The Black Box

Courtesy of the Legion of Dudes podcast, It’s the third annual What the Dudes Want for Christmas episode with Black Box host Shawn Pryor of Action Lab Entertainment. We discuss wants, recommendations, as well as who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. Thanks to the Legion of Dudes podcast and HHWLOD family for allowing me to repost this podcast. Show them some love by stopping by www.hhwlod.com to listen to their podcasts.

The Christmas Craptacular Marathon continues as Donny Salvo tells you a holiday filled dynamic team-up of Spider-Man & the big-headed homeboy known as The Watcher! Listen to a tale of hope, action, family, cocaine, and drunken elderly people.

Donny’s four-week marathon of Christmas Tales continue as Superman & Santa Claus team up in a tale of action and splendor in DC Comics Presents #67! Get your ho-ho-ho on!

Shawn is joined by Johnny M of the Legion of Dudes & Walking Dead TV podcast and DC Comics artist Dave Beaty (Brightest Day, Adventure Comics) as they discuss some more of their favorite Kung-Fu & Martial Arts movies ever. Discover what an “IP Man” is, marvel at the skill of Sonny Chiba, find out about some Jet Li flicks you didn’t know about, and discover what film Chuck Norris played in as a drug-lord/kung fu pimp! Featuring the music of the WU-Tang Clan.

This weeks TFTA begins Donny’s Christmas four week themed marathon of longbox stories as only he can present it! Prepare for the most awkward X-mas tale ever in Alpha Flight #105! Brace yourself for strip clubs, awkward moments, girl fights, a drunken Northstar and so much more! Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

This weeks show Shawn and Donny answer questions from the listeners and podcaster Darrell Taylor, discuss comics, Big Daddy Kane, Shaft, Iron Man on roller skates, Secret Wars I and II omnibus, Jolt Cola, Rambo vs. Chuck Norris, Jim Kelly, tangents, and tell the world that Chocolate Skittles are nasty. Enjoy, and have a great Thanksgiving!

In this weeks episode Donny reads you a classic tale of Teen Titans #51! It’s a team-up of Titans East & West, flying real estate, teenage superheroes acting like pricks, a jealous teenage caveman, Donna Troy breaking Kid Flash’s heart, Aqualad having second thoughts of being with the team, and Speedy is still a JERK. Enjoy!

In this weeks show, host Shawn Pryor talks about his role with Action Lab Entertainment and the future of PKD Media, the Kickstarter Project for “Fracture,” then Shane Kelly of the Comic Geek Speak podcast stops by to talk about Star Wars toys of today & yesterday. Later on Shawn is joined by Raph SooHoo, Chad Burdette, Ian Levenstein, Micah Griffin-Lundy and Jon Carroll to discuss their favorite beer & things in comics they currently like or dislike at the moment. There’s some bonus material for you after the closing credits. Enjoy.

In this weeks episode, Donny travels to the Marvel Universe to tell you a tale of Ben Grimm (aka The Thing) in the hospital in Marvel Two-In-One #96! Be on the lookout for a mean nurse, corny super-villains, heroes aplenty, and remember that men made of rock can't give blood. Enjoy!

Donny leaps into his longbox and tells you the tale of “Planet of the Apes” from Malibu Comics! Ape shall not harm Ape. But Donny will lay harm to this comic!

This weeks “massive edition” of The PKD Black Box starts off with Shawn having a conversation with MC Adam Warrock (aka Eugene Ahn) about his new album “The War For Infinity,” the “West Coast Avengers Mixtape,” hip-hop & geekdom and even rappers that can communicate with dolphins. Then Jason Wood from the 11 O’ Clock Comics podcast stops by to talk about college life, Busta Rhymes, and everything you need to know about M.A.S.K. as he and Shawn go all nostaligic. Last, but definitely not least co-host Jon Carroll stops by as he and Shawn have a solid interview with talented creator Chris Eliopolous (Lockjaw & The Pet Avengers) as we discuss all-ages comics, the art of lettering, why having talent at times can be overrated, and the hard work that’s necessary to make comics. Shout-outs to DJ Ruckus Roboticus, Cookiehead Jenkins & the Pontiac Fiero. Enjoy!

Get ready as Donny tells you the gruesome tale of Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal #3! Be on the lookout for the following: drug abuse, dead alley-cats, domestic fights, ghost druggies & kicks to the face! This is truly one of the most depressing comic books of all time. But somehow, Donny finds a way to make it fun. Enjoy.

This week Shawn talks with artist/webcomic creator Michael Schwartz of Oceanverse as they discuss his comic, some comic strip inspirations & history, attempting to reach audiences on the web, Seaquest, and the power of the Centurions cartoon. Later in the show Shawn has a conversation with Mike Pampinella & Monnie Aleahmad of Evil Money Comics as they talk about the road to indie comic creation, their first Anthology Comic Book, building books from the ground up, and old school arcade games. Enjoy, and always know that Pit-Fighter is an awful video game.

This week Donny tackles the sci-fi future of “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” #7 from 1980! Wilma Deering! Twiki!!!! Wilma Deering! We love you, Erin Gray!

This week the show concludes its “Favorite 80's Action Films” talk as Shawn is once again joined by Matinee Idles/Burden’s World host Matt Burden and the man of many podcasts, Donny Salvo! Sit back and enjoy the chaos, car crashes, destruction, Rambo teaching children, Sean Connery imitations, tangents galore, and Matt trying to convince Shawn & Donny why “Turner & Hooch” is on his list of favorite 80's action flicks.