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We've got another comic book heavy episode as 'Wonder Woman '77' writer Marc Andreyko guests on Geekscape to talk comic book writing and to break down the 2015 Oscars! What won? What should have won? And did 'Boyhood' get the shaft? Also, is DC's 'Convergence' event just a giant jumping off point for readers? Why should you stick with it? Also, Marc explains the joy of writing Linda Carter's 70s Wonder Woman and Jonathan warns that Shane O'Hare is back to roaming World of Warcraft for cyber! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geekscape is feeling a little bit guilty after the Valentine's Day weekend! Kevin McKee of the 'Guilty Films' podcast joins us to talk about his guiltiest cinematic pleasures! We discuss the ramifications and our wildest dreams of Spider-Man finally joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe! And what will this mean for the Fantastic 4 and X-Men? Ben reviews 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' and Jonathan has a message for Freddy Krueger! And are all James Bond movies the same? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to just break it down among us Geekscape hosts when Kenny, Ben and I talk about the onslaught of awesome TV that's coming at us! 'The Walking Dead' returns for the second half of Season 5 and brings 'Better Call Saul with it! 'Arrow' and 'The Flash' are still rocking on CW and is '12 Monkeys' and the second season of 'Helix' worth watching Syfy? In video games Ben gets scared out of his wits by 'Dying Light' but may not survive the real world Marvel Experience without falling asleep! And I braved the box office bomb that was 'Jupiter Ascending' to tell you that it IS worth your time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An old acquaintance and brand new friend joins Geekscape this week when Geek of All Trades Alan Kistler arrives on the show to talk Game of Thrones, Back to the Future, Doctor Who and tons more! We profess our love of all things Telltale Games and issue a warning on the new 'Fantastic Four' trailer! Is training Velociraptors in 'Jurassic World' necessarily a good thing to do? Alan tells us about his time writing the 'Unofficial Game of Thrones Cook Book' and 'Doctor Who: A History'... and he knows what he's talking about because he schools us about Doctor Who in a huge way and it's QUITE the history lesson! Whether your an old fan or new, I'm pretty sure you'll love this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank Portman has been a big influence on me for over half my life. From his days as the songwriter and front man for the popular rock group The Mr. T Experience to his current work as an author, Frank's writing has played a big role in how I see and reinterpret the world in my own storytelling. Obviously, I jump at the chance to talk writing with him any chance I get and in this special bonus episode we catch up to talk about his new book 'King Dork Approximately', the demise and resurgence of his rock band The Mr. T Experience and the herculean task of creating stories from a personal place that resonate with a larger audience. If you're a writer or creative of any form I think you'll love this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Robert Peterson guests on the show this week to talk about his brand new book 'The Odds'! Set in a post-apocalyptic future where people are forced to fight in a Mad Max style game of chess, this book sounds like it's right up our alleys! Ben is back on the show and shares with us his adventure over the weekend in Milwaukee... and why you may not want to go to a convention in the mid-west in the middle of Winter. We sift through the Oscar controversies and pick out some favorites and American Sniper racks up the body count at the weekend box office. Will the attachment of a Batman V Superman trailer do the same for Jupiter Ascending? And should Geekscape start a gang? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Voice actor Roger Craig Smith returns to Geekscape to talk about his upcoming role in the open world zombies meets parkour game 'Dying Light'! He impressed us as Batman in 'Arkham Origins' so obviously this one's going to be awesome too, right? And what's the difference between his depiction of Batman and Captain America on the 'Avengers' cartoon? And how has his Sonic the Hedgehog voice changed over the year? Did 'Batman: Arkham City' get a bad rap? Plus! Jonathan reveals a story about burning his GI Joe toys as a kid that leaves him in tears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amber Benson arrives on the Geekscape show to talk about her brand new novel "The Witches of Echo Park"! We talk to Amber about writing, what her literary influences are and of course 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'! What are the dangers of doing a 3 hour Reddit AMA? What is her best and worst exchange with a fan? And just how sexual a book is "The Witches of Echo Park"? Things get a little raunchy as Ben geeks out and we all go a little blue! I recommend 'Essex County' to Amber and she talks about her cinephile love of 'Nights of Cabiria'! Yes! It's THAT weird of a Geekscape... and we wouldn't have it any other way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Holidays! We're out of the TradioV studios this week but that's no excuse for not bringing you this week's episode! This week I'm joined by Geekscape Games co-host Juan Carlos Marquez as we weather the worst of Amiibogeddon! Listen to us as we talk about how our lives have become a modern day version of 'Jingle All The Way'! We also sift through the remnants of 'The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies' in hopes of finding survivors! I fall hook line and sinker for the emotional roller coaster of Tell Tale Games' 'Game of Thrones'! What are our favorite video games of the year? Is 'Arkham Knight' the reason to buy a PS4? And is Sony finally releasing 'The Interview'? Why, yes they are! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Battlestar Galactica's Richard Hatch joins us on this Geekscape to talk about BSG, keeping it alive all these years and ending a solid sci-fi TV show on a high note! He also tells us about his new series 'Loadout: Going In Hot' and whether or not he's played online! We talk about what are some of the most overrated movies in recent history and try and figure out why 'The Hunger Games' became such huge hits! Also, are there any possibly positive takeaways from the recent Sony hacks? It's all on this episode of Geekscape! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SourceFed's Trisha Hershberger joins us this week to help wrap up my birthday weekend! Trisha tells us about her upcoming gig competing in Red Bull LAN: Seattle this weekend even though she's new to DOTA 2! I try to give her some positive confidence after running The Spartan Race Malibu this past weekend for Fox and Team Maze Runner! We share your favorite all time video game related holiday gifts and Ben explains why Krypton might be a doomed premise for a brand new SyFy show! And I geek out quite a bit when one of my heroes, Frank Portman, calls in to talk about his new book 'King Dork Approximately' and reveal some news that still has my head spinning! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Kevin Jakubowski joins us on Geekscape to talk about his new book 8-Bit Christmas! Drawing inspiration from that time in our lives when all we wanted was that brand new game system, 8-Bit Christmas leads us into a discussion of our favorite Holiday related gaming memories, including Ben's betrayal of his parents' No Gameboy Rule! Also, what did we think of the teaser trailer for The Force Awakens and AMC spoils their own mid-season finale of The Walking Dead... and the internet erupts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a while since we talked comics... so this episode is going to roll deep in the four colored funnies! Matt Hiscox, my cohost from The Comic Book Show on Twin Galaxies Live, guests on Geekscape to talk about all things Marvel and DC (and maybe some indie titles too)! Are the big events starting to wear the comic book renaissance thin again? What comic book TV shows are worth watching? Can Jonathan stay on top of DC's Multiversity (especially after Pax Americana)? Is Grant Morrison the greatest writer in comics? And why José Luis García-López is the unsung hero of comic book art! There's a lot of comic book talk on this episode but stay with us! You won't regret it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One thing we don't cover enough on Geekscape is the hugely popular world of RPGs and tabletop gaming! Both have been on a huge upswing in popularity for the past few years and it's about time we reflected that on the show! To help us wade through the deep waters as a bunch of noobs, Ivan and Dom from Saving Throw join their buddy Ben Dunn to teach Kenny and I about the new generation of tabletop RPGs. We discuss the new mechanics of DnD and the difference between it and Pathfinder. Also, we suggest some other games to the audience, including horror based ones and the growing popularity of real world games like Puzzle Rooms! It's a brand new day and age with an old familiar game on this episode of Geekscape! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dian Bachar is an actor best known for comedies BASEketball, Cannibal: The Musical and Orgazmo! But now he's on Geekscape to talk about his upcoming project My Neighborhood, for which he is writer, director, lead actor and producer! We talk about trying to make it in Hollywood and working with the legendary Zucker Brothers and Trey Parker and Matt Stone! Kenny schools us on Call of Duty: Advance Warfare, we love Big Hero 6 and lose our minds at the possibility of Ash VS The Evil Dead on TV! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our successful 2013 panel on Kaiju VS Giant Robots is BACK at Stan Lee's Comikaze 2014! We talk all things Japanese monsters and giant robots with our panel of amazing guests Robert Burnett, F.J. DeSanto George Krstic and Tommy Yune! What were our first forays into Giant Robots and Kaiju movies and cartoons! How have the different properties involved over time and in their arrival in the U.S.? What would we recommend to someone starting out and what are the highlights in each series? Really, if you want to get into Kaiju and Giant Robot movies and TV, I couldn't have assembled a better panel. These guys roll deep! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talked zombies at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo 2014! For the second year in a row, Geekscape put together a panel of horror and zombie experts to present 'Everything You Wanted To Know About Zombies (But Were Too Alive To Ask)! This year, we were joined by writer Gavin Hignight and Bloodcast hots Clarke Wolfe and Ryan Turek! What weapon would you use in a zombie apocalypse? Where would you go? And could any of this really happen!?! It's all here, folks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back in the studio with Brandon Cox of 505 Games! We talk about the brand new editions of cult Steam zombie game 'How to Survive', now getting Special Editions on XBoxOne and PS4! We wrap up our experiences at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo and take a stance on Gamer Gate. Plus! What everyday tools would we craft together to kill a zombie is we were stranded on a zombie infested island? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past weekend, at the Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo in Los Angeles, we went 1 on 1 with Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld on the Main Stage. Rob took the reigns right off the bat and raced off at breakneck speed! He tells the crowd about breaking into comics, his career and whether or not he considers himself a controversial figure. We also talk about Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, bringing that character to the big screen and what makes that character work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo, our very first LIVE Geekscape from a comic convention! And we've got a great one! Chris Gore, ex-WWE Diva Katarina Waters and pro wrestler Christopher Daniels join us on stage to talk about Batman VS Superman, Marvel Phase 3, if Gotham is worth watching and much much more! Is DC and WB just reacting to Marvel's cinematic universe or is there a plan? How could it work? Are they saturating the market and is there an end in sight? Also, Christopher Daniels gets confused for a major comic book professional! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices