Franciscan, an experimental acoustic instrumental song by Nik Furious. This is the third part of a ten part Beatcast series called Nik Furious: Then and Now. This Then recording was done in my Freshman dorm room in the year 2000 (or 2001?). Brian Press plays the sweet electric guitar solo in the middle.
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Comic book fans get a bad rap AND IT'S NOT FAIR!!! I've compiled this "Did you know?" list for people who DO and DON'T consider themselves comic fans (no assholes, I mean "comic fans," not "comic sans").
For people who don't read comics, remember that these nine qualities may not apply to every comic book reader out there. However, you may find that these traits have a greater presence in comic book fans when compared to other people you know.
And comic book fans, if you have someone in your life that gives you a hard time about reading comics, show them this list and see if they understand you better after reading it!
9. Comic book fans are passionate. While many people would probably opt to use the term "fanatic," I think the word "passionate" is far more accurate. For example, a comics fan gets upset when a movie does a character's origin wrong. Why? Not because they're deluded and obsessed - it's because a vast majority comic book fans have affection for the source material and they want everybody to understand why the original comics are so great.
8. Comic book fans are detail-oriented people. Again, this is where detractors would use a different word or phrase. The clearest way to represent the stereotype of detail-oriented comics fans would be to call them "obsessed with irrelevancy." But that's just wrong. To a comic book fan, details aren't irrelevant - they're important aspects that add to the story. To remove details is to remove the richness of characters and settings.
7. Comic book fans are emotionally sensitive. By "emotionally sensitive," I don't mean that comics fans are crybabies. What I mean is that comic books fans tend to have a greater degree of understanding when it comes to a range of emotions, particularly sadness and anger. Because the act of reading a comic book is often very introspective, emotional story events resonate strongly and generate extensive thought in comic fans.
6. Comic book fans are generous. While I'm sure there are some misers out there, I'll bet you there are way more generous fans than stingy fans. You just have to ask them about the right stuff: namely, comic books. Comic book fans will devote their time, words, resources, and (the greatest gift of all) their comics to help you understand why they love the stories that they love so much. If you get cornered by a comic book fan who can't stop talking about a particular body of work, it's not because they're weird or stupid - it's because they want to share something with you that's given them something special.
5. Comic book fans have a strong sense of justice. Specifically, superhero fans. Superhero comics are often psycho-dramas that play out situations through a variety of moral filters. By exploring these situations from a multiplicity of angles, comic book fans actively hone their notions of justice and fairness.
4. Comic book fans crave inspiration. Whether it's visual inspiration, artistic inspiration, emotional inspiration, or spiritual inspiration, comic book fans seek out stories of perseverance and triumph to inspire themselves. This is a quality that's particularly strong in those who follow superhero comics, because superhero protagonists often seek to improve the world around them by helping others.
3. Comic book fans have tons of imagination. Obviously, after spending your days reading stories about the improbable, you develop a finely-tuned imagination. And don't confuse imagination with detachment or delusion - imagination means the ability to envision multiple possibilities across many different situations. That can come in handy in unexpected ways - at work, in the service of others, or even in an emergency.
2. Comic book fans have a great respect for storytelling. At the core of the comic reading experience is the story. Because comics are basically separate pieces of visual art intended to be experienced over time, story is integral to the act of comic book reading. Fans develop a passion for well-told stories and for those who tell quality stories. Comic fans reward the creators who tell the most engaging tales with awards, accolades, loyalty, and adoration.
1. Comic book fans are art lovers. This is possibly the most overlooked quality of comic book fans. On the whole, they love illustration and visual art. After all, they do spend endless hours viewing diverse art styles spread across thousands of pages. Comic book fans love art so much that they devote their time and resources to pursuing it in single issues, graphic novels, t-shirts, posters, and with action figures and statues (both forms of sculpture, mind you). A love for art fuels the medium of comics and, in turn, fuels the minds and hearts of those who read comic books.
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It's a social media smorgasbord as Nick Marino continues to force Ross Campbell to help him create a MySpace page for his real-life supervillain, Nik Neptune. Ross drops news that there might be pre-release copies of Wet Moon 5 at SDCC, and then the guys discuss LiveJournal, how Ross knows nothing about Facebook (gasp!), and doesn't want to join Twitter (double gasp!). Thrill to the sounds of Ross and Nick as they figure out what to name this podcast series! This episode ends the first story arc of A Podcast with Ross and Nick (episodes 1-5). Be back next week for the start of the second story arc!!!
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Neal is gone. In his absence, Justique and Nick are joined by a special guest, Pete (writer of Culturology and lover of Arnold Schwarzenegger). THIS IS PART 1 of a 3 PART PETE MARATHON!!! They talk about (in not even close to particular order): The 6th Day, The Hangover, Iron Man, Miracle Man, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Ed McMahon, Tom Waits, sludge metal, Harvey Milk, War Machine, Chuck Austen, Hercules in New York, Sphere, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick, Todd McFarlane, Apartment 307, and more than we can even remember.
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I'm not sure that I made that entirely clear last week, but Culturology is taking the month of July off. Nick and I will be posting more stuff related to our comedy pitches to Cracked on Mondays this month to cover for the lack of the piercing critical insight into contemporary pop culture that you've come to expect from Audioshocker Mondays.
In the meantime, you can enjoy my review of the book (of poetry) Uh Oh Time, by Kenneth Hart, over at the Florida Book Review.
Okay, not exactly. It's more like Zombie Palin, Apartment 307, and Cracked Magazine (or nowadays what the kids would know as Cracked.com). See, I'm going to be at this year's Small Press Festival in Pittsburgh from July 18-19. There's actually a lot more to SPF than the vendor expo I'll be at, but that's the part where the zombies, vultures, and crack come in. Let me explain...
Zombie Palin will have an ashcan out at SPF. Maybe you remember her, maybe you don't. She was the star of a webcomic that Pete and I did here at the AudioShocker for a couple of months. Featuring the classic 11 Zombie Palin strips and more, this ashcan has a sweet new cover I just whipped up yesterday. Here's a preview:
Apartment 307 is a minicomic Pete and I contributed to this spring. Pete, along with the other two creators involved, lives in apartment 307. The three stories in this ashcan all have wildly different premises but still manage to involve apartment 307 in their bizarre content. I'll have this comic with me at SPF, but you can always order one from (organizer, editor, and contributor) Josh Blair or pick one up at Phantom of the Attic comics. Check out a preview of Apt. 307 over on Josh's blog.
Cracked won't actually be at SPF. They're too popular for that. But there was a time five years ago when the Cracked name was all but dead. That's when Pete and I got in touch with comics legend Tom DeFalco and pitched some ideas at Cracked for their impending relaunch.
We're printing up an ashcan for SPF featuring our failed Cracked pitches, as well as some behind the scenes material. Then, on the Tuesday following SPF (July 21, 2009), we'll run a very special podcast with even more behind the scenes discussion and anecdotes dating back to our frantic couple of months we spent creating and pitching content to Cracked.
That's all I got for now. Expect more shameless self promotion regarding Pittsburgh's Small Press Festival in the near future. And check out tomorrow's podcast where Pete (you know, the writer of Culturology) will join Justique and I for a special episode that's sure to offend your grandma, your mama, and probably just about everybody else you know.
Armor Wars goes Ultimate this September
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Ahhh, Marvel Sutdios. I've figured out your little secret: Iron Man 2 is going to be the cinematic debut of Armor Wars. Wanna know how I figured it out? It was easy. I just looked at the Marvel Comics publishing schedule. See, both the Marvel Adventures and the Ultimate imprints are releasing their version of Armor Wars over the next few months. Why? Because they need to have graphic novels accessible to all types of fans when the film hits! Damn, I wouldn't be surprised if the movie is called Iron Man 2: Armor Wars.
Here we have Tony Stark inside his Ultimate Iron Man armor. The Marvel vs. Capcom series was a weird bird for Tony, as they used him at first, but then ditched him for MvC1. Then they brought him back for MvC2, but everyone was still more excited about War Machine as a fighter by then.
Thanks to Comic Box for this Brandon Peterson image. I'm there every month when they post the best hi-res comic book solicitations on the Internet. Be back here next Monday for a brand new Marvel Hyper Combo Wallpaper!
After our fiasco with Google Voice, we're going to try something a little different. To record the next set of episodes for A Podcast with Ross and Nick, Ross Campbell and I will be using TalkShoe today at 4:00 PM EST.
This is my first time really using TalkShoe to record (after learning about it from the Comic Book Pitt). From what I understand, you can listen in as Ross and I record. In fact, you can even call in and join the conversation if you want.
Hopefully, we won't hit any major technical difficulties. If we do, maybe I'll just head over to the TalkShoe offices and slap them around, since they're located just outside of Pittsburgh!
And if you really do want to call in while we're recording today, email me and I'll give you the details.
Uncanny, an original instrumental hip hop beat by Nik Furious. This is the second part of a ten part Beatcast series called Nik Furious: Then and Now. This week is a Now recording that frequent AudioShocker Podcast listeners will recognize as our most enduring opening theme. This beat was also used in the rap song Patio 3.
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