The Fellowship is pleased to present our conversation with creator Terry Moore. We get to pick his brain about his new project Motor Girl (due out on 11/2), some of his previous work, and operating a small press. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Timeless Classic Movies channel on YouTube
Firesign Theatre albums, also on YouTube
TCM Star of the Month is Christopher Lee - Monday nights
Westworld on HBO
Interview: you can find more info about Terry and his work at his website. Also check him out on Twitter at @TerryMooreArt
Picks for the week of 10/19:
Black Hammer #4
The Black Hood #1 (season 2)
Star Trek: Boldly Go #1
Pathfinder: Worldscape #1
Herobear and the Kid 2016 Fall Special
Die Kitty Die #1
Honorable Mention: Science Comics: Volcanoes trade
Shoutouts:
Halloween Comic Fest is Saturday, October 29 - get out to your local comic shop and join in the festivities!
Especially the Jake & Tom Conquer the World and Now That I'm Older podcasts - thanks, guys!
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: What are you doing for Halloween? Let us know on social media!
To find us, go to:
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Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek
The Fellowship is pleased to present our favorite pieces of horror literature (well, some of them). We always seem to wind it back to comics, of course, but we include classics and modern works. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Star Trek: The Next Generation on Netflix
Les is Back! And he's jonesing for comics
Wonder Woman: A Celebration of 75 Years
The List®
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
[Note: I was wrong; Dracula released in Feb 1931, Frankenstein in November]
The Drive-In and The Drive-In 2 (Joe R. Lansdale)
'Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires (McNally & Florescu)
It (Stephen King)
Psycho 2 (Robert Bloch, not the novelization of the movie)
The Rats in the Walls (H.P. Lovecraft, and more generally all of his work)
The works of Edgar Allan Poe
30 Days of Night (Niles, Templesmith)
Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl (Roman Dirge)
Norman (Stan Silas)
The Universal Monsters books by Larry Mike Garmon
Picks for the week of 10/12:
The Fade Out Deluxe Edition hardcover
Darth Vader #25 (the final issue)
Southern Cross #8
Reborn #1
Grimm Fairy Tales 2016 Halloween Special
Monstress #7
Honorable Mention: The Fix #6
Honorable Mention: The October Faction: Deadly Season #1
Honorable Mention: Weresquito: Nazi Hunter (Christopher Mihm film - Les just got his copy - "presented in shocking Plasmoscope")
Shoutouts:
Especially Jake & Tom Conquer the World - thanks, guys!
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: Do you have a story that creeped you out? Or have you ever even seen Laugh-In? Let us know on social media!
To find us, go to:
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Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek
The Fellowship is pleased to present our opening discussion about horror. We start off with why we dig the horror genre, and get into which subgenres we prefer. Tangents include Psycho and its impact on horror, and vampires in terms of power. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Amazon has greenlit The Tick
(also there were a TON of cool comics last week)
Strange Girl Omnibus (Rick Remender, Eric Nguyen)
Les is still in Hawaii, too, by the way
Mooncop (Tom Gauld, Drawn and Quarterly) (it's 96 pages)
Don't Blink (2014 movie)
We talk about more horror stories than you can shake a stick at; no way can we list them all here.
And the YouTube video Thomas mentioned about the hotel in The Shining.
And farewell to Herschell Gordon Lewis, the Godfather of Gore
Picks for the week of 10/5:
James Bond #10
Ghoul Scouts: Night of the Unliving Undead trade
Betty Boop #1
A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong #8
Army of Darkness/Xena Warrior Princess: Forever… And A Day #1
Archie Meets Ramones #1
Honorable Mention: The Shadow: The Death of Margo Lane #5
Shoutouts:
Especially Jake & Tom Conquer the World and Shane from Now That I'm Older - thanks, guys!
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: What do you love (or not) about horror? Or does a Mai Tai count as a smoothie? Let us know on social media!
To find us, go to:
www.thefellowshipofthegeeks.net
www.facebook.com/thefellowshipofthegeeks
Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek
The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of delays in the comics industry. Ripped from the headlines, we talk a bit about how the printing process works, what happens to your local stores when delays hit, and how annoyed Les--I mean the average reader gets with said delays. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Mikey - nothing fun (houseguests over the weekend)
TC - The MLJ Companion: The Complete History of The Archie Super-Heroes!
Les - on vacation in Hawaii (such dedication to call in from Paradise, even with technical difficulties)
The entirety of North Texas - in Hell (it's been a little hot this week)
Sidebar: Layout artists don't get the credit they deserve!
Picks for the week of 9/28:
Solar Man #2
X-O Manowar #50
Cryptocracy #4
Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #1
Star Trek: Waypoint #1
Star Wars #23
Honorable Mention: Make Mine Indie #2
Honorable Mention: Wonder Woman: A Celebration of 75 Years
Shoutouts:
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: How have you been affected by delayed books? Let us know on social media!
To find us, go to:
www.thefellowshipofthegeeks.net
www.facebook.com/thefellowshipofthegeeks
Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek
The Fellowship is pleased to present a selection of comics (mostly) that are available now through Kickstarter. We include some we've backed and some we wish we had the extra cash to back. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
NFL week 1
The dreaded "clear the garage" - putting old comics into storage
Star Trek's 50th anniversary on Decades network
(a bit of a tangent here, but hey, we're geeks, right?)
Unfriended (2014 movie)
Blair Witch (the new "sequel" releasing this weekend)
For The Love of Spock (2016 documentary)
Kickstarter campaigns we "endorse":
Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire hardcover edition
Splatter Comics Presents: Justice
CUD Halloween Mini Comic Trick or Treat Giveaway
P is for President Coloring and Activity Book
Picks for the week of 9/21:
Dept. H #6
Mercy Sparx Year One #1
Britannia #1
Joyride #5
Trinity #1
Joyride volume 1
Honorable Mention: ROM #3
Another Heads-up: Dirk Gently BBC series with Elijah Wood
Shoutouts:
Special shoutout: Jake & Tom Conquer The World podcast
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: KS campaign love? Let us know on social media! (Or if you didn't get the Martin Milner joke :-)
To find us, go to:
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www.facebook.com/thefellowshipofthegeeks
Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek
The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Amalgam Comics, the DC/Marvel crossover from 20 years ago. We touch on characters, events both crossover and summer, and the likelihood (or not) that it will ever happen again. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Trivia Crack (smartphone/Facebook app)
Les' Big Bag o' Nothing® (a quiet weekend)
College football (Texas v Notre Dame - 2 overtimes!)
The Chris Reeve Superman movie marathon on El Rey
Building Star Trek (documentary about Trek tech)
And here's the promised link to the Amalgam Comics Wikipedia page
And the offer stands, if any Marvel or DC execs want to come on the show and discuss ideas :-)
Dan Abnett, too, for that matter
Picks for the week of 9/14:
Hawaiian Dick: Screaming Black Thunder collection
Resident Alien: The Man With No Name #1
Punisher War Journal collection
Richard Matheson: Master of Terror collection
Prometheus: Life and Death #4
Jack Kirby's Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth Volume 2 Artist's Edition
Honorable Mention: Lady Killer 2 #2
Tangent: The Bojeffries Saga by Alan Moore & Steve Parkhouse
Shoutouts:
Manny the Martyr - local (DFW area) show coming very soon
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: Who are your favorite superhero characters, Amalgam or otherwise? Let us know on social media!
To find us, go to:
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Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek
The Fellowship is pleased to present a brief list of movies for which we would love to see a sequel made (but know it will never happen) Our choices range from the 1980s to very recently. Also, a significant tangent on the Three Stooges. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Batman: The Animated Series on Amazon Video
The Monster of Phantom Lake (2006 Christopher Mihm movie)
Hey Moe, Hey Dad (docuseries on the Three Stooges)
And a fond farewell to actor/writer Gene Wilder
Our choices for impossible sequels:
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Dracula Untold (2014)
They Live (1988)
The Equalizer (2014)
The Matrix (1999) yes, I know, just listen and all will be explained
Frailty (2001)
Picks for the week of 9/7:
Mickey Mouse Shorts Season 1 (IDW)
The Great Divide #1
The Fuse #21
Skybourne #1
Eclipse #1
Midnight of the Soul #4
Shoutouts:
You, gentle listeners!
Question of the Week: What movie do you want a sequel for? Let us know on social media!
To find us, go to:
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Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek
The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion on why superheroes are popular and enduring. Ideas include escapism, sense of wonder, and weird ties to the economy. SPOILER: We don't really solve everything this time. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Amazon's The Tick pilot
Rebirth
Les' Big Bag o' Nothing®
Picks for the week of 8/31:
The Killer Inside Me #1
Eden's Fall #1
Witchfinder: City of the Dead #1
Groo: Fray of the Gods #2
Earth 2 Society Annual #1
Grimm Fairy Tales #125 (and final)
Children of Lovecraft (prose collection)
Dream Police #11
Shoutouts:
You, gentle listeners!
Question of the Week: Why do you think superhero books are so popular? Let us know on social media!
To find us, go to:
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Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek
The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion on how to get kids interested in comics. How can comics compete with an electronic world? How much of it is marketing to the parents? And what about games? We also get a bit sidetracked by the Suicide Squad movie (as one does). And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
The October Faction volume 1
Manhunter 2070
Suicide Squad (the movie) and John Ostrander's review
Picks for the week of 8/24:
Godzilla: Rage Across Time #1
Amazing Forest anthology
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadows of the Vampire #4
Blue Beetle Rebirth (one-shot)
Astronauts in Trouble collection
Pretty Deadly volume 2
Shoutouts:
Alamo Drafthouse
You, gentle listeners!
Question of the Week: How would you sell a comic book to a kid? Let us know on social media!
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Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek
The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of how comics seems to avoid references to, or partnership with, global events (like the Olympics or World Cup). We speculate a bit, and then head off into the weeds on sports movies. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
The Olympics - Rio 2016
Bob Ross' The Joy of Painting on Twitch.tv
Picks for the week of 8/17:
Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #10
Popeye Classic Comics #49 (by IDW and Yoe Books)
Demonic #1
I Hate Fairyland #8
Three Stooges: The Boys Are Back #1
The Backstagers #1
Shoutouts:
PurrKayla
You, gentle listeners!
Question of the Week: What's your favorite sports-related comic book? Let us know on social media!
To find us, go to:
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Twitter - @FellowshipGeeks, @MikeyGeek, @TomTCGeek