http://ideologyofmadness.com If we geek about it, we speak about it. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Funny Books with Aron and Paulie! If we geek about it, we speak about it! IdeologyofMadness.com is a geek culture website where we focus on comics, role playing games, video games, movies, you name it. If it excites us, we talk about it. Funny Books with Aron and Paulie is our weekly comic book discussion show. We chat about the business of comics, new releases, experiences in the hobby and old favorites. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes Aron Head and Paul Aponte ideologyofmadness@gmail.com ideologyofmadness@gmail.com (Aron Head and Paul Aponte) 2009 If we geek about it, we speak about it! - IdeologyofMadness.com is a geek culture website where we focus on comics, role playing games, video games, movies, you name it. If it excites us, we talk about it. comics, discussion, batman, superman, blackest night, http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/funnybooks_itunessmall.png http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/category/columns/funny-books-with-aron-paulie http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11540 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11540#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:36:21 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11540 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11540/feed 0 Comics,podcast This week, Aron provides marital advice while Jonathan, Wayne and Paul take notes. - Siege Update - Invincible Iron Man #24 The Mighty Avengers #34 - Justice League: Cry for Justice #7 Fall of the Hulks Update - Savage She Hulks #1 - G... This week, Aron provides marital advice while Jonathan, Wayne and Paul take notes. Siege Update Invincible Iron Man #24 The Mighty Avengers #34 Justice League: Cry for Justice #7 Fall of the Hulks Update Savage She Hulks #1 Green Hornet #1 Ultimate Avengers #5 New Ultimates #1 What if were writing the Ultimate Universe? At GenCon 2009, Aron was on a panel about the work which goes on behind the podcast.  With folks from TrapCast and The Brilliant Gameologists, social networking and community building are discussed.  Check it out! Also, Kicked in the Dicebags' fiftieth episodes was released this weekend!  It's awesome because Chris and Jonathan aren't on it and Aron is!  Enjoy a cultured, sophisticated Kicked in the Dicebags. Stay tuned to the site in the coming week for lots of Fear The Con coverage. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:20:17 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11450 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11450#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:44:48 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11450 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11450/feed 3 Comics,podcast The Red Lantern ring travels around the table this week as we get our rage on about Marvel's complete disregard about anything approaching continuity...  Tim joins the the show from his mobile studio to update Aron, Paul, The Red Lantern ring travels around the table this week as we get our rage on about Marvel's complete disregard about anything approaching continuity...  Tim joins the the show from his mobile studio to update Aron, Paul, and Wayne on Teen Titans managing to rock some rage his own self... SausageFest Blackest Night Update Blackest Night #7 Blackest Night: JSA #3 Siege Update New Avengers #62 Avengers: The Initiative #33 Thor #607 Dark Wolverine #83 Thunderbolts #141 Fall of the Hulks Red Hulk #2 Flash Rebirth #6 Teen Titans #80 Fantastic Four #576 Ultimate Enemy #2 Clone Saga #6 Amazing Spider-Man #622 Ms. Marvel #50 X-Men Forever #18 Who must die in Siege? Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:45:23 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11432 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11432#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:33:09 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11432 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11432/feed 3 Comics,Marvel,podcast FULL DISCLOSURE: This is our second recording with Agents of Atlas Writer Jeff Parker.  Our first interview with Jeff was awesome covering the full span of his admirable body of work.  Where can you download that episode you ask?  No where, FULL DISCLOSURE: This is our second recording with Agents of Atlas Writer Jeff Parker.  Our first interview with Jeff was awesome covering the full span of his admirable body of work.  Where can you download that episode you ask?  No where, that's where! Due to a colossal failure of technology and technician, we lost that episode (aka FailCast).  Fortunately, Jeff Parker returned for a second review.  And this time, we pushed RECORD. THE SHOW: We talk about all kinds of cool stuff such as Fall of the Hulks, Agents of Atlas, The Uranian, reprints in Marvel Comics, sad comic conventions,the value of new ideas, Portland, mustaches, DC vs Marvel, Doctor Rape, his Image comic Underground and Parker's upcoming stint as college professor.  And much, much more. This interview was one of the most enjoyable we've done.  Parker's a hoot.  Thanks for your patience, Professor Parker. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:07:50 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11343 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11343#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:40:36 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11343 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11343/feed 1 Comics,Movies & TV,podcast Aron returns from his journeys across the snow-ravaged lands of New England to rejoin Paul, Wayne, and Jonathan for another rousing discussion of the week in comics... - Paul hates on fatties while we talk about Kevin Smith, encroaching, Aron returns from his journeys across the snow-ravaged lands of New England to rejoin Paul, Wayne, and Jonathan for another rousing discussion of the week in comics... Paul hates on fatties while we talk about Kevin Smith, encroaching, and Smodcast #106 and #107 Geoff Johns and Jim Lee get promotions over at DC Comics and Jonathan feels similar changes should occur at Marvel BLACKEST NIGHT UPDATE Blackest Night Flsh #3 Green Lantern Corps #45 Green Lantern #51 Adventure Comics #7 SIEGE UPDATE Dark Avengers #14 Haunt #5 Doomwar #1 FALL OF THE HULKS UPDATE Hulk #20 Incredible Hulk #607 Deadpool #19 Hit Monkey #1 Atomic Robo V4 #1 - Revenge of the Vampire Dimension Paul's Surprise Topic We talked a bit about old radio serials.  Here are a few favorites: The Old Time Radio Superman Show (on iTunes, on the Web) The Shadow Podcast (on iTunes, on the Web) Green Hornet (on iTunes, on the Web) Vengeance of the Moon Knight writer and V consulting producer Greg Hurwitz (starts at 01:27). And if you haven't gotten enough of Paul and Jonathan, please be sure to check out this week's episode of Kicked in the Dicebags (episode released week of 02/21/2010 - NOTE: Extremely explicit content on KITDB). Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:52:35 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11308 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11308#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:56:33 +0000 Paul http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11308 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11308/feed 2 In this week's extraordinarily disorganized episode of Funnybooks, Paul, Wayne, and Jonathan talk about all manner of mildly interesting, and semi-comic book related, topics. - Paul's alcoholism Why Heroes sucks, In this week's extraordinarily disorganized episode of Funnybooks, Paul, Wayne, and Jonathan talk about all manner of mildly interesting, and semi-comic book related, topics. Paul's alcoholism Why Heroes sucks, but apparently Lost is good Jonathan keeps trying to convince people that Eddie Brock should be Spider-Man, Sentry is a cool character, and that X-Men: Second Coming is going to be good Wayne, for some reason, still likes X-Man X-Factor: Forever We try to figure out who the hell the Secret Avengers are going to be, and mock the new Avengers line-up We chat a lot about all of the recent Marvel announcements And, most importantly, we try to figure out where the hell Aron is. All this, plus midget strippers, Lois Lane in a Wonder Woman costume, and why X-Men: Second Coming should happen at least a half hour after the first one. Please note that, due to our editor being plastered, the recording actually goes on past the ending of the episode, and you hear us ramble on about next week's comics, and once more talk about Spider-Man: The Gauntlet - a rare look into the mind of some madmen. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:38:05 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11186 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11186#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:07 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11186 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11186/feed 0 Comics,Marvel Eisner Award winning writer Matt Fraction joins the conversation this week.  We chat about his stellar work on Iron Man, his upcoming run on Thor, Free Comic Book Day, and the return of Kitty Pryde. - Please note that this post will be at the top throu... Eisner Award winning writer Matt Fraction joins the conversation this week.  We chat about his stellar work on Iron Man, his upcoming run on Thor, Free Comic Book Day, and the return of Kitty Pryde. Please note that this post will be at the top through Thursday - play it in a pop up window while you cruise below for the latest news! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 46:13 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11214 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11214#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:08:32 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11214 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11214/feed 1 Comics,DC,Marvel,spider-man Aron, Paulie, Wayne and Jonathan chat about truck wrecks, comic book movies and tv shows, and all the while Wayne maintains a positive outlook. - Planet Hulk on DVD Smallville "Absolute Justice" Blackest Night Update Siege Update - Siege #2 ... Aron, Paulie, Wayne and Jonathan chat about truck wrecks, comic book movies and tv shows, and all the while Wayne maintains a positive outlook. Planet Hulk on DVD Smallville "Absolute Justice" Blackest Night Update Siege Update Siege #2 Siege: Embedded #2 Invincible Iron Man #23 Red Robin #9 Justice Society of America Annual #2 Cable Ultimate X #1 Milestone Forever #1 The Defense of Spider-Man What if We Were Writing Spider-Man? Stay tuned after the credits for the announcement of  our UNWRITTEN contest winners. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:29:07 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11126 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11126#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:35:39 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11126 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11126/feed 1 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast Tim and Wayne join Aron and Paulie for our weekly round table. - It's a miracle, BAM! iPad's possible effects on both the comic print and digital business Blackest Night Update - Green Lantern #50 The Atom & Hawkman #46 Blackest Night JSA ... Tim and Wayne join Aron and Paulie for our weekly round table. It's a miracle, BAM! iPad's possible effects on both the comic print and digital business Blackest Night Update Green Lantern #50 The Atom & Hawkman #46 Blackest Night JSA #2 Siege Update Captain America Reborn #6 Thor #606 Avengers: The Initiative #32 New Avengers #61 Batman Update Batman and Robin #7 Detective Comics #861 World's Finest #4 Justice League: Cry for Justice #6 Justice League of America #41 Fantastic Four #575 Teen Titans #79 Ultimate Enemy #1 Secret Warriors #2 #12 Neverland #0 Stay tuned after the end credits for our Indy Comic Book Week Sampler winners announcement! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:35:59 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11116 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11116#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:00:46 +0000 Paul http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11116 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11116/feed 0 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11107 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11107#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:19:12 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11107 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11107/feed 0 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11057 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11057#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:45:30 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=11057 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/11057/feed 1 Comics,Marvel We wrap up the month of January by sharing our conversation with Fantastic Four writer, Jonathan Hickman.  We talk about Hollywood movies, his love of Frank Herbert's DUNE books, why in the world Sue Richards stays with Reed, Secret Warriors, We wrap up the month of January by sharing our conversation with Fantastic Four writer, Jonathan Hickman.  We talk about Hollywood movies, his love of Frank Herbert's DUNE books, why in the world Sue Richards stays with Reed, Secret Warriors, and all manner of other comic book awesome. Plus... in a Funnybooks exclusive, Jonathan Hickman answers why he is the best lover on the planet. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 45:15 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10968 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10968#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:48:36 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10968 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10968/feed 3 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast In a stunning turn, Paul invokes the Apontalypse signalling the destruction of all we hold dear and sacred.  Before the world ends, though, we talk about the week's comics. - Paul sells some books, Paul buys some books from MyComicShop. In a stunning turn, Paul invokes the Apontalypse signalling the destruction of all we hold dear and sacred.  Before the world ends, though, we talk about the week's comics. Paul sells some books, Paul buys some books from MyComicShop.com CANCELED: Kieron Gillen's S.W.O.R.D and Rick Remender's Doctor VooDoo Adventure Comics #6 Blackest Night Update Green Lantern Corps #44 Blackest Night: The Flash #2 (here's the Scott Kolins interview we reference) Blackest Night: Phantom Stranger #42 Blackest Night: Starman #81 Siege Update Dark Avengers #13 Dark Wolverine #82 Mighty Avengers #33 The Olivier Coipel poster we mention Fall of the Hulks Update Hulk #19 Incredible Hulk #606 Doctor Voodoo Streets of Gotham #8 (Thus begin the Apontalypse) We have extended the entry period for our Indy Comic Book Week Sampler.  Check it out! And just because we're not giving away enough stuff, enter for your chance to win THE UNWRITTEN! Ideology of Madness will be at the Dallas Comic Con on Saturday, January 30th.  We'll be interviewing folks there for both the podcast as well as capturing a bit of video.  Stay tuned! As always this post will be at the top THROUGH Tuesday – scroll down for the latest news! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:08:12 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10950 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10950#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:32:47 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10950 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10950/feed 2 Comics,podcast Rick Remender, writer of Fear Agent and The Punisher,  joins Paul and Jonathan for a discussion on Frankencastle, XXX Zombies, The Last Days of American Crime movie,  sex-toys and sodomy - and much, much more! It's an all-age, Rick Remender, writer of Fear Agent and The Punisher,  joins Paul and Jonathan for a discussion on Frankencastle, XXX Zombies, The Last Days of American Crime movie,  sex-toys and sodomy - and much, much more! It's an all-age, no-holes-barred  show this week from the good folks at Funnybooks! This post will be on the top through Friday - scroll down for the latest updates! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 52:10 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10883 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10883#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:45:08 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10883 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10883/feed 0 Comics,podcast As Paulie wanders the wastelands of Charlotte, NC, Appollyon (AKA Tim)  joins Aron, Wayne, and Jonathan for another rousing week of our comics round table.  Plus, the return of What If We Were Writing...? - Wayne makes a guest appearance on Kicked i... As Paulie wanders the wastelands of Charlotte, NC, Appollyon (AKA Tim)  joins Aron, Wayne, and Jonathan for another rousing week of our comics round table.  Plus, the return of What If We Were Writing...? Wayne makes a guest appearance on Kicked in the Dicebags Aron's fever dreams Marvel's dick move Blackest Night Update Teen Titans #78 Teen Titans: Games Our Marv Wolfman Interview Siege Update Invincible Iron Man #22 Wayne's prediction Amazing Spider-Man #617 Booster Gold #28 Batman Update Batgirl #6 Batman #695 Tim's thoughts on The Dark Knight Returns Politics in comics Dark X-Men #3 Black Panther #12 Star Trek Captain's Log: Sulu What if we were writing Doctor Strange? Kitty Pryde is coming back and the return of Jubilee Don't forget about Fear The Con 3... Or the Indy Comic Book Week Sampler give-a-way! If you just can't get enough comic talk this week, join Jonathan over on Kicked in the Dicebags where Wayne joins him for some more conversation. As always this post will be at the top THROUGH Tuesday - scroll down for the latest news! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:13:44 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10854 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10854#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:14:23 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10854 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10854/feed 4 Comics,podcast This post will be at the top through Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! You may remember him from his contribution to Amiga Power, but we know him from his current run on Thor, this past summer's Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter, Phonogram, This post will be at the top through Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! You may remember him from his contribution to Amiga Power, but we know him from his current run on Thor, this past summer's Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter, Phonogram, and many other fantastic reads.  Kieron Gillen joins us for a lively conversation about previewing comic stories, Marvel's Siege, X-Men: S.W.O.R.D. and the balance of being a good dad versus being a good God of War. Funnybooks gets cultured this week in its first trans-Atlantic interview. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 49:20 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10783 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10783#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:37:20 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10783 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10783/feed 0 Comics,marvel siege,podcast This post will be at the top through Tuesday! Scroll down for the latest updates! - Wayne and Jonathan join us to discuss working at movie theaters and amusement parks and, oh yes, this weeks comics. - Three of the four of us used to work at movie ... This post will be at the top through Tuesday! Scroll down for the latest updates! Wayne and Jonathan join us to discuss working at movie theaters and amusement parks and, oh yes, this weeks comics. Three of the four of us used to work at movie theaters Two of the four of us worked at Six Flags Blackest Night Update Blackest Night #6 Siege Update Origins of Siege Siege#1 Siege Embedded Siege 2010 Calendar Red Robin #8 Marvel Boy: The Uranian Haunt #4 Escape from Wonderland #3 New Mutants #8 & #9 X-Factor: Nation X One-shot Cable #22 JSA: All Stars #2 Fear the Con 3, a tabletop roleplaying game convention hosted by the guys at Fear the Boot is scheduled for March 12-13, 2010 in St Louis.  Wayne, Jonathan, and Aron will be there.  Paul drew the short straw and has to stay home and keep the internets safe. Don't miss your chance to win one of our THREE Indy Comic Book Samplers! Coming up Wednesday... our New Comic Book Day Interview with Thor writer Kieron Gillen! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:29:14 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10686 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10686#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:00:12 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10686 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10686/feed 1 Comics,podcast FtB's Wayne joins us for this week's discussion. - Our read piles have grown due to after some awesome after-X-mas sales Paul's shameful mission leads into a discussion of defunct comics publishers such as Valiant, Defiant, FtB's Wayne joins us for this week's discussion. Our read piles have grown due to after some awesome after-X-mas sales Paul's shameful mission leads into a discussion of defunct comics publishers such as Valiant, Defiant, and Crossgen Blackest Night Update Green Lantern #49 Blackest Night: JSA #1 Justice Society of America #34 Countdown to SIEGE! New Avengers #60 Thor #605 Avengers: The Initiative Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield? An abundance of Hulks (Fall of the Hulks Gamma) Tracker #1 & #2 (here's Paul's Jonathan Lincoln New Comic Book Day Interview we reference) World's Finest #3 Punisher #12 Arkham Reborn What If Wayne Ranted about What If? What If Spider-Man House of M What If Astonishing X-Men What we're looking forward to in 2010 Be sure and check out our new discussion forum! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:13:08 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10597 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10597#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:53:02 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10597 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10597/feed 0 Comics,podcast Fear the Boot's Wayne and Kicked in the Dicebags' Jonathan join us for our first ever Funnybook awards...! - The guys discuss what they did for Xmas before jumping into the 2009 Funnybook Awards... 2009 Favorite Hero - Iron Man The Flash Thor... Fear the Boot's Wayne and Kicked in the Dicebags' Jonathan join us for our first ever Funnybook awards...! The guys discuss what they did for Xmas before jumping into the 2009 Funnybook Awards... 2009 Favorite Hero Iron Man The Flash Thor 2009 Favorite Villain The Hood Professor Zoom Norman Osborn 2009 Favorite Publisher DC Marvel 2009 Least Favorite Publisher? 2009 Favorite New Series Irredeemable Haunt Secret Warriors 2009 Worst New Series? 2009 Favorite Cover (click to view the gallery) Thor #600 Thor #604 Wolverine #72 Daredevil #500 2009 Favorite Collection of Previously Released Material (TPBs) Walking Dead vol 2 Invincible Omnibus New Avengers vol 10: Power Secret Warriors vol 1 2009 Favorite Comic Book Media Batman: Arkham Asylum Watchmen 2009 Favorite Penciller Ryan Ottley Tom Grummett Dale Keown 2009 Favorite Writer Robert Kirkman Geoff Johns Matt Fraction 2009 Favorite Limited Series of Graphic Novel Richard Stark's Parker the Hunter by Darwyn Cooke Incognito by Ed Brubaker The Marvels Project by Ed Brubaker Justice League: Cry for Justice by James Robinson 2009 Favorite Moment Death of the Punisher Roy Harper' missing an arm 2009 Favorite Single Issue Secret Six (The Deadshot issue) Green Lantern #43 Necrosha one-shot Spider-Woman #1 2009 Favorite Ongoing Series Green Lantern Cable Invincible Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:24:29 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10562 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10562#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:12:16 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10562 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10562/feed 2 Comics,podcast This Wednesday, December 30th, is the start of Indy Comic Book Week (ICBW).  Dozens of creators nationwide generated brand new books just for this occasion and will have books available at stores all over this great country of ours.  In today's show, This Wednesday, December 30th, is the start of Indy Comic Book Week (ICBW).  Dozens of creators nationwide generated brand new books just for this occasion and will have books available at stores all over this great country of ours.  In today's show, we chat with two of the guys behind ICBW, Jake Ekiss and Vinh Luan Luu.  We discuss the weather, art education, the genesis of Indy Comic Book Week, and - oh yes - my hand. Jake's Solomon Azua with letters by Luan debuts Wednesday.  Both Jake and Luan contributed to the David Hopkins anthology mini-comic  One Night Stand which comes out Wednesday as well.  There are TONS of great books you've never heard of coming out this week.  Check with your friendly local comic shop to get your hands on them. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 51:30 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10530 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10530#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:00:50 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10530 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10530/feed 1 Comics,podcast This post will be at the top THROUGH Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! Werewolves.  Police procedural.  Mix the two together and you get the first joint property from Top Cow and Heroes & Villains Entertainment! This post will be at the top THROUGH Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! Werewolves.  Police procedural.  Mix the two together and you get the first joint property from Top Cow and Heroes & Villains Entertainment! Tracker is the story of Alex O’Roark, the FBI’s top tracker, who has his perfect life ripped to shreds when a case to capture the world’s most dangerous serial killer leads him straight into the maw of a werewolf. Now, keeping his secret from his gorgeous fiancé and the FBI, he must hunt down the wolf that infected him before the disease turns him into a monster. Paul had a chance recently to sit with Jonathan Lincoln, the writer of Tracker, and they talked about the series, as well as Lincoln’s unique take on the werewolf mythology, and all kinds of horror goodness!  The second issue of Tracker is due out in stores TODAY! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 31:20 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10477 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10477#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:00:17 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10477 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10477/feed 3 Comics,podcast This post will be at the top through Tuesday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! - Keli Wolfe from The Variants and Zeus Comics joins us to discuss Xmas gift recommendations for the geek in your life.  Our list: - Gift cards Batman: Arkham Asylum... This post will be at the top through Tuesday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! Keli Wolfe from The Variants and Zeus Comics joins us to discuss Xmas gift recommendations for the geek in your life.  Our list: Gift cards Batman: Arkham Asylum Atomic Overmind's The Day After Ragnarok for Savage Worlds Blankets Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut Starman Omnibus Geek Magazine The Hunter adapted and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke The Ultimate Toolbox from AEG Also, Keli talks a bit about Nero, the LARP she plays. Once Keli leaves, Paul and Aron settle into chat about the week's comics: Blackest Night Update Green Lantern Corps #43 Justice League of America #40 Paul paces Batman Update Batman #694 Batman Confidential #39 Streets of Gotham #7 Children's Fight Club starts here! Batman 80-page Giant Vengeance of the Moon Knight #4 Doctor Voodoo #3 Contests Leave a comment on this podcast or post an iTunes review this month to be entered into the contest to win a Jeff Smith signed hardcover of RASL. We're giving away five copies of Malice.  Just tell us about the monster hiding under your bed over here.  Contest ends 12/25/2009. Merry Christmas from all of us here at Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie and Ideology of Madness! Lt Solo performs all your favorite Phaser Rock hits on his album ALL FIRED UP! Check out his website and buy the album on iTunes. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:07:18 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10388 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10388#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:00:35 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10388 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10388/feed 6 Comics,podcast This post will be at the top through Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest news! We recently had the good fortune to visit with Jake Parker.  "Visit" is the appropriate word as Jake is just good company this episode being more a recording of three guys... This post will be at the top through Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest news! We recently had the good fortune to visit with Jake Parker.  "Visit" is the appropriate word as Jake is just good company this episode being more a recording of three guys chatting rather than interview.  That said, we still ask him a lot about his background, his animation career (Titan A.E), and his upcoming Missile Mouse from Scholastic. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 51:27 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10222 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10222#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:00:58 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10222 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10222/feed 0 Comics,podcast This post will be at the top THROUGH Tuesday.  Scroll down for the latest updates! - After weeks of guest hosts, Paul and I find ourselves alone... - Paul's two-day stink, drink of choice, and fashioning himself as a young-what's-her-face Unable to... This post will be at the top THROUGH Tuesday.  Scroll down for the latest updates! After weeks of guest hosts, Paul and I find ourselves alone... Paul's two-day stink, drink of choice, and fashioning himself as a young-what's-her-face Unable to sleep, Aron watches X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Paul issues a challenge Blackest Night Update Adventure Comics #5 Booster Gold #27 (HUGE SPOILER) Siege Update Invincible Iron Man #21 New Avengers Annual #3 S.W.O.R.D. #2 Necrosha Update Red Robin #7 Spider-Man and the Secret Wars #1 Star Trek Alien Spotlight: Cardasians The Trades We're Reading Don't forget about the big MALICE give-a-way! And don't forget to enter for your chance to win a signed hardcover of Jeff Smith's RASL as well as a limited edition RASL print!  All you have to do is tell us what you think of the show in the comments section below or post a review on iTunes and send us the link (full contest rules and prize details in this week's show). Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:37:17 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10184 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10184#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:00:23 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10184 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10184/feed 4 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast This post will be at the top through Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest news! I feel bad for Paul.  I never let him get a word in edge-wise in our interview with comics legend Marv Wolfman.  I'm a huge fan of Marv's work. This post will be at the top through Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest news! I feel bad for Paul.  I never let him get a word in edge-wise in our interview with comics legend Marv Wolfman.  I'm a huge fan of Marv's work.  He was generously indulgent of my near hour long gushing over him. We discuss his ground breaking work on Tomb of Dracula, the creation of the New Teen Titans with George Perez, and authoring the revolutionary Crisis on the Infinite Earths.  To top it off we chat about lots of the characters he's created over the years including Blade, Nightwing, Black Cat, Bullseye, and NKVDemon (or maybe he didn't do that one). Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 39:53 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10146 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10146#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:00:49 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10146 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10146/feed 2 blackest night,Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast This post will be at the top through Tuesday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! - Fear the Boot's Wayne and renown Spider-Man apologist, Jonathan Landreth from Kicked in the Dicebags join us for this week's show. This post will be at the top through Tuesday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! Fear the Boot's Wayne and renown Spider-Man apologist, Jonathan Landreth from Kicked in the Dicebags join us for this week's show. The Great Spider-Man debate 4 5 Marvel books so bad even Jonathan won't read them Our first (and last ) Image United update Blackest Night Update Blackest Night The Flash #1 Blackest Night Wonder Woman #1 Necrosha Update X-Force #21 Siege Update Siege: The Cabal #1 Thor #604 Dark Avengers Annual #1 Invincible Iron Man #20 Fall of the Hulks JSA All Stars #1 Haunt #3 Punisher #11 Supergod #2 Nova Jonathan's reading Invincible and The Walking Dead in trade What If Secret Invasion Check out our Malice contest! And stay tuned past the end credits for the announcement of the Rings of the Light Brigade contest winner! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 2:10:21 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10102 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10102#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:05:53 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=10102 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/10102/feed 1 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9989 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9989#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:25 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9989 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9989/feed 3 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast This post will be at the top THROUGH Tuesday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! - Fear the Boot's Wayne joins us one again to chat about a MFT of comics: - Thanksgiving after action report A real Sophie's Choice: Choosing comics on crowded weeks... This post will be at the top THROUGH Tuesday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! Fear the Boot's Wayne joins us one again to chat about a MFT of comics: Thanksgiving after action report A real Sophie's Choice: Choosing comics on crowded weeks Blackest Night Update Green Lantern #48 Blackest Night #5 Adventure Comics #4 Justice League of America #39 Outsiders #24 (the character we can't remember is Halo) Batman Update Detective Comics #859 Batman/Doc Savage Arkham Reborn #2 Batman Confidential #37 Batman Streets of Gotham #6 World's Finest #2 Giant Sized Thor Finale #1 Ultimate Avengers #4 Spider-Woman #3 New Avengers #59 Amazing Spider-Man: The Gauntlet Justice League: Cry for Justice #5 Justice Society #33 Flash Rebirth #5 Superman: Secret Origin #3 Thunderbolts Incredible Hercules Jericho #1 Don't forget about our Rings of Light Brigade contest And be on the look out for our NEW contest starting December 4th...! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:47:10 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9861 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9861#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9861 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9861/feed 3 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast This post will be at the top THROUGH TUESDAY!  Scroll down for all the latest news! In our 21st show,we chat with comic book retailer Greg Thompson, owner/operator of Local Heroes Comics in Norfolk, Virginia. This post will be at the top THROUGH TUESDAY!  Scroll down for all the latest news! In our 21st show,we chat with comic book retailer Greg Thompson, owner/operator of Local Heroes Comics in Norfolk, Virginia.  Local Heroes is a different kind of comic shop and Greg is a different kind of store owner.  He's got a lot to say about the hobby and the business of selling comics. Watchmen and recommended reading for first time comic readers Kids comics The effect of Amazon on the comics retailer Pizza, beer, comics Merchandising Free Comic Book Day Skip week Indy Comic Book Week Digital comics Comics as an investment The value of a point-of-sale system Greg's next big thing The lightning round Dark Reign Blackest Night Final Crisis Secret Invasion Image United Battle for the Cowl & Batman Reborn Batgirl Batwoman in Detective Comics Reprints in $3.99+ comics Robert Kirkman Teen Titans Star Trek Comic movies Lt Solo performs all your favorite Phaser Rock hits on his album ALL FIRED UP! Check out his website and buy the album on iTunes. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 56:57 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9820 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9820#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:24 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9820 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9820/feed 2 Comics,Horror,podcast Our New Comic Book Day Interview for this week with the folks from We Kill Monsters will be at the top of the page through Thursday.  Scroll down for new articles. It's New Comic Book Day Interview time again and this time we chat with the writing team... Our New Comic Book Day Interview for this week with the folks from We Kill Monsters will be at the top of the page through Thursday.  Scroll down for new articles. It's New Comic Book Day Interview time again and this time we chat with the writing team of Laura Harkcom and Christoper Leone.  Their first and current effort into comics is We Kill Monsters, a title that has been lauded as "refreshing" and "charming." Harkcom and Leone may be new to comics, but you might be familiar with their work whether you know it or not.  Together they wrote the SciFi Channel's The Lost Room mini-series. Issue 5, the penultimate issue, of We Kill Monsters hit stands last week setting the stage for the big finish. Recently we visited with Leone and Harkcom chatting about their book, digital comics, as well as what's in store for them when We Kill Monsters wraps up. Oh, and my beagle fell in the pool. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 28:02 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9755 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9755#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:40:15 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9755 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9755/feed 4 batman,blackest night,Comics,DC,IndyComicBookWeek,Marvel This post will be at the top through TUESDAY!  Scroll down for all the latest news! - Fear the Boot's Wayne joins us for this week's show Paul has been enduring weather Blackest Night Upate - Green Lantern Corps #42 (hard core spoilers) Boos... This post will be at the top through TUESDAY!  Scroll down for all the latest news! Fear the Boot's Wayne joins us for this week's show Paul has been enduring weather Blackest Night Upate Green Lantern Corps #42 (hard core spoilers) Booster Gold #26 R.E.B.E.L.S #10 Win a full set of the various Lantern rings! Batman update Batman and Robin #6 Batman #693 Batgirl #4 Red Robin #6 Vengeance of the Moon Knight #3 A little Punisher chat Amazing Spider-man #611 Strange #1 Imperial Guard #1 Sword #1 Witchblade Modern Warfare Supergod#1 A little more Haunt talk We're giving away the Star Trek DVD and IDW's Star Trek: Countdown TPB in our Wrath of Contest And we're giving away a complete set of Burger King Star Trek glasses Indy Comic Book Week with Jake Ekiss Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:25:31 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9680 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9680#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:27 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9680 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9680/feed 1 death troopers,Horror,podcast,Star Wars This post will be at the top THROUGH Thursday, so scroll down for all the LATEST news, including THREE new contests! In today's New Comic Book Day Interview, we chat with Joe Schreiber best selling author of the new STAR WARS novel DEATH TROOPERS. This post will be at the top THROUGH Thursday, so scroll down for all the LATEST news, including THREE new contests! In today's New Comic Book Day Interview, we chat with Joe Schreiber best selling author of the new STAR WARS novel DEATH TROOPERS.  In addition to Wookie zombies, we also chat about his new novel released on the same day as Death Troopers, NO DOORS NO WINDOWS.   Joe talks about his writing habits, comics, action figures, the upcoming Death Troopers prequel novel and the SUPERNATURAL novel he's working on right this very moment. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 40:32 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9549 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9549#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:01:55 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9549 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9549/feed 8 blackest night,Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast A Micronauts movie? The 90's X-Men Cartoon and others Doom Patrol #4 (Blackest Night tie-in) X-Force/New Mutans: Necrosha One-Shot #1 Haunt #2 Batman Update - Detective Comics #858 Batman Confidential #36 Batman: The Widening Gyre #3... A Micronauts movie? The 90's X-Men Cartoon and others Doom Patrol #4 (Blackest Night tie-in) X-Force/New Mutans: Necrosha One-Shot #1 Haunt #2 Batman Update Detective Comics #858 Batman Confidential #36 Batman: The Widening Gyre #3 Assault on New Olympus One-Shot #1 X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas #1 & #2 Astonishing X-Men #32 Psylocke #1 Doctor Voodoo #2 Nova #31 Chew #5 Spider-Woman #2 Fantastic Four #572 Ultimate Spider-Man #4 Ms. Marvel Trek week starts today!  Plus, a FANTASTIC Trek contest! Listener mail Plus, a contest for full set of the various Corps rings! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:46:48 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9412 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9412#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:30:45 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9412 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9412/feed 0 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast This post will be at the top through Tuesday - scroll down for the latest news! - To help with the insane amount of comics released this week, Jonathan Landreth from Kicked in the Dicebags joins us. - We debrief on our Pauloween activities Jonathan... This post will be at the top through Tuesday - scroll down for the latest news! To help with the insane amount of comics released this week, Jonathan Landreth from Kicked in the Dicebags joins us. We debrief on our Pauloween activities Jonathan breaks down and reads Image Comics' Haunt #1 and we processed to phelate Robert Kirkman just a little bit more Lots of books this week Blackest Night update Blackest Night: Superman #3 Blackest Night: Titans #3 Green Lantern #47 Blackest Night #4 Dark Reign: The List update Wolverine Punisher Batman update Batman #692 Arkham Reborn Streets of Gotham Batman/Doc Savage preview World's Finest #1 Nova #30 Guardians of the Galaxy #19 X-Factor #50 Justice League #38 Ultimate Avengers #3 Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #1 Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:36:52 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9318 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9318#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:00:23 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9318 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9318/feed 0 Comics,Horror,pauloween horror nights,podcast This post will be at the top THROUGH Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! - It's that time of year again, when the leaves turn red and orange and the dead walk.  That's right, it's Halloween or as we call it here at Ideology of Madness - Paul... This post will be at the top THROUGH Thursday!  Scroll down for the latest updates! It's that time of year again, when the leaves turn red and orange and the dead walk.  That's right, it's Halloween or as we call it here at Ideology of Madness - Pauloween.  Instead of the week's new comics, we chat about all things spooky in various media. Paul has traditions, expectations, and goals Tom Selleck is a dead baby The Comics Code Authority Marvel Comics' The Tomb of Dracula Dell Comics' Dracula Aron's fascination and fear of vampires Sword of Dracula The Tomb of Dracula animated movie Horror in comics Zenescope's Wonderland Michael Meyers in comics Devil movies, especially The Exorcist, and our love of them Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity The Batman vs. Dracula (DVD) Saw Brian Lumley's Necroscope series The Strain Supernatural Millenium and Somehow Satan Got Behind Me This week's theme music, Unnatural Situation, courtesy of Kevin MacLeod.  Voice acting graciously provided by Gary Layton. Cthulhu fhtagn! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:08:45 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9187 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9187#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:22:11 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9187 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9187/feed 0 Comics,podcast For this week's New Comic Book Day Interview, we chat with Geoff Gerber of The BrickHouse Law Group. Geoff is a comic book lawyer.  He is an intellectual property litigator and represented Todd McFarlane in Gaiman v. McFarlane. For this week's New Comic Book Day Interview, we chat with Geoff Gerber of The BrickHouse Law Group. Geoff is a comic book lawyer.  He is an intellectual property litigator and represented Todd McFarlane in Gaiman v. McFarlane. We talk a lot about comics including the Siegel and Kirby cases and a little McFarlane.  For good measure, we even chat a bit about Monster's cease and desist letter to Rock Art Brewery over their Vermonster Beer. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:06:42 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9083 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9083#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:01:55 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=9083 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/9083/feed 0 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast Aron's balls Pauloween 2009 Paul's catching up on Dark Reign Blackest Night Update - Green Lantern Corps #41 Blackest Night: Batman #3 - Batman #691 World's Finest Batgirl #3 Red Robin #5 Adventure Comics #3 Booster Gold #25 ... Aron's balls Pauloween 2009 Paul's catching up on Dark Reign Blackest Night Update Green Lantern Corps #41 Blackest Night: Batman #3 Batman #691 World's Finest Batgirl #3 Red Robin #5 Adventure Comics #3 Booster Gold #25 Galactica 1980 #2 Witchblade Darkness/Pitt Library books Contests! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:29:31 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8733 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8733#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:01:55 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=8733 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8733/feed 1 Comics,podcast Paul's back from Florida and leaving comics lying about Aron's urgently urgent sense of urgency Moon Knight: The Bottom (trade paperback) Vengeance of the Moon Knight #2 Justice League: Cry for Justice #4 Astonishing X-Men #31 The Grant ... Paul's back from Florida and leaving comics lying about Aron's urgently urgent sense of urgency Moon Knight: The Bottom (trade paperback) Vengeance of the Moon Knight #2 Justice League: Cry for Justice #4 Astonishing X-Men #31 The Grant Morrison Hate Train chugs onward Daredevil #501 Amazing Spider-Man #606 We love Robert Kirkman and gratify him orally Haunt #1 The Walking Dead Astounding Wolfman Invincible Image United Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:01:28 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8551 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8551#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:01:46 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=8551 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8551/feed 0 Comics,podcast Paul's still on assignment in Florida and barely survived Dinosaur Land! Aron saw Ben Folds with DSO Blackest Night Update - Green Lantern #46 Blackest Night Titans #2 - Thor #603 Agents of Atlas #1-5 From The Comic Shop News: Dan Did... Paul's still on assignment in Florida and barely survived Dinosaur Land! Aron saw Ben Folds with DSO Blackest Night Update Green Lantern #46 Blackest Night Titans #2 Thor #603 Agents of Atlas #1-5 From The Comic Shop News: Dan Didio on Grant Morrison and why Didio is wrong! How's Wonder Woman doing and shouldn't that title be doing better? Superboy is leaving Adventure Comics. And the winner is.... Paul announces the winner of 100 Comics that May or May Not Suck! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 56:24 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8378 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8378#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:45:40 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=8378 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8378/feed 2 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast Our contest ends this week! The clock is running out to enter for your chance to win 100 comics that may or may not suck. All you have to do it is link to our blog and/or podcast on your blog, in a forum post, iTunes review, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Our contest ends this week! The clock is running out to enter for your chance to win 100 comics that may or may not suck. All you have to do it is link to our blog and/or podcast on your blog, in a forum post, iTunes review, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Just post it and send the link or screen shot to ideologyofmadness@gmail.com. The winner will be announced in next week's show! Paul's on assignment in Orlando.  Check out his Horror Nights coverage! (00:52) Aron's all dewy for ColorPulse's new track A Glorious Dawn, which he first saw on the Tube of You and now resides happily on his iPhone.  ColorPulse has graciously allowed us to share the song with you which you will find after the end credits. (7:37) Our Blackest Night Update - Blackest Night: Superman #2 (09:48) Superman Secret Origins #1 (15:03) The Amazing Spider-Man Sketchbook/Astonishing X-men Sketchbook (23:00) Spider-Woman #1 (29:49) Detective Comics #857 (36:18) Galactica 1980 #1 (43:13) Giant Size Wolverine: Old Man Logan (hardcore spoilers) (51:04) Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:23:13 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8229 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8229#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:01:57 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=8229 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8229/feed 9 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast This post will be at the top through Tuesday - scroll down for the newest goodies! - Due to subject matter this week, we're releasing this episode as explicit. - Paul continues to be a dick (1:48) Comic shop merchandising (5:30) The Hot Dog Inci... This post will be at the top through Tuesday - scroll down for the newest goodies! Due to subject matter this week, we're releasing this episode as explicit. Paul continues to be a dick (1:48) Comic shop merchandising (5:30) The Hot Dog Incident (8:40) The comic shop environment (10:00) The week's BatBooks Batman and Robin #4 (aka Paul's backslide) (16:20) Batgirl #2 (20:00) Batman: Streets of Gotham #4 (23:45) The Brave and the Bold #27 (27:40) Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 (33:00) Ultimate Armor Wars #1 (50:20) Blackest Night #3 (53:55) Women in refrigerators: The four-color victimization of female characters (60:30) Don't forget about our contest! You could win 100 free comics that may or may not suck!  All you gotta do is promote the site and/or podcast in some way and send us a copy of it. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:25:22 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8146 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8146#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:48:57 +0000 Paul http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=8146 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8146/feed 1 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8000 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8000#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:01:18 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=8000 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/8000/feed 2 Comics,podcast Hey everyone!  This post will be at the top of the page through Tuesday  scroll down for the latest updates! - This week Jonathan Landreth, co-host of podcast Kicked in the Dicebags, joins us in chatting about his relapse into comics, the week's books, Hey everyone!  This post will be at the top of the page through Tuesday  scroll down for the latest updates! This week Jonathan Landreth, co-host of podcast Kicked in the Dicebags, joins us in chatting about his relapse into comics, the week's books, and all kinds of other assorted goodness. What's wrong with the X-Men and what's right? Blackest Night Update Green Lantern Corps #40 Batman: Blackest Night #2 Necrosha (preview) Adventure Comics #2 Sweet Tooth #1 Avengers: The List Ultimate Avengers #2 What if we were writing... The Avengers? Moon Knight Saga Don't forget about our contest for 100 comics that may or may not suck! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:11:52 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7926 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7926#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:00:50 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=7926 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7926/feed 0 Comics,podcast This interview will be at the top until Friday!  Scroll down for the latest news! Okay, so New Comic Book Day is actually Thursday this week and not Wednesday.  Just because Diamond and the publishers took off for the weekend doesn't mean we did! This interview will be at the top until Friday!  Scroll down for the latest news! Okay, so New Comic Book Day is actually Thursday this week and not Wednesday.  Just because Diamond and the publishers took off for the weekend doesn't mean we did!  That's right.  Paul and I?  We got work ethic... In this week's New Comic Book Day Interview, we visit with John Layman.  Layman's credits include work for both Marvel and Wildstorm.  He is currently writing hit cannibal cop comic Chew for Image and penning much of the script for Champions Online.  We woke him up early Saturday morning for a chat about Chew, Champions, comic book lettering, and Hollywood. We even talked a bit about table-top role playing. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 50:12 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7851 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7851#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:01:29 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=7851 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7851/feed 2 Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast Paul's a dick and kind of a bastard (1:32) Disney buys Marvel (4:07) Blackest Night Update - Solomon Grundy #7 (9:35) - - Marvel Zombies Return #1 (14:35) Justice League: Cry for Justice #3(17:35) Daring Mystery Comics #1 (22:54) Batm... Paul's a dick and kind of a bastard (1:32) Disney buys Marvel (4:07) Blackest Night Update Solomon Grundy #7 (9:35) Marvel Zombies Return #1 (14:35) Justice League: Cry for Justice #3(17:35) Daring Mystery Comics #1 (22:54) Batman #690 (26:17) Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! #4 (32:59) The Last Resort #2 (35:55) Thulsa Doom #1 (38:40) Does a bad story sequel diminish the value and enjoyment of the original? (42:05) Don't forget about our contest! (60:45) Don't miss last week's New Comic Book Day Interview with Matt Sturges and this coming Wednesday's interview with Chew author and Champions Online writer John Layman! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7825 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7825#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:41:58 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=7825 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7825/feed 5 Comics,DC,podcast Kicking off our series of New Comic Book Day interviews, we bring you DC  Comics writer Matt Sturges.  Author of such titles as Final Crisis Aftermath: Run!, House of Mystery, Jack of Fables, Justice Society of America (with Bill Willingham) and the up... Kicking off our series of New Comic Book Day interviews, we bring you DC  Comics writer Matt Sturges.  Author of such titles as Final Crisis Aftermath: Run!, House of Mystery, Jack of Fables, Justice Society of America (with Bill Willingham) and the upcoming JSA: All-Stars, Sturges spoke with us about his current and upcoming projects inclusive of hints regarding his All-Stars storyline, wussy elves, and even offers a special message to Geoff Johns. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7735 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7735#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:57:30 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=7735 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7735/feed 10 blackest night,Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast Make sure to listen to this episode for a chance to win ONE HUNDRED FREE COMICS! - ¿dónde esta el cyber café? (1:02) Superhero TV shows on DVD - The Flash (2:20) Birds of Prey (4:23) Smallville (5:04) - AronMas (10:30) Aron & Paul go to... Make sure to listen to this episode for a chance to win ONE HUNDRED FREE COMICS! ¿dónde esta el cyber café? (1:02) Superhero TV shows on DVD The Flash (2:20) Birds of Prey (4:23) Smallville (5:04) AronMas (10:30) Aron & Paul go to the movies Julie & Julia (12:17) Final Destination 3D (13:03) Halloween 2 (13:40) $40 week (14:05) Blackest Night update Green Lantern #45 (16:48) Blackest Night Titans #1 (21:16) Calling Paul out re: Batgirl #1 and all of his hate (27:30) Gotham City Sirens #3 (29:20) Detective Comics #856 (31:54) Batman and Robin #3 (36:30) Batman: The Widening Gyre #1 (39:30) Flash: Rebirth #4 (42:08) Guardians of the Galaxy (51:32) Nova (52:39) The Darkness/Pitt #1 (53:40) The Incredibles #0 (58:30) Listener Mail! (1:01:16) Fantastic Four #570 (1:03:14) What if we were writing... The Fantastic Four? (1:11:55) New Contest: 100 comics that may or may not suck! (1:38:08) Don't miss our New Comic Book Day Interview with DC Comics writer Matt Sturges! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:45:15 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7606 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7606#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:01:10 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=7606 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7606/feed 0 Comics,Conventions,gencon,podcast This post will be at the top through Tuesday - scroll down for the latest news! - Sleeping with men at GenCon (1:18) Inglourious Basterds (5:45) James Cameron's Avatar (10:20) Digital animation (in which we mention 9) (13:00) This Week's Com... This post will be at the top through Tuesday - scroll down for the latest news! Sleeping with men at GenCon (1:18) Inglourious Basterds (5:45) James Cameron's Avatar (10:20) Digital animation (in which we mention 9) (13:00) This Week's Comics Blackest Night Update Blackest Night #2 (23:10) Green Lantern Corps #39 (28:38) Blackest Night Superman #1 (31:00) Blackest Night Batman #1 (36:02) Ultimate Avengers #1 (41:00) Ultimate Spider-man #1 (47:32) Adventure Comics #1 (53:25) Batgirl #1 (1:02:00) Batman #689 (1:10:50) Batman: Streets of Gotham #3 (1:14:04) The Outsiders #21 (1:16:45) The Hangman #1 (Red Circle) (1:19:47) Inferno #1 (Red Circle) (1:21:40) Daredevil #500 (1:23:07) Days Missing (1:29:30) What if we were writing... Justice League? (1:36:31) Many of you have expressed interest in joining our regular discussion on WHAT IF WE WERE WRITING... If you'd like your comments included in a future episode, please send either an email or an MP3 to our gmail account. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:57:54 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7573 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7573#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:59:18 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=7573 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7573/feed 2 Comics,podcast DVD Extras (1:52) Spending limit (7:10) Trade Paper Back Recommended Reading: Our Top 6 Trade Paper Back Picks... (7:53) - Maus (12:10) Invincible (15:50) Identity Crisis (20:40) Danger Girl (26:30) The Complete Concrete (32:00)... DVD Extras (1:52) Spending limit (7:10) Trade Paper Back Recommended Reading: Our Top 6 Trade Paper Back Picks... (7:53) Maus (12:10) Invincible (15:50) Identity Crisis (20:40) Danger Girl (26:30) The Complete Concrete (32:00) The Complete Bone (38:37) What if we were writing... The X-Men? (50:00) We apologize for Aron's barking dogs in the background. They were debating the merits of Betty over Veronica. Order any of the books discussed in this week's episode by using the Amazon Links below! &amp;lt;A HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fideoofmadn-20%2F8010%2Fcaab0203-f2ef-496b-a5df-584a3ec9865c&amp;amp;Operation=NoScript" mce_HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;amp;amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;amp;amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fideoofmadn-20%2F8010%2Fcaab0203-f2ef-496b-a5df-584a3ec9865c&amp;amp;amp;Operation=NoScript"&amp;gt;Amazon.com Widgets&amp;lt;/A&amp;gt; Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:07:56 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7400 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7400#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:54:35 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=7400 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7400/feed 4 Comics,podcast DVD Extras (1:52) Spending limit (7:10) Trade Paper Back Recommended Reading: Our Top 6 Trade Paper Back Picks... (7:53) - Maus (12:10) Invincible (15:50) Identity Crisis (20:40) Danger Girl (26:30) The Complete Concrete (32:00)... DVD Extras (1:52) Spending limit (7:10) Trade Paper Back Recommended Reading: Our Top 6 Trade Paper Back Picks... (7:53) Maus (12:10) Invincible (15:50) Identity Crisis (20:40) Danger Girl (26:30) The Complete Concrete (32:00) The Complete Bone (38:37) What if we were writing... The X-Men? (50:00) We apologize for Aron's barking dogs in the background. They were debating the merits of Betty over Veronica. Order any of the books discussed in this week's episode by using the Amazon Links below! <A HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fideoofmadn-20%2F8010%2Fcaab0203-f2ef-496b-a5df-584a3ec9865c&Operation=NoScript" mce_HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fideoofmadn-20%2F8010%2Fcaab0203-f2ef-496b-a5df-584a3ec9865c&Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</A> Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:07:56 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7213 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7213#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:01:14 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=7213 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7213/feed 1 Comics,DC,Gen,Marvel,podcast Aron's at GenCon this week!  If you wanna chat about comics, send him a note on Twitter. Greeting cards (1:45) The Barnes & Noble bargain bins (3:41) Christmas in August (6:32) Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (13:00) Captain America: Re... Aron's at GenCon this week!  If you wanna chat about comics, send him a note on Twitter. Greeting cards (1:45) The Barnes & Noble bargain bins (3:41) Christmas in August (6:32) Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (13:00) Captain America: Reborn #2 (19:47) Chew #1-3 (27:35) Mayhem #1 (oops...Paul meant BloodSTRIKE, not Bloodshot) (38:20) War of Kings #6 (42:53) Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder #2 (45:15) Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #4 (47:40) Digital comics (50:13) What if we were writing... The Hulk?(*) (67:22) (*) By the way, the sidekick whose name we couldn't remember that died of AIDS several years ago was Jim Wilson. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:26:21 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7113 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7113#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:01:01 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=7113 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/7113/feed 2 Comics,podcast This post will be at the top through Tuesday, so scroll down for all the latest stories, including our NEW CONTEST! - It's a show chock-full of four-color-goodness this week: - Comics at the public library (2:30) Comics keep you fit (4:58) Our fi... This post will be at the top through Tuesday, so scroll down for all the latest stories, including our NEW CONTEST! It's a show chock-full of four-color-goodness this week: Comics at the public library (2:30) Comics keep you fit (4:58) Our first podcast contest winners! (6:10) The new contest! (12:20) Detective Comics #855 (Batwoman) (14:50) Justice Society of America #29 (20:15) Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #3 (25:39) War of Kings: Ascension #4 (29:03) Marvel Zombies 4 #4 (32:45) Sinister Spider-man #2 (35:50) Dark Reign Rant (37:35) Ultimatum #5 (42:55) This is Wildstorm Universe #0 (47:30) Flash Gordon #6 (51:20) Our First Time (55:15) Spin racks and fixing what's wrong with the hobby (72:25) What if we were writing... Superman? (82:58) Special Note:  Aron will be at GenCon August 13 - 16.  If you're a Funny Book fan and you're gonna be in Indy, let's meet-up to chat comics and lay down some tracks for the show.  Aron can be contacted via Twitter or by commenting here on the site. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:36:53 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6977 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6977#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:01:56 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=6977 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6977/feed 0 Comics,podcast Seems like just a few weeks since we started off Funny Books with Aron and Paulie and here we are already on issue 600.  In this very special 600th issue we at long last discuss some Marvel books >gasp<... - Incredible Hulk #600 Amazing Spider-man ... Seems like just a few weeks since we started off Funny Books with Aron and Paulie and here we are already on issue 600.  In this very special 600th issue we at long last discuss some Marvel books >gasp<... Incredible Hulk #600 Amazing Spider-man #600 Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova, and War of Kings Green Lantern #44, Tales of the Corps #2, Blackest Night Hunter And don't forget to check out the contest! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:21:17 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6763 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6763#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:01:07 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=6763 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6763/feed 9 Comics,podcast We’re still posting new stories, but this one will be at the top for the next day or two! Scroll down for the newest goodies! - UPDATE: ONLY TWO ENTRIES SO FAR IN OUR CRAZY COOL PODCAST CONTEST!  Enter while the gettin's good! We’re still posting new stories, but this one will be at the top for the next day or two! Scroll down for the newest goodies! UPDATE: ONLY TWO ENTRIES SO FAR IN OUR CRAZY COOL PODCAST CONTEST!  Enter while the gettin's good!  Details are in the podcast! The theatrical release of episode three of Funny Books with Aron & Paulie: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince DC's Blackest Night Getting back into comics after an extended absence Our first podcast contest (BTW, this is the blog article you're looking for).  Listen for to this week's podcast for details.  Deadline for contest entries is 11:59 pm Central Friday, July 31. In this episode, we include an excerpt from RPG podcast Kicked in the Dicebags. Check out the IoM review here. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:17:55 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6637 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6637#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:01:56 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=6637 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6637/feed 3 Comics,DC,Movies & TV,podcast We're still posting new stories, but this one will be at the top for the next day or two! Scroll down for the newest goodies! - This week, we discuss all kinds of fun stuff: - Geek wear; DC's all new Wednesday Comics featuring innovative, We're still posting new stories, but this one will be at the top for the next day or two! Scroll down for the newest goodies! This week, we discuss all kinds of fun stuff: Geek wear; DC's all new Wednesday Comics featuring innovative, yet nostalgic formatting; Green Lantern #43, Prologue to Blackest Night Red Robin #2 Baman The new Green Lantern movie; and Last week's decision in the Siegel vs. Warners/DC concerning rights to Superman A very DC-centric episode to be sure! Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:07:00 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6517 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6517#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:39:48 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=6517 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/6517/feed 3 Comics,podcast In this the very first audio edition of Funny Books with Aron & Paulie, we discuss the return of Steve Rogers/Captain America, the absence of Batman, and the new Batman and Robin.  We also chat about Batwoman and Justice League: Cry for Justice in add... In this the very first audio edition of Funny Books with Aron & Paulie, we discuss the return of Steve Rogers/Captain America, the absence of Batman, and the new Batman and Robin.  We also chat about Batwoman and Justice League: Cry for Justice in addition to  many other books from July 1, 2009. Plus, an interview with Detective Comics scribe, Greg Rucka! Note: We had some technical difficulties in this episode.  Those responsible have been sacked. Aron Head and Paul Aponte yes 1:20:50 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/694 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/694#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:00:10 +0000 Aron http://ideologyofmadness.com/?p=694 http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/694/feed 1