Without HappyJack again - he’s off somewhere, counting the millions he made on “Free” Comic Book Day.

Heath Ledger dying was a shame, but at least he got off a really brilliant performance before he died. I’m not being snarky there - I honestly think that what I’ve seen from the trailer alone is enough to earn him an oscar. But an oscar - let alone a post-mortum oscar - for a comic book movie? Crazy talk!

The fact that we’re even MENTIONED on the same page with the likes of Big Kev and Hero Envy is crazy. Which is a fair description of the Pugilist, honestly, but he’s a damn flattering chap and says wonderful things about us.

Comparing Iron Man to GTA4 automatically qualifies you for a throat punch from the N3RDCast. The line forms to the right, just behind Chris Nuttall and Matthew Garrahan.

I got the new NiN album. For the price, it’s absolutely brilliant. I’d even pay money for it!

If you talk about the Pittsburg Comic Con, the only thing I want to talk about is how great that show is, I don’t want to listen to the sensationalistic bullshit that gets the media foaming at the mouth.

Spaced is coming to America! And there was much rejoicing…

Marvel’s got a whole slew of new movies coming. Hopefully they’ll be more along the lines of Iron Man and not The Hulk.

The Library of Congress is cool and all, but they suck for not sharing their comics.

The butchery of Wolverine continues: you couldn’t write a worse Wolverine than what’s being done right now with this stupid cartoon.

We’ve got a couple listeners in Iraq now (big shout-outs, Guy and Ted!). I think that, given the choice, I’d rather hear an accidental phone call of them on the toilet rather than in the middle of a firefight.

Dr. Sexy thinks this is going to be my future. Jerk.

If there’s anything that classic horror films have in common, it’s the incredible make-up jobs that Jack Pierce did. Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein - you name them, Pierce did them. If there’s anyone that deserves a Hollywood star (and boatloads of money), it’s Pierce. He DEFINED the look of those monsters. Go sign the petition now.

Dr. Sexy really loves Reaper, and hearing him talk about it gets me interested every single time. I just never manage to find the time to watch it - but now I can watch it online for FREE! If you love it, why not mail out a sock or three?

You have to love a good inspirational poster.

I’m not sure that gum is going to make the difference in the war against Uwe Boll, but it can’t hurt.

This is a pretty long list of things that men need to know, but despite Dr. Sexy’s bitching, it makes for an interesting discussion with your friends, male or otherwise. How many things can you do?

GI Joe just looks so horrific. There is no hope for it - we’re split on the over-under for it vs. the Streetfighter movie - I’m going worse, Zach’s thinking it’ll be better, but not by much. Sexy thinks it’s time the show ends.

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4:15 - HappyJack dissed us again
5:35 - McDonald’s is never good to Sexy
7:30 - Kwip set up Dr. Sexy’s homepage
8:25 - Planetside rules
9:10 - Sexy got a new laptop & webcam
10:30 - Christine’s off today
11:00 - Iron Man chat
14:00 - The Dark Knight HD Trailer
14:45 - Interrupting Dark Knight w/ Spewgies
15:25 - Sexy blows our big announcement
16:25 - Back to Dark Knight
19:45 - Brokeback Talk
20:20 - Sexy on gay sex
21:35 - Sexy on Penis Puppetry
24:15 - Back on our Spewgie
27:30 - Voicemail
29:50 - Philly sleeping arrangements
30:30 - Iron Man again
33:30 - Lucy the clumsiest cat
34:15 - Amazing Fantasy #15 pages at Library of Congress
36:40 - Marvel doing other movies
40:00 - Back to Dark Knight
45:10 - New NiN album for free
47:10 - Dateline NBC on Comic Book Murders
49:05 - Spaced coming to US!
51:15 - First Break

58:10 - Back with Zach lying about Nathan Fillion
59:00 - Sexy’s webcam again
1:00:10 - Wolverine and the X-Men sucks HARD
1:03:50 - Bad answering machine messages
1:05:00 - Army story time
1:06:45 - Sit on you
1:08:15 - Jack Pierce deserves recognition
1:10:30 - MacGuyver the movie
1:11:15 - Reaper for FREE!
1:14:30 - Back on the Spewgie
1:15:45 - Inspirational Posters
1:16:30 - Yeah, we hate Uwe Boll too. Suprise.
1:21:30 - Fanbois of Indy suck
1:27:30 - Skills for Men
1:49:30 - Second Break (yeah, that WAS a long list!)

1:58:00 - Back with Sexy’s rapid bowels
2:00:00 - On to comics
2:45:00 - Last Break

2:52:45 - Back with horrible GI Joe pics
2:56:00 - Speed Racer
2:59:00 - Paranormal State is horrible
3:02:30 - Eastern Penn Penitentiary Sleepover

Well, no live broadcast today. It’s just too difficult to pull off from the show floor, and we’ve got way too many childish antics to get up to. But I don’t want you to think we don’t love you - we certainly do! And to show our love, I put together some of our drunkenest hits!

Last night TripD, Dr. Sexy, HappyJack and myself sat down to recap the NY show. First, we got ourselves really good and drunk, of course. So you can hear our awesome story-telling skills when we’re completely shit-faced - complete with HappyJack passing out while we’re recording. It’s brilliant! Even better, I did what I could to clean up the recording we did at Blaggard’s last week and appended it to this show. It features Mike Hopta and Keith Gleason from Hero Envy, as well as a really, really drunk attempt to conduct an interview with Mike Diana.

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Next week’s show is going to feature our recap of this con, and that is one you’ll ABSOLUTELY not want to miss. If nothing else, we’ll explain this picture.

What happens when we can't get to any of our stored notes and websites? WE GO COMPLETELY INSANE. Or at least very, very, VERY off-topic.

For a change, the massive technical glitches today were not my fault. Comcast was having problems until 3/4 of the way through our show, resulting in the show not being broadcast live, us not being able to get to most of our news stories, and the fun experience of hanging up on our guest. BRILLIANT! But the lack of real news leads us down some pretty dark paths - apart from a yelling match about fonts (why oh why didn’t I just rasterize the damn thing in the first place, honestly?), we also go back to our childhoods and the pathetic (or violent, for HappyJack) behaviors we engaged in.

Because I’m an insecure jerk, I can never believe that it’s just that Tycho’s too incredibly busy with a million-plus inbox; instead, I’m sure the reason he didn’t plug us this year is because he hates me. He has plugged us before, and I can’t honestly believe he’d have even heard of our mockery of Scott, let alone take offense at it.

We mock Scott, but Sexy and I both bought How To Make Webcomics, and it’s a damn fine book. Definitely recommended reading for anyone that wants to be in the business, is IN the business, or just plain interested in the business.

It’s probably old by now and you’re all sick of me talking about it, but I thought Urban Ninja II was a pretty hilarious combination of a couple different memes, and I’m pretty amused by it.

I’m glad someone broke down some of that Superman suit into easier-to-understand English. I think there’s still a LOT I (nor most people) don’t understand about it, and the impact of this decision is going to be very far-reaching, but it’s an interesting subject for comic nerds.

Wow, here I was investing in my 401k for retirement, when I really should have just been tracking down Action Comics #1.

Cereality is possibly the greatest fast-food idea I’ve ever seen. I would seriously consider opening up a franchise in Lancaster; I truly believe this is something that would do well right in our downtown area. And now that I’ve said it, of course one of you thieving bastiches is going to swipe the idea from me!

I think that child molestation is a serious issue. Bigfoot molestation? Not so serious.

I know that it’s a terrible, horrible thing to say things like, “she was asking for it” and I certainly don’t condone that. But neither do I condone the ridiculous idea that MySpace is actually to blame. Especially if you lied to join.

I do believe that what goes on behind closed doors is their business, so I’m torn when I read accounts like this. On one hand, it was the personal, adult decision of everyone involved. On the other hand, DIE YOU SICK NAZI FUCK.

I LOVE the movie theater experience. Here in Lancaster, I would absolutely recommend Penn Cinema as a wonderful, modern theater with very nice accomodations and great owners. Not only is a great facility, on Monday nights they show some classic flicks. I don’t bitch about the price of tickets because I really enjoy the whole experience and it’s absolutely worth that money to me. On top of that, I would definitely be willing to pay more for an even MORE luxurious experience!

I’m surprised it took this long for Guitar Hero to hit the DS.

Dear Hollywood: We don’t need another Knight Rider. Honest.

Because we love DJ Coffman and trust his opinion, we have a pretty high opinion of Platinum Studios and we’re very happy to see they’re doing well.

I only vaguely remember the Marvel RPG game. I’m definitely going to have to browse through the rules to see if it comes back to me.

Yes, of course we’re pissed at the idiots that run the NY Comic Con. Maybe we mentioned? But the exhibitors are going to have some INCREDIBLE swag up for grabs! Bring your elbow pads…

Nate Piekos is the incredible genius behind Blambot and at least a couple of brilliant webcomics(that one with others). He is renowned for his generosity, his openness, and his incredible work helping other creators. All in all, and amazingly clever, fun and generous guy. So of course we take the opportunity to hang up on him. Sigh.

Tori Amos is a favorite of all of us, and I think it’s safe to say we’re all going to check out this book. An added bonus: Kelly Sue DeConnick is one of the writers!

If your dad is a famous rock star (and I use that term loosely) AND he’s a comic fan, that sure as shit doesn’t mean you should get a free ride into comics. Especially if you’re such an obvious fucktard. And yes, I hate Kelly Osbourne.

Apparently it’s pretty easy to get a job under Tom Brevoort. Find a nice piece of artwork. Trace it. DONE!

Our thanks to Newsarama for putting together this great feature giving you the breakdown of costs on the Secret Invasion series. That’s a pretty clever idea, and props to Troy Brownfield for doing the legwork.

We only spoil a few titles this week: KICK ASS, COMICS FOUNDRY, THE BOYS, SECRET INVASION, PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL.

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Breakdown:
1:40 - Comcast ruined our show
3:15 - Team N3RDs party
4:54 - Sexy can’t work the volume knob, watch out
7:30 - Have we offended Tycho?
9:30 - Grumblepuss
12:30 - Gnombies
16:20 - How To Make Webcomics
18:30 - Kwip can’t do tshirts
22:40 - Break for Jason to get drinkies
25:00 - Card talk
26:15 - Urban Ninja II
28:00 - Superman suit for dummies
31:20 - Action Comics #1 on eBay
34:30 - Comic printing gimmicks
36:00 - Cereality
39:45 - Racist Donuts Stories
43:00 - Attitude at McDonalds
44:15 - Sexy was a crier
47:40 - Slave Auctions
49:45 - Fake crying for girlfriends
52:00 - Kwip’s a pussy
54:00 - School Counselors are worthless
56:00 - HappyJack has anger issues
1:00:00 - School fight stories
1:07:00 - Li’l N3RDCast
1:10:15 - Bigfoot the child molester
1:12:00 - MySpace blamed for rape
1:14:10 - Sexy on gay sex revisited
1:14:45 - Formula One boss digs it rough
1:19:00 - Luxury movie theaters
1:22:30 - Guitar Hero on the DS
1:23:30 - Rock Band will be at the NeenerPalooza
1:24:30 - Knight Rider returns. Again.
1:26:30 - Magnum PI
1:27:30 - Misguided
1:29:00 - Eli Stone
1:30:40 - Reaper
1:34:50 - Scariest Dr. Who ever
1:36:20 - 30 Days of Night
1:39:00 - Murder She Wrote
1:40:20 - Old People Documentaries
1:42:00 - Logan’s Run
1:44:20 - HappyJack’s scared of midgets
1:45:00 - Platinum Studios had a good year
1:46:30 - Marvel RPG
1:49:40 - NY Comic Con has good swag
1:53:30 - Attempted phone call with Nate Piekos
1:57:12 - We hang up on Nate.
1:58:55 - (Not a commercial) break
2:01:40 - Gerstmann’s boss gets fired
2:04:45 - We make it onto Stickam
2:06:45 - Sexy never remembers to mute his chat room
2:07:45 - Tori Amos’ Comic Book
2:10:00 - I’m Fucking Obama
2:11:00 - Dee Snider’s son is a douche
2:14:15 - Kwip HATES Kelly Osbourne
2:17:30 - Tom Brevoort is ok with tracing
2:27:50 - Incredible Ringworld art
2:29:45 - StumbleUpon
2:32:10 - We’re on Facebook
2:32:45 - Con talk
2:34:10 - N3RDCast presents Hero Envy panel
2:35:00 - N3RDCast panel on Professionalism in Comics Podcasting
2:36:00 - CGS Jamie vs. our Jamie
2:36:50 - Kick Ass
2:41:40 - Comics Foundry #2
2:43:00 - Diamond sucks
2:45:30 - The Boys
2:48:30 - Secret Invasion
2:55:30 - Punisher War Journal
2:58:05 - Floor map of NY Comic Con

This show is only for the strong of stomach. We don’t pull any punches, we come out brutal right out of the gate. That’s your warning, by the way. If you listen to this show, your stomach will be put to the test.

One of the things that never ceases to amaze me is what people find hot. I’m all for costumes, especially those involving latex. But this? Really? Ugh. I think the more important question here, though, is why Justin felt the need to share that horror with me…

Sexy is damn excited about LEGO Batman, and I can’t say that I blame him. This looks pretty damn hot. But now that he’s all worked up, they yank the carpet out from under him by destroying Oz. Again. Hopefully this version of Oz will save his soul.

It’s easy to predict that now I’m trying to stop buying comics, all sorts of interesting projects show up. Matamoros really caught my eye, and I might have to at least page through it at the comic store.

I want to be a generous person, but I can’t even imagine parting with all these comic books. Hell, I can’t imagine GETTING all these comic books, either. But that sort of thing inspired Sexy to consider donating some of his books. This organization seems to do that sort of thing, but we don’t really know enough about them to judge yet.

With all the cartoon news going on, it was interesting to note a smaller note, that Robert Englund’s doing the voice of Vulture.

I STILL haven’t seen I Am Legend, and I’m pissed I missed it on the big screen. But I’m eager to see it (even if it’s bad) so I can watch this alternate ending.

Did we mention how incredible these pics from The Watchmen look? Please let it be good. PLLEEEEAAASSSSEEEEE!

I would feel bad about this if it had happened to someone that wasn’t a drunk driver. But she was, so HA HA HA HA!

Since we all love the ladies, especially our comic ladies, this article was definitely an interesting read. But I’m not sure I’d give Mystique three claws.

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0:34 - Masturbation talk, right out of the gate!
3:00 - Wedgy-ing the Blind
3:35 - HappyJack forgot to watch the new Spidey
4:20 - Talk on cartoons
5:20 - HappyJack’s youthful sexual adventures
6:45 - Latex Animal outfits are NOT hot
8:30 - PiratesCove vs. Fleshlights
12:30 - Lego Batman is the BOMB, yo!
14:30 - Sexy and HappyJack both want Cintiqs
20:30 - We need ANOTHER Oz concept?
23:00 - Sirius needs to merge with XM
24:55 - Matamoros looks damn good
25:55 - Donating comic books
27:50 - On politics and blanket statements
30:25 - Sexy donating comic books
36:30 - Stan Lee vs Steve Ditko on Spider-Man
38:15 - Robert Englund’s doing Vulture’s voice
38:40 - Director’s Cut of I Am Legend’s ending online
40:50 - Jim Butcher’s Dresden books, but didn’t know he did Spidey
42:10 - Have you checked out Stephen Brust’s Firefly novel?
43:15 - Marvel Illustrated Oz
45:10 - Watchmen looks incredible
46:30 - Dekker and the Wii are just frightening
47:45 - Drunks bounce
48:40 - Losers on TV
50:55 - Women comic book characters transitioning to big screen
53:25 - We were classmates with Leah Mellinger
55:00 - Women characters in general
58:30 - Eli Stone

1:07:40 - Back from break with Chet Williamson
1:49:00 - Sidetracked with 80s movies

1:59:15 - Back from second break with another take on Goonies
2:00:00 - Keith from Hero Envy on horror subjects, JD’s penis, and Kwip as Wally’s girlfriend
2:31:30 - Christine calls in with a dating horror story

3:06:45 - Back from third break with some BAD Cyndi Lauper
3:07:40 - The N3RDCast break-up service
3:08:45 - Brief comics talk
3:26:50 - Kwip entered a contest

Joining us today is Mike Hopta, one of the brilliant minds behind the hilarious Hero Envy (he’s one of the ones that DOESN’T touch you inappropriately - at least, not for free). We love those guys, and every time we talk to them, we get more excited about partying it up in NY (and Philly)!

Short spoiler list this week without HappyJack, but still a final few titles I picked up and Sexy still has the usual stack: ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #9, BATMAN #674, FABLES #70, FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH #5, JACK OF FABLES #20, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #13, CAPTAIN AMERICA #35, DAREDEVIL #105, NEW WARRIORS #9, THOR #6, ACTION COMICS #862.

Despite a lack of HappyJack, board regular WildWon joins us, along the always lovely Josie, so at least the webcam was put to good use this week!

Is Mr. T in a graphic novel really in “high demand?” That seems a little fishy. But hey, if Female First is reporting on Mr. T, who are we to question them?

I can’t wait to get my copy of “The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America” by David Hajdu. That just sounds like a fascinating look at a crazy time in America’s history.

As someone that’s never experienced piss shivers, I’m still fascinated by the strange things our bodies can do.

Is there anyone that has NOT seen the Jimmy Kimmel fucking Ben Affleck video yet? Or the Seth Rogen version?

Kwipette and I are closer than most couples. I have done things involving her body that aren’t fit to discuss in mixed company. However, there’s NO WAY IN HELL you could talk Kwipette into letting me wax her bikini line. Nor would I want to, mind you. I’m not going to be responsible for that sort of pain!

Keith from Hero Envy (finally!) shared this with us: Zombie Country. If you haven’t seen it yet, get on it!

We’re going to be at the Wizard World Philly con. You know why? BECAUSE IT’S NOT RUN BY TOTAL IDIOTS. Unlike SOME cons we could mention (NEW YORK!)

It’s a good thing HappyJack wasn’t here, because according to this test, I’m a huge racist.

NBC.com USED to have full episodes of Buck Rogers, but keeping with their long tradition of destroying great shows, they’re not there anymore.

How can ANYONE be this much of a scumbag? I just don’t understand it.

I think the rest of the Internet has already talked this game up enough, but it really IS a great game so you should check it out.

Yeah, I know, I swore off comic books, but dammit, it’s like Joss was just WAITING for me to do that so he could spring THIS on me!

I can’t wait to see the pictures of this gathering.

Woody, Sexy and I used to play the Hell out of DDO. I miss that, so I’m interested in seeing what the game looks like now. Hopefully I’ll get some playtime in! It’s a whole week of free game time, so I would THINK I could get in there at SOME point next week!

Mark Millar’s got a damn interesting idear here. I’m really fascinated by the prospect, but again, I think he waited till I was off of comics to spring it on me. Jerk. Someone needs to tell him to stop coming up with good ideas until I’m ready to buy comics again, mmkay?

I don’t know why Sexy thought HappyJack needed help ticking people off, but now there’s apparently lists of ways to be like HappyJack. Doesn’t seem long enough, really.

Who needs to watch an entire movie when it’s summed up nicely in under a minute? Saves me SOOO much time!

I’ve lived in a lot of weird places. But never a garbage truck. Yet. And if I ever get to, somehow I don’t imagine it will be this nice.

Awesome props to Big Kev’s Geek Stuff for scoring a spot on XM radio! Preach the good word of Geekdom, brothers!

Zac tracked down some updates on the GenCon situation, and it was a pretty interesting update. Definitely give this a read!

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Show Notes:

5:15 - Paulo still hates Zac, but loves Josie
7:15 - Mr. T’s graphic novel, as reported by “Female First”
8:00 - Becker calls to let us know he’s missing the show
8:50 - the book on the comic book scare looks really interesting
10:00 - CBQ are so much cooler than me
10:45 - Don’t you badmouth Gmail!
11:40 - Panelologists aren’t back yet, but they have a new episode up
12:30 - Kwip quitting comics, redeux
13:00 - Sleep jerk, piss shivers and tonsile oysters
16:00 - Jimmy Kimmel got his revenge and up’d the ante considerably
16:50 - Harrison Ford story side-tracking
19:00 - Why would you let your boyfriend do this?
21:45 - Keith finally clued us in on ZombieCountry.com
23:00 - Wizard World Philly!
23:30 - why not host with Dreamhost.com using the code “”
24:30 - Steve Irwin action figure fun
25:20 - Are you a racist?
27:45 - NBC.com has full Buck Rogers episodes online!!!
28:45 - John Byrne theft
31:55 - ForumWarz is brilliant
32:45 - Serenity: Happier Days? I’m buying that
34:10 - Guiness record of gaming characters
35:00 - What would Josie dress as?
36:30 - Some con cosplay stories
38:30 - More costume suggestions for Josie
39:00 - Cathouse tales with Dr. Sexy
49:50 - DDO has free one-week trial for old players
52:00 - Will Warhammer scratch that PVP itch? Or Conan?
53:40 - Mark Millar has a brilliant concept with “1985″
57:45 - How to tick people off
59:15 - Movie a Minute
1:00:10 - Garbage Truck Mobile Home
1:00:55 - Geek Stuff is on XM!
1:02:30 - Zac updated us on GenCon
1:12:00 - Back from break with Mike Hopta from Glint of Hope Productions’ “Hero Envy!”

2:05:00 - Back from second break with comics we got this week
2:14:00 - Bruce Rosenberger calls from SPACE

2:51:00 - Back from third break with voice mail, gaming talk and final thoughts
2:56:00 - Puzzle Quest is the greatest DS game ever
2:58:00 - Sexy and I were drunk and screaming at each other over MarioKart at the Baltimore Con, it was lovely

Zac joins us in the studio today, much to the dismay of Paulo. We're so jam-packed with news today, we barely have enough time to discuss comics, so the only titles we spoil this week are: IMMORTAL IRON FIST ORSON RANDALL GREEN MIST DEATH, INCREDIBLE HERCULES #114, LOCKE & KEY #1, UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE #6, THE ORDER #8. Deadpool COULD be a great character, but I'm not sure how they're going to do him justice in a movie since they can't even get Wolverine right. I don't understand how GenCon, THE biggest gaming convention (I think?), can possibly be so poorly managed it goes bankrupt? I mean, even as feckless as Reed (the company managing the NY Comic Con) is, at least those guys make money (mostly by raping people with table prices and ignoring smaller creators). In my long string of getting things wrong about Cryptic, the latest rumor I'm not understanding is how Cryptic is doing an MMO of Champions, but isn't saying if they have the RPG license? Say what you want about Lindsey, but these pics are pretty hot. But it's too bad they tried to emulate Marilyn instead of just shooting her by herself in her own poses. It's a damn shame that someone I loved so much in Mean Girls has fallen so far. I'm glad to see DC is setting up strict guidelines for their artists. But I'm sort of torn - I HATE ridiculous lags between issues coming out (Ultimate Hulk vs. Wolverine, anyone?), but at the same time, I hate the idea of creators not getting the time they need to do a title justice. I guess it makes more sense on monthly books than special titles, but we'll see how this pans out. I love Chris Weston's work on The Twelve. But I'm very glad that his confrontation with burglars turned out better than George Harrisons. Important note for you kiddies: Oi! works better than Hare Krishna! I desperately want to get into shape. The guys desperately want me to videotape myself doing Cardioke. There might be a comprimise in there somewhere... People who bemoan the low quality of our show since Pulsar left can now understand why he had to leave us. He had a very promising movie career to purse: Demonstration of the Dead
Everything we're seeing from The Watchmen looks great, but I'm still scared! Now that's it's wrapped, hopefully it won't be long... I want to get caught up on Torchwood, I just down't know when I have time! Will Ferrell and Dave Grohl Live are two of my favorite performers, but usually they're in completely different venues. But not this time! I love seeing Batman merchandise when it's done creatively or cool. These are neither. But if you want to see cool toys, check these out! I have a lot of problems with Joe Q's decisions as the Big Giant Head of Marvel. But nothing personal - yet I'd definitely pay money for someone else (with better coordination) to take a few swipes at him. We've absolutely had it with the shitty way that the NY Comic Con is run. It's full of feckless, clueless dipshits that don't bother getting back to you if you're "nobody," even if you want to give them money. They've lied to us about having a table for us in Podcast Alley since September (when they can be bothered to get back to us at all). Look, I'll be the first to admit we're not Marvel and we're certainly not going to throw that sort of money around. But we wanted to give them SOME MONEY. We're not looking for handouts or VIP treatment - just to be treated as a CUSTOMER. And the best they can do is blame it on antiquated software? SPEND SOME OF THOSE GODDAMNED MILLIONS YOU'RE MAKING ON TABLE SPACES AND UPGRADE AND/OR HIRE MORE MONKIES, YOU ASSHOLES! Yeah, we're still going this year because we've already made plans (plans to rock out with the Hero Envy crew, and maybe Jason Becker if we can get that crazy bastard out of the south, and maybe even hunt down Dan SLOTE!) We'll see everyone at our tables in Pittsburgh, someplace that knows how to treat customers! But hey, no need to worry - Reed is selling off their other businesses just to focus on their conventions! JOY! Matt Fraction is a great guy. He even turned off his douche filter to let our call get through! The interview with him was a blast. But after talking with the incredible Kelly Sue and now Matt, I can only imagine what kind of wonderful creative machine Henry Leo is going to be. The future is in good hands! HappyJack and I lived together for about a year after I got out of the Army. They were dark, evil times full of doing rude things to each other. It's what roommates are for, really. Just ask Nick Thune. It's funny when someone that has no clue about The Boys talks about it. Yeah, we're elitist, fuck off. Where oh where can we find an attractive girl to proposition fine Irish bars in NYC to let us fill up with our reckless drinking and debauchery? Oh, right, Christine! GamersForACure.org is going to be the "HQ" site for Team N3RD's fundraising efforts in the upcoming Walk MS event. We hope to start updating the site in March, so we better get moving! With the wonderful support of our friends (like Dr. Sexy), is it any wonder we raise thousands of dollars every year? I'm not a fan of these casts, but Sexy's digging them. Christopher Priest absolutely defined Black Panther to me, and made him an interesting character instead of the ridiculous characature he is now. So I'm interested in the new project he's working on and I definitely hope it does well for him. I love the Foo Fighters and hate the ridiculous animated Wolverine show coming out. Guess who I'm siding with in this lawsuit? If you use iTunes but hate their DRM, check this out. People think we're kidding when we tell them about Columbia, PA. We're not. Squashing is horrific. I feel really bad for this artist. There's no doubt in my mind that those assholes stole her shirt design, but I don't know if she'll be able to have anything done about it. I hope so, I just have zero faith in our legal system. But that's why you shouldn't shop at Hot Topic - get your cool shirts (and other music stuff!) at AngryYoungandPoor.com! The breakdown that Eric Canete posts is fascinating. That guy's awesome, and even more so for sharing that. Poor Sexy. When Morrison talks about it, Batman's easy to follow. But looking in the book, it's definitely NOT that easy. I thought Battlepope was brilliant, but I don't see it working as a cartoon, which is damn sad. The site was down when we started the show but as soon as I alerted DreamHost, they looked into it and promptly rebooted the server - AND gave me a free month hosting! I really do love those guys. You should, too - in fact, if you want to try them out, use "N3RDSRULE" when you sign up with them and you'll get $50 off your setup fee! To listen to the show, RIGHT CLICK HERE AND CHOOSE "SAVE AS..." Show Breakdown: 1:30 - Paulo is NOT happy Zac's here 2:40 - Of COURSE the site's down now! 4:00 - I have scary dreams sometimes 4:30 - Friends don't let friends see Jumper 5:30 - Sexy loves Amanda 6:10 - We love Jack Black 7:15 - Zac can't handle the news 8:20 - Wolverine should be a ninja 9:15 - He is TOO a ninja! 9:45 - I still haven't given up on Pirate Ninja River Fight 10:50 - How can GenCon go bankrupt? 11:40 - Yet ANOTHER Cryptic rumor 12:45 - Lindsey is hot 15:30 - HappyJack arrives, trumpet sounds 16:40 - Milk & Cheese 17:10 - DC's cracking down on their artists 19:00 - Chris Weston's a ninja! 20:15 - Zac's robbery story 22:00 - Billy Blanks Jr has strange exercise ideas 24:05 - Pulsar's a movie star 25:30 - We're gonna watch the Watchmen, no doubt! 26:20 - Sexy loves Torchwood 28:20 - DirectTV has better selection than Comcast, no doubt 33:00 - Sexy hates his neighbors but loves 40s Batman! 35:40 - Will Ferral and Dave Grohl are beautiful together 38:45 - disturbing Bat-toys and dolls 42:35 - New movie toys 44:00 - Tormenting JD from Hero Envy with Red Hulk 45:05 - Joe Q in the dunk booth 46:15 - The NY Comic Con fucking SUCKS. Pittsburgh rules! 1:06:30 - Back from first break, we love Dreamhost webhosting - and you should, too! 1:07:40 - Matt Fraction TOTALLY disses us! 1:11:00 - We finally get a hold of Matt once he turns off the douche filter! 2:25:40 - Back from second break with video of what it was like when HappyJack and I lived together 2:28:50 - AintItCoolNews has no clue about The Boys 2:31:10 - We need a bar in NYC to do our show from 2:32:10 - Sexy likes ruining our fund-raising efforts 2:33:00 - Sexy also likes the new Iron Man casts 2:34:15 - Christopher Priest is coming back to comics 2:34:50 - Foo Fighters are suing Marvel Comics 2:36:00 - iTunes sucks, free your iTunes music! 2:37:00 - Yeah, so Reed is focusing on just the convention business now? 2:37:40 - Columbia, PA is a breeding ground for the awesome intellects 2:41:30 - Tyra Banks should be jailed for introducing us to Squashing 2:43:20 - That's obviously a stolen tshirt, but I don't know what that poor artist can do legally. 2:49:20 - F Hot Topic, shop AngryYoungandPoor.com for your tshirt needs! 2:49:35 - Eric Conote's page breakdown is fascinating 2:50:00 - Sexy can't follow Morrison's Batman in the books 2:54:45 - Battlepope as a toon? 2:56:10 - Some brief comics talk. 3:12:00 - Back from third break with email 3:18:20 - Voicemail from another famous creator 3:20:15 - Kwip's big announcement

The Studio’s good and damp this week, and not just because Josie joined us! We suffered some heavy flooding here, and our dehumidifiers and heaters haven’t been working for crap.

Sexy and HappyJack were both interested in the Fantastic Comics that came out last week, but not interested enough to shell out the cover price. It’s an interesting idea, but it might have been better served with fewer stories and a lower cover price on the first outing.

It breaks my heart that I can’t listen to Chaos Radio on Friday nights now. I don’t know if it’s temporary or what, but…can we have Heide?

I think it’s no mystery whose side we’re going to be on in a Gail Simone vs Dave Sim feud (or Gail vs anyone, for that matter). Gail’s being nice there, but it’s obviously a front. She was just WAITING to whup some ass!

How much do we love RiffRaffTheater.com? Enough to sponsor a prize for their latest undertaking: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!

Speaking of awesomeness, if you like MST3K (or RiffRaffTheater!), check out CinematicTitanic.com.

Steve Gerber’s passing was definitely a loss. Made even moreso by the fact I didn’t realize HOW great he was until I read his obituary write-up at CBR.

So I guess we’ll never have a shortage of problems with The Watchmen. The latest is a lawsuit from Fox directed at Paramount. Good luck figuring it out!

Why does Marvel keep shitting all over characters we love and then handing them off to great creative teams? Is it some sort of challenge? Have those creators lost a bet or something? Iron Man was always a favorite of mine until Civil War turned him into a giant douche. I’m eager for Fraction and LaRocca to redeem him!

Lego Indy is the absolute BOMB. Warning: Time WILL be wasted!

I’m going to stop speculating on ANYTHING Cryptic-related. I’m always wrong.

I’m seriously considering proposing to Johnny Chung Lee. Maybe not marriage, but some sort of indentured servitude that gets me access to all the cool shit he invents? He’s like the Reed Richards of our universe!