The year is 2010. Police are called to IdeologyofMadness.com only to discover that podcast personality Tim has been stabbed to death by his 12 year-old co-host. After being institutionalized for 6 episodes, Jonathan breaks out mere days before Halloween. No one knows nor would wish to learn what will happen on October 31st, other than […]
In our second sandbox episode, we get deep into our setting. We work on neighborhoods figuring out the local color. Tim changes his mind. Asian architectural styles are compared and contrasted! Ninjas appear! Jonathan continues to tilt at that windmill… A city under the city. Plus, a special appearance by The Piano Man! Thoughts on […]
Pinocchio is one angry little puppet. His father has been killed, then turned into a vampire, and he’s lost everything…except the lies that turn his nose into a vampire killing stake! This week, we talk to the creators of Pinocchio Vampire Slayer and its upcoming sequel, The Great Puppet Theater. Dusty Higgins is the creator […]
Fresh from his trip to Taos, Aron describes the sad state of geekdom there in northern New Mexico and Tim reveals his limited knowledge of U.S. geography. Meanwhile, both Wayne and Paul share the horror of being pull-list-raped by their comic shop guy. The horror. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE: New Avengers #5 Avengers Academy #5 X-MEN UPDATE: […]
Four out of the five of us on Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie are tabletop RPG enthusiasts. We’re gamers. It seemed inevitable then that our love of superheroics, role playing games, and podcasting would converge into recording actual play. In our first episode, we kick off world building for our superhero sandbox setting. The […]
Day two of NYCC brought with it even more great announcements! Nothing quite on the level as some of the stuff I read about during day one, but some pretty cool stuff nonetheless! What were my favorite announcements? The Death of Oracle – While ominous sounding, I’d venture to say that Barbara Gordon won’t die. […]
Man, I really hate missing out on some of these awesome comic conventions, like NYCC and SDCC. I mean, sure you have to deal with a ton of crowds and non-comic related crap (mostly at SDCC), but you also get a ton of AWESOME comic book news! It’s only been one day and already I’m […]
BONE is back! For the first time since completing in 2004, brand new tales set in Jeff Smith’s Bone universe are being revealed, with the recent release of Bone: Tall Tales, and the upcoming Quest for the Spark trilogy, both under the skillful pen of novelist and comic writer Tom Sniegoski! Sniegoski also wrote a […]
It’s about damn time someone did something like this. Top Cow just made us aware that, when you purchase Witchblade #144 (a special anniversary issue), you actually will get the digital version for FREE! Top Cow Productions, Inc announced today their plan to make a digital copy of the special anniversary issue of their flagship […]
No matter how much you love a hobby, sometimes it makes you mad. And boy, we were awfully cranky on this episode. Join Aron, Paul, Tim and Wayne as we work out our rage… Check out our interview with Rob Williams. Paul’s comic shop guy is a “picky bitch.” Is it okay to put a […]