Heath Ledger dying was a shame, but at least he got off a really brilliant performance before he died. Iâm not being snarky there - I honestly think that what Iâve 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 weâre 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 heâs 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, itâs absolutely brilliant. Iâd 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 donât want to listen to the sensationalistic bullshit that gets the media foaming at the mouth.

Spaced is coming to America! And there was much rejoicingâ

Marvelâs got a whole slew of new movies coming. Hopefully theyâll 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 couldnât write a worse Wolverine than whatâs being done right now with this stupid cartoon.

Weâve got a couple listeners in Iraq now (big shout-outs, Guy and Ted!). I think that, given the choice, Iâd 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 thereâs anything that classic horror films have in common, itâs the incredible make-up jobs that Jack Pierce did. Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein - you name them, Pierce did them. If thereâs anyone that deserves a Hollywood star (and boatloads of money), itâs 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.

Iâm not sure that gum is going to make the difference in the war against Uwe Boll, but it canât hurt.

This is a pretty long list of things that men need to know, but despite Dr. Sexyâs 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 - weâre split on the over-under for it vs. the Streetfighter movie - Iâm going worse, Zachâs thinking itâll be better, but not by much. Sexy thinks itâs time the show ends.

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4:15 - HappyJack dissed us again
5:35 - McDonaldâs is never good to Sexy
7:30 - Kwip set up Dr. Sexyâs homepage
8:25 - Planetside rules
9:10 - Sexy got a new laptop & webcam
10:30 - Christineâs 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 - Sexyâs 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 Sexyâs 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

This is the BIG GIANT LIST of most of the books we got at NY and Pittsburgh. Obviously, there are some we still have to get through, and weâll touch on them in the coming weeks, but this is the majority of the titles that Dr. Sexy and I had (HappyJack is off signing on Free Comic Book Day, being the creator that he is!).

Youâre going to think that Tall Tails: Thievesâ Quest is a bad book by the way I bitch about it, but itâs not. Truth be told, I donât really know WHAT kind of book it is, because I couldnât force myself to finish it. Thatâs not a critique on the work, itâs because I HATE anthropomorphic comics. Youâre reading those one day, the next day youâre getting a crotch access panel installed in your tiger costume. I gave it to Dr. Sexy to read; heâll give it a much better review than me.

C.O.S.H. did not DELIBERATELY set out to trick me, Iâm certain. I fully accept culpability for not asking the price and just assuming the sign that said, âComics $3â sitting RIGHT NEXT TO THEIR BOOKS meant their book was $3. Not the $10 it actually was. And man oh man, did I overpay. Bad. Bad, bad, bad, BAD. Itâs not a comic, itâs an illustrated script. And neither of those pieces were done well.

Malcolm Hellbourne is in rough shape right now, but I think it really has potential. Iâll definitely get the next issue to see how they do with it. Thereâs definitely some good stuff in there, and some work on the writing and colors will definitely turn this book into a worthy purchase.

City of Walls is one of those books I can never make up my mind about. I hope they do a trade, because if I can read the whole arc at once, Iâll appreciate it a lot more.

I donât remember if Jason Becker told me to buy Awakening, but I hope not. That guyâs already cocky enough! Awakening is a gem, a funky zombie story that I really, really liked. One of my happy purchases from NY.

Gunplay is a great book. HappyJack and Dr. Sexy werenât as keen on issue 0, but I really liked it, even if it was a little confusing. The artworkâs incredible, and the story seems really intriguing - Iâll have to pick up the final/trade sometime.

Dr. Sexy was a fan of Patrick the Wolfboy and contaminated the rest of us with his love. Thatâs a great book with awesome art, and itâs another of those all-ages books that freaks people out when we talk about how much we love it.

Speaking of all-ages books, another one we absolutely loved is Amelia Rules. Jimmy Gownley is a heck of a nice guy and is somewhat of a local; apparently, we might be able to bribe him to come on the show with a Sugar Bowl Stromboliâ

We got the chance to break out all our con knowledge to preach to Lance, as this was his first con with his book Beyond Good-N-Evil. It was a good book, so it was nice to have him as a neighbor.

And speaking of good neighbors, I highly recommend having an attractive woman across the aisle from you. If you can find one that does an excellent comic like Little Voodoo Man. I think it was a bit too pricey for the printing, but itâs a very good comic and Alexis is a wonderfully sweet girl.

Cory Harris and Ziggy Blumenthal are sick, twisted and horribly perverse individuals, and I love them dearly. Really funny guys who always seem to get stuck in a corner - but the payoff is that this led to the Corner Kicked comic, which makes everything okay. THAT is a terrible, offensive comic (and my favorite), but if youâre easily offended, you should check out Sidekicked! and Operation Pajama Pants.

Shawn Pryor is a fantastic guy. His books Mercury & The Murd and Exo-1 & The Rock Solid Steelbots are okay, but where Shawn really shines is his marketing genius. He created soundtracks to both the books that kick ass, and - even more of an eye-catcher - he created Mercury & The Murd dolls that were a GREAT hook at the booth.

Melody Anderson is absolutely GORGEOUS, a really funny and charming chick. I had a great chat with her, but I wish I had the cash on hand to get the audio commentary she and Sam Jones did for Flash Gordon. BUT - thanks to Big Kev - I can get it online!

Fat Momma is adorable. Sheâs the nicest person and wonderful to talk with, so if you see her at a con, throw her $10 and get an autographed photo!

Pugilist gave us a pretty embarrasing write-up. But not so embarrasing that I wonât link to itâ

If you havenât already, you absolutely need to start listening to Geek Savants (NOT Comic Savants - donât ask me where I got that name). Episode 57 left me with aching sides from laughing. Theyâre vile, crude and foul - almost as bad as us, but much more likeable.

The Cosmic Hellcats made us all a little uncomfortable. And excited. But mostly uncomfortable.

One of the best comics I picked up at Pittsburgh was Tales from the Cornerstone. Andrew is a hell of a nice guy, so it was a big relief that I not only liked the free copy of his book he gave me, I liked it enough to pay for it AND for the second issue!

And speaking of great books, the other one I got at Pittsburgh was given to us by the lovely Comfort Love: The Uniques. It is a wordy book, but I really love it. The writingâs great, but the art is absolutely top-notch. Comfort is HUGELY talented. Supposedly her husband had SOMEthing to do with the book, too - but if you listen to the show, youâll carefully note Iâm only in love with Comfort, so we skip his involvement altogether (sorry, Adam - youâre a very talented guy, but Iâm in love with your wife - donât tell my wife, mmmkay?).

Oh, and we badly spoil Iron Man, so youâll want to skip over that part.

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2:30 We missed you
3:25 Naked Kwip turns people gay
4:00 Stickamâs down
6:35 Mooseknuckle and Cameltoe
8:00 CGS Super Show
10:00 NY Comic Con trip starts
15:40 Poor Eli
16:20 Sexy scouts out NY
17:40 Lightsaber fights
22:00 We donât prove ourselves
27:40 The Gail Simone story. Again.
31:00 Meeting Dan Slott. Sorry, Slote.
35:00 Kwip canât plan anything.
37:00 Mike seduced Kwip
43:15 Keith got pimpositioned
45:00 Weâre not breaking
46:00 HE vs N3 pose-down
48:50 Ashcan Hero Envy book
50:25 Tall Tails: Thievesâ Quest
51:40 C.O.S.H.
56:18 Malcolm Hellbourne
59:00 City of Walls
1:00:00 Awakening
1:02:30 Patrick the Wolfboy
1:04:25 Amelia Rules
1:08:00 Caitlyn and Josie in NYC stories
1:11:00 Peter Patrelli walk-by
1:11:20 Wig tales
1:12:15 Departing for Pittsburgh. Or not.
1:14:00 Pittsburgh was run so damn well
1:15:00 The drinking starts!
1:17:00 St. Jamesons protects
1:18:00 What goes on in our bellies during drinking
1:18:50 Booth setup
1:19:20 Roasted nuts are NOT the booth to be near
1:20:00 Beyond Good and Evil
1:20:20 Little Voodoo Man
1:22:10 Sidekicked, Operation Pajama Pants, and Corner Kicked
1:25:45 Friday night fun
1:35:00 The story behind the picture
1:38:00 Bruceâs Saturday
1:39:45 We LOVE Fat Momma!
1:41:20 Melody Anderson is HOT
1:45:00 Money blown
1:47:30 Revelations #2
1:49:20 Gunplay
1:56:00 Bruce on Hero By Night
1:58:00 Platinum Studios rules
1:58:30 Mercury & the Murd and Exo-1 & the Rock Solid Steelbots
2:02:10 Gnome by Dave Dwonch
2:03:20 Geek (NOT Comic, duh) Savant
2:06:00 Mumblepuss Girls
2:06:40 Cosmic Hellcats
2:09:30 Saturday Night
2:10:30 Penthouse Party. Or Not.
2:12:30 Kwip is a con whore
2:13:20 New Joker figure
2:15:30 Tales from the Cornerstone
2:17:40 Green Lantern: Secret Origin
2:21:45 DC Universe 0
2:27:00 DJ Coffman had a great idea
2:28:00 Batman talk
2:32:00 Eric and Chelle were our lone fans that stopped by!
2:32:55 Dissing Kwipâs cousin Chad
2:34:15 Torturing HappyJack
2:35:30 Wizzywig
2:36:00 The Uniques (and Comfort Love!)
2:39:40 Yeah, we left early
2:42:00 Weapon Brown
2:42:20 Girls With Slingshots
2:44:20 Mumblepuss.com
2:44:40 CBQ doing the Chicago MS Walk
2:47:00 Voicemail. Very, very inappropriate voicemails.
2:51:10 Liâl HappyJack isnât funny, just sad
2:52:45 Webcomics Weeklyâs Brad Geiger got raped at NYCC
2:55:00 Weâre at <30% approval rating from the CBQ
2:55:45 Iron Man Movie (SPOILERS!!!!)
3:03:07 Spoilers over!
3:03:15 Free Comic Book Day

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 weâre completely shit-faced - complete with HappyJack passing out while weâre recording. Itâs brilliant! Even better, I did what I could to clean up the recording we did at Blaggardâs 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 weekâs show is going to feature our recap of this con, and that is one youâll ABSOLUTELY not want to miss. If nothing else, weâll explain this picture.

Iâm not even going to bother apologizing: this weekend was the Walk MS, so there was absolutely NO WAY I had time to do the time-stamping for this weekâs show. I will tell you that Nate joins us at 1:59:20, so if you want to skip ahead to that, I understand.

Being the n3rds that we are, we are of course interested in new technology. And this week certainly seemed to be a week ripe with âspeedyâ new advancements. The first we saw was a slick new hard drive that holds 100 times more than current hard drives but without moving parts and without the loss that affects Flash memory after a time. Even more important, though, was the news that soon we could get our porn ten THOUSAND times faster! Now thatâs technology I could get behind!

Being afraid to look at tall buildings from the ground let alone actually go UP in them, the idea of a building thatâs TWO MILES HIGH completely freaks me out. While I am fascinated at the prospect of a Spacescraper because of my unending love of The Long Run, thereâs just no way you could get me up in this building. I donât care what insect design it seeks to emulate.

Continuing the subject of things that terrify me, the thought of being packed into a train like this ranks pretty high up there. I just canât believe tolerate this.

I hate Ben Stiller. Always have. I havenât liked a single performance heâs ever done, and I feel heâs the most over-rated actor and a complete hack. So it really infuriates me to see him involved in a project with Jack Black and a particularly brilliant role by Robert Downey, Jr.

We couldnât even talk for several minutes because of our absolute disgust with the idea of grouping Jenna Jameson on the same panel with Amanda Connor and Louise Simonson. And then to have the gall to name it âGirls Who Kick Assâ and NOT have Gail Simone chairing the panel? Absolutely disgusting - but completely par for the sort of stupid shit weâre seeing from the NY Comic Con.

And as long as weâre talking about things that disgust us, how could we not mention this gem of a picture? Seriously, did this guy REALLY think the picture did anything even REMOTELY flattering for him? Maybe it was his entry into psycholosers.com?

I just canât believe the McCain Girls are for real. Unpossible.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, when youâre completely gorgeous itâs okay if you make an ass of yourself, because you still look hot doing it and nobody cares (NSFW, and youâll want about the 2 minute mark)

And if that wasnât hot enough for you, StrongBadâs coming to the Wii.

I donât know what it is that makes people take such delight in sending us the absolutely most disturbing news stories ever, but I wish theyâd stop (only not really, what would we talk about?).

Weâve had some exchanges with the local Star Wars fans, but I would really like to get them on the show sometime to talk about their thoughts on the controversy surrounding the Stormtrooper costumes.

Iâm sure itâll come to no surprise to you if I show you how far behind the times on the interweb I am, but I just read this brilliant Cookie Monster article and had to share it.

Our guest this week (for REAL this time!) was Nate Piekos, the generous genius behind Blambot.com and the creator of Atland. It was a real pleasure to talk to someone that had not only the comic creator perspective, but also the view from someone thatâs really done an incredible amount of work to help indie creators (and even established studios!). It was also nice to talk to him without hanging up on him.

We also get into the recap of the Ben Folds concert and the incredible froodness of his band

We only had a few titles to spoil this week: GOON #23, SERENITY BETTER DAYS #2, BOOSTER GOLD #8, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14, TINY TITANS #3, WONDER WOMAN #19, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #556, WILD CARDS #1.

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And the Walk is over for us - expect a summary to go up on GfaC some time soon. It was SUCH an incredibly great time, particularly the NeenerPalooza! We just canât thank everyone enough, both for walking and just for supporting us - financially, emotionally and physically! We really do have some of the most incredible friends and family in the âverse.

Granted, only SOME of them rock at Rock Band Harmonix-Profile â ;)

Because Iâm an insecure jerk, I can never believe that itâs just that Tychoâs too incredibly busy with a million-plus inbox; instead, Iâm sure the reason he didnât plug us this year is because he hates me. He has plugged us before, and I canât honestly believe heâd 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 itâs 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.

Itâs probably old by now and youâre all sick of me talking about it, but I thought Urban Ninja II was a pretty hilarious combination of a couple different memes, and Iâm pretty amused by it.

Iâm glad someone broke down some of that Superman suit into easier-to-understand English. I think thereâs still a LOT I (nor most people) donât understand about it, and the impact of this decision is going to be very far-reaching, but itâs 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 Iâve 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 Iâve 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 itâs a terrible, horrible thing to say things like, âshe was asking for itâ and I certainly donât 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 Iâm 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 donât bitch about the price of tickets because I really enjoy the whole experience and itâs absolutely worth that money to me. On top of that, I would definitely be willing to pay more for an even MORE luxurious experience!

Iâm surprised it took this long for Guitar Hero to hit the DS.

Dear Hollywood: We donât need another Knight Rider. Honest.

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

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

Yes, of course weâre 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 padsâ

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 itâs safe to say weâre 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 heâs a comic fan, that sure as shit doesnât mean you should get a free ride into comics. Especially if youâre such an obvious fucktard. And yes, I hate Kelly Osbourne.

Apparently itâs 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. Thatâs 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 canât 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 canât 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 - Kwipâs a pussy
54:00 - School Counselors are worthless
56:00 - HappyJack has anger issues
1:00:00 - School fight stories
1:07:00 - Liâl 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 - Loganâs Run
1:44:20 - HappyJackâs 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 - Gerstmannâs 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 Amosâ Comic Book
2:10:00 - Iâm Fucking Obama
2:11:00 - Dee Sniderâs 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 - Weâre 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

We have some wonderfully uncomfortable sex talks in this show. And the weird thing is that HappyJackâs not even there, so I donât really know who we can blame it on. I guess Josie - she was filling in for HJ, after all. But the end result for YOU, poor listeners, is that youâre going to be subjected to even MORE gross dirt talk that you wish you knew nothing about! Ha-ha, take THAT!

Titles we spoil this week: INVINCIBLE #49, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #554, CAPTAIN AMERICA #36, FRANKLIN RICHARDS SPRING BREAK, IMMORTAL IRON FIST #13, INCREDIBLE HERCULES #115, ORDER #9, THOR #7, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #19, FABLES #71.

I donât really understand how Take Two can be doing so poorly as to be susceptable to a hostile takeover, but apparently itâs a very real threat. I canât imagine that a hostile takeover would result in a productive game studio, but who knows - maybe the employees desperately want to work for EA?

Sexy knows one of the babes of Ninja Babes from Outer Space as well as the stunt coordinator, so Iâve got high hopes that we could actually get some of them on the show. Itâs got pretty incredible production quality for an internet show and the âbabesâ are just that, so itâs definitely a show worth checking out.

The Foot Fist Way looks absolutely hilarious. Weâll have to remember to thank Will Ferrel and Adam Mckay next time we see them.

So there are SwiftKids for Barak and for Hillary, but I donât think either group is particularly strong in these showings

When I said I spent eight hours on this site, it just might have been an understatement. Three of them, three of us - coincidence?

While Iâm sad to hear of Arthur Clarkeâs passing, he lived a long, extremely fruitful life and left behind a fine legacy. Iâm sad solely for selfish reasons, I realize. But The Star has always been one of my absolute favorite short stories.

Speaking of great scientific minds, did you see theyâve created the robot thatâs going to be used to run us all down? That thingâs incredible. Make sure you stick through to see it jump, thatâs just crazy.

He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has a new career as a DJ with his dancy-pants techno mix. Which is good, since heâs losing his other career.

Obviously thereâs been a ruling in the Michael George case. I donât know that the truth will ever be known, but I feel bad for everyone involved. And yet, despite being in the midst of a murder trial, Renee George (and her staff) still manage to out-perform the lackluster buffoons at the New York Comic Con. How is that possible?

Out of all the new shows coming on SciFi, the only thing that really caught my eye is the new Scare Tactics, and thatâs just because of Tracy Morganâs involvement.

Never having watched the Batman animated series, Iâm not the best one to comment on this, but Sexy insists that Kevin Conroy doing the voice is big news.

Speaking of cartoons I donât watch, the new Spider-Man has Sexy excited, too. But mostly because of the dirty images that come to mind with The Shocker.

Itâs amazing that DJ Coffman can do an âaccidentâ and still create a cooler piece of art than many other artists create on purpose.

Sexy likes this Snake Eyes, but I think Spandex as a uniform is damn silly. Iâd like it better if he the costume was made from canvas or at least the material they make BDUs from.

âMike, youâve just won an Oscar for having the coolest web show in the âverse. Whatâre you gonna do?â
âIâM DRINKING WITH THE N3RDCAST!â

Itâs pretty cool when they can get most of the crew together from a beloved show. Iâm still waiting to see the gang from S:AaB together againâ

I think itâs incredibly hilarious that Harvey Dent has run a more effective campaign than Hucklebee. Take that, Chuck.

I canât believe I didnât even think of it until Sexy pointed it out, but of course it makes sense that JMS would not be renewing his exclusive Marvel contract. After they shitted on him, itâs a bit of a surprise heâs doing ANYthing with them anymore. Or at least until the leadership there changes.

Iâm fascinated by the idea of the Skrull pantheon duking it out with the various Earth pantheons. I hope Spaghetti Monster shows up to kick ALL their asses!

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5:00 - Prostitute shows on HBO
8:00 - Three to Tango is a great movie
8:50 - Back to whores
11:20 - Sexy has strange ideas of gay sex
14:30 - Grand Theft Boardroom
16:15 - Ninja Babes from Space
20:30 - GamersForACure.org for the MS Walk
27:00 - Garrison Carida is coming to the Walk!
29:00 - The Foot Fist Way
33:10 - racial slurs as a company name
36:00 - Swift Kids
39:00 - KnickerPicker.com dressing room
42:10 - RIP, Arthur Clarke
42:55 - BigDog the killer robot
47:50 - Video Games, the dance mix

1:03:00 - Back from first break with love for Pittsburgh Comic Con
1:07:30 - Plans for cons
1:20:00 - New SciFi shows
1:23:45 - Batmanimatrix
1:25:10 - DCâs âTrinityâ title refundable?
1:26:20 - Josie pulls the Suicie Girls connection
1:28:20 - We love Lady Sovereign
1:30:00 - Dancing with the Stars
1:33:00 - We really need a sound engineer
1:33:50 - The Shocker
1:35:00 - Seinfeld
1:36:10 - MonsTurd
1:37:10 - DJ Coffmanâs Electro
1:40:10 - GI Joe talk
1:45:30 - Drinking With The N3RDCast (TM)
1:46:10 - Buffy news
1:53:00 - We believe in Harvey Dent
1:55:00 - We love Iron Man, too
1:55:40 - JMS not renewing with Marvel
1:58:00 - The God Squad

2:10:00 - Back from second break with Clogged Drain Hilarity
2:14:00 - Comic Talk

2:55:00 - Back from third break with Final Boss Stage
2:56:00 - wildly inappropriate sex talk
3:02:05 - Best. Soundbite. Ever.
3:14:00 - Voicemail

One of the things that never ceases to amaze me is what people find hot. Iâm 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 meâ

Sexy is damn excited about LEGO Batman, and I canât say that I blame him. This looks pretty damn hot. But now that heâs all worked up, they yank the carpet out from under him by destroying Oz. Again. Hopefully this version of Oz will save his soul.

Itâs easy to predict that now Iâm 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 canât even imagine parting with all these comic books. Hell, I canât 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 donât 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 Englundâs doing the voice of Vulture.

I STILL havenât seen I Am Legend, and Iâm pissed I missed it on the big screen. But Iâm eager to see it (even if itâs 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 wasnât 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 Iâm not sure Iâd 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 - HappyJackâs 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 Englundâs doing Vultureâs voice
38:40 - Directorâs Cut of I Am Legendâs ending online
40:50 - Jim Butcherâs Dresden books, but didnât know he did Spidey
42:10 - Have you checked out Stephen Brustâs 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, JDâs penis, and Kwip as Wallyâs 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

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 âhigh demand?â That seems a little fishy. But hey, if Female First is reporting on Mr. T, who are we to question them?

I canât wait to get my copy of âThe Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed Americaâ by David Hajdu. That just sounds like a fascinating look at a crazy time in Americaâs history.

As someone thatâs never experienced piss shivers, Iâm 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 arenât fit to discuss in mixed company. However, thereâs NO WAY IN HELL you could talk Kwipette into letting me wax her bikini line. Nor would I want to, mind you. Iâm not going to be responsible for that sort of pain!

Keith from Hero Envy (finally!) shared this with us: Zombie Country. If you havenât seen it yet, get on it!

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

Itâs a good thing HappyJack wasnât here, because according to this test, Iâm a huge racist.

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

How can ANYONE be this much of a scumbag? I just donât 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, itâs like Joss was just WAITING for me to do that so he could spring THIS on me!

I canât wait to see the pictures of this gathering.

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

Mark Millarâs got a damn interesting idear here. Iâm 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 Iâm ready to buy comics again, mmkay?

I donât know why Sexy thought HappyJack needed help ticking people off, but now thereâs apparently lists of ways to be like HappyJack. Doesnât seem long enough, really.

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

Iâve lived in a lot of weird places. But never a garbage truck. Yet. And if I ever get to, somehow I donât imagine it will be this nice.

Awesome props to Big Kevâs 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. Tâs graphic novel, as reported by âFemale Firstâ
8:00 - Becker calls to let us know heâs 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 - Donât you badmouth Gmail!
11:40 - Panelologists arenât 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 upâd 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 ââ
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? Iâm 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 â1985â
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 Productionsâ âHero Envy!â

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

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. Itâs 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 canât listen to Chaos Radio on Friday nights now. I donât know if itâs temporary or what, butâcan we have Heide?

I think itâs no mystery whose side weâre going to be on in a Gail Simone vs Dave Sim feud (or Gail vs anyone, for that matter). Gailâs being nice there, but itâs 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 Gerberâs passing was definitely a loss. Made even moreso by the fact I didnât realize HOW great he was until I read his obituary write-up at CBR.

So I guess weâll 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. Iâm eager for Fraction and LaRocca to redeem him!

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

Iâm going to stop speculating on ANYTHING Cryptic-related. Iâm always wrong.

Iâm 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? Heâs like the Reed Richards of our universe!

Iâm not reading Justice League: The New Frontier, but Sexy is and he was really impressed with the review that Harry gave of the animated adaptation of the title. Iâm not a big fan of the Silver Age comics myself, but Iâll have to check this out. By stealing it from Sexy, of course.

Itâs been a long time since The Killing Joke came out, and we all like it. But reading George Khouryâs article about it really brought it back to life for me and made me want to break it out again just to relive the awesomeness.

As an avid gamer, Iâm interested in the prospect of Marvel starting their own gaming arm. I just hope they do it right and get some of the many talented people out there to oversee the division. And keep Joe Q far, far away.

The Queeries are possibly the greatest comic book awards show on the Interweb. Start shopping for your red-carpet dresses and Armini (like I care how thatâs spelled) tuxes now!

We really like Chuck Satterlee, so I hope this whole dust-up ends well for him. We did get some of the âinside scoopâ while hanging with him and Bruce at the Comic Geek Speak 300 event. Heâs a very funny guy and our favorite creator that is still being hunted by a shepherdâs pieâ

Did we really need a Wolverine animated series? With a shitty soundtrack?

This has to be one of the coolest comic book rooms Iâve ever seen. Obviously the guyâs got more money than the rest of us combined, but itâs an incredible room and very sweet setup. Iâd really like to do something even half as cool. I canât even get my books organized, let alone space set up for them!

My buddy Chris Hanel is one of the brillian minds behind Riff Raff Theater. Iâm sorry we didnât get a hold of him, because they managed to get Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy & Bill Corbett to do Batman & Robin. Chris and James Whistler managed to get the crew of MST3K back together to do an INCREDIBLE job with fan-submitted & their own jokes. Seriously, you have to check this out, itâs absolutely hilarious.

Sexy hated this cover but I really liked it. Obviously, I have terrible taste in art, but I thought this was really cool, stylized artwork.

I think we can all agree that Ambush Bug is one of the greatest characters ever created. Iâve always felt that he was never given the proper respect, and Iâm sure Giffen will now propel him to one of the most important characters in the DC âverse. Jann Jones, I love you.

If we could have had more time to prepare, I really would have liked to have attended Monster-Mania ConX. Theyâve got some awesome guests scheduled (just ignore Dr. Sexy) and it would be cool to meet Rowdy Roddy, a childhood icon of mine.

I love seeing fan projects, and the dedication to re-create The Dark Knight trailer in Lego is indeed impressive.

Why oh why do we need Phoenix back?

Weâve taken shots at Kurtz in the past, but Iâm a regular listener of Webcomics Weekly and I think itâs full of really good information and a very valuable listen. So Iâm definitely going to be buying âHow To Make Webcomics.â

Sexyâs excited about The Fly coming back since The Giff is interested in doing some Impact Comicsâ titles.

Stephen Brust is one of my favorite authors. Sebine proved herself the most awesomest of awesomes because she actually tackled him and got me an autographed copy of one of his books. And now heâs written a book in my favorite setting, Firefly (props to Firefly MMO for that scoop!).

Speaking of Firefly, Marian Call is the incredible singer that provided much of the music for todayâs show. Browncoats: if you hurry, you still might be able to get a copy of her album Vanilla with the Saffron-inspired song, âIt Was Good For You, Too.â

The Lancaster County Library Librarians (Sue and Jennifer) that joined us were very kind and gracious for putting up with us, but I think we were all on our best behavior, so yaay us! They use a variety of websites to check reviews and learn about trades they should be getting, and they also put out their own blogs that share their thoughts on comics (and other subjects, of course). It was interesting to hear how comics are picked for the library and the process for getting them on the shelves. And itâs always cool to share some of our favorite trades with other people, so go N3RD Philanthropy!

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The breakdown goes like this:
2:00 - The Monster Mania Con X
6:50 - The Queeries
12:10 - Justice League The New Frontier Reviewage
15:30 - Killing Joke fan article
19:00 - Marvel Gaming Company?
25:25 - Chuck Satterleeâs a nice guy
27:10 - Wolverine & the X-men Cartoon
31:30 - Dream comic room (with an elephant trumpet in the background)
36:50 - RiffTrax
39:20 - Sexy hates the Batman Confidential cover
40:50 - Ambush Bugâs coming back!
42:40 - Dark Knight Lego trailer
43:30 - Pheonix is back. THANK GORD.
46:15 - How To Make Webcomics
48:20 - Screw NY Comic Con, weâre moving the KN3EFest
55:45 - Sexyâs pretty excited about seeing The Giff take on the Fly
58:05 - Stephen Brust takes on Firefly
58:40 - Captain Marvel sold out? Really? Bullshit.
1:08:44 - Back from break with Marian Call and Eli (and his broken mic)
1:14:00 - This weekâs comics
1:58:00 - Jennifer Hummel and Sue Bowser from Lancaster Public Library
2:42:35 - Wrapping up and final thoughts about Killing Pickman, bad 80s movies, broken voicemails, Jeff Conway and listener feedback

I think they chose to have more news items than ever before just to give me more work to do on a show I wasnât on. Well, except to be mocked. But I donât really need to be absent for that, do I?

I have no idea what titles we spoil this week because Iâve already done 2 hours of the show to get these notes, no way am I making it the rest of the show. And those bastards certainly didnât take any notes, so blame them!

I donât know why theyâd put superheroes on stage. Well, except for mockery.

Matt Fraction is always a good read, especially when heâs talking Iron Fist and âGreen Mist of Death.â

Brubaker does an incredible job on Cap. He talks a bit about that here as well as some of the numerous projects heâs worked on.

I have nothing personal against the folks at Newsarama, but I donât understand if theyâre trying to be a serious journalistic source. If theyâre not, cool, I get that. But if they ARE trying to be taken seriously, couldnât they do better questions than these softballs?

Bill Willingham is another of our favorite writers, and itâs a shame he had to leave Salvation Run. But given his explanation, it makes sense.

Sexy found some other comic news sites.

Should we make Black Canary sexy? Nah, letâs just make her look like a crazy whore!

Iâm not as big a fan of Terry Goodkind as Sexy is. I liked the first couple of books, but then they just got too repetitive. I mean, is there ANYTHING the almighty Richard canât do? Still, itâll be interesting to see Samâs take on the series.

I agree with Sexy here, though: itâd be pretty interesting to see a more modern, darker look at Freddy Krueger.

Mike Kunkelâs artwork is incredible, and Iâm looking forward to his Billy Batson work.

Nobody seemed to remember that we were neighborâs with CJ Henderson at the Lehigh Valley Con. Itâs probably because they werenât the ones that spent their paycheck on every book heâs every printedâ Yes, even the kidâs book.

King of Kong/Fistful of Quarters has been around the web for a bit, but Zac actually got to watch it. I should steal it from him.

Because 2 Girls 1 Cup is STILL NOT DEAD, behold 2 Girls 1 Cup the Sitcom!

Some people might find tongues impressive and/or sexy, butâ Ugh. Iâm not one of those people. Even her.

Did Underdog Lady really need to come back?

YOU CANâT STOP THE MOONINITES, BITCHES! REMEMBER 1/31/07!

Remember when you were thirteen and were mature, quiet and kept your stupid opinions to yourself? Yeah, neither does the Rambo Kid.

You can tell the guys really missed me. Theyâre completely broken up; the pain and loneliness comes through. And itâs great that they make sure that nobody misses their racial slurs in the chatroom by sharing them on the mic, too, just to make sure you know my âsighingâ and âscowlingâ isnât present to screw them up. Ah, high-brow entertainment, thatâs what weâre all about here!

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Super Annotated Show Notes:
5:20 UltraPro absolutely rules
7:54 Momma Sexy in the hospital
11:00 Superheros on stage
14:30 Kwip sucks
16:12 No, really, Kwip sucks
17:15 Have we mentioned Kwip sucks (God, nothing like being out of the studio to hear how much your friends love and apreciate you!)
22:30 Fraction on Iron Fist and âGreen Mist of Deathâ
23:10 Neti Pot
26:00 Phone?
27:30 Brubakerâs nailing Cap
28:00 Newsarama softballing Joe Q
33:48 JoeQ on Howard Stern
45:00 Willingham explains his departure from Salvation Run
46:00 Other comic news sites
46:20 Wizardâs First Rule
50:00 New Black Canary
54:22 New Freddy Krueger
57:51 Mike Kunkelâs Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam
59:55 Great kidsâ gifts
1:00:40 Joe Q on Colbert

1:12:00 Back from break with a brief Kwip sucks and Gymkommentary
1:16:40 King of Kong, Fistfull of Quarters
1:22:40 2 Girls 1 Cup the Sitcom
1:29:10 Gross tonguing
1:30:00 Underdog Lady returns!
1:32:40 Mooninites strike back!
1:37:30 The Rambo Kid knows all

1:49:00 Back from break missing Becker
1:50:00 Comic talk

3:07:00 Back from break with Sarah Silverman & wrapup

Youâre not going to believe this: We had technical difficulties! Honestly, some days I just donât know why I get out of bed. I just donât know where the problem lies: is it Stickam? Me? Comcast? Some combination therein? Whatever it is, we had to restart the show once we got

Once again Iâm sure most of you are here to listen to the lovely Kelly Sue Deconnick, so Iâll go ahead and tell you that starts at the 59:00 mark. Kelly Sue, beside having one of the most frighteningly-titled blogs out there, is a very wonderful sport and all-around interesting person. Sheâs done a lot of interesting things in her life and seems to be one of those people that knows a little bit about everything.

Iâm all for practical jokes. But Iâm a bit of a wuss and donât think that my mother being raped in the room next door while Iâm tied to a stove is a good idea. I used to think that the idiots from Jackass took things too far, but Infartoâs an entirely new level. But as horrific as that is, Iâd still rather watch that than Ex-Factor.

Yeah, I have no idea who Erik Larson is, I suck. But that doesnât mean I didnât get a kick out of reading his thoughts on One More Day.

I donât see how Apple thinks their video rentals are going to do any better than the original Divx player. And Iâm not the only skeptic.

Itâs a safe bet that weâre already gay for Johnny Depp, but his generosity and general frood-ness is pretty damn impressive.

Jumping on couches is NOTHING. Youâd better watch this before the crazies torch the building housing the servers to stop the truth from being spread!

I donât know who designed this or who would buy it, but you can damn well bet itâs not a comic book fan.

Go here. Jump to 24 seconds in. Laugh. Itâs okay, laugh.

Jim Jeffries needs to stop playing âI wonder what fits up HERE?â

This article about comic books in libraries is pretty fascinating. I wasnât aware of the business aspect of comics in libraries, but it certainly makes sense. Iâd like to see more libraries build up collections like our local library - I certainly think itâd be a smart investment for the big comic companies to get their products out there to drum up interest from new readers, but I also think itâd be great to see more indy books in libraries. Mostly so I could read them first before investing in them!

George Romeroâs early work stands as a monument to awesomeness. Granted, Land of the Dead was lame, but everyoneâs allowed a do-over, right? Hereâs hoping that this gets him back on track.

Becker can piss and moan all he wants about us being assholes for telling the truth about what we thought about the Hamtramck Idea Menâs offerings, but they asked us. I respect the hell out of those guys for A) actually finishing a project (make that MULTIPLE projects) and then B) offering it up for review. You can damn well bet that when (if) I ever finish a script, that bitch is getting locked away so I can say it was the greatest book ever and no one will know any different! But look man, if you ask our opinions, youâre going to get them. I think itâs a much worse disservice to suck someone off when I have serious reservations about their work. I love indie creators and want to support them, but as a creator youâve got to be able to take criticism. If it helps you, fantastic! If itâs merely bullshit offered up by some fat blathering idiot that has never published a comic (ie, me) then ignore it and be on your merry way. But you canât put something out there and only want to hear praises. Iâd also like to think that we tried to be as constructive as possible in our critiquing (especially considering our normal criticism).

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