I know, I know, it’s been a long time since I posted a review to ESO. New, apathetic, and forgetful readers likely have no idea who I am. Allow me to reintroduce myself, I’m the author of the hugely popular (in my mind) and severely lapsed (in reality) Web Pick series. So why haven’t I been posting? I’ve been busy. It seems everytime I get near a computer I have the urge to delve into a new series or explore a new character…you see, my name is Grundy and I’m a digitalcomicsoholic.
It all started when I picked up a dead-tree issue with the the trojan horse of an included digital copy. Being unwilling or unable to turn down free stuff, I promptly downloaded said copy before reading its paper counterpart. I then had to run and left both my computer and comic behind. One greasy beef burrito later, I found myself on the john remembering that I had coveted reading material on my cell. I sat and I read. The experience wasn’t ideal. There will always be something missing when viewing frames one at a time on a small screen. I later reread the comic as God, or at least my comic shop, had intended–at home. By reread I should say that I skimmed. The story was consumed on the toliet, I really just came back to admire the art.
From then on I dabbled in digital comics. Full analog price for digital goods was never platable to me, especially when I could often get the paper comic and the digital comic at the same price or a dollar more than the digital comic by itself. At $3.99 I was faced with the iTunes opportunity cost of a comic that would provide entertainment for 10 to 20 minutes compared to a movie rental that would keep me occupied for at least a couple hours–not to mention the occasional four dollar game with daily replay value. I said to myself, “Self, I’ll only pay what digital comics are worth: $.99.” Continue reading
This is a big day for me. My first book, Archaeology In Fiction, is now available via Amazon in both paperback and Kindle versions. I have taken my popular Archaeology in Fiction discussion which I have presented at various sci-fi and fantasy conventions and transformed it into an in depth discussion of Archaeology as it is depicted in fiction.
The Earth Station One crew and their guest pilot, Captain William (or is it Anthony) “Buck” Rogers, experiences severe cosmic forces that freezes their life control systems and returns Mike Faber, Mike Gordon, and Bobby Nash to Earth… 500 years later. ESO takes a look at the history of Buck Rogers from the novel that started it all to comic strips, the serials, and the fan-favorite 70’s television series.
April Fools! We travel back to February 17th to get back into the mix of retro topics! Choose your means of time travel! Machine, temporal rifts, your state of mind? Q, CD, and Strangeway cover the expanse of how time travel has been portrayed in film and television, with Ratchet chiming in from the back of the Police Call Box. From H.G. Well’s “Time Machine” to “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and many points between, we cover it all in a wibbly wobbly timey wimey fashion.
Everything is 8bit and Ratchet has found us some chip tunes – we have fallen down the pipe into the land of classical gaming. This week Q, Strangeway and CD discuss the early early consoles and the culture of upright arcades. We are joined by Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine, authors of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series and retro video game enthusiasts. Oh yeah, and we are recording live from AnachroCon! 
Writer Bobby Nash and Artist James Burns, the creative team behind Lance Star: Sky Ranger “One Shot!” return for a 10 part Lance Star: Sky Ranger webstrip adventure at 
So many sequels, so few of them have been good! Every once in a while comes one that lives up to the original. Mike, Mike, Bobby and special guest Grundy chat reveal their favorites. And speaking of continuing missions, Star Trek & Doctor Who comic book writer Scott Tipton takes a turn in The Geek Seat. As if that wasn¹t enough, we take a look at AMC¹s The Walking Dead as it heads into the fall finale. Plus the usual Rants, Raves, Shout Outs, and the ever-popular Khan Report!
Run! After almost ten years, The Doctor is back! Mike, Mike, Phantom Troublemaker, and special guest Christina Marie discuss the first episode of the Russell T Davies era. This episode is in remembrance of Clive (
This week’s episode is a total geekfest! Mike, Mike, and Bobby are joined by Jason & Rita (Transmissions from Atlantis podast), Phantom Troublemaker (ESW), Jessa Phillips (
