Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie: Funnybooks Strikes!

Once again, Tim and Paul brave the scary podcasting world alone in an award-winning new episode of Funnybooks loosely adapted from the epic life of seminal comic writer Kickadonkey Podunk.  Okay, not really.  In reality, Tim and Paul try to muster up some Christmas spirit to discuss the newest movies at your local theater, digital comics (Tim’s favorite) and, of course, this week’s new comic releases!

  • Christmas Eve and Christmas-Related Activities
  • The movies Paul has seen in the last week
  • The Funnies are coming soon!
  • Catching up on digital comics

NEW COMICS RELEASE SPOTLIGHT:

  • Journey Into Mystery #632
  • Suicide Squad #4
  • Amazing Spider-Man #676
  • Justice League #4
  • Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes!
  • Batman and Robin #4

Give us a call at 972-763-5903 and leave us your suggestions for the Third Annual Funnies, our awards show. If we use your voicemail, you’ll win an Ideology of Madness SurPrize.

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Written on December 28th, 2011 , Columns, Funny Books with Aron & Paulie
FBU: Paul and Tim’s Paramilitary Christmas Special!

It’s that time of year again – people start visiting family, baking Christmas cookies, all that happy holiday spirit stuff.  Which means it’s just about time for your two favorite podcasters (you know it’s true), Paul and Tim, to suggest the crap you should buy for the geek in your life this holiday season!  Along the way, we also chat about….

  • Casting comic book characters
  • Classic comic storyline tropes that we’d like to see again
  • Holiday gifts for your geek

We reference ThinkGeek multiple times in this podcast.

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Written on December 19th, 2011 , Columns, Funny Books with Aron & Paulie, Funnybooks Unlimited
Funnybooks Interview: Raven Gregory

We’re big fans of Raven Gregory on Funnybooks.  We’ve spoken about his latest titles, Fly and The Theater, with much love because they’re just damn good books that you should definitely check out.

Sad thing, though?  We’ve never had Raven on the show.  We’ve only really been able to do interviews via e-mail due to his busy calendar.  Well…until now.

Raven and Paul get on the mic to discuss all of his latest goodies, including Fly, Theater, and Alice in Wonderland, the much anticipated prequel to his hugely successful Return to Wonderland trilogy.  Not only that, we get some exclusive news on The Waking 2, a sequel to a book that Raven never intended there to be a sequel to.  Plus, we chat about rum, and Raven realizes you can drop the f-bomb on our podcast about halfway into the interview.

Check it out!

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Written on December 2nd, 2011 , Funny Books with Aron & Paulie, New Comic Book Day Interviews Tags: ,
Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie: Light My Fire

So…yeah…we screwed up.  Wayne, Paul, and Tim recorded an episode of Funnybooks but, without Aron’s guidance…well, someone forgot to hit record.  Either that or upgrading our Skype screwed something up.  Or Gremlins did something.  More than likely it was Gremlins.  In chicken costumes.

Still, because we’re dedicated podcasting professionals (Well, Tim and Paul are anyway), we gave it another go, recording an instant classic of an episode!  Tim and Paul rock this joint, talking about such interesting crap as…

  • That bastard ass Skype Recording program
  • How Paul/Judas betrayed Aron and now they’ll never be “iPad buddies”
  • Digital Comics and how Tim’s a loser
  • Twilight and the losers who let their wives drag them to it. On opening day. Like Paul.
  • Some actual comics, like Justice League #3, Red Hood and the Outlaws #3, and Amazing Spider-Man #674
  • We wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.  So make that happen, k?
Funnybooks with Paul and Tim.  It’s gotta be better than that new Nickelback album, right?

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Written on November 21st, 2011 , Comics, DC, Digital Comics, Funny Books with Aron & Paulie, Marvel, Podcasts Tags: , , ,
FUNNYBOOKS WITH ARON AND PAULIE: FEAR IT’S OVER!

Aron is missing!  And Paulie, Tim and Wayne all decide to try their hands at intro-ing the show, Aron style.  Do they succeed?  Listen to find out!

  • Paul went to DC to play Uncharted 3
  • Extreme Studios Returns in 2012
  • Fear Itself is OVER!

NEW COMIC RELEASE SPOTLIGHT

  • Journey Into Mystery #629
  • Red Hood and the Outlaws #2
  • Justice League #2
  • Batman #2
  • Catwoman #2
  • Supergirl #2
  • Green Lantern Corps #2

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Written on October 30th, 2011 , Comics, DC, Funny Books with Aron & Paulie, Marvel, Podcasts Tags: , , , ,
Movie Review: Paranormal Activity 3

It boggles my mind that there are websites that will give the recent The Thing prequel a negative review for repeating the beats of the John Carpenter original, but will give Paranormal Activity 3 a positive review.  Now don’t get me wrong, Paranormal 3 brings a good amount of scares and jumps, and is mostly successful, but the movie rips off everything from the old BBC TV movie Ghostwatch (worth seeking out) to Poltergeist, Halloween:The Curse of Michael Myers, and even the first two movies in the franchise.

The thing about PA3 is that it’s largely effective as a scary movie.  Until the last fifteen minutes, the film actually does a good job of racketing up tension and throwing a good jump scare at you every couple of minutes.  The problems with the movie actually don’t come from the acting or the scares, but from the very basics of the story and the direction.  It’s hard to go into too many details without spoiling things, so let’s talk a bit more after the jump, shall we?

Remember…SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP!

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Written on October 22nd, 2011 , Horror, Movies & TV Tags: ,
Pauloween 2011: Busch Gardens Tampa Howl-O-Scream

You know what they say?  Absence makes the heart grow fonder.  Never have those words been more true then in the case of Busch Gardens Tampa’s Howl-O-Scream.  I don’t mean to be harsh, but I’ve never been a big proponent of recycling haunted houses.  Recycling items in those houses, sure.  I understand that there needs to be a way to save money.  But, given that the event is a separate ticket event (you have to buy a ticket – you can’t just get in with a day pass), it seems to me like there should be enough money to at least re-theme the houses, with different actors or slight alterations.  Instead, both Busch Gardens parks (Tampa and Williamsburg) recycle entire houses with almost no changes, which makes for me second guessing the point of attending for, essentially, one or two new houses each year.  *review of 2009′s event here*

So…I skipped 2010′s event.  I really wanted to go, but the draw of Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter was stronger to me.  Not only that, the “chick band rock star” theme last year didn’t intrigue me as much as some of the previous year’s themes.  However, I think the break from the event helped me to enjoy this year even more. Read the rest of this entry »

Written on October 13th, 2011 , Theme Parks Tags: , ,
The Avengers Trailer!

The official Avengers trailer is now online…and pretty badass.  I’ll save snarky nitpicks until after the trailer.

So…it does bug me a little that the first 30 seconds of the trailer make this seem a lot like a Transformers movie.  I was hoping for a better look at the Hulk, but I guess we’ll see more in the next trailer.  I mean, we’re still a while away from the film being released.  Oh, and the song selection, despite being a great song…really could have been something a little more recent.

Nitpicks aside, I’m actually pretty impressed by the trailer.  High hopes for this one.  Watch in HD at Apple.

Written on October 11th, 2011 , Action Adventure, Movies & TV, Superhero Tags:
Star Trek: The Next Generation comes to Blu-Ray!

Source: StarTrek.com

“You’ve heard the rumors, and now StarTrek.com can officially confirm it: Star Trek: The Next Generation will be released in high-definition Blu-ray, starting in January with a sampler of several popular episodes, followed by a season-one set to be released later on in 2012, and subsequent seasons beaming down after that. Each of the 178 episodes spanning The Next Generation‘s seven seasons will be transferred to true high-definition 1080p for release in the Blu-ray format and, eventually, for runs on television and digital platforms in the U.S. and across the world. Star Trek: The Next Generation will, as fans know, be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2012.”

The sampler will include the feature-length version of the series pilot, “Encounter at Farpoint,” as well the fan-favorite episodes “Sins of the Father” and “The Inner Light,” the former from season three and the latter from season five.  Not sure I’m on board for the sampler, but I know sales of it will affect the blu-ray releases of the full seasons.  If Paramount is smart, they’ll throw in a coupon for the full season sets – then I’m definitely on board.

I’m super excited to see TNG on Blu-Ray, especially with new effects and remastered from the original negatives.  It’s going to be like an entirely new experience – what say you?  Will this be enough to make you guys purchase?

Oh, and hey, if you’re a Trek fan, make sure to check out our brand new actual play, Star Trek: Aegean, which just released its first episode here!

Written on September 28th, 2011 , Movies & TV, Star Trek
PAULOWEEN 2011: Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights XXI

You guys know I love me some Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights.  The event, which has been voted best theme park Halloween event multiple years in a row, is definitely the cream of the crop when it comes to top notch scares.  Universal Orlando definitely puts a ton of money and effort into the event, and last year’s 20th anniversary culminated a good number of outstanding storylines and themes that the attraction had been running for years.

This year, Universal is going to back to basics, primarily going with original concepts (save for one house based on the upcoming prequel to The Thing), including the event’s icon, Lady Luck.  For those avoiding any specific details on the event, I’ll briefly summarize by saying that, while I wasn’t overly impressed with the scarezones this year (more detail on that after the jump), the houses this year were absolutely amazing in theming.  Universal stepped up their game this year and created some truly memorable, exciting experiences that will impress you while trying to scare you.  Definitely worth the price of admission, some of the houses are truly awe-inspiring.  I highly recommend checking out the event this year.  I do want to note, however, that due to the popularity of the event, I’d also recommend finding some way to attend more than once.  One trip will leave you sorely missing out on some of the event.

For those who don’t mind some spoilers, details on the event and reviews of each house are after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Written on September 28th, 2011 , The Rest, Theme Parks Tags: , ,
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