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FIRST: Nick thinks Thanksgiving is a horrible holiday and he's worried that Neal is becoming the 1%.
THEN: Neal has a dilema: should he stop taking money from his 'rents?
PLUS: Nick disliked Super 8 for a number of reasons and he explains them all.
ALSO: GHOST IN THE MACHINE! Destruct-O-Tron (from Super Haters) has started a Twitter account -- @DestructOTron -- WTF?
AND: What is a précis?
A.K.A. Changing the Game pt 2!!!
Kenny and Alex get together to record their long awaited sequel to HyperComboCast #13 - Changing the Game pt 1, in which they express concerns that the more vocal competitive fighting game scene may have a dangerous effect on the creativity behind fighting games.
ALSO: The controversial "is it a fighter or not" game, Super Smash Bros Melee, kicks things off as Alex's prime example of this effect taking place. Could this be the most polarizing episode yet? Will Nick be unlocked for the next episode? Listen and find out!
Also, don't forget to send feedback to HyperComboCast@Gmail.com!
The gang's all here (well, except for FuturePete) and the timeline has finally been repaired. Wait... not just repaired -- improved!
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That's a wrap!!! I hope you've enjoyed the ride. I know I have.
Pete and I always knew Time Log would end back at the statue, right where it began in the Time Log one-shot (available for all Kindle-compatible devices on Amazon or as a PDF from DriveThruComics). But we didn't always know who would be on the statue and in what positions.
A few months ago, when we were plotting the end of Time Log, the revised statue configuration came to us and we knew it was right -- Ned, the songwriter and musician, sitting up top with Stephen Foster, the transcriber of his music, sitting at his feet. It's an inversion of the real-life Foster statue, which is seen at the very beginning of Time Log in the one-shot comic book:
Ned on this statue is "Old Ned" from one of Foster's hit songs (which, if you know anything about Foster's history, means that it's a largely traditional composition which Foster just transcribed). Take a look at the lyrics from "Old Ned" (version 1 and version 2). Makes you appreciate this new configuration even more, doesn't it?
There are a lot of things in life that outrage and frustrate me, especially social injustice. Unlike Pete from our story, I can't go back and meddle with the past. But I can create a new vision of the future, even if it's fictional. And that's just what I've done with this ending, together with my fantastic collaborators -- Pete Borrebach, Shawn Atkins, Paige Shoemaker, and Justique Woolridge.
We've put more hard work and sweat into Time Log than I can express in words. The one-shot was my first self-published full-length issue, not to mention the first comic book script Pete and I completed. The Time Log webcomic was Paige and Justique's first comics work! And I'm sure something was a first for Shawn, too.
We've learned a lot along the way experimenting with different artistic processes, printing procedures, sales tactics, and promotional methods. There are print copies of Time Log in California, Texas, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and (thanks to Pete's travels) possibly even Germany and Thailand.
Point is, Time Log may be just another webcomic to you, but it's a milestone to me.
I have to thank Ed Marino, Seth Fronzoli, and Stephanie Atkins for all of their support and help. They've been crucial to the creative, printing, and promotional aspects of this comic.
Lastly, get ready for the Time Log graphic novel, a tuned-up 100+ page collection of the one-shot combined with this webcomic. You'll be hearing more from me as it progresses.
Next week, I'll be back with links to the collected Time Log ACT III. See you then!
Ross talks about the talk he gave at the Center for Cartoon Studies, and how White River Junction has a lot of dead cats.
Then Ross and Nick share coincidence stories. Also, we chat about the West Lakes Great Lakes Avengers.
Nick didn't join a band recently, Ross wants to make digital music, and -- after the end theme -- we wonder: is our podcast too continuity heavy?
Neal couldn't take a shower this morning... and that made him cranky.
Above is the video I said I'd link to in the show notes.
Wake up early and go hard.
CORRECTION: Ooops! I forgot to link to Super Haters #300 when I first posted this.
FuturePete's reality has been instantaneously altered by an After Ripple!
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Penultimate Log!!!
Next week will be our final installment, a very special Time Log comic that'll (appropriately) run on Thanksgiving. Thx for sticking with us through these last few pages.
I hope next week's conclusion will be as satisfying for you as it is for me!
Two artists with two very different paths... similar passions but opposing pursuits...
Katie Henderson's first love was animation. She recounts the desires and experiences that led her to follow her current path, living in Los Angeles and working hard to break into the animation business. While Katie's done comics in the past (see below, from Stick Cats #8), she doesn't necessarily feel it's the medium for her.
Shawn Atkins' first love was also animation. He tells of his journey that took him to the animation program at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. And he explains how comics have become his second love, dominating his professional focus and becoming his primary medium (see below, from Time Log #47). He loves the autonomy of creating comics and now he can't imagine ever stopping.
Join Nick Marino as he cross-examines these two creators, grilling them on their illustration inspirations and goals as cartoonists.
Recently, I recommended Action Jackson as a must-watch movie on A Podcast with Ross and Nick #115. To me, that's exactly what it is -- a fantastic movie with lots of action, comedy, and unusual touches. But a friend of mine felt burned after he took me up on my recommendation.
If you're a longtime AudioShocker listener, then you already know that I have unusual taste in movies. You may have heard me give a glowing review of something you hated. Or maybe I railed against a film that you and millions of others enjoyed.
Look, I'm not doing this just to be difficult, weird, or different. The fact is that my taste in film just happens to be difficult, weird, and different. It's always been that way since I was a little Nick and I'm pretty sure that'll never change.
So here's my disclaimer:
I have unconventional taste in movies. Keep that in mind when you listen to our podcasts. And, hopefully, once you get a feel for my taste in film, you'll come to understand how my taste relates to yours.
Let me use examples to illustrate my point. My favorite movie of all time is The Naked Gun. It gets a 9/10 on the Nick scale. That's as high as it goes. Nothing has ever received a 10/10 and I doubt anything ever will.
Some of my other favorite films include Kingpin, Total Recall, Balls of Fury, Good Guys Wear Black, Gleaming the Cube, and Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. Now are you starting to understand?
Some movies I've enjoyed (and defended) that others have maligned include X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Soul Plane, The Animal, and Charlie's Angels.
I don't care for most movies made before 1970. My favorite genres are blaxploitation, raunchy comedy, martial arts, action comedy, sci-fi and animated fantasy. Are you starting to follow me yet?
Now let's take a look at some of the films I actively dislike. Those include Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, the Bourne series, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Knocked Up, and WALL-E.
Lest you think that I just hate on stuff other people like, there are plenty of films I haven't enjoyed that are commonly disliked -- Green Lantern, X-Men: The Last Stand, Waiting, Cyborg, and Grandma's Boy. Is this all making sense to you?
I'll end with a list of my favorite actors. Just because they're in a film doesn't necessarily mean I'll like the movie... but I'll give it a shot if it stars Rob Schneider, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Anna Farris, Chuck Norris, Pam Grier, Woody Harrelson, Fred Williamson, Terry Crews, or Seann-William Scott
Anyway, I hope this helps. I don't want to disappoint anyone with my movie recommendations, but I also have to be true to myself. So when you hear me say something is good, just reference this blog post to see where we have overlaps and where we disagree.
Neal wants to know why white people love Saag Paneer, Nick thinks Pittsburgh Italian food sucks, and he made a video about Herman Cain and pizza:
Occupy iTunes, Neal attended the Silicon Alley Talent Fair, he has stinky farts, and Nick watched Winnebago Man:
Justique watched Hellevator, and Nick misses good action comedies.
HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER! Kenny brings in a good local friend of his, John Amenta (ZanSam), to expand on the topic of, HyperComboCast #3 - Learning, and compare the differences between learning in the past (where Kenny started 20 years ago) as opposed to learning now (where John started).
Expect a deep conversation that includes a lot of Chicago area shoutouts, term definitions, civil debate, and other fun stuff.
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