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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! It's the Darkstalkers episode.
Kenny and Nick are joined by Justique and Kayin to discuss the Darkstalkers (a.k.a. Vampire) series from Capcom.
From the gameplay to the character art and everything in between, we've got your ultimate Darkstalkers review right here!
BUT WAIT! There's more than just the video games -- we also discuss Darkstalkers anime, cartoons, manga, comics, and more.
PLUS: Check out our Darkstalkers wallpapers.
Jean-Claude Van Damme has a new film out and I watched it on Friday night. I decided to live-tweet my viewing experience since I have a long-standing history of tweeting Jean-Claude Van Damme movie reviews.
Here's what I tweeted about Assassination Games:
Final thoughts: Overall, Assassination Games was a decent movie that tried a bit too hard to be poignant and emotional when it should have focused more on the action.
Also, it did a piss poor job with its female characters (one of them was gang-raped off camera and put into a coma, while the other one was brutally murdered)... so that definitely didn't aid in my enjoyment of the film.
But the movie did some things very right -- Van Damme turned out a solid performance, the fight scenes were quick and strong, and the samurai sword epilogue was outrageously fantastic.
The movie would have scored a 7/10 from me if it had ended on Scott Adkins' creepy smile that followed the samurai sword moment. Instead, the film tried to do a "touching" emotional ending that didn't work because I never effectively connected with the characters in a sentimental way. Not a horrible ending... but enough to knock Assassination Games down to a 6/10.
Did you know that we have an AudioShocker Spreadshirt store? Frankly, sometimes I forget. Luckily, my cousin didn't! I got a phone call from him last week asking me which AudioShocker shirts I thought he should purchase. "ALL OF THEM!" I said.
He decided to buy the AudioShocker Classic, Mulldusa from Super Haters, Time Log, and Zombie Palin. Here's what they look like in person:
I offered to hook him up, and I lowered the prices on those four shirts AS LOW AS THEY COULD GO! I know... crazy, right? That makes them only $10.40 a piece.
I'm feeling lazy and in honor of my cousin reminding me that we have t-shirts for sale, I'm going to pretend that I forgot about those low LOW prices and leave them there for a few weeks. Hell, I didn't even clear this with Neal. I'M JUST GONNA DO IT.
So go snag some AudioShocker t-shirts while they're cheap! We have a ton more designs, and most of them are pretty inexpensive ($13-17... and a couple that cost more than that). If there's something you want that you don't see, lemme know here in the comments and I'll try to add it.
So what are you waiting for? Go to the AudioShocker t-shirt store now!
Ross recaps his titillating New York Comic Con 2011 experience, including the announcement of his latest project, Glory. And... is it time for Ross to have a Morrison-esque psychedelic awakening?
Then we answer questions!!! We field Creature Girl's final post from Ross' long-running deviantART feedback thread. Ross rants about shared universes and Nick raves about comic book covers like this, this, this, this, and this.
And after the end theme (about an hour in), we answer Brandon's questions from last episode's comments. Also... The Fart from Secret Fort Mountain Awesome!!!
Nick rants about NYCC, MvC3 on the Xbox, and bad dpads...
THEN IT'S TIME FOR THE FEEDBACK!
Wait... no... Dr. Mario.
BUT THEN IT'S TIME FOR FEEDBACK!
Christian Wolfe sent us a fantastic email! He wants to know about learning how to use a joystick, and Nick likes his question. Kenny drops knowledge on the topic and his advice is don't feel like you have to use a joystick to play console fighting games nowadays (just don't rely on hot keys). BUT... Kenny still thinks it's a good idea to learn on a stick.
Next up is Kurtis Homan! He wants to know if we're going to EVO2012 (probably not). He also wants to know about the games we wanna see more of (Kenny = King of Fighters, Nick = World Heroes). And, lastly, he wants to know our personal standards for what makes a fight game good (so we go on a huge rant).
If you want to send us more feedback, email hypercombocast@gmail.com or call 412-567-7606. We want to hear from you!
Sexy Spider-Man by Chris Maverick
Naughty Good Guys? Well, that's not exactly what we're going for with this theme... but I think it's best if I let the artist put it in his own words. Take it away, Mav!
The funny thing here is that I wasn't actually *trying* to draw something naughty. I was at PIX (The Pittsburgh Indycomic eXpo) and decided to do some sketching. I thought maybe it would be cute doing a nice little picture of Spidey and MaryJane (see, in my reality, they're still married, because I hate retcons... as such don't even get me started on DC's New 52). I thought it would be a nice cute and touching and romantic moment. And then I chose to fade the shot out without showing their hands. Yep, that was a problem right there. The neat thing about artistic composition is it's just as much about what you DON'T see as what you do.
NEXT: I haven't drawn it yet... but goddamn it, it's my turn!!! Or maybe just more awesome sketches by Dan Greenwald.
Nick's brought Justique to the present to meet up Shawn, Paige, and Pete.
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Time Log lives!!! We're in the homestretch now, and it's safe to say that we're all a bit burned out. Don't get it twisted -- we all love this comic. But we've been coordinating a 5-person team of creators for a year-and-a-half now and that's a lot of work. We're looking forward to reaching the finish line.
Anyway, I'm just saying that to let you know that we're still working hard on the Log despite our slightly staggered release schedule. We may or may not have one for you next week -- it all depends on our timing. But I can guarantee you that we're nearing the end and it's gonna be an awesome finale!!!
We're live at Kiva Han in Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Earth, Milky Way with our...
PIX (Pittsburgh Indy Comics Expo) 2011 recap!!!
We're talking about everything PIX, from comics to attendance to events and more.
Shoutouts to Pierce Johnson, Paige Shoemaker, Joe Wos, and Bill Boichel. Thx for making the show extra awesome!
This episode's hosts: Dan, Shawn, Justique, and Nick.
PLUS: Our suggestions for next year's PIX.
Sorry for all the AudioShocker delays lately! I've been traveling a lot, and that's made it tough to keep up with our rigorous schedule.
The Sequential Underground podcast recap of PIX 2011 will be airing... but it might be another day or so until it's ready to go. Check back soon because it'll be up before the end of the week!
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