Tue, 1 May 2012
In this rather special episode Scott and Steve kick off with some news about CBO before moving on to some comic book, movie and TV news. Don't forget our current book club selection which is Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear. We will be discussing the 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Shortlisted novel on week commencing Monday 4th June, which gives you roughly 5 weeks to read it and send in your thoughts and feedback via twitter, facebook or email. Contact details are at the end of the episode. China Miéville writes for DC Comics Sat 5th May - Free Comic Book Day Free Serenity comic - Free Comic Book Day Looper - New SF movie - trailer For our Main Feature we have the return of Challenge Scott. Steve pitches three comics and tries to get Scott interested enough to pick up at least one of them. We are planning to have a return to this segment in a few weeks time to see which books Scott picked up from this episode and what he thought of them. The Manhattan Projects from Image by Jonathan Hickman |
Sun, 22 April 2012
In this episode of the Book Club we talk about Rendevous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke. Scott starts with an apology because despite suggesting it he mistook it for a different one! We talk about the innovation and great ideas in the book but despite being a classic it certainly has it's flaws. Our next book club selection is the Clarke Award nominated Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear We'll be talking about it in 6-8 weeks so get reading and let us know what you think! Direct download: BookClub-RendevousWithRama-ArthurCClarke.mp3 Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:15 AM |
Tue, 3 April 2012
In this episode Steve is flying solo as Scott is off exploring the galaxy. This episode kicks off with a bit of news and reviews, including some forthcoming comics from Image, news about the BattleStar Galactics prequel series, Blood and Chrome, and news of a new TV series based on a comic. OCT comes to TV For our main feature Steve spoke with Tom Hunter the award Director of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. This year there has been some controversy over the 2012 shortlist. Last year we asked our listeners to vote on their favourite from the 2011 shortlist and they chose Zoo City which then went on to win the Clarke. We also managed to speak to Lauren Beukes about Zoo City. This year we're doing something similar with the Book Club. Click on the following link to vote on which of the 2012 Clarke Shortlist you would like the Book Club to read. Whichever book gets the most votes will be the next choice after the current one. The winner will be announced in two weeks time. |
Tue, 20 March 2012
This episode Scott and Steve kick off witha reminder of the current book club selection which is Rendevous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke which we will be talking about on Monday 16th April, in four weeks time. Halcyon and Tenderfoot launch at Newcastle Library |
Tue, 6 March 2012
Remember our current book club selection is Rendevous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke which we will be talking about in a few weeks time. After some news and reviews Scott and Steve do Desert Island Geeks with Cy Dethan writer of (amongst other things), Slaughterman's Creen and Cancertown. We discuss what elements of geek culture he'd like to be stranged on a desert island with and why - be prepared for some surprises! Discussed in the news: |
Mon, 27 February 2012
This is a special live episode of Comic Book Outsiders was recorded on Saturday 18th February 2012 as part of the launch of Geek News Radio. We talk some news and reviews and then get into the first of a new main segment, Desert Island Geeks, where we mention the one movie, TV show and comic book we could live with on a desert island without going crazy. We have direct feedback and interaction from our listeners who also gave us their suggestions and this forms part of our discussion. For more live episodes recorded on the day check out the Geek News Radio website or listen to the latest episodes from all of the podcasts on GNR via Stitcher. |
Mon, 20 February 2012
This is a special live episode of the book club recorded on Saturday 18th February 2012 as part of the launch of Geek News Radio. We discuss The Emperor's Knife by Mazarkis Williams from Jo Fletcher books and receive instant feedback and comments from the listening audience via twitter and the chat room. The episode is completely unedited and it still turned out pretty well. The next book club selection is Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke and we will be discussing it in about six weeks time. For more live episodes recorded on the day check out the Geek News Radio website or listen to the latest episodes from all of the podcasts on GNR via Stitcher. |
Thu, 16 February 2012
Scott and Steve talk to Shawn Pryor from Action Lab Entertainment and PKD media in this episode. Shawn shares with us his love of comics and discusses what life is like being involved with a successful independent comics label. Featured in the news: Brian Wood writing Conan for Dark Horse Valen the Outcast – Boom Studios The Black Beetle – Dark Horse Presents – 3 issue series Beauty and the Beast Movie – in addition to 2 TV pilots |
Fri, 3 February 2012
This episode Scott and Steve kick off with some news and reviews, talking about new TV shows that have just arrived, the return of some new favourites, forthcoming comic book releases and TV shows due to air in the next few months. |
Wed, 18 January 2012
In this episode the Scott and Steve introduce a new feature, "Under The Skin" where we dissect in detail a particular character from a genre show. Here we talk about G'Kar from Babylon 5 played by the amazing Andreas Katsulas. News covered in this episode: Cabin in the Woods – Joss Whedon – March 9th http://insidemovies.ew.com/
DC comic titles cancelled from 52, and new comics http://www.comicsalliance.com/
http://www.newsarama.com/
With Great Power – The Stan Lee Story http://www.withgreatpower.biz/
Thief of Thieves http://www.newsarama.com/ The New New 52 features China Mieville http://io9.com/5875461/dc-launches-second-wave-of-new-52-comics-including-one-by-china-mieville |
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