We’re on location this week in preparation for Dr. Sexy and I (and Bini & our womenfolk) traveling to the haunted house. We thought we’d record before we were driven (more) insane or sucked into the closet. If you’re lucky, we’ll post some pictures before the spirits wipe out all our electronic devices. But too bad, Casper! We’re bringing some old-school boardgames to ensure we’re entertained no matter WHAT ghoulish ectoplasm you insert into our DS’ (but please leave my PSP alone!).
We start out discussing some of our favorites from this week’s comics: JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES #4, PILOT SEASON THE CORE #1, THOR: AGES OF THUNDER (not new this week, but it’s REALLY good), JOKERS ASYLUM TWO FACE #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EXTRA, WOLVERINE #67, and a short mention of the Looking for Group webcomic, done by the same creative team that bring us Least I Could Do.
30:05 - Eisner discussions, where I do a wonderful time warp and wonder why a comic from 2004 didn’t win. And a little love for our friend M. Sean McMannis, who we had a WONDERFUL interview with - and then promptly lost thanks to my incompetence.
37:00 - JK Rowling coming out with a new book, and discussing some preparations and advice on the upcoming Baltimore Comic Con, PLB Comics got totally hosed by customs, and more on how Kaigon needs to stop wasting time designing sites for losers and get back to doing Chipmunk Bay.
44:30 - UGLY MUGGS! Honestly, if you’re going to pay $2,500 for these, would you let us know? We want to kick your ass for perpetuating that sort of stupidity.
This is a preview of a new series of micro-podcasts I’m starting, titled “Shawn of the Living.” They’ll still be part of the N3RDCasts, so no need to update your feed (because I KNOW you don’t want to miss out on this brilliance!).
This sprang from the conversations many of us around here engage in on a regular basis: what to do when the zombies arrive. It’s an important topic, and one near and dear to my heart. Because I have nothing better to do with my life, this is a subject I’m constantly considering. And now you have the benefit of my years of wisdom and careful research into the subject! Aren’t I a generous guy?
This is just a teaser, and a short one at that - but even the regular shows won’t be much longer. This isn’t a show I’m going to spend a lot of time producing, it’ll just be a weekly soapbox I climb up on for a few minutes every week before it collapses under my girth. If you want to participate, you can send your suggestions, questions and opinions to zombies@neenerneener.net for future discussion.
We start out with some Dark Knight spoilers. Well, not just Dark Knight, but comparing it to many of the other comic movies, extensive talk about the new Punisher movie, and - because this is STILL the N3RDCast, after all - we get into sodomy of 300. Then there’s also some discussion about the Superman movies, the Spider-Man TV show(s), and various other distractions on video. That’s just for the first half-hour or so.
At about the 35:00 mark, we begin discussing the comic that has hooked me back into comics in a big way: Uncanny X-Men #500, with Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction (hallowed be their names) writing a story that absolutely smashed it out of the park.
Finally, at about the 47:00 mark, we wind up with the news that Kirkman has been made a partner at Image Comics, news that’s wildly exciting to us. Hopefully this means great things for both Kirkman and Image - the two together have the potential to make beautiful (music) comics together!
It’s true - I spent many, MANY hours playing ET. And of COURSE I fell into the pits - who didn’t? - but I knew how to get out of them, so it wasn’t a big loss. But while everyone else hates it, I remember it fondly. So it was quite a kick for me to watch Little Miss Gamer’s most recent episode where she takes a look at some less than stellar games:
