Once Upon a Geek

Just a heads-up… I appeared in a couple recent episodes of the Views from the Longbox podcast and The Unique Geek podcast.

Views from the Longbox Episode 59A & Episode 59B feature Michael and I marking the twentieth anniversary of the seminal Batman story ‘A Death in the Family‘. Yes, two decades have gone by since a poll was taken to determine the fate of the Jason Todd Robin and we look at it from all angles. Sure this story has been kind of rendered moot, but there is still much to discuss.

Views from the Longbox Episode 60 features Michael and I covering the 1989 Batman story ‘Mud Pack’.  I’ve never actually read the story, so I’m pretty much there just as the color guy.  We also discuss the current state of comics, as well as give some recommendations for other blogs and podcasts.  By the time you read this, he should also have the next episode uploaded in which we cover ‘Batman: Year Three’ and ‘Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying’.

The Unique Geek Issue #79 features the usual gang discussing the life and times of Michael Crichton (plus we sing a little Bon Jovi).

The Unique Geek Issue #80 features the usual gang discussing the current season of television, such that it is. And we prove without a shadow of a doubt that Jon is actually a teenage girl.

Just a heads-up… I’ve been horribly negligent and haven’t mentioned the podcasts I’ve appeared in recently.

The Unique Geek Issue #76 features the usual gang as we discuss what we were looking forward to at DragonCon 2008 (obviously recorded prior to the event).

The Unique Geek Issue #78 features audio recorded while the Unique Geeks were on-site at DragonCon.  We recorded the audio by just putting a digital recorder down and forgetting about it (most of the time). So you will hear a bunch of background noise, but there is some good stuff in there. This is one of those ‘casts that you just play in the background while doing any number of more important things. You can hear exciting things like how much to tip a “special” masseuse, Ravenface and myself arguing about Star Wars (I was right!), and Jon making coffee.

Views from the Longbox Episode 51 & Episode 52 feature Michael and I giving our recap of DragonCon 2008.  In these podcasts we discuss things like the dealers room, why Laurell K. Hamilton is awesome, why Mai Tais are now the official drink of the Unique Geek, art sketchs we commissioned, what happened Sunday night after Michael left,  and the unfortunate death of Michael’s grandfather while we were at the con.

Be sure to check out these podcasts and the rest of The Unique Geek & Views from the Longbox podcasts.

Check back here tomorrow for the conclusion of my comic book t-shirt gallery.  Meanwhile…

If you haven’t been listening already, be sure to swing by “Views from the Longbox” and check out the week-long mini-series BAT WEEK!  From this past Sunday (August 17) through this coming Friday (August 22), there is a new episode of “Views from the Longbox” available for download each day.  All six of them are dedicated to the film exploits of the Caped Crusader himself, the Dark Knight Detective, one half of the Dynamic Duo … Batman.

Michael Bailey, host of “Views from the Longbox”, was kind enough to invite me to join him on this deep-dive into the Batman films. Along the way we mention peripheral items (such as trading cards), and even dedicate a whole episode to the Clown Prince of Crime himself, the Joker. To enhance BAT WEEK even further, Michael has been posting related YouTube videos on his site.

So be sure to check out the podcasts and his site!  It’s more fun than a barrel full of missile-launching penguins!

Just a heads-up… I’ve been horribly negligent and haven’t mentioned the podcasts I’ve appeared in recently. 

The Unique Geek Issue #69 features the usual gang as we discuss the best and worst fathers in the geek world in honor of Father’s Day.

Views from the Longbox Episode 42 and Episode 43 feature Michael and I going head-to-head (or geek-to-geek if you prefer) on various comic book issues.  It’s also the anniversary for Views from the Longbox as it reaches its landmark one year celebration.  Michael was kind enough to invite me to help celebrate the occasion.  In these episodes we do “versus” type discussions about things like: Secret Wars action figures vs. Super Powers action figures; JLA vs. Squadron Supreme; trade paperbacks vs. single issues; Joe Q vs. Dan Didio; and the like.

Be sure to check out these podcasts and the rest of The Unique Geek & Views from the Longbox podcasts.