All New Showcase

It's time for the final episode of our Nola Comic-Con coverage! This week, Blake sits down with a slew of webcomics creators, including Kevin Johnson of Strange City Heroes, Monty and the Mongoose of Flying Zombies, Agnes Garbowska of You, Me, and Zombie and others, Matthew Rainwater and Austin Price of Garage Raja, and Jessie W. Craig of Sweet Dreams Are Made of Worms. The panel discusses creating their own comics, working with the new digital media, and more! In the picks this week, Blake goes with Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Thanks to the magic of the sneak preview, Blake managed to catch Green Lantern before its nationwide debut on July 17. How did the film stack up to a lifelong Green Lantern fan? Find out in this At the Movies Mini-Episode! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

This weekend, the Showcase crew caught the new J.J. Abrams/Steven Spielberg film Super 8. How does it stack up against the great Spielberg flicks of the 80s? Is Abrams making a name for himself as the next big name in sci-fi action? The boys offer their thoughts in this At the Movies mini-episode! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

This week, we're back to the panel room of the Nola Comic-Con, where Blake moderates a chat with several Louisiana-area comic creators about a variety of topics, including working away from the coasts, self-publishing, copyright, and digital comics. Panelists include Tim Lattie of White Picket Fences, Tedd Walley of Mathilda, R.J. Clark of The Rift, Vernon Smith of The Adventures of Dexter Breakfast, Kurt Amacker of Immortal 60, Kody Chamberlain of Sweets, Rob Guillory of Chew, Robby Musso of TransFormers and the super-mercenary artist Derec Donovan! Warning: This episode does include some explict language. In the picks this week, Blake loved Love and Capes: Ever After #5. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

The latest film in the X-Men franchise takes Marvel's mighty mutants back to their origins. How does X-Men: First Class shape up compared to the rest of the films in the series? Blake and Kenny give their impressions in this At the Movies mini-episode! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

This week, DC Comics made an announcement that rocked the world of comics. This Sunday, the Showcase boys get together to talk about it. What's the difference between a "reboot" and a "relaunch"? Will same-day digital change our reading habits? Which new books are we looking forward to, and what are some announcements we hope get made before all is said and done? In the picks, Mike likes Jack of Fables Vol. 8: The Fulminate Blade, Kenny chooses Flashpoint: Batman-Knight of Vengeance #1 and Blake goes with 50 Girls 50 #1. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Our talks from the panel room of the Nola Comic-con continue! This week, it's time to talk to comic book artist Andy Kuhn, co-creator of the Image Comic and Cartoon Network original movie Firebreather! Andy talks about creating the character, the transition to film, and some plans for the future of Firebreather in this Showcase special. In the picks, Blake recommends Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #10! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

After a four-year hiatus, Captain Jack Sparrow is back on the high seas. Will the newest entry in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean francise sail to new heights, or will it sink to the bottom of Davy Jones's locker? And how many bad pirate puns can Blake cram into this little blurb? Find out in this bonus mini-episode of the 2 in 1 Showcase podcast! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

It's a Showcase first! Last week at Nola Comic-Con, the boys were lucky enough to host a few panel discussions, and we're bringing the audio to you. This week, we talk with DC superstar artist Francis Manapul about getting started, his evolving art style, his work on Flash, his appearances on the TV show Beast Legends, and a big hint about who's going to be writing his next project. In the picks, Blake recommends Rocketeer Adventures #1! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

It's the first of a series of special podcasts from this year's Nola Comic-Con! Blake, Mike and Kenny spend a few days on the convention floor, talking geek stuff like the finale of Smallville, the Neil Gaiman-penned Doctor Who, convention sketches, cosplayers, and why parking garages HATE Kenny "The Fan-Guy Fanguy." In the picks, Kenny went with Birds of Prey #11 and Blake chooses FF #3. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

It's time for another At the Movies bonus podcast! Blake, Kenny, Daniel and Jason get together to watch Marvel Studios' Thor. How did it shape up in the pantheon of comic book movies? How did it hold up compared to the comic? What, exactly, constitutes a spoiler, Kenny? Huh? (People wanting to remain spoiler-free, fear not: we bleeped out Kenny's blunder.) The summer movie season is upon us, and hopefully this will just be the first of a season of At the Movies Mini-Podcasts! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

It's Free Comic Book Day 2011, and the boys are back at BSI Comics! Blake, Kenny and Mike chat with our old friends Vernon Smith, Kurt Amaker of Immortal 60 and Monty and the Mongoose of Flying Zombies fame. PLUS: Your old buddy Chase is back with his inimitable brand of freewheeling movie and pop culture commentary. In the picks, Chase gives a shout out to Captain America: The Captain, Blake was into Avengers Academy #13 and Kenny dug DC Comics Presents: Son of Superman #1. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

The boys are back this week to talk about the big movie coming to theaters this Friday. The guys discuss the coming Thor motion picture, the character's history, and favorite runs with the Mighty Avenger. Then, it's time for our annual Free Comic Book Day preview, where we run down all of the books available at a shop near you next Saturday! In the picks, Mike liked Captain America: The Captain Saga, Blake is down with Super Dinosaur #1, and Kenny digs [i]Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #8[/8]. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Blake and Kenny are back together this week to run down all the movies hitting your theaters in the summer of 2011! From the big comic summer of Thor, Green Lantern and Captain America to the latest Harry Potter and TransFormers, offerings for the kids, movies for the gals, indie stuff you've never heard of, and REMAKES! REMAKES! REMAKES! Lots of remakes in August, is what we're sayin'. In the picks this week, Kenny goes with Justice League: Generation Lost #23 and Blake was into Doctor Who: A Fairytale Life #1. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Blake is back this week with his review of Scream 4! How does it hold up to the films in the original trilogy? Does it hold up? Can it hold-up? His spoiler-free thoughts are inside. Then, it's on to your e-mails, where we chat about the shutdown of Tokyopop, Brightest Day, Reign of Doomsday, the Metal Men, and recommendations for all-ages comics! In the picks, Blake loved the Captain America: The Fighting Avenger one-shot. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

After a week of throatal-type symptoms, Blake’s voice is shot, friends, and unable to talk he won’t be able to record a 2 in 1 Showcase podcast. BUT — that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to listen to this week! Earlier in the week, he joined the good folks of Flying Island Press for an episode of the Galley Table podcast, in which they discuss writing comic books and the challenge of bringing superheroes out of comics into novels, movies, and television. It’s a great conversation with some really creative guys, so be sure to give it a listen. Blake and (hopefully) the gang will be back next week. In the meantime, you can contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! The Galley Table Episode 31: Translating Comics

Blake and Erin chat this week about the new footage from Wondercon of the Green Lantern movie! Then, Blake reviews the new movie Limitless, Erin reviews Bomb Queen Vol. 1, and they talk about the rest of the Wondercon News -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, DC's Retro-Active specials, the Artist's Edition of Walter Simonson's Thor, and much more! In the picks, Blake loved the Jimmy Olsen one-shot, and Erin is enjoying John Dies at the End. Plus: more information about Blake's new eBook! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

This week at Megacon, Geoff Johns announced he's going to be writing a new Aquaman series. Will there be other Brightest Day spin-offs? Also: Showtime cuts a deal for a Chew TV series and a new Captain America trailer gets our attention! In the picks, Blake doubles up with FF #1 and Green Lantern #64 before the big news -- Other People's Heroes is now available as an ebook! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

It's all Blake again this week as we delve into the news from the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, or C2E2 for short! The new Wonder Woman costume, the newest cast member for The Dark Knight Rises, the new creative teams for Punisher, Daredevil, Moon Knight and Ghost Rider... and are Captain America and The Flash both re-launching again? Good grief. It's a double pick this week, Justice League: Generation Lost #21 and Ruse #1! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.

Blake and Erin return to Las Vegas this week, and take a little time away to chat about all the geektastic stuff that's happened on their trip, including a review of the film Battle: Los Angeles, Erin's feelings on Morning Glories, thoughts on airplane reads, including the hefty Superman: Our Worlds at War collected edition, and adventures across the real Sin City! Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@CXPulp.com! Music provided by Music Alley from Mevio.