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The Comic Conspiracy — Episode 43 (2012-01-30)
All sorts of stuff to talk about this week, including foreign comics, recap pages, Marvel Zombies, Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes, The Tick, Bone, Marvel Apes, Darkwing Duck, Duck Tales, Boom! Studios trade paperbacks, Warner Bros. “We Can Be Heroes” charity, the new Azzarello/Bermejo DC graphic novel, new Marvel animated comics, Spectacular Spider-Man, Thundercats, toy sales, Order of the Stick Kickstarter, print-on-demand, Sam Humphries’s Sacrifice, Gene Luen Yang’s Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise Part 1, and Dynamite’s Game of Thrones. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Toby Sidler.
Running Time: 1h 15m 34s
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The Comedy Button — Episode 14 (2012-01-27)
This week, we examine the science of gayness (according to our listeners), dumb Amazon wish lists, bus horror stories, setting tree fort traps for Vietcong burglars, porno jackpots, the sad life of the Duffel Bags PR guy, the Justice League vs. world hunger, the continued debate of fart politics and girlfriends, the rules of “OH SNAP!”, listener questions, and Ryan’s first girlfriend. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.
Running Time: 1h 9m 13s
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Semi-recurring Geekbox guests Ray Barnholt and Brock Sager fill Karen and Adam’s empty seats tonight as we belatedly celebrate the podcast’s three-year anniversary (go us!). So give it a listen, share it with everyone you know, and check out the latest issue of Scroll, Ray’s awesome indie gaming magazine.
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The Geekbox — Episode 154 (2012-01-24)
Wherein we discuss kids not buying comics, Archie’s high school years, the Xbox in Japan, creepy music store customers, recording music off the TV, the worst Soundwave ever, the horrible Oscars, Sherlock, Alcatraz (including Ryan Higgins’ crackpot theories), getting banned from Star Wars forums for using dumb Internet memes, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Tomb Raider, Dark Souls, Etrian Odyssey, Soulcalibur V, Assassin’s Creed, and the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo. Starring Ryan Scott, Ray Barnholt, Ryan Higgins, and Brock Sager.
Running Time: 1h 15m 22s
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The Comic Conspiracy — Episode 42 (2012-01-23)
It’s e-mail time! This week, we discuss The DC Flip, how to open a comic book store, comic book supplies, Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men, new superhero concepts, how our earliest comic books influence our current reading, Prophet #21, 100 Bullets, and Justice League: Generation Lost. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Toby Sidler.
Running Time: 1h 18m 51s
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I unfortunately had to sit this episode out (nothing nefarious — I had an important out-of-town appointment), but somehow, these jokers managed to make it good without me. So give it a listen, and share it with the whole Internet as usual. And if you listen to the Comedy Button on your iOS or Android device, make sure to pick up our Comedy Button app via the iOS Podcast box or Amazon.com Android Marketplace. You’ll get some sweet mobile-only bonus content for picking these apps up!
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The Comedy Button — Episode 13 (2012-01-20)
This week, we remember why our parents may or may not have thought we were gay during our bromances, how awesome ToyFare Magazine was, how lame some of our childhood toys (like neon Batman figures) were, how awesome others (like ThunderCats) were, how girls failed to remember that handsome Harvey Dent became Two-Face, and how the Real Housewives of Atlanta think black mannequins dressed as slaves can’t actually have sex with them. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, and Max Scoville.
Running Time: 1h 44m 22s
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Local listeners Alea Garbagnati and Chris Noyes join us this week to drop some Star Wars knowledge and talk Alcatraz. Also: It’s pretty much the last day to contribute to Karen Chu’s new podcasting project, Good Job, Brain! — act fast if you want your awesome Kickstarter incentive prizes!
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The Geekbox — Episode 153 (2012-01-17)
Wherein we discuss passing the bar exam, single comic issues vs. trade paperbacks, bookstores vs. books, drunken Disney World marathons, Star Wars: The Old Republic, the dumbest Star Wars subplot ever, Hutt sexuality, Alcatraz, and Dave Chappelle’s live show. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Alea Garbagnati, Ryan Higgins, and Chris Noyes.
Running Time: 1h 4m 34s
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The Comic Conspiracy — Episode 41 (2012-01-16)
Big news this week, including Jupiter’s Children, Garth Ennis’ The Shadow, The Spirit, the return of backup stories in Batman, the Court of the Owls crossover, value vs price, the return of shock endings, the first wave of cancelations from The New 52, the second wave of launches from DC Comics, Rob Liefeld, DC’s possible new logo, Scarlet Spider, Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye, and Invincible Vol. 15. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Toby Sidler.
Running Time: 1h 09m 38s
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