This week, Mike, Mike, and the 2013 Pulp Ark Award-Winning Best Author Bobby Nash give the spinner rack a few turns and take a look at some of our favorite graphic novels and collected trades – no capes allowed! Joining us for some comic chat are Doctor Q (The Rachet Retrocast), Jason De La Torre (Transmissions from Atlantis), and Josh Wilson (Mad Norwegian Press). We are also joined by writer Mark Ellis, who discusses the very superhero-ish team, the Justice Machine. But can they save him from the dreaded fate that is The Geek Seat? Tune in for the answer, plus the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, and Shout Outs!
Join us for yet another episode of The Earth Station One Podcast we like to call: Our Favorite Non-Superhero Graphics Novels and Trades
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Dearly beloved geeks! We celebrate our 150th episode with the most guests ever! We gathered together at the new Titan Comics and Games in Smyrna, GA to discuss the current state of geekdom. ESO cohosts Mike, Mike and Bobby presided over the event with the following representatives: Anthony Taylor, award-winning artist Mark Maddox, Alex Autrey (7th Row Center Podcast), Doctor Q, Mark Heffernan, Nikki Rau-Baker, Andrea Judy, Patrick Freeman, CD Ske, John Strangeway, Peter Cutler, and Victor Fishman. And there was much filibustering! God bless the United States of Geekdom!
This time, the Ratchet RetroCast got on a roller coaster that transported them to a strange desert wasteland. There we found dungeons, dragons, toys to use as figurines, a magic 8-Ball in the shape of a d20 and Ratchet opted to become our DM. In this episode, Q proves that he knows a lot about the history of D&D, John learns what “CHA” means, and we all address how video games have killed the tabletop stars. Also, “This Week in Geek History” is renamed “Achievement Unlocked” and we discuss the up-and-comings in the steampunk community during the “Steampunk Review.”
For our first episode, The Ratchet RetroCast found themselves in Mos Eisley listening to a cantina band and trying to avoid the smell of some dead green thing. That’s right, it’s Star Wars! This week Strangeway, Q and CD talk about the Star Wars franchise, with occasional muffled additions from Ratchet. They are joined by Chris Lee, the founder of the Full Scale Falcon project, an R2D2 builder, one of the first members of the 501st and more! Afterwards, listen in for facts during “This Week in Geek History” and for the up-and-comings in the steampunk community during the “Steampunk Review”, and thanks for tuning in to our very first episode!
This week, the ESO crew celebrates the birthday of one of the most iconic characters in literature, Sherlock Holmes. Joining Mike, Mike, and Bobby for cake, ice cream, and mystery are guests Ashley Bergner, Doctor Q, and Ron Fortier. While the World’s Greatest Detective deducts what presents we
Get a preview of the party that is Dragon*Con when Mike, Mike, Darren, and Mary are joined by Bobby Nash and Phantom Troublemaker and chat with vendor Marc Ballard, Dr. Q & Jeri Eader (Alternate History Track), Gary Mitchel (American Sci-Fi Classics Track), and the lovely Talloolah Love (Queen of the Dragon*Con Burlesque: Glamour Geek Revue). We also discuss celebrity autograph and photo policies, where to get the best grub and wash it down with a bucket o’ rum!
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Wake up listeners! Mike, Mike, and the dreamy Dr. Q discuss the Sandman comic series by Neil Gaiman. We promise it is not an endless chat that will put you to sleep as we reveal our favorite moments from the ground-breaking run as well as its impact on the comic industry. Also, we review the intense season two finale of The Walking Dead and artist Jason Flowers spends some quality time in The Geek Seat. All this, plus the usual Rants, Raves, Shout Outs and Khan report!
This week, the Earth Station One crew has a song in its heart as we discuss our favorite musicals! Join Mike, Mike, Bobby, Judy, Dan, and special guests Dr. Q and Talloolah Love for a musical jaunt down memory lane. Will the crew be able to get Bobby to sing? Tune in to find out! We also talk to Friend of the Station Mark Heffernan about the recent Image Expo and actor Rodney Hall about the upcoming Days of the Dead Atlanta convention. All this, plus the usual Rants, Raves, Shout Outs and Khan report!
