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!
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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
