Mon, 29 December 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 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 bûche de noël 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, I’m 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 we’re going a little crazy trying to figure out what’s going on with it since we’ve 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. He’s the bassist for Ben Folds, and we’ve talked to him (and Sam Smith, the drummer) on a couple occasions at great length - usually about the joys of the Wii. He’s amazingly down-to-earth and just a very cool, very sincere guy. So if you’re at a Ben Folds concert, tell him I said hi… My friend sent me the most disturbing text message that had me all aflutter. Don’t 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 You’ll have to forgive this recording - apparently while we were recording, HappyJack’s daughters were playing “Stomp Stomp Revolution.” Oh, and go read Mumblepuss already. Show breakdown goes like this:10:40 - Pittsburgh Comic Con delayed?, Con talk in general Music used in this show: Comments[0] |
Mon, 22 December 2008 If you have a Mac and don’t have Delicious Library, I honestly don’t know what you use that thing for. A paperweight? Maybe you’re just someone that doesn’t LIKE to easily build an inventory of all their books, games, music and movies. Weirdo. We’ve talked about it before, but it’s always such a hassle when you’re trying to figure out how to insure your comics - and then to get rid of comics you don’t want any more in a reasonable manner. Because throwing away comic books - even Image - is tantamount to eating babies. Dr. Sexy’s birthday bash was quite the enjoyable night. It was made even more so by Effing Zac’s 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. He’ll never know true love at this pace! Our part of the world is referred to by some as “PA Dutchy” - that’s 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 So Batman finally ended. Lamely, according to Dr. Sexy. And from what he says, it sounds like a pretty miserable telling all around. We’ve all come to accept that comic prices are going to rise - and that’s likely not to end any particular time, so don’t get comfy at $3.99, either. I’ve 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 didn’t pan out, I expected him to show up for Secret Invasion. However, it seems he’s still busy picking his nose somewhere… Punisher: War Zone got a good review from Dr. Sexy and some of our friends - provided you’re not interested in good dialogue, plot or acting. Things do blow up, though. I tend to strongly hate any sort of reality TV, so I’m 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 they’re 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 know… And there’s a couple other shows we discussed - the United States of Tara, BBC’s version of Neverwhere and Dr. Who. While we usually stick to sci-fi and/or fantasy books, Artie Lange’s book has us all interested. Mostly out of pity for that soon-to-be-dead bastard. If you’re the sort that does the facebooking, stop by our group and join in the… whatever it is we do there? Did you know there’s another nerdcast? Only they spell it correctly. Three episodes in, and they’re 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. Sexy’s birthday party and the revelations that came from it. Comments[0] |
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