a great writer, Kelly Sue is also an incredible chef. Or at least, presenter - having never actually tasted any of her food, I can only comment on the appearance of deliciousness of her bÃche de noÃl with meringue mushrooms (and Godzilla). We feasted on quite the cookie banquet courtesy of Mrs. HappyJack during this show, so brace yourself for much smacking of lips. We discuss some of our delightful Christmas presents. Am I the only person that got cash for Xmas and immediately turned around to spend that cash on buying presents for other people? Yeah, Iâm not a smart man. Dr. Bruce is closing in on episode 100 (it might already be done so far as I know as of this writing!). The Pittsburgh Comic Con is one of our favorite cons, so weâre going a little crazy trying to figure out whatâs going on with it since weâve heard conflicting reports of it being postponed. I bitch about it because I hate going to concerts, but Jared Reynolds is one hell of a nice guy. Heâs the bassist for Ben Folds, and weâve talked to him (and Sam Smith, the drummer) on a couple occasions at great length - usually about the joys of the Wii. Heâs amazingly down-to-earth and just a very cool, very sincere guy. So if youâre at a Ben Folds concert, tell him I said hiâ My friend sent me the most disturbing text message that had me all aflutter. Donât you hate it when that happens? Anyone have any particularly disturbing messages they wish to share with the class? Titles we spoil this week: GREATEST AMERICAN HERO #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #581, ULTIMATUM #2, THOR GOD SIZED #1, THUNDERBOLTS #127, DEADPOOL #5, SPIDER-MAN NOIR #1, BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #3, WIZARD OF OZ, THOR #12, INVINCIBLE #57, ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #11, SECRET INVASION REQUIEM #1, MIGHTY AVENGERS #20, NEW AVENGERS #48, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8, JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT, X-FACTOR #38 Youâll have to forgive this recording - apparently while we were recording, HappyJackâs daughters were playing âStomp Stomp Revolution.â Oh, and go read Mumblepuss already. Show breakdown goes like this: 10:40 - Pittsburgh Comic Con delayed?, Con talk in general 15:40 - The Spirit 17:00 - Hero Envy antics, Ben Folds revenge 19:30 - Effinâ Zac rebuttals us, funny text messages, Xmas presents 32:15 - Comic talk Music used in this show: Hello, Itâs Late - Stone Temple Pilots Dumb - Nirvana God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Bare Naked Ladies ft. Sarah McLachlan Bitch Went Nuts - Ben Folds Help - Beatles read less

N3RDCast 12/22/08: It IS A Comeback!

Mon December 22 2008

If you have a Mac and donât have Delicious Library, I honestly donât know what you use that thing for. A paperweight? Maybe youâre j... read more

If you have a Mac and donât have Delicious Library, I honestly donât know what you use that thing for. A paperweight? Maybe youâre just someone that doesnât LIKE to easily build an inventory of all their books, games, music and movies. Weirdo. Weâve talked about it before, but itâs always such a hassle when youâre trying to figure out how to insure your comics - and then to get rid of comics you donât want any more in a reasonable manner. Because throwing away comic books - even Image - is tantamount to eating babies. Dr. Sexyâs birthday bash was quite the enjoyable night. It was made even more so by Effing Zacâs not-so-subtle attempts to let us know that he is gay and desperately wants to come out to us. We would accept him - even welcome having another gay N3RD at hand to provide us with fashion advice. Unfortunately, Effing Zac chooses to live in the state of Denial. Poor Effing Zac. Heâll never know true love at this pace! Our part of the world is referred to by some as âPA Dutchyâ - thatâs Pennsylvanian Dutch country in long-hand. While it is an area that is prone to exotic foods such as deep-fried oreoes, it also gives us such wonderful delights as chicken and waffles. YUM! Spewgilist is the wicked, evil man who got us hooked on potato vodka. Our livers have sent him thank-you cards. Do you Woot? You really should. Dr. Sexy and I have gotten some spiffy toys on the cheap from them lately. Their Twitter feed makes it really handy to see the daily specials, too. Is anyone at ALL interested in seeing Sin City 1.5 Spirit? So Batman finally ended. Lamely, according to Dr. Sexy. And from what he says, it sounds like a pretty miserable telling all around. Weâve all come to accept that comic prices are going to rise - and thatâs likely not to end any particular time, so donât get comfy at $3.99, either. Iâve been waiting to see someone pull Molecule Man out of storage. I thought for sure he was going to be the big gun ending for Civil War, and when that didnât pan out, I expected him to show up for Secret Invasion. However, it seems heâs still busy picking his nose somewhereâ Punisher: War Zone got a good review from Dr. Sexy and some of our friends - provided youâre not interested in good dialogue, plot or acting. Things do blow up, though. I tend to strongly hate any sort of reality TV, so Iâm loathe to even consider Estate of Panic in that genre, but it really is a fun show. The room obstacles are very entertaining, and I enjoy seeing the creative ways theyâre set up every new episode. Speaking of TV, Dexter came to a wrap, and HappyJack insists this is a show we all need to watch. Anyone want to buy it for me on DVD? It IS the season of giving, you knowâ And thereâs a couple other shows we discussed - the United States of Tara, BBCâs version of Neverwhere and Dr. Who. While we usually stick to sci-fi and/or fantasy books, Artie Langeâs book has us all interested. Mostly out of pity for that soon-to-be-dead bastard. If youâre the sort that does the facebooking, stop by our group and join in theâ whatever it is we do there? Did you know thereâs another nerdcast? Only they spell it correctly. Three episodes in, and theyâre doubtless WAY more famous than us. Titles we spoil this week: X-MEN AND SPIDER-MAN, SECRET INVASION 8, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #581, SPIDER-MAN NOIR #1, AVENGERS INITIATIVE #19, WIZARD OF OZ #1, X-MEN NOIR #1, HOW TO BE A SERIAL KILLER, BODY BAGS, THE TITANS, PUNISHER WAR ZONE #1. Show Bookmarks: 10:00 - Dr. Sexyâs birthday party and the revelations that came from it. 21:30 - Dr. Sexy has a new toy 23:30 - Comics talk 57:10 - TV & Drugs read less

N3RDCast 11/24/08: Supplementalish

Mon November 24 2008

The N3RDs get together for a very irregular comic book discussion. Thereâs more notes, but I donât feel like writing them all out. So ther... read more

DotN 10/31/08: From the Mountains, to the Deserts!

Thu October 30 2008

In this episode, Redwalker and I take up the topic of our safe havens. A safe haven is the location you plan on staying for the long haul of the apoca... read more

Comics N3RDCast: 27 October, 2008: Halloween to Xmas

Mon October 27 2008

We start out being distracted by fond memories of those giant JC Pennyâs magazines that used to come right about now and start the Xmas madness ... read more

We start out being distracted by fond memories of those giant JC Pennyâs magazines that used to come right about now and start the Xmas madness for us as kids. Not to mention the underwear section when we were a little olderâ Iâm foolish to want a BluRay player when I donât even have an HDTV, but Iâm forward-thinking, obviously. I figure now that I have a 360, itâs only a matter of time before I get a PS3. And then an HDTV will fall into my lap somewhere along the line! Webcomics.com is the new site by the guys from Half-Pixel. We fully support 3/4 of that crew. Yeah, my love for Matt Fraction is wildly inappropriate. Don't tell Kelly Sue. Wizard of Oz was fantastic, but tonight (Monday the 27th), weâll be heading to Penn Cinema to see Ghostbusters, and youâre all welcome to join us. We loves us some Penn Cinema! HappyJack (& his crew) have been busting their asses over at Leadslinger Studios, and theyâve got a ton of new projects coming out. 2009 is going to be the year of Leadslinger! I want to contribute a few stories to Leadslinger, but Iâm really haunted by the failure to really gain traction in the mainstream of folks like Jason Becker, DJ Coffman, Jeff McComsey, Jorge Vega and so many other creators weâve gotten to know. These are folks that put out fantastic work but never really seem to get the accolades they deserve. While theyâre certainly not toiling away in obscurity, theyâre not the Names that people look for they way they do for Fraction, Slott, Ellis, etc. Itâs disheartening to see people whose work I really admire and who I could only hope to be nearly as good as do poorly - it makes you wonder what chance at all you would stand getting into the fray. Or at least it makes ME wonder about MY chances. And speaking of Becker - if you didnât already know, thereâs a masked vigilante running around his town. So if you were thinking about committing crimes there, be warned. Itâs true - we do now have a bang bus. The thingâs MASSIVE, befitting the status of a vehicle tasked with hauling our asses around. But itâs got a power lift and plenty of room for Kwipette to get her shiny new power wheelchair in without any problems, so weâre definitely giving it a thumbs-up, even if it does consume more gas than a race car. We have dubbed it the âLeviathanâ (or Levi for short). Finally, donât forget - this Friday, the 31st, is our HaLOLw33n party broadcast! Join the N3RDs & friends as we discuss the scariest movies, comics, books & stories that weâve come across. Mike from ReelSplatter films will be joining us, and we might hear from a couple special guests. It will be broadcast right here LIVE via our Stickam channel, so you can join in the chat room. We start at 9pm and run till midnight, when weâll be summoning the dread lord Cthulhu! Titles we spoil this week include: DC UNIVERSE HALLOWEEN 08, FINAL CRISIS #4, INVINCIBLE #54, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574, CAPTAIN AMERICA #43, DAREDEVIL #112, NEW AVENGERS #46, NEW WARRIORS #17, SECRET INVASION #7, SECRET INVASION AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3, THUNDERBOLTS #125, and X-FACTOR #36. Music included today: Bare Naked Ladies - âCelebrityâ ElectroLord - âOver the Rainbow Techno Remixâ Bobby âBorisâ Picket - âMonster Mashâ LazyBoy - âWe Only Read the Headlinesâ read less