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	<itunes:summary>IdeologyofMadness.com where 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.  We host a number of podcasts...

Funnybooks (with Aron and Paulie) is a weekly comic book discussion show.  We chat about the business of comics, new releases, experiences in the hobby and old favorites.  Plus, we chat with some of the biggest names in the industry in our New Comic Book Day Interview Series! 
HOSTS: Aron Head, Paul Aponte, Wayne Cole, Tim Shaw, and Jonathan Landreth

Knights of Reignsborough is a sandbox superhero role playing game series featuring both world building episodes and actual play.
HOSTS: Aron Head, Paul Aponte, Wayne Cole, Tim Shaw, and Jonathan Landreth

Cardboard Crack is a Magic: The Gathering podcast exploring strategy for the collectible card game.
HOSTS: Jonathan Landreth and John Anderson</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Aron Head and Paul Aponte</itunes:author>
	<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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		<itunes:name>Aron Head and Paul Aponte</itunes:name>
		<itunes:email>ideologyofmadness@gmail.com</itunes:email>
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	<managingEditor>ideologyofmadness@gmail.com (Aron Head and Paul Aponte)</managingEditor>
	<copyright>2011</copyright>
	<itunes:subtitle>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 weekl...</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:keywords>comics, discussion, batman, superman, blackest night, RPG, CCG, MTG</itunes:keywords>
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		<title>Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie: Funnybooks Strikes!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19264</link>
		<comments>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19264#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny Books with Aron & Paulie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s favorite) and, of course, this week&#8217;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.]]></description>
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			<itunes:subtitle>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,</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/FB2012_124.png)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&#039;s favorite) and, of course, this week&#039;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.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Paul</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>55:00</itunes:duration>
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		<title>FBU: Paul and Tim&#8217;s Paramilitary Christmas Special!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19237</link>
		<comments>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19237#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny Books with Aron & Paulie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funnybooks Unlimited]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again &#8211; people start visiting family, baking Christmas cookies, all that happy holiday spirit stuff.  Which means it&#8217;s just about time for your two favorite podcasters (you know it&#8217;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&#8230;. Casting comic book characters Classic comic storyline tropes that we&#8217;d like to see again Holiday gifts for your geek We reference ThinkGeek multiple times in this podcast. iPad Arcade Cabinet Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter]]></description>
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			<itunes:subtitle>It&#039;s that time of year again - people start visiting family, baking Christmas cookies, all that happy holiday spirit stuff.  Which means it&#039;s just about time for your two favorite podcasters (you know it&#039;s true), Paul and Tim,</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fbu_05.png)It&#039;s that time of year again - people start visiting family, baking Christmas cookies, all that happy holiday spirit stuff.  Which means it&#039;s just about time for your two favorite podcasters (you know it&#039;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&#039;d like to see again
	* Holiday gifts for your geek

We reference ThinkGeek multiple times in this podcast.


	iPad Arcade Cabinet (http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/retro-gaming/e762/)
	Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter (http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/kitchen/dea2/?pfm=homepage_Featured_3)</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Paul</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>42:07</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Funnybooks Interview: Raven Gregory</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19192</link>
		<comments>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19192#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Books with Aron & Paulie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Comic Book Day Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raven gregory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zenescope]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re big fans of Raven Gregory on Funnybooks.  We&#8217;ve spoken about his latest titles, Fly and The Theater, with much love because they&#8217;re just damn good books that you should definitely check out. Sad thing, though?  We&#8217;ve never had Raven on the show.  We&#8217;ve only really been able to do interviews via e-mail due to his busy calendar.  Well&#8230;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!]]></description>
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			<itunes:keywords>raven gregory,zenescope</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>We&#039;re big fans of Raven Gregory on Funnybooks.  We&#039;ve spoken about his latest titles, Fly and The Theater, with much love because they&#039;re just damn good books that you should definitely check out. Sad thing, though?  We&#039;ve never had Raven on the show.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fb2011_ravengregory.png)We&#039;re big fans of Raven Gregory on Funnybooks.  We&#039;ve spoken about his latest titles, Fly and The Theater, with much love because they&#039;re just damn good books that you should definitely check out.
Sad thing, though?  We&#039;ve never had Raven on the show.  We&#039;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!</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Paul</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>44:55</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie: Light My Fire</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19150</link>
		<comments>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19150#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny Books with Aron & Paulie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marvel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230;yeah&#8230;we screwed up.  Wayne, Paul, and Tim recorded an episode of Funnybooks but, without Aron&#8217;s guidance&#8230;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&#8217;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&#8230; That bastard ass Skype Recording program How Paul/Judas betrayed Aron and now they&#8217;ll never be &#8220;iPad buddies&#8221; Digital Comics and how Tim&#8217;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&#8217;s gotta be better than that new Nickelback album, right?]]></description>
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			<itunes:keywords>Comics,DC,Marvel,podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>So...yeah...we screwed up.  Wayne, Paul, and Tim recorded an episode of Funnybooks but, without Aron&#039;s guidance...well, someone forgot to hit record.  Either that or upgrading our Skype screwed something up.  Or Gremlins did something.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fb2011_120.png)So...yeah...we screwed up.  Wayne, Paul, and Tim recorded an episode of Funnybooks but, without Aron&#039;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&#039;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&#039;ll never be &quot;iPad buddies&quot;
	* Digital Comics and how Tim&#039;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&#039;s gotta be better than that new Nickelback album, right?</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Paul</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>44:21</itunes:duration>
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		<title>FUNNYBOOKS WITH ARON AND PAULIE: FEAR IT&#8217;S OVER!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19077</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny Books with Aron & Paulie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marvel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear itself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncharted 3]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>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! - </itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fb2011_117.png)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</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Paul</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>44:21</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Movie Review: Paranormal Activity 3</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19070</link>
		<comments>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/19070#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movies & TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paranormal activity 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phn 2011]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;t come from the acting or the scares, but from the very basics of the story and the direction.  It&#8217;s hard to go into too many details without spoiling things, so let&#8217;s talk a bit more after the jump, shall we? Remember&#8230;SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP! Okay, so PA3 jumps back in time to 1988 and tries to explain the &#8220;weird stuff&#8221; that Katie and Kristi (from the first two movies) went through as kids (which they discuss at length in part 2).  So we get to see them as children and their first experiences with &#8220;Toby,&#8221; the demon (now named) who, ultimately, possesses Katie and steals Kristi&#8217;s baby son.  Their parents (who look a lot like Micah and Katie from the....]]></description>
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		<title>Pauloween 2011: Busch Gardens Tampa Howl-O-Scream</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/18966</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theme Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pauloween]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pauloween horror nights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phn 2011]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s Howl-O-Scream.  I don&#8217;t mean to be harsh, but I&#8217;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 &#8211; you can&#8217;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&#8242;s event here* So&#8230;I skipped 2010&#8242;s event.  I really wanted to go, but the draw of Universal&#8217;s Wizarding World of Harry Potter was stronger to me.  Not only that, the &#8220;chick band rock star&#8221; theme last year didn&#8217;t intrigue me as much as some of the previous year&#8217;s themes.  However, I think the break from the event helped me to enjoy this year even more. Having been spoiled by Universal&#8217;s Press Event the night before with the front of the line access of all the houses, I decided (wisely) to go for the VIP package with Howl-O-Scream.  For $71 (I&#8217;m a passholder at the Williamsburg....]]></description>
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		<title>The Avengers Trailer!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/18963</link>
		<comments>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/18963#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Adventure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movies & TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superhero]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The official Avengers trailer is now online&#8230;and pretty badass.  I&#8217;ll save snarky nitpicks until after the trailer. So&#8230;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&#8217;ll see more in the next trailer.  I mean, we&#8217;re still a while away from the film being released.  Oh, and the song selection, despite being a great song&#8230;really could have been something a little more recent. Nitpicks aside, I&#8217;m actually pretty impressed by the trailer.  High hopes for this one.  Watch in HD at Apple.]]></description>
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		<title>Star Trek: The Next Generation comes to Blu-Ray!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: StarTrek.com &#8220;You&#8217;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&#8216;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.&#8221; The sampler will include the feature-length version of the series pilot, &#8220;Encounter at Farpoint,&#8221; as well the fan-favorite episodes &#8220;Sins of the Father&#8221; and &#8220;The Inner Light,&#8221; the former from season three and the latter from season five.  Not sure I&#8217;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&#8217;ll throw in a coupon for the full season sets &#8211; then I&#8217;m definitely on board. I&#8217;m super excited to see TNG on Blu-Ray, especially with new effects and remastered from the original negatives.  It&#8217;s going to be like an entirely new experience &#8211; what say you?  Will this be enough to make you guys purchase? Oh, and hey, if you&#8217;re a Trek fan, make sure to check out our brand new actual play, Star Trek: Aegean, which just released its first episode here!]]></description>
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		<title>PAULOWEEN 2011: Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights XXI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>PHN 2011: Official Details for Busch Gardens Tampa&#8217;s Howl-O-Scream 2011!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, much like I&#8217;m attending this year&#8217;s Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, Florida, I&#8217;ll also be attending (a scant hour or so away), Busch Gardens Tampa&#8217;s awesome Howl-O-Scream event as well! I&#8217;ve been a huge fan of this event, especially some of their awesome mascots.  Characters like The Raven Twins, the House of Vayne, the Death Jockey&#8230;vicious stuff like you don&#8217;t see here in Virginia.  Well, this year, though the advertising of each park is a little different, the theme is the same between Tampa and it&#8217;s Virginia counterpart &#8211; &#8220;The Dark Side of the Gardens.&#8221; In Tampa, four houses return from last year, including &#8220;Alone,&#8221; a premium (pay extra) experience where you get to go through a house&#8230;well, alone!  New this year are a Zombie Casino and a Poe house, interestingly both similar to themes being used at UOR in Orlando.  Still, I&#8217;m sure the parks will do vastly different things with them. I can&#8217;t wait! All the official details are after the jump! Busch Gardens Reveals “The Dark Side Of the Gardens” at Howl-O-Scream 2011 Florida’s Top-rated Halloween Event Shares all of the Undead Details at TheDarkSideOfTheGardens.com TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 16, 2011) – This fall, a new type of terror takes root in the Dark Side of the Gardens at Howl-O-Scream 2011. For 17 select nights, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will be overgrown with NEW haunted houses, thrilling live shows, the return of Alone – Busch Gardens’ revolutionary idea in how guests experience haunted attractions – and the....]]></description>
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		<title>PHN 2011: Official Details of Universal Orlando&#8217;s Halloween Horror Nights 21!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late last night Universal Studios Orlando released official details regarding this year&#8217;s Halloween Horror Nights event down at Universal Studios Orlando. As usual, your favorite IoM Pauloween writer will be there covering the event! Check out more of the full details after the jump! YOUR FATE IS IN HER HANDS Lady Luck Reigns Over Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 21 The Country’s Best Halloween Event Returns with More Nights, Plus All-New Haunted Houses, Scarezones and Shows ORLANDO, Fla. (August 31, 2011) – You seek her… hoping she’ll be on your side.  She appears…an enchanting seductress…and you decide to take a chance. But the more chances you take, the more she craves…you.  Her eyes grow cold.   Her face contorts into&#8230;something that is not human.  Her charming laugh turns to rabid growl.  Your luck has run out.  You have made your last choice. For 25 nights beginning September 23, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights returns as the nation’s best and most intense Halloween event. Guests will confront extreme Halloween entertainment that cannot be experienced anywhere else.  This year, they will scream as they become prey to fiendish creatures, panic as they come face-to-face with a horrifying “thing,” feel chills as they are haunted by deceased souls – and watch in paralyzing fear as Lady Luck transforms from a tempting seductress to a bloodthirsty beast. Lady Luck is the force behind this year’s event, and she awaits those brave enough to challenge her and take a chance.  Her main weapon is choice, and her desire is for you to make....]]></description>
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		<title>PHN 2011: Halloween Horror Nights 21 Revealed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As in the previous two years, your buds at IoM will be attending this year&#8217;s Halloween Horror Nights even in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios Orlando.  Now, this year&#8217;s event has been shrouded in secrecy, the only hints revealed so far pointing to a casino/gambling theme.  For the last couple of weeks, I&#8217;ve been getting small playing cards with sayings on them related to &#8220;luck&#8221; and &#8220;death.&#8221;  Great stuff. Well&#8230;this week news is finally starting to leak out.  On Screamscape, it was revealed that an Orlando Burger King accidentally put up a promotional poster for HHN early, revealing the event&#8217;s icon, Lady Luck (at right).  In addition, the TV commercial seems to have leaked online as well (below). What&#8217;s most surprising, though, is that it seems that the themes for all of the haunts have been leaked too.  That&#8217;s pretty rare, but I guess when set pics for all of next year&#8217;s blockbusters can leak with all the security on movie sets, something like this isn&#8217;t too hard to get out.  Also from the link above, here are the themes for the eight houses (scarezone themes haven&#8217;t leaked yet): The Thing, based on the upcoming movie Madness of Poe an old spooky cemetery a crazy WWI era hospital Holiday horror gone wrong one based on the Saws &#38; Steam scare zone from last year something themed to Runes one themed to a haunted Spanish ghost ship Check out the commercial for this year&#8217;s event after the jump!]]></description>
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		<title>Fearful Friday: Grave Encounters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember &#8220;Paul&#8217;s Horror Flix?&#8221; It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve reviewed any horror films for the site, and I kinda miss talking about films in my favorite genre, especially with Pauloween coming up in just a month and a half (as long time readers know, Pauloween is a month-long event, not just October 31st!).  Well, it&#8217;s about damn time we brought the tradition of chatting about our favorite scary flicks back to IoM, starting each Friday with FEARFUL FRIDAYS (check out previous horror reviews here). First off, Grave Encounters, a &#8220;found footage&#8221; horror movie due out October 18th on DVD. In the movie, a group of paranormal investigators, similar to television&#8217;s popular Ghost Hunters or Ghost Adventures shows, investigates a haunted hospital. Though the site housed some pretty tragic events when filled with the living, since it&#8217;s been abandoned, folks have been seeing eerie apparitions and hearing odd noises. As we&#8217;re told, this is the sixth episode of the aborted &#8220;Grave Encounters&#8221; tv series, and gathered from the raw footage filmed during their visit there. Full review after the jump. Grave Encounters is a genuinely creepy little movie. I&#8217;d heard relatively little about the movie, though it actually has shown at a couple of film festivals (including Tribeca) and been met with fairly positive reviews. I really feel that the flick would benefit from a push similar to the one Paranormal Activity received a couple of years ago. Especially since it largely would appeal to the same audience. The thing....]]></description>
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		<title>The trailer for UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I actually really enjoy the Underworld movies. I mean, sure, they&#8217;re poorly written and are a little silly, but they appeal to the kid in me who likes to see cool looking people shooting cool looking vampires and werewolves. Really, they&#8217;re for the type of comic fan who likes fun comics, and is willing to believe that yes, vampires can make sunlight-filled bullets because, you know, it&#8217;s just cool. Well, it&#8217;s been some time since we last saw Kate Beckinsale in the leather get-up, and I for one have missed her. The movie opens in 3D and 2D theaters on January 20, 2012. Directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, it stars Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley and Charles Dance. I&#8217;d expect to see this trailer this weekend if you watch Conan in 3D. FYI &#8230; I also hear that you may see a new trailer for Ghost Rider with that flick too.]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the new trailer for DC &#8211; The New 52!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the might of Warner Brothers behind them, DC has produced a new trailer that will be showing in theaters as part of National CineMedia’s “FirstLook” pre-feature programming (Source).  Sadly, the actual trailer that&#8217;s going to be showing in theaters leaves a lot to be desired, I think. Where&#8217;s the mention that these are &#8220;great for new readers,&#8221; or a call to people who&#8217;ve never read comics to check out the all new stories of heroes they love? Instead we get the statement &#8220;52 All New #1&#8242;s&#8221; as if the general public really cares about that. I think it&#8217;s ultimately ineffective, which is sad. However, there is a 2-minute version of the trailer which I think works significantly better. It still has some of the same failings in that it doesn&#8217;t call out to the folks who actually have never picked up comics before, but the longer breathing room gives a better look at some of the heroes and comics. Check out that one after the jump.]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s this week&#8217;s Funnybooks?</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/18574</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you wake up Monday morning and hop directly on your computer to download the newest episode of your favorite comics podcast, Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie, only to find&#8230;nothing. What the hell?  Where&#8217;s your weekly dose of Funnybooks madness with your favorite hosts?  What comics were worth buying last week from your local El Camino Comics, and what new dirty jokes and insults are you supposed to use this week? Well&#8230;the delay is intentional.  Last week&#8217;s episode of Knights of Reignsborough was released a little late and, since a good portion of the listenership overlaps, we thought we&#8217;d give time to let everyone download and listen to that one before we bombard you with some new audio. So this new episode will drop this coming Wednesday, on new comic book day, so you can listen while you read your new purchases!  Not only that, some exciting stuff is in store on this week&#8217;s episode including comedy rockstar Mikey Mason&#8216;s new single, and a fond (temporary) farewell to one of your Funnybooks hosts!]]></description>
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		<title>FBU: Dogging of the Dead!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PODCASTER&#8217;S NOTE: Due to scheduling conflicts, we are unable to present our regularly scheduled Funnybooks episode.  Instead, please enjoy a special edition of Funnybooks Unlimited!  And come back Friday for Issue 5 of Knights of Reignsborough&#8230; So what&#8217;s &#8220;dogging?&#8221;  Damned if we know. Luckily, Cardboard Crack co-host and ENnies recognized podcaster Jonathan Landreth joins Paul and Tim on the mics this week to explain what dogging, blumpkins, and a chili dog are.  Here&#8217;s a hint &#8230; keep a barf bag handy. The boys start off talking about the biggest thing they&#8217;ve ever eaten, before getting into the awful, awful truth of Jonathan&#8217;s new porn obsession (with some zombie stuff thrown in for good measure), hairy French chicks, dropping anchor, and then, inexplicably, end up talking about Dragon Age 2. Get ready for an FBU like you&#8217;ve never heard before with Paul, Jonathan, and Tim, where we talk about anything but comic books! &#160;]]></description>
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			<itunes:subtitle>PODCASTER&#039;S NOTE: - Due to scheduling conflicts, we are unable to present our regularly scheduled Funnybooks episode.  Instead, please enjoy a special edition of Funnybooks Unlimited!  And come back Friday for Issue 5 of Knights of Reignsborough... </itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/fbu_04.png)PODCASTER&#039;S NOTE:

Due to scheduling conflicts, we are unable to present our regularly scheduled Funnybooks episode.  Instead, please enjoy a special edition of Funnybooks Unlimited!  And come back Friday for Issue 5 of Knights of Reignsborough...
So what&#039;s &quot;dogging?&quot;  Damned if we know.
Luckily, Cardboard Crack (http://ideologyofmadness.com/archives/category/columns/cardboard-crack) co-host and ENnies recognized podcaster Jonathan Landreth joins Paul and Tim on the mics this week to explain what dogging, blumpkins, and a chili dog are.  Here&#039;s a hint ... keep a barf bag handy.
The boys start off talking about the biggest thing they&#039;ve ever eaten, before getting into the awful, awful truth of Jonathan&#039;s new porn obsession (with some zombie stuff thrown in for good measure), hairy French chicks, dropping anchor, and then, inexplicably, end up talking about Dragon Age 2.
Get ready for an FBU like you&#039;ve never heard before with Paul, Jonathan, and Tim, where we talk about anything but comic books!
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		<title>FF #600 in November?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isn&#8217;t the standard for dead characters returning at least a year or two?  Well, I guess it would be about a year, as FF #12 looks like it instead may be Fantastic Four #600, based on some preview art released today. Guess that means the swanky white outfits may be out too.  Dang.]]></description>
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		<title>Superman Revealed!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: SuperheroHype! Here it is!  The first look at Henry Cavill as Superman in the upcoming Man of Steel movie!  I freakin love it! Is it just me, or does it look inspired by the &#8220;New 52&#8243; look of Superman?  Either way, I&#8217;m sold. Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have provided the first look at the new “Man of Steel,” revealing star Henry Cavill as Superman in the film from director Zack Snyder. The film also stars three-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams (“The Fighter”) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to Do with It”) as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent’s adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane (“Unfaithful”) and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner (“Dances with Wolves”). Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”), and Faora, Zod’s evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman’s native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s mother, played by Julia Ormond, and Superman’s father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”). Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick, as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy. “Man of Steel” is being produced by Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer, from a story by Goyer and Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel &#38;....]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s Tarzan?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ya know, filed under &#8220;wasted properties,&#8221; you&#8217;re sure to find the character of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes.  Do you realize their hasn&#8217;t been any new Tarzan comic material released since 2001&#8242;s Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle Elseworlds book?  (yes, that cover at right is by current Amazing Spider-Man artist Humberto Ramos) I&#8217;d imagine this might have something to do with Disney having some kind of Tarzan ownership rights, but that can&#8217;t be right?  After all, the movie was in 1999, and the aforementioned Dark Horse comic came out two years later.  Does Dark Horse still own some kind of comic rights?  If not, why isn&#8217;t Disney doing anything with the property?  Come to think of it, since the end of the Tarzan and Jane TV series that followed up the animated movie, I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve seen anything from them on the character, even in their parks.  I know there was a 2003 Tarzan TV series on the WB/CW, but it didn&#8217;t last very long (honestly, given its format, it would be a big hit nowadays). I mean, this is Tarzan.  It&#8217;s not Sleeping Beauty or Beauty and the Beast.  Tarzan is a character that should have continuing adventures, both in his world and in man&#8217;s world.  And while I understand that comics set in the jungle typically don&#8217;t sell well (has a Ka-Zar series ever lasted more than a year?), you can easily take Tarzan out of the jungle and bring him into the city.  You can even make him younger and more of a Batman-esque....]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: Magdalena Volume I</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Released this week in comic shops everywhere, writer Ron Marz&#8217;s first sold out storyline of Image/Top Cow&#8217;s Magdalena collects the first six issues of the series, featuring writing from Marz, art by Nelson Blake II, David Marquez, Sal Regla, and covers by Ryan Sook. We talked a bit about the first couple of issues of Magdalena in our regular Funnybooks show, but didn&#8217;t really discuss the last half of the storyline, primarily because we didn&#8217;t want to repeat ourselves.  That being said&#8230;in case you didn&#8217;t listen to the episodes&#8230;.just f*cking buy this book.  Ron Marz has very publicly stated that, despite having an immensely popular Witchblade run (about to come to an end), he came to Top Cown primarily because he wanted to write Magdalena, and it shows. Magdalena tells the story of Patience, who&#8217;s only the most current Magdalena.  See, the Magdalena have actually been the official protector and warrior of the Catholic Church for over two thousand years, sworn to defend the Faith with the Spear of Destiny against all manner of supernatural threats.  They&#8217;re the descendants of Christ Himself, but Patience&#8230;well, she&#8217;s actually lost her patience with the church.  She&#8217;s abandoned the church and struck out on her own, to fight creatures outside the sanctity of the church.  However, her old employers have come across evidence that the Antichrist has been born.  Not only that, he&#8217;s about to unleash the devil upon Earth. Magdalena Volume I is probably the best place to get the first storyline, as many of the issues are sold out.  And....]]></description>
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		<title>Ape Week Deal Spotlight!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick note to say that you can buy the entire original saga for $40 on Blu-Ray!!!!! Not sure how long this deal will last, so jump on it!]]></description>
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		<title>Ape Week Spotlight: Monkeyman and O&#8217;Brien (1996)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It depresses me that it&#8217;s been 13 years since we&#8217;ve seen any new content featuring the awesome characters Monkeyman and O&#8217;Brien.  Created by one of my favorite artists, Art Adams, this 3-issue mini series was published back in 1996 (there was a Danger Girl crossover in 1998).  And for those who don&#8217;t know Art Adams (seriously, he hasn&#8217;t done regular comic work, save for a couple of issues for Marvel, in YEARS)&#8230;well&#8230;.let&#8217;s just say he can draw an ape. The &#8220;Monkeyman&#8221; of the title is Axewell Tiberius, who comes from another dimension.  He&#8217;s super smart, kind of like Beast or Reed Richards.  The accident that causes Tiberius to jump between dimensions also causes Ann O&#8217;Brien, the daughter of a missing scientist, to grow to 7-feet tall, and get super strength. An homage to silver age style storytelling, the two characters faces characters like &#8221;Shrewmanoid&#8221; and the &#8220;Froglodytes,&#8221; and the book is, essentially, three issues of non-stop awesome story and art. I wish Art Adams would get back to these characters, or at least allow someone of his caliber (trust me, there aren&#8217;t many) to do a story with these characters. For some awesome Monkeyman and O&#8217;Brien stuck, check out some motion comics here.]]></description>
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		<title>Frank Darabont leaves THE WALKING DEAD?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make. I didn&#8217;t like &#8220;The Walking Dead&#8221; anywhere near as much as everyone else seems to have. I mean, it was a good series, but I felt it dragged, and got unnecessarily repetitive &#8230; not good for only 6 episodes. Still, it&#8217;s strength (I felt) came from series showrunner Frank Darabont, who also directed the awesome pilot. Well&#8230;. This is a quite a bombshell &#8212; I have learned that Frank Darabont, the creator, executive producer and director of AMC&#8217;s smash hit The Walking Dead, is stepping down as showrunner of the series, which is now in production on its upcoming second season. The news is even more surprising given the fact that Darabont was on hand for Walking Dead&#8217;s Comic-Con panel just this past Friday alongside fellow executive producers Robert Kirkman, on whose graphic novel the series is based, and Gale Anne Hurd and appeared excited about Season 2. There is speculation that Darabont might be off the show completely, but I hear talks are still ongoing about him possibly staying on in some capacity. Darabont, who spent five years trying to get a TV version of the zombie saga off the ground and wrote and directed the AMC pilot, hails from the feature world, and I hear that he never quite adjusted to the daily grind of producing a TV series. (more at Deadline) That&#8217;s very curious, really. I&#8217;d imagine he&#8217;ll stay on in some capacity, as Frank seems to be really into the....]]></description>
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		<title>More SDCC News!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chuck: Sadly, next season will most definitely be its last. Which is good, I guess. They were bound to get cancelled eventually. Holy Terror: Frank Miller is finally releasing the graphic novel that started out as Batman fighting the Taliban. The Dark Knight: Speaking of Batman, DC Animated is adapting Frank Millers Dark Knight Returns as two movies sometime next year. Apparently Batman is a big seller for them, as half of their movies are about him. DC New Universe Designs: Dammit, I really like the Harley Quinn redesign. Doctor Who: The rest of this season looks wicked awesome. Can&#8217;t wait! Matt Fraction is going to be writing lots of stuff: Including a new Defenders series, and some Fear Itself post-stuff. And your first peek at the Avengers from the upcoming movie.]]></description>
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		<title>Comic Con 2011 News!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah &#8230; we&#8217;re not at SDCC this year.  Don&#8217;t rub it in. Still, there&#8217;s tons and tons and tons of news rolling out that we&#8217;ve been watching with baited breath and, though nothing has blown our socks off just yet, there&#8217;s still been a number of interesting announcements &#8230; Green Lantern: The Animated Series: I think maybe going with the CG-animated route may have been ill-advised.  The animation here looks like the opening sequence of a Ps2 game.  I&#8217;ll still give it a shot, but I&#8217;m not wowed by this, especially considering the excellent GL animated films DC/WB has put out recently. Embed won&#8217;t work, so go here to watch. Cable Reborn: Yeah, it wasn&#8217;t Hulks, as I was expecting.  Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness are bringing Cable back.  But did anyone really miss him? The Death of Deadpool: Given the nature of the character, I doubt we&#8217;re talking a real death here. Looney Tunes on Blu-Ray: Surprised more people aren&#8217;t going ga-ga over this announcement.  I know I&#8217;m pretty excited about it. Teen Titans looks pretty darn impressive: Seriously, check out the preview art. The Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri: Yeah &#8230; sign me up for this one.  No art released yet. Some more Superman preview art: I&#8217;m sure Funnybooks host Wayne will complain about this.  For more about unmarried brooding Superman, listen to Monday&#8217;s episode of Funnybooks. Francis Manapul is awesome: And I have a new wallpaper on my desktop. Victor Crowley meets Cassie Hack: Let&#8217;s hope the results are better....]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: Mystery Men #1-3 (2011 &#8211; Marvel)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the glorious return of Funnybooks Offline &#8230; here&#8217;s hoping we can keep this a weekly column this time .  So what&#8217;s Funnybooks Offline?  Well, all your regular co-hosts on Funnybooks read a lot more comics than just the ones we talk about.  Great books like Irredeemable, Little Depressed Boy, Wolverine, and others that don&#8217;t get talked about on the show.  Mostly the reason is that we&#8217;ve found, when only one person has read a particular book, it takes away from the discussion format of the show for them to review it alone.   However, that also means that there are some great books out there that aren&#8217;t getting talked about.  Funnybooks Offline is our answer to that. I spoke about Marvel&#8217;s new Mystery Men title recently on the show, but the review was left on the cutting room floor because it hurt the flow of the episode.  I&#8217;m okay with that though because it gives me a separate venue to discuss the series at more length, having read through issue three now. Simply put, Mystery Men kicks all kinds of ass.  The series takes place during the 1930&#8242;s of the Marvel Universe and, though it&#8217;s supposed to call out to particular Marvel characters, either that hasn&#8217;t happened yet, or it&#8217;s happening all the time and I just don&#8217;t know enough about Marvel history.  Written by novelist David Liss with art by Patrick Zircher, Mystery Men is a very pulp take on Marvel&#8217;s past, featuring the formation of a group of heroes all....]]></description>
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		<title>Take a peak at the new DC Universe!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out some pages below from the new Action Comics, Justice League, and Batman titles.  More at Cosmic Book News. &#160; Though Greg Capullo is one of my favorite artists, not sure how I feel about that Joker design.  That being said, looks like Jim Lee is kicking all kinds of ass on the new Justice League book.  Expect lots of talk about this preview art and this week&#8217;s big Superman announcements on the next episode of Funnybooks. What do you guys think?]]></description>
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		<title>PHN 2011: &#8220;THE THING&#8221; Invades Halloween Horror Nights!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ UPCOMING THRILLER “THE THING” TO BECOME HAUNTED HOUSE EXPERIENCE AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS’ HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS Guests Will Experience the Fear of the Film at Both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights Events Before “The Thing” Hits Theatres  ORLANDO, Fla.,  UNIVERSAL CITY, Ca. (July 19, 2011) — An abandoned scientific research facility in the midst of a vast and frozen Antarctica will set the stage for “The Thing,” an all-new horror maze inspired by Universal Pictures’ upcoming film, at both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights events, which begins on September 23 and continues on select nights through October 31. In the thriller “The Thing,” paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a group of researchers as they’re infected, one by one, by a mystery from another planet. The new haunted house will offer guests an unprecedented first-hand preview of the much-anticipated thriller in advance of its October 14 release. Guests will find themselves in a series of face-to-face encounters with “The Thing,” an alien creature that can transform itself into an exact replica of any living being. “The Thing” maze will recreate the spine-chilling suspense from the film, confronting guests with the paranoia and fear that comes from being trapped inside the film’s Antarctic Thule station.The shape-shifting alien could be anywhere or anything.  Will they survive? Eerily authentic, “The Thing” maze will feature elaborately designed and disturbingly real alien creatures and sets. They will match the film’s terrifying intensity and provoke both a memorable and disturbing experience. Universal’s theme parks have partnered with the film’s....]]></description>
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		<title>The Dark Knight Rises Trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not that there&#8217;s really much there to talk about.]]></description>
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		<title>The New THING Trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, technically the first official trailer for the upcoming prequel/reboot to The Thing.  I love the original.  It&#8217;s in my top 5 horror films of ALL TIME.  The way they are approaching this new film &#8230; it&#8217;s impressive.  They hired a pretty girl/guy lead combo, but aren&#8217;t making the film (at least from the trailer) all about skin, like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre did (though I enjoyed the hell out of that one).  Not only that, they seem to have successfully tried to capture the essence of the time period of the original, save for one glaringly obvious CGI shot in the trailer (you&#8217;ll see it).  Damn, I can&#8217;t wait. Video: &#8216;The Thing&#8217; Movie Trailer]]></description>
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		<title>FBU: Video Game Madness!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PODCASTER&#8217;S NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, we are unable to present our regularly scheduled Funnybooks episode. Instead, please enjoy a special edition of Funnybooks Unlimited! And come back Friday for Issue 3 of Knights of Reignsborough&#8230; Interesting note, this episode was recorded in February when Dallas was BURIED in snow.  Conversely, as of today, Dallas is enjoying its 10th consecutive day of 100+ degree heat. Wayne joins us on the newest episode of FBU, where we go whole hog into chatting about video games, starting with each of our top five video games of all time, and end up going old school and having a conversation about The Oregon Trail and dying of dysentery.  Then we discuss how video games can appeal to our individual tastes, and complain about online gaming. Our top five video games of all time, in which we literally have no overlap in our three lists What we look for in a video game, in which video game companies charge sixty bucks for four hour video games This episode&#8217;s Ragey Red Rant, in which we get ripped off for being impatient. Join Tim, Paul, and Wayne on the newest episode of FBU, where your Funnybooks hosts talk about anything but comic books!]]></description>
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			<itunes:subtitle>PODCASTER&#039;S NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, we are unable to present our regularly scheduled Funnybooks episode. Instead, please enjoy a special edition of Funnybooks Unlimited! And come back Friday for Issue 3 of Knights of Reignsborough...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fbu_03.png)PODCASTER&#039;S NOTE:
Due to technical difficulties, we are unable to present our regularly scheduled Funnybooks episode. Instead, please enjoy a special edition of Funnybooks Unlimited! And come back Friday for Issue 3 of Knights of Reignsborough... Interesting note, this episode was recorded in February when Dallas was BURIED in snow.  Conversely, as of today, Dallas is enjoying its 10th consecutive day of 100+ degree heat.
Wayne joins us on the newest episode of FBU, where we go whole hog into chatting about video games, starting with each of our top five video games of all time, and end up going old school and having a conversation about The Oregon Trail and dying of dysentery.  Then we discuss how video games can appeal to our individual tastes, and complain about online gaming.


	* Our top five video games of all time, in which we literally have no overlap in our three lists
	* What we look for in a video game, in which video game companies charge sixty bucks for four hour video games
	* This episode&#039;s Ragey Red Rant, in which we get ripped off for being impatient.

Join Tim, Paul, and Wayne on the newest episode of FBU, where your Funnybooks hosts talk about anything but comic books!</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Watch nine minutes of the new THUNDERCATS TV show!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Bleeding Cool Starting July 29th on Cartoon Network, the new Thundercats has fans of the old wondering if it can capture the spirit of the original and update it for modern sensibilities without losing what we love about the mythology and its characters.  Luckily, we&#8217;ve got an over nine-minute peek at the series from YouTube: Gotta say, the show reminds me in look and feel of Oban Star Racers, and I can think of no higher praise. I love the changes to the characters and mythology, and the story of the show seems to be going more epic with more focus than the original. Can&#8217;t wait until the hour-long premiere.]]></description>
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		<title>PHN 2011: Your Fate Awaits at Universal Orlando Resort&#8217;s Halloween Horror Nights 21!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hell yes!!!  I&#8217;m all set to begin Pauloween Horror Nights again this year, even though it&#8217;s only July.  Still&#8230;that means that stores will be stocking Halloween supplies any day now, and, of course, theme parks will be announcing their big Halloween events, starting with the best of the best &#8230; Universal Studios Orlando! Check out the announcement of this year&#8217;s theme and dates after the jump! ORLANDO, Fla. (June 28, 2011) — They say, “To wait for luck is the same as waiting for death.” Are you waiting for Luck? You are captivated by an intense desire to tempt fate. Your heart races. Your nails dig into your thigh. The taste of blood is on your tongue as you bite down on your lip. Your eyes shift wildly as you contemplate the risk. Desire seduces you…and you forget that the House always wins. Luck will run out as you are consumed by Universal Orlando Resort’s Halloween Horror Nights 21. People from around the globe will be haunted by “the country’s best Halloween event” (Amusement Today) beginning September 23 at Universal Studios Florida. For 25 nights, screams will fill the darkness as guests discover their fate. So go ahead &#8211; take a chance at Halloween Horror Nights 21. Guests can experience the event with the following offers: Halloween Horror Nights Offers Gory Getaway Vacation Package ~ Entire package starts at $325 per adult, tax inclusive 3-night accommodations at a Universal Partner Hotel 2-day base ticket for admission to both Universal Orlando theme parks....]]></description>
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		<title>Take a look at the (possible) full roster of the new JLA!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all &#8230; damn, I want one of these Tumblers. Secondly, here&#8217;s the full picture. It appears to reveal the entire line-up of the new JLA which, in addition to the folks we&#8217;ve already seen (better looks at all of their costumes though, also includes Deadman, Atom, Element Woman, Firestorm, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Power Girl and Mera.  Power Girl is iffy though &#8211; folks are saying it could possibly be Zealot, or even Miranda Shrieve, a new character currently appearing in Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown.  Element Woman is a character premiering in Flashpoint, so it&#8217;s not unreasonable to think more characters will make the jump. Besides being an awesome piece of art, what do you think of the lineup?]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie: Brent Erwin of Ape Entertainment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very special bonus interview this week as Paul chats with COO of Ape Entertainment, Brent Erwin.  You may be familiar with Ape Entertainment from their popular line of titles based off of Dreamworks properties such as MegaMind, Shrek, and Kung Fu Panda, or their new take on Richie Rich. Brent Erwin is a 22-year veteran of the Comics Industry, having opened his first Comic Shop “Four Color Comics &#38; Cards” in Waco, TX at age 19. Brent went on to become a Sales Representative for Diamond Comics Distributors, working with Acclaim Comics in New York City. Leaving Diamond Comics Distributors, Brent became a Marketing Coordinator for the direct market, under the authority of Fabian Nicieza, the Publisher of Acclaim Comics. Brent has also worked for Wizard Entertainment, known as publisher of the leading comics industry magazine “Wizard the Comics Magazine”. His position with Wizard was as Senior Advertising Account Manager. In 1998, Brent launched SmallPressComics.com, an on-line community devoted to Small Press and Independent Comics. In 2003, comics devotees David Hedgecock and Mike Hall teamed with Brent and founded Ape Entertainment. They are publishers of high-quality original graphic novels, comic books, and illustrated fiction. Stay tuned on Monday for a chance to win a signed copy of Ape Entertainment&#8217;s new Richie Rich comic!]]></description>
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			<itunes:subtitle>A very special bonus interview this week as Paul chats with COO of Ape Entertainment, Brent Erwin.  You may be familiar with Ape Entertainment from their popular line of titles based off of Dreamworks properties such as MegaMind, Shrek,</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/fb2010_erwin1.png)A very special bonus interview this week as Paul chats with COO of Ape Entertainment, Brent Erwin.  You may be familiar with Ape Entertainment from their popular line of titles based off of Dreamworks properties such as MegaMind, Shrek, and Kung Fu Panda, or their new take on Richie Rich.

Brent Erwin is a 22-year veteran of the Comics Industry, having opened his first Comic Shop “Four Color Comics &amp; Cards” in Waco, TX at age 19. Brent went on to become a Sales Representative for Diamond Comics Distributors, working with Acclaim Comics in New York City. Leaving Diamond Comics Distributors, Brent became a Marketing Coordinator for the direct market, under the authority of Fabian Nicieza, the Publisher of Acclaim Comics. Brent has also worked for Wizard Entertainment, known as publisher of the leading comics industry magazine “Wizard the Comics Magazine”. His position with Wizard was as Senior Advertising Account Manager.

In 1998, Brent launched SmallPressComics.com, an on-line community devoted to Small Press and Independent Comics. In 2003, comics devotees David Hedgecock and Mike Hall teamed with Brent and founded Ape Entertainment. They are publishers of high-quality original graphic novels, comic books, and illustrated fiction.

Stay tuned on Monday for a chance to win a signed copy of Ape Entertainment&#039;s new Richie Rich comic!</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Movie Review: The Shrine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I applaud any director who goes through the effort of using creature effects to create their monsters, rather than going the CG-route.  It seems like CG is used for pretty much everything nowadays, even so far as using it instead of squibs for blood in movies.  Director Jon Knautz is big on the same line of thinking &#8211; his Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer features tons of great looking creatures that were done using makeup and prosthetics, not a computer. The problem with Jack Brooks ultimately boiled down to one main issue: it was boring.  It was a short film, but it took way too long to get to the punchline and, despite the punchline being pretty darn good &#8230; the slow parts just weren&#8217;t interesting enough to make it worth the wait.  Did The Shrine fair any better? In The Shrine, a group of young journalists investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice, and end up uncovering a secret that could cost them their lives, starting with a giant mist just outside of town that never leaves or moves, and is too thick to see through.  Venturing into the fog, two of the party come across a giant horrific statue, and not long after they&#8217;re running from the villagers, who are out to make them their next sacrifice. The Shrine is definitely a slow burn.  Unlike Jack Brooks, though, you get a sense of dread throughout that helps keep the film interesting despite it taking its time to bring on....]]></description>
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		<title>Dale Keown to wrap up ARTIFACTS!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/18206</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because no one&#8217;s making a big enough deal out of it &#8230; Yeah &#8230; Dale Keown is the artist on Artifacts #13, which releases this September, probably not-so-coincidentally the same month Witchblade #150 releases, which is Ron Marz&#8217;s last issue on the title (sad Paul).  Kinda shocked that this wasn&#8217;t released in USAToday or something &#8230; maybe the solicits came out early.  Anyway, here&#8217;s the solicit copy on Artifacts #13: ARTIFACTS #13 (of 13) story RON MARZ art DALE KEOWN &#38; SUNNY GHO cover A DALE KEOWN cover B JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER cover C JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER OCTOBER 5 32 PAGES / FC / T+ $3.99 THE DECISION! It all comes down to this! The Survivor’s plan has come to fruition. All thirteen Artifacts and their bearers are in their fated place. The stakes are simple – the very fate of the Top Cow Universe. And the only question that remains is, will either Jackie Estacado or Sara Pezzini doom the world as Tom Judge predicted? Legendary special guest artist DALE KEOWN (THE DARKNESS/PITT, Hulk) joins Top Cow Universe architect RON MARZ to bring fans an event conclusion they will never forget! PLUS: Each issue will also feature an Artifacts: Origin story written by RON MARZ and drawn by a guest superstar artist. Can&#8217;t. Wait.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Green Lantern &#8211; Emerald Knights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently released on DVD/Blu-Ray/Digital Copy/On Demand/LP/8-Track/Stone Tablet/Whatever is the newest animated feature from DC&#8217;s line of DTV flicks, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. Despite there being a pretty great Green Lantern: First Flight movie released in 2009, this film doesn&#8217;t tie into that one, and attempts to try to fit them in the same continuity are, essentially, futile.  This seems more intended to be a tie-in to the upcoming live action movie, featuring many of the same characters that are prevalent, such as Sinestro and Kilowog. Emerald Knights isn&#8217;t like First Flight in that it isn&#8217;t one story.  Much like Batman: Gotham Knight, Emerald Knights is a series of different stories, some original, others adapted from the comics.  Unlike Gotham Knight, however, the animation style is relatively consistent throughout the film, so you don&#8217;t get the jarring change in styles from one story to the next.   There six stories in Emerald Knights, The First Lantern, which really is more about the first Green Lanterns, but is actually one of the standouts of the movie.  The set pieces are extremely well done, and the action is intense. Abin Sur, which is essentially a tale of Abin Sur and Sinestro hunting down Atrocitus.  Not bad, and fans will enjoy the tie-ins to the comics. Laira, the weakest of the bunch, where the titular character returns home to find that her family has taken a tyrannical rule over the planet.  A pretty stellar fight sequence, but that&#8217;s about all there is to it.....]]></description>
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		<title>Raven Gregory and Zenescope take you to THE THEATER!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay &#8230; not sure what this is, but the promo art (from Newsarama) is pretty sweet.  I&#8217;m not sure if this is another creator owned thing, like Gregory&#8217;s The Waking and Fly (both of which we enjoyed the hell out of), or something akin to Grimm Fairy Tales.  Guess we&#8217;ll find out when September solicits get released in the coming weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>Get your first peak at the movie Avengers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Licensing Expo 2011 is currently going on in Las Vegas and, courtesy of Bleeding Cool, we get our first (kinda blurry) peek at the Avengers from the upcoming Joss Whedon movie. Thor and Black Widow look, essentially, the same, but I do notice some subtle changes on the Captain America and Iron Man costumes (more gray on the Iron Man suit).  Mark Ruffalo&#8217;s Hulk and Jeremy Renner&#8217;s Hawkeye, as expected, look more like their Ultimate Universe counterparts.  What do you guys think?]]></description>
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		<title>The DC New Universe MEGAPOST! *update 6/10/11*</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, dammit. I&#8217;m tired of going ALL OVER the internet scouring for these announcements. We know there are 52 titles launching in September under the new DCU reboot. So keep checking on this post to see what they all are (and a link to where on the internet the source was). Click after the jump for the goodies &#8230; Red Hood and the Outlaws (ign) Scott Lobdell/Kenneth Rocafort Nightwing (Dick Grayson) (ign) Kyle Higgins/Eddy Barrows Batwing (ign) Judd Winick/Ben Oliver Swamp Thing (Bleeding Cool) Unknown creative team&#8230; (cover above by Yanick Paquette) (update 6/7: Scott Snyder/Yanick Pacquette) Batwoman (DCU) J.H. Williams III, Haden Blackman and Amy Reeder Batgirl (confirmed as Barbara Gordon &#8211; DCU) Gail Simone and artists Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cifuentes Catwoman (DCU) Judd Winnick/Guillem March Birds of Prey (DCU) Duane Swierczynski/Jesus Saiz Superman (Bleeding Cool &#8211; update 6/9 with artwork) George Perez/(update 6/10 via DCU &#8211; artist is Jesus Merino) Batman and Robin (DCU) Pete Tomasi/Patrick Gleason Batman: The Dark Knight (DCU) David Finch Batman (DCU) Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo Detective Comics (DCU) Tony Daniel Green Lantern #1 (DCU) Geoff Johns/Doug Mahnke Green Lantern Corps #1 (DCU) Peter J. Tomasi/Fernando Pasarin/Scott Hanna Green Lantern: The New Guardians #1 (DCU) Tony Bedard/Tyler Kirkham/Batt. Red Lanterns #1 (DCU) Peter Milligan/Ed Benes/Rob Hunter. Wonder Woman (DCU) Brian Azzarello/Cliff Chiang Aquaman (DCU) Geoff Johns/Ivan Reis The Flash (DCU) Francis Manapul/Brian Buccellato Firestorm (DCU) Ethan Van Sciver/Gail Simon/Yildiray Cinar Savage Hawkman (DCU) Tony Daniel/Phillip Tan Green Arrow (DCU) JT Krul/Dan Jurgens Justice League....]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Reignsborough: Character Sheets!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So as you&#8217;ll soon discover in the KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH episodes that started today is that one of the delays was caused by switching from the old DC Heroes/Blood of Heroes system to a the more gameplay/actual play podcast friendly Savage Worlds rule system.  We&#8217;re big fans of Savage Worlds, and I think you&#8217;ll find that it makes for a much more interesting listening experience. Of course, all of our character stats had to be redone using the Savage Worlds Explorer&#8217;s Edition, as well as the Super Powers Companion.  Check out the resulting character sheets below, as well as a blank character sheet to design a KOR character of your own (which will play into a contest coming up)! The Coyote Hair Trigger Ricochet The Necropath Or, design your own character with this blank character sheet! Knights Unite!]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Reignsborough: Issue Zero and House Rules</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/18025</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH are coming back at you THIS FRIDAY!  Yes  folks, after a long hiatus and some changes, KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH season two is headed your way with all new episodes of sandoxing, prequel stories and, yes, long-awaited actual play! Don’t know who the KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH are, or been a while since you listened to season one?  Get caught up this week with the original episodes, as well as checking out some added goodies (new character art and character sheets for all the playable characters)! Today’s featured episodes are VII and VIII, where we bring you the Zero Issue for Knights of Reignsborough.  This special issue zero acts as introduction to three of the four main characters of the series.  Where were they on the day the world changed?  A special Point One issue is forthcoming introducing a new Knight. Then, in episode VIII, we discuss special house rules designed to support the style we’re wanting to foster and create the environment for authentic comic character development.  We explore the core concept mechanic.  These concepts guide their respective characters and provide a metric by which they are judged, rewarded or punished as appropriate. Click here to download episode seven (or click here to listen in your browser) Click here to download episode eight (or click here to listen in your browser)]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Reignsborough: Character Boundaries and Statting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH are coming back at you THIS FRIDAY!  Yes  folks, after a long hiatus and some changes, KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH season two is headed your way with all new episodes of sandoxing, prequel stories and, yes, long-awaited actual play! Don’t know who the KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH are, or been a while since you listened to season one?  Get caught up this week with the original episodes, as well as checking out some added goodies (new character art and character sheets for all the playable characters), and the announcement of the winners from FREE FUNNYBOOK DAY!  It’s gonna be an awesome week! Today’s featured episodes are V and VI, where, in addition to fleshing out the player characters with back-story and supporting cast, we explore story boundaries.  What’s fair game in terms of encroaching on core character concepts?  What’s off-limits?  Are there different rules for different players?  We talk it all out. Then, in episode VI, we get down to the nuts and bolts of statting out characters.  And as in all character generation sessions, we chase rabbits, but in so doing, we learn.  Full character sheets will be released this Friday after the release of the new episode! Click here to download episode five (or click here to listen in your browser) Click here to download episode six (or click here to listen in your browser)]]></description>
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		<title>DC Goes Back to Square One!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 21:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not the official title, mind you.  But, as previously speculated, FLASHPOINT IS PRETTY FRIGGIN BIG, and the entire DC Universe is going back to #1 starting this September, as officially revealed to USAToday.  The first book out of the gate?  Justice League #1, by the incredible team of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee.  Some important points? This doesn&#8217;t sounds like a renumbering &#8230; it sounds like a RESTART.  Specifically noted is that Lee redesigned over 50 characters, and that characters will be reimagined with more modern takes. Per Dan Didio, &#8221;This was a chance to start, not at the beginning, but at a point where our characters are younger and the stories are being told for today&#8217;s audience.&#8221; DC is going LINEWIDE Day-And-Date digital distribution. There will be 52 first issues in September. DC has no current plans to undo this change.  This is for real. I would like to note how young Superman looks (actually, they all do) in the graphic above from the new JL title.  Perhaps younger and unmarried?  Just sayin&#8230;suck it Wayne! UPDATE: Full JLA art revealed, and more info on some of the new titles/creative teams here and here.]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Reignsborough: Introduction to Character</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/18000</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH are coming back at you THIS FRIDAY!  Yes  folks, after a long hiatus and some changes, KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH season two is headed your way with all new episodes of sandoxing, prequel stories and, yes, long-awaited actual play! Don’t know who the KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH are, or been a while since you listened to season one?  Get caught up this week with the original episodes, as well as checking out some added goodies (new character art and character sheets for all the playable characters), and the announcement of the winners from FREE FUNNYBOOK DAY!  It’s gonna be an awesome week! Today’s featured episodes are III and IV, in which we kick off our character creation after a little more world building.  We discuss the history of Reignsborough, including racial tensions, monorails, factions and political power, pizza, and hot player-on-player action! Then, in episode IV, the Knights begin to take shape as we kick around character concepts.  Each of the players presents three different character ideas, they are discussed and then the group votes on their preferences with the player making the ultimate decision as to which one will be played. Click here to download episode three (or click here to listen in your browser) Click here to download episode four (or click here to listen in your browser) Knights Unite!]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Reignsborough: Style and Setting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 13:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH are coming back at you THIS FRIDAY!  Yes  folks, after a long hiatus and some changes, KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH season two is headed your way with all new episodes of sandoxing, prequel stories and, yes, long-awaited actual play! Don&#8217;t know who the KNIGHTS OF REIGNSBOROUGH are, or been a while since you listened to season one?  Get caught up this week with the original episodes, as well as checking out some added goodies (new character art and character sheets for all the playable characters), and the announcement of the winners from FREE FUNNYBOOK DAY!  It&#8217;s gonna be an awesome week! Today&#8217;s featured episodes are I and II, in which we kick off world building for our superhero sandbox setting.   The pitfalls of supers games are discussed at length.  We kick around thoughts on style and  make our first broad brush strokes at establishing our setting. In our second sandbox episode, we get deep into our setting.  We work on neighborhoods figuring out the local color.  Asian architectural styles are compared and contrasted!  Ninjas appear!  And Jonathan continues to tilt at that windmill… A city under the city. Click here to download episode one (or click here to listen in your browser) Click here to download episode two (or click here to listen in your browser) Knights Unite!]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 00:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gosh dang, I love the Call of Duty games.  I wasn&#8217;t really into the series when it started, but got into it right before Black Ops, the most recent game, was released, and picked up Modern Warfare 2, one of the series most popular entries.  Polished and action packed, the Call of Duty games are far from realistic, and feel like playing the video game equivalent of a Michael Bay movie.  This new movie&#8230;er game looks freakin&#8217; insane!]]></description>
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		<title>Ragey Red Retraction: Just how important is Flashpoint?</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17950</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 20:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent episode of Funnybooks, I complained bitterly about how DC was handling Flashpoint, their new big summer event book.  Though the book is only 5 issues long, there are TWENTY three-issue tie in mini-series that take place in the world of Flashpoint, as well as three tie in issues of Booster Gold. Then I crunched some numbers after looking at August solicits.  When Flashpoint ends at the end of August, if you&#8217;ve purchase EVERY single issue and tie in comic, you&#8217;ve spent, roughly, about $220 bucks.  Sounds like a lot of money, right?  I mean, not that you have to buy the tie ins, of course, but if you wanted to, it&#8217;s a big commitment.  Then I checked out Marvel&#8217;s Fear Itself event which, come the end of August, again, if you buy every single issue of every tie-in and the main series itself?  Well, it&#8217;ll run you over $300&#8230;and that&#8217;s just with what&#8217;s solicited (there are still two more months after that). Ouch.  So&#8230;maybe I was a little hard on the way DC is handling FlashPoint.  After all, it&#8217;s not like you have to read the tie in books, or even Flashpoint, as it doesn&#8217;t crossover into any of the monthly books, unlike Fear Itself, which crosses into almost every Marvel book (except Amazing Spider-Man and FF, really&#8230;but they get tie in minis). Not only that &#8230; I enjoyed the hell out of Flashpoint #1, and am really interested in the world it portrays.  Those not picking....]]></description>
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		<title>Free Funnybook Day: Top Cow Sampler Pack!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 21:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love us some Top Cow on Funnybooks with Aron an Paulie, and we&#8217;re sure you will too!  To help your new love of the Moo get started, we&#8217;re going to throw an AWESOME TOP COW SAMPLER PACK your way!  What can you win? Witchblade by Ron Marz, Vol. 1 Top Cow First Look, featuring previews of 6 Top Cow titles The Darkness: Accursed, Volume 1 Rest TPB, created by Heroes&#8216; Milo Ventimiglia How do you win this prize pack of awesomesauce?  Well, tell us the best experience you&#8217;ve ever had buying a book sight unseen &#8211; did you pick up a comic and random and it soon became your favorite title?  How about an independent book you gave a chance?  One lucky winner will get the prize!  Good luck!]]></description>
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		<title>Free Funnybook Day: Witchblade &#8211; Redemption!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17874</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 21:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sara Pezzini is once more in sole control of the powerful, mystical gauntlet known as the Witchblade. Still reeling from the events of &#8220;War of the Witchblades,&#8221; writer Ron Marz (Green Lantern) and hot artistic sensation Stjepan Sejic (Broken Trinity) take Pezzini on a wild ride to reclaim control of her life and her relationships. And if that wasn&#8217;t enough, this collection includes a three-part crossover story guest-starring Aphrodite IV to keep things exciting. Collects Witchblade #131-135. How do you win this awesome trade collection?  In the talkback below, tell us who you think is the hottest female comic character!  After all, doesn&#8217;t get much hotter than Sarah Pezzini!]]></description>
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		<title>Free Funnybook Day: SHADOWLAND!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 17:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Murdock Dared Evil&#8230;and Lost! The battle for the soul of a hero begins! Pushed beyond his limits, Daredevil faces off for a final time against his deadliest foe&#8211;Bullseye&#8211; in their most brutal battle ever with more than just Hell&#8217;s Kitchen is at stake. Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Punisher and more join forces to stop a war that is breaking out throughout New York, with Daredevil at the center. This event will change the streets of New York City-and the heroes that protect it-forever. Shadowland featured tons of Marvel characters battling for the soul of Matt Murdock and New York itself!  What do you get if you win this MEGA PACK of Shadowland goodness? Dark Reign: The List &#8211; Daredevil Daredevil #501-512 Shadowland #1-5 Shadowland: Blood on the Streets #1-4 Shadowland: Daughters of the Shadow #1 Shadowland: Ghost Rider One-Shot Shadowland: Moon Knight #1-3 Shadowland: Spider-Man One-Shot How do you win this awesome prize package?  In the talkback below, tell us what you fear!  After all, Matt Murdock is the man without fear!]]></description>
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		<title>Free Funnybook Day: Thor by JMS</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17836</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Odin&#8217;s Beard! One of the most acclaimed runs on Marvel&#8217;s Thor title in recent years is the one written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art by Olivier Coipel, and Marku Djurdjevic.  Featuring Asgard  coming to Oklahoma, and Thor resurrecting his fallen brethren after Ragnarok, the stories presented by JMS and team still are having huge impacts on the Marvel Universe! This contest is for the first TWO volumes of JMS&#8217; run on Thor, collecting Thor #1-601 (there was a numbering change in there &#8230; you don&#8217;t actually get 601 comics).  Fantastic read! How do you enter?  Well, in the talkback below, all you have to do is tell us, if you were an Asgardian god, what would you be god of?  Good luck!]]></description>
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		<title>Free Funnybook Day: HAUNT!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17931</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Robert Kirkman challenged Todd McFarlane to get back to doing comics, it wasn&#8217;t long before they&#8217;d announced they were going to be working together.  The result: HAUNT! Haunt, written by Robert Kirkman, features pencils by Ryan Ottley (Invincible) and inks by McFarlane.  Daniel Kilgore is dragged into his estranged brother Kurt&#8217;s secret life of murder and espionage&#8230; by his ghost. With no training whatsoever, guided by the spirit of his secret-agent brother, Daniel must now solve his brother&#8217;s murder and save the world &#8211; or die trying! It all starts here, people: Witness the birth of HAUNT! This contest is for the first six SOLD OUT issues of Image Comics&#8217; Haunt!  How do you enter? In the talkback below, tell us your favorite ghost story (you can &#8220;Cliff Notes&#8221; it for us, or link to it)!  One lucky winner will be chosen at random to receive the first arc of Haunt! Good luck!]]></description>
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		<title>Free Funnybook Day: TAKIO and other all-ages titles!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17857</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two sisters in a multi-racial adoptive family are driving each other insane!  Their overprotective mother makes them walk to school together, eat lunch together and play together.  They can&#8217;t get away from each other! But when a one-of-a-kind, once-in-a-lifetime accident gives them real-life superpowers, these two sisters become the first actual superheroes in the entire world.  And it is awesome!  Not the sisters have to learn to get along so they can save the world and get home by six&#8230;or they are so grounded. From the creators of Powers, Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, comes this hardcover graphic novel suitable for kids of ALL AGES! Also included, in addition to the hardcover edition of Takio, are the digest-sized trades from Boom!, Wizards of Mickey: House Magic Wizards of Mickey: The Grand Tournament Disney&#8217;s Hero Squad Ultraheroes: Save the World To enter to this prize pack, in the talkback below, tell us what your favorite book was as a kid!  Good luck!]]></description>
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		<title>Free Funnybook Day: Geoff Johns&#8217; Action Comics!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17869</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Geoff Johns&#8217; run on Action Comics redefined the character in a way that Superman hadn&#8217;t been treated in YEARS.  Teaming with Richard Donner on writing, readers were treated to action-packed adventures, with touches of nostalgia for the classic Donner movies, and revamped origins of many main characters, and the death of Pa Kent!  Truly a spectacular run on the title &#8230; and now it can be yours! This prize includes: Action Comics #844-846, 851, and Annual #11, the entirety of &#8220;Last Son&#8220; Action Comics #855-857, the entirety of &#8220;Escape from Bizarro World&#8220; Action Comics #858-863, the entirety of &#8220;Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes&#8221; Action Comics #866-870, the entirety of &#8220;Brainiac&#8220; All with writing by Geoff Johns, including art by Gary Frank, Adam Kubert, and Eric Powell!  How do you enter?  Just tell us in the talkback what your favorite Superman story of all time is!  Good luck!]]></description>
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		<title>Free Funnybook Day: THE RULES!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17861</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 05:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes folks, it&#8217;s finally here!  Free Funnybook Day, which we&#8217;ve been talking about for weeks now, is today, May 9th, 2011, and we&#8217;ve got contests posting ALL DAY LONG, starting at 8am EST, and running all the way until midnight tonight.  Enter one contest or enter them all &#8211; tell your friends!  There&#8217;s more awesomeness going on today on ideologyofmadness.com than ever before! Not only that, if you follow us on Twitter, we&#8217;ll be doing special Twitter-only contests also! Before you enter our contests, though, here are the official rules for all Free Funnybook Day contests: The Deets: One entry per person per contest, please.  You can enter all the contests, but please, only once each. Each contest winner will be drawn at random from the entries.  There will only be one winner for each contest. Items will only be shipped within the United States. You must be 18 years or older to enter, or have a parent enter for you. You must provide your e-mail address.  We&#8217;re not going to spam you, but we need to contact you if you win. Contest ends Monday, May 9, 2011 at 11:59 pm Central time.  So you actually get an extra hour if you&#8217;re on Eastern time.]]></description>
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		<title>Pictures from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17828</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 15:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are pictures from my comic shop, Local Heroes Comics, LIVE from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!  Have some pics you wanna share?  E-mail them to us at ideologyofmadness@gmail.com!]]></description>
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		<title>TODAY IS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17825</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 11:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click below for a listing of the books you can get, and a comic shop locator and get your ass some free comics!]]></description>
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		<title>Geek Parody Music Videos!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17822</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 13:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess there&#8217;s been a severe lack of geek parodies lately (what the hell happened to Weird Al, anyway), so instead, we&#8217;re getting geek parody music videos starring hot chicks in cosplay, including Alessandra Torresani from Caprica in a slave Leia get-up. This&#8230;is acceptable. Roll a D6 from Connor Anderson on Vimeo.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Forget!  Tomorrow is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 12:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out all the goodies you can get (and look up where a comic shop in your area may be) at www.freecomicbookday.com!]]></description>
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		<title>Insane Clown Posse Reviews WATER FOR ELEPHANTS!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 22:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is quite possibly the most hilarious concept I&#8217;ve ever seen.  &#8220;Rappers Review Movies.&#8221;  Except, ya know, they get the INSANE CLOWN POSSE to review Water for Elephants.  That&#8217;s just&#8230;why?  Still&#8230;pretty funny video: MTV Shows Is it sad that they actually sat through the entire thing?]]></description>
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		<title>FCBD Spotlight: Atomic Robo And Friends 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 13:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, after you sleep in a little bit to recover from all the awesome of seeing Thor on Friday, make sure to eat your Wheaties and get your ass out to your Local Comic Shop for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!  Yes friends, the greatest day of the year, the first Saturday in May, is HERE!!!!  (well, second greatest day, really, after Free Funnybook Day, coming next Monday!) All week on IoM, we’re going to give advance reviews of some of the mostly hotly anticipated comics this Saturday and let you know which ones are worth checking out, or which ones might be better left for other fans. Atomic Robo has become not only a mainstay of FCBD these last couple of years, it&#8217;s also become one of the books I look forward to the most every year.  From Red 5 Comics, Atomic Robo tells the story of Robo and his group of Action Scientists that travel the world and go on adventures in science.  Each mini-series jumps to a different time period in Robo&#8217;s life with the most current, Atomic Robo and the Deadly Art of Science taking place in the 1930&#8242;s. Atomic Robo&#8216;s FCBD issue takes place in modern times and features Robo as the guest judge at a science fair that gets crashed by&#8230;wait for it&#8230;.DR. DINOSAUR!  Yes, Dr. Dinosaur, who&#8217;s been Robo&#8217;s most popular enemy with fans makes another hilarious appearance in this pretty awesome comic book.  It&#8217;s a short read, but it&#8217;s a helluva lot of....]]></description>
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		<title>FCBD Spotlight: Elric &#8211; The Balance Lost</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, after you sleep in a little bit to recover from all the awesome of seeingThor on Friday, make sure to eat your Wheaties and get your ass out to your Local Comic Shop for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!  Yes friends, the greatest day of the year, the first Saturday in May, is HERE!!!!  (well, second greatest day, really, after Free Funnybook Day, coming next Monday!) All week on IoM, we’re going to give advance reviews of some of the mostly hotly anticipated comics this Saturday and let you know which ones are worth checking out, or which ones might be better left for other fans. I&#8217;m going to admit, first and foremost, I&#8217;m not familiar with the universe portrayed in Elric: The Balance Lost, from Boom! Studios and based on the popular character created by Michael Moorcock.  The FCBD comic, from the creative team of Chris Roberson and Francesco Biagini, seeks to correct this by creating, essentially, an entry point into the world of Elric, explaining the character and the dynamics of his world, as well as showing the comics history of the character, and a sketchbook of designs for the series. Even then though, I couldn&#8217;t get into Elric: The Balance Lost.  That&#8217;s not to say it&#8217;s bad.  The art is quite good, and I&#8217;m sure the story could appeal to fans of this world.  However, I&#8217;m just tired of the usual tropes of sword and sorcery comics, and the old English used in so many of them.....]]></description>
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		<title>FCBD Spotlight: Jake the Dreaming</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, after you sleep in a little bit to recover from all the awesome of seeingThor on Friday, make sure to eat your Wheaties and get your ass out to your Local Comic Shop for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!  Yes friends, the greatest day of the year, the first Saturday in May, is HERE!!!!  (well, second greatest day, really, after Free Funnybook Day, coming next Monday!) All week on IoM, we’re going to give advance reviews of some of the mostly hotly anticipated comics this Saturday and let you know which ones are worth checking out, or which ones might be better left for other fans. Today&#8217;s focus is Radical Comics&#8217; Jake the Dreaming, another all-ages friendly title for this year&#8217;s FCBD.  This one, however, is a little different than a regular comic, in that it&#8217;s actually a preview of an illustrated novel.  So, as opposed to a regular comic, you&#8217;re getting a prose book, with illustration throughout.  And boy&#8230;that illustration is BEAUTIFUL.  Jake the Dreaming is absolutely gorgeous, and will make for a great visual piece when the full book releases. As for the story?  Well, Jake the Dreaming tells the tale of a young boy living in the town of Slumberton, &#8220;population 5,000 and boring. Every day during his mundane tasks of school, homework and chores, Jake falls into daydreams powered by his imagination of untold adventure where he battles fantastic creatures in an epic dreamscape. Life is normal for imaginative Jake until Slumberton&#8217;s children start falling into....]]></description>
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		<title>Free Funnybook Day 2011 is Monday, May 9th!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 13:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s just a taste of the books we&#8217;re giving away next Monday on FREE FUNNYBOOK DAY! (to see what we gave away last year, click here)]]></description>
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		<title>FCBD Spotlight: Super Dinosaur Origin Special</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 22:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, after you sleep in a little bit to recover from all the awesome of seeing Thor on Friday, make sure to eat your Wheaties and get your ass out to your Local Comic Shop for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!  Yes friends, the greatest day of the year, the first Saturday in May, is HERE!!!!  (well, second greatest day, really, after Free Funnybook Day, coming next Monday!) All week on IoM, we&#8217;re going to give advance reviews of some of the mostly hotly anticipated comics this Saturday and let you know which ones are worth checking out, or which ones might be better left for other fans. First up?  Super Dinosaur Origin Special, Image&#8217;s offering.  From the Astounding Wolf-Man creative team of Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard comes this family-friendly tale of a boy and his best friend&#8230;a missile-shooting super-powered talking dinosaur!  It&#8217;s important to note that, if you&#8217;ve already purchased Super Dinosaur #1, this is not a reprint of the material from that book.  It&#8217;s a wholly original tale, and goes in depth on the origins of the main characters of the book (moreso than you even get from the first issue, actually). Super Dinosaur is really going to be entertaining to you if you dig the core concept of the book.  It&#8217;s clear from page one that this is intended not only for all ages, but with a definite bend towards children.  The word &#8220;Awesome&#8221; is used every couple of sentences, and&#8230;well, it&#8217;s a story about a....]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET &#8211; Part Eleven</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting to Blackthorne’s office had proven easier than expected.  The asylum was empty.  There wasn’t a soul to be found.  Still, Bartleby ducked behind every corner, peeked out before he entered any hallway.  As he neared Blackthorne’s office, he could hear screaming from outside.  He turned to look out of a nearby window. Someone had opened the front doors of the asylum, letting all of the inmates out.  They were running wild in the tall grass outside.  They wouldn’t make it far.  The ScareCrows leapt from their perches along the outer asylum walls and bore down on the escapees, quickly subduing them.  It was mass pandemonium outside as the inmates screeched in terror, desperately trying to get past the Scarecrows.  You don’t get past the Scarecrows. That was Carnage’s plan – release the inmates to cause the distraction topside, and escape from the subway beneath the asylum.  If they were free, it meant Bartleby didn’t have much time left to stop the escape. He entered Blackthorne’s office and saw his clothing sitting on a nearby chair.  The office was an absolute mess.  Papers were strewn all over, dirty words painted on the wall, furniture overturned…he cracked a smile when the thought came to him of Thomas Blackthorne having to clean up all of this mess.  Alas, no time for daydreaming. He quickly changed into his trusty coat and patted his fedora on tightly.  He checked to make sure his revolver was still loaded, and then tucked it into its holster.]]></description>
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		<title>Are you ready for MEGA MAN from Archie Comics?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah &#8230; make fun of me if you want, but I think I may actually be picking this one up.]]></description>
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		<title>Whoa! Marvel Shows Now Available on Netflix!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of Marvel cartoons that I never got around to seeing, but were always curious about.  Shows like Spider-Man Unlimited, Silver Surfer, the 90&#8242;s Iron Man and Fantastic Four cartoons.  Some are available on DVD, but most only have one season available, or, even worse, just a couple of episodes. Thankfully, Marvel is releasing a bunch of their shows on Netflix, including the entire 90&#8242;s Spider-Man cartoon!  Here&#8217;s the current listing below&#8230; Coming April 29 The Incredible Hulk (1996-97) Spider-Man Unlimited (1999-2001) Iron Man: Extremis – Marvel Knights Animation (2010) Astonishing X-Men: Gifted  – Marvel Knights Animation (2010) Spider-Woman: Agent of the S.W.O.R.D. – Marvel Knights Animation (2010) Fantastic Four: World&#8217;s Greatest Heroes (2006) Silver Surfer (1998) Black Panther – Marvel Knights Animation (2010) Iron Man: Armored Adventures Season 1 (2009) Coming throughout the summer Marvel Action Hour: Iron Man (1994-96) The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Season 1 (2010) X-Men Evolution (2000-3) X-Men (1992-7) Spider-Man (1994-‘98) Spider-Man (1967-‘68) Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends (1981) Spider-Man (1981-‘82) Coming in the fall Iron Man (1966) Thor (1966) Captain America (1966) Hulk (1966) Sub-Mariner (1966) Yes!  You can even hear the awesome 1960&#8242;s Marvel animation themes again!!! More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/story/15762/marvel_shows_now_available_on_netflix#ixzz1KuMJvmu3]]></description>
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		<title>Need For Speed: The Run!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I loooooove me some Need for Speed. That being said, the fact that Shift 2, a more simulation-based racing game, was the only NFS game being released this year had me a little bummed.  I mean, sure, I still haven&#8217;t finished Hot Pursuit, the AWESOME recent entry in the franchise that reinvigorated the series, but NFS, for me, has always been a mix of arcade and simulation, with a definite emphasis on running from the cops.  Then, I saw this on IGN: While not much has been released about the game yet (apparently the trailer leaked from a retailer website, and EA wasn&#8217;t ready to announce the game), it seems as if it&#8217;ll be pretty sweet.  Now, NFS hasn&#8217;t had too much success with it&#8217;s &#8220;story-based&#8221; entries &#8230; so let&#8217;s hope for the best when this one comes out later this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon New Trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that watching Transformers 2 was the equivalent of two and a half hours of eye rape, TF3 (as it&#8217;s being called in promo images) looks soooooo damn good.  If you&#8217;re not seeing Fast Five this weekend (and really&#8230;why aren&#8217;t you?), you can check out the trailer for the new Transformers flick by clicking the image below.  Watch as Optimus Prime lays smackdown!  Watch as Blonde Replacement for Megan Fox has big fake lips that pout a lot!  And, watch as Chicago goes Ka-Blooie Michael Bay style!]]></description>
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		<title>Even MORE changes coming to the Batman titles?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, two recent announcements have me a little concerned/happy.  Well, one has me downright sad.  It seems as if Scott Snyder&#8217;s AWESOME arc on Detective Comics is coming to an end after ten issues (see Newsarama).  This is the first time I&#8217;d read that his run was actually limited.  Not only that &#8230; only ten issues?  That means his run on &#8216;Tec is going to be over before he finishes his limited series Gates of Gotham. And that we&#8217;re going to be getting yet another creative team on the title, despite the fact that Snyder and Jock (and Francesco Francavilla) are doing a stellar job.  That&#8217;s a damn shame &#8230; I hope they&#8217;ll be sticking with the Bat-family. Not only that, two Batman titles (in fact, the two ones with Bruce Wayne) are getting new artists.  After numerous delays and an inability to stay on time, Batman: The Dark Knight (who&#8217;s FIRST issue wasn&#8217;t even on time) will have art chores taken on by Jay Fabok, of Superman/Batman and Soulfire.  And Batman Incorporated&#8216;s art chores are being taken over by Chris Burnham, after delays by artist Yanick Paquette.  Still not sure if either title has the writing quality to keep me interested, though, which is a shame. After a pretty awesome three-parter, Pete Tomasi and Patrick Gleason are making way for a three-parter on Batman and Robin by Judd Winick and Guillem March.  Will Tomasi and Gleason come back after?  No one&#8217;s saying.  But recent rumors are saying that Greg....]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET – Part Ten</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without thinking, Bartleby jumped forward, knocking Cassius Carnage off of his feet.  Carnage was a sorcerer, born with a powerful supernaturability, and giving him any amount of time to think would be a mistake. They rolled to the ground, and Bartleby punched Carnage across his face, feeling the sting of his hot skin across his knuckles.  Carnage kicked himself free and Bartleby tucked his hand beneath him, swerving his legs across the ground and kicking his opponent across the jaw.  Carnage reeled back, far out of reach.  Too far. Bartleby tried to jump forward, but he had hesitated a moment too long.  Carnage lifted a hand in the air, and Bartleby stopped, hovering just above the ground, immobile. “So what I’ve heard about you is true,” Carnage said, wiping his lip as he smiled.  “Always bringing a pair of fists to a magic fight.  Tsk tsk…” He walked over to a nearby table.  Bartleby struggled to move, but he knew it was pointless.  Carnage was powerful, and whatever had been keeping him in check in the asylum was obviously no longer working.  He watched as Carnage took a knife from the table and examined it.  The hilt was made of iron, and the blade itself was black.  It looked ancient. Bartleby couldn’t even move or scream to acknowledge the pain as Cassius Carnage jabbed the knife into his stomach.  Visions flooded him, flashes of the Second World, then back to the train car, as the green orb dimmed and everything....]]></description>
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		<title>Barnes and Noble: “The Destination For Comic Lovers?”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So national booksellers Barnes and Noble have announced that they will be expanding their comic selection, starting in June, to include single issue comics (and not just the couple of books).  Barnes and Noble “will begin carrying both Marvel and DC Comics titles that until now have only been available in comics specialty stores.”  Not only that, but they’ll “also have new assortments from such publishers as Dynamic Forces, so series like the popular Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris will come straight to your store.” They’re going for it in a big way too, creating new layouts for the stores participating in the change, and hoping to become “the destination for comics lovers.” Not currently answered by anything I’ve seen online is whether there will be delay from direct market, as there was previously when booksellers sold comics.  You couldn’t find the NEWEST issue of Spider-Man on the stands until about 3 or 4 weeks after it was released to comic shops.  If they meet day-and-date demands (and, I&#8217;d imagine, with higher orders than your local comic shop), while this may be good for the comics , how will it fare for comic shops?  After all, if you&#8217;re a Marvel/DC guy (not interested in independents), and your comic shop is El Camino Comics (like Andrew&#8217;s shop, that can&#8217;t even seem to keep Amazing Spider-Man in stock), would you rather go to Barnes and Noble? ....]]></description>
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		<title>Trail of Cthulhu: The Dance in the Blood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are monsters beneath the earth. You cannot fight them. You cannot run from them. And they are closer than you think. In a forgotten corner of Northern England, between the rolling hills and tranquil dales nestles a village plagued by terrible secrets and subterranean horrors. Every 119 years the village of Manesty is torn apart, its inhabitants massacred. It happened in 1697. It happened in 1816. Now it’s 1935 and horrific events have been set in motion. Swimming through the soil beneath the village are loathsome creatures waiting, impatiently, to rise above the earth and reclaim the land they believe is theirs and kill anyone who stands in their way, including the Investigators. However, as with all the best Mythos adventures, not all is as it seems. The Investigators must uncover the mystery that has killed many and doomed others in the tiny village while struggling to keep their lives and the last vestiges of their sanity intact. Your Funnybooks hosts Aron and Paulie gamed with Thistledown John (who also ran the excellent In The Grip of the Netherking) in this Purist scenario for Trail of Cthulhu, and we had a blast.  The story is creepy and interesting, and our faked English accents?  Well&#8230;you have to hear them.  Keep in mind that this was played in slot 5 of FtC4, and as such, there was a TON of background noise, as the kitchen kept running out of food.  Still &#8230; definitely worth a listen for AP enthusiasts.  Check it....]]></description>
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		<title>CALL OF THE DEAD: New Zombies in Call of Duty!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holy hell yeah, this looks awesome.  I mean, where can you get Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michael Rooker, Danny Trejo, and Robert Englund in the same place fighting zombies, led by George A. Romero?  Well, right here: That&#8217;s right!  Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation (coming to Xbox Live on May 3 and PSN sometime after that) features a zombie level entitled CALL OF THE DEAD, featuring the actors listed above taking on a cargo ship full of zombies in a story inspired by George Romero (hopefully good George Romero, and not his last couple of films). More info here.  You can be damn sure I&#8217;m going to be picking this bad boy up!]]></description>
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		<title>Paul&#8217;s First Doctor Who Episode: &#8220;The Impossible Astronaut&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite my love for BBC’s programming (though I’ve sadly missed the majority of the latest season of Primeval), I’ve never, in my life, seen a single episode of Doctor Who. I’ve always been curious about it, but, for no particular reason, just never got around to watching the damn thing, despite everyone telling me how great it was. I know that the guy who plays the Doctor swaps out every couple of years (though I’m not clear as to if it’s written that way, or if it’s just actors moving on to new things), and that the newest Doctor is played by Matt Smith, who I’m not sure if the fans love or hate (I guess it depends on the fan). I also know that the last season was run by Steven Moffat, taking over for longtime showrunner Russell T Davies, and that Moffat also created the latest BBC series Sherlock, also something I’ve wanted to see but just haven’t gotten around to. Well, Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott talked me into watching Doctor Who. The guy (Slott, not Who) camped out ALL DAY to watch the premiere of the show in a movie theater, along with hundreds of other fans. I mean, I can’t think of a single TV show I’d do that for … sure, maybe a new Star Trek show or maybe even the premiere of Supernatural, but even then, only if the cast and crew would be there. But there aren’t a ton of TV shows....]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review &#8211; Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So not many people know that, concurrent with production on Paranormal Activity 2, there was an alternative sequel being filmed in Japan, entitled Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night.  Released in November 2010, and directed by Toshikazu Nagae, the film follows a brother and sister in Japan who are dealing with strange happenings very similar to those from the American movies.  Pretty odd, huh?  Well, it&#8217;s an officially sanctioned sequel! In Tokyo Night, a young man named Koichi is welcoming his sister back from her trip to America.  While  she was there, she was in a car accident that left both of her legs broken.  Their father heads out on a business trip, and, not long after, the strangeness begins. With &#8220;two bedrooms&#8230;twice the fear,&#8221; does Tokyo Night live up to the standards set by the American films? The main issue with Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night is that, once you&#8217;ve seen something twice&#8230;well, the third time feels a little stale.  Let&#8217;s be honest, Paranormal Activity 2 was almost exactly the same movie as the first with some slight tweaks.  Oddly though, it was still supremely effective, and genuinely scary.  While Tokyo Night doesn&#8217;t fare quite as well as PA2, it&#8217;s also pretty effective, and the tweaks are just enough to make a difference, even when you&#8217;re wondering if you&#8217;re essentially just watching a remake of the original. And, despite the fact that we&#8217;re dealing with siblings instead of a couple, that&#8217;s pretty much the case.  The film repeats almost every incident of....]]></description>
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		<title>Image Announces REED GUNTHER!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a whole interesting conversation on Twitter the other day (largely in part to this post on Robot 6) about what constitutes an &#8220;all ages&#8221; book, and why they typically don&#8217;t last very long, and the issues with marketing &#8220;R-Rated Superheroes&#8221; to children.  There are some great all ages books out there in the market, and Image definitely seems to have a couple coming down the pike, including the just announced &#8220;REED GUNTHER,&#8221; which seems like a whole lotta fun, and actually has a cool contest to win some original art! REED GUNTHER: WANTED IN YOUR LOCAL COMIC SHOP! Win Original Reed Gunther Artwork While Supporting Your Local Comic Book Store Berkeley, CA – 20 April 2011 – REED GUNTHER, the creator-owned, all-ages adventure begins on June 1st, and the creators want you to take part in the fun! Join fans across the country at local comic book shops and order REED GUNTHER #1 for a chance to win an original page of art from the book! By hanging a REED GUNTHER Wanted poster in their local comic shop (which can be printed out at www.reedgunther.com), fans will be entered into the contest for a chance to win an original page from issue #1 drawn by the series artist, Chris Houghton. Once the poster is displayed, fans can email a photo of themselves with the REED GUNTHER Wanted poster and send it to the creators at mail@reedgunther.com. The contest ends on April 28th, so be sure to visit your local shop soon!....]]></description>
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		<title>Almighty Thor comes to SyFy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to type something witty&#8230;but I can&#8217;t stop laughing. Movie Trailers &#8211; Movies Blog Check it out on May 7th on SyFy. Ya know, after you see the real movie on May 6th.]]></description>
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		<title>Zenescope Teases FLY!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re a little late to the game on this &#8230; but any trailer where WE&#8217;RE QUOTED is certainly worth repeat viewing.  In a recent episode of Funnybooks, Wayne and I talked about our love of Zenescope&#8217;s upcoming series Fly, written by friend of IoM Raven Gregory.  The series, due to start this June, is definitely worth picking up for fans of books like Kick-Ass. Check out Zenescope&#8217;s trailer for the book below! Go to your local shop and pre-order Fly now!]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET &#8211; Part Nine</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17432</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Bartleby!” a man called out from a nearby cell.  “Bartleby!” Bartleby swung around, the door behind him pounding loudly as the creatures on the other side tried to barge their way in.  Bartleby looked down the hallway, trying to find the source of the voice.  A hand jutted out from behind the bars of a nearby cell. “Over here!  I’m over here!”  Bartleby recognized the nasally resonance of the man and, even before he saw Thomas Blackthorne, knew who it was.  Blackthorne looked tired, his eyes bloodshot, wearing the garb of an inmate that looked dirty.  He wasn’t wearing his glasses, and the jumpsuit was too large for him, the sleeves extending past his hands and hanging down carelessly. “Kind of sucks from the other side, don’t it?” Bartleby asked.  Blackthorne rolled his eyes in response. “You have to get me out of here.” “How?” “The inmate made of stone – he has the keys.” “Well, you’re going to be stuck in there for a little bit then.  What’s going on here?  I don’t remember much about how I got here.” “I just told you all of this last night.  You don’t remember?” “What are you talking about?” “I helped you get out of your cell last night.” “That was you?”  The man from last night had no eyes and grossly yellowed teeth – even Bartleby had to admit to being somewhat relieved that Blackthorne was back to his normal looking self. Blackthorne looked at him confusedly.  “How did you....]]></description>
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		<title>A Peek at The Fighting Avenger That Could Have Been!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve listened to this week&#8217;s episode of Funnybooks, you know that Aron and I really dug the Marvel one-shot Captain America: The Fighting Avenger, from writer Brian Clevinger (Atomic Robo) and artist Gurihiru.  Originally meant to be a kind of companion title to Thor: The Mighty Avenger (and you know how much Aron loved that book), the title started as an ongoing, then bumped down to a mini-series&#8230;then, sadly, a pretty excellent one-shot. Now, on his official site, Clevinger gives us a peek of what could have been.  An outline of what would have happened in the first twelve issues of the series basically shows that it would have been friggin great.  One of the strengths of Atomic Robo is that we tell our stories non-linearly. Jumping around time between and during volumes goes a long way toward maintaining the illusion of a more fully realized world. I’d like to be able to do the same things with this Cap series. At the very least I’d like to be able to hop from one era of the war to another with each Volume. I think Cap’s first mission is a good place to start as it sets the tone for this whole “Cap before he was REALLY Cap” thing we’ve got going on. But I’d like the second volume to jump ahead a few years and then the third to come back to the early days. I can build a rough timeline to make sure everything lines up and....]]></description>
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		<title>Savage Worlds goes DELUXE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been researching a lot of Savage Worlds material lately, since playing in three SW games during Fear The Con 4, and I came across the announcement of a new Savage Worlds Deluxe book that sounds pretty damn awesome.   Not much info has been released, other than: This beautiful book features all-new design notes from the authors, beautiful new art from the industry&#8217;s best talent, updates, adventures, and new Setting and situational rules such as Interludes and Dramatic Tasks. The Interlude thing really intrigues me, as does the concept of a fancy hardcover edition of the Savage Worlds book.  More information is supposed to be coming tomorrow, but it looks like the release is scheduled for Gencom-timeframe in August.]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET &#8211; Part Eight</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bartleby was strapped to a table, being rolled down a long, dark hallway.  There were no lights in the tunnel, save for one at each end of it.   From the dim light available, he could see a decayed, mindless zombie pushing the table, and body bags lined up along one of the walls.  He realized where he now was.  The stench should have given it away sooner.  He was being taken down the body chute – the tunnel where those who died in the asylum were carted down to be taken to the incinerator.  This did not bode well. He struggled against his restraints to no avail.  And then he felt it – heat.  He turned his head around and realized he was now in the incinerator room.  In the far corner of the room, the incinerator roared, like a giant metal beast, its open mouth ready for fresh corpses.  The white tiles along the walls had long since cracked, most shattered and lying in dusty piles on the floor. Bartleby knew that he could overpower the zombie if he could get free, and was preparing himself to make his grand escape, but soon realized they weren’t even heading towards the incinerator.  He lifted his head up as much as he could to see that the wall in the side of the room had been torn down.  The table he was strapped to shook violently as it rolled over the rubble, and into what appeared to be an old train....]]></description>
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		<title>Mortal Kombat: Legacy &#8211; Episode One!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the creators of that AWESOME Mortal Kombat: Rebirth viral video now comes the official Mortal Kombat webseries, Legacy, starring a whole slew of cool people, including Jeri Ryan, Michael Jai White, and Tahmoh Penikett. Written by Kevin Tancharoen, Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing, “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” is an anthology of nine live action shorts and brings to life the motivation behind each character’s participation in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Each episode will provide never-before-revealed insights into characters featured in the upcoming videogame as well as the game’s universe. This comes just in time for the release of the new MK game, out next week!]]></description>
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		<title>The Crow reboot finds its director&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love The Crow&#8230;the original one, mind you.  With Brandon Lee.  But doesn&#8217;t everybody love that movie?  I mean, it&#8217;s Brandon Lee&#8217;s last movie, and the perfect example of a dark hero movie.  I mean, sure it&#8217;s a little dated, but damn&#8230;awesome movie, awesome soundtrack.  Just a heckuva good film (can you tell I&#8217;m in the mood to re-watch it now?). Well&#8230;they&#8217;re rebooting the Crow franchise.  Probably a good idea since 3 out of the 4 Crow films (not including the TV series) kind of suck.  I mean, that last one with Edward Furlong and David Boreanaz?  Wow&#8230;that one was awful.  It looked like it was filmed in someone&#8217;s backyard. Well&#8230;luckily, The Crow reboot won&#8217;t look that way, because it&#8217;s directed by 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (says SuperheroHype).  I absolutely love 28 Weeks Later.  In fact, truth be told, I like it more than the original.  It&#8217;s an intense horror movie, and I really hope Fresnadillo brings the same intensity to a Crow flick.  Now we get to argue over who should get the title role&#8230;.]]></description>
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		<title>Coming soon from Reck Industrial&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knights of Reignsborough is coming back soon!]]></description>
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		<title>Bill and Ted Turn 50?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mean&#8230;seriously?  I just looked it up&#8230;yes, Keanu Reeves is friggin&#8217; 46 years old!  Keanu!  I mean, look at the guy &#8211; he looks almost the same as he did twenty years ago.  Say it with me now&#8230;. Whoa. Anyway, apparently we&#8217;re six weeks away from a draft of a script from a new Bill and Ted movie.  Of course, nothing&#8217;s greenlit yet, so despite all the talk, the film may never happen, but would you be interested in another Bill and Ted movie? Movie Trailers &#8211; Movies Blog]]></description>
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		<title>Holy Crap!  The secret of Brightest Day revealed!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And no, I&#8217;m not kidding.  Don&#8217;t click the link below (from Bleeding Cool) unless you REALLY want your mind blown as to the secrets behind the White Lantern in Brightest Day.  I mean, in retrospect, it almost makes a little sense, but it&#8217;s literally something I don&#8217;t think anyone saw coming.  So, seriously&#8230;do not click on the link unless you want Brightest Day blown for you, or you don&#8217;t give a crap about it anyway.  This a MAJOR SPOILER&#8230;but goddamn is it awesome. Click here to ruin Brightest Day for yourself (you know you want to). So?  What do ya think?  Talkback below!]]></description>
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		<title>The Shadowmen: In the Grip of the Netherking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who are the Shadowmen? Well, if you&#8217;re craving some superhero gaming Actual Play, and the wait for the next episode of Knights of Reignsborough is killing you, why don&#8217;t you mosey on over to our buddy ThistleDown John&#8217;s Actual Play site and check out his newest Actual Play session, recorded at Fear The Con 4, &#8220;In the Grip of the Netherking!&#8221;  According to John, &#8220;This superhero adventure was created using the HERO System 6th edition rules for Champions. This venerable game is hard to beat when it comes to comic book action and it’s been my favorite for the genre since the early 1980s.&#8221; In the game, you&#8217;ll hear Funnybooks hosts Aron, Wayne, and Andrew. They were joined by fellow gamers Nathan and Dan.  They play the Shadowmen&#8230;Shadow Knight, Darkstalker, Black Dragon, Wraith, and The Stygian.  Check out some awesome character drawings from  the game below! seen below (left to right, top to bottom): Behemoth, Black Dragon, Darkstalker, Granite, Harpy, Inferno, Moloch, Ravager, Shadow Knight, Black Dragon (w/ logo), The Marshall, The Stygian, Viper Agent, and Wraith Click here to listen to &#8220;In the Grip of the Netherking!&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Insidious</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insidious, the new flick from Saw and Dead Silence director James Wan, has had kind of an odd marketing campaign, in my opinion.  I don&#8217;t get the slogan they&#8217;ve been using&#8230;&#8221;Insidious is&#8230;Insidious.&#8221;  Ummm&#8230;.okay?  Not  only that, but the trailer appeared to give away what I assumed was intended to be a twist &#8211; &#8220;it&#8217;s not the house that&#8217;s haunted&#8230;it&#8217;s your son!&#8221; With a reported budget of just under $1M, and a cast featuring Watchmen&#8217;s Patrick Wilson and 28 Weeks Later&#8217;s Rose Byre, Insidious comes to us from the producers of Paranormal Activity, and is written by Leigh Wannell, who also wrote the first three Saw movies, Dead Silence, and also stars in the film. So with a healthy horror pedigree, Insidious really should knock it out of the park right? Well&#8230;.. Insidious tells the story of a young family who have just moved into a new home with their two sons and a newborn daughter.  Renai (Rose Byme) is overwhelmed with trying to get the moved in, and husband Josh (Patrick Wilson) isn&#8217;t terribly much help, as his way of dealing with stressful situations is to just not, and he ends up spending late hours at his teaching job just to avoid dealing with the stress of being home.  Unlike most horror films where we get a slow burn until the middle of the film, Insidious starts things off pretty early.  Apparitions pop up almost immediately, and the couple&#8217;s son Dalton falls into a coma for no apparent reason. As....]]></description>
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		<title>New Thundercats Trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I loved the original Thundercats as a kid.  Though I remember very little about the actual show, I remember mostly the characters.  Lion-O, Snarf, Mumm-Ra&#8230;visually, the show is still a viable property, and, given that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came out after and was rebooted sooner, I&#8217;m surprised that this hasn&#8217;t happened until now. Yup, Thundercats is getting rebooted.  And though there have been many changes (for example, the &#8216;Cats don&#8217;t get stranded on another planet), the core concept appears to be the same, and without the hokeyness that dates so many 80&#8242;s TV shows.  The animation looks pretty stellar, and it looks like it&#8217;s going to take itself seriously, which is nice.  A Thundercats show with a modern sensibility?  Sign me up. Check out the trailer here!]]></description>
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		<title>Fear The NecroPath&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does this mean? Find out in a couple of weeks when Knights of Reignsborough returns&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Wondercon Green Lantern Footage!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read somewhere that, after the lackluster response to the first Green Lantern, trailer, the producers of the film knew they couldn&#8217;t put out any more lame footage.  Well&#8230;as it stands, they put out some kick ass new footage at WonderCon this weekend, a peak of which is available below, thanks to CBR: Definitely happier with the way this film looks now. What say you?]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET – Part Seven</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s happened so far? Trapped between our world and the OtherWorld, Bartleby is trapped in Blackthorn Asylum, with the worst, most insane OtherWorld criminals.  Not only that, he doesn&#8217;t remember how he got there, or who put him there, though he&#8217;s having flashbacks of the head of the asylum bringing him in to investigate a prison break. After a failed attempt to escape, aided by a man with no eyes, Bartleby has been knocked unconscious by the Asylum orderlies&#8230; A throbbing pain bursting from the front of his head, Bartleby woke up, his vision slowly clearing.  He could tell that was back in the interview room he had been in the day before with Doc Waverly, but it was different now.  The paint on the walls had long since weathered away, revealing nothing but gray lifelessness beneath.  Instead of a metal lamp hanging from the ceiling above the interview table, there was now a twisted iron sculpture with a flickering light bulb hanging on the end like an afterthought.  The chair was sitting on was rusted and, as he struggled against the leather straps holding him down, flakes of orange scraped off and fell to the ground like autumn leaves. He winced in pain from the large bruise that had formed on his shoulder while he was passed out.  From behind him, a large metal door creaked open loudly.  A hand pressed on his bruised shoulder and, at first, he thought he might cry out from the pain.  However, after....]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET – Part Six</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catch up on SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET … Intro Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Read part six after the jump! As Bartleby and Thomas Blackthorn approached the cell in question, Bartleby tilted his head.  The nameplate was blurred, entirely illegible, almost as if someone had taken a sander to it. “Whose cell is this, again?” Bartleby asked, knowing how the response would come out. “&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-.”  Yup.  Pretty much what he expected.  Obviously, some strong magic was at play here, but he didn’t know the asylum well enough, or its inhabitants well enough, to even begin to guess at who’s cell this could have been. Blackthorn motioned at a nearby orderly, a giant hulk of a creature with long tentacles for arms and a tight white orderly outfit on.  If the thing didn’t look so damn creepy, Bartleby might actually have found it amusing.  Still, somehow with tentacles for hands, it managed to pry a set of keys from its pocket and unlock the large rusted metal door in front of them. It swung open with a large creek and Blackthorn motioned Bartleby to enter first.  The smell struck him instantly – it smelled like gasoline.  He knew whose cell this was, but the name was just past the edge of his mind.  It wasn’t as if he’d forgotten it – it was almost as if he, quite literally, couldn’t think of it. Weird etchings were carved into the walls of the room – odd designs and....]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the new CAPTAIN AMERICA theatrical trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay &#8230; now I&#8217;m convinced this flick is going to be worth our time. Much more effective than the Super Bowl trailer, the new theatrical trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger is out now, and my only concern is how little you see of the costume and the baddies. Makes me wonder how long the movie will be spent on origin before the action kick in. Captin America: The First Avenger opens in 3D and 2D theaters on July 22, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan, Toby Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Dominic Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci, Neal McDonough and Derek Luke.]]></description>
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		<title>Check out a preview of Hellraiser #1 &#8211; out today from BOOM!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the preview to Hellraiser yet?  Well, why the hell not?  Once you&#8217;re done reading it, you&#8217;ll want to run out to your store to buy Hellraiser #1, out today from BOOM! Studios.  Check out a preview of the issue below! HELLRAISER #1 &#8211; &#8220;Pursuit of the Flesh: Part One&#8221; Written by Clive Barker with Christopher Monfette Art by Leonardo Manco Colors by Charlie Kirchoff Lettering by Travis Lanham Cover A by Tim Bradstreet Cover B by Nick Percival Cover C by Clive Barker Larry&#8217;s Comics Cover by Tim Bradstreet New Dimension Comics Cover by Nick Percival Edited by Ian Brill Published by BOOM! Studios Suggested for Mature Readers 40 PAGES, FC, $3.99 One of the greatest horror franchises of all time returns, now under the control of its original creator! Clive Barker has touched HELLRAISER only twice: once to write THE HELLBOUND HEART, and once more to write and direct the original HELLRAISER film. Now witness Barker&#8217;s long-awaited return to tell a new chapter in the series&#8217; official continuity—a trajectory that will forever change the Cenobites&#8230; and Pinhead! So prepare your soul for an epic journey into horror from one of the medium&#8217;s greatest voices, and starring one of the medium&#8217;s greatest characters, in an unforgettable new chapter of HELLRAISER. BONUS: this epic 40-page first issue features a 10-page backup story written by the co-writer and co-director of THE MATRIX trilogy, Larry Wachowski! Featuring covers from legendary artist Tim Bradstreet and LEGENDS: THE ENCHANTED artist Nick Percival. Special limited....]]></description>
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		<title>Read The Prelude To The First Issue Of HELLRAISER For Free Now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, BOOM! Studios is launching a new ongoing HELLRAISER comic book series written by Clive Barker that will be released in comic stores everywhere on Wednesday March 23rd, 2011 (that&#8217;s TODAY!). This is only the third time that Clive has &#8220;touched&#8221; the characters — the first with his novella &#8220;THE HELLBOUND HEART&#8221; and the second being the first HELLRAISER film. With the HELLRAISER ongoing comic series, Clive Barker returns to his signature creation. We here at Ideology of Madness have a VERY special treat for you &#8211; a select few comic news sites were chosen to share a FREE Dowloadable PDF entitled PRELUDE TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF HELLRAISER.   What is it? HELLRAISER PRELUDE TO THE FIRST ISSUE PDF &#8211; &#8220;At the Tolling of a Bell&#8221; Written by Clive Barker with Christopher Monfette Art by Leonardo Manco Colors by Juan Manuel Tumbrú Lettering by Johnny Lowe Cover by Tim Bradstreet Edited by Ian Brill Published by BOOM! Studios Suggested for Mature Readers WELCOME TO THE HELLRAISER COMIC SERIES! Not a preview. Not an excerpt. What you are reading is an all new, all original eight-page prelude to Clive Barker’s new ongoing HELLRAISER series. Only a taste of things to come! March 23rd sees the debut first issue of the monthly ongoing HELLRAISER comic series, written by master of horror Clive Barker! Haven’t been a regular comics reader for a while? New to the world of comics? Not a problem. BOOM! Studios makes it easy for you to....]]></description>
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		<title>Fear the Con – Day 2 (Paul’s Version)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most frustrating aspect of my trip to this year’s Fear the Con?  The lack of a reliable internet connection.  The hotel that we’re all staying as has awful connectivity (I can’t connect at all from my room) and there’s little to no connection in the convention hall (which makes sense).  Basically, the only time I’ve been able to connect to the internet has been in the morning before breakfast in the hotel lobby. Still, Day 2 of FtC started with pretty much everyone feeling pretty chipper after a successful first day of gaming.  My first game of the day was run by fellow Funnybooks host Tim… Hair Metal Band Fiasco It’s 1984 and the Hair Metal Bands are just about to destroy the bubble gum pop groups for good in an Uber Concert called The Devil’s Triangle.  However, the Prince of Darkness has been kidnapped.  Some metal all stars are all that stand between us and bands like Flock of Seagulls and Toto.  Can they save Ozzy and all our souls in this Scott Pilgrim-esque romp using the Savage Worlds rules? Using a modified version of the Savage Worlds ruleset that I experienced yesterday, Hair Metal Band Fiasco had me in control of Tommy Lee (along with teammates Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons, and Slash) taking on The Go-Gos, Men at Work, gangs of one-hit wonders, and more in an effort to free a kidnapped Ozzy Osbourne.  The game moved extremely quickly and was a ton of fun.  The modified....]]></description>
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		<title>So&#8230;this is the new Wonder Woman?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An official first image of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman in the new TV series based on the character has been released&#8230;and&#8230;well&#8230; Kind of surprised that this is the direction they&#8217;re going with the TV series&#8230;you never go &#8220;full costume.&#8221;  What do you guys think?]]></description>
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		<title>Fear The Con &#8211; Day One (Paul&#8217;s Version)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 1 of Fear the Con started with our little group heading to Denny’s for some pre-con grub, the entire time me hiding my secret worry about my first gaming session.  Getting to the con early, we hung out while waiting for fellow Funnybooks host Aron Head to set my first game of the day…. Ship-Wrecked on Monster Island (spoiler warning) Based on the Day After Ragnarok setting for the Savage Worlds system, Aron’s game involved a crew of Marines (and a Navy guy) who are ship-wrecked on a mysterious Japanese island during WWII.  My character, Giaccomo “Spaghetti” Lighetti was, essentially, the medic of the group.  As we walk ashore of the strange island, we find ourselves immediately under fire from Japanese soldiers, flanking a bunker as Professor Higgins (played by buddy James) runs for the tree cover. After eventually taking down the bunker (thanks to a quick save from ThistleDownJohn, who took the brunt of a grenade and walked away with barely a flesh wound), we discover that the Japanese soldiers…well, they look a little odd.  Their skin is a bluish tint and their teeth have been filed down to be sharp.  We came across some native villagers, who led us to their village, and informed us that the Japanese had been cannibalizing the villagers.  After taking out the soldiers in the village, and a rather nasty experience with a T-Rex, we made our way to the Japanese camp where our division of 6 men took down the rest....]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET – Part Five</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catch up on SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET &#8230; Intro Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Read part five after the jump! “ekaw pu!” Bartleby was shaken from his sleep.  He rubbed his eyes and, when his vision was clearer, he began to the make out the image of the man who had awakened him.  The man was short, and his hair was gray and unkempt.  His face was wrinkled and his teeth, even in this darkness, were quite yellow and horrid looking.  Oh, and he had no eyes. “up teg ylkciuq!”  He spoke in a loud whisper, and Bartleby wasn’t sure if he was still half asleep or not, or if this guy was speaking another language, but he didn’t understand a single word he was saying.  Still, he seemed to be intent on having Bartleby follow him, so he complied. It was night, and moonlight poured through Bartleby’s window.  From his surroundings, he could tell he was still on Earth and not in OtherWorld, but the man clearly seemed to be an OtherWorlder.  His attire, a dingy orange jumpsuit with the straightjacket built in, was completely different from Bartleby’s white t-shirt and pants.  The arms of the man’s straightjacket had come undone from their shackles and hung loosely from his arms, past where his hands ended.  As he motioned for Bartleby to follow him, the extra long sleeve flung through the air. The man poked his head out from the door.  How did he get the door open, Bartleby....]]></description>
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		<title>FTC4: World Wide Wing Night (Paul&#8217;s Version)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230;yup, we&#8217;re here in St. Louis.  All of your favorite Funnybooks hosts are in the area for Fear The Con 4, a two-day tabletop gaming convention, hosted by Fear the Boot.  After getting in around 10-ish, fellow Funnybooks host Andrew (WintJen on Twitter) was kind enough to pick me up and take me to Schlafly Bottleworks, where we met Back Seat Producers&#8217; Tony Mast! After hanging out with Aron (Funnybooks), Tim (also Funnybooks), his buddy Chris, Andrew, and Thistle Down John for a couple of hours in the hotel lobby, it was officially time for World Wide Wing night! World Wide Wing night was a blast &#8211; we hung with generally the same group of guys, as well as met a ton of folks who either podcast on other shows, or have their own websites.  We enjoyed tacos, wings, pasta, and, of course, beer (or rum!) while meeting all sorts of great people.  Every finished drink resulted in a loud crash of the empty glass and the call of &#8220;Thistle Down!&#8221; a reference to our pal Thistle Down John.  Eventually, we retired to the patio of the bar next door (Sybergs), where we enjoyed more gaming talk and a few cigars. Overall, a great night and a great start to the weekend &#8211; definitely looking forward to gaming today at FtC4!]]></description>
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		<title>FBU: Fearing the Con!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: This is the first of our Fear The Con 4 coverage.  FTC4 kicks off tonight with World Wide Wing Night and continues through Saturday night.  Check back often as the Ideology of Madness crew update the feed with pics, commentary and after game reports.  Now, enjoy episode 2 of Funnybooks Unlimited! Paul&#8217;s afraid.  See, the upcoming FEAR THE CON is going to be one of his first times gaming, and he&#8217;s afraid of not only being eaten alive by more experienced gamers, but of ruining their gaming experiences with his lack of knowledge.  Tim gives Paul advice on being a first-time gamer going to a gaming convention, in his usual Tim way. Then, Paul discusses his children&#8217;s book series, The Siblings Scarington, and solicits advice from listeners on self-publishing ideas, then complains about the unreliability of some freelancers.  Anybody looking to break into writing should give this episode a listen! First time gaming at Con, in which Tim offers up sage wisdom Getting published, or self-publishing, in which Paul tries not to drop the F-bomb when talking about children&#8217;s books Ragey Red Rant, in which freelancers take your money and don&#8217;t understand English FBU is a monthly special where your Funnybooks hosts talk about anything but comics!  Let Tim and Paul make sweet, sweet love to your eardrums!]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Editor&#039;s Note: This is the first of our Fear The Con 4 coverage.  FTC4 kicks off tonight with World Wide Wing Night and continues through Saturday night.  Check back often as the Ideology of Madness crew update the feed with pics,</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fbu_02.png)Editor&#039;s Note: This is the first of our Fear The Con 4 coverage.  FTC4 kicks off tonight with World Wide Wing Night and continues through Saturday night.  Check back often as the Ideology of Madness crew update the feed with pics, commentary and after game reports.  Now, enjoy episode 2 of Funnybooks Unlimited!


Paul&#039;s afraid.  See, the upcoming FEAR THE CON (http://www.fearthecon.com) is going to be one of his first times gaming, and he&#039;s afraid of not only being eaten alive by more experienced gamers, but of ruining their gaming experiences with his lack of knowledge.  Tim gives Paul advice on being a first-time gamer going to a gaming convention, in his usual Tim way.

Then, Paul discusses his children&#039;s book series, The Siblings Scarington, and solicits advice from listeners on self-publishing ideas, then complains about the unreliability of some freelancers.  Anybody looking to break into writing should give this episode a listen!

	* First time gaming at Con, in which Tim offers up sage wisdom
	* Getting published, or self-publishing, in which Paul tries not to drop the F-bomb when talking about children&#039;s books
	* Ragey Red Rant, in which freelancers take your money and don&#039;t understand English

FBU is a monthly special where your Funnybooks hosts talk about anything but comics!  Let Tim and Paul make sweet, sweet love to your eardrums!</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Be Batman for three hours!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the oddest friggin&#8217; thing I&#8217;ve ever seen.  For $50, you can rent out the &#8220;Batman Suite&#8221; at the Eden Hotel in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan&#8230;for three hours.  So, clearly, they expect you to go in and have sex, and then leave the Batsheets sticky (actually, crackly after 2 hours and 57 minutes post-coital snuggling). My main question is&#8230;who is this supposed to appeal to?  I mean, at first glance, I said &#8220;Hell Yeah!&#8221;  But, upon further inspection, I saw little things that made me realize that maybe this wasn&#8217;t the Batroom I&#8217;d dreamed of having all of my life.  It&#8217;s got a little Batmobile (Tumbler) thing on one side of the room that looks like it serves no purpose.  At first, I thought it was a couch&#8230;but for who?  Midgets?  Look how tiny the thing is!  Then you&#8217;ve got a poster of Batman on the wall &#8211; you know, like you can buy at Wal-Mart.  Pretty sure Bats doesn&#8217;t hang up pictures of himself in the ol&#8217; Batcave.  The &#8220;couch&#8221; looks like plastic rods sticking out of the wall with some pillows on them.  Not only that, it&#8217;s one of those &#8220;sexy&#8221; type rooms where you can see the bathtub from the bed&#8230;except that the friggin&#8217; BatTV is blocking the view!  And if you look at that third picture again, you&#8217;ll see that the bed looks a little flimsy too. For more pictures, check out Geekologie.]]></description>
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		<title>FLASH FACTS: The World of Flashpoint!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17230</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember on a recent episode where we talked about the many, many Flashpoint tie-in mini-series and how we were going to wait to see what they were before we decided if we were going to buy them or not? Well, DC has announced, via its Source blog, all of the mini-series, and whereas some of them definitely seem skip worthy (especially given some of the choices of creative teams &#8211; I mean, WTF is The Canterbury Cricket?), there are definitely some shining moments in the bunch.  Check out the listing of ALL the tie-ins after the jump! FLASHPOINT: GRODD OF WAR #1 Cover: Francis Manapul Writer: Sean Ryan Art: Ig Guara FLASHPOINT: REVERSE FLASH #1 Cover: Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cifuentes Writer: Scott Kolins Art: Joel Gomez FLASHPOINT: GREEN ARROW INDUSTRIES #1 Cover: Viktor Kalvachev Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Art: Mark Castiello FLASHPOINT: THE CANTERBURY CRICKET #1 Cover: Rags Morales Writer: Mike Carlin Art: Rags Morales FLASHPOINT: SECRET SEVEN #1 Covers: George Perez Writer Peter Milligan Art: George Perez and Scott Koblish FLASHPOINT: THE OUTSIDER #1 Covers: Kevin Nowlan Writer: James Robinson Art: Javi Fernandez FLASHPOINT: ABIN SUR – THE GREEN LANTERN #1 Covers: Felipe Massafera Writer: Adam Schlagman Art: Felipe Massafera FLASHPOINT: LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE #1 Covers: Eddy Nunez and Sandra Hope Writer: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Art: Eddy Nunez FLASHPOINT: WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1 Covers: Ed Benes Writer: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Art: Scott Clark and David Beaty FLASHPOINT: KID FLASH LOST STARRING....]]></description>
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		<title>After Dark Originals: 51 (Movie Review)</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17214</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ya know, I just can&#8217;t bring myself to write a long review of 51, another entry in the new series of After Dark Originals that had a recent premiere on SyFy Channel.  Unlike the first entry, Husk (review here), which was pretty damn great, 51 feels like what you&#8217;d expect to premiere on Saturday night on the SyFy Channel.  I really expected a Mega Shark or a Croctopus or whatever the hell to show up at any moment in all tv-level CGI glory.  Yes&#8230;it&#8217;s that bad. Starring a tv-level cast including Bruce Boxleitner, Rachel Miner, Jason London, and John Shea, and directed by Jason Connery (who also directed a pretty crappy flick called The Devil&#8217;s Tomb), 51 has tv-level everything &#8230; production values, acting, special effects and writing.  I think the only one who comes out of the flick relatively unscathed is Boxleitner, and maybe that&#8217;s just because, no matter how many people love the guy (present company included), I don&#8217;t think we really expect too much out of him to begin with. So what&#8217;s it about?  Well, the government has allowed a group of reporters &#8220;exclusive&#8221; access to Area 51, with the intent of making people think that there are no actual aliens there.  But then the aliens get out (duh) and there&#8217;s a midget alien, and a shapeshifting alien AND a Giger-esque alien &#8230; all in one movie!  Of course, by just throwing every cool thing you&#8217;ve ever seen in an alien movie, you end up not having....]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the new trailer for SUPER 8!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17210</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Adventure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man&#8230;this film looks all kinds of awesome.  From the Amblin logo at the beginning to the feeling throughout the trailer, JJ Abrams is clearly going for geek nostalgia with his newest directorial effort, Super 8.  I can see all kinds of 80&#8242;s Spielberg, Donner, and Howard influence throughout the trailer&#8230;and that&#8217;s a good thing.  I love the films that Super 8 is clearly influenced by &#8211; flicks like E.T. (though, honestly, that film bores the hell out of me), Close Encounters, Goonies&#8230;heck, even The Monster Squad.  The problem with a lot of films that feature kids as the leads nowadays is that they&#8217;re too wrapped up in trying to please a tween audience, and stray from the type of fun stuff that I grew up with &#8211; films that were just on the edge of too scary for their core audience, with wonder and a dash of horror mixed in all at the same time.  Looks like Abrams is missing that kind of flick too. Super 8 is due out June 10, 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>What is THE DARK ANGEL SAGA?</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17221</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After an initial arc that blew our socks off, the second arc of Uncanny X-Force, &#8220;Dethlok Nation,&#8221; is off to a rocky start.  Still, I&#8217;ve got high hopes for the title, including an arc that seems like it&#8217;ll involve &#8220;Age of Apocalypse&#8221; characters, followed by something Marvel released a teaser for late last week&#8230;The Dark Angel Saga! What does this mean for ol&#8217; Warren Worthington?  Doesn&#8217;t look good, but I can guarantee I&#8217;ll be there to check it out!]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET – Part Four</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET (click here to start reading from the beginning) is here again, and things aren&#8217;t looking too good for Bartleby, our favorite supernatural detective.  After waking up in a hospital where he’s badly injured, bleeding, and flashing between visions of the Otherworld and those of our mortal world, the orderlies want nothing to do with him, and keep calling him a murderer.  Who did he kill though?  What’s going on? Well, apparently, Bartleby ventured to Blackthorn Asylum, where we’re introduced to the Silent Men, ScareCrows and, most importantly, Thomas Blackthorne, who has told Bartleby that a mysterious sorcerer has escaped from the asylum…with no clue as to how.  But now?  Well, now he&#8217;s being dragged by a hospital orderly to a conversation with a mysterious doctor, and things start to get curiouser and curiouser&#8230;. The interview room was certainly discomforting.  Bartleby had been in enough to know that was the purpose, but was rarely on this side of the table.  They had taken off his straightjacket, but tied him to the chair with leather straps.  An exercise in frustration, to be sure, but also one in futility.  Had he wanted to, he could certainly escape.  He had learned that much from his time in the Atlantean Mountains.  Still, that would get him no closer to the truth. A man walked in, and closed the door softly behind him.  He was tall, middle aged, thin, and balding up front.  He sat and looked at Bartleby, pushed his glasses up his....]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET – Part Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we are with part three of SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET (click here to start reading from the beginning)!  In part one, we saw that, currently, Bartleby is in dire straights.   He&#8217;s badly injured, bleeding, and flashing between visions of the Otherworld, a place where nightmares roam the streets and the sun never rises, and those of our mortal world, where he&#8217;s in a hospital where the orderlies want nothing to do with him, and keep calling him a murderer.  Who did he kill though?  What’s going on? In part two, we flashed back to see Bartleby enter the realm of Blackthorn Asylum, where we&#8217;re introduced to the Silent Men, ScareCrows and, most importantly, Thomas Blackthorne, who has told Bartleby that a mysterious sorcerer has escaped from the asylum&#8230;with no clue as to how. Cold, icy water woke Bartleby from a deep sleep like a drop kick from inside his body.  Not the best way to wake up, and the orderly that was dragging him from his bed was about as pretty as a punch to the gut.  The big man smelled of licorice (in fact, a piece was hanging from his mouth), but was certainly not as sweet. Bartleby tried to shove him away, but realized he couldn’t move his hands – when the ice cold shock wore off from his system, he was coherent enough to realize that he was wearing a straightjacket.  He tugged at it, to try and wipe the beads of water dripping down his forehead and....]]></description>
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		<title>Hugo Weaving IS The Red Skull!</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17166</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movies & TV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ya know, The Red Skull is one of those characters that&#8217;s just going to look badass regardless of budget.  Even that craptacular Captain America movie from the 90&#8242;s had a pretty good-lookin&#8217; Red Skull, but wasted it by only having him in the actual Skull for the first scene of the movie.  But Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull above?  Man &#8230;. that&#8217;s just awesome looking. I&#8217;m wondering how Marvel will work in the fantastic element into their film universe.  Iron Man and Hulk, while both crazy characters, are still both grounded in science.  I guess Cap and Red Skull are too, but what about Thor?  Can they still keep people interested in that universe?  We&#8217;ll see when Thor and Cap both come out this month, supposedly with an Avengers movie teaser trailer.]]></description>
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		<title>After Dark Originals: Husk (Movie Review)</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17131</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, usually the words &#8220;SyFy Channel Original Movie,&#8221; are not indicative of any kind of quality.  In fact, they&#8217;re more indicative of a lack thereof.  However, they&#8217;ve teamed up with After Dark to produce a series of After Dark Originals.  Since 2006, After Dark films has put on an annual horrorfest, featuring &#8220;8 Films to Die For,&#8221; with varying success.  Some shining moments have included great horror flicks like The Abandoned, Frontier(s), and Mulberry Street.  Of course, After Dark has also produced stinkers like The Hamiltons and Unearthed (with Charlie Murphy!). After a run in a couple of movie theaters in the middle of nowhere (seriously, it was pathetic), these After Dark Originals are now premiering on SyFy Channel and also being released on DVD, starting at the end of March.  The first out of the gate?  Husk, a scarecrow horror film and one of my most anticipated of the bunch.  But was it any good? Scarecrow horror movies&#8230;well, they&#8217;re usually shit.  Let&#8217;s be honest.  Has there ever been a good one?  And don&#8217;t say that one episode of &#8220;Supernatural.&#8221;  That doesn&#8217;t count. Scarecrows are friggin&#8217; creepy, and cornfields?  Perfect settings for scary happenings.  But there has never really been a successfully done film that combined the two (at least in my opinion). Well&#8230;until now anyway.  For a film that premiered on SyFy Channel on a Saturday night, Husk kicks all kinds of ass. Story is pretty simple &#8211; kids are on their way somewhere, car wrecks in the....]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Fall (Guillermo Del Toro/Chuck Hogan)</title>
		<link>http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/archives/17137</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a HUGE Guillermo Del Toro fan.  He has, without a doubt, one of the most amazing visual minds of anyone working in media today.  It&#8217;s no wonder that everyone wants to work with Del Toro, from Disney to video game companies to novelist Chuck Hogan.  Del Toro has a lot of ideas when it comes to vampires, and he takes some of his concepts from Blade II, along with plenty of new ideas, and brings them to his collaboration with Chuck Hogan, The Strain Trilogy. I wasn&#8217;t the hugest fan of the original novel in the trilogy, The Strain. (check out my review)  I felt like it was bit too much build up without enough resolution.  That being said, I was still curious enough to see where the story was going to pick up The Fall, the second novel in the trilogy. In The Fall, the vampiric strain has debilitated New York City, and the heroes of the original are trying to figure out their next steps, not realizing that the monsters behind the vampiric outbreak are already working on their endgame. The vampiric virus unleashed in The Strain has taken over New York City. It is spreading across the country and soon, the world. Amid the chaos, Eph Goodweather—head of the Center for Disease Control’s team—leads a small band out to stop these bloodthirsty monsters. But it may be too late. Ignited by the Master’s horrific plan, a war erupts between Old and New World vampires, each vying....]]></description>
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		<title>Sneak Peak at this week’s new Image Comics!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Image Comics, you can now take a sneak peek at every book they’ve got coming out this week!  After the jump, you get a glimpse of… Carbon Grey #1 Chew #17 Daomu #2 Herculian #1 The Intrepids #1 Superpatriot: America&#8217;s Fighting Force TPB The Walking Dead Weekly #9 You can pick up all of these titles this Wednesday, 3/2 at your local comic shop!]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Black Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Relatively new horror movie director Christopher Smith is definitely going to be someone to keep an eye on.  His first feature-length, Creep, was a creepy flick set in a subway and starred Franka Potente (Run Lola Run).  From there, he did the pretty damn great Severance (imagine Office Space meets Hostel), then his American debut, Triangle, featuring Melissa George in a &#8220;Twilight Zone&#8221;-ish tale of creepiness on the open seas. Black Death is his first period piece, starring Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings) as the leader of a group of knights tasked with investigating the tales of a small town practicing necromancy, returning the dead back to life.  They take a young monk with them as a guide. mild spoilers follow&#8230; If it sounds a lot like the recent Nic Cage-starrer Season of the Witch&#8230;that&#8217;s because it is.  Except, where Witch relies on CGI effects and demons flying around, Black Death instead focuses on genuine tension and a heaping amount of gore.  The film is relatively tense, but is more of a slow burn.  The first half of its 97 minute running time is really spent understanding the different characters and getting to know them.  There&#8217;s really no action at this point in the film &#8211; it&#8217;s entirely spent on character development, so that when (mild spoiler) they come across the town and sh*t starts to hit the fan, you really start to feel the loss. Black Death is certainly not a feel good film.  Characters are tortured and....]]></description>
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		<title>Listen to the new MOBY E.P. for free now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like Moby? Like free music? Here&#8217;s what Moby says: &#8220;some people were asking &#8216;where do i buy the &#8216;be the one&#8217; e.p you&#8217;ve just released?&#8217; to which i responded, &#8216;uh, it&#8217;s free&#8217;. so, in case there was any confusion, you can get the &#8216;be the one&#8217; e.p. for 100% free here: Enjoy!]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET &#8211; Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Part One, we met Bartleby Anduszky, a detective who operated out of two worlds &#8211; our world of rainbows and puppy dogs, and another, the OtherWorld, a much darker place where nightmares roam the streets and the sun never rises. Of course, he wasn&#8217;t in the greatest of shape.  He was badly injured, bleeding out, and flashing between visions of horrible creatures with razor sharp teeth, and a hospital where the orderlies want nothing to do with him, and keep calling him a murderer.  Who did he kill though?  What&#8217;s going on? Answers await in Chapter Two, after the jump! Bartleby hated going to Blackthorne Asylum.  Even though it was always night in Otherworld, the roads on the way to it seemed to be draped in even more darkness, as if the asylum scared away the light.  The road was uneven and worn, not from frequency of use, but from years and years of disrepair – no one wanted to come out to these roads to fix them.  They’d rather these roads didn’t exist – this place was cursed and they’d rather see it wiped from the face of the Otherworld that actually make it easier to get in or worse, out. He hummed along to the jazz song playing loud from the car speakers, trying to drown out the booming thunder, the screams that could be heard well past the walls of the asylum, and, mostly, the rain beating down on his windshield like a rapid fire stopwatch....]]></description>
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		<title>New Teaser Art for THE DREAM EATER SAGA!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re really enjoying the stuff Zenescope has been putting out (check out our advance review of Fly on last week&#8217;s Funnybooks.  I&#8217;m really excited for THE DREAM EATER SAGA &#8211; their big crossover event.  Sounds like a lot of death is coming, especially when you look at this new teaser art&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Altitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaare Andrews does more than just draw pretty.  The artist behind the recent relaunch Astonishing X-Men and Spider-Man: Reign (a Dark Knight Returns-esque take on Spidey) is also a movie director.  His first feature length film is the low budget horror flick Altitude, starring Jessica Lowndes (&#8220;90210&#8243;) and Julianna Guill (Friday the 13th remake &#8211; the chick with perfect nipple placement). In Altitude, a group of teens decides to take a plane trip to  a concert, as one of them is now recently a licensed pilot.  The problem is, they end up navigating into a seeming unending storm, and suddenly, they&#8217;re under siege by a giant tentacled creature. I&#8217;ve been dying to see Altitude.  I mean, watching the trailer, it looks like Cthulu in the clouds, stalking a group of teens?  What can go wrong with that, right? Problem is, while there&#8217;s plenty of tentacled horror in Altitude, you may end up being a little disappointed at the true nature of the horror in the story.  That&#8217;s not to say it&#8217;s bad &#8211; in fact, I actually really enjoyed Altitude.  It&#8217;s just not exactly what I was hoping for.  Without giving too much away, I&#8217;m just going to put that out there as a warning to potential viewers. Kaare Andrews does a pretty great job on his directorial debut.  The film is solid, suspenseful, and good to look at, despite entirely taking place within the confines of a small plane.  Andrews manages to make the film interesting throughout &#8211; it....]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the new SUCKER PUNCH trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love me some Zach Snyder (though I didn&#8217;t see that owl film he did with the 30 Seconds to Mars song in the trailer &#8211; was it good?), and damn, I&#8217;m excited for Sucker Punch.  I literally don&#8217;t give a crap what the film is about when it looks this amazing. March 25th. Hell yeah.]]></description>
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		<title>A World Without Sherlock?  Image Comics brings us MORIARTY!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always been a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes.  I love stories set in Victorian London, and I love detective stories &#8211; combine the two and you&#8217;ve got the ultimate in fiction for me &#8230; of course, I think my love of them may have actually come from reading Sherlock stories growing up. With the recent Sherlock Holmes movie with Robert Downey, Jr., we&#8217;ve really seen a resurgence of the character in fiction, both novels and comics (like DC/Wildstorm&#8217;s recent Victorian Undead mini), and I&#8217;ve got to admit, I&#8217;m loving it.  Image made us aware of a new series they&#8217;re publishing, and it sounds really awesome! IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT SHERLOCK Moriarty Offers a New Take on Literature’s Original Super-Villain Berkeley, CA &#8211; February 22, 2011 &#8211; Image Comics presents another new title as well as some exciting new talent with MORIARTY, a collaboration from the up and coming creative team of writer Daniel Corey and artist Anthony Diecidue. This new series, set to debut in May, will follow the world’s greatest criminal mastermind as he adjusts to life without a foil. Although the venerable series created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle covered a great deal of ground, it left one question unanswered: What would happen if Professor Moriarty finally achieved mortal victory over his ages old nemesis? With Diecidue&#8217;s art evoking the dark and foreboding atmosphere of  London after dark, Corey will show readers how he imagines the story without a Sherlock Holmes. “Would Moriarty revel in victory, spend....]]></description>
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		<title>Carry On, My Wayward Son&#8230;into Animation!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Bloody Disgusting So a while back we told you about how the Japanese division of Warner Brothers is working on Supernatural: The Animation, a 22-episode series from Madhouse (Batman: Gotham Knight and Death Note). The project is set to remake the best episodes from the live-action television show, as well as have original episodes that will show adventures Winchester brothers’ childhood (maybe some based on the Wildstorm comic series?), and episodes featuring side characters from the TV show. Jared Padalecki has signed on to voice Sam for all 22 episode of the English dubs, with Jensen Ackles only set to voice the final two (odd choice, there). Supernatural: The Animation is due out in in Japan on February 23rd, with an English US version I&#8217;m sure sometime in 2011. Check out a trailer for the series below! Supernatural &#8211; Japanese Animated Preview Uploaded by dreadcentral. &#8211; Classic TV and last night&#8217;s shows, online. I&#8217;m still trying to decide if this is awesome or not, especially with Kansas&#8217; &#8220;Carry On My Wayward Son&#8221; playing over Japanese dialog. What say you?]]></description>
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		<title>Sneak Peak at this week&#8217;s new Image Comics!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Image Comics, you can now take a sneak peek at every book they&#8217;ve got coming out this week!  After the jump, you get a glimpse of&#8230; Godland #34 Haunt #13 Morning Glories #7 Outlaw Territory #2 Savage Dragon #169 Skullkickers #6 Spawn #201 Spawn: Architects of Fear Term Life #1 The Mission #1 Who is Jake Ellis #2 (Funnybooks Recommended!) The Walking Dead Weekly #8 Turf #4 You can pick up all of these titles this Wednesday, 2/23 at your local comic shop!]]></description>
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		<title>Kobe Bryant is THE BLACK MAMBA!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man, this thing is awesome. Guess we know what Robert Rodriguez has been up to instead of, you know, directing movies. Not to be mean, but has he directed a flick since Grindhouse? Besides Machete, of course, which was co-directed. I love me some Robert Rodriguez, and I&#8217;d just love to see more output from him &#8211; this short is a perfect example why!]]></description>
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		<title>TellTale Games brings us new adventures in JURASSIC PARK!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As originally announced last June, Telltale Games, the company behind the recent Bone, Sam and Max, and Back to the Future downloadable games, is now going to be bringing us the continuing adventures of Jurassic Park!  Not only that, but were you ever curious as to what ever happened to that can of Barbasol Nedry tried to take off the island in the original movie?  Wonder no more!  Check out the trailer below. As usual with Telltale Games, Jurassic Park is going to be released as a series of downloable episodes. You can pre-order the entire &#8220;First Season&#8221; now and save $5 at the official site!]]></description>
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		<title>FUNNYBOOKS OFFLINE: Point One and those to come!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the first month of Marvel&#8217;s Point One Initiative is over, maybe it&#8217;s time to take a look at see how successful it&#8217;s been.  While sales numbers are still forthcoming for February, I&#8217;m looking more at the purpose of the initiative &#8211; affordable jumping on points that would allow new readers to give the titles a shot, as well as give them a sign of things to come in the coming year. Gotta admit, I liked it when these types of books were done as 10 cent books, or 25 cent books&#8230;or hell, even a buck.  The Point One titles are $2.99, which I think might be counter-intuitive to the sales expectations that they Marvel may be expecting from them.  Still, how are these books working as far as their efforts to bring new readers in?  Check out my thoughts on the first three Point One books after the jump! Invincible Iron Man #500.1 The first Point One book out of the gate was this book, by the regular Invincible Iron Man creative team of Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca.  While this Point One book is the most new-reader friendly of the bunch so far, it&#8217;s also&#8230;well, gotta be honest here, a bit boring.  Definitely indicative of the regular series, Iron Man doesn&#8217;t really show up in this book, nor is there any action to speak of.  Sure, we get to see Iron Man in flashbacks, but overall there&#8217;s no real action.  Instead, Tony Stark is attending an AA....]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET &#8211; Part One</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Note From The Author: Hey there boils and ghouls!  Paul here, welcoming you to the first chapter of SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET, and the introduction to a much grander storyline that I&#8217;ve been working on for years now, of which Bartleby is just a small piece.  There are big, big things planned &#8230; and I hope to share them all with you guys. Bartleby Anduzsky kind of took on a life of his own from a story set in this universe, The Siblings Scarington, which I plan to release eventually.  He seemed like the character who&#8217;d be the most fun to read about in a solo setting, and soon it became clear that not only could I write some fun occult detective stuff (a genre I&#8217;ve always had a soft spot for), but I could also use the character to create stories and situations that would help introduce readers to the world I&#8217;d created, as well as its rules, geography, and concepts. I think it&#8217;s important to establish rules for your fictional worlds, because it keeps you honest.  While SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET doesn&#8217;t get bogged down in the nitty gritty, it does give you a basic concept of how the world works.  And, if you guys dig it, you&#8217;ll see Bartleby continue into Atlantean Mountains of Madness, which really delves into the lore and rules of the OtherWorld.  So please, leave comments as frequently as you&#8217;d like &#8211; I&#8217;d love to know what you think of the story and the characters, as....]]></description>
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		<title>Read Greg Pak&#8217;s VISION MACHINE for FREE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We sure do love some Greg Pak here at IoM.  So when we hear that he&#8217;s offering his newest creator owned book for free, you can be damn sure we&#8217;re going to jump at the chance to share it with our listeners.  Vision Machine has been getting great reviews, and Pak and penciller R.B. Silva are giving the entire thing away for free!  How cool is that? In the year 2061, three friends grapple with revolutionary change when Sprout Computers releases the most visionary piece of personal technology ever created. The latest sci-fi mindbender from writer Greg Pak (&#8220;Planet Hulk&#8221;) and penciller R.B. Silva (&#8220;Jimmy Olsen&#8221;). We&#8217;re not joshin&#8217; ya &#8211; it really is free!  &#8220;Vision Machine&#8221; is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike license that lets you copy, share, and remix the book non-commercially as long as you credit Pak Man Productions and release your remixes/derivative material under the same Creative Commons license. Not only that, you can actually remix the book for some added goodies!  Stretch those creative muscles and &#8220;you could cut and paste the panels of the book to tell your own story, tell new stories in the world or using the characters of &#8216;Vision Machine,&#8217; or even make a film involving the comic book&#8217;s story or characters &#8212; as long as your use is non-commercial, you credit Pak Man Productions, and you release your derivative material under the same CC license.&#8221; READ VISION MACHINE #1 READ VISION MACHINE #2 READ VISION MACHINE #3....]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the second THOR Trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holy crap!  I think this is even better than the other trailer we saw, and gives a better indication of what the story is going to be. What do you think, foolish mortals?]]></description>
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		<title>Check out this DEAD ISLAND trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, everyone on the web is talking about how awesome this trailer is and, after seeing it, I&#8217;ve got to admit &#8211; it&#8217;s FRIGGIN GREAT!  Despite the animation not being terribly all that great, it&#8217;s a really well done commercial, emotional wise and musically. More Dead Island Videos But what the hell is Dead Island?  Their only page is a Facebook page, but pictures of the game (check IGN) appear to make the game look like a sort of Dead Rising on an island.  I&#8217;m not entirely sure on the developer behind it, which isn&#8217;t a good sign, but you never know.  Sounds a bit like a third-person Left 4 Dead also, with the ability to team up with other players to take on the zombie horde, and a story that involves uncovering the origin of the zombie outbreak.]]></description>
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		<title>Ah-Nuld Returns!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Bloody Disgusting Whoa&#8230;how cool would it be to see Arnold Schwarzenegger in a new Terminator film? If your answer was &#8220;not at all,&#8221; then we&#8217;re on the same page. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I&#8217;ve always been a big fan of The Schwarz, but I think he&#8217;s probably a little too old to play the Terminator, no matter how good a shape he gets in when he gets back into acting.  Not only that, the franchise has kind of written itself into a corner &#8211; if they go with the whole Salvation future timeline&#8230;well, not a good idea.  And the original timeline kind of&#8230;well, ended in Terminator 3.  And Arnold can&#8217;t exactly play the same guy he did in that movie because he&#8217;s D-E-D dead. While I&#8217;m not sure of The Schwarz&#8217;s place in the new Terminator film, the rumors that Justin Lin (every Fast and the Furious film since part 3, Tokyo Drift) will be directing  the new film?  Perfect choice.  Though I guess that means he has nothing to do with the Highlander reboot they rumored last week.  Mixed blessing&#8230;.]]></description>
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		<title>SAVAGE DRAGON SPOILER!  (Read at your own risk!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to collect Savage Dragon monthly (or, you know, when it came out).  It was always on the top of the read pile on my weekly purchases.  He was badass, beat up his enemies with a chainsaw, characters tied and hell, he even crossed over with TMNT!  And he had sex!  Not only that, Erik Larsen is among my favorite comic book artists ever.  For reasons I really don&#8217;t really remember, I dropped the title right after issue #50.  To be honest, I really don&#8217;t remember at all, considering how much I love the title.  Unfortunately, I&#8217;ve tried a couple of times to jump back in, but it&#8217;s never stuck. Of course, with a jumping on point as good the death of Savage Dragon himself, and the title being taken over by his son&#8230;maybe now&#8217;s another good time to jump on. LIFE AFTER DEATH OF SAVAGE DRAGON? Malcolm Dragon Has Some Big Shoes to Fill in Savage Dragon #169 Berkeley, CA &#8211; February 16, 2011 &#8211; A changing of the guard is taking place next week in Chicago. Having lost its great protector, citizens of the Windy City and the family of Officer Dragon must face a new reality. Issue 169 provides a great starting point for new readers or those that wish to be reintroduced to this no-holds-barred superhero comic that includes plenty of heavy-hitting fist-a-cuffs, good-natured humor and universal themes at a time of great change for the characters. As Malcolm Dragon, son of the famous (sometimes infamous) Savage Dragon,....]]></description>
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		<title>Are you ready for the NEXXXT Generation of Star Trek?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since this site is blocked at my daytime, might as well go whole hog, right? I&#8217;m talking, my dear friends, about HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! The porn industry is hurting, my friends.  I mean, let&#8217;s be honest &#8230; when&#8217;s the last time you PAID for porn?  The mere thought of paying for pornography is downright offensive to some, given it&#8217;s availability all over the place, but really&#8230;it&#8217;s still a pretty big moneymaking industry.  Still, not as much as it used to be.  I mean, like I said &#8211; just like other entertainment industries are hurting, porn is hurting.  I mean, unlike you&#8217;re a hardcore fan of Gianna Michaels or something, you&#8217;re probably just apt to find any ol&#8217; free porn video, am I right? So what&#8217;s an industry that has to pay stunt c*cks and fluffers and j*zz moppers to do? Well&#8230;they appeal to geeks like you and me.  They know we&#8217;re already watching porn &#8211; target demographic is people in our age group (except for Aron &#8211; that dude&#8217;s OLD).  Not only that, they know us geeks like to OWN things geeky.  We may not need to own porn, but we sure do need to own every issue of a certain run of comic, or every release of our favorite movie series or television show (regardless of whether we like it or not &#8211; how many of us own Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Exactly.). So when Batman XXX: A Porn Parody ended up being a pretty....]]></description>
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		<title>WE ARE ALL LOST &#8211; Top Cow NETHERWORLD Contest!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know we&#8217;ve got some really artistic folks who read our site, so check out the information this pretty cool contest from Image Comics and Top Cow! WE ARE ALL LOST Netherworld Contest Offers Rare Opportunity for Artists to Be Found Berkeley, CA &#8211; 14 February 2011 &#8211; Those who have dreamt of having their work featured on the cover of a Top Cow comic will get their chance with the NETHERWORLD &#8220;We Are All Lost&#8221; Variant Cover contest. Artists, amateur and professional alike, are encouraged to enter their images of an urban landscape with the phrase “We Are All Lost” embedded into the setting. The best entry will be selected to appear in April as the retailer incentive variant cover for NETHERWORLD #1. Top Cow Productions, Inc. and Heroes and Villains Entertainment present NETHERWORLD, a gritty supernatural story about the message on the walls of a city with no sun and no hope. Ray, a former cop turned private eye and junkie has been entreated to find a girl named Madeline. As he searches through the city&#8217;s twisted underbelly, Ray must unveil the darkest secrets of NETHERWORLD, including his own. &#8220;The guys over at Heroes and Villains along with Bryan Edward Hill and Rob Levin has created a tremendously rich and vivid reality in NETHERWORLD. The phrase &#8220;We Are All Lost&#8221; plays an important part in establishing the tone of the series and was featured prominently in our teaser campaign,&#8221; explained Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik. &#8220;We wanted to....]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: All Star Superman</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to admit something that many will think is sacrilege.  I really don&#8217;t care for All-Star Superman, the comic series from Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.  Many refer to it as the quintessential Superman story, but I just did not find the genius in it that others do.  I just didn&#8217;t get some of the Morrison-esque quirks &#8211; the weird characters, Jimmy Olsen in drag, the attempted Silver Age storytelling techniques.  It just really didn&#8217;t work for me. With the announcement that the 12-issue series would be adapted into a new DC animated feature, many fans were super excited.  They&#8217;ve been wondering if Morrison&#8217;s &#8220;perfect Superman story&#8221; would translate to a 75-minute animated feature.  Recently, preview copies have been arriving in the mail for reviewers (the Blu-Ray and DVD come out February 22nd) and reviews have been saying that&#8217;s it undoubtedly DC Animated&#8217;s best feature, as well as a great adaptation. Unfortunately, much like the series upon which it&#8217;s based, I feel like All-Star Superman is overrated. That&#8217;s not to say that All-Star Superman is bad.  Quite the opposite, actually.  I enjoyed watching the movie more th an reading the series.  While it keeps some of the quirks of the comic, it also has more of a heart than I actually felt in the series (actually, I feel like most of Morrison&#8217;s stuff loses the emotion in the Morrrison-ness of it all).  Not only that, the animation is among some of the best DC animated has put out, and....]]></description>
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		<title>FLASH FACTS: Flash #9 (The Road to Flashpoint)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this week&#8217;s episode of Funnybooks, I talked about how I was concerned that both The Flash and the Green Lantern titles, which were engrossed in Brightest Day stuff for their first arcs, all seem to have moved outside of that storyline and are building up to their own big events.  For Green Lantern, we&#8217;re getting the buildup to the War of the Green Lanterns, and on Flash, we&#8217;re getting The Road to Flashpoint, which kicked off this past week with issue #9. The Flash #9 features the return of artist Francis Manapul and leads the path for the alternate universe dealings of Flashpoint.  Someone is messing with the past, and changes are already being felt in the present, including the appearance of a new mysterious character, Hot Pursuit, who&#8217;s identity (revealed at the end of the universe) will definitely have huge repercussions for Barry and the rest of the Flash universe. Click the image at left for a preview of Flash #9. The police have re-opened their Cold Case files, thanks to the work Barry Allen did in the first arc of the series.  Unfortunately, his work on the cold cases will have to wait, as a superhero has been found dead.  Problem is, after ID-ing the hero, they realize that the old man&#8217;s body they found is that of a superhero teenager.  As Barry researches the case, Hot Pursuit pops up, and The Flash has to chase him down. I really enjoyed the first arc of Geoff Johns&#8217;....]]></description>
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		<title>Look Out!  Here comes the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Ain&#8217;t It Cool News Yes folks, that there is your first official look at the new full-on Spider-Man costume in the movie that is now officially titled The Amazing Spider-Man.  I gotta admit &#8212; I kinda dig it.  Though I think there may be a bit TOO much texture on the suit.  He looks like a Ninja Turtle.  Still, I like the changes to the costume, and the web-shooters are back, which is always a plus!  What do you guys think?]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230;as you may have heard in today&#8217;s episode of Funnybooks, I loved Pete Tomasi and Patrick Gleason&#8217;s first issue on Batman and Robin, issue #20.  Patrick Gleason also wrote one of my favorite post-Final Crisis Batman moments, with Alfred saying goodbye to Bruce Wayne in the Batman and the Outsiders Special.  It was an emotional moment rarely seen in Bat-comics, and definitely welcome. Batman and Robin #20 had another of these awesome emotional moments (I won&#8217;t ruin it for you here, but I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s on the internet somewhere).  Not only that, Gleason gets Dick Grayson.  One of the biggest complaints I&#8217;ve had about the Dick Grayson Batman is that, when he&#8217;s in the costume, he&#8217;s written the same as Bruce Wayne.  Definitely not so with Gleason&#8217;s Batman, who paints Grayson as the Batman we&#8217;d expect the former Nightwing to be.  Coupled with absolutely gorgeous Patrick Gleason art and a $2.99 price tag, Batman and Robin is a definite must-own. Buuuuutt&#8230;something odd popped up in DC&#8217;s May solicits for the Bat-titles. BATMAN &#38; ROBIN #23 Written by JUDD WINICK Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH 1:10 Variant cover by GENE HA Jason Todd &#8211; Batman’s one-time sidekick, currently the anti-hero known as Red Hood &#8211; has been imprisoned in Arkham Asylum for the past several months. But after a period of good behavior, will a transfer to a lower-security prison mean reformation for Jason Todd . . . or is trouble waiting in the wings for Batman and Robin? Don’t....]]></description>
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		<title>DC Universe Online &#8211; Fractured Future Trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, it&#8217;s trailers like this that make me wish I was more into online gaming. DC Universe Online seems like it has an awesome story and, despite the flaws I&#8217;m hearing about, has generally garnered positive reviews. Luckily, I&#8217;m still getting the story in the bi-weekly DC Universe Online Legends that DC started up a couple of weeks ago. But check out this AWESOME new trailer for the game. DC Universe Online is available on PC and Ps3 NOW!]]></description>
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		<title>SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET &#8211; Starts Next Saturday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We already feature serialized fiction in our awesome TUESDAY TALES, from the talented and awesome mind of Debora Silkotch, set in the White Wolf World of Darkness setting, but we&#8217;re about to feature some more fiction for you guys! So what do we have in store for you?  Well, starting SUPERNATURAL SATURDAY, February 19th, prepare yourself for the first chapter of SUPERNATURAL STRAIGHTJACKET, a brand new adventure featuring detective Bartleby Anduzsky, only available here on Ideology of  Madness.  What do you need to know to get into the world of Bartleby and the mysterious Blackthorn Asylum? Okay, so there are three worlds.  There’s our world, with trampolines, sunshine, bunny rabbits, and ice cream.  It’s called the Second World. Why’s it called the Second World?  Well, because it was made after a world of darkness, where strange creatures roam the streets and magic exists.  That one’s called the Otherworld.  Why’s it called “Other” when it came first?  Beats me.  Someone from Second World must have named it.  There’s a third world also, a prison world for an ancient race of all-powerful beings known as the Timeless.  Pretty sure that one doesn’t really have a snazzy name, but it’s not a nice place to visit anyway. Then we’ve got our hero, Bartleby Anduzsky.  He’s an occult detective who works in both the Otherworld and the Second World.  All you really need to know about him is that he’s awesome.  We’ll fill in the rest of the details later. And now, prepare yourself....]]></description>
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		<title>Is Spider-Man tight on funds or something?  Future Foundation #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a wonder that Spider-Man has time to menace poor ol&#8217; Mr. Jameson when he has so many damn jobs.  I mean, the guy&#8217;s on the Avengers, the New Avengers, he&#8217;s currently teamed up with the X-Men in their adjectiveless title and now he&#8217;s taking on full time status (I think) as the new member of the FF.  Oh yeah, let&#8217;s not forget that Spidey also has a FULL TIME JOB at Modell Labs, where he designs all kinds of tech all day long. The current run on Fantastic Four ends with issue #588, and the current creative team, Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting, will be moving on to FF #1 in March.  Seems like they&#8217;re not really waiting till the body&#8217;s cold (and with the Human Torch, it might be a while&#8230;heh) before they ask Spidey to join the team.  The new FF stands for Future Foundation, and, according to Marvel, &#8220;Their mission is simple: save the Marvel Universe from its greatest threats and prevent future dangers from arising. But even with knowledge of what’s to come and one of the most powerful teams ever assembled, just what villainous force could stand in their way?&#8221; Coolest thing?  Those snazzy costumes.  Except that it&#8217;s only got three hexagons on it &#8211; kind of a slight to the fourth member, don&#8217;t you think?  Just sayin&#8217;.  Wouldn&#8217;t those costumes get dirty?  And is Ben Grimm&#8217;s new costume going to be a pair of tighty whities, or some white boxers?]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Rare Exports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been really kind of excited for Rare Exports.  Despite the fact that I can&#8217;t think of a single good Christmas horror film off the top of my head (besides the original Black Christmas), I have a soft spot for films in that genre.  Something about the mixture of the holiday with the darkness of horror intrigues me, and of course, I have an affinity for horror movies with snow in them. So Rare Exports, a Finnish horror film, had me with my ears perked, anxiously awaiting its release.  I&#8217;d heard some good things about the film &#8211; that it was almost like a Goonies-esque movie about a child who&#8217;s father (and his father&#8217;s friends) kidnap Santa Claus for ransom.  Except that this wasn&#8217;t the Coca-Cola Santa we&#8217;re used to seeing &#8211; no, this was the Santa of legend, who spanked kids with a rod until they bled, and boiled naughty children in stew.  Not only that, coming to save Santa would be his diabolical elves, evil nasty creatures who killed people and children. So yeah&#8230;I was intrigued. I think it&#8217;s fair to say that, while I enjoyed Rare Exports, I also was disappointed by it.  Going to hit on spoiler(ish) material from here on out &#8230; you&#8217;ve been warned. I think the biggest problem with Rare Exports is that it just doesn&#8217;t feel worth it in the end.  The film takes a while to really get going and once it does, there&#8217;s really not much in the way of....]]></description>
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		<title>X-Men: First Class Trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gonna be honest &#8230; not sure what to make of this debut trailer for X-Men: First Class, due out this June.  I think it&#8217;s interesting that they didn&#8217;t actually reboot the franchise like I had thought.  This is actually a prequel to the original trilogy, at least this trailer would give us that impression.  I kind of think that might be painting themselves in a corner, as there&#8217;s only so much they can do with the time period before the original X-Men movie, and I wonder how well that&#8217;ll connect with audiences to turn into a franchise.  What are we going to see next?  An 80&#8242;s X-Men, with music and clothing from that era?  Matthew Vaughn, director of Kick Ass, Layer Cake, and Stardust seems to have a habit of making movies I think are overrated.  I&#8217;m not going to write this film off just yet &#8211; the cast is solid, and it seems to have some concepts that intrigue me.  I&#8217;m just not excited for it.  What say you?]]></description>
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		<title>FLASH FACTS: Big Flashpoint Announcements!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So with the release of Flash #9 (the first issue in &#8220;The Road to Flashpoint&#8221;) and the trade collection of The Flash: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues this week, DC is starting to unleash Flashpoint mania in full force.  And, you know what?  I think we here at IoM are too.  We&#8217;re excited about Flashpoint (some of us, anyway), and we&#8217;re going to help you get ready for the big event by reviewing important Flash storylines, talking about the history of the Flash and maybe, just maybe (if I can find some like minded individuals), do a special Funnybooks episode about The Flash! Today at Dallas&#8217; big Comics Pro Convention (a comic convention specifically for Comic retailers, where many huge merchandise announcements are made), DC unveiled multiple big plans for Flashpoint!  Starting with the solicitation copy for the event, which starts on May 11: FLASHPOINT #1 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art and cover by ANDY KUBERT 1:25 Variant cover A by ANDY KUBERT Variant cover B by IVAN REIS and GEORGE PEREZ Everything You Know Will Change in a Flash! Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is a Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It’s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war – but where are Earth’s Greatest Heroes to stop it? It’s a place where America’s last....]]></description>
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		<title>Zenescope brings you THE DREAM EATER SAGA!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zenescope, the publishers of Grimm Fairy Tales and its spin-offs (as well as the Charmed comic) announced recently that it will be starting its first large-scale crossover, The Dream Eater Saga, this April.  While the company has hinted at the shared universe of its titles before, it&#8217;s rare that the titles have actually crossed over.  I picked up the recent Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths and Legends #1 and really enjoyed it.  While I&#8217;m not super happy that the title will be involved in a crossover in a couple of months, I think most of Zenescope&#8217;s books are written in such a way as to be new reader friendly, so I&#8217;m definitely going to give this crossover a shot. With a Prelude issue (due out on May &#8211; preorder from your comic shop now!) that&#8217;s only $1.99, this crossover may be the perfect way to jump into the Zenescope universe. The massive twelve part event will cross over into several Zenescope series including Wonderland, Grimm Fairy Tales, Grimm Myths &#38; Legends, The Piper, Inferno, Neverland, Sinbad and Salem&#8217;s Daughter.  The Dream Eater will be penned by Zenescope writer Raven Gregory (The Waking, Return to Wonderland) with story contribution by Grimm Fairy Tales creators Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco. &#8220;This is really a dream come true to be writing such a massive event like this,” said Gregory. &#8220;Crossovers come and go but we’re playing this one for keeps and not everyone is making it out alive.&#8221; The story will deal with the....]]></description>
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		<title>Clip from Kevin Smith&#8217;s Red State</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Smith has kind of been the talk of the town in the last year.  Between his Southwest Airlines incident, and his opinions about bloggers and media in general, as well as announcing that his next movie, about hockey, will be his last, he&#8217;s kind of been all over the internet.  Kevin Smith has put together a &#8220;horror&#8221; film that premiered at Sundance (to mixed reviews) called Red State. In Red State, three friends (including Kyle Gallner from the Nightmare on Elm Street remake) answer an online ad to have sex (simultaneously) with a woman in a remote area of the country.  She drugs them, and they find themselves trapped by an extremist religious group.  Check out a clip below from MTV. Movie Trailers &#8211; Movies Blog Red State is out on October 19th, but Smith is traveling the country showing off the film, and doing a Q&#38;A.  Check out the official site to see if he&#8217;s coming to your town.  I&#8217;ll be attending the March 15th showing in Washington, DC!]]></description>
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		<title>What would be in your BLEAK HOUSE?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ya know, I recently watched this video, and ever since I&#8217;ve done nothing but dream about what go in my own &#8220;Bleak House.&#8221;  I&#8217;m a big fan of &#8220;shelf porn,&#8221; you know, those internet sites and articles where people show off the stuff in their offices?  Their bookshelves full of collectibles, their stacks of DVDs, the original comic art on their walls &#8230; I love seeing all of it.  I love seeing what inspires artistic people, and what they decorate their inspirational spaces with.  My office is pretty barren right now, but I hope to one day have it decorated with original Knights of Reignsborough art (from Jake Ekiss), and a whole bunch of other goodies.  Still, it&#8217;s just one room. Guillermo del Toro, director of the Hellboy movies and Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth, and one of my favorite directors, has a whole house.  I love how, what looks like a mess to some, is completely organized to him.  It tickles me that he has 17th century books sitting on the shelves next to softcover pulp, and first edition classics out in the open, like a comic with frayed edges from being read too much.  It&#8217;s funny that the only thing he keeps behind glass are models and toys, and even then, it&#8217;s probably just to not lose any pieces, or risk them breaking.  He has a ROOM dedicated to horror, and a hidden room behind a bookcase for fantasy.  Do you guys have shelf porn you want to show off?  E-mail....]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Dead Space &#8211; Aftermath</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really, really enjoyed the first Dead Space video game.  I felt it was challenging (though sometimes a bit too challenging), genuinely creepy and scary, and, most of all, INTENSE.  I spent a good portion of the game on the edge of my seat, guiding Isaac through the abandoned space station, worried about what would be around the next corner, or how low my ammo is.  It&#8217;s a truly exciting video game experience, and I really recommend checking it out if you&#8217;re into the survival horror genre. That being said, the original animated tie-in movie, Dead Space: Downfall was really just a bit meh.  The animation was a bit rough, the story kind of generic, and ultimately just felt a bit throwaway.  I mean, it gave me a bit more insight into the events of the game (without having to read all the journals and stuff that you pick up during the game), but overall I just didn&#8217;t leave the experience feeling overwhelmed.  I was just &#8230; whelmed.  The Dante&#8217;s Inferno tie-in animated movie (from the same production company) really actually just kind of dragged for me, despite being a relatively short film.  So Dead Space: Aftermath didn&#8217;t have a lot going for it&#8230; But damn&#8230;this flick impressed the hell out of me. Dead Space: Aftermath tells what happens to a scientific team on the same planet that (SPOILER) Isaac destroys at the end of the first game.  They take a shard of the relic with them (the same relic....]]></description>
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		<title>Coolest thing you&#8217;re likely to see today &#8230; SUPERMAN CLASSIC!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh man&#8230;this is so cool! I love this style of animation. Reminds me a lot of old Bakshi stuff. Thanks to Bleeding Cool for turning me on to this. More information on the creator of this short can be found at www.robbpratt.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: The Outfit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From what I can tell of writer Donald Westlake, he seems to have been an interesting guy.  He wrote under the pseudonym Richard Stark, and created the hard-boiled character Parker, a no-holds-barred kind of crook who always has a plan and always gets the better of his enemies.   He&#8217;s licensed out a couple of his books (the most recent adaptation being the Mel Gibson movie Payback), but never allowed those adaptations to actually use the name &#8220;Parker.&#8221; Darwyn Cooke has begun the process of adapting some of Westlake&#8217;s novels, beginning with The Hunter in 2009 (the book on with Payback was based) and continuing in 2010&#8242;s The Outfit, which I wasn&#8217;t able to pick up until recently.  The Hunter was by far my favorite OGN of 2009 &#8230; did The Outfit follow suit? In The Outfit, Parker is living life high off of a job he&#8217;s done (in the prequel The Man with the Getaway Face, also contained in these pages), except that one of his men rats him out to The Outfit (the big criminal organization) and they go after Parker.  Except that, if you don&#8217;t actually kill Parker, he gets revenge ten-fold, and he starts staking his claim and planning the biggest string of robberies in Outfit history, taking out anyone along the way who holds him back. Parker isn&#8217;t a good guy.  Let&#8217;s be honest &#8211; in the first book, he punches a woman, and he makes a living off of killing people and robbing things.  He&#8217;s....]]></description>
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		<title>FBU: Sh!t My Tim Says!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 06:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to inclement weather keeping certain hosts from getting their comics in time for this week&#8217;s show, we are unable to bring you your regularly scheduled Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie. Instead, please enjoy this preview of the latest podcast to join Ideology of Madness &#8211; Funnybooks Unlimited. In our very first episode of Funnybooks Unlimited/Unleashed/Unbound&#8230;whatever, Tim and Paul don&#8217;t talk about comics, but instead gather together to make fun of poor kids who just want some Dairy Queen for Christmas, mock Holiday traditions a month after they&#8217;re over, talk about dumb people doing dumb things, and try not to shoot people in movie theaters.  Then Tim goes off on people who drive like assholes in the snow. Welcome&#8230;to FBU. Letters to Santa, in which Tim and Paul mock small children Carbon Schieting, because Dutch people are stupid The Darwin Awards, because other people are stupid too General Movie Malaise, in which Tron Legacy keeps coming up for some reason. Ragey Red Rant, in which Tim tells you mother f*ckers to slow down]]></description>
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			<itunes:keywords>tron legacy</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>Due to inclement weather keeping certain hosts from getting their comics in time for this week&#039;s show, we are unable to bring you your regularly scheduled Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie. Instead, please enjoy this preview of the latest podcast to join...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>(http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/fbu_011.png)Due to inclement weather keeping certain hosts from getting their comics in time for this week&#039;s show, we are unable to bring you your regularly scheduled Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie (http://ideologyofmadness.spookyouthouse.com//archives/category/columns/funny-books-with-aron-paulie). Instead, please enjoy this preview of the latest podcast to join Ideology of Madness - Funnybooks Unlimited.
In our very first episode of Funnybooks Unlimited/Unleashed/Unbound...whatever, Tim and Paul don&#039;t talk about comics, but instead gather together to make fun of poor kids who just want some Dairy Queen for Christmas, mock Holiday traditions a month after they&#039;re over, talk about dumb people doing dumb things, and try not to shoot people in movie theaters.  Then Tim goes off on people who drive like assholes in the snow.
Welcome...to FBU.


	* Letters to Santa, in which Tim and Paul mock small children
	* Carbon Schieting, because Dutch people are stupid (http://www.carbidbus.nl/Carbid1/Carbidschieten_The_dutch_favou/carbidschieten_the_dutch_favou.html)
	* The Darwin Awards, because other people are stupid too (http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2009-04.html)
	* General Movie Malaise, in which Tron Legacy keeps coming up for some reason.
	* Ragey Red Rant, in which Tim tells you mother f*ckers to slow down</itunes:summary>
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		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>53:50</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Movie Trailers from the first half of the Super Bowl!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man&#8230;Captain America looks better than I thought.  And here&#8217;s hoping Transformers: Dark of the Moon isn&#8217;t as bad as the second.  Check out the movie trailers from the first half of the Super Bowl below! Is it sad that Fast Five is one of my most anticipated movies this year? Super 8 (not seen below, but you can see it here) still eludes me, but looks a lot like a Spielberg film. Captain America Thor Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers &#8216;Dark of The Moon&#8217; Super Bowl Trailer (720p) from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo. Cowboys and Aliens Battle: Los Angeles Fast Five]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: Witchblade Trades</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve made no secret of our love for Ron Marz and his work going on in the Top Cow universe.  I picked up Witchblade at the beginning, but, like a lot of fans, dropped off somewhere along the lines.  I don&#8217;t think I had any good reason &#8211; looking through the catalog of Witchblade sometime after I dropped it, it looks like it kept a consistent quality, with artists like Francis Manapul and Tony Daniel, writers like Troy Hickman and David Wohl, and some pretty interesting storylines.  Still&#8230;I didn&#8217;t come back into the fold until Witchblade #110, during the First Born storyline in which Sara Pezzini gave birth to her baby. Since then, I&#8217;ve been hooked on the adventures of Sara, especially once the current dream team of Marz and artist Stjepan Sejic signed on to be the regular Witchblade team with issue #116 (with a run guaranteed to go through at least #150).  At some point recently, I decided to check out the previous issues of Marz&#8217;s run (rather than trying to take on the daunting task of starting with issue #1 all over again), which began with a $5 trade, Witchblade, Vol. I: Witch Hunt. Witchblade, Vol. I: Witch Hunt Meant to be a good jumping on point (the first of quite a few in the Marz run), Witchblade Vol. I: Witch Hunt succeeds not only in getting you caught up on the world of Sara Pezzinni, it introduces you to many characters that have been integral to....]]></description>
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		<title>Where are the Knights of Reignsborough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230;yeah. We got you all hot and bothered for Knights of Reignsborough. You listened to us create the world of Reignsborough, and all of its boroughs and inhabitants, as well as establishing the powers and back stories for all of the Knights themselves.  Then, we introduced the story itself in Knights of Reignsborough #0, an audio story featuring what the characters were doing leading up into our first actual play session.  (if you&#8217;ve never listened to KoR, start now!) Then&#8230;nothing.  Our last new episode was back in December. So what happened?  Well&#8230;a lot.  The holidays, some extended illnesses, work&#8230;we really hit a couple of snags that have delayed the release of the actual play, to the point where some of you may even be concerned that you&#8217;ll never hear the exciting tales of the Knights of Reignsborough. But we can assure you, that&#8217;s just not gonna happen. The Knight of Reignsborough will be coming your way starting later in February, and it&#8217;ll be worth the wait!  Until then, we&#8217;re going to bring you some of those goodies we promised &#8211; new artwork, maps of the city, and some more information that&#8217;ll get you psyched for the return of the Knights. Until then &#8230; comments, feedback, ideas?  Talkback below!]]></description>
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		<title>That OTHER big death in comics this month&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While everyone is focused on the big death in this week&#8217;s Fantastic Four #587, I think we&#8217;re far enough away from last week&#8217;s other BIG death to talk about it. I&#8217;m going to save spoilers until after the jump, but I&#8217;ll start by saying that I&#8217;ve made no secret that I haven&#8217;t been terribly behind IDW&#8217;s run on G.I. Joe.  Mostly this was because of a lackluster initial story arc on the main G.I. Joe book, but also (and perhaps moreso) because I loved the Devil&#8217;s Due run on the books.  In those, we saw major characters die, characters age and grow and change, and it respected the continuity that came before, while forging forward.  IDW&#8217;s continuity (save for the new Larry Hama continuation of his Marvel book) has been a complete reboot of the franchise, which is something I was a little bummed about.  Still, the reboot came with a new set of rules and ideas.  There have been a good number of positive reviews for the Mike Costa/Christos Gage G.I. Joe: Cobra series, which has taken a darker storytelling route, featuring Chuckles deep undercover in Cobra, and some shocking storytelling turns&#8230;but none as shocking as what happened in last week&#8217;s G.I. Joe: Cobra #12&#8230; Cobra Commander is dead. Yeah&#8230;this isn&#8217;t superhero storytelling.  Though G.I. Joe of course has origins in campy storytelling, since coming back in recent years, they&#8217;ve established the rule that &#8220;dead is dead.&#8221;  Main character Jinx was murdered in the pages of G.I. Joe: Cobra....]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: New Horror Comics!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s too bad my fellow Funnybooks co-host Tim doesn&#8217;t like horror, because 2011 has already proven itself to be a pretty good year for fans of the macabre when it comes to our weekly floppies.  Three comics have come out in recent weeks that have all been pretty solid horror entries, and that&#8217;s certainly not the easiest thing to do. Horror in comics typically doesn&#8217;t work.  It&#8217;s hard to build tension, or get the shock that typically comes from horror movies.  Every once in a while, a horror anthology gets released, but the tales are usually stifled by poor art, bad writing, or cliched storytelling. Still, in recent weeks, I&#8217;ve seen some good horror comics come our way, and I wanted to take a moment to recognize them for our horror fans out there! Don&#8217;t let the T&#38;A fool you.  Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths and Legends is a pretty serious horror book.  A spin-off of Zenescope&#8217;s popular Grimm Fairy Tales ongoing, this new series (first issue on stands now) seems to be following a different formula, taking some of the threads from the other series and creating longer story arcs.  The first finds a rehab facility being stalked by a werewolf.  Sure, there&#8217;s a little T&#38;A, but writer Raven Gregory (Zenescope&#8217;s Wonderland trilogy and The Waking) does a pretty damn good job of keeping the storyline focused on the characters and the horror.  Everyone in the story has troubles, and all of the characters get a moment in the first....]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Ghostwatch for free!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite horror movies (of all time!) is a television movie named Ghostwatch, which aired on the BBC1 on Halloween in 1992.  It was a  horror mockumentary (like Blair Witch or Paranormal Activity), but was presented as &#8216;live&#8217; television. It was only aired once in the UK and caused a storm of controversy from folks who thought it was real.  Ghostwatch holds the record for the highest rated single drama in the UK of all time with a peak audience of 11.5 million viewers, and an estimated 30,000 calls to the BBC switchboard in a single hour. I&#8217;m not going to tell you much about the film and ruin it for you, but the basic premise is that a news crew investigates one of the most haunted areas in the UK, and ends up finding more than they bargained for.  Ghostwatch begs repeat viewings, as there&#8217;s a ton of hidden stuff in it, including multiple appearances of paranormal activity. I just discovered that the ENTIRE film is online, in one large chunk, for free, courtesy of Google Videos.  Give it a watch below (you can expand to the full window for easier viewing)! When you&#8217;re done giving the flick a watch, check out its Wikipedia page to see if you missed anything!]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Season of the Witch (2011)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nicholas Cage is kind of going through a weird time right now.  I remember years ago when him being in a movie was a sign of the movie being at least some kind of quality.  Then, at some point, it turned into the realization that these films weren&#8217;t actually good&#8230;just guilty pleasures.  And then they became less pleasurable and, save for the National Treasure movies, Cage became kind of a joke, with his unusual hair pieces and his wacky roles and seeming inability to say no to a paycheck, regardless of the quality of movie. January is typically a breeding ground for mediocre or awful movies, so it seems appropriate that the newest Cage vehicle, Season of the Witch, would be released in this month, given his history.  But is it better than you&#8217;ve heard?  Or another in a stream of bad Nic Cage flicks? In Season of the Witch, two 14th century Crusaders, tired of the war and no longer a believer, travels across a land devastated by the Black Plague. The church thinks sorcery the culprit of the plague and asks the two knights to transport an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence. A priest, a grieving knight, a swindler and an alter boy who wants to become a knight join the mission, but is the girl actually a witch?  Or just an innocent young girl fighting for her freedom? I&#8217;ve got to admit that I....]]></description>
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		<title>Spartacus returns with &#8220;Gods of the Arena!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most pleasant surprises of last year&#8217;s television season was Starz&#8217;s Spartacus: Blood and Sand.  It was visually arresting and violent, but also well written and acted, with some great writing.  Who&#8217;da thunk that the producers of the Hercules and Xena TV shows would produce such an adult television show? Well, with main star of the show Andy Whitfield currently battling cancer, the producers of the show decided to move forward with a prequel starring the characters played by John Hannah (The Mummy movies) and Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess), which kicks off on January 21st and looks sufficiently kick-ass.  Check out the trailer below.]]></description>
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		<title>First looks at the new Spider-Man and Captain America!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did anyone ever see the Captain America movie that went straight to video from 1990?  Of course you did&#8230;you&#8217;re reading this website.  Well, one thing that always bugged me about that movie (besides it sucking) was that Cap&#8217;s costume was always dirty.  I mean, maybe the budget made it so they only had one suit&#8230;but still!  Take that shit to the dry cleaners!  Oh well, I&#8217;m sure the 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger will feature Cap in a cleaner costume, right? Okay, well&#8230;not so much.  Cap gets dirty fightin&#8217; those nah-zis.  But surely, Andrew Garfield&#8217;s new take on Spider-Man (due out in 2012) will surely feature a Spidey who takes pride in his costume&#8217;s appearance.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Old Days: Noctropolis (1994)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I grew up on PC Gaming.  Sure, I loved playing on my original Nintendo and Gameboy and all that &#8230; but my real passion for gaming came not from Super Mario and Link, but from games like Space Quest, Wing Commander, Monkey Island, King&#8217;s Quest and, later on, Gabriel Knight. Point and click adventure games were my absolute favorite, and as great as they all were, the invention of the CD-Rom made them all the better.  Not only did you not have to swap out as much as ten floppy disks, graphics got better with the added storage space, and games started incorporating video.  While some had stellar production values, like Wing Commander 3, others weren&#8217;t so lucky. Right in between was Noctropolis, a point-and-click adventure that used video as cinematics, as well as featured live actors filmed over digitized graphics.  In the game, you play as Peter Grey, a bookstore owner who spends his lonely nights reading comic books, particularly his favorite comic &#8220;Darksheer.&#8221; See, &#8220;Darksheer&#8221; is a hero akin to Batman &#8211; as in, he&#8217;s not super powered.  Along with his sexy sidekick Stiletto (a reformed supervillain), he defends the city of Noctropolis, where it&#8217;s always nighttime, due to a permanent ash cloud that hangs over the city.  You get sucked into the world of Noctropolis as &#8220;Darksheer,&#8221; and must fight all of his worst villains. I LOVED Noctropolis.  It was a Mature game, and featured an adult way and an adult world for our superheroes, way ahead....]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review &#8211; The Social Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I missed The Social Network in theaters.  I was interested in it, but I just wasn&#8217;t completely sold on the story &#8230; not only that, when a film gets the types of accolades it has, I kind of begin to get worried about the film not living up to expectations.  It&#8217;s happened time and time and time again that a film is adored by the critics and I end up hating it. But I&#8217;m a huge fan of director David Fincher &#8211; I mean, who doesn&#8217;t love Fight Club, or Seven?  In fact, those two films are definitely in my top 10 films of all time.  Still, Fincher&#8217;s output since then hasn&#8217;t really intrigued me &#8211; I enjoyed The Game (which was actually before Fight Club), but I haven&#8217;t seen Zodiac or Benjamin Button, and really disliked Panic Room. The Social Network is out now on Blu-Ray and DVD, so I figured now was the time to give this flick a shot &#8211; it&#8217;s on a number of &#8220;best of 2010&#8243; lists, and, as you can see from the cover of the Blu-Ray box, is pretty much universally praised.  Is it worth all the hype? If you haven&#8217;t already heard (and how haven&#8217;t you?), The Social Network tells the tale of how Mark Zuckerberg not only created Facebook, but became the youngest billionaire in the world, and turned his best friend into this enemy. The Social Network is the only time I can think of, in recent memory, where a....]]></description>
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		<title>VGM: Castlevania &#8211; Lords of Shadow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ya know, I&#8217;d like to say I love the Castlevania series, but, in retrospect, I&#8217;m not sure I really do.  The only game I&#8217;ve played through to completion is Castlevania 64, the first 3-D entry in the franchise that everyone seems to hate.  I loved Super Castlevania, and the first and third games in the series&#8230;but that&#8217;s about it.  For a game series with over 30 entries of variable types, that&#8217;s not really a lot. Recent entries of the series have included a fighting game that everybody hates, and a couple of retro-2D side scrollers which appeal to the gamers looking for nostalgic gaming&#8230;but just seem a little, kind of, I don&#8217;t know, like a step back. I was given Castlevania: Lords of Shadow as a Christmas gift, and, after finishing James Bond: Blood Stone (review here) in less than two days, decided to jump into something a little more involved.  I&#8217;d heard Lords of Shadow was a bit lengthy (it actually encompasses TWO XBox 360 discs), longer than the type of game I typically like to play (just because, once they get over 5-6 hours, I hardly ever have time to complete them), but I was determined to give it a shot to see how it was. And it&#8217;s AWESOME.  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow doesn&#8217;t suffer from its length &#8211; rather, it actually makes me happy that there&#8217;s that much game to play.  The graphics are absolutely fantastic, the gameplay varied; I really enjoyed the hell out of the....]]></description>
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		<title>Go DC!  The Letters Column Returns!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, we could talk about the big DC news of the new Peter Milligan-penned Red Lantern Corps comic, but a fourth Green Lantern ongoing?  Still pondering how I feel about that. Nope, the big news (I think) is that the letters columns are returning to DC Comics.  So (I&#8217;m guessing) those 2 pages that we lost for them to drop the prices of their books to $2.99 seems to be replaced with a letters column.  And ya know?  I&#8217;m actually really happy with this decision. We are pleased to announce the debut of letters pages in all of your favorite DC books. Now you have the chance to ask questions and offer your observations directly to our editors and creators — so write in now and let’s get the conversations going! To submit a letter go to: www.dcletterspage.com Letters may be sent by regular mail to this address: Letters to the Editor DC Comics 1700 Broadway New York, NY 10019 Please include your full name, and address, for confirmation purposes. Letters should be no longer than 500 words and should not include attachments. Letters may be edited for length or clarity and may be published in any medium. Letters become the property of DC Comics. Unpublished letters will not be returned or acknowledged. Published letters may identify the writer by first name, hometown, state or country Get writing! And don&#8217;t forget to mention your favorite website and comic podcast!]]></description>
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		<title>Where the heck did this come from?  Red Band Trailer for The Mechanic!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big fan of Jason Statham.  And I&#8217;m a big fan of crazy ass Ben Foster, who always plays a crazy ass.  So why the hell have I not heard about this film before seeing the standee in theaters last week?  Holy crap it looks fantastic!  Supposedly a remake of the Charles Bronson  1972 film, this film follows Statham as a hitman trying to show crazy ass Ben Foster the ropes&#8230;and blowing lots of shit up in the process! More The Mechanic Videos]]></description>
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		<title>Espionage has never tasted so salty!  Archer returns Jan 27th!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m usually late to the game when it comes to awesome stuff. Case in point? Archer, the super hilarious animated spy show on FX.  I saw the first episode with my wife and she HATED it, so for some reason it didn&#8217;t get added to the DVR (I blame her).  However, after the season ended, I caught the entire thing on demand (it&#8217;s on Netflix streaming right now) and LOVED every politically incorrect minute of it.  If you read this site and have never seen Archer, go check it out now!  It&#8217;s also available on DVD, in addition to Netflix. Season 2 premieres on January 27th &#8211; cannot possibly wait!  I mean, the commercial already has be laughing out loud!]]></description>
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		<title>TV Review: Primeval S04E01</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve missed Primeval. Sure, it&#8217;s not like I got into the show from the very beginning&#8230;heck, I didn&#8217;t really even get into the show until the start of the third season, but I had read about it before then, and was extremely intrigued.  While most shows promise status quo changes that are usually undone a couple of episodes into each season, Primeval has had a major status quo with each season. While I won&#8217;t go too deep into spoilers until the jump, I will say that each season brought about universe altering changes and character deaths that have stuck with the show.  I got so used to American television that I was really imagining that the changes would be undone within a matter of episodes, but they never were. After cancellation, fans and the BBC rallied around the show, bringing it back for not just one, but two more seasons, the first of which premiered on January 1st.  Spoilers on from here on out. So, at the end of season 1, something happened in the past to change the present entirely, and Nick Cutter (the lead of the show) returned to a different universe, where the woman he loved no longer existed.  At the end of season two, a lead character, who had betrayed the team, sacrificed his life to save them.  Then, in season three, Cutter himself died, leaving the team without a leader, and new team members joined. At the end of Season three, the remaining members of....]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game Madness: Dead Space 2 (Demo Impressions)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I actually really enjoyed the original Dead Space game.  I thought it was a really pretty intense, and had a ton of great action and scares.  I really had only two main gripes about it &#8211; one, that the story seemed to rely too much on reading documents or watching other things (like the animated prequel) to really get more than &#8220;guy in space station kills monsters.&#8221;  And two, some of the scenes went from challenging (which is good) to frustrating (which is, quite obviously, bad). Playing the demo for Dead Space 2, released last week on Xbox Live and Playstation Network, I get much the same impression for Dead Space 2.  The demo shows impressive visuals and new models for the characters, but I don&#8217;t see a huge leap forward in gameplay.  Of course, not that there was much wrong with gameplay in the original. The demo for Dead Space 2 isn&#8217;t very long, but you do get a pretty fantastic sequence (which appears to be set in some kind of church) where you fight all sorts of creatures with minimal ammo.  It&#8217;s relentless, action packed, and suspenseful.  Not only that, it&#8217;s sure to whet your appetite for the new game.  A video at the beginning of the demo brings you up to speed, telling the story of the original better than the original game actually did.  It gives me high hopes that the new game will focus on story more than the original. The promise of Dead Space....]]></description>
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		<title>Creepy&#8230;an abandon Six Flags in New Orleans!  The perfect setting for a horror movie?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to my sister for sending me this one. Katrina did an absolute number to New Orleans.  The city has recovered in many aspects, but there are still some areas that will never fully recuperate.  Case in point?  Six Flags New Orleans, which has been abandoned since the hurricane in 2005, and has literally been left completely alone (other than taking back a Batman ride that was still operable) since then.  You&#8217;ll see in the below video (and more info here, here, and here) that almost everything else remains.  Computers, rides that are completely intact (corroded beyond repair), and restaurants (with equipment) all just&#8230;there.  Broken windows and graffiti have overtaken the rest of the park which looks like something out of a horror movie &#8211; check out a creepy video filmed at the abandoned park (which looks like it will be torn down for spare parts in early 2011).]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game Madness: James Bond 007 &#8211; Blood Stone (Single Player Campaign Review)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I&#8217;ve mentioned before on VGM that I&#8217;m not into playing multiplayer unless I know who I&#8217;m playing with, so if any readers are interested in playing multiplayer on Blood Stone with me, let me know. James Bond video games have an unusual history.  The Pierce Brosnan era of Bond brought us GoldenEye for N64, which still stands as one of the greatest first person shooters of all time, but other than that, fans have given Bond games a lukewarm response. Tomorrow Never Dies went with 3rd person storytelling The World Is Not Enough brought back the 1st person shooting of Goldeneye But then Bond movies took a break for a while.  Not wanting to waste the license, we saw original Bond content for the game systems, featuring Pierce Brosnan including the pretty decent Agent Under Fire and Nightfire games.  Everything or Nothing was Brosnan&#8217;s final Bond game, leaving on a high note in a pretty great game. After the poorly received Goldeneye: Rogue Agent, Sean Connery was brought in to voice a retelling of From Russia With Love, which met with decent critical response, but lower than expected sales. Mixed reviews came on the heels of Quantum of Solace, which actually adapted both Daniel Craig Bond movies, including portions of Casino Royale.  Since the movie series is again taking a break, it&#8217;s been some time since fans have received a Bond game, so we actually got two on the same release date in November &#8211; a remake of Goldeneye....]]></description>
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		<title>FbO: Do we fear&#8230;another event? *Updated at bottom*</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of 2010, everyone was a bit damn tired of event books.  DC Comics&#8217; Blackest Night stretched on for 9 months with a huge amount of tie-ins (73 comics in all), and Siege from Marvel was shorter, at only 4 months, but flooded the market with numerous tie-ins (about 40-some books total) during that short time span.  Since the fan outcry from both events, and the tie-ins that were, at best, loosely related to the main event, both companies have taken a bit of a step back from &#8220;event&#8221; stories&#8230;or have they? DC has been publishing the Brightest Day storyline since the conclusion of Blackest Night and it currently stands at too many comics to even count (it passed 50 titles back in August&#8230;I can&#8217;t find a more current checklist).  And Marvel?  Well, since the conclusion of Siege, we&#8217;ve gotten: X-Men: Second Coming - 25 comics X-Men: Curse of the Mutants &#8211; 18 comics Chaos War - 21 comics World War Hulks and Fall of the Hulks - 31 comics Shadowland &#8211; 31 comics Have we really had enough of a break from events for an announcement like Marvel&#8217;s upcoming &#8220;line-wide&#8221; event FEAR ITSELF to really seem like a big deal?  And can we say we&#8217;ve fully recuperated from &#8220;event fatigue?&#8221; Despite being announced as a seven-issue miniseries from the creative team of Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen, Fear Itself actually kicks off in March 2011 with a World War II era issue penned by Ed Brubaker and....]]></description>
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		<title>Madness at the Movies: Tron Legacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, full disclosure. I just about wanted to kill myself watching the original Tron. I couldn&#8217;t remember much about the original Tron, but was given an opportunity to see it a couple of days ago, and jumped at the chance, figuring that it could enhance my viewing of Tron: Legacy, which I&#8217;ve been dying to see.  See, fans of the original have been excited about Legacy for its continuing of the storyline &#8211; me, I was excited about it because it looked amazing.  I didn&#8217;t know much about the story and, to be honest, Marvel&#8217;s prequel comic to the movie just confused the hell out of me. So I gave the first flick a shot and, while I admire what it was doing at the time, I also understand why ultimately the film is a cult hit and not one of those cherished classics, like Star Wars or Indiana Jones.  I mean, it&#8217;s quite an unexciting film.  Visually interesting, but storywise, it just didn&#8217;t cut it for me.  If anything, it actually hurt my motivation to see the sequel.  I understand that it has its audience, and I get it&#8230;I just couldn&#8217;t get into the movie.  Nonetheless, I was determined to see Tron Legacy on its opening weekend.  Did 28 years make a difference in storytelling technique?  Did the film live up to its awesome visuals? In Tron Legacy, Kevin Flynn&#8217;s son Sam is actually working against Encom, the company his father made a big deal.  See, they&#8217;re releasing a....]]></description>
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		<title>Want to be an Executive Producer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m debating this so bad&#8230;but I think that my desire to have my name pop up in the credits of a theatrically released movie will far surpass any power I give to my need to save money during the holiday season.  Full Moon Pictures, the company behind the Puppet Master and Gingerdead Man series, is offering the opportunity to be an Executive Producer on their next film, Evil Bong 3D: The Wrath of Bong, which will be released (in limited release) theatrically next year. All you have to do is buy a $200 gift card to the Full Moon store.  You get the Executive Producer credit, a poster for the movie signed by the cast, and your $200 gift card automatically resets every year for the next two years&#8230;so you actually get $600 in merchandise. More details after jump! This is a very important day for Full Moon as we are announcing and launching a program that I hope you dudes will find super awesome and far-out and will inspire you to give Full Moon a hand in making its first Theatrical Release in over 15 years: EVIL BONG 3-D: THE WRATH OF BONG!!! By purchasing The Full Moon EVERGREEN Gift Card (or any of the other 3 Full Moon Gift Cards!) you will not only get $600.00 worth of credit at fullmoondirect.com plus an on-screen Executive Producers credit plus an 11&#215;17 poster of EVIL BONG 3-D signed by the entire cast &#8211; YOU WILL ALSO BE HELPING FULL MOON....]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: Damian Wayne Animated!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know the guys give me a pretty hard time about picking up Grant Morrison&#8217;s run on Batman, but I think the one thing that we&#8217;ve all come to agree upon is that at least one good thing has come out of it &#8211; Damian Wayne.  Sure, the character started as a little prick that we were just waiting to die off, but as the character matured, he became something we&#8217;ve never seen before &#8211; a badass Robin.  Tim Drake was awesome, Dick Grayson as well.  Jason Todd was a little schmuck.  But Damian has been kicking ass and taking names. Which is why preview footage of a recent Batman: Brave and the Bold episode (episode S02E22), entitled &#8220;Knights of Tomorrow,&#8221; had me excited.  It showed a Dick Grayson Batman facing off against the &#8220;son of the Joker,&#8221; and the first animated appearance of Damian Wayne! After all, I said on a recent Funnybooks episode that I think the television show Young Justice would have been a prime time to introduce the rest of the world to Damian Wayne (they went with Dick Grayson).  I was shocked that Brave and the Bold would introduce Damian into its mythos, but I had to see how they were going to make it work. &#8220;Knights of Tomorrow&#8221; is a rather oddly formatted episode.  While I know that Brave and the Bold typically has a pre-credits sequence that has nothing to do with the regular episode.  Still, it usually at least partially leads into....]]></description>
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		<title>Hey BooBoo&#8230;wait&#8230;what?  Nooooo!!!  Bang!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to YouTube, this video is in no way associated with the upcoming Warner Brothers&#8217; release of Yogi Bear, with Dan Aykroyd as the voice of the titular bear.  Except that, according to this site, it&#8217;s actually a gag done by the animators of the film (which actually seems pretty believable).  Either way, despite the fact that the film is surely not going to end this way&#8230;it should.]]></description>
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		<title>Primeval Returns on January 1st, 2011!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now this is some damn exciting news. Primeval, the BBC series featuring rifts in time that allow both dinosaurs and futuristic monsters to invade modern-day England has been pretty stellar from day one.  As the series progressed, we saw major changed to status quo including the deaths and betrayals of almost the entire main cast, and a change in the past that forever altered the present day.  It&#8217;s been a well written show with a ton of great action and fun&#8230;of course, that is, until it got canceled at the end of season 3, which ended on a cliffhanger. Of course, there was fan outcry about the beloved series ending, so BBC America teamed up to co-fund the series with BBC UK, ITV, and ProSieben to bring the series back for two seasons, premiering simultaneously on BBC UK and BBC America starting on January 1st!  Check out the full press release after the jump! New Year’s Day marks a new beginning for acclaimed series &#8220;Primeval&#8221;, when it premieres in the US on BBC AMERICA, the same day as its UK broadcast. Returning to screens thanks to a unique international collaboration, including new co-producer BBC AMERICA, the seven-episode Season 4 delivers ambitious adventures and opens the franchise to new audiences. From the creators of &#8220;Walking with Dinosaurs&#8221; and &#8220;Survivors&#8221;, &#8220;Primeval&#8221; sees the arrival of new faces and headquarters along with the surprise return of some notable guest stars from earlier seasons. Primeval premieres Saturday, January 1, 2011, at 9:00 pm ET/PT.....]]></description>
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		<title>Cardboard Crack Episode 3.2: Proliferate Control</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardboard crackheads Jonathan &#38; John try their hand and deckbuilding and put together a mono blue Proliferate list from scratch. As always, critiques, tips, and suggestions are always welcome either in the comments or at cardcrack@gmail.com]]></description>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Cardboard crackheads Jonathan &amp; John try their hand and deckbuilding  and put together a mono blue Proliferate list from scratch. - As always, critiques, tips, and suggestions are always welcome either in the comments or at cardcrack@gmail.com</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Cardboard crackheads Jonathan &amp; John try their hand and deckbuilding  and put together a mono blue Proliferate list from scratch.

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As always, critiques, tips, and suggestions are always welcome either in the comments or at cardcrack@gmail.com (mailto:cardcrack@gmail.com)</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Ani-Madness: Firebreather</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always been curious about Phil Hester and Andy Kuhn&#8217;s Firebreather comic from Image Comics.  Published as a series of mini-series, the character has popped up in other image books, like The Pact, where he fought alongside Shadowhawk and Invincible.  He seems to have a pretty sturdy following, and the concept, about a boy who&#8217;s half-human, half dragon has intrigued me.  Still, for some unknown reason, I&#8217;ve just never gotten around to reading it. Volume 3 just started on November 24th, the same day as the Cartoon Network premiere of an animated movie based on the original volume.  Though I didn&#8217;t pick up the comic, I went ahead and checked out the animated movie.  The animation in the commercials that I&#8217;d seen looked a little&#8230;television-level, but I figured it would be a good opportunity to see if the story would be worth checking out. Firebreather starts off telling you about a war between humans and giant monsters, called Kaiju, led by Belloc, the king of the Kaiju.  In order to stop the fighting, Margaret Rosenblatt agrees to marry to Belloc, and the unity of their marriage leads to Duncan.  Not entirely sure how a human and 300-ft. dragon got it on, but the animated movie says it&#8217;s &#8220;actually pretty simple.&#8221;  Yech!  Anyway, Duncan is now a teenager, and trying to fit in at a new high school, where he befriends the usual misfit kids and falls for the homecoming queen. Though Firebreather is kind of what you&#8217;d expect from a....]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: From the Cutting Room Floor&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We talk about a ton of books on FUNNYBOOKS, but not every book we read makes the weekly podcast, especially when only one of us has read it.  Still, there’s a bunch of good stuff (and horrible stuff) out there that you’re curious about, and that we’d love to tell you about.  Welcome to From the Cutting Room Floor, where we can tell you about the books that got excised from the program, and whether you should spend your hard earned money on them.  After the jump, short reviews of… Batman and Robin #17 (DC Comics) Detective Comics #871 (DC Comics) Hollow Point/Damaged Radical Premiere (Radical Comics) Chew, Vol. 3: Just Desserts (Image Comics) Batman and Robin #17 Paul Cornell seems to be all the rage nowadays, but I just can&#8217;t get into his run on Action Comics, so when he was announced as the fill in writer for Batman and Robin #17-19, while Pete Tomasi and Patrick Gleason get a little bit of time to catch up on the beginning of their run, it was kind of a &#8220;meh&#8221; announcement for me.  Neither displeasure nor pleasure&#8230;just &#8220;okay.&#8221;  Not only that, his artist was Scott McDaniel, who&#8217;s work sometimes feels rushed to me, but who I have been a big fan of from back during his stint on Green Arrow.  Still, given that these were fill in issues, I knew they&#8217;d be rushed, both story and art wise.  I&#8217;m thankful to say though, that I was wrong &#8211; sure, this....]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: Island of Batman!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever ventured to Universal Orlando&#8217;s Island of Adventure, and taken a walk through Marvel Super Hero Island?  It&#8217;s great to ride attractions and walk through a theme park experience based on some of your favorite comic book characters, but I&#8217;ve got to say, I&#8217;m a little bummed that, since the opening of Islands of Adventure in 1999, nothing new has opened in the area since 2000&#8242;s Storm Force Acceleration and, despite being the comic loving fiend I am, it&#8217;s one of the areas of the park I&#8217;m least excited about for repeat visits, despite my love for the Hulk Coaster and Spider-Man rides. Not many folks know that Marvel&#8217;s superhero universe wasn&#8217;t the original plan for the park, however.  No, the original plans were to make the park heavily themed on the Batman universe, with influences from both the movies (plans began in 1992, before the movies started sucking) and the comics.  It seems like the effort was going to be made to make this a fully immersive experience (a la the Wizarding World of Harry Potter) with themeing to make you feel like you were actually walking through the streets of Gotham.  I can&#8217;t help but feel that, as much as I love Marvel Super Hero Island, this would truly have been an exciting theme park experience unlike anything seen at the time.  Not only that, it seems like Six Flags attempts to use DC&#8217;s stable of characters are admirable&#8230;but the park just doesn&#8217;t have the money to do....]]></description>
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		<title>Ideology of XMas: Wizarding World of Harry Potter Review!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we geek about it, we speak about it here at IoM, and Christmas is definitely something we geek about! And you guys know how much I geek out about theme parks&#8230;so I&#8217;m glad that, even though I live in Virginia and not someplace like Orlando, I still have a Christmas theme park event I can write about in Busch Gardens Williamsburg&#8217;s Christmas Town.  Earlier this year though, I had the good fortune of visiting Universal Orlando&#8217;s Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  Though not technically a Christmas-themed attraction, there was plenty of snow and even a couple of snowmen to make it the perfect holiday event. I&#8217;ve been meaning to write this review for quite some time now&#8230;is Wizarding World of Harry Potter worth the trip to Orlando for Harry Potter fans, especially if you&#8217;re already checked out the park?  Check out my full review after the jump! Really, it makes sense to kind of take on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter by each attraction, rather than as a lump sum of its whole: Hogsmeade: The entire Wizarding World is themed as Hogsmeade &#8211; the little town near Hogwarts that the kids travel to regularly.  I&#8217;m not a Harry Potter expert, but I think some of the shops in the part are actually from Diagon Alley, which may or not be in Hogsmeade&#8230;don&#8217;t really know Potter geography.  Maybe someone can help me out with that.  Anywho, regardless of accuracy, it sure looks like it&#8217;s been plucked straight from the....]]></description>
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		<title>Read Darkness/Pitt #1 for FREE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out now in comic shops, Darkness/Pitt #1 collects one of my favorite mini-series of 2009, along with some other awesome comics! The Darkness/Pitt Volume 1 Trade Paperback (W) Paul Jenkins (A) Dale Keown (Cov) Dale Keown Item Code: FEB100419 ISBN: 978160706108351499 Aliens! Mobsters! Zombies! Feds! Dale Keown’s classic hero, Pitt, makes his return to comics! When Tim and Pitt’s mission to track down those infected by an alien virus brings them to The Darkness bearer Jackie’s stomping ground in New York, they are invariably drawn together. Both attract the unwanted attention of the Federal Government and mayhem ensues! The crossover reunites The Darkness writer Paul Jenkins (Captain America, Mythos) and Pitt creator Dale Keown (Hulk: The End), collecting the sold out The Darkness/Pitt #1-3 plus a collection of script, toned artwork, a cover gallery and much more. As an added value, this trade will also include The Darkness #75, an all-star anniversary issue by Phil Hester (The Anchor) and a host of fantastic artists! “Every panel shows the love for the medium and a cunning eye for dynamics, action moments, perspective and the use of light/shadow is used delicately and skillfully.” —Broken Frontier &#8220;…an exciting, eye-popping read&#8221; &#8211; Comic Book Resources &#8220;…a hell of a lot of character conflict, cracking dialogue&#8230;&#8221; – Bleeding Cool &#8220;The concept from start to finish is just plain old-fashioned cool&#8221; &#8211; Newsarama Full Color 144 pages $14.99 trade paperback Read Darkness/Pitt #1 for FREE after the jump!]]></description>
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		<title>FREE Witchblade Goodness!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What??? More kickass free comics from your boys here at Ideology of Madness? Hell yeah&#8230;and we&#8217;ve got a special treat for you today!  From the pages of Witchblade: Redemption Volume 1 TPB (in stores today), a full FREE issue of Witchblade! WITCHBLADE: REDEMPTION VOLUME 1 TRADE PAPERBACK (W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic (Cov) Stjepan Sejic Item Code: JUN100514 ISBN: 978160706200450499 Only $4.99 in Direct Market Stores! In the aftermath of “War of the Witchblades,” Sara Pezzini must reclaim the full mantle of the Witchblade and come to terms with her dark actions. In this first volume of the “Redemption” trade line, readers are reintroduced to Sara; boyfriend and partner, Patrick Gleason; and the strange, supernatural world of the Witchblade. Fans are also re-introduced to Aphrodite IV, the emerald haired cyborg assassin. This volume collects issues #131-135 by long time writer Ron Marz (Artifacts) and artistic partner Stjepan Sejic (Angelus) and is a perfect introductory volume for new readers. Also included in the volume is a cover gallery, behind the scenes sketches, designs, and more at a special introductory price point of $4.99 (only in comic shops)! Read the issue by clicking the thumbnails after the jump!]]></description>
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		<title>Read VELOCITY #1 for FREE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to get caught up on Top Cow&#8217;s Velocity before #3 comes out on December 15th?  Well, courtesy of your buds here at IoM, you can read the entire first sold-out issue for FREE!  Featuring the creative collaboration of writer Ron Marz (Witchblade, Artifacts) and artist Kenneth Rocafort (Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer), Velocity #3 finds Carin Taylor, the hero known as Velocity, racing around the globe in an attempt to save her Cyberforce teammates as the clock is literally ticking on her life.  If Carin can’t beat the clock, she and her friends will succumb to a techno-virus and give Cyberforce’s greatest foe his greatest victory. Just click on the thumbnails after the jump to give it a read!]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: Young Justice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Friday on Cartoon Network is premiere of Young Justice, the new DC animated series that seems like a dream come true.  Why would it be a dream come true &#8230; well, take a look at that picture at right.  Not only is Young Justice in DC Continuity (kinda), but the biggest news is that there is no embargo on any DC character, a first for any DC animated series (including Justice League Unlimited, which could use Batman, but not all Batman villains)&#8230;which means that any character is fair game, including Batman, Superman, and all of the JLA and their respective villains. Though the series doesn&#8217;t actually start until January 2011, the two-part premiere, &#8220;Independence Day,&#8221; comes on this Friday, November 26th, at 7pm.  What&#8217;s the episode about? n Young Justice, being a teenager means proving yourself over and over — to peers, parents, teachers, mentors and, ultimately, to yourself. But what if you&#8217;re not just a normal teenager? What if you&#8217;re a teenage super hero? How much harder will it be to prove yourself in a world of super powers, super villains and super secrets? Are you ready to come of age in such a world? Are you ready for life or death rites of passage? Are you ready to join the ranks of the great heroes and prove you&#8217;re worthy of the Justice League? That&#8217;s exactly what the members of Young Justice — Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis — will found out … whether....]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game Madness: Need for Speed &#8211; Hot Pursuit (2010)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a fan of the Need for Speed series since the original in 1994.  I used to play it with my friends on my PC while we listened to rock CD&#8217;s for hours upon hours.  It was a great time, a gorgeous game, and a whole hell of a lot of fun.  It was as close as we were going to get to driving that kind of exotic car, and it quickly became a tradition that we&#8217;ve shared since that initial entry through almost every entry of the series (save for a few lame entries while the series tried different variations). Still, no entry brought quite as much to the series as the original Hot Pursuit (Need for Speed 3 in 1998), which took on much of what worked in the first two entries and distilled it down to what has made the series work &#8211; exotic cars and cops.  Since then, the series has tried different themes, with varying degrees of success &#8211; from ultra realistic sims (ProStreet) to pure arcade (Nitro) and everything in between (Undercover, Carbon, the two Underground games).  I actually enjoyed some of those entries, despite the fact that none particularly succeeded too well with fans.  But, working with Criterion Games (the development company behind the successful Burnout series), Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, actually the 16th game in the franchise, distills the series back to a formula that makes it work.  Gone are drifting missions (though drifting is still a part of the....]]></description>
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		<title>Win your own STEAMING PILE OF BATMAN!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to jump back into the Bat-universe, but not sure if it&#8217;s worth the dip into the Grant Morrison crazy pond?  Well, here&#8217;s a chance to give the books a shot!  One lucky winner will receive copies of the first issues of the new Batman relaunch! Batman: The Return One-Shot Batman Inc. #1 Batman #704 Batwoman #0 Detective Comics #871 Note that Batman and Robin #17 is not included due to the delay of the Pete Tomasi/Patrick Gleason run until February.  Batman: The Dark Knight #1 (written and drawn by David Finch) appears to be delayed as well, sadly. But you still get two Dick Grayson books, two Bruce Wayne books, and Batwoman!  Here&#8217;s how you enter! The Deets: Listen to this week&#8217;s episode of Funnybooks. On the show notes for that episode, tell us who your ideal Batman creative team would be. One entry per person, please. One winner will be chosen at random. Items will only be shipped within the United States. Contest ends Friday, November 26, 2010 at 11:59 pm Central time. Winner will be announced on next week&#8217;s episode of Funnybooks.]]></description>
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		<title>Madness at the Movies: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of a beloved saga is always going to divide fans.  Revenge of the Sith (and even Return of the Jedi) have hardcore fans, and hardcore detractors.  So do the final Pirates of the Caribbean series, and The Matrix films, amongst many others.  It&#8217;s just impossible to please everybody. The final Harry Potter novel is almost universally adored and the filmmakers decided that, rather than being willing to sacrifice any important story beats, it would be better to split the story into two movies, which makes Harry Potter the Deathly Hollows, Part 1 primarily build up to the eventual big battle between the forces of good and evil.  The problem with that a movie of what&#8217;s essentially build up is that you feel like you don&#8217;t get a full story.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows is definitely a good film, but it&#8217;s certainly not a complete experience. I&#8217;ve not read any of the Harry Potter books.  I know that may make me a bad person or something, but I promised myself that I wouldn&#8217;t read the books until after I&#8217;d seen the movies.  Sure, the major beats of all the books are ruined in news stories and reviews and all that, but I&#8217;d much rather get the first-time experience to the story from watching the movie.  It may be weird, but I&#8217;d rather have a book ruined for me than a movie.  One of the biggest issues I&#8217;ve had with any of the Harry Potter movies thus far....]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks After Hours: The Significant Seven</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been many nights since Open Mic Night happened at the Lair, and the place is packed.  A distinguished looking gentleman, sporting a name tag that reads “@WilliamPall,” steps up the mic and pulls out a note&#8230; “I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve heard of the Significant Seven, right? The seven most influential, or otherwise significant comic book superheroes . . .Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Captain America, Spiderman, &#38; Plastic Man. Well, ya see, that list came out in &#8217;89. My question is, do you think that list is still accurate, 21 years later? Do you agree with those seven? Who is your Significant Seven?” Wayne leans in towards the audience, “I think that list is most definitely out of date.  Plastic Man and Captain Marvel have no place on it at all.  As much as I am enjoying the current run on Wonder Woman I don&#8217;t really see her as a significant character anymore either.  I think she makes most lists because the writers feel the need to include a strong female character so they don&#8217;t seem sexist.  There are plenty of female Superheros that I enjoy reading, but to be honest I can&#8217;t think of any that are influential or significant.  The closest that comes to mind is Jean Grey and she is currently dead. Not all of the seven need to be replaced though.  Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and Captain America all still deserve their place.  I did consider pulling Captain America and Batman at this point though and....]]></description>
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		<title>The Official Green Lantern Trailer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now here&#8217;s the as-expected snarky fanboy criticism&#8230;I&#8217;m not going to complain about any changes in costuming or character design so much as to say that I think the good aspects of this film look like they&#8217;re getting lost in the effects.  I think Ryan Reynolds doesn&#8217;t look half bad in the role (a little too funny for Hal, but no biggie), and there are some genuinely cool moments in the trailer.  Acting looks like it might be solid&#8230;but man&#8230;those effects are hurtin&#8217;. What say you? Here’s the official Apple link to see it in HD.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Cow Pilot Season Voting is Open!  Read all books here for FREE!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top Cow Productions, Inc. wants your votes for Pilot Season 2010, and to ensure fans can be educated voters, they are offering readers the opportunity to read all the contenders for this year’s Pilot Season for free.  In addition, the publisher invites fans to join them at this week’s Bagged and Boarded LIVE! at the SModCastle in Los Angeles to hear their pleas. Up until the end of the voting period on November 30, 2010, 39 Minutes, Asset, Crosshair, Forever, and 7 Days From Hell will be available for free through many of Top Cow’s digital distribution partners including Wowio, MyDigitalComics.com, DriveThruComics.com, with more to come, as well as RIGHT HERE ON IDEOLOGY OF MADNESS! To further make their case, Asset writer and Top Cow publisher Filip Sablik, Crosshair writer Jeff Katz, Forever creator and Top Cow President Matt Hawkins and 7 Days From Hell writer Rob Levin will join Bagged and Boarded’s Matt Cohen and Brendan Creecy at the SModCastle (6468 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA).  Tickets to the show are available for purchase here: http://smodcastle.com/tickets.html.  If fans are unable to attend the live show, the show will be available online shortly after its recording, or fans can head to the Top Cow YouTube page for video pleas from the creators themselves. Polling stations are now set up at the Top Cow site (www.topcow.com) with additional polling stations to appear on various comics news sites, blogs and social media platforms.  Readers can vote multiple times a day up....]]></description>
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		<title>Funnybooks Offline: Thoughts on DC&#8217;s February 2011 Solicitations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man, my fellow FUNNYBOOKS co-hosts hate it when I talk about solicitations.  They don&#8217;t necessarily like what&#8217;s coming up, especially when it spoils whatever story they&#8217;re into.  But me, I love reading solicits, and Previews and checking out teasers and preview pages.  I mean, if I know I&#8217;m going to buy a book, I&#8217;ll probably skip over the preview pages, but I&#8217;ve picked up many books that I wasn&#8217;t originally planning on based on what I&#8217;ve seen in solicits and previews. DC released their February 2011 solicits today, and there definitely some goodies in there.  For the full solicits, check here &#8211; for my thoughts on the most interesting books of the month, check after the jump! DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #1 and 2 A new 26-issue biweekly series, based on the storyline of the new DC Universe MMORPG.  As much as I want to play the game, I&#8217;m a little concerned about not having the time to warrant the money I&#8217;d have to spend on it.  But with a comic series written by Tony Bedard and Marv Wolfman that tells the story of the game, it seems like I&#8217;m going to get the story of the game without actually having to buy it, and that makes me a happy dude.  Featuring cover art by Ed Benes, the story involves  Lex Luthor of a post-apocalyptic future coming back in time to recruit today&#8217;s heroes to stop Braniac. Outsiders #37 Looks like &#8220;Reign of Doomsday&#8221; is starting in January&#8217;s Steel #1,....]]></description>
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		<title>Top Cow Pilot Season 2010: Forever (FREE ISSUE!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(W) Brad Ingelsby (A) Thomas Nachlick (Cov) Bagus Hutomo In the not-so-distant future, a pharmaceutical company called Longevity™ has developed a drug which extends human life and counters the debilitating effects of aging almost indefinitely. When a young doctor, who owes his very life to Longevity™, gets his dream job at the company; he soon learns that immortality comes at an unthinkable price.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Cow Pilot Season 2010: Crosshair (FREE ISSUE!)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(W) Jeff Katz (A) Allan Jefferson (Cov) Marc Silvestri After settling into the life of loving husband and devoted father in the suburbs, a former assassin for the CIA learns he&#8217;s been brainwashed to kill the President of the United States. To his horror, Justin Weller has discovered that in less than 48 hours something or someone will trigger his suppressed program and send him into deadly and irreversible action. Weller must discover his triggering mechanism and uncover who is behind the conspiracy that will pitch the world into chaos.]]></description>
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