‘T2 Trainspotting’ (review) - at FORCES OF GEEK

“Choose life.
Choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere cares.
Choose looking up old flames, wishing you’d done it all differently.
And choose watching history repeat itself.
Choose your future.”

Danny Boyle returns 20 years later to Edinburgh, Scotland for a sequel to the highly successful Trainspotting film about addiction and friendship.

The film reunites Renton (Ewen McGregor) with Simon aka Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), the betrayed Begbie (Robert Carlyle) and the smack-obsessed Spud (Ewen Bremner) to great effect, portraying the void felt by the absence and passage of time.

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League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. March 22, 2017

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The Defender from K’un Lun is here in his very own new #1 to coincide with his Netflix show, Iron Fist! … From the artist of Tank Girl comes a kick ass caffeinated sci-fi adventure comic in Helena Crash #1. … Matt Kindt kicks off a new volume of X-O Manowar #1 with slick artist Tomas Giorello. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. March 14, 2017

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Star Trek takes on the ‘What If?” or Elseworlds premise in Star Trek Deviations #1 where the Romulans discovered Earth before the Vulcans! …Batwoman is back in her own ongoing series drawn by the amazing Steve Epting (Captain America) and written by Marguerite Bennett (Bombshells, X-Men). Batwoman #1 puts Kate on the mysterious island of Coryana! … Yo Joe! Destro is after the Joes in G.I.Joe #237!

Ryan Ferrier Talks All Things ‘D4VE’ at FORCES OF GEEK

In December, we previewed D4VEocracy #1 from Ryan Ferrier and Valentin Roman.

In D4VE’s first 100 days, we decided to knock on Ryan’s door to figure out what exactly is going on in the post-human robot society without a real president. We had to go all the way to Canada to get the answers and the election results we deserve.

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FOG!: Pretty crazy election cycle, amiright? What can D4VE bring to the Presidency that, let’s just say, the current US President does not have?

Ryan Ferrier: Crazy to say the least. I am Canadian, so I maybe shouldn’t comment. Okay, fine, y’all are fucked. I mean, you’ll fight and resist and it’ll be okay, but it’s gnarly and I’m sorry. What does D4VE have that the current one doesn’t? Easy, its empathy. Makes you wonder who the real robot is.

Over the last two volumes D4VE’s shown just how emotionally connected he is to his family, his planet, and his role in society. His intent to lead the last living population seems pretty fitting.

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League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. March 8, 2017

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A new era begins with Charmed #1 from Dynamite as the Charmed Ones balance work, life, and witchcraft! … It’s a regular sized Man-Thing #1 from Goosebumps author R.L. Stine! … Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #5 has the good doctor poking around an ancient Jedi site! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. March 1, 2017

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Ryan Ferrier’s robot future presidential race is only slightly weirder than what we have going on in the White House today. Check out forces of geek today for an interview about D4VEocracy #2 from IDW! …Our pal Ben Percy (Green Arrow) enters the James Bond world with a new #1 for an adventure in the French Alps! … It’s Batman and Robin reunited in Nightwing #16!… Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. February 22, 2017

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We have all creator-owned picks this week! Support your local comic shops! Greg Rucka is back with The Old Guard #1 from Image Comics to tell the story of old soldiers that never die. Paul Grist joins the Mignolaverse with art on The Visitor and Why He Stayed #1 for a mysterious Hellboy spinoff!… Gabriel Hardman (Star Wars, Invisible Republic) gives us the horror one-shot The Belfry #1 from Image. a Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

Geeky Reader: ‘The Official Making Of Big Trouble In Little China’ and ‘The Art Of Big Trouble In Little China’ (reviews) at FORCES OF GEEK

Written by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry
With Forewords by John Carpenter
With Afterwords by Kurt Russell and Eric Powell
Published by BOOM! Studios

“I’m a reasonable guy. But, I’ve just experienced some very unreasonable things”.

— Jack Burton

The story of Jack Burton vs. David Lo Pan is one for the ages, and one who’s thirty year legacy owes a bit to it’s huge budget and legendary director John Carpenter’s overall vision. While it wasn’t the biggest hit at the box office, in fact it only made back $11 million of it’s astounding $25 million dollar budget, Big Trouble In Little China garnered a generation of loyal fans. Those fans regard the movie as a kung fu science fiction masterpiece destined for cable reruns and cult status.

In tandem, we’d like to present to you two books that take you deep below San Francisco and the furies that lay there. BOOM! Studios has released The Official Making of Big Trouble in Little China as well as The Art Of Big Trouble In Little China to reveal on set special effects secrets and in depth interviews with Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall round out editions celebrating this cult classic.

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League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. February 15, 2017

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She’s back in her own series once again starting with Batwoman #1. Written by Marguerite Bennett, we start here with Katherine Kane v Monster Venom! … Warren Ellis reboots ’90s WildStorm Universe at DC with Wild Storm # 1.  … The sons of Batman and Superman star in Super Sons #1 from the Batman and Robin team of Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ (review) at FORCES OF GEEK

Produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee,
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith,
Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers,
|Jared Stern, John Whittington
Story by Seth Grahame-Smith
Based on Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger,
Lego Construction Toys
Directed by Chris McKay
Starring Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis,
Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes

LEGO Batman is back and with even less parents than the last time!

That’s not exactly true, Batman (Will Arnett) has surrogate father Alfred (Ralph Fiennes) by his side and his trusty ward Robin (Michael Cera) this time around for a true Batman Family adventure.

Commissioner Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl (Rosario Dawson) rounds out the good guy cast.

Batman’s nemesis? Of course it is The Joker (Zach Galifianakis) and a slew of familiar rogues.

Robot Chicken veteran Chris McKay directs this hilarious animated feature that bridges the gap between the animated LEGO DC Universe and 2014’s The LEGO Movie.

The LEGO Batman Movie, while obviously riding the success of the first film, also sets itself apart and is more than a sequel. Primarily basing itself in DC locations Gotham and The Phantom Zone, this is a decidedly DC Comics Batman movie. When rattling off a list of super villains in his cadre: Bane, Clayface, Two-Face, Riddler, The Joker is asked if he was making some of them up! Maybe he was, but this movie does introduce Condiment Man to LEGO canon, armed with both a Ketchup and a Mustard gun! OOOH, it stains!

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League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. February 8, 2017

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Torchwood 2 #1 from Captain Jack himself, John Barrowman puts you in the middle of the action with Station Zero. … Jessica Jones is still facing some tough choices with her baby and husband Luke Cage in Jessica Jones #5. … One of our favorite writers Steve Orlando takes over on Justice League of America Rebirth #1 and introducing — Lobo! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

5 Questions with PRIESTS (DC) at Do617

WE ASKED THEM ABOUT TRUMP, DC PROTEST CONCERTS, AND THE PERRENIAL QUESTION OF THE STOOGES VS. THE MC5!

Priests are: Daniele Daniele, Drums. Katie Alice Greer, Vocals. G.L. Jaguar, Guitar.

Taylor Mulitz, Bass.

HOW WAS YOUR NO THANKS! SHOW AT BLACK CAT D.C. ON INAUGURATION DAY?

T: It was great! And necessary on a horrific night, so a little bittersweet.

WHAT IS CASA RUBY & ONE DC?

T: Casa Ruby is an LGBTQ shelter in Washington, DC.

K: Homelessness is a problem in every major US city but people don’t consider how unsafe many shelters are for queer people. There is a necessity for shelter from the elements but also places where you will be respected, and cis and straight people might take that for granted sometimes.

G: ONE DC is a grassroots organization organizing around fighting displacement and supporting people who live in these communities in our area who are being displaced, their organizing principles enable people affected to speak for themselves.

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5 Questions with Lord Bendover of The Upper Crust at Do617

 

YOU MUST GET THIS QUESTION A LOT, BUT HAS ANY BAND MEMBER CURED THEIR ILLS BY LEECHING?

All the gentlemen of the Upper Crust are regularly bled as a kind of preventive maintenance, usually employing leeches; but in fact they often just bleed spontaneously as a result of hemophilia occasioned by good breeding, exacerbated by their natural clumsiness.

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Antony Johnston Discusses ‘The Coldest Winter’ on The Cosmic Treadmill at FORCES OF GEEK

New York Times bestselling author of comics and video games Antony Johnston (Wasteland, Dead Space, The Fuse, Daredevil) joins us today to talk about his latest graphic novel The Coldest Winter. This is the prequel graphic novel to the upcoming film, The Coldest City starring Charlize Theron (Lorraine Broughton) and James McAvoy (Percival) about MI6 agents in The Cold War.

The Coldest Winter is for fans of the action spy genre and a good murder mystery. Antony bravely sends agents behind the Iron Curtain with no certainty of returning and the loyalty of his characters and the mission is always at the forefront.

When you are a spy, you must always watch your back!

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FOG!: Thanks for joining us to talk The Coldest Winter, Antony! Is it cold where you are right now?

Antony Johnston: I live in north-west England. It’s always cold here.

This is the volume that precedes The Coldest City (soon to be a major motion picture). Were the volumes meant to be released in this order?

That’s a bit of an odd question. If I’d wanted to tell the story of The Coldest Winter first, I would have written it first instead of The Coldest City. So yes, that was always the intention.

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League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. February 1, 2017

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When it comes to Star Wars legends, the characters with the least screen time get a special place in the hearts of fans. And as Sith Lords are concerned, Darth Maul is one of the coolest looking! Darth Maul #1 fleshes out more background to this badass in a limited series. … Over on the Light side, Yoda is trapped with a mysterious race of crystal worshippers, can he escape? Find out in Star Wars #28! … Hawkeye #3 puts Kate cracking the case of the campus culprit! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. January 25, 2017

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Ra’s al Ghul hired Catwoman to steal a book, and only the Caped Crusader and the Amazonian Princess can get to the bottom of it in Batman ‘66 meets Wonder Woman ‘77 #1! … We’re not completely sold on the newest season of G.I. Joe, but issue #2 stars our favorite Dreadnok, Road Pig! … Jason Latour (Southern Bastards) is back with Loose Ends #1, a southern fried crime drama over at Image. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

‘Hype’ (review) at Forces of Geek

Last year, we talked to Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex, Painkiller Jane, Marvel Knights) about his Kickstarter project, Hype. After the project reached it’s goal, I couldn’t wait to get the full story in my hands. The superhero sci-fi action graphic novel is available next Wednesday, January 24th.

Hype is the story of superhero Noah Haller and behavioral genetics scientist Amanda Marr. What is special about Noah, and the story, is that when his body is activated to perform an essential mission, he’s only given an hour a day to perform that task before needing to recharge and regenerate his cells.

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League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. January 18, 2017

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Your favorite vampire Angel is back for Angel Season 11 #1! Written by Corinna Bechko (Star Wars). Can he change his future by confronting his past? … Dr. Aphra #3, the Darth Vader spin-off is exploring the galaxy and Imperial encampments! 000 and BT-1 had better watch out! … Marvel reaches into it’s classic grab bag for Monsters Unleashed #1 written by Cullen Bunn and drawn by the legendary Steve McNiven! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.

5 MORE QUESTIONS WITH GUSTER AT PARADISE ROCK CLUB - DO617

5 or so More Questions with Ryan Miller of Guster​ at Do617​. We headed to a VIP celebration of both Paradise Rock Club​ and Guster last night. Our interviewer really needs a tripod and a microphone but his arm remained (mostly) steady to hear Ryan talk about coffee, Boston and the music industry! Thanks, Ryan for coming correct!

League Podcast Comics Picks of the Week for Wed. January 11, 2017

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Supergirl faces Cyborg Superman with the help of Cat Grant in Supergirl #6! … James Robinson (Starman) takes on another ‘00’ agent in the James Bond Universe in Felix Leiter #1 from Dynamite! … Justice League/Power Rangers #1 combines two of the greatest superhero teams for the first time! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.