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Winners of the AudioShocker Trivia Challenge from NYCC 2011

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on January 12, 2012

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As you may remember, the AudioShocker was in the Podcast Arena at the 2011 New York Comic Con. Neal and I hung out at our booth, sold lots of self-published comics, and I even got to see the announcement of Ross's new Glory relaunch.

For me, one of the highlights of the show was meeting tons of awesome comic book fans. At our table, we hosted an AudioShocker Trivia Challenge where attendees could answer questions and win some kickass comics.

I started off by awarding sets of comics to fans who answered three questions correctly. But by Saturday afternoon, I ran out of sets! However, people still wanted to take the Trivia Challenge... so I started giving out my own self-published comics.

Now, for your viewing enjoyment, here are our illustrious winners:

To the best of my memory, here's what I gave away (from top to bottom):

Mutant X #1-17
A chunk of Aquaman and Adventure Comics (19 consecutive issues, including the Death of a Prince storyline)
Chaos War #1-5 miniseries
John Byrne's full run on West Coast Avengers
Whilce Portacio's arc on X-Factor where they send baby Cable into the future
A year of electric blue Superman (54 issues... some signed by Ron Frenz)
WildCATs #1-13 (the Lobdell relaunch)
A big hunk of Kyle Baker's Plastic Man
The original WildCATs #1-4
Christopher Priest's run on Steel
The New Time Log (2 of 3)
Zombie Palin (3rd edition)
I forgot to take a picture, but I also gave away the full original run of Xombi.

DAMN! That's a lot of comics :)

Project Basement - Punisher by Dan Greenwald

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nick marino

on December 9, 2011

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Punisher by Dan Greenwald

Here it is. The final Project Basement drawing. It's by Dan Greenwald, co-host of Sequential Underground podcast and the force behind the Comic Book Pitt podcast. Also, he's the creator of the comics Blue Wraith and Spacebase 01, among others.

As for this drawing, well I think it's very fitting for the final PB sketch. It's simple, it's fun, and it has personality. I don't know if it's a Bad Good Guy or a Good Bad Guy... what I do know it that it's just plain good.

NEXT: Nothing! Project Basement is over. Duh.

Project Basement - Green Lantern by Shawn Atkins

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nick marino

on December 2, 2011

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Green Lantern by Shawn Atkins

Hmmm... Bad Good Guy? More like Jerk Good Guy... or maybe even Asshole Good Guy. Either way, this drawing by Shawn is gorgeous and it screamed "feature me on Project Basement" when I first saw it, so I don't care how bad Hal is!!!

Also, you can listen to Shawn and I bullshit about what comics creators deserve on the latest episode of Sequential Underground.

NEXT: The FINAL Project Basement... Punisher by Dan Greenwald.

Time Log Master List

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nick marino

on December 1, 2011

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Time Log credits
Written by Pete Borrebach and Nick Marino
Penciled by Shawn Atkins
Inked by Paige Shoemaker
Colored by Justique Woolridge
Lettered by Nick Marino
Edited by Nick Marino

Time Log one-shot

Buy the Time Log one-shot:

Time Log webcomic ACT I - read the whole thing on Facebook or Flickr

Buy Time Log ACT I:

AudioShocker Comics Archives v1 digital comic card
The New Time Log (1 of 3) [email nick (at) audioshocker (dot) com]

Time Log webcomic ACT II - read the whole thing on Facebook or Flickr

Buy Time Log ACT II:

AudioShocker Comics Archives v1 digital comic card
The New Time Log (2 of 3) [email nick (at) audioshocker (dot) com]

Time Log webcomic ACT III - read the whole thing on Facebook or Flickr

Buy Time Log ACT III: COMING SOON!

Project Basement - Red Skull by Dan Greenwald

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nick marino

on November 11, 2011

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Red Skull by Dan Greenwald

Here comes a new Good Bad Guy! Dan Greenwald, creator of the Comic Book Pitt podcast and co-host of Sequential Underground, delivers this hilariously patriotic Red Skull.

And it's surprisingly well-timed. It maybe not be the 4th of July... but it is Veteran's Day today! And not just that... Dan also celebrated his birthday this week!!! SOOO much serendipity it hurts.

NEXT: I'll finally draw something. And then we've got another awesome sketch by Dan!

Project Basement - Sexy Spider-Man by Chris Maverick

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nick marino

on October 21, 2011

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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.

Project Basement - Juggernaut by Scott Hedlund

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nick marino

on October 7, 2011

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Juggernaut by Scott Hedlund

The creator of our Good Bad Guys theme joins the fray! That's right -- the unstoppable Scott Hedlund is stopping by the Basement to check in on us and make sure we're doing it right.

Here's what he has to say about his drawing:

Everyone has a bad day and sometimes you just need a hug. But when you string a series of bad days together, you should expect a Juggernaut-sized hug! Enter: the Huggernaut! Equipped with an unstoppable need to give you a squeeze! His Crimson Bands reflect the tender core of this often misunderstood behemoth. Can anything stop the Huggernaut? How about some brotherly love?

Hehehe good one! Before we close out for today, I gotta send a mega huge THX to Scott for helping to revive Project Basement. I was ready to let this feature die a dishonorable death, but Scott saved the day and breathed some life back into it with his theme suggestion.

NEXT: Project Basement takes a week off while I head to the New York Comic Con. But we'll be back on in two weeks with a surprise!

Project Basement - Daredevil by Jason Bender

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nick marino

on September 30, 2011

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Daredevil by Jason Bender

Jason Bender, come on down!!! He's new to the Basement, and he's brought a Bad Good Guy with him.

For those of you who don't know, Daredevil is Catholic. And he's not just religious... HIS MOTHER WAS A NUN. Can you guess her name? C'mon, just one guess. I'll give you a hint -- it's a Maggie.

So, yeah. That's makes this Daredevil pretty goddamn bad.

NEXT: Scott Hedlund, the creator of our v4 theme, joins the party!

Project Basement - Superman by Shawn Atkins

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nick marino

on September 23, 2011

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Superman by Shawn Atkins

Today is a special day for Shawn Atkins. It's his final day as a bachelor!!! That's right -- he's getting married tomorrow. However, as of a few weeks ago, Superman is a bachelor again. So I guess the guys are just trading places.

BUT... the Superman you see here isn't your average hero, reboot or not. In fact, he's a Bad Good Guy. I mean, the real Superman would never deep fry a panda with his heat vision, right?

NEXT: A crisis of faith, courtesy of Jason Bender!

Catch the AudioShocker at NYCC 2011 in the Podcast Arena!

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nick marino

on September 18, 2011

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I've already announced it on the AudioShocker Podcast, Sequential Underground, and A Podcast with Ross and Nick, but I'm gonna say it again...

The AudioShocker will be in the Podcast Arena at the New York Comic Con!

That's right. We'll be at the 2011 New York Comic Con from Oct 13-16 at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan.

Here's the NYCC 2011 schedule:
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Friday, October 14, 2011 – 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 15, 2011 – 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 16, 2011 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

We'll be kicking it near Artist's Alley with other shows like Comics News Insider, Comic Geek Speak, Indie Spinner Rack, and more.

Here's what you can expect to find at our table:

AudioShocker Comics (both old and new, featuring print versions of Time Log, Super Haters, Zombie Palin, and more)
Curated CD collections of our podcasts (debuting at NYCC, these collections will bring together some of our best episodes)
Nick and/or Neal and/or Dan
Maybe Ross (he's trying to act all cool and be like "ohhhh uhhh maybe I'll stop by..." but you know he's gonna be there)
Super-mega-awesome AUDIOSHOCKER COMICS TRIVIA CHALLENGE (with kickass prizes that I'll announce as we get closer to the date of the show -- expect some rad stuff!)

That's all the info I have for right now. I'll be updating this blog post as a I find out more like our exact location, all the prizes for the trivia, and other special stuff.

UPDATE 1 - Location:

The AudioShocker will be located at table D15 in Artist Alley.