Monday Feb 05, 2024
Episode 186: How you doin'?
The Geek Awakens Podcast
Movies, comics, games and books. Professionally unprofessional since 2015.
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Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
It's Oscar szn! But we also talk about Razzie noms, the next DC event and more!
The Pull List
"Rick and Morty: Maximum Crescendo" (Oni Press) by Brockton McKinney and Jarrett Williams
"Xino" (Oni Press) Anthology
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Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Mitch introduces the gang to "Shucked," Matt gets ready for Thundercats and Tabitha saves up to buy THAT Nicole Kidman outfit.
The Pull List
"The Nasty" (Vault Comics) by John Lees and Adam Cahoon
"Brobots" (Oni Press) by J. Torres and Sean Dove
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Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
New year, same us. We talk about "The Mandalorian and Grogu," Keanu Reeves' new book, the Pop-Tarts Bowl and so much more.
More info on the Springfield Park District's Esports Game Night here.
More info on "Game Over Sis!" at Dumb Records here.
The Pull List
"Unnatural Order" (Vault) by Christopher Yost and Val Rodrigues
"Spontaneous" (Oni Press) by Joe Harris and Brett Weldele
"Send Them a Farewell Gift for the Lost Time" (Tokyopop) by Cocomi
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Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
While you wait for the first TGA of 2024, check out this episode of Comic Sans Drinks Mitch and Matt did back in May that we never got around to editing. Oops. If you want more Comic Sans Drinks, let us know!
The book: "Radiant Black: (Not So) Secret Origin" (Image Comics/Kyle Higgins/Marcelo Costa)
The booze: 312 from Goose Island Beer Co. Oh, and Malört.
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Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
In addition to counting down our favorite things of 2023, we also try Barbaric Blood Red Ale from Vault Comics and BuckleDown Brewing, available at Chicago area Binny's!
The Pull List
"Ibaraki and Friends" (Z2) by Matthew Kiichi Heafy and Half Sumo
"Miles Davis and the Search for Sound" (Z2) by Dave Chisholm
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Between Glenn O'Leary, Cait Corrain and Doritos-flavored booze, a LOT has happened recently.
The Pull List
"Blondie: Against the Odds" (Z2) by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and John McCrea
"Rick and Morty Presents: Rick in a Box" (Oni Press) by Rafer Roberts and Zander Cannon
"Mika and the Gurgler" (Oni Press) by Agata Loth-Ignaciuk and Berenika Kolomycka
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Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Oni Press teams up with SpectreVision, A24 goes to Max and Star Wars takes over Disneyland. Plus, we get excited to check out CosMc's.
The Pull List
"Beyond Real" #1 (Vault) by Zack Kaplan, Fabiana Mascolo and Toni Fejzula
"Bergamot and Sunny Day" (Tokyopop) by Lyee Kithala
"Illustrated Al" (Z2) Anthology of adapted Weird Al songs
"The Nasty" #5 (Vault) by John Lees and Adam Cahoon
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Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
We're all excited about Funko coming to C2E2 but we're still arguing whether Batman is facing forward or backward. Plus we give our thoughts on "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off"!
The Pull List:
"Barbaric: Wrong Kind of Righteous" (Vault) by Nicholas Eames, Michael Moreci and Nathan Gooden
"Dee Snider: He's Not Gonna Take It" (Z2) by Dee Snider, Frank Marraffino and Steve Kurth
"Try Again, Vol. 1" (Tokyopop) by Marcus-Kwabena Johnson, John Lawrence and Win Dolores
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