With SDCC and other big comic related events and news, geekdom is abuzz with lots of news. Permanent guest host Jake DeSersa and crew take you on an hour-long tour of the latest comic book news. Jake is joined by Amy Nunag, Patrick Clarke, Tony Asaro, Matt Traverso, and Cameron Mosbarger. This entire episode was recorded using Hindenburg Field Recorder for iPad.
Maleficent, Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier, Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men movies, disappointment, joy, indie comics, and a whole lot more! But watch out! This episode contains spoilers. Sacramento podcasters Justin Piper of Fist Full of Potions and David Barrie of The Capeless Crusaders join Ben and break it down for real. Check out their podcasts for more geeky goodness.
Episode 1 - We're so excited about Guardians of the Galaxy!
Here it is: Episode 1 -- 2014. Our first ever podcast hit the digital airwaves way back in 2011. We'll be sprinkling in excerpts or full episodes down the road, but best of all, we'll have all new episodes headed your way.
Our new format is shorter, 30-minute episodes. We'll get in to a topic, then we'll get out. We'll talk comics, movies, and gaming from time to time.
Comic book expert Ben Schwartz makes a guest appearance on Good Day Sacramento to bring viewers up to speed on some basic Wolverine facts. Ben references Old Man Logan and Claremont and Miller's Wolverine, available at Empire's Comics Vault, naturally.
by Jeremy Shepherd Movie Remakes Make Me Feel Old Hello “Vaulties”, I don’t know about you all but I find myself feeling older with every movie re-make. I do realize this may seem silly to some, since I’m only 32 years old, but I believe that even younger audiences experience similar feelings. The idea for this blog post came to me while I was watching X-Men: First Class. Although this is not, per se, a remake, but more of a prequel, it is easily a re-telling of the first movie. The first, original X-Men movie dropped in 2000, so it was 11 years ago that we were watching the original X-Men. This might seem rather recent when compared to, say, the first Star Trek movie, which was released in 1979 (the year I was born), and the remake of 2009; but in my opinion, both required a new story and fresh ideas. X-Men: Re-Made When the last X-Men movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, was made, it had a new director and big budget, however, it was a poor story with too many characters for one movie. This is a mistake that even comics don’t make. There must be character development! Although this movie made money, it was terrible.
So here comes X-Men: First Class - a new story and new actors breathing life into this wonderful subject. It had action, romance and wonderful story telling, and was, in my opinion, “A Must See.”
Star Trek 2009 For The Next Generation Next up: Star Trek 2009. I say “2009” because I do not want to confuse the two. When this movie was
