Geek Life – The Indie Comics Podcast

It’s the Free Comic Book Day-Cast! Recorded live at Waterfront Comics in Suisun California. John Harter, owner of Waterfront, graciously gave us space to set-up a table and record a live episode. This time we talk about casting in comic book movies. First up we ask “What is the best casting choice in a comic book movie ever?”, then “What is the worst casting?”, and finally “What comic do you want to see turned into a movie, why, and who should star in it?”. The Geek Life crew shares their thoughts on the segment, then open it up to the audience from FCBD. Lots of fun with audience participation, we even got John Harter to chime in with the comic he’d love to see in movie form! Be sure to visit the Waterfront Comics homepage and follow them on Twitter @WaterFrontComic. Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “The Life We Live (TigerPaw Drum & Bass Remix)” by TigerPaw (Feat Screwed up Click/DJ Screw) from his record “TigerPaw presents Hip Hop vs. Drum & Bass Vol. 1”. If you like this song, please support TigerPaw and AirPlus Recordings!

This week we spotlight web-comic “Christopher” by Chris Williams. This gem is very diverse, from touching & cute all the way to hilarious, “Christopher” will resonate with you. We enjoyed the slice of life style and felt like we got to know Chris pretty well. The art is genuinely quality, with a crisp and expressive style. You can read “Christopher” at ChristopherComic.com. Be sure to like Chris’s facebook page & follow him on Twitter @christopheeerrr. Next we review the crazy horror anthology “Creepy Kofy Movie Time Comic” Vol 1, Issue 1. This issue has 5 different short stories in the tradition of “Tales From The Crypt”. But wait, there’s more… Balrok and No Name from California Bay-Area’s Kofy TV 20 introduce and wrap up the insanity! Balrok and No Name host the television show “Creepy Kofy Movie Time” every Saturday night @ 11pm, where they play old horror movies, have hot girls and generally goof around. These guys have been turned into sexy comic book versions of themselves and are an absolute blast, their intro and wrap-up is the cherry on top of this bloody ice-cream sundae of awesome. Check out their FB page for both the TV show and the comic! Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Digital Daybreak” by RunC.T. from his record “Natural Static“. If you like this song, please support Run and AirPlus Recordings!

This week we spotlight excellent comic artist Steve Lewis. Steve makes 2, count em, 2 web-comics! Steve’s “Murder Cake” strip is a hilarious comic about pretty much anything he damn well pleases! His other comic “Creepy Crowley” is about a young boy named Hector Crowley, living in the town of Crowley, where he and his family are the only humans… everyone else is a monster. Also Hector lives with Zeke, a snarky ghost whom only he can see! Crowley is so great it’ll make your eyes bleed, in a good way. Make sure to follow Steve on twitter @EvilStew and like Creepy Crowley on Facebook! Next we share our favorite game themed web-shows! Everybody has some great suggestions. The complete list is below! Nerd 3 Gaming Angry Video Game Nerd World of Longplays Fetchquest (Geek and Sundry) The Guild Markiplier Game Zero Punctuation Epic Name Bro Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Perception” by Vague Illusion. If you like this song, please support Vague and AirPlus Recordings!

This week we spotlight the hilarious web-comic “LunarBaboon” by @LunarBaboon! This comic is all about a half man/half lunar-baboon living in Toronto with his wife and child. LunarBaboon had us in stitches, laughing right out loud! The honest observational humor and geeky flair got us every time. See what the world’s only LunarBaboon is up to at LunarBaboon.com. Be sure to like LunarBaboon on Facebook and follow him on twitter @LunarBaboon! Next up is our indie comic review! We talk about the fanciful comic “The Thief’s Tale” by Maia Kobabe. We met Maia at the recent APE Expo and she was kind enough to give us a great interview and the first issue of her comic! She is a recent graduate but shows great skill and promise. Thief’s Tale follows thief Delia on a quest to steal a great treasure! Many twists, turns and fireballs later we fell in love with this tenacious character and her kleptomaniac antics. Maia is currently working on issue 2 of Thief’s Tale and we can’t wait to get our hands on it! See her latest pages at Thiefs-Tale.SmackJeeves.com, see her latest deviations at Red-Gold-Sparks.DeviantArt.com and be sure to follow her on Tumblr at RedGoldSparks.Tumblr.com.  Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Set It Free (Feat. LaQua)” by TR2X, available on his album “Life is a Dancefloor“. If you like this song, please support TR2X and AirPlus Recordings!

This week we give a well deserved nod to classic 80’s fantasy movies and spotlight an exceptional web-comic. The Indie Spotlight of the week focuses on “Untold Tales of Bigfoot” by Vince Dorse. Vince’s expertly illustrated comic is about everybody’s favorite cryptid, Bigfoot! While on a camping trip, family dog Scout gets left behind as his master makes a speedy escape after coming face to fuzzy face with Bigfoot. Alone in the woods, mighty hunting-dog Scout learns he may need help if he’s to survive in the wild. Meanwhile Bigfoot simply wants a friend and is happy to save Scout (over and over) from the perils of the woods. This is the beginning of what promises to be an excellent comic series, full of heart, adventure and excellent art! See whats new with Bigfoot and Scout over at UntoldTalesofBigfoot.com! And be sure to follow Vince on Twitter @VinceDorse! Then it’s on to our featured segment, the Princess Bride-Cast! We guess famous Bride-quotes and share our most favorite and loathed 80’s fantasy films! It’s a good ol nostalgic time as we dig into the movies of our childhood, many of which are yet to find their equal! Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Ocean” by RunC.T., available on his album “Natural Static”. If you like this song, please support RunC.T. and AirPlus Recordings!

This time we talk comics. The Indie Spotlight this week focuses on the web-comic “6 Color Stories“. 6 Color is a great comic by talented artist, housewife and stay at home mom Lynn. Each page is hand drawn with traditional media and has a striking charm that pulls you in and gets you chuckling in short order. Read “6 Color Stories” at 6ColorStories.TheComicSeries.com, and be sure to follow Lynn on Twitter @6ColorStories! Next we review “In The Dark” issue 2 by Crystal Gonzalez! We met Crystal at the APE convention this past October, where she took some time to talk about her awesome comic and even hooked us up with a copy! “In the Dark” is about a man named Fibble and his demonic slave named Sin. Sin and Fibble don’t get along at all but are stuck with eachother, in hell, with demons, and stuff trying to kill Fibble, which Sin can’t let happen because if Fibble dies in hell, Sin dies too! So Sin is forced to save Fibble from all the beasties who want to eat his face. In this issue, Fibble faces off with the evil demon “Idolatry” who happens to be a giant Japanese anime plushy cat. This comic is funny, insightful, creative and crazy! Preview and purchase “In The Dark” at InTheDarkComic.BlogSpot.com. You can see more of Crystal’s work on her portfolio, blog and DeviantArt pages! Finally, THE Brian has thrown down the gauntlet with a “FB Like Battle Royal” between “Dinner & Dragons” and “Artistic Monk“! This contest has it all… rules, prizes, deadlines and name calling! Check the Panda Manga blog soon for a full article explaining everything. Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Altered State” by Vague Illusion. If you like this song, please support Vague Illusion and AirPlus Recordings!

It’s Zombie Survival time geeks. And what better web-comic to spotlight than “Zombie Boy” by Mark Stokes! “Zombie Boy” is about an eleven year old named Morgan who had a little “accident” on a family trip to Voodoo Island… Morgan along with the rest of the rag tag cast is constantly getting into Ju-Ju inspired trouble and hilarity. Careful reading this one, you might pop some stitches from the many hearty laughs it inspires. Check out Zombie Boy and friends every Monday Wednesday and Friday on ZombieBoyComics.com! Also, make sure to follow Mark on twitter @krash_pow. Next up we pick the 8thHenry’s brain on the subject of “Scavenging After Z-day”. Henry’s got lots of great advice and pointers, so listen up! Finally we muse about the best and worst places to Scavenge after the zombie apocalypse. Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “The Body Electric” by Slowly Moving Lips. If you like this song, please support SML and AirPlus Recordings! As an added bonus, below are the pictures we are ROFLing about in the gag reel (at the end of the show). Just in case you were wondering WTF!? Ha ha!

This week we’re talking about comics! First off is our Indie Spotlight, this week we check out the web-comic “Sandra and Woo” by Poweree and Oliver Knörzer. Woo revolves around a middle school girl named Sandra North and her pet raccoon Woo. This charming comic brings up memories of reading Calvin and Hobbs as a child. Well written and illustrated, it’s an excellent edition to your web-comic reading list. Make Sure to follow Sandra and Woo on their Facebook Page, and Oliver on Twitter @novilariandis. Next we review “The Official Collection of Lets Do This! Deluxe Edition” by Jeremy Arambulo.   Jeremy’s “Lets Do This!” is an omnibus covering a wide variety of topics such as real life, superheroes, video games and more! You can purchase your own of copy of this delightful comic from comixpress.com. And be sure to follow Jeremy on Twitter @JeremyArambulo Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “xyz (TigerPaw Remix)” by Dfsa90. If you like this song, please support Dfsa90, TigerPaw and AirPlus Recordings!

This week we talk Comics! Whoo! First up is the Indie Spotlight, this time we focus in on the web-comic “Yeti 4 Hire” by Jeff Crowther. This lighthearted “all ages action comic” is both written and illustrated by Jeff. The art is simply entrancing, from the line art to the color, it’s just beautiful. The story focus on Veronica and her friend Yeti, who are busy trying to make money by taking odd jobs, all the while dodging D-list super villains and their arch nemesis “Dr. BatFace”! Make sure to check out Yeti at Yeti4Hire.com, follow Jeff on Twitter @JeffCrowther and check out his Tumblr and facebook pages! Next we get into our comics segment “East vs West Faceoff…off…off”. Two favorite comic characters in a battle of not so super challenges! Marvels’s “Wolverine” takes on “Son Goku” of Dragonball fame in a series of odd events. The Geek Life crew muses about who would be better at say…a cupcake bake-off for example, along with many other silly challenges! Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Stratus” by ComaSleep available on “Airplus Recordings – Singles Vol. 3“. If you like this song, be sure to support ComaSleep and AirPlus Recordings!

On this week’s Geek Life we spotlight the excellent web-comic “Happle Tea” by Scott Maynard. Happle is about a kid named Lil K and his adventures with God, Sasquatch and an array of mythological creatures, gods and cryptids! Check out “Happle Tea” at Happletea.com and be sure to follow Scott on twitter @happletea. We then review “Organ Trail: Directors Cut” by The Men Who Wear Many Hats. This hilarious and difficult game is a love letter to the original “Oregon Trail” many of us played as children, only with zombies…and zombie bears. Totally worth a play and available on iOS and Andriod! Finally we get into our Indie Comic Review! We gab about Jared Manninen and Joe Daley’s “Gruesome Tales Vol.1” available from MakotoPress.com! Jared and Joe’s “Gruesome Tales” is a trade paperback collection of several short stories meant “To Tickle Your Terror Bone”, and it does just that. This collection presents some genuinely creepy tales! Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Come On” by Dfsa90 available on “Airplus Recordings – Singles Vol. 3“. If you like this song, be sure to support Dfsa90 and AirPlus Recordings!

OOh baby, big changes coming to the Geek Life Podcast! This episode marks the beginning of our weekly episodes. We’ve finally switched over and will now have a fresh Geek Life episode for you every week! We’re also now sponsored by Audible! Visit AudibleTrial.com/GeekLife for your free audiobook download! First up is the Indie Spotlight segment. This week’s Indie Spotlight focuses on the web-comic “Little Guardians” available at LittleGuardiansComic.com! Guardians is written by Ed Cho and illustrated by Lee Cherolis. This is a great comic taking place in a swords and shields fantasy world of magic, monsters and destiny. You can like Little Guardians on facebook at facebook.com/littleguardianscomic and follow them on twitter @LGuardiansComic! Next we talk about the exciting announcement of Sony’s new Playstation 4 or PS4 as the cool kids say. On Feb 20th Sony held an epic 2 hour livestream’d event in New York to announce the PS4 and talk about its exciting hardware, operating system and software! We gab about this and more in the exciting PS4 Announcement segment. Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Trading Numbers” by Gattica Kid from his “Seconds Away” EP. If you like this song, be sure to support Gattica Kid and AirPlus Recordings!

This week in the news, we talk about Melissa Pagluica‘s exciting new project “Above The Clouds” available on AtCloudsComic.com! Our indie spotlight shines on the hilarious and adorable web-comic “The Tale of Tamarind” by Perry Alter. Perry’s great comic focuses on a cute little elf who is surprisingly overpowered! Make sure to check it out at TamaComic.com! We review the ambitious comic “The Sunless Circus” by Chris Kawagiwa. This beautiful and touching comic accomplishes amazing visual strength and emotional depth without a single piece of dialog. Chris calls this a “Silent Comic”. It is an amazing exercise in visual direction and subtlety. Then we’re off to talk about good old Star Wars and the announcement of J.J. Abrams to direct the upcoming episode 7! Finally we wrap-up with an in-depth look into reboots in film and television. What are the Geek Life crew’s favorite and most hated reboots? What makes a reboot great and when is it OK to reboot? Listen and learn! (^_^) Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s songs in order of play are “Down Time” and “Care a Bit (Feat. Imogen Heap)” by RunC.T. from his EP Galaxy.

Come get your Zombie Survival goodness… Grade Z 100% pure! Geek Life gets back to it’s roots with this weeks Zombie episode! We forgo our usual comic review in favor of a robust and complete zombie episode! A little while back, we had a listener reach out to us with a request for “more zombie sections”! We heard your cry for more robust zombie survival episodes and that’s exactly what ep 31 is all about! We talk Z-traps, survival tips and even look at the top 5 best an worst pets to keep after Z-Day! This time’s Indie Spotlight shines on the awesome web comic “Human Nature“! Written by Adam Volk and illustrated by Pol Desmarais, this clever comic pokes fun at office work and culture. Volk’s insightful humor and Desmarais’ clean and sharp illustrations are a delight. Make sure to check them out at HumanNatureComic.com Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s songs in order of play are “The Parting (of ways)” by Blindstate, and “Vague Illusions” by Vague Illusion. “The Parting (of ways)” can be found on Blindstate’s amazing new EP “These Lovely Bones“. “Vague Illusions” is off of Vague’s awesome album “Binary“. If you like these songs, be sure to support their artists and AirPlus Recordings!

It’s all about comics this time. In our indie-review we look at issue 4 of Eben07’s “Operation 3 Ring Bound”. We have enjoyed our Eben-athon! Sadly we’re at the last printed issue, but fear not, we can all continue to enjoy Eben07 and Ninja-Dan’s adventures on Eben07.com as E. Burgoon and D. Bethel continue their work on issue 5 of “Operation 3 Ring Bound”. Next we talk web-comics. As we dig into the Geek Life staff’s personal favorite web-comics, we find some crazy, obscure and awesome ones to enjoy. Hopefully we mention something you’ve never heard of! It’s always good to have ANOTHER one to read… Right? (^_^) Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Softspoken” by RunC.T off his excellent new album “Three Wolves“.

THE Brian and JP put together a years worth of gag-reels and look back over the first year of PandaManga.com’s Geek Life Podcast! That’s right!! We made it through our first year. There were ups, downs, good, bad and lots of FUN! Thanks for coming with us on this journey. As we continue into the new year, we are thankful for surviving this long as many podcasts don’t make it past their first few months. A full year is a huge accomplishment and a big milestone in our efforts to bring you all the geeky goodness we can muster! Thanks again and don’t forget to tell your friends! We will resume our normally scheduled subjects and such next time on Ep 30 of Geek Life. Next up is comics! Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+.