http://geeksofdoom.com Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/07/07/comic-review-dusk-vol1/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/07/07/comic-review-dusk-vol1/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:08:05 +0000 NeverWanderer Chris ScottDavid DoubduskFranc Czubaindependent comicsJerry GonzalesMaki NaroVampires http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=24153 Dusk Vol. 1
Written by David Doub
Pencils by Maki Naro, Jerry Gonzales, Franc Czuba
Inks by Chris Scott, Jerry Gonzales
Letters by Jaymes Reed
Independent

A newly turned vampire must resist his own unnatural urges in order to save his wife’s life. A chance encounter with a private investigator leads to a reunion between a vampire hunter and the husband she’d almost forgotten. A teen’s mystical dalliances place a curse on his school that few, if any, may survive.

These are the tales of Dusk, David Doub’s independently published Gothic horror comic. Collected in this trade paperback volume are the first four issues of the black & white series, created and written by Doub, illustrated by Maki Naro, Jerry Gonzales, Franc Czuba, and Chris Scott, and lettered by Jaymes Reed.

This was a difficult review for me to pin down. Typically, I have a prevailing feeling after finishing a given book that will guide me through the process of writing about it, but in this case, I was left very much in limbo. I have negative things to say, yet I can’t bring myself to give a wholly bad review. I have positive things to say, yet I’d be remiss if I just fluffed it and went on my way. So, I’m going to try something new [...]]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/07/07/comic-review-dusk-vol1/feed/ 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/05/25/global-geekery-bizarre-new-world-puts-advanced-light-weaponry-in-iraq/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/05/25/global-geekery-bizarre-new-world-puts-advanced-light-weaponry-in-iraq/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 21:07:43 +0000 NeverWanderer Skipper Martin http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=18616 Bizarre New World creator, Skipper Martin.

Towards the beginning of 2008, Skipper ran a contest on his website in conjunction with the release of a recent BNW story, Population Explosion. The winner of the contest would receive a custom-built light saber from Advanced Light Weaponry (a prize that made perfect sense in the context of the book).

The winner, Frank Wilson, was chosen, and the saber was shipped to him in Texas, with a request that he send back a picture of himself holding the saber to be posted on the website. It wasn’t until a year later that Skipper finally received the picture, along with an explanation of the delay [...]]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/05/25/global-geekery-bizarre-new-world-puts-advanced-light-weaponry-in-iraq/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/09/07/sdcc-08-memoirs-of-a-comic-con-virgin/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/09/07/sdcc-08-memoirs-of-a-comic-con-virgin/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:21:15 +0000 NeverWanderer SDCC 08 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=3329 Long-time GoD writer and San Diego Comic-Con '08 correspondent Neverwanderer gives the play by play of his very first Comic-Con experience this July. “The San Diego Convention Center is so huge that if you were to stand at one end of the exhibit hall and face the room, you couldn’t see the other end because of the curvature of the Earth.” -William O’Neil, Co-Creator of Violent Messiahs “NO! I’m not going to ‘sand eggo.’ I get twitchy just thinking about SDCC! I'll be home watching the Sex & the City movie.” -Brian Michael Bendis, Writer of Secret Invasion, among many, many others... “Nerd Prom! NERD PROM!!!” -Comic-Con Attendee Friday, July 25 (In which we make the trip down to San Diego along freeways previously rumored to be backed up for miles...]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/09/07/sdcc-08-memoirs-of-a-comic-con-virgin/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/19/sdcc-08-spotlight-on-j-michael-straczynski/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/19/sdcc-08-spotlight-on-j-michael-straczynski/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:24:09 +0000 NeverWanderer J. Michael StraczynskiJMSSDCC 08 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/19/sdcc-08-spotlight-on-j-michael-straczynski/ J.M. Straczynski speak live, do it.” Seems like you can’t read a single article regarding the man’s work without having this piece of advice thrown your way. Indeed, the creator of hit sci-fi show Babylon 5 and prolific writer of such comic titles as Amazing Spider-Man, Supreme Power, and The Mighty Thor has built himself a reputation as not only a groundbreaking creative force, but an entertaining public speaker as well! 
 This fact made my decision to attend his “Spotlight on…” panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con all the easier. I’d sat through two panels before his (one of which -- the Grant Morrison/Gerard Way affair -- can be read about here), both of which had that sort of low-calorie rock concert feel to them. You know what I’m talking about… a room the size of a school auditorium… a small stage upon which sits a few long tables and a row of chairs… the lights go dim and the deep-throated announcer welcomes you to the show and introduces the guest(s) of honor… moderate applause fills the room as the speakers mount the stage, waving to the crowd… and then sit down and sip from their plastic cups of water. It’s the Diet Coke of venues. ]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/19/sdcc-08-spotlight-on-j-michael-straczynski/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/14/nins-year-zero-headed-to-hbo/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/14/nins-year-zero-headed-to-hbo/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:28:15 +0000 NeverWanderer HBONiNNine Inch NailsTrent ReznorYear Zero http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/14/nins-year-zero-headed-to-hbo/ Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor is in talks with HBO to produce a two-season maxi-series based on the band’s concept album, Year Zero. "It's the most exciting thing on the horizon, it's the thing that when I wake up in the morning it makes me say, 'God it would be cool if that happened," Reznor told me this week while sitting backstage before a Nails concert in Toronto. "This is my grand ambition. Will it happen? I don't know. It was fun sitting and telling [the HBO] guys and watching them shake their head and having writers on board and producers that are in to it. It's been a fun thing." ]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/14/nins-year-zero-headed-to-hbo/feed/ 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/04/sdcc-08-grant-morrison-gerard-way-born-under-a-black-sun/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/04/sdcc-08-grant-morrison-gerard-way-born-under-a-black-sun/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:53:41 +0000 NeverWanderer Gerard WayGrant MorrisonSDCC 08 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/04/sdcc-08-grant-morrison-gerard-way-born-under-a-black-sun/ Grant Morrison & Gerard Way: Born Under a Black Sun and the Spotlight on J. Michael Straczynski. As luck would have it, both panels would be held in Hall 6B, which meant I only had to brave one line (and an hour-long Xbox panel in between, which turned out to not be so bad).]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/08/04/sdcc-08-grant-morrison-gerard-way-born-under-a-black-sun/feed/ 3 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/20/neverrants-how-marketing-is-spoiling-the-dark-knight/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/20/neverrants-how-marketing-is-spoiling-the-dark-knight/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:32:46 +0000 NeverWanderer Harvey DentThe Dark KnightTwo-Face http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/20/neverrants-how-marketing-is-spoiling-the-dark-knight/ The Dark Knight.]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/20/neverrants-how-marketing-is-spoiling-the-dark-knight/feed/ 15 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/13/movie-review-hulk/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/13/movie-review-hulk/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:39:39 +0000 NeverWanderer Ang LeeEric BanaHulkJennifer ConnellyJosh LucasNick NolteSam Elliott http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/13/movie-review-hulk/ Hulk, which starred then relative newcomer Eric Bana as Dr. Banner, the meek scientist who turns into the angry, raging Hulk. ]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/06/13/movie-review-hulk/feed/ 6 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/05/06/nycc-indie-comic-round-up-part-2/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/05/06/nycc-indie-comic-round-up-part-2/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 16:59:00 +0000 NeverWanderer Alric the WildApe EntertainmentBitter MidgetsChris WozniakChristopher ProvencherEllen EverettGuillermo SannaIberian PressKhari SampsonMaria LauraMetroGnome MediaMiguel GuerraNYCC 08Richard F. RoszkoSkipper MartinSuzy DiasTalcMedia PressTone RodriguezWes Dzioba http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/05/06/nycc-indie-comic-round-up-part-2/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/05/06/nycc-indie-comic-round-up-part-2/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/23/comic-review-abyss-4/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/23/comic-review-abyss-4/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:08:02 +0000 NeverWanderer AbyssAndrew DalhouseKevin RubioLucas MarangonNick SchleyRed 5 ComicsTroy Peteri http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/23/comic-review-abyss-4/ Red 5’s four-issue miniseries from Kevin Rubio and Lucas Marangon.]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/04/23/comic-review-abyss-4/feed/ 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/review-sky-pirates-of-valendor-1/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/review-sky-pirates-of-valendor-1/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:32:24 +0000 NeverWanderer Brian BrinleeCary KelleyEverett SoaresFree Lunch ComicsJet AmagoMichael W. Kellar http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/review-sky-pirates-of-valendor-1/ Sky Pirates #1 is the sort of book that fantasy geeks and sci-fi nerds have been waiting for: something that is pure fun, with interesting, diverse characters, and a fantasy world that doesn’t fall into hokey stereotypes.]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/review-sky-pirates-of-valendor-1/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/16/comic-review-bizarre-new-world-population-explosion/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/16/comic-review-bizarre-new-world-population-explosion/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:26:21 +0000 NeverWanderer Ape EntertainmentChristopher ProvencherEllen EverettSkipper MartinTone RodriguezWes Dzioba http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/16/comic-review-bizarre-new-world-population-explosion/ Bizarre New World, a comic where Skipper Martin creates a vision of a world in which people flying through the air is as common as people walking... Bizarre!]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/16/comic-review-bizarre-new-world-population-explosion/feed/ 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/02/29/review-only-in-whispers-1/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/02/29/review-only-in-whispers-1/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:57:28 +0000 NeverWanderer Andrew PollockAnthony SummeyFree Lunch ComicsMatt RyanOnly In WhispersStephanie ODonnellSteve Kanaras http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/02/29/review-only-in-whispers-1/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/02/29/review-only-in-whispers-1/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/30/comic-review-death-by-chocolate-redux/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/30/comic-review-death-by-chocolate-redux/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:57:24 +0000 NeverWanderer David YurkovichDeath By ChocolateTop Shelf ProductionsXeric Award Winner http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/30/comic-review-death-by-chocolate-redux/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/30/comic-review-death-by-chocolate-redux/feed/ 0 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/23/comic-review-afterburn-1/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/23/comic-review-afterburn-1/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:39:09 +0000 NeverWanderer AfterburnAndrew DalhouseMarc HampsonNick SchleyPaul EnsRed 5 ComicsScott ChitwoodTroy PeteriWayne Nichols http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/23/comic-review-afterburn-1/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/23/comic-review-afterburn-1/feed/ 6 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/01/comic-review-abyss-2/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/01/comic-review-abyss-2/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:19:15 +0000 NeverWanderer AbyssAndrew DalhouseKevin RubioLucas MarangonNick SchleyRed 5 ComicsTroopsTroy Peteri http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/01/comic-review-abyss-2/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/01/01/comic-review-abyss-2/feed/ 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/12/12/comic-review-angelus-pilot-season-1/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/12/12/comic-review-angelus-pilot-season-1/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:10:32 +0000 NeverWanderer Ian EdgintonPilot SeasonStjepan SejicTop Cow http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/12/12/comic-review-angelus-pilot-season-1/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/12/12/comic-review-angelus-pilot-season-1/feed/ 3 http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/12/10/comic-review-eleventh-hour-1-2/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/12/10/comic-review-eleventh-hour-1-2/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:32:13 +0000 NeverWanderer Azim AkberaliCherie DonovanIan SharmanIndependent ComicsJohn CharlesLuis AlonsoNuno NombreOrang Utan ComicsPeter RogersRandy ValienteScott LarsonSimon WyattThomas Walsh http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/12/10/comic-review-eleventh-hour-1-2/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/12/10/comic-review-eleventh-hour-1-2/feed/ 1 http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/11/24/comic-review-dark-sector-zero/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/11/24/comic-review-dark-sector-zero/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:37:10 +0000 NeverWanderer Bill SienkiewiczDark SectorDark Sector ZeroDavid WohlTop CowTroy Peteri http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/11/24/comic-review-dark-sector-zero/ Dark Sector Zero is a haunting, beautifully drawn tale that serves as a lead-in for the Dark Sector video game.]]> http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/11/24/comic-review-dark-sector-zero/feed/ 2 http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/11/08/comic-review-witchblade-takeru-manga-9/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/11/08/comic-review-witchblade-takeru-manga-9/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:05:43 +0000 NeverWanderer AnimeBandai EntertainmentKazasa SumitaMangaTakeru MangaTop CowTroy PeteriWitchbladeYasuko Kobayashi http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/11/08/comic-review-witchblade-takeru-manga-9/ http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/11/08/comic-review-witchblade-takeru-manga-9/feed/ 3