It's Tuesday & That Means The Comic Shoppe Opens at 7pm ET: Thoughts on Fox's Terra Nova; More on DCnu, Comic Hx Tidbits & Pulp Related Must Haves

We hope that you're enjoying your Independence Day break but although many of you may have to return to work tomorrow, remember The Comic Shoppe show airs at 7pm-allowing one to "decompress" as we discuss all things pulp, sci-fi and fantasy related. Join Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they use their pop culture stethoscopes to diagnose the following topics: the gang will ponder some of the history that led to the development of some of the classic heroes (i.e. Superman, Captain America, The Joker, etc); Fox appears to betting heavy on their next sci-fi franchise, Terra Nova (trailer, above); more thoughts on DCnu after more information hits the net concerning the upcoming 52 titles, prospective story lines and sketches; a self indulgent discussion concerning attainable (and perhaps dream propositions) comic book or science fiction related must haves-clothing, statutes, books, etc and lastly our favorite comic/graphic novel reads from the previous weeks. Call us live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM at-afronerdradio.com. Also feel free to tweet us at twitter.com/comicshoppe.


Oh and least we forget, we may have to discuss yet another J.J. Abrams banger, Alcatraz:

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After A Brief Respite, Afronerd Radio Returns Wed at 7pm ET-Dr. Boyce Watkins Says BET=KKK (We Agree!), NY New Marriage Laws, Blago Loses & More!

Hey Folks! Sometimes you just need a break! Nevertheless, the show must go on and that means that Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk airs tomorrow at 7pm eastern. Keeping all things terse, join us at the allotted time to discuss these current topics: the Captain and Dburt try to make sense of NY's historic passage of the same sex marriage bill-is it the end of civilization or the future? (your guess is as good as ours); Syracuse University finance professor, Dr. Boyce Watkins (whose Black victimization hustle comes off eerily similar to Dr. Michael Eric Dyson) actually came out strongly against the coonfest depicted at the recent BET Awards; former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich was convicted on 17 corruption charges; A 6-figure Citigroup VP is accused of pilfering 19 million dollars (and spending it like there's no tomorrow) and Dburt pontificates on a new book entitled, The Singularity and how it ties into the first Terminator film....somehow. Feel free to call in live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM at afronerdradio@yahoo.com. AGAIN...see you at 7pm!

OH and unfortunately, we closed shop on The Shoppe (just for today) but the gang will return in full effect next Tuesday at 7pm. Meanwhile, check out the latest blog posting from The Shoppe's own Daryll B:

Nothing much for me to rage about this week AfroNerd Readers. I think I am holding up all my rage for the Transformers '3' premiere on Wednesday. I hope you all enjoyed Cars 2 with the kiddos over the weekend because, judging by box office, NO ONE went back to see Green Lantern.... Time for some Quick Hits...

1) Thank you for the service and memories Gene Colan:

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/24/friday-with-a-master/

2) We have a date now... July 29. Now will Marvel's first wave of G4 anime series have the quality?

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32945

3) The title of the article says it all but....

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/25/is-hollywood-over-its-love-affair-with-geek-culture

I think the 66% fall in the second week for Green Lantern speaks volumes in regards to this one....

4) What is it about Superheroes and Death that has fans so interested?

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32966

5) New Season of Futurama Snitches! Here's an interview with Fry himself, Billy West

http://gammasquad.uproxx.com/2011/06/billy-west-interview

6) Look.... I am tired of beating up on DC and their "public relations" decisions in terms of stories. *Sigh* Just read this....

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/22/superman-712-muslim/

7) Finally on a funny note, this is what DBurt has to deal with weekly when he enters the Comic Shop during 'movie season'...

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/22/comic-book-movies/

Light week... I think I am getting soft in my old age...no worries Capt Kirk will probably find a way to provoke my anger on Tuesday's show. So until next time AfroNerd Readers, Keep Fantasizing!

Afronerd Radio Takes A Break This Sun. But Returns Fresh This Wed at 7pm And Don't 4get The Comic Shoppe Tues

Sorry folks but we're taking a break this evening but we will be returning fresh and rested for Wednesday's Mid Week in Review broadcast. In the interim, check out some vintage Bill Cosby kicking it in his own inimitable style...say what you will, the man IS speaking the truth. The question remains-can we handle it?

Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review Broadcast, 2nite at 7pm: A Night of Versus-Farrakhan & Bachmann vs Obama & Lupe Fiasco vs O'reilly & More 2 Follow

Topics on the table: A US soldier is able to "re-grow" his leg after receiving a pig bladder injection; President Obama impersonator, Reggie Brown gets pulled off the stage during a Republican sponsored speaking engagement; A Japanese scientist has developed an edible meat substitute derived from the proteins of feces (whoa!); Are men who flaunt flashy cars the marrying kind?; Minister Farrakhan and Rep. Michele Bachmann vs President Obama?.....apparently and hip hop artist, Lupe Fiasco explains his "Obama is a terrorist" statement to Bill O'reilly & more! Call in live at-646-915-9620!

The Comic Shoppe Sells Pulp Discourse 4 Cheap! Tues at 7pm-Our Green Lantern Review; Comic Book Reads, Bionic Man, Powers TV News & More!

Don't forget to stop by our virtual Comic Book Shop aka The Shoppe, tomorrow at 7pm eastern. Join Captain Kirk, Daryll B. and Dburt as they analyze the most recent comic book/sci-fi and fantasy related stories such as: the new Green Lantern film which was released this past weekend to a tepid 53 million dollars in box office receipts; new comic book/graphic novel suggested reads; Dynamite releases the Bionic Man this August and can a live action film be too far behind?; actress Lucy Punch is cast as Deena Pilgrim in FX's upcoming Powers TV show; and if Powers wasn't news enough....100 Bullets is coming to Showtime as well and lastly, Brad Caleb Kane, writer and co-producer on Fox's Fringe is slated to write a Daredevil reboot to hit the silver screen. Pull up a chair and call us live at 646-915-9620 or contact us via email/IM at afronerdradio@yahoo.com. See you at 7pm!

Oops and I would be remiss if I didn't post the latest words of wisdom from The Shoppe's own Daryll B.:

Hello AfroNerd Readers/Followers and welcome to TV/Movie review week.... Actually, other places do this much better than me but I was in for a treat this past week: I had a schedule in which 6 out of 8 days saw a finale or premiere which begged for a review...

Monday: Doctor Who Mid-Season Finale: 7 out of 10... While it tied up some of the questions I had previous, the sudden inclusion of new characters that I felt (and the show makes you feel) should have been previously known took me right out of the story. Too many new characters and a wishy-washy non-ending left me unfulfilled....

Tuesday: Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes Season Finale: 10 out of 10... this will actually be shown Sunday Morning here in the U.S. but thanks to friends across the pond, I got to catch the 90 minute (with commercials) season finale right after the radio show. All those who keep kneecapping this because it isn't JLU, I just have to ask what is on that is better right now? Avengers rumbling with Loki in Asgard...and check out the new Iron Man suit!!!

Geek Rage Moment: How the hell did Iron Man Armored Adventures get a new season and Wolverine and the X-Men get canned again? Everytime I see the commercials on NickToons, I get Hulk Levels of pissed off! Especially before a teased Age of Apocalypse storyline...

Wednesday: I "rested" with a bout of the flu... more like the flu kicked my ass and I missed new comic book day... Gave me time to get ready for the Green Lantern movie however

Thursday and Friday: Green Lantern movie at Midnight into Friday..... Watched it again on Friday Morning so I am pretty assured in my 6.5 out of 10 ranking for the film. Good foundation for the next film and Ryan Reynolds is ok but..... it wasn't as good as X-Men First Class and nowhere near Thor. It did share the same problems as Thor though. The highlights: Hector Hammond was well played and so were Kilowog and Tomar Re. Ryan Reynolds and Mark Strong were ok. I would have changed just about everything else...including the running time. This movie barely goes past an hour and a half and they tried to squeeze 2 years of things into this...

Saturday: Outcasts...7 out of 10...Again another good foundation beginning and I have to see where the story goes. If you are familiar with British Science Fiction then you'll recognize a lot of the faces here and like the next thing I am reviewing, we are dropped in the midst of the conflict. I would say that this would be my Battlestar replacement if not for

Sunday: Falling Skies ...9 out of 10....Take the Librarian series, mix it with War of the Worlds and add in some Galactica level hard choices and morals for good measure. This may be simplistic in some respects (the little kid got annoying but which of them aren't in end of the world/sci-fi stories?) but complex in others (alien traps? human factions?). The premiere was 2 episodes back to back, but the type of storytelling and set-ups made this viewer feel like he was a part of the struggle... Can TNT and their writers keep up the good momentum...?

Monday: Sanctuary....4 out of 10...My only true disappointment from a week out good science fiction. My displeasure actually has been over the last 4 episodes which felt like they crammed double the episode events into them. This fast forward / info dump has been jarring to this fan and I hope it doesn't mean bad things for the series....

Link Blogging.....

1) David Brothers gives his review of the Green Lantern movie:

http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/06/20/5-things-right-and-wrong-with-green-lantern/

2) Comics Alliance got their associates together to take a look at some of the costume "tweaks" of the reboot. I will say that this is enlightening, especially for a male like me, on several levels....

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/20/dc-relaunch-costume-roundtable-fashion/

3) Once again DC Editors do their spin on the 'controversial' changes of the "52"...

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/15/dc-editors-speak-on-the-relaunch-continuity-costumes-and-cost/

4) I do not see how the Wildstorm Characters like Midnighter and Apollo who are obviously based on bedrock DC icons will work in the actual DC Universe even with Martian Manhunter on the squad. On the other hand, I do trust Paul Cornell as a writer...

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32856

5) If you folks wondered what Attack The Block was from our last show, Spinoff Online has a review with pictures and trailer. The good news on top of that is that the movie has found an American distributor and will be on our shores July 29th...

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/20/review-attack-the-block/

6) Paul Tobin....Falling Skies comic......I'm there!

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32871

7) My Katee Sachoff in Powers dreams...dead..DEAD..

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/20/lucy-punch-cast-as-deena-pilgrim-in-fxs-powers-pilot/

8) Hidden gem of a book but I'll give it play here with Matt Duarte's review:

http://www.weeklycrisis.com/2011/06/gladstones-school-for-world-conquerors.html

and fellow Weekly Crisis' reporter Ryan K. Lindsey's interview with creator Mark Andrew Smith

http://www.weeklycrisis.com/2011/06/fireside-chat-with-mark-andrew-smith.html

Between this, Tiny Titans, Mini Marvels, and Takio last month by Bendis, I think my little cousins will be hooked on reading for the Summer... *knock on wood*

Thx for reading AfroNerd Followers...and until next week, Keep Fantasizing!!!

It's Father's Day & Afronerd Radio Sun at 7pm, ET-Dave Chappelle Returns 2 TV-Sort of; Q-Storm's Tale of PC Woe; 2 Media: Leave Weiner Alone & More!

Well, another year is flowing by us at the speed of thought (or is that the speed of light...Barry Allen fans?) as evident with what appears to be the fast approach of Father's Day. Set your clocks for 7pm tomorrow as Dburt and Captain Kirk discuss the following crop of current events laden fare: Congressman, Anthony Weiner's resignation still hasn't assuaged the media assault and interest toward this Queens, NY politician; our musings on the state of fatherhood 2011 in a historic Obama presidency; stalwart Afronerd listener/supporter and FreedomTrainonline.com contributor, Q-storm stops by with a mind blowing story about political correctness on steroids as it relates to submitting alternative Black interest stories to "liberal" media outlets; MIA comedian, Dave Chappelle may be returning to TV; what exactly did conservative radio show host, Neal Boortz say that was so incendiary toward Atlanta's African-American community? Dburt's brief review of Green Lantern (a more expanded review can be heard on Tuesday's Comic Shoppe show) and lastly, any remaining items of business left on the table from Wednesday's Mid Week in Review broadcast. So, pull up a seat and call in live at: 646-915-9620 or via email/IM at-afronerdradio@yahoo.com.

Afronerd Radio's Week in Review

And, as always, while you wait for the show, take a listen to the latest from Zoe Kravitz' dad, entitled "Stand" from his upcoming Black and White America CD:

Our Mid Week in Review Broadcast Airs Wed @7pm ET! Continuation of Holder Wanting The Wire; Wiz Khalifa @Barneys; GOP Debate & More Weiner (bad pun?)

Once AGAIN, it's time to discuss world events, courtesy of Afronerd Radio! Pull up a seat and listen to Capt. Kirk and Dburt wax on the mundane to the serious. Let's go down the topic list, shall we? The Issues du jour are as follows: a brief synopsis and of course our opinion of New Hampshire's Republican debate; A Daily Beast piece posits whether minority children's exposure to television dooms them scholastically; UK sci-fi thriller, Attack The Block may be the anti Super 8; is Congressman Anthony Weiner receiving too much coverage for his transgressions and can the excessive media attention be rooted in subtle anti-Semitism?....and lastly, a continuation of the Eric Holder's The Wire obsession, Chazmia Morrison and Wiz Khalifa stories left over form Sunday's broadcast. Call in live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com.

Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review broadcast!

Doors Open 4 The Comic Shoppe, Tues at 7pm! Discussing Both Animated & Live GL; Supes New Costume; Comic Reading Suggestions & A Black Bats 4 Real!

Hey folk, it's that time once AGAIN! Stop by our Comic Shoppe tomorrow at 7pm as Daryll B, Capt. Kirk and yours truly shed some light on this week's topics: as DC revamps its entire comic book line with fresh new number one issues, Superman and other characters are experiencing wardrobe changes; the Shoppe crew finally get around to suggesting some comic book/graphic novel reads for their listeners; thoughts on the introduction of a Black character to the Batman family.....Batwing; a review of the new Green Lantern animated release, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights in addition to predictions for this upcoming weekend's release of the live action iteration and lastly, if time permits we will give our impression of DC and Marvel's event story lines thus far (and why aren't there event story lines for publishers outside of the big two). Feel free to give us a call live at: 646-915-9620 or contact us via email/IM at afronerdradio@yahoo.com.

Afronerd Radio Presents The Comic Shoppe!

Stop by Sun at 7pm ET-Afronerd Radio! Discussing Herman Cain's Recent Comments; Comic Tracy Morgan is in Hot H2O; Bklyn Boardwalk Mayhem & More!

Never let it be said that you can't get a full course meal here at Afronerd Radio! Join Captain Kirk and Dburt at afronerdradio.com this Sunday at 7pm as they muse on the following issues: former Godfather Pizza CEO and now Republican presidential hopeful, Herman Cain's recent comments regarding Black and Muslim communities, respectively; comedian and 30 Rock TV star, Tracy Morgan is in hot water with the LGBT (and by extension his colleague, Tina Fey) over his alleged homophobic rant during a stand-up performance; more MDK (murder, death, kill) chaos in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn; teenage assault defendant, Chazmia Morrison and rapper, Wiz Khalifa have a common wardrobe malfunction and lastly, it appears that whatever Attorney General Eric Holder wants, he gets! Holder made a public plea for either a movie or 6th season of HBO's The Wire and it might just happen! So, once AGAIN, call us live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM at afronerdradio@yahoo.com.

Afronerd Radio's Week in Review

And in the interim, check out something from the Afronerd Radio urban alternative playlist....Black Girls, performed by Shelley Nicole's Blakbushe:

Check Out The Mid Week in Review Broadcast Wed at 7pm! Again More on X-Men, More Anthony's Weiner (Chuckle), College Kids vs Obama & More!

Guess what? It's Mid Week in Review time! And it's courtesy of Afronerd Radio airing at afronerdradio.com tomorrow at 7pm eastern. Stop by or better yet, call in live at 646-915-9620 (or email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com) as Dburt and Captain Kirk elucidate on the following topics: famed civil rights organization, the NAACP has come under fire via their NY chapter for suing to limit the expansion of charter schools-a move that many believe harms the very Black and Brown kids the organization has historically sworn to protect; a brief revisiting of the racial and gender overtones of the new X-Men: First Class film; new polling data shows that President Obama is no longer being perceived as "cool" by the college crowd; embattled NY Congressman, Anthony Weiner has a mea culpa press conference admitting to his twitter transgressions and the crew's thoughts on a Canadian couple making the news for intending to raise their newborn in a "genderless" manner....whew! Once AGAIN...prepare for more enlightening if not, fiery talk by way of Afronerd Radio.....see you at 7pm!

Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review broadcast!

Oh and guess what?....AGAIN....it's His Royal Badness' birthday! Check out Prince and Stevie Wonder in Paris:

The Comic Shoppe is Open 4 The Business of Pulp Tues at 7pm: More on DCnU & Digital Downloads, X-men: 1st Class, E3 Gaming Expo & SYFY's Red Faction!

Well, were back and ready for business! Check out The Comic Shoppe, courtesy of Afronerd Radio tomorrow at 7pm eastern. Stop by and pull up a chair to listen to Daryll B, Captain Kirk and yours truly discuss the following comic book/sci-fi and fantasy oriented subject matter: X-Men: First Class was released this past weekend to a respectable but below expectations 56 million box office draw....we will talk about financial as well as the racial implications of the film; DC intends to not only reboot their entire line back to #1s but also release corresponding digital download versions by the fall of 2011; in the world of video gaming, the 2011 E3 Expo begins this week; and speaking of video games, the SYFY network's Red Faction: Origins series recently aired and lastly, our favorite comic book reads/suggestions from last week. So, once again, call in live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com to participate or elucidate....you choose.

Afronerd Radio Presents The Comic Shoppe!

And as always, check out the latest blog posting by the Shoppe's own Daryll B:

Hi AfroNerd Readers and listeners. Before I begin this I would like to apologize to you and my compatriots for missing the last Comic Shoppe show. Hopefully, this won't happen again. I'll keep this blog brief with quick thoughts then give you some links from my fav sites over the past week.

Firstly, I am digging Fear Itself immensely. However, as of issue #3, I am seriously hating Matt Fraction which only stands to prove that he's got me seriously hooked to get me worked up over a trope that was obvious as heck if I was reading rationally....

Next, I loved the Static Shock Special and I believe that Dwayne McDuffie would like it too... However, DC transforming Mister Terrific into a Black Panther/Falcon combo...notsomuch...

Avengers Academy 14.1 was hands down, the BEST of the point one issues so far...

If you haven't been watching Doctor Who... what is wrong with you? And the more commercials I see of Falling Skies on TNT, just cements that I have to watch it....

My apologies to Charlotte Fullerton, McDuffie's Widow, for forgetting her name on the show 2 weeks ago. After going through a marathon of Ben 10 and his different incarnations over the weekend, I have to wonder why DC hasn't approached her to do an all ages book yet.....

I am geeked up because this week promises me a new mini marvels book...and I am also getting the Darkwing Duck trade....

Now on to the links....

1) Interesting views on parts of the DC reboot by blogger David Brothers at 4th Letter but as usual the comments section became a much more fascinating read:

http://www.4thletter.net/2011/06/brian-azzarello-and-cliff-chiang-on-wonder-woman-1/

What role should an author's personal political stance play in your purchase of a book? This is a tricky question indeed and most of the commenters, along with Mr. Brothers provided insightful responses. I must admit, political views don't affect me as much as racist/sexist stances. Orson Scott Card is a prime example for me... I just can't bring myself to buy one of his novels due to some statements he has been linked to in the past

2) Comics Alliance went around to various retailers about the DC line wide reboot and found that their responses are as varied as the customers'

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/02/retailers-dc-reboot/

CBR does the same thing here:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32619

3) Speaking of the reboot, Gail Simone gives her opinion with this column:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/03/gail-simone-sorry-im-late/

4) This is hilarious...and O SO true:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/04/the-rack-comic-stores-women-customers/

5) We'll do a review on X-Men First Class on the show but Comic Book Resources had several good articles connected to the movie starting with goofy Chuck Austin moments on the book:

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/04/ten-goofiest-moments-in-uncanny-x-men-426-435/

and specifically his created character Azazel, who's that "Red" Nightcrawler...

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/the-fifth-color-the-devil-you-dont-know-azazel/

Here's their official review which we'll cover in our own responses on the show:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32601

This sort of smashes together DBurt's and my own thinking on the film....

5) What are the best comic book video games ever? I don't really know but CBR came up with a list:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32616

6) Spinoff Online ponders who should take over the Batman franchise:

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/04/5-directors-who-should-reboot-batman/

While the Comics Alliance Smallvillains continue their look back at Batman movie series:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/30/batman-1989-part-two-review/

That's it for me this week fans! Until next week, Keep Fantasizing!

Afronerd Radio Airs Sun at 7pm: Topics 2B Covered; WeinerGate; New Xmen & Old Racial Formula; Another MTO Rant; An Anti Aging Pill is Here! Or is it?

Good Evening, true believers, supporters and detractors! I'm just coming of a "nerdic" euphoria after bearing witness to the latest in the Marvel Comics movie franchise-X-men: First Class. We will, of course, discuss the film in depth on Tuesday's Comic Shoppe but we will address some overtones in the film that still continue to persist as a formulaic device when it comes to characters of color. Captain Kirk is scheduled to check out the film on Monday, so out of respect, I will be very vague as it pertains to the plot and spoilers. Anyway, let's run down the rest of the issues to be discussed....AGAIN, tomorrow at 7pm eastern at-afronerdradio.com: I'm fairly certain that our listeners are aware of the cursory advances taking place in the biotech industry but the latest news appears to be a new and substantive anti-aging pill; more on Congressman Anthony Weiner's "wiener" dilemma; Dburt has a double rant involving yet another misleading Mediatakeout blog posting involving monolithic, authentic vs inauthentic Blackness (AGAIN!!) and a life lesson from his father, The Oracle. Definitely not the show to miss! Stop by or better yet, call in live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com. And remember, in the immortal words of Eric Lehnsherr-"Always remember: Mutant, and proud!"...

Afronerd Radio's Week in Review

Check Out Our Mid Week in Review Show! Discussing-Google's Music Game Changer; More on Marriage (from Celebs) & Does Porn Lead 2 Divorce & More!

AGAIN!...playing it close to the vest and keeping it terse-stop by tomorrow's Afronerd Radio-The Mid Week in Review Edition as Dburt and The Captain pontificate on the following current event laden topics: Google introduces its music cloud program/app and it promises to revolutionize the music industry (to its chagrin); a recent Huffington Post piece posits whether porn leads to divorce; upon a listener's suggestion for a topic-is there room for a 21st century version of WEB DuBois' Talented tenth proposition as it pertains to African-American empowerment?; revisiting last show's discussion on the alleged decrease in the desirability of marriage as an institution...this time from the perspective of today's celebrities and lastly, if time permits-Dburt's observational rant segment dealing with overt idolatry (hint...it has something to do with Juanita "Cool Handout Luke" Bynum and "Pimp Hand" Eddie Long). If you haven't guessed, this show i sure to be another fiery broadcast. Call us live at-646-915-9620 or via email/Im at afronerdradio@yahoo.com. See you at 7pm eastern.

Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review broadcast!

And while you wait for the show, check out this extended teaser trailer of the fourth season of True Blood:

Happy Memorial Day Folks! Stop By 2morrow's Comic Shoppe Show at 7pm-Thanos in Avengers 2012?, DC Rebooting Again? & Marvel's Marvelman Dilemma.

Keeping it copacetic and succint, stop by tomorrow evening for an "afronerdic" spin on pop/fantasy/sci-fi culture at The Comic Shoppe with our motley crew-Daryll B, Captain Kirk and Dburt. Call in live with your questions or protestations at-646-915-9620 as we discus the following issues: Marvel Comics acquired the rights to Marvelman (Mick Anglo/Alan Moore/Neil Gaiman's take on Fawcett's Captain Marvel) with much fanfare but what happens now?; rumors are spreading that a major villain slated to appear in next year's Avengers film is Thanos; it appears that DC is going reboot crazy with revitalizing long dead heroes; our predictions for Friday's X-Men: First Class release and lastly, our graphic novel reading suggestions from the previous weeks. It's the beginning of summer folks...pull up a chair and enjoy a lighthearted pulp discourse.

Afronerd Radio Presents The Comic Shoppe!

And while you wait, check out the (ever poignant) musings of The Comic Shoppe's Daryll B:

Hello AfroNerd Readers and welcome to this very special episode of Daryll B.'s blogs. This one is inspired by a conversation I had with the boss Friday Night in which my love then hate of this particular issue has gotten brought to light. So to set up my rant, it is time for the audience to get to know this "geeky, yet evil" black kid....

Born in Brooklyn but raised in Queens, NY by parents of Trinidadian descent....

One sister who is far more smarter and successful than me.....

8 years served in the United States Army and even though I consider myself a screw-up, surviving Basic Training and A.I.T. is still the thing I am proudest of in my life....

I love sports and professional wrestling. I think that there is more drama in a well played athletic contest between two athletes/teams that there ever will be in any "reality" show that you can think of (or so I say producers' fabricate). Professional Wrestling has always been my soap opera but there is no denying the physical and mental toll that these athletes go through to please the audience but...

If you have heard the show, my passionate love of comics, fantasy, and science fiction will be no surprise to you all. What will be a surprise is that this love got inspired by A Christmas Carol. While others were looking at the messages and symbolism, I was inspired by the Ghosts and Time Travel.

While I am a Hip-Hop Head by nature, if you see my ipod, you will see more rock songs than rap. My life I grew up among rappers around Jamaica and Hollis, Queens however my first concert ever was a Metallica show. I have always had a little rock in my blood and believe me it freaks out some people when they hear me attempt to drunk (or tipsy) sing Enter Sandman or Sweet Child of Mine at the bar. My friends are used to it by now....BELIEVE ME. Most of the Daryll pics on the internet are of these (strange) situations....

Which leads me to my topic today: Comics Alliance this week posted up the video to Best Love Song by T-Pain ft. Chris Brown because it is a Scott Pilgrim homage/clone. Obviously the director and/or the artists loved the feel of the film to shoot this fun video that resembles Pilgrim so much. Then after the second time of me watching it, something perturbed me. I couldn't quite put a finger on it. So I watched it again...and again....and again.... and EUREKA! I GOT IT....

Here are two high profile black R&B artists, doing an homage to a quirky, fun little comic book movie, singing/battling over this woman they are fixated on, and there ISN'T A SINGLE BLACK PERSON ROCKING IN THE CROWD. *Scratches Head* Yep you heard that right. I see an Asian Gal. I see a fine Latina/Italian mix Gal on a dude's shoulders that is rocking out and stripping. Unfortunately, I don't see any black people grooving to this performance. Sure towards the end of the video you'll see one Black Guy kicking game to a couple of gals against a wall 3 minutes in. You'll also see one during the final guitar battle that is standing to the left of the object of their affection. But for every shot of the rocking crowd, I dare you to spot one of us. This is an R&B video and I know that T-Pain and Chris Brown have large Black followings...

Which leads me to a certain stereotype that I have run headlong against in every part of my life and I don't know how this came to be... Black people and fantasy/science fiction. They are not supposed to mix or better put, if you like these forms of entertainment, you are "less" black than others. Who the hell came up with this one? And the thing is, I have run into perpetrators of this stigma on all sides. Whether it is me geeking out to a show/movie or me just reading comics/novels on a bus/train, I have heard the snickers and seen eyes rolling. I have just phased that out, however this video just stirred those outcast feelings up all over again. Dear Hollywood/Nashville/New York/Atlanta, I have news for you: Black People are just like all other races in terms of entertainment: we want good, quality stuff. However, I find that we as a people feed into many of these stereotypes ourselves. Look, I can't tell you what to watch or what to read or what to vibe to, but I can ask of you all to keep an open mind or else we will continue to be forced into these stereotypes by those that can.

Links:

As an admitted wrestling fan, I find Chris Sims comic book comparison of Randy Savage quite compelling...

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/27/ask-chris-58-macho-man-memorial/

Elsewhere on the site, David Uzumeri revels in Mark Waid's ability to modernize an origin without cheesing it up...

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/26/mark-waid-captain-america-review/

Over at 4th Letter, Gavok assembles Esther and Was to give opinions on each of Marvel's Point One issues to this point....

http://www.4thletter.net/2011/05/the-point-one-collaboration-experiment/

Then he goes solo to review one of my guilty pleasures.... "Let's Get Dangerous!"

http://www.4thletter.net/2011/05/4-elements-darkwing-duck/

At Spinoff Online, Graeme McMillan starts an interesting debate on the state of 3D movies...

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/28/why-3d-isnt-dead-just-changing/

While Carla Hoffman at Robot 6 offers her thoughts on the accessibility of comics and related materials to outsiders..

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/the-fifth-color-the-fight-for-your-first-comic/

And Chris Arrant wonders about who the next Marv Wolfman comic character to achieve multimedia success will be..?

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/comic-strips-to-comic-flicks-marv-wolfman-movies-they-haven%e2%80%99t-made-yet/

Finally, Tom Bondurant gives us all a DC character history lesson while thinking about Flashpoint...

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/grumpy-old-fan-robin-the-flash-changes-and-rollbacks/

Hmmm, I think that should do it for me this week. As always for any questions and rebuttals, I can read your comments here or at wolfpackorion@yahoo.com. And remember this, entertainment is about enjoyment and science fiction is about pushing the boundaries of your ideas. No one can keep your mind down as long as you Keep Fantasizing!

Until next time AfroNerd Readers!

Just A Reminder! Former RNC Chairman & Future MSNBC Contributor, Michael Steele Stops By Afronerd Radio-Sun at 7pm! Don't Miss it!

Welcome, folks! Unlike the Real Time with Bill Maher show (above), Chairman Steele will be given respect and the courtesy of completion when he drops by for a chat to discuss his latest ventures, post RNC chair and (Lt) governorship of Maryland. And that's just the first act! Again, set your clocks and pull up a chair to check out Afronerd Featuring Captain Kirk, airing tomorrow at 7pm eastern. Call us live with your questions and/or comments at-646-915-9620. And for the second half of our broadcast, the Captain and Dburt will use their conservative (and sometimes independent) microscopes to bring analysis to the following topics: a recent New York Times piece highlights poling that suggests that Whites are starting to feel like the discriminated class when compared to an alleged rise in minority status; Dburt's friendly addiction to the UK TV series, Misfits and how the Brits (at least in cinema) do not appear to play the same type racial politics as their American counterparts, reflecting on the phenomenon that some twitter feeds showed that some teens did not know who Osama Bin Laden was when it was announced that he was killed and lastly, a Huffington Post article waxes on data that demonstrates that traditional marriage from a cultural perspective is becoming less popular with each passing decade. See you guys (and gals) at 7pm!

Afronerd Radio Interviews former Chairman of the RNC, Michael Steele

And While You Wait For The Comic Shoppe, Check out The Latest Entry By The Shoppe's Daryll B!

Welcome to my little corner of insanity once again AfroNerd readers. Once again, I have the news bits from my favorite site that piqued my interest this week. I dedicate this one to Randy Poffo a.k.a. Randy "Macho Man" Savage who passed away last week....

1) Many props to Laura Hudson for getting together Blair Butler, Jill Pantozzi, and Heidi MacDonald for a frank and enlightenment discussion on the "Geek Girl" image.

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/20/women-comics-roundtable/

I said it in their comments section that at first, I will say that the sight of girls/women in the comic shop made me freak while younger. Now, they are a very informed part of the comic business and should be treated as such. Can we pass the memo along to some of our "less enlightened" brethren now?

2) I seem to recall this radio show connected to this site that first dealt with the "ignorance" of the DC Flashpoint Universe after an article by David Brothers at 4th Letter a month ago and it seems the rest of the world has caught up:

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/flashpoint-world-map-sparks-controversy/

Well DC has finally gotten around to answer some of the questions:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32440

As usual, I am left cold... although I will say that Flashpoint #1 was good....and I was right. It is Age of Apocalypse DC Style. In other related Flashpoint notes, Newsarama wonders about the lasting effects of Flashpoint on the DC Comics line as a whole on August 31st:

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/post-flashpoint-silence-raises-questons-110520.html

3) Graeme McMillan has his own wishes for what DC should do after the crossover event:

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/5-post-flashpoint-wishes-110520.html

If it does end up being another One Year Later event, I can see a lot of frustrated DC fans...

4) Elsewhere McMillan wonders how short out memories are in regards to Michael Bay and transforming robots:

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/21/will-audiences-believe-that-transformers-3-is-better-than-the-second/

5) Brian Hibbs takes a look at the Direct Market and its failings in the current economic market after several of his nearby San Francisco book stores started closing:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32417

Unfortunately with the advent of new technologies, book stores are forced to change/adapt their business model or go the way of the dodo. Every time I pull out an actual book to read on the train or bus, people look at me like I have 2 heads. People just figure that when everything gets to be advanced, we should just leave the old things behind. I guess I am an old fogie then. What's worse is that by their shipping scheduling, DC and Marvel are not helping matters either.... Anyway, in an effort to leave this round of blogging in a good mood:

6) Ron Marz speaks candidly about returning to Green Lantern Kyle Rayner and doing a one off story with Darryl Banks:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32412

7) Two fun inter-entertainment mash-ups that I know were fun for me to look at. First up, the creators of Lets Be Friends Again do a work up of Doctor Strange if he was done in the "House M.D." mold:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/19/strange-md/

Then, the aforementioned Laura Hudson posts a picture of the "X-Muppets":

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/21/x-muppets/

That's it for me this week folks. Thx for reading and until next week..*plays pomp and circumstance as I walk away*...Keep Fantasizing!

And in homage to the late Randy "Macho Man" Savage, check out his voice over work, on Dexter's Laboratory

Afronerd Radio Takes A Break This Sun. But Returns Fresh This Wed at 7pm. Don't 4get The Comic Shoppe Tues But Let's Talk About What's Coming Up!

Don't worry, folks....just because we're resting doesn't quite mean that we're resting on our laurels! Its true that we're taking a break today but we are sincerely working on some issues behind the scenes to insure that we give our supporters (and detractors) the best and informative online programming we can muster. Case in point-our upcoming interview with former Maryland Lt. Governor and ex-Chairman of the RNC, Michael Steele. We are working on an amenable date but within the next week or so, Mr. Steele will be gracing our program to discuss some exciting forthcoming projects he is involved with-i.e. a prospective commentating gig with MSNBC and a contributing editorial position for the Washington Post's The Root.

For Tuesday's Comic Shoppe (7pm eastern, for the uninformed and uninitiated), the crew will deliberate on the expected pulp/pop cultural fare: more news pertaining to Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Rises with an ominous poster of Tom Hardy as Bane as well as more actors coming aboard for this final franchise film effort; although NBC's Chuck gets a modified 5th season despite moderate ratings, vocal fan support ultimately kept the geek themed series afloat-are there other series that should have been saved as well?; in the world of video gaming, the heavily touted LA Noire is released and in the vein of Super Street Fighter is a Super version of Marvel vs Capcom under consideration?; more on who will fill the shoes of the late graphic novel writer/animator, Dwayne McDuffie as it relates to minority representation in comics; thoughts on NY's Big Apple Comic Con and lastly our favorite graphic novel picks from the previous weeks.

And then there's Wednesday's Afronerd Radio show! Depending on Chairman Steele interview scheduling, the regularly scheduled broadcast will highlight the following issues: science talk on the prospect of a real Steve Austin-a young man is preparing for an amputation of his hand for a bionic replacement; Apple's Cloud music service is delayed although industry analysts predict that the company will still maintain being the preeminent digital music distribution source; Dr. Cornel West causes quite a stir with what some deem to be personal attacks on President Obama's lack attention toward African-American concerns and by extension Obama's alleged lack of Blackness (the stuff refuses to stop); it's hot on the block in Syria with upwards of 900 protesters having lost their lives since anti-establishment unrest in the started and lastly, after President Obama, what are the prospects for another man of color to rise to the highest office? Could Herman Cain be that man? Don't forget to listen to Afronerd Radio (aka Afronerd Featuring Captain Kirk) at afronerdradio.com! Call us live at 646-915-9620 or converse with hosts via email/IM (afronerdradio@yahoo.com), twitter (@afronerd) or Facebook!

Afronerd Radio's Week in Review-Broadcast!

And just for feces and laughter...check out the juxtaposition between underrepresented progressive hip hop and minstrelsy:

Here's the commercially ignored hip hop:

Dead Prez "The Beauty Within" from kinetikcinematix on Vimeo.

And then there's the sewage:

Psychology Today Mistakenly Reported That Black Women Aren't Attractive! The Pic Below is the Correction! + More on Afronerd Radio, Wed at 7pm ET!

I would normally state, emphatically, that tomorrow's broadcast of Afronerd Radio featuring Captain Kirk will be a fiery show...but that would just prove to be redundant! Nevertheless, let's go down the list of scheduled topics for Wednesday's show: a grand faux pas occurred earlier today when the noted magazine (webzine in this case), Psychology Today quickly pulled a blog posting by Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa entitled Why Are African-American Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?; comedian and Daily Show host, John Stewart debates Bill O'Reilly over "Common-gate"; a former Villanova basketball players comes out of the closet and basketball great, Charles Barkley says he's played with athletes he believed might have been gay and doesn't care and lastly, French scientists allegedly discovered a hospitable planet with a similar, Earth-like atmosphere. Whew! Pull up a chair and call in live at 646-915-9620 or contribute to the conversation via email/IM at: afrronerdradio@yahoo.com.

Afronerd Radio's Week in Review-Broadcast!

And for further clarification on the beauty debate, take a gander at the montage, further disproving Dr. Kanazawa's hypothesis:

On Tuesday The Comic Shoppe Opens at 7pm: Wonder Woman Pilot Defeated, Smallville Finale....Finally!, Supes Beyond, Flintstones Reboot & More!

Well, as always we have a fully packed, pulp flavored Comic Shoppe Show coming up tomorrow at 7pm eastern. Join Daryll B, Capt. Kirk and Dburt (and call in live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com) as they analyze the latest in sci-fi/graphic novel/fantasy infused pop culture! The topics scheduled to be put under the microscope are: Family Guy/American Dad/Cleveland Show creator, Seth McFarlane has been given the green light to update The Flintstones for the masses; our take on last Friday's Smallville 10th season finale; the highly anticipated Wonder Woman show is cancelled before it even left the ground; Superman get the futuristic treatment in the same vein (and continuity) as Batman Beyond in an upcoming one shot; Are The Avengers and Thor Animated projects giving us any clues as to what to expect from the film version and lastly, our favorite graphic novel suggestions from the previous weeks.

Afronerd Radio Presents The Comic Shoppe!

Next up, check out the latest blog posting from The Shoppe's own, Daryll B.

Ok Folks, shall we enter the fantasy breach again?

1) After watching the Stargate Universe and Smallville finales along with hearing the news of the Wonder Woman pilot not being picked up, Graeme McMillan asks...well:

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/14/is-2011-the-year-that-network-tv-gave-up-on-geeks/

Yeah, he goes there.....

2) A point that we have made on the show many times comic accessibility after watching movies is reiterated here by Michael May:

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/why-thor-the-movie-is-better-than-thor-the-comic/

However, I disagree about Thor being in the same situation as X-Men and Spider-Man prior. I would send folks interested to the JMS run, which the movie takes heavily from in the Earth scenes. Then I would recommend the Dan Jurgens run after Heroes Reborn where we first saw the effects of a visible Asgard to people of Earth (and also eventually saw Thor running Asgard).

Then I'd point them towards the Walt Simonson run from the 80s-90s which is considered the best Marvel run on the character by many. If they want a Marvel twist on classic Thor tales, then I would point them to the Matt Fraction Ages of Thunder HC/TP.

3) One of the guys I love to debate comics with in the CSBG comments section, Travis Pelkie, went to his first big comic con up in Boston last weekend and reported on it:

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/10/guest-post-boston-comic-con-best-comic-con-ever-or-bestest-comic-con-ever/

As usual Comic-Con and Hijinks go hand in hand....

4) Greg Burgas does a trip that I do every 3 weeks to some of the bigger comic shops around Manhattan:

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/15/a-quick-tour-of-some-of-the-comic-book-shops-in-manhattan/

He misses a couple of them of course but this store crawl is always a fun experience for comic book geek like yours truly.

5) One of the reasons I think Dburt and now Captain Kirk tolerate my rants is that when I am wrong, I will not shirk away and admit will my mistakes. That being said I would like to think I am open-minded about a lot of issues. So in that spirit, once again David Brothers over at 4th Letter, in responding to a blog writer who I think shared my point, delivers a strong argument that counters my "ethnic pollination of comic universes" idea:

http://www.4thletter.net/2011/05/all-up-in-the-kool-aid-and-dont-know-the-flavor/

Bonus: Check out how David dissects the appeal of the Wu-Tang Clan here. Totally on point:

http://www.4thletter.net/2011/05/enter-the-36-chambers-toad-style-is-immensely-strong-and-immune-to-nearly-any-weapon/

You know, it is really hard for me to admit defeat but after hearing the show and reading the blog Mr. Brothers responded to.... yeah I sounded like a rambling nutjob. So I do apologize.. but I am still going to give you all my brief "Black Avengers" pitch but of course I will not ever use that name...

Ok my template is inspired by a Weekly Crisis article from a couple of weeks ago which had a reader give his pitch on the forgotten character Viceroy:

http://www.weeklycrisis.com/2011/04/pitching-forgotten-characters-viceroy.html

Now for this book which I would name "Classified", we would open the story in Wakanda where The Black Panther and Storm would be monitoring world newscasts. Alongside stories of the Avengers and X-Men doing good, T'Challa would see stories of strife in other "less glamorous" parts of the world which of course angers him. Knowing that he can effect change in these situations, he sends personal agents to these hot spots....

In the first 6 issues, we would see the framework of this "Classified" organization being laid as the agents would scout out the hot spots and contact local power brokers / community leaders. The intent of this is two-fold: introduce new characters and provide a frame work knowlege of other places on the Marvel Earth. So while I might use a Falcon or Photon as an agent for an issue at anytime, it would be as a tool to glimpse their situation and why T'Challa's aid may or may not work. Each issue would be stand alone, tethered by the cause and if Marvel pulls the plug (see Young Allies, Spider-Girl), they would at least introduce 3-5 more ethnic characters that can be used in other places.

In the next 6 issues, we would see that there are hints of a counter organization working opposed to T'Challa's efforts that has been operating for far longer. They use these communities that 'higher profile" heroes don't normally come to as a pipeline for their operations. Purposely, they don't use much high-tech or grandiose characters that would attract attention. This allows them the freedom to continue even if an operative or chapter gets compromised. T'Challa starts to put 2 and 2 together and gathers his newfound allies (and some enemies) to deal with the threat.

Now Tom Breevort, was that so hard?

Until next week AfroNerd Readers, Keep Fantasizing!

And speaking of the Tales of Asgard:

It's Sunday & It's Afronerd Radio, 7pm ET: Actor, Clifton Powell vs Spike Lee; Hopkins vs McNabb; Are Black Awards + Colleges Necessary? & More!

It seems that since this blog/radio show's inception, the question of so-called Black authenticity continues to haunt each broadcast! And Sunday's show will prove to be no different. Stop by (or better yet call us live-646-915-9620) Afronerd Radio and listen to Captain Kirk and Dburt deliberate on these hot button issues: Grey's Anatomy actress, Ellen Pompeo, during a recent appearance on The View posited that race relations might fair better if we rethink the need for HBCUs or NAACP award shows; the ghost of the Jalen Rose debacle has arisen with yet another athlete, boxer Bernard Hopkins questioning NFL great, Donovan McNabb's Blackness (when will this madness stop!!); actor, Clifton Powell sends out a verbal threat toward filmmaker, Spike Lee for his past comments critiquing Tyler Perry films for overt minstrelsy; another high profile Wall Streeter arrested for insider trading and 80 people are killed in Pakistan allegedly in retaliation for the United States' role in putting down Osama Bin Laden. AGAIN....check us out live and feel free to also contact us via email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com!

Stay Tuned For Our Mid Week Broadcast, Wed at 7pm: Waxing on Lakers' Losing, Facebook Arrest, Hillary Clinton Photo-Chopped & More!

Join Dburt and Captain Kirk this Wednesday at 7pm eastern at afronerdradio.com for The Mid Week in Review broadcast. Call in live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM at afronerdradio@yahoo.com and contribute to the discourse pertaining to the folloqing topics: personal and similar stories of travel, society and race as men in color involving the Oracle (Dburt's Dad), Dburt and of course, Captain Kirk (a reminder to non-Blacks that Black folk are not monolithic); a Hasidic newspaper photoshops (or is that CHOPS) Secretary Hillary Clinton and another woman from a famous photograph; yet another student gets into trouble over postings on Facebook; The LA Lakers lose to the Dallas Mavericks while showing zero decorum, grace and/or sportsmanship and lastly, hip hop artist and actor, Common is invited to the White House and it's deemed controversial?....hmmm. AGAIN, mark your clocks for what willl surely be a another fiery broadcast!

Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review broadcast!

Afronerd Radio Presents The Comic Shoppe, Tues at 7pm: More on Thor, The Dilemma of POC in Comics, Smallville Finale, New "Brilliant" Comic & More!

Let's proceed with conviction, shall we? Stop by The Comic Shoppe tomorrow at 7pm eastern to hear Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt wax the pulp fantastic on the following issues: although the Thor film ws discussed during yesterday's Afronerd Radio broadcast, it will be readdressed on The Comic Shoppe; and speaking of Thor...how has Greco-Roman mythology influenced comic book storytelling; our thoughts behind the premise of Brian Michael Bendis' upcoming graphic novel effort, simply entitled Brilliant; Smallville ends its 10th season with a two-hour special this Friday; a recent Racialicious piece posits racial contrivance is the way of the land in pop culture-comic books, notwithstanding and lastly our favorite graphic novel picks from the previous weeks. Stop by and call us live at-646-915-9620 or via email/IM at-afronerdradio@yahoo.com.

Afronerd Radio Presents The Comic Shoppe!

And now, words of wisdom from The Comic Shoppe's Daryll B:

Howdy AfroNerd Readers... Due to Daryll B overloading on the Thor Movie, Fast Five, and Dylan Dog of Night, I'm reduced to linkblogging (with some snide comments thrown in of course.. even tired I can't remove my trademark snark!)

1) Yeah. To say I am disappointed in Smallville yet again is an understatement. The Smallvillains do a much more humorous job at ripping the penultimate episode from this past Friday. To sum up my anger in two words: Mechanical Starro:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/09/recap-smallville-episode-10-20-prophecy/

2) I hope everyone got a chance to attend free comic book day on Saturday at their local shop. In case you missed it, Newsarama gives a pretty good rundown of the books given away:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32206

and my one regret was I was I didn't get online to grab this free Adam Warrock song "Marvel vs DC"(no worries, it is on the next album!). However Comics Alliance has it playable here:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/07/marvel-vs-dc-rap-adam-warrock/

3) Chris Sims gives a playful retro look at THREE Jack Kirby versions of Thor:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/06/jack-kirbys-thor/

4) To expound on our discussion of the "New" Ultimate Universe from last week's show, Andy Khouri gives detailed listing complete with interviews from Marvel editors and writers:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/06/ultimate-marvel-rebirths-ultimates-ultimate-x-men-ultimate-spider-man/

5) It Hollywood round up time an' how about Mark Sheppard? First Battlestar, then a nice little Doctor Who stint, and now Supernatural. Thank you Sir!:

http://www.newsarama.com/tv/mark-sheppard-supernatural-interview-110506.html

6) Neo as Kaneda....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/keanu-reeves-circling-warner-bros-185872

7) *sniff* Monday is the finale for Stargate Universe and I am not happy. Graeme McMillian goes further an looks at the state of the WHOLE SyFy Channel... NOT good..and why I switching to BBC America for my science fiction fix

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/07/why-the-end-of-stargate-universe-means-bad-things-for-syfy/

8) News isn't all bad in Hollywood for me however as Roc is being cast in Powers:

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/06/charles-s-dutton-cast-in-powers/

9) Tom Bondurant does a great framing of Flashpoint (starts this week) over at Robot 6 an then decides which books he's interested in:

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/grumpy-old-fan-whos-got-room-for-professor-zoom/

10) Finally Chris Sims gives his stand up comedians as members of the JLA. No Chris Rock? No Charlie Murphy? No Lewis Black? Damn you Chris Sims....

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/06/ask-chris-55-the-justice-league-of-stand-up-comedy/

Okies I am pretty sure we'll spend all of the show this week talking in Asgardian but....I hope everyone found something in this brief to peak their interest. I am also pretty sure that your local comic shop still has copies of the free comic book day stuff this week, so check them out.

(I recommend the Cap America/Thor by Landridge and Samnee, Darkwing Duck/ Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers combo, and the Bongo yearly FCBD Anthology. The Spider-Man by Slott and Ramos just missed my cut but was also fun).

So until next time AfroNerd Readers..Keep Fantasizing!

Happy Mother's Day! Afronerd Radio Airs Sun at 7pm! Discussing Black Heroism (concept vs reality), Thor Film Review, Teacher vs Muslim Student & More!

AGAIN! Happy Mother's Day! As our listeners pay respects and homage to their respective matriarchs, tune in to tonight's Afronerd Radio broadcast as our heroes dogmatize on this week's current event based isues: in the wake of the Obama administration's capture/killing of Osama Bin Laden, Captain Kirk and Dburt expound the concept of Black heroism (incl. comedienne, Wanda Sykes' rant against Donald Trump , White comic book aficionados & fanboys of color, Will Smith as Tarantino's Django, Black Panther comic book film, etc); our Thor film review....For Asgard!; a teacher insults a Muslim student regarding the death of Bin Laden; Dburt's encounter with Jehovah Witnesses; speaking of the aftermath of Operation Neptune Spear, the team's theories on what reprisals are to be expected from Muslim extremists and lastly, after watching this past weekend's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, Dburt is finally able to articulate his irritation with Dr. Micheal Eric Dyson...whew! So stop by at 7pm this evening and call us live at-646-915-9620 or via email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com....so speaketh the God of Afronerd-ism!

Afronerd Radio's Week in Review-Broadcast!

And speaking of Real Time....here's the episode in question:

Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review Wed at 7pm: Alex Haley A Fraud?, Bin Laden Killed, Tased 4 Sagging?, Suicide Assist As a Business? & More!

AGAIN....let's just jump into the water and lay out the topics for discussion coming up on tomorrow's Mid Week in Review show! Tune in Wednesday at 7pm eastern to hear Captain Kirk and Dburt pontificate on these current event themed issues: well, the obvious topic, of course, is the Obama adminsitration's sanctioned (and US Navy Seals' executed) black ops mission against HTIC (Head Terrorist in Charge), Osama Bin laden resulting in his death-is the President getting his respect?; a recent article by columnist and scribe Stanley Crouch sheds more light on the assertion that author, Alex Haley was a fraud; a Kansas teen gets tased (including an alleged arm fracture) for not pulling up his pants; a 91 year old entrepreneur tops a 100K in annual sales....in suicide assist kits? and will the Home Premiere service, which broadcasts new movies into homes for $30, lead to the demise of the conventional movie theater business? Check us out live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM at afronerdradio.com

Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review broadcast!

Comic Shoppe Broadcast Tues at 7pm ET! Supes No Longer a US Citizen?, What's Next 4 Marvel After the Avengers 2011, New Ultimate Universe & More!

Let's just jump into topics this time, shall we? Pull up a chair and listen to Dburt, Daryll B and Captain Kirk tomorrow at 7pm discuss the following fantasy/pulp/sci-fi and comic themed topics: last week's announcement that in an upcoming Action Comics comic, Superman decides to relinquish his US citizenship; and speaking of Supes becoming a citizen of the world....what does this mean in the wake of Osama Bin Ladin's recent death and by extension will this effect Captain America's film receipts, internationally?; expectations for next month's Supreme Power reboot; additional expectations for a reworking of Marvel's Ultimate universe; predictions for Marvel's Cinematic Universe-post Avengers 2011 and lastly our favorite graphic novel reads from the previous weeks. Call the Comic Shoppe crew live at 646-915-9620 or via email at-afronerdradio@yahoo.com. And remember, as we approach Friday's release of the Thor film......For Asgard!

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Afronerd Radio 2nite at 7pm-Discussing the Royal Wedding (Why Not?), Trump Gets Trumped, Tarantino's Black Western, Gaddafi on the Ropes? & More!

Wow! Mother's Day is coming upon us very shortly and believe it or not, President Obama really is a US citizen.....I would have never guessed! Some conservatives (including myself) never fell for this okey-doke and it just makes those on the right lose even more stock with the mainstream in being able to legitimately critique the POTUS. But I'm sure that as an avid "Obamacan," I would be deemed a RINO (Republican in Name Only), anyway. Be that as it may, we have a show to broadcast, so let's do this! Join Captain Kirk and yours truly, tonight at 7pm eastern to discuss these ensuing issues: the aforementioned (and above videod) White House correspondents dinner, where the President essentially trumps real estate tycoon/media personality and potential presidential hopeful (?) Donald Trump; director Quentin Tarantino decides to tackle a Black themed western (hat tip to Sergio Mims and his Shadow and Act site); Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's looses some family members in a recent NATO air strike; our unique review of Britains's Royal Wedding (i.e just like Marvel Comics' What If? series-"what if" Prince William had a bride of color?) and if time permits, our impression of recent national acts of coonery reported by our favorite cyber ghetto blogs. Call us live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com.


Afronerd Radio's Week in Review-Broadcast!

And while you wait for tonight's fiery broadcast, consider this next short film our prologue, Seth Rogan Channels the Beastie Boys in Fight For Your Right-Revisted:

Tune 2 Afronerd Radio Wed at 7pm ET: The Rent vs Food Quagmire, Green Homes For 10K?, Is the SAT Biased Against Minorities & More Trump vs Pres Obama

Straight to the point! Stop by AfronerdRadio.com (dba Afronerd Featuring Captain Kirk) tomorrow at 7pm eastern as Dburt and The Captain lend conservative (and sometimes independent) analysis to the following topics: new data shows that due to our country's current economic woes, some folks are foresaking food in order to pay rent; an enterprising carpenter has developed a business that utilizes refuse to make green homes for as low as $10,000-specifically for low income citizens; there appears to be further evidence that the SAT, based on the language/phraseology of the questions may favor Whites over minorities and lastly, Trump verbal tirade against President Obama has moved from birther controversies to doubting the legitimacy of Obama's academic record....wow. Call us live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM at afronerdradio@yahoo.com.

New Comic Shoppe Airing Tues at 7pm: More on the History of Comic Book Fandom; More Thor Reviews, New Xmen 1st Class Trailer, 21 Jump St News & More!

Let's get into it, shall we? It's time for a new Comic Shoppe broadcast featuring Daryll B, Captain Kirk and Dburt, airing tomorrow at 7pm eastern. Call in live at 646-915-9620 (or via email/IM at afronerdradio@yahoo.com) to join in the pulp flavored discourse! We will be discussing issues such as: an overlooked piece from last week's NY Newsday comic book article that provided a synopsis on the history of graphic novel fandom in the year BCC (before comic cons); a second X-Men First Class hits the net, Johnny Depp might make a cameo in 21 Jump Street (the movie); more positive reviews for the upcoming Thor film are coming in; is the Red Hulk the preeminent Marvel giant now?; Dburt's definitive Mortal Kombat 9 video game review and our favorite graphic novel reads from the previous weeks. Imperius rex!

And, as always, take a gander at the latest blog entry from the Shoppe's indefatigable Daryll B:

Welcome back AfroNerd Readers to yet another trip around the Daryll B. comic and science fiction link tour. I caution you fine folks up front that I might be a little irritable while typing this since I am doing most of the mark up while watching my Knicks and Rangers go down in awful playoff defeat....

1) Graeme McMilian over at Spinoff Online does pose an interesting question about Marvel Studios' future plans:

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/04/23/is-marvel-studios-expanding-too-fast/

You know we'll touch on this one on the show as we get closer to Marvel Movie Season...

2) The guys at The Weekly Crisis put out an interesting challenge to their followers: to give their favorite obscure characters a "pitch" treatment. The first candidate is a little known member of the DC Universe....

http://www.weeklycrisis.com/2011/04/pitching-forgotten-characters-viceroy.html

3) Newsarama spun a couple of great articles this week. First up is an analysis of the future effects of The Death of Spider-Man in the Ultimate Universe...

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/new-ultimate-spider-man-speculation-110422.html

4) You know you love the Lil Vader commercial from the Super Bowl. Well here's an inspired parody by Marvel to help promote the Thor movie...

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/04/little-thor-spoofs-little-vader-volkswagon-ad/

5) Interesting tale of getting your heart's desire by Ron Marz in his Shelf Life column. I know folks like McDuffie and Waid who have told similar stories in the past....

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31983

6) These next two links involve my favorite indie writer of all time and his future plans after Echo is wrapped up in May.....

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/terry-moore-part-1-110420.html

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/terry-moore-part-2-110421.html

7) Talk about nailing why I love a book... that's what Robot 6 did right here about Avengers Academy....

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/04/the-fifth-color-avengers-academy-in-three-panels/

8) BBC America does it again! On the Eve of their Doctor Who premiere, they manage to acquire the rights to all of the updated Battlestar Galactica run...

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/04/22/bbc-america-acquires-entire-run-of-battlestar-galactica/

As it stands, their Saturday Nights are going to be more appealing to me than "SyFy" Fridays now....

9) OK here we go again with Hollywood not learning from past mistakes and George Takei calling them on it:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/21/george-takei-akira-whitewashing-asian/

Now I think I have come around on this issue to say any actor should be able to tryout for any role. However, when you take a movie like Akira that is so intrinsically Asian and put out a release saying you want white male leads only.... You are asking for trouble.

10) Yeah, enough of the serious stuff. Let's end with some humor courtesy of Scott Snyder:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/22/scott-snyder-conspiracy-cops-kids-comics/

Jeff Parker and Erika Moen

http://www.4thletter.net/2011/04/read-jeff-parker-and-erika-moens-bucko-for-some-t-bolts-ta/

11) And finally a thinking piece by noted Bat-o-logist Chris Sims on Batman and killing....

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/22/batman-kills/

Due to my state of mind about my teams, I have no good feelings left in my heart for a satisfactory reclamation project this week. So I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekend and have found one or two of these articles fascinating. So until next time AfroNerd Readers, Keep Fantasizing!

Afronerd Radio 2 Nite, 7pm ET: Spike vs Tyler Perry, Madness at McDonalds, Iphone Addiction is Real, Soul Food Shame, 7yr old in Handcuffs & More!

Afronerd Radio returns pretty much in the same vein as the lyrics of a Mavis Staples' song....Let's Do it Again! Join Captain Kirk and Dburt tonight at 7pm eastern as they wax poetic on this week's current event laden topics: it appears that the battle over appropriate Black entertainment representation reached a fever pitch with Tyler Perry telling Spike Lee to "go to hell" over Lee's recent criticisms of Perry's films for promoting Black minstrelsy; a woman weaponized her vehicle in an Ohio McDonalds' parking lot, striking four people during the famed franchise's national hiring day; not only has cell phone usage among the young mimicked a form of addiction but the very same technology doubles as a form of tacit surveillance; are some people of color ashamed of Soul Food?....case in point-actress, Holly Robinson Peete vs The Braxtons and lastly, is it appropriate for a 7 year old boy with autism to be handcuffed over behavioral concerns? Stop by and call in live at-646-915-9620 or via email/instant message-afronerdradio.com.

Afronerd Radio's Week in Review-Broadcast!

Continuing Sunday's Afronerd Radio on Wed! More on Kobe's 100K Fine, Anti-Obama Email, Drive Thru Funeral Home in Compton? Bounce vs BET & More!

And so the story continues and the show must go on! Join Captain Kirk and Dburt tomorrow at 7pm eastern for the Mid Week in Review edition of Afronerd Radio! The discourse will entail the following current event laden issues: a continuation of the discussion of LA Laker, Kobe Bryant receiving a 100k fine for an anti-gay epithet; BET gets another competitor for the urban audience and it's called Bounce; Compton, CA is not only known for drive-bys but now drive-thrus....a drive-thru funeral, more specifically; more on the anti-Obama/superimposed chimp email sent by a prominent tea party leader and an analysis of Harvard professor, Dr. Henry Louis "Skip" Gates' documentary entitled Black in Latin America. Call in live at 646-915-9620 or via email or instant message at-afronerdradio@yahoo.com.

Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review broadcast!


And speaking of the Gates' special, here's a preview of Black in Latin America:

The Comic Shoppe Airs Tues at 7pm ET-Discussing Marvel's Ultimate Line & Is Spidey Really Dead?; 1st Thor Review; NY Times on Girl "Geeks" & More!

And so it begins...stop by our Comic Shoppe broadcast Tues at 7pm to listen to Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt analyze the world of pulp fiction with a discourse on the following topics: Why the UK opening of Batman Live stage production might not be suffering the same fate as Spiderman: After Dark; the good, bad and ugly of Marvel's Ultimate line; and dovetailing off of the Ultimate discussion-is the Ultimate Peter Parker really dead?; the first Thor review has just arrived; the NY Times has discovered what we already knew....the female geek phenomenon and lastly, recommendations for graphic novel/comic book must reads. Call in live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM at afronerdradio@yahoo.com. And in the immortal words of the crew of the Galactica-so say we all!

Afronerd Radio Presents The Comic Shoppe!

And before we forget, check out the latest blog words of wisdom from the Comic Shoppe's Daryll B:

Short and sweet this week from me AfroNerd fans because NBA and NHL Playoff action took up my time but here's my quick hits:

Alex Dueben gives his first hand report from MoCCA last weekend, which we discussed on last week's show. As I said, in every major city there's an indie comic scene. You just have to look for it....

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31888

Early Thor review from Jonah Weiland and he certainly sticks his neck out on this one...

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31910

I have made no secret for my appreciation of David Brothers' writing style and insight over at 4thLetter and this article is no different...

http://www.4thletter.net/2011/04/kiss-me-and-ill-kiss-you-back/

As usual Chris Sims has me rolling...

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/15/ask-chris-53-batman-vs-harry-potter/

And now to my main event.... I promised you all that I would fix the Star Wars franchise and *gulp* here I go...

1) Darth Vader is a bad guy who once was good. I think everyone gets it now. PLEASE stop the character rehab. It almost like Lucas wants us to forgive him. Dude destroyed planets and ordered death to enemies.....

2) You want little kids to get hooked on the franchise? Let's go with Han and Leia's kids and their trials 5-10 years past Return of the Jedi to continue the franchise instead of constantly rewriting the past. Or how about Luke's efforts to rebuild The Jedi Academy from the novels?

3) Over-reliance on the same characters weigh the franchise down like an anchor. One thing that Clone Wars 2.0 has done right this season is less Anakin more Asohka. But given her vivid fate in the second trilogy, it makes for very morbid watching for fans like me who must use continuity.

4) Take cues from the comic line and even the video games: Just look at the list of series from Dark Horse over the last 19 years:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics

Surely we can do cartoons and movies based on some of these? Which leaves me the final point

5) Take the franchise out of George Lucas' hands. Take a look at the fantasy/sci-fi authors of note on this list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_books

Surely we could get a couple of them together to brainstorm a new adventure/movie to free the franchise from the icy grip of the original trilogy? Lucas could always oversee their movement but it is obvious that George, the perfectionist, cannot let go of his original movies.

Yeah I went a little too geeky and fanboyish here... I'll try to stay more rational the next time. Until then Afronerd Readers, Keep Fantasizing!

Issues 2B Discussed on 90 min of Afronerd Radio-Sun. at 7pm ET-Arresting Wall Street...Maybe; Kobe's Fined; "The Blacks" Love Trump..Allegedly & More!

One thing that I have learned since I started blogging and by extension podcasting-there's never a lack of interesting (or heart wrenching) stories. Join Captain Kirk and Dburt this Sunday at 7pm to hear them pontificate on these ensuing topics: as entailed by the above video-a young mother kills herself along with three of her four children (the oldest escaped) by intentionally driving her vehicle into New York's Hudson River; a damning Senate investigation may lead to Goldman Sachs facing criminal fraud charges stemming from (or being the catalyst of) this nation's mortgage banking breakdown; TV personality and real estate mogul, Donald Trump in an attempt to assuage public criticism for his Obama birther protestations, emphatically affirms that he's friendly with "the Blacks"; basketball superstar, Kobe Bryant gets fined 100K for using an anti-gay f-word perjorative during game play; Rush Limbaugh calls President Obama's base of supporters "savages" and "walking human debris"; the death of the soap opera and if time permits-a tea party member likens our president to a simian...sigh...again:



Afronerd Radio's Week in Review-Extended 90 episode


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The Mid Week Show Airs on 7pm ET: A Series of Fights-Ashley Judd vs Hip Hop, Cornel West vs Sharpton, Alan Simpson vs Repubs & Jamaica's Color Issues

Hey! Let's make this short and simple...Join Afronerd Radio's Dburt and Captain Kirk this evening at 7pm to discuss the following issues: actress, Ashley Judd's recent comments detailed in her memoir, All That Is Bitter and Sweet affirm Hip Hop as a "rape culture" has caused quite a stir; some Jamaicans risk severe health problems with products used to lighten dark skin; former Senator Alan Simpson, who himself is a Republican, stated that he is "not sticking with Republicans who are "homophobic and anti-women" and lastly, as the above video shows Cornel West argues with Reverand Al Sharpton over a so-called "Black Agenda." Call us up live at 646-915-9620 or contact us via email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com.