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Hey guys,
John here. I have almost no voice. So, there won’t be a podcast this week, despite having 2 that are almost done. (almost is subjective to my attitude on any given day.) So, I’m taking the opportunity to let Mur Lafferty tell you about her new Podiobook, Playing for Keeps. She’s been hinting at it for a long time on her two podcasts, Geek Fu Action Grip and I Should Be Writing. AND it’s about superheroes, so I’ve been looking forward to it for while.
Give a listen, then head over to the Playing for Keeps Website and subscribe, when it launches on November 1.

Meanwhile, I’ll be sipping warm tea with honey. Getting ready for next week.

 

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Just a set of reviews and a couple called in comments.

The Vinyl Underground #1
Written by Si Spencer; Art by Simon Gane and Cameron Stewart; Cover by Sean Phillips

In this fast-paced, ultra-cool ongoing crime-noir series, an unlikely quartet of occult detectives secretly solve crimes — from DJ crack bars in Camden to the elegant, high-society ballrooms that make up modern London. The Vinyl Underground is led by Morrison Shepherd, a D-list celebrity darling, soul DJ, and son of an ex-footballer. Fresh out of prison and off a nasty coke habit, Morrison is joined by a fellow ex-con named Perv, whose seizures give him clues to crimes long before the cops, and Leah, a gorgeous morgue assistant who leads a double life online and represents the brawn of the team.

Morrison’s ex-flame Abi is reluctantly forced to join the team when her father is implicated for murder. A young boy’s head (with diamonds in the eye sockets) washes up on the edge of the Thames and seems to be connected to a series of ritual killings, a drug called Khat, and Muti magic. Can they get to the bottom of it?
Vertigo | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US | Mature Readers

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Ray Harryhausen’s Sinbad: Rogue of Mars
He’s sailed the seven seas and explored unknown lands, fought countless monsters and battled evil wizards, but Sinbad’s newest adventure may be the greatest, and most dangerous, he’s ever had!

Eight years have passed since the assassination of the benevolent Zhar Dadgar and the curious disappearance of his heir. Akhdar, Dadgar’s villainous nephew, has usurped the Dozhakian throne and enslaved the Azurian people, igniting a civil war within the once peaceful kingdom. A prophecy foretells the coming of a stranger from a distant land who will vanquish the false king and restore the rightful ruler to the throne. Could Sinbad be that stranger, or is he merely a pawn in Akhdar’s treacherous game?

COVERS BY: JEFF “CHAMBA” CRUZ, NADIR BALAN AND RAY HARRYHAUSEN
WRITER: GREG THOMPSON
ART BY: JEFF “CHAMBA” CRUZ

22 PGS./FC(1 of 5)…..$3.50

Preview pages are from the convention edition of the book.

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Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now

Writer and BoingBoing.net co-editor Cory Doctorow has won acclaim for his science-fiction writing as well as his Creative Commons presentation of his material. Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present six standalone stories (”Anda’s Game,” “Sysadmins,” “Craphound,” “I, Robot,” “After the Siege,” and “Nimby”) adapted from Doctorow’s work, each featuring cover art by some of comics’ top talents.

Up first is “Anda’s Game.” For 12-year-old Anda, getting paid real money to kill the characters of players who were cheating in her favorite online computer game was a win-win situation. Until she found out who was paying her, and what those characters meant to the livelihood of children around the world. Award-winning artist Sam Kieth provides the debut issue’s cover.

Listen to “Anda’s Game” over at podiobooks.com
Read the prose version at craphound.com

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PROMO: Comic Book Savant
PROMO: Geek Syndicate

Theme Music by Brad Sucks

 

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Matt is back!

We spend an hour talking about every DC event over the last few years.

This is one for those that like more open less structured episodes. Warning there is an F-bomb in this episode, so it should be rated PG-13, at least.

Theme Music from Brad Sucks
Proud Member of the Comics Podcast Network and Farpoint Media

 

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I’ve been trying to get this episode posted for over a week now, but I keep getting waylaid with work and trying to find a new home, but I’m finally getting this one up.

And Interview with Sean Taylor about his new Series, “Gene Simmons Dominatrix” (I didn’t feel Dominatrix Interview was an accurate portrayal of this ep.) that really is more than you would expect by the covers.

This episode does NOT contain any cursing, but does deal with sexuality and alternative sexuality a little bit, so you may want to preview it before letting any small children listen.

preview pages are for issue 2. Issue 1 and 2 are already out and available at better LCSs everywhere.

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PROMO: Wednesday’s Haul
Theme music: Bad Attraction by Brad Sucks from the Podsafe Music Network

While, I think it is a topic worthy of discussion, I’m not actually talkin about sexuality in comics, I just want to link to this story about Gemma Corin, who, at 22, did her masters on Sexuality in Comics after reading Young Avengers, which features two “out” characters, Wiccan (or Asgardian) and Hulkling.
Meanwhile, I’m 25 still trying to get my bachelors. *sigh*

Anyways, I got a free comic for anyone (other than Gemma herself, if she reads this) that can identify what she’s reading. give me title and TPB number (since it’s obviously a TPB or OGN)