Podcast Update November 1st

New episodes are up and available!

Equestria This Week Episode 40
Will there be a Lunaocalypse in your future? What is the deal with Princess Skyla? More Japanese pony mis translations and changes and more.

That New 52 Smell V2 Issue #5
Lots of flank hurt as we look at the derailed Action Comics #24, the buy more of our stuff time lost Teen Titans #24 and the creepily chibi Batman Lil Gotham Halloween special Digital version.

Next week it's an all new Equestria This Week (the review of My Little Pony #11-#12 and the fandom flank hurt over Shining Armor's portrayal in the two parter), That Android Podcast and the all new (twice as big, with more content) Digital Scribbles Max Episode 8.

Stay tuned!

Podcast Update 9/29

That New 52 Smell V2 Episode 3 Now available, reviewing Issue #21).

Next Week...
- Equestria This Week Episode 36 (Completed)
Working on Episde 37 now... starting with pony news to discuss

- That Android Podcast Episode 4 (10%)
Working on episode today

- Digital Scribbles Episode 7 (33%)

Stay tuned for updates.

Podcast Updates 9/16

New episodes of That New 52 Smell and That Android Podcast are now up and available, sorry for the delay. Next weekend it's Equestria This Week, featuring reviews from IDW's pony comics and an update on what the end of the year will bring for pony comics. That Android Podcast has a new episode, as well as Digital Scribbles. See you this coming weekend!

This Week's Update : That New 52 Smell Volume 2 Episode 1

Finally diving into the pile of NEw 52 I need to review, first episode out starts with Superman #18, Supergirl #19 and Teen Ttians #19 as well as 90's Spectre and talk of the first phase of Justice League movies (2013 to 2017).

Next up is Henshin Up and That Android Podcast, stay tuned for updates.

Podcast Updatews August 20th 2013

The first of a  new series of Podcasts, The Off Seasons, is up and ready for download. Covering series in their off seasons, of course, Episode 1 talks about Docttor Who's new upcoming age as well as catch up with some pony review content including The Vinyl Scratch Tapes Season 2 and Buttons Adventures.

Next up is That New 52 Smell V2 Episode 1, with reviews of Superman #18, Supergirl #19 and Teen Titans #19 as well as firrst discussion of the Phase 1 Justice League movies now underway... you know... aka Man of Steel, Man of Steel 2 featuring Batman, The Flash, Justice League (2017) and... Lego the Movie... because LEGO Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman... because.

Stay tuned for updates.

Summer 2013 Day 17 : The Waiting Game... sigh.

Yup. Days have passed and I am still waiting on the laptop. What a revolting development, especially since tomorrow is rare useless Hawaiian holiday King Kamehameha day (insert Goku from Dragon ball Z performing Kamehameha here). If there was ever a good reason why Hele On deserves no more money, let alone doubling prices to ride the bus, it's this.

If at least Hele On was improving the bus schedule, adding more bus arrivals a day or Sunday/Holiday bus shuttle schedules (shuttles don't run on Sunday and holidays) then I can justify a decent 50% rate hike... but double the rates for the same so-so service? Come on, be serious.

So won't be checking up on the laptop again for a few days... disappointingly... oh well, stay tuned for updates though I am working on the first batch of New 52 reviews, starting off with Action Comics #19 (must buy digital version), Supergirl #19, Superman #18-#19 and Teen Titans #19. Coming soon.

That New 52 Smell 5/15

Yes, I actually have an update. Surprise?

As May rolls along issues of the New 52 subscriptions are just rolling in like mad... well one more issue then we will get four issues a month until I add on to subscriptions. Anyway so far here is what I am covering next That New 52 Smell, the first episode covering new content.

Issue #18 - We start off with the first issue to arrive in the mail, Superman #18, and the menace of... something. Guest starring Orion of the New Gods and the New 52`s most villainous bobble headed human... seriously.

Issue #19 - This month`s issues we look at the first Andy Diggle issue of Action Comics in #19 (still waiting on it), Super girl power with Power Girl in Supergirl #19, and Wonder Woman in Superman #19 while we look at Teen Titans #19.

As I roll into the summer I am at a bit of a quandary... I don't know if I can add any more subscriptions to the cast but we will see, stay tuned.

As for the next cast? Actually I am presently waiting on progress on this whole laptop scenario going on right now, so when progress is made on that there will be an update but for now... waiting on progress. Sigh. Stay tuned.

Start of the Week 5/12

Well a whole new week is starting off so let's see what is happening.

Despite the fact I said I was headed back to work with RKYV Online... weeks have passed and I haven't heard from my Editor Mr. Pare in -- well, months now. So while I hope to hear from him soon I am going to be looking around for another writing position elsewhere. Updates as I dive into submitting content all about.

Incoming review content I have a few things to review.

- Superman wise I have 2 issues of the New 52 (Superman #18-#19) to review, in That New 52 Smell once I get should of that laptop and start working on casts anew. Over in This Old DC Swag I am looking at at Superman The Sunday Funnies HC, classic Golden Age Superman from the newspapers in a series of content.

- Got some random Spider-Man issues coming in to review in This Old Comic Addict. More on it once I get the issues in.

- Six week waiting period is up for Action Comics and Teen Titans, adding them to the list of subscriptions I am waiting on. So far I have received 2 issues of Superman, and that is that for now... during the Week I talk about my concerns over the missing Supergirl subscription, and knock on wood maybe a response to my latest inquiry from DC Comics.

- Finally working to revive Equestria This Week, covering the first story arc of the comic and Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash of the Micro Series... oh, and catching. up with audio dramas and favorite youtube series, and the latest series to come to a screeching halt midrun much to my dismay.

Well time to get to work.

That New 52 Smell : The First Unpacking Update

That New 52 Smell
The First Unpacking

Six weeks later and the first subscription issue finally arrived. My first review issue... and subsequently I finally had a few questions answered.

- Subscription issues start mailing after six weeks HOWEVER that only means they mail on the week they come out... which may mean it might take extra weeks for some first issues to mail.

- Oh yes, they seemingly come out a month behind. Its April... and I got March's issue.

- And they mail one issue at a time. That's good. Means I dont have to wait two months between reviews... I dont know why I was even worried about that. Really.

So April is going to be a slow month. This episode coming? Superman Issue No 18, featuring fallout from H'el on Earth, the realization the artwork reminds me of manga artwork which reminds me of the time Superman was drawn that way for a time in the 90's as a sales gimmick... and the threat of Hector Hammond, the new 52s worst ever evil bobble headed human... I mean wow! Just look at the size of his head! Sheesh... oh, and that is only the tip of the iceberg in this first ever New 52 Superman review.

After that? Waiting on Supergirl to come in. Hopefully not too long of a wait.

May is a little busier. Besides the second issues of Supergirl and Superman we also get the first issues of Action Comics and Teen Titans, doubling the monthly reviews to four.

For all intents and purposes it looks like a major trade will be resolved. So that means June and probably July will see the last of the first year content rolling in, setting the pace of the series in 2013 to 2014..

It took awhile, but we are finally ready to get That New 52 Smell rolling full speed ahead. And that can only be a good thing.

So how will we close up the first year of content? Good question... I am still fudging abit on the end admittedly. That is still abit up in the air.

Wonder Woman is still on the list most certainly, that is scheduled, but how to end? Hmm... I was thinking of several possible scenarios... my mind is basically stuck at this point, at a indecision moment, and while there is a bit of time left to resolve it... that time is running out so... what to end with. That I will save for an upcoming update.

So right now we will focus on upcoming episodes.

- Supergirl episode
While I am hoping that we will see the first issue arrive today (April 20th)... it might not. So first issue coverage coming soon.

There is also the digital content, but that is a topic of another update... stay tuned.

That New 52 Smell - First Unpacking Minus Five and Digital?

Well as of today (April 4th) we are almost to the six week mark for the first two 52 titles for the cast, Supergirl and Superman, depending on when the first issues finally show up in the boxy box. So waiting on that before... oh wait, my stupid MP3 Player I was recording on is broken screen wise... at long last... meaning I have to do the casts another way. Sigh. What a bother. Well while I work on that I have an update in another vein, possibly reintergrating digital content for reviews.

I am finally going to, this year's tech add on, add a tablet for review purposes of digital comics. Odds are I am going to add the Kindle Fire, and probably make Comixology my home for digital... but that is in a future update. Stay tuned.

Another add should be in the handheld dept, but that's for the RPG blog. Stay tuned.

Hmm... short updates. So waiting on the first unpacking and I will update when it shows up.

Update - Looks like my little MP3 is working again OK so doing some cast recording this weekend.

Podcast Updates April 2nd 2013

Lots of new podcasts up and available for download! OMGComics (Easter Edition), Pocket Gamer (Dragon Quest IX), Spill It Comments (the first 15 of Defiance Episode 1), That New 52 Smell (update on subscriptions), This Old Comic Book Addict (the first unboxing two parter). All that is new so check it out!

Finally! Podcast updates!

The problems with the link list has finally been fixed, so updating today! Put up new episodes of That New 52 Smell and Spill It, with more to come... stay tuned!

That New 52 Smell Episode1-2 Links

Since I am still having problems getting the links updated here's the links to episodes 1-2!

That New 52 Smell Episode 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?cdg8cdm2w39cvsx

That New 52 Smell Episode 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?t66u21c0w79ko8u

Now that there is an update on subscriptions I am getting ready to record Episode 3. Meanwhile I am getting ready to update newly recorded episodes of This Old Comic Addict... probably have to update it like this... sigh... stay tuned.

Podcast Update March 17th 2013

New podcasts are now out and available!

Spill It Trailers Episode 6
New trailers gone over mid month including the all ages appropriate trailer to Evil Dead, the trailer to Stephanie Meyer's The Hose, as well as trailers to 7500, The Canyons, Aftershock and The Brass Teapot.

That New 52 Smell Episode Zero
Even though The New 52 Adventures of Superman still has 4 episodes to go (3 no doubt as this releases or soon as we wait for Episode 42) I am getting That New 52 Smell up and running.

Introduction, DC Comics and me public relations wise, and the whole Orson Scott Card thing with Adventures of Superman... and, for context, we check in with Corrigan (aka the Spectre) and his mid 90's crisis over the topic at hand. Review of the issue of The Spectre (September 1997 if I remember right) is had here. Check it out!

New episode in two weeks, with hopefully the first New 52 DC review... and a very mid 90's Spectre Christmas!

FYI - That New 52 Smell Progress

FYI
Preparing for DC content

First off lets get the unpleasant stuff out of the way.

DC Comics? They're just not going to respond to me, even after the DC themed podcasts launched. So I just need to plan accordingly.

News? Gathered by me for the New 52 cast.

Interviews? None. Sorry.

Review materials? That is all on me and my burden most certainly.

On the plus side... well I am sure being able to set my own pace, and review schedule is a plus if nothing else... oh well.

OK. Now onto actual progress. Trading for subscriptions is moving slowly apace, and while I do not want to jump ahead of myself until everything is all set up... I think we can at least mention progress.

To date two subscriptions have been put to bed set, Supergirl and Superman, a new trade is just starting that, if successful, add two more subscriptions to the schedule.

After that? April should hopefully see another two titles added for a total of six... so progress is definitely being made. Maybe too much progress, to much by far considering I am not getting so much as the time of day from DC... but I guess that is OK. Realistically a large dose of realistic expectations has to be applied in attempting to contacting a large publisher like DC.

Was the silent treatment expected? In some respects yes, sadly yes. I could stand for a higher profile, a bigger presense, more experience and seniority... or a Scrooge McDuck Money Vault.

Why is it I think only status and money gets a response? In truth even I think its exposure and readership, and I need to work harder to build up my readership. Still would it be such a thing just to send me a form email saying you have insufficient presense. Please build up your readership and observe the 12 to 24 month cooling period before resubmitting. Thank you for your interest, salutations and end email. But I dont even have that to show. It is just my opinion that I am insufficient to meet DC's standards for who has access. Well lets close out on a high note, what may be the final word on the review slate of the cast... ready? Yes voting is still ongoing and we are presently at the 40% mark, but... here is how I am seeing it... yes, this is subject to change.

Superman block
Reviewing Action Comics, Supergirl and Superman. Would have rounded it out with Superboy... if it was a subscription title.

Justice League block
Aquaman, Flash and JLAmerica

Finally Ladies Block with Batgirl, Catwoman and Wonder Woman.

Voting is still pending so stay tuned for updates.

OK things are falling into place but we are just waiting for the first arrivals and off we launch That New 52 Smell, so stay tuned.

See you next week!

"That New 52 Smell" poll now up

First order of business for "That New 52 Smell" cast? Rounding out the selection for the first year of reviews. Voting is now on for the remaining four titles to round out the cast. Voting will be for three weeks so vote early please, thank you. Results will be announced at the closing of the poll.

Stay tuned for updates on the cast as it rolls to launch.