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Join Dave aka Monts and Barry aka Nuge as they once again set the world of geekdom to rights. News Titan Comics annouce 12th doctor ongoing comic  A Doctor Who world tour is coming our way Dangermouse  gets rebooted  Nine Worlds Convention announce its tracks and first wave of guests  First look at Thunderbird 1 from new Thunderbirds TV show   Week that Was Agents of Shield Clone wars Champions of Dema   Velvet by Image Comics

In this special episode of the Geek Syndicate podcast Barry chats exclusively with Adrian Hodges, creator of the BBC show The Musketeers. Adrian talks about what fans can expect from series 2 which is currently being filmed as well revealing some of his fave moments from series 1 and more. Adrian also answers a few questions pitched by the many Musketeers fans that are out there. Enjoy! Oh and apologies for the slip in Barry's opening introduction. As we all know the Muskeeters show aired in the UK at the start this year and not last year as said on the episode. You can subscribe to all the podcasts on the Geek Syndicate Network right here.

This week was E3 and with the event three days in (well, two official days and the press conference day zero) The Next Level team decided to review the event so far. Amaechi and Ant are joined by Barry and James for this bumper episode. We chat about E3 and have a brief chat about diversity in video games. We round off with a first impression from all four guys of the latest big release: Watch_Dogs. Are you being hacked?

Join Dave aka Monts and Barry aka Nuge as they once again set the world of geekdom to rights. News Star Wars casting and spin off directors chat The lads look at the whole host of comic book TV shows that are on the way Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice and some chat on the first image of batfleck   Week that was Dave give more feedback on his New 52 catch up Rat Queens Albert Einstein: Time Mason Hercules trailer Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer Gotham aka Gothamville gets a trailer A look the extended Flash Trailer  

This episode we're doing something a little bit different. As listeners are undoubtedly aware, X-Men: Days of Future Past has been released so naturally the Children of the Atom crew rocked up to the cinema to check it out. This episode we'll be discussing the film and the original two issue story arc that inspired it (The Uncanny X-Men issues 141/142, Jan/Feb 1981). As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts so drop us a line if you have something to say!

Welcome to another episode of The Next Level. This month Amaechi gets his hands on a Wii in an attempt to tick of his gaming bucket list of never having played a Mario or Zelda game, while Ant swaps his games controller for the lawnmower and mask. In the news ·       Microsoft announce an Xbox One bundle without a Kinect. ·       Games for Gold comes to the Xbox One and you no longer need a Gold subscription to watch Netflix ·       Sony and Ubisoft lost money ·       Far Cry 4 gets announced ·       Mass Effect and Halo Master Chief collections rumoured  ·       Sky Go and Sky Now coming to PS3 ad PS4 ·       Dragon Age Inquisition mega Special Edition coming to Games Stop ·       Call of Duty Advance Warfare announce with trailer ·       Star Wars Battlefront coming to E3 Feature In this month feature section we look ahead to what we want expect and want to see announced at E3.

This time a Unholy Trinity of Matt, Kehaar and Kehaar’s nemesis Dion from Scrolls look at eastern and other non-European religion in fantasy, SF and Horror including: Monkey! In it’s many forms Avatar the Last AirBender and it’s sequel Studio Gibli Enemy Mine American Gods Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Orthopratic nature of Hinduism and horror Lone Wolf and Cub’s insights into another culture. We apologise for the sounds of Dion being waxed in the first portion of this episode. Feedback as ever appreciated by email to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk, on twitter @dissectingwrlds, and our facebook page Don’t forget the competition currently on, details can be found here. Ends 31st May 2015!

Welcome to Episode 220 of the Geek Syndicate podcast. Join Dave and Barry with special co-host Stacey Whittle  as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News Star Wars Casting Comics in the Guardian Titan Comics teams up with the Lakes Comics Arts Festival Changes to the Comixology App Justice League Movie talk Week that was Agents of Shield Dave his continues his catch up with DC Comics We talk about the all ages pulp adventure comic Mulp Main We talk about the Comic Resources forum and negativity in fandom.

This week adventurers into the Great Unknown Kehaar and Matt gaze into the pitiless void, to see if anything is staring back, or they've just had too much to drink. Diving headlong into the largely godless realm of Science Fiction, we look at those beings that may sometimes act like, or be mistaken for them.  This week: - Star Trek and it's pantheon of god-like entities, and how it treats them - Battlestar Galactica old and new, Angels, Demons and Men and Robots - Lovecraft and the nameless horrors of Ancient Aliens - The Gods of the Old World, wearing capes and playing at being Superheros.  Feedback as ever appreciated by email to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk, on twitter @dissectingwrlds, and our facebook page Don’t forget the competition currently on, details can be found here. Ends 31st May 2015! 

Join Amaechi and Ant as they discuss the latest video game news. This month, the boys discuss the joys of PSN + and Games for gold before heading into the news. This time, we have two reviews for you - Ant talks about Deus Ex: The Fall (the PC / Steam edition) and Amaechi details his experiences in the first three chapters of TellTale Games' Fable game - The Wolf Among us.

This episode we are reading X-Men issues 25 (Oct 1966) and 26 (Nov 1966) in which the X-Men tackle El Tigre. We finally start to see some more development in the Scott/Jean/Warren love triangle that has been causing tension in the team from day one but we'll have to wait until next time to find out how it all unfolds. Meanwhile, we talk about Captain America, The Raid II, and Agents of Shield. So much geekery!

This week Godly Monster Kehaar and Monstrous God Matt discuss the nature of Church and State with our latest episode on God Emperors.  - Matt rambles on about The Emperor of Mankind and Warhammer 40,000 - Is God Emperor Dune intentionally dull?  - The Beast Orders of Michael Moorcock - Who (or what!) counts as a God-Emperor?  - The Romans make a (less than) shocking reappearance!  Feedback as ever appreciated by email to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk, on twitter @dissectingwrlds, and our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds Don't forget the competition currently on, details can be found here: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/news/dissecting-worlds-competition-time/

News Geek Syndicate comes to the BBC Rebooting Indy? Barry has his say in it. Promotional photos for Gotham come online and the guys give their thoughts. Week that was Dave does a DC Comics catch up...he's not best pleased. Barry finally reads Hawkeye my life is a weapon Barry checks out the  audio novel /audio drama adaptation of civil war  from graphic audio  The guys review sci-fi thriller Visaroth  Main We salute Captain America 2:Winter Solider in our spoiler free review.

Welcome to another episode of The Next Level. James Simms joins Amaechi and Ant with Barry busy getting ready for his upcoming wedding. This month James discusses the BFATA Games awards he attended, we wonder if Xbox’s Games for Gold will ever match Sony’s excellent PlayStation Plus and Ant ends up building a new PC to play Star Citizen.  In the news Watch_Dogs gets an official release date  PS4 exclusive racer Drive Club goes back to the drawing board The Witcher 3 delayed until 2015 Xbox One gets an official price cut in the UK PS4 sells 6m units globally and launches in Japan with over 400,000 units sold in 2 weeks Batman: Arkham Knight announced but could Justice League be Rock Steady’s next game Is Red Dead Redemption 2 in production?   Feature In our feature this month we discuss this year’s BAFTA Games award winners and nominees Reviews/First Impressions In our reviews section Ant reviews Thief.

BLURB:  In this episode a scouse-less Matt, a scone-less Kehaar & a well researched guest host Ciaran discuss Religion in RPGs featuring: * definitely real gods, faith & forgotten realms  * levelling up to god hood & the Malazan books * Glorantha & the Hero Quest * the Awkwardness of Alignment * Clerics & Paladins * Massacring Orc children in the name of good  * Roger Zelazny's god-like heroes of Amber & Lord of Light * GMing & the act of sub creation  Check our Ciaran's blog here: http://dailyscribbling.com Kehaar's writing on religion here: http://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/tag/fantasy-religion/Feedback very welcome to: Dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk, on twitter @dissectingwrlds Or FACEBOOK group https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds

Amaechi, Barry and Ant delve into the recent games news.  Hear their thoughts on digital console game prices, Assassin’s Creed standalone DLC and Barry finally has Steam.  As it’s the beginning (ish) of 2014, the guys look ahead at the forthcoming releases for the year and pick out their top titles. Finally, Amaechi reviews season two of The Walking Dead.

Welcome to Episode 218 of the Geek Syndicate podcast. Join Barry,Dave and special co host Stacey Whittle as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News More Casting for Gotham The Kitchies Comic Heroes - A new Digital magazine Clone wars comes to Netflick Week that Was - this week we go TV crazy! Stace talks Farscape which she is rewatching on Netflix Riddick Black Widow #1 Ms Marvel #1 The Mercenary Sea #1 Loki Agent of Asgard #1 Snow White and the Huntsman The Absence

This episode we pick up where we left off last time with issue 23 (Aug 1966). The X-Men are being held hostage by Count Nefaria who plans to hold Washington to ransom with the aid of his not-so-trusty lieutenants. Meanwhile, Professor X is engrossed in a mysterious new project, what could it be? 

The Northern Twosome this month engage with Terry Pratchett's mediation on faith and belief 'Small Gods'. On the way they: * Give a pocket history of the reformation * Consider the nature of philosophy * Discuss the institutional benefits to a society of organised religion * Decry the judgement nature and dangers of social media as discussed by Mr Gentleman B Rhymer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cn1IGR1fLU * Look at Ominia as a swipe at the Abrahamic religion * Praise Mike Duncan's revolutions http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/  and the insight it gives into religion and the English Civil War  *Mention Bernard Righton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxFqv1QDI3Q and the prevalence of Christianity in Britain *The Dissecting Worlds Bookshelf covers Cricket and Movies!    Feedback below or https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds or @dissectingwrlds or dissectingworlds AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk.

Welcome to Episode 217 of the Geek Syndicate podcast. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News Changes to the upcoming show Gotham a little chat on diversity and geekdom Week that Was - this week we go TV crazy! The Musketeers Sleepy Hollow Community Main Interview with  Stephen Mooney the creator of pulp adventure comic Half Past Danger from IDW.