Welcome to another episode of Strangers with Comics.  This episode might sound fine but behind the scenes, this episode was cursed from the get go. To start with, when we began recording, Gabe’s connection started dropping in and out.  He had been having problems with his landline so it was not too terribly unexpected.  So Gabe switched to the phone line and called.  This is why the beginning of the episode is somewhat clippy.  Once that little problem was overcome, Pamela, the program we use to record the show, decided not to work at all.  For about an hour we tried to get it to work.  Re-installed, upgraded, downgraded…nothing worked.  But now it was midnight but somehow, we managed to get it working.  We had a special guest lined up, Ray Allaire who is an assistant manager at the local Game Stop to talk about video games.  We skyped Ray in and got a good half hour of discussion.  At this point, it was 1 a.m. so we held off finishing the show until the next day.  The next day the recording went really well as you can tell by the much improved audio.  But when it came time to mix and edit, much of the stuff we recorded the night before was unusable due to some really bad clicking embedded in the audio.  We worked for a long time to try and remove it but it only made it sound worse.  So what you are left with is a truncated version of the show that could have been.  Sorry about that Ray but next week we will have your segment no matter what.

This is a waiting for the trade episode where the strangers discuss what trades they have been reading.  The books discussed include:

Gabe’s list - Hellboy Library Edition Vol. 2, Two Sisters, Channel Zero and The Immortal Iron Fist Volume 1.

 

Rob’s list – Bayou by Zuda Comics, Cthulhu Tales: The whisper of madness and Death Valley Days.

 

Tony’s list – Blankets and The Homeless Channel

 

Weekly comics we liked included Supergirl, Air, Action Comics, Captain Britain, Fall of Cthulhu, G.I. Joe Cobra and Phonogram

Weeklies we hated included Spiderman Requiem, World of Warcraft and Iris: Executive Assistant.

Thanks to Titanium Rain for sponsoring this episode. http://www.glitchwerk.com/titanium/

 

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This week we have a variety of topics on tap.  We start with an extended week in geek which includes an iFanboy impersonation and a distinct lack of talking about the weather.  The main segment starts with a short segment about E3, mainly focusing on the new motion controller wars.  Then we fire up some interviews from Big Apple Con courtesy of Gabe. 

In our final segment we discuss this week’s comics.  Books we liked included Batman, Booster Gold and Hack Slash. 

Books we hated included Green Lantern Corps, Titans and GI Joe: Origins.

This episode sponsored by Titanium Rain.  http://www.glitchwerk.com/titanium/

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This week we start off with our usual banter about what went down this week.  Gabe drank too much while Rob and Tony attended Meet in the Middle (http://www.meetinthemiddle4equality.com) you can catch a glimpse of them in the videos from the site.

Our main topic is Terminator Salvation.  We discuss the Terminator franchise as a whole including the four movies and the Sarah Connor Chronicles TV show.  We take some side treks to discuss the Govenator and Tony rants about geeks and their need to have mysteries explained (ala BSG).  Since we recorded late on a Sunday, Tony shoved in a lot of sound clips from the films to wake up Gabe and Rob.

Then we move on to our regular discussion of comic books:

Books we liked included Wolverine, Spider Man: The Short Halloween, Star Wars Legacy and Mouse Guard.

Books we hated this week included Teen Titans and Invincible (we pretty much agree that Invincible needs to end) Invincible (we pretty much agree that Invincible needs to end)

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This week we speak with special guest Brock Heasley, creator of Superfogeys  http://www.th3rdworld.com/web-comic/The-SuperFogeys .

 

Before that starts we get off the rails a bit with a longer than usual intro involving video game consoles and a movie Rob and Tony saw, http://www.cthulhu-themovie.com/.

 

Here are some of the webcomics that Rob recommends this episode:

 

Skinhorse - http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/skinhorse/series.php

 

Mega Tokyo - http://www.megatokyo.com/

 

Penny Arcade - http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/

 

PVP - http://www.pvponline.com/

 

Shortpacked - http://www.shortpacked.com

 

The Webcomic that Tony could not remember the name of is Daisy Owl found here: http://daisyowl.com/

 

This week the books we liked included Dr. Who, Captain America and Tony Titans.

 

The book we hated was Vigilante.

 

Feedback is always appreciated.  Thanks for listening.

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Episode 80 Don't get on spaceships with starngers and East Coast Black Age of Comics Con recap

Well we're a week late but you know poop happens. The strangers crew finally get around to talking about Star Trek the Motion Picture...joking joking. They review the latest summer blockbuster, the relaunch of Star Trek. We talk about the movie and what our reaction was to the movie. Also Gabe reports with The Voice at East Coast Black Age of Comics Con, where they got interviews with artist/ writer Ashley A. Woods, DC artist Jamal Ingle, novelist LA Banks and comics' legend Tony Isabella.

Then we recap what we loved this week.
umbrella academy
oracle
young avengers
House of Mystery
walking dead
Young Liars

and what we hated this week?
fables 84
Lockjaw
titans
Booster Gold

*note the videos will be going up of the East Coast Black Age of Comics Con interviews will be going up over time*

Feedback is always welcomed, because we love to hear from you.

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Episode 79 Get your strangers for free

Not only were they giving out free KFC chicken but they were also giving out free comics last week. It was the best week ever for free loaders. Gabe, Rob, and Tony weight in on their personal experince at Free Comic Book Day, and share in the joy of the books we all got for free. Manly the Blackest Night, the New Avengers, and the GI Joe/ Transformers book. Also Gabe gives one of his ill be gotten fanboy rants about what he thinks about FCBD and how some stores, just don't get it.
 Then we look at this weeks picks and look at Jonah hex 43, World of new krypton, Human torch comics, Fables #84 (Great Fables Crossover Part 4), Irredeemable #2, FInal Ciris Aftermath Run #1, Fing Fang Four Returns, and The Mighty, with loving eye, and warm hugs. While on the other hand we tell Power girls 1,Flash:Rebirth#2 and LXG: 1910 to sit in the corner and think about what they done

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                              Episode 78; Pin the tail on the stranger

Games, games, and more games. We got dice games we got rolling games, we got games based on over priced restaurant chains run by over paid actors.  The Strangers crew look at their favorite board games.  They wax romianace about the game of life, connect 4, uno, Arkham Horror, Zombies, Lord of the Rings, Planet Hollywood , Trivia Pursuit, Mystery of the Abby, Riddle of the Ring, Win Place or Show among other.
 
Then we look at our picks of the week, legion of 3 world #4, green lantern 40, JSA 26, the literals #1, Legacy 35, Proof 19, and Superman.
Then we look at our not so picks of the week superman/ batman 59, teen titans 70, runaways 9, Eureka 1, and GI Joe Origins

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                                                           Episode 77; Will someone think about the kids!!!!

Hide the kids; this week Gabe heads out to the KIds Comic Con with Ma'at from DaFixer's Hideout. We meet and greet with a ton of people. Some of which where kind enough to give us some interviews. We got interviews with:

Alex Simmons Founder/ Organizer of Kids Comic Con

Yumy Odom Founder/ Organizer of East Coast Black Age of Comics Con aka ECBACC

Salome Yilma Founder of EthniDolls

Karl E. from Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art aka MOCCA

Samuel Vera Writer/ Artist Crazee Comics, There's an Alien in my Toilet

Ken Wong Writer Pandora's Box, Secret Identities

After the interviews Gabe, Rob, and Tony look at this weeks picks which include, Dectective Comics 853, Arkham Asylam Battle for the Cowl, Supergirl, Fables Crossover 1 and 2, Fall of Cthulhu:nemesis 1, GI Joe Cobra, DC Superfriends and then Gabe and Tony go mano a mano in the steel cage death match over JLA 31

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                                        Epsoide 76 WSWC AM Radio; Reading Rainbow

    Here at WSWC radio we read a meteric ton of books, and i mean a ton. Must of the time we don't get to talk about everything  that we have read. But all that has changed this week. Gabe, Tony , and Rob run down some of the book they have read over the last few months and share them with you. That inculdes books like, jack kibry's demon, Saga of the swamp thing, Spiderman: Maximum Carnage, Secret War, Escapist, Mouse Guard, Northwest passage, Savage Worlds:Zombie Run, gaunts ghosts from black library, Armour of Contempt, Only in Death, Black Hole, Funhome, Flight, Crogans Vengeance

    And to cap off the show Gabe gives us his pick which are All Hail Megatron 10,  Action Comics 876. Green Lantern 35, Captain America 49, DMZ 41

 

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                                                      Episode 75: Using my Religion!

Easter came and when and alot of the western world rejoiced. The week we look at the role of religion in comics. wither it be the religions of superman, the hand of god in DC, Hellboy, Preacher, Daredevil, Astro City, Punisher and Wolverine team up,Chronicles of Wormwood by Garth Ennis, Gog and Magog From JSA, Jesus hates zombie , Nightcrawler, Mary Marvel, Cypher Savior by Mark Millar among others.


and then we have this weeks weekly picks, green lantern, world of new krypton, battle of cowl, Mighty A, Irredeemable, Who wants to be a superhero? DEFUSER, Dark Reign - Hawkeye, The Warlord, and Top Ten

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