Monday Oct 09, 2023
Artist Alley Spotlight: Corissa Grant
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Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Mitch is out of town so we prerecorded a new decided to bring back "Guilty Pleasure/Dumpster Fire" with "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time." Is this film worthy of the hate it gets? Only one way to find out!
The Pull List
"Quinnelope and the Cookie King" (Oni Press) by HF Brownfield and Kayla Coombs
"Sainted Love" (Vault) by Steve Orlando and Giopota
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Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Writing team Wells Thompson and Dalton K. Shannon are back promoting their Kickstarter for "Frankenstein the Unconquered"!
"Frankenstein the Unconquered" tells the story of Frankenstein's monster return to a post-apocalyptic 500 years in the future. The Kickstarter is for issues 3 and 4, with Frank and the Wolfman on a journey for revenge.
You can back "Frankenstein the Unconquered" until October 5!
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Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Mitch asks the rest to find the pumpkin spice line he won't cross. We also talk about a new "Gargoyles" video game, a "Good Omens" Kickstarter, "Buffy" coming to Audible and how Michael Cera got the "Scott Pilgrim" gang back together.
The Pull List:
"Matchmaker" (Silver Sprocket) by Cam Marshall
"Queen of Swords" (Vault) by Michael Moreci and Corin Howell
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Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Have you missed us? Cause we've missed you. To prove it, we're giving you topics such as Baldur's Gate 3 being THIRSTY, a D&D-inspired bourbon and Florida Man being, well, Florida Man.
The Pull List:
"Lights" (Oni Press) by Brenna Thummler
"Wrapped Up" (Oni Press) by Dave Scheidt and Scoot McMahon
We're also participating in this year's Trevor Project's reading challenge! The Trevor Project provides life-saving resources for LGBTQ youth. Click on the links below to donate to one of our fundraisers:
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Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Andre Owens is a comic book writer and screenwriter. He's currently in the home stretch of a Kickstarter for "Bovine League," a comic about a team of super-powered cows. Andre talks with Mitch about this comic, his other works, his thoughts on the WGA strike and much more. (Also, apologies on some of the audio quality; Mitch's computer is a jerk.)
Check out the Kickstarter here!
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Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Rock and Run for Mental Health is an upcoming mile/5k event that also features live music, an art show and food trucks. It also benefits different mental health organizations, such as The American Federation for Suicide Prevention, Bigger Than the Trail and Hope for the Day. Lydia chats with one of the organizers of the event, Brandon Damm.
Rock and Run for Mental will be held Saturday, September 9 at Rochester Community Park in Rochester, Illinois.
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Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
We take a look back at some of the big news and trailers that came out of this year's San Diego Comic Con. We would have dropped this sooner, but we were trying to get our hands on a pizza-scented Xbox controller.
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Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Comic creator Anthony Stokes returns to the Artist Alley Spotlight to talk about his new comic, "Tap or Die," which is on Kickstarter until July 25.
"Tap or Die" tells the story of Domino, a professional wrestler who is out for revenge against a commissioner and league after the commissioner sets him up.
Check out the Kickstarter here.
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