Wizard World Texas '08

No Post, Just Pics. I Did Get Some Good Ones Of Some Very Recognizable (And Some Not So Recognizable) Faces...

Some Of The Costumed Attendees:

Two Face

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent

Catwoman

Some Of The Ladies:

The Suicide Girls

Some Of The Publishers And Creators:

Red 5 Comics

Mrs. Van Sciver (Sorry Ethan, But I Didn't Catch Your Wife's Name) With Bob Wayne, VP Of Sales For DC Comics

Alan And Chris Herbert

Avatar Press

Shawn McKeever

Richard Dominguez

Josh Howard

Talent Caldwell

Craig Rousseau

Phil Hester And Andy Kuhn

Ethan Van Sciver

Billy Tucci

Terry Moore

Thom Zahler

Episode 006 - TrebucheT

New & News
Umbrella Academy: The Scarecrow Blues
Darwyn Cooke Adapting The “Parker” Novels
Farscape “Season 5” Comic
The Watchmen Trailer
Simple Shoes
Ben Folds
Fringe
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Heroes

At The Box Office:
Burn After Reading

DVD Releases:
Available Now
Ergo Proxy: The Complete Series Box Set
Duckman - Seasons 1 & 2
Chuck – The Complete 1st Season
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3
Shin-Chan - Season 1 Part 2
Speed Racer
The Love Guru
Bill Burr: Why Do I Do This? (Stand Up)
Coming Attractions:
Devil May Cry: The Animated Series Volumes 1-3 10-7-08
A Threevning With Kevin Smith 10-21-08
X-Files: I Want To Believe 12-2-08
Hancock 11-25-08

Music Releases:
Bob Dylan
The Killers
Lucinda Williams
Alicia Keys And Jack White's James Bond Song
Dallas Area Shows:
Flogging Molly At House Of Blues – Dallas, TX – 9-24-08
Siren City At The Curtain Club – Dallas, TX – 9-26-08
Citizen Cope At House Of Blues – Dallas, TX – 10-9-08
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals At The Nokia Theater – Grand Prairie, TX – 10-11-08
Amos Lee At The Granada Theatre – Dallas, TX – 10-20-08
Weezer At The Nokia Theater – Grand Prairie, TX – 10-21-08 with Angels & Airwaves And Tokyo Police Club
Jack’s Mannequin At The Palladium – Dallas, TX – 10-22-08

In Depth
Interview With TrebucheT After Their Show At The Prophet Bar
If You’re Interested In Checking These Guys Out Live, Their Next Show Is At Dan’s Silverleaf In Denton, TX On October 4th.

Input
Books:
Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klostermann via Audible
Comics:
Fables Volume 1 TPB
Powers Volume 3 TPB
Movies & TV:
Burn After Reading At The Studio Movie Grill
More New And Reruns Of The Venture Brothers
Greek
Fringe
Audio:
Comic Geek Speak
Video Game Outsiders
Music By:
The Smiths
The Shins
Wilco
The Flaming Lips
Misfits
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
One Day As A Lion
Video Games:
Geometry Wars 2
Shadowrun
Castle Crashers
Live Shows:
Trebuchet Live At Andy’s (7-26), At The Rubber Gloves (8-16) And At The Prophet Bar (9-13)
Bleu Edmondson Band At Hank’s (7-27)
Rodney Parker & The 50 Peso Reward With Charlie Shaftner & The Gnomes At Andy’s (9-21)

Geekin’ Out
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Dallas Stars Home Opener vs The Columbus Blue Jackets on 10-10-08
Hockey Season

Contact
www.outofsquarecomics.com
outofsquarecomics @ gmail.com

Castle Crashers

I've Been Playing This Game A Lot For The Last Couple Of Days. Its A XBOX Live Arcade Title And Goes For 1200 Microsoft Points.

Its Pretty Damn Sweet! You Can You Use One Of Four Characters, Pictured Above, At The Start Of The Game, But As Time Passes, You Can Unlock Extra Characters And Weapons. You Can Also Collect "Animal Orbs" That Can Help You In Certain Tasks.

The Game Itself Kind Of Reminds Me Of Golden Axe In A Lot Of Ways As Far A Gameplay Goes Except As You Go Along, You Get Experience Points You Can Use To Improve Your Stats.

Verdict: A Fun New Game That Plays Like An Old School Side Scroll Adventure. Check It Out.

TrebucheT At The Rubber Gloves 8.16.08

I Didn’t Get The Interview With Justin That I Was Trying For This Past Saturday, But It Was A Killer Show.

Moving Atlas

Moving Atlas Opened. I Had Seen Them Once Before With TrebucheT At Andy’s A Couple Of Weeks Ago. They’re Pretty Good. Anyway, They Played Their Set And Near The End, Randy, The Singer For A Band Called Silent City, Came Out And They Did An Cover Of Sade’s “Ordinary Love.” It Was Bad Ass.

Moving Atlas With Randy Of Siren City

Atlas Finished Up And After A Short Break, Siren City Came On. These Guys Are AMAZING. Randy’s Sound Reminds Me Of A Few Different People; Maynard James Keenan Of Tool, Geddy Lee Of Rush, And Claudio Sanchez Of Coheed And Cambria. The Melodies Are Amazing. The Band Is Tight. They All Play Really Well Together. Its Definitely Worth Checking Out. And Then, Of Course, There Was TrebucheT.

Siren City

I’ve Known Justin Hawkins Since I Was 12 Or 13 Years Old. We Went To Junior High Together And Lived Pretty Close To Each Other. I Know That He’s Been Playing Guitar Since At Least Then And He Was Pretty Good When We Were Kids. He Doesn’t Play Guitar In TrebucheT, But The Man Has Seriously Honed His Skills As A Singer And As A Lyricist. True, I Am Kind Of Biased, But I Know Good Tunes When I Hear Them And These Guys Are Good. So, If You’re Ever In Denton, Make Sure To Keep An Eye Out For These Guys. Their Next Show, As Of Right Now, Is Saturday October 4^th At Dan’s Silverleaf. They’ll Be Playing With Spoonfed Tribe, Siren City And Linus. Sounds Like A Good Time.

TrebucheT

Justin On The Mic

Trebuchet

The Out Of Square Comics Crew Will Be Representing This Weekend At The Rubber Gloves. Saturday Night At 9PM Some Good Friends Of Ours, Trebuchet, Will Be Playing With Siren City And Moving Atlas. So, If You're In The Denton, TX Area, Come Out And Say What's Up To Justin And The Guys. Also, I Should Have And Interview With Them, So Be Looking For A New Podcast Soon. This One Will Be Done With A Digital Voice Recorder And Not Skype, So No Worries On Audio Quality This Time. Once Again, I Would Like To Apologize To Chandra Free  And Kyle Jones For The Terrible Audio Quality In Their Interviews...Just FYI, Chandra's Comic, The God Machine,  Should Be Coming Soon. I'll Let You Know Something As Soon As I Find Out.

CD's Deviant Art Page

This Is The Absolute Coolest Looking Moogle I Have Ever Seen.


Illiterate Moogle by ~C-D on deviantART

The Owlship

Warner Bros. Lugged A 4.5 Ton Replica Of The Owlship From The Upcoming Watchmen Movie Out To Comic-Con.



The Trailer Is Up On The Site Now As Well. It Looks Bad Ass...

Boom! Launches Zoom

Boom! Studios Has Launched A Children's Branch Called Zoom That Will Debut In Spring 2009. They Will Be Printing Comics Based On Things Like Wall-E, The Incredibles, Cars, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., And The Muppet Show.

The First Title Will Be A Four Issue Mini Of The Incredibles The Will Be Scripted By Boom! Editor In Chief, Mark Waid And With Covers By Darwyn Cooke.

Boom! Publisher/Co-Founder Ross Richie Says "We Are Not Doing Any Adaptations. That's Huge, Especially With Licensed Characters."

I Say Sweet. Bring On The Muppets!

Episode 005 - Chandra Free!

The Long Awaited Chandra Free Interview Has Finally Taken Place! AND We Have Proof!

New & News

Wil Wheaton Has A Project Going On With Seth MacFarlane

Rest by Milo Ventimiglia

Legion Of Three Worlds by Geoff Johns And George Perez

Death: The High Cost Of Living Movie

Wolverine Is Wizard's #1 Comic Book Character

Diamond Select Will Release Some Sweet Stuff At Comic-Con

Hancock Killed In The Theaters

New On DVD:

Batman: Gotham Knight

Birds Of Prey

Withcblade

In Depth With Chandra Free

Input

Book:

Why Is God Laughing? by Deepak Chopra

Are You There Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler via Audible.com

Comics:

Justice League Of America

Doktor Sleepless

Nova

Proof

Kingdom Come TPB

Movies & TV:

Across The Universe

The New Season Of The Venture Brothers

Audio:

Pop Hangover Podcast

This Week In Tech Netcast

The 4AM

Music By:

Aaron McMullan

Mike Doughty

Death Cab For Cutie

Video Game:

Bully: Scholarship Edition On 360

Civilization Revolution On 360

Miscellaneous:

Sunkist Orange Soda In Glass Bottles

Dripping Springs Vodka And Tonic With A Lemon

Geekin' Out

Civilization Revolution

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium

Contact

www.outofsquarecomics.com

outofsquarecomics @ gmail.com

Also, If You Have Any Suggestions For Cleaning Up The Audio In The Interview, Please E-Mail Me. That's Twice Now That I've Had A Problem Like This And Its Getting A Little Embarassing...

One Day As A Lion

HOLY CRAP! Zak de La Rocha Is Back In A BIG BAD WAY! He Has Teamed Up With Former MArs Volta Drummer, Jon Theodore On A Project Called One Day As A Lion And They Are Making The Coolest, Realest, Most Hardcore Music I've Heard In A Long, Long Time... Their EP Comes Out On 7-22. Check It Out.

The band writes:

“One Day As A Lion is both a warning delivered and a promise kept.”

“A defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare. It’s a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask. One Day As A Lion is a recorded interaction between Zack de la Rocha and Jon Theodore from Los Angeles, California.”

“The name taken from the infamous 1970 black and white, captured by legendary Chicano photographer George Rodriguez featuring a center framed tag on a white wall in an unspecified section of Boyle Heights. It reads: ‘It’s better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb.’ This record is a stripped down attempt to realize this sentiment in sound.”

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

I Went And Saw Hellboy II Last Night And It Was Pretty Good. I Don't Know If I Would Have Paid More Than 6 Bucks To Watch It In Our Crappy Theater...

Anyway, The Action Was Good. The Creatures All Looked Fantastic. The Golden Army Was Cool. I Don't Really Have Anything Bad To Say About It, But It Did Feel Like It Was Lacking Something. I Can't Quite Put My Finger On It.

Batman: Gotham Night Trailer

Holy Freaking Crap! This Looks SO Bad Ass...

It Comes Out Tomorrow. I'm Going To Pick It Up When I Go Get Civ Rev.

Batman Gotham Knight - Official Trailer

Executive Produced By Bruce Timm

Written By Brian Azzerello, Alan Burnett, Jordan Goldberg, David Goyer, Josh Olsen, And Greg Rucka.

Crazy Talented Creators, Awesome Animation, And Barely A Wait. Sweet! 

Chandra Free

I Finally Got My Interview With Chandra Free! We Talk About All Kinds Of Things: Her Art Style, The Venture Brothers, Her New Comic And Lots More. I'm Editing The Audio, So Maybe It Won't Sound As Bad As The Last Interview (Sorry Kyle!). Anyway, I Should Have It Up Soon, So Check Back...

Toys!

God, I Love Toys. Action Figures, Statues, Maquettes, Models, Bobble Heads, You Name It...

On A Recent Trip To Target, I Found This Cool Stuff.

This Is A Target Exclusive Battle Rancor With A Felucian Rider And Saddle.

This Sweet Little Number Is A "Taters Of The Lost Ark" Indiana Jones Mr. Potato Head. You Can Push The Top Of His Hat To Play The Theme Song...

I Made A Post About Mighty Muggs Before. I Really Like These Guys And They're Made From 100% Recycled Material, Which Is Pretty Cool. Not To Mention They Look Awesome.

Anyway, Thought I Would Share...

Ex Machina

I Just Read The First Ex Machina Trade, The First Hundred Days. The Book Was Written By Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man) With Art By Tony Harris (Starman) And Published by DC/Wildstorm Comics. I Had Checked It Out A Few Times For The Art, But Never Got Into It Due To An Overpopulated Pull List. I Would Have To Say, Its Pretty Damn Good. The Whole Post 9-11 Political Commentary Thing They Have Going On Is Pretty Cool. The Art Is Fantastic. The Dialogue All Seems Very Natural, Which Is Important In A Story Like This. That Really Goes For Any Story. They Didn’t Mess Around Developing The Characters, Which Was Told Mostly In Flashbacks. They Got In There And Got It Done. By The End Of This Book, I Really Felt Like I Knew These Characters, Their World, And What Was Going On In It, Which Is A Nice Departure From The Norm. They Didn’t Screw Around For Twenty Issues Trying To Make You Guess What Was Happening, Although There Is A Few Things They Left Open For Good Measure. They Jump Right Into The Story And Just Immerse You In This Alternate Timeline. Like I Mentioned Before, They Did Not Answer ALL The Questions, So, I’ll Continue To Pick This One Up In Trade. I Think Its Pretty Needless To Say At This Point, But Enjoyed It A Lot. I’d Suggest Keeping An Eye Out For At Your Local Comic Shop Or Book Store. As Always, I’ll Keep You Posted.

MC Frontalot

That's Right! Nerdcore Baby!

Have You Seen The Spore Trailer?

This Game Looks Awesome, But There Has Been A Lot Of Hype Surrounding It. I Really Hope It Can Deliver...

Jon Boy Meyers

In The Last Couple Of Issues Of JLA I’ve Read There Have Been These Cool Back Up Stories. The Guy Doing The Art In Them Is Jon Boy Meyers. I Don’t Know If You’ve Ever Seen Any Of His Stuff, But If You Haven’t You Should. He’s Got This Cool Art Style. Its Realistic And Cartoony At The Same Time. Check out JLA #18 To See What I’m Talking About. Doctor Magnus Looks More Pimp Than I’ve Ever Seen Him. His Red Tornado Is Amazing. Anyway, Just Thought I’d Rant A Little Bit…

Episode 004 - Life Size Glowing Eyes

The Newest Installment Of This Train Wreck That We Call The Out Of Square Podcast Is Rearing Its Ugly Little Head...Check It Out. You Can Download It Here.

Show Notes:
Stan Lee’s New Universe…
Skype For PSP
Iron Man Bust
Silence Of The Lambs Minimates
The Port Huron Statement – Man Of The Match
The New Youngblood Comics
Atomic Robo
Justice Society Of America
Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas
The Entertainment Earth Podcast
This Week In Media
Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness - Episode 1
Amos Lee
Weezer (Red Album)
Alligator Dave
Batman: The Dark Knight (July 18)
Civilization Revolution For 360 And Nintendo DS (July 8)
The New X-Files Movie (July 25)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (July 11)
And As Always, You Can E-mail Me At outofsquarecomics at gmail dot com

Out This Week

June 18

Here Are A Couple Of Choice Tidbits Coming Out This Week:

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Dynamo 5 Volume 2: Moments Of Truth TPB
Gemini #2 of 5
Kill All Parents #1
Killing Girl Volume 1: A Sister’s Love TPB

DC
Batman & The Outsiders #8
The Brave & The Bold #14
Checkmate #27
The Flash #241
Green Lantern – Sinestro Corps War Volume 2 TPB
JLA #22
Shadowpact Volume 3: Darkness And Light TPB
The Spirit #18
Superman/Batman #49
Trinity #3

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #563
Guardians Of The Galaxy #2
Incredible Hercules #118
Iron Man: Director Of Shield #30
Punisher MAX #58
Ultimate X-Men #95
X-Factor #32
Eternals by Neil Gaiman TPB
Jack Kirby’s Galactic Bounty Hunters TPB
Terror, Inc. TPB

Radical
Caliber #3

Virgin
Dock Walloper #5

Top Cow
Genius Pilot Season #1

Invincible

As Some Of You Might Know, Invincible Just Hit Issue #50. So, To Commemorate This Momentous Event (It Doesn't Happen As Often As It Used To), Comic Book Resources Is Doing A Series Of Interviews With The Series' Creators And Contributors. You Check All Of The Out Right Here.

The Bond Of Saint Marcel

Check Out This Preview Of The Bond Of Saint Marcel...The Art Looks Amazing And If The Preview Is An Accurate Portrayal Of The Story, It Looks/Reads Pretty Good. You Can Check Out The Synopsis Of Archaia Studio Press' Website. Also, You Can Click The Cover For A Larger Image. ---->

Weezer - Red Album

I'm Rockin' Out To The New Weezer Album Pretty Heavy. I Would Do A Review And/Or Might Still Do An In Depth On The Podcast, But I Think Alec Longstreth Summed It Up Pretty Well In His 3,000 Word Write Up. You Can Check It Out Right Here.

A Tribute to Mike Wieringo

I Had Totally Forgot About This...
Just Before Mike Wieringo Died, He Was Working On A Marvel What If... Book About The Fantastic Four. After He Passed, Marvel Donated The Seven Pages To The Hero Initiative And It Was Completed By Mike's Some Of Friends And Comic Book Brethren.
That List Includes: Jeff Parker, Arthur Adams, Paul Renaud, Stuart Immonen, Cully Hamner, Alan Davis, David Williams, Sanford Greene, Humberto Ramos, Skottie Young, Mike Allred, Barry Kitson, and Val Staples. The Cover Artwork Is By Mike With Paul Mounts. The Book Is Being Published By The Hero Initiavite With The Full Support Of Marvel And Mike's Family.
I'm Definitely Going To Check It Out. Mike Was An Amazing Talent In The Industry, A Phenomenal Artist And, From What Everyone Says, One Hell Of A Nice Guy. The Book Will Be Available For $4.99 On June 25th. I Would Suggest Everyone Check Out This Book Because Of The Talent That Went Into, But Even Looking Past All Of That, Its All Just For A Good Cause For A Great Artist.

Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Heroes

You Can Watch A Lot (Maybe All) Of The Episodes Of The Recent Fantastic Four Animated Series Over At marvel.com. For Free. And Who Doesn't Like That? While You're Over There, Check Out The "I'm A Marvel-I'm A DC" Videos. Despite Being More Of A DC Guy, They're Pretty Funny.

The Port Huron Statement

Thanks To The Guys From The Port Huron Statement For The Sweet Merch. I'll Make Sure To Get A Full Review Of The CD Up Soon.

Episode 003 - In Depth

The Third Episode Of The Out Of Square Podcast Up And Ready.

I Blow Through A Lot Of New And News: Skaar - The Son Of Hulk, The God Machine, Atomic Robo - The Dogs Of War, An AP Write Up About The New Captain Britain Series, News About The New Muppets Movie And Pre-Orders For Street Fighter IV. We Go In Depth About Superman/Batman #46 And A Pretty Unhealthy Input Section... Check It Out Right Here.

Caliber #1

Published By Radical Comics

By Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny

 

I Just Read My First Book From A New Publisher Called Radical Comics. From What I Can Deduce From One Issue, The Story Set In The Late 1800’s. Its Almost Like Two Stories. One Being From A Half Native American Half Frenchman’s Perspective And One Has To Do With An Army Lieutenant. It Seems To Me Like A Civil War Excalibur Story Centered Around This Pistol Instead Of A Sword, Which Is A Pretty Cool Idea. It Also Has This Cowboys And Indians Vibe Going For It That I Like A Lot.

The Artwork And The Cover I Got Were Pretty Amazing. The Color Is Phenomenal. The Paper Was Nice And The Book Actually Had A Solid Spine With, Get This, No Staples. Its Like A Single Issue Sized Trade Paper Back. The First Issue Was $1.00. So, It Wasn’t A Lot Of Money To Check Out And Like I Said, I Think The Story Is A Good Idea. I’ll Probably Be Picking This One Up. I’ll Let You Know…

            I Also Picked Up Hercules By This Same Publisher, Which Is In The Same Format And Was At The Same Price. I’ll Keep You Posted.

Guardians Of The Galaxy

Just For The Record, I Absolutely Love The Marvel Cosmic Stuff. I Cut My Teeth On Warlock And The Infinity Watch Back In The Early 90's. I'm A Big Silver Surfer Fan. I Think Richard Rider Is A Pimp. I Believe That Galactus Is One Of The Baddest MoFos In The Marvel Universe.
Anyway, I Just Got Through Reading Guardians Of The Galaxy #1. Let Me Just Say...It Was Really Cool. I Think The Team Roster Is Pretty Good: Star Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Quasar, Gamora, Adam Warlock And Drax. Apparently, The Original Quasar Is Long Gone And In His Place Is A Hot Chic, Which I Am Totally OK With. Gamora, Drax, And Adam Were All Infinty Watch. So, I've Known Their Stories For About 15 Years. Adam Was Recently Reborn. He Believes Its To Keep Another Annihilation From Happening. I've Known Who Star Lord Was For A Long Time, But Haven't Really Ever Read Anything With Him In It And I'm Not At All Familiar With Rocket Raccoon, Which I Am Told Is Heresy.
I'm Liking That Marvel Is Pretty Much Letting Writers Dan Abnett And Andy Lanning, Who Also Write Nova And Penned Much Of The Annihilation: Conquest Series Books, Go Freakin' Buck Wild Out In Space. So, Needless To Say, The Writing Is Solid. It Has Some Pretty Nice Artwork By Paul Pelletier And A Slick Cover By Clint Langley.
I'm Still Into Nova And Enjoying It A Lot Also. Either Of These Titles Is Worth The Three Bucks. So, Check One Or Both Of Them Out, If You're Into That Sort Of Thing.

Now I Just Hope We Get A Warlock Solo Book And None Of The Guardians Are A Skrull...

Venture Bros. T-Shirt Club

Check This Out. Every Week The Creative Team Behind The Adult Swim Series The Venture Bros. Will Be Releasing A New Episode Specific T-Shirt. You Can Even "Subscribe" And They Will Reserve Them For You. Pretty Sweet Idea And A Clever Marketing Strategy To Boot. The Guild T-Shirt That They Released This Week Will Only Be Available Until Saturday 6-7-08 At 11:59 PM, So If You Want One, You Better Snag It Up Quick.

The Stand

The Stand Was One Of The First Book I Can Remember Reading Cover To Cover As A Young Adult. It Was 1100 Pages Of Awesome And I Ate It Up. NOW, They're Doing A Comic Book Version Of The Story Due To The Success Of The Dark Tower Series With Publishing Partner, Marvel Comics. Lone Star Comic Did An Article On The Story And You Can Read It Here Or Check Out The Title Link For An Interview With "Merry" Mike Perkins Who Will Be Doing The Art. It'll Look Something Like This...

House Of Mystery

Sf Weekly Did A Write Up About House Of Mystery by Bill Willingham & Matt Sturges. You Can Check It Out Here.

Wanted

HOLY CRAP! This Looks SO Cool...

Well, Not On This Page Obviously.

New Interview?

I Might Be Getting An Interview With Chandra Free...I'll Keep You Posted. Her Comic The God Machine Is Available For Pre-Order From Diamond For July. Its Published By Archaia Studios Press. Her Art Is Amazing And The Story Sounds Pretty Cool...

Super Power Blues

Greg Pak's film tells the story of Super Power Go Girl, a Japanese superheroine who lives in New York City and deals with endless crises -- when all she really wants to do is sleep with her boyfriend.

Click The Post Title For The Link...

There Is A Place To Vote Unde The Videos On The Site, So Go Over And Support Greg.
The Winner Will Air On WNET, The PBS Station For New York, On Saturday June 7th.

Mighty Muggs

I Picked Up One Of These Kick Ass Little Mighty Muggs Figures At Wal-Mart The Other Day. Pretty Cool For $10. I Dig The Asian Style Figures And This One Is Done Pretty Well. Plus, They're Made From 100% Recycled Materials. Which Is Pretty Damn Cool, Too...

The Out Of Square Podcast Episode 002

Episode 2 Is Up And Ready For Your Consumption.

If There Is Anything You Would Like To Hear About On The Show (Music, Comics, Movies, Etc.) Or If You Have Suggestions, Questions Or Comments You Can E-Mail Me At outofsquarecomics at gmail dot com

Shark-Man

Well, I Just Checked A Little Book From image Comics Called Shark-Man. My Immediate Reaction Is That The Art By Steve Pugh, Who Also Did The Scripting, Lettering, And Cover On The Issue I Picked Up (#2), Is Beautiful. Its Almost A Painted/Photorealistic Style. Very Nice. Anyway, The Setting Is Cool. Its This City Called New Venice That Was Built As Some Kind Of Island Utopia. So, The Landscapes, Or Seascapes Rather, Are All Open And Cool. They Really Went All Out With The Ship Designs. They Look Like Huge Fish Or Something. All The Women Are Beautiful, Even The Sea Witch, The Leader Of The Pirate Gang. The Story In This Issue I Enjoyed A Lot. This Big Wig Builds A Casino Ship And Its Attacked By Pirates. Shark-Man Swoops In At The Last Second And It Leaves You On Kind Of A Cliffhanger. He’s Actually Only Shown Three Times In The Story, Which Says Something For The Development Of Some Of The Other Characters. This Is One I’ll Probably Pick Up In Trade, But It Was A Good Read. Anyway, Until Next Time…

Mighty Avengers

Mark Bagley’s Splash Pages In Mighty Avengers, Particularly In #8 And 9, Are Awesome.
That Guy Is A Phenomenally Talented.
Usually I Think Splash Pages Are Showy And Unnecessary, But I Changed My Mind…
Now, I Think Splash Pages Are Showy And Unnecessary Unless Your Work Is On Par With Bagley.

Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Dan Piraro

Here Is A Pretty Cool Little Short Film About The Creator Of The Comic Strip Bizarro. Just Thought I'd Share. Enjoy!

http://www.29pictures.com/comicbelief1.html

Walking Dead

So I Picked Up The First Walking Dead Trade On Kyle's Recommendation, As I Mentioned Before. I Read It Today AND It Was OK. I'll Probably Check Some More Of It Out, But It's Just Not Really My Cup Of Tea. Definitely Not Something I'll Be Rushing Out To By All Nine Trades Of And Then Switch To Monthly. Don't Get Me Wrong, I Thought The Story Was Presented Well And The Art Was Awesome. Sorry, Kirkman, But I'm Sticking With Invincible.

eBay

I Put A Couple Of Comics Up On eBay If Anyone's Interested. You Can Find Our Page Here.

Books A Million

I Just Picked Up A Couple Of Trades At My Not So Local (Translates To Evil) Book Store. I Got The New Warriors - Defiant (4th Series - Volume 1 - 2007) And The Walking Dead - Days Gone Bye (1st Series - Volume 1 - 2007). The Walking Dead I Picked Picked Up On Kyle's Suggestion. We'll See. Any Way, I'll Keep You Posted...

Alright, Alright, Alright...

FINALLY, I Got All The Audio Edited Down To A Respectable Length And I'm Putting Up A Link To Episode 001 Of The Out Of Square Podcast. Like I Have Said Before, I Will Be Talking About CAPE Day And Our Friend Kyle Jones Stopped By Our Virtual Studio To Discuss The Iron Man Movie And Comic Books. I'll Go Ahead And Warn That This Is My First Stab At Podcasting, So If Its A Little Rough I Apologize. I'll Get Better After A Little Practice. Thank You Everyone For Being So Patient. By The Way, Don't Forget That You Can Subscribe To This Page In Any Reader That Will Accept FeedBurner. I'll Get Another RSS Link Up To The Libsyn, Our Podcast Host, Site Up Over The Weekend. Also, Don't Forget To Leave Me Some Comment To Let Me Know What You Think Of The Show. There's A Direct Download Link Built Into The Post Title. You Can Also Get It Here.

Hulu

If You Haven't Checked Out Hulu.com, You Probably Should. You Can Watch Full Episodes Of Lots Of Cool TV Shows Like 30 Rock, Scrubs, House, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Speed Racer, Babylon 5, Bewitched, Lost In Space, Studio 60, And Lots More. Best Of All, Its Free...

DC News

Check This Out...Dan DiDio Talks About Some Up Coming One Shots And Tie Ins To DC's Final Crisis.

Kyle Jones On The 'Cast

Just So You're All Aware, Kyle Jones From The Video Game Outsiders Podcast Will Be On The Out Of Square 'Cast. We Did A Killer Review Of The Iron Man Movie...

CAPE Day

I Took Some Pics At CAPE Day I Thought I Would Share. If You Would Like To Listen To Me Rant And Rave About This Event, Check Out The Podcast...It Should Be Up Soon


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Mark Waid
Gail Simone
Red 5 Comics
Scott Kurtz
Robert Kirkman
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