Geek Syndicate

Welcome to Episode 208 of Geek Syndicate! Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News Stars Wars Riot...kind of...not really. The return of Jack Bauer Drew Pearce takes on Mission Impossible 5 Producer of The Dark Knight brings us 'The Great S Cape' Week That Was Man of steel trailer 3 Half Past Danger issue 1 Age of Ultron Avengers Assemble issue 15 Agents of Shield Trailer Riddick Castle Main Star Trek Into Darkness Review

This month on Children of the Atom, Shane is back from his trip to see Wrestlemania in New York and it's time to get stuck into two more issues of X-Men. In issues 12 and 13 we meet Professor X's unsavory step-brother Cain Marko, a character possibly better known by his supervillain title: Juggernaut! As the X-Men battle is out against this terrible foe Professor X fills them in on the story of how Cain came to have his awesome powers...

Welcome back to our cosy nook.  Pull up an armchair, pour yourself a soothing drink and join us for a good chat.  These episodes are always special to me because we get to delve into the books under discussion in a much fuller way than our usual episodes allow.  Needless to say this means spoilers, so we recommend that listeners read the book in advance.  This episode we explore Neil Gaiman's mythical masterpiece, American Gods.  This is a toughie to describe.  In some ways it's a road-trip around the hidden highways of the USA, in others it's a meditation on belief.  The book is wildly unpredictable, utterly charming and chilling in equal measures. As ever, two of the Scrolls team have stepped aside to make space for two of You.  Joining Dion and Clover in the discussion are avid readers Jenny Williams and Bernice Watson.  Congratulations to Jenny, who has just been signed by Headline.  Her first book with them is called The Copper Promise and it is due to be published in the Spring of 2014.  An e-book of t

Welcome to Episode 206 of Geek Syndicate! Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News RIP Ray Harryhausen Blade and Ghost Rider Return to Marvel Shane Black to Direct/co-write "Doc Savage" Week that was Continuum Season 2 Episode 1 Iron Man 3 Ender's Game Trailer Main Interview with Vivacity Bliss and Ava Iscariot of Caberet Roulette to chat about their upcoming Sci-fi themed Burlesque show.

Welcome to Episode 206 of Geek Syndicate! Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. No extra doctor's for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary First images from BBC's The Three Musketeers Week that was Porcelain Defiance Young Justice Clone Wars Main We look at Doctor Who Series 7 part 2.

Scrolls is dead. Long live Scrolls! We've had a hell of a lot of fun burbling away about various topics over the last three years, but its time for a fresh start. The gang are all here still, and the focus of the podcast remains on our favourite genres of books but we've shifted format in an effort to become more listener friendly and provide you with more books worth reading. What does that mean? In a nutshell, we've split the programme into segments and gone out of our way to get contributions from a much wider group of people. Some features will be regular, others will drop in and out as the mood takes us, but our ever constant guide will be the love of and discussion about books. And cake. Obviously. This first episode kicks off with a general round up of what we're Reading Right Now, including input from our Twitter followers. You can use the hash-tag #RRNow to contribute to this infrequent but ongoing conversation. It doesn't have to be an essay, just let us know what you're reading, who it's by and wh

Join Barry and GS team member Christophe Montoya in this spoiler heavy (you have been warned) review of Iron Man 3. Christophe then takes to the sky, coutesy of his own mini arc reactor, while Barry stays grounded for an interview/chat with Drew Pearce (with even more spoliers) the co-writer of the Iron Man 3 screenplay. Together they discuss what it was like co-writing with Shane Black, working on a Marvel film post Avengers, fitting Iron Man 3 into Marvel Phrase 2, the end credit sequence and much more!

The Merry Men of  the blasted moors of West Yorkshire and Sun-caressed Mersey Riviera team up to take on another wibbly-wobbly man of folklore and legend - Robin Hood.   Having learnt nothing from their tussle with King Arthur back in the Leadership series except to get on board a knowledgeable expert in the form of Ant from 'The Next Level' podcast to look at:   Robin Hood - class hero, bandit or national liberator ? What is good Kingship and does it involve invading the Middle East ? The many intrigues of Robin of Sherwood TV series Robin Hood analogues including Che Guevara, the Water Margin and William Tell Alan Rickman and the Heroes dramatic beats Robin Hood in comics from Green Arrow to Outlaw and back again Merry men and the foco theory Legends of Zelda (and Neil) The Death of Legends So pull on your tights, put a feather in your cap, watch out for the Sheriff and join us!   Feedback on twitter to @dissectingwrlds or email dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk or even better would be a 3-5 minute audio clip

This month, while Shane is away at Wrestlemania, I chat with Gavin from Liberation Frequency and Denis from Ground Level about Marvel NOW, how it compares to the DC New 52, what titles they've picked up, and what they think of recent trends in comics.

It's been a long road from where we began, but Scrolls as we know it has come to an end.  On our final ramble through the genres the team reflect upon the ever-present motif of the Journey - What exactly do authors get from dragging us all over their worlds, why do we travel anyway and how does the experience inform our lives?  When we manage to stick to the topic we wander through The Thirteen and a Half Lives of Captain Bluebear, The Long Earth, The Hollowing, Neuromancer and Double Dead, among others.  When we stumble off the path you'll hear little vignettes about life at Waterstone's, love custard, curried chocolates, hairy arses and the inevitable destruction of life on Earth.  Don't panic.Journey's End is dedicated to Mattie's dear friend Charlotte Lamb and Phil's beloved grandmother who both sadly passed away around the time The Journey (aka Journey's End) was recorded.One notable absence from our discussions is the divine road-novel American Gods but don't worry, we'll be doing a Book Group podcast o

Welcome to Episode 205 of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News Ice Warriors return to Doctor Who Sam Mendes leaves Bond GS blogger Liz de Jager signs deal for her young adult novel Week that was Castle which leads into a drunken spoiler rant from Nuge Continuum  Primeval New World Age of Ultron Daredevil End of Days Dredd

Arise, ye workers from your slumber,Arise, ye prisoners of want.For reason in revolt now thunders,and at last ends the age of cant!Away with all your superstitions,Servile masses, arise, arise!We'll change henceforth the old tradition,And spurn the dust to win the prize!So comrades, come rally,And the last fight let us face.The Interstellar,Unites the human race.So comrades, come rally,And the last fight let us face.The Interstellar,Unites the human race.   In this episode the Northern Comrades man the barricades and consider rebellions in space. Starting with the bourgeois deviation from the class struggle that is Star Wars, they proceed to consider the splitter tendencies of Blakes 7 with deviations into: The stark analogues of Battlestar Galactica Different countries view of rebellion Emotion and Reason in revolt Subtle rebellion in Babylon 5 Whig history and space revolts Are you revolting for or against something?  The Marquis and the Bajoran Revolution Where's Star Wars Call-Me-Kenneth The complexities

In Episode 51 of the Next Level Amaechi, Barry and Antony take a look at the recent gaming news, including the PS4 reveal and the choices made for Gears of War: Judgement Multiplayer.  Also this episode: find out what The Nuge makes of the new Lara Croft: Tomb Raider game.

Welcome to the latest episode of Small Press Big Mouth, this is Episode 42: The Meaning of Grice. Lee and Stace have a good old rambling chat about all sorts of thing -  including The British Comic Awards, Porcelain, Lou Scannon, The Spooky Womb and Razorhawk. Lee couldn't hear Stacey at times and Stacey barely finishes a sentence - that's right we're back!  

Welcome to Episode 204 of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News The Three Musketeers is coming to BBC RIP James Herbert  Tom Cruise circles man from uncle Escape from New York Reboot? Week that was Neverwhere audio drama Five Ghosts Main We give a thumbs up or down to some of the US TV pilots coming our way.

Welcome to the latest podcast on the Geek Syndicate Network.  We've had so much fun recording the Christmas game-show episodes over the last few years, we've decided to take the show on the road every three months.  Each episode of Battle Gods Of Pod will pit three contestants against each other in a series of games specifically designed to test their podcasting skills and geek knowledge.  The winner of each episode will go forward to the Christmas special for the ultimate showdown. Series 1 is hosted by Dion Winton-Polak.  This pilot episode features the well oiled muscles and silver tongues of Christophe Montoya, Barry Nugent and Phil Ambler.  Games include New Testaments, Speaking In Tongues, Convert The Masses and Gotterdammerung (as well as playing for time, playing hard to get and playing silly buggers.)   We would be happy to receive any and all constructive feedback on this podcast, as well as nominations and requests to join us in future episodes via e-mail at scrolls@hotmail.co.uk or @BattleGods_Po

This month we discuss issues 10 and 11, in which Magneto and Toad get abducted by aliens - and the X-Men aren't particularly bothered - and we see the first appearance of the Savage Land. Also, in current X-Men news, is Jean Grey shaping up to be the villain in All New X-Men? Can she resist just rearranging people's thoughts to suit her agenda? It doesn't look like it. Red Skull forces Captain American to confront modern America in Uncanny Avengers and it's pretty harsh, Emma and Scott talk through their relationship or lack thereof in Uncanny X-Men, and the world seems to have gone to hell in a handbasket in the first volume of Age of Ultron. Finally, our collection of issues 1 - 66 of the first X-Men run is still going strong and we just can't get enough of the Marvel NOW! variant edition Skottie Young covers!

Is this special 50th episode, the boys look ahead at their most anticipated games and gaming news of 2013. From games such as Tomb Raider and The Last of Us to the new PS4 and the next Xbox console. In the news  ·         A new Assassins Creed game with a new protagonist coming ·         Downloadable games on Xbox Live have a record selling year ·         Grand Theft Auto 5 delayed ·         Bioware confirm gamers can expect another Mass Effect game but may not be called Mass Effect 4 ·         Wii U console and games sales disappoint and we talk about the general state of the Wii U    

In this episode we talk about issues 8 (November 1964) and 9 (January 1965) in which the X-Men meet Unus the Untouchable and go toe-to-toe with the Avengers. Meanwhile, Professor X is off on a mission of personal revenge against Lucifer (WTF?), Beast loses his temper with humanity, and Iceman finally drops the snowman look for something a bit more slick. We whinge about greedy sods who buy up all the variant covers at the comic shop on release day and chat about the latest news from the various X-Men films currently in production.

Joined by uber-feedbacker Peter Hammerson regulars Matt and Kehaar review the series on Alternative History including: * Victorious Nazis in DC comics and Others * Kim Stanley Robinson & the Human Condition. * Red Son and other Superhero Alternatives * African Americans in the American War of Independence * Mary Seacroft, the Crimea, the teaching of history and lost alternatives  * %@#! Sliders * Steampunk - it's a design aesthetic stupid! * American Civil War vs Quentin Tarantino * Elizabethan Alternates coming out of the fall of Rome * Technothrillers, Clive Cussler and The Scorpion. Links mentioned:  * Jordon Harbour's "Twilight Histories" Podcast http://www.twilighthistories.com/about/ *The Ayn Rand filibuster: http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/timelines/the_fountainhead_fillibuster_-_tales_from_objectivist_katanga * The Alternative History Weekly Update Blog http://alternatehistoryweeklyupdate.blogspot.co.uk/ Feedback welcome at dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk  or @dissectingwrlds