Fist Full of Comics and Games

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #54 – Week of July 14, 2010

FFoCaG — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:45:50 +0000

Ed chats with Andy Howell. Andy is a pilot and is stationed near the abandoned Air Force base where they are filming parts of the Green Lantern movie. He sent these photos and discusses ‘visiting the set’.

Besides that they discuss:

Brightest Day Green Arrow Avengers Justice League Ed’s shoes

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #52 – Week of June 16, 2010

FFoCaG — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:59:32 +0000

Ed is joined by co-writer of IDW’s newest hit, Ghostbusters Holiday Special: CON-Volution, fellow Toledoan, Mr Jim Beard.

Frpgames once again gives their generous support.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #51 – Week of June 2, 2010

FFoCaG — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:51:59 +0000

Ed is joined by Ethan Parker, host of the Gamer’s Haven podcast to discuss the last few weeks of comics.

The episode is supported by the generous people at FRP Games.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 4 #50 – Week of May 19, 2010

FFoCaG — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:11:38 +0000

Ed is back, at least bi-weekly (meaning every other week). This week he is joined in the shop by our Canadian friend, Mr. Trevor Chapman as will as the dynamic duo, Health and Andy.

Topics for this week include:

Siege Blackest Night Brightest Day Dark Reign Second Coming

The Week in Geek Vol 3 #06 – Week of May 20

FFoCaG — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:58:30 +0000

So much to discuss…Iron Man, Survivors, and some more stuff.

Again, brought to you by the fine folks at FRP Games.

The Week in Geek Vol 3 #05 – Week of May 17

FFoCaG — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:53:29 +0000

James, Victor, and Benton debate the ending of Heroes and some other shows.

Bought to you by the good people of FRP Games.

The Week in Geek Vol 3 #07 – The Lost Series Wrap-up

FFoCaG — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:40:49 +0000

Benton, James, and Victor sit down and discuss the last few episodes of Lost and the series finale.

This is a no holds barred episode so spoilers beware!!!

Dialogues Vol 4 #3 – Shaun Taub From The Last Airbender

FFoCaG — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:55:14 +0000

The Last Airbender releases July 2

James talks with Mr. Shaun Taub who will star in the highly anticipated Paramount Pictures epic film “The Last Airbender,” directed by the acclaimed M. Night Shyamalan. As one of the film’s major leads who has received early recognition and applaud [...]

The Digital Matrix – Week of March 31, 2010

FFoCaG — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:44:05 +0000

Nate’s back with a round up of game launch info…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #49

FFoCaG — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:37:49 +0000

Once more for Queen and country…

Noble Knight is noble indeed…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #48

FFoCaG — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:24:05 +0000

Once more into the breach….

Noble Knight has stuff you need…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #47

FFoCaG — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:05:11 +0000

Ed and our super secret guest discuss comics and like stuff…

Noble Knight is the bestest…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #46

FFoCaG — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:55:04 +0000

So, like this guy, is on like the like podcast and like talks to like Ed. Seriously, I mean it. Totally. For reals.

What up Nobel Knight?

Looking for Superhero and Sci-fi Related T-shirts?

FFoCaG — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:54:33 +0000

Then popfunk.com is the place you want to be looking. They have a wide variety of DC Comics, Stargate, BSG, Star Trek, and other geek related shirts at great prices.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #45

FFoCaG — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:09:26 +0000

Ed’s back with a super top secret guest. Only way to find out who is on the show is to take a listen.

Noble Knight is the bomb!

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #44 – Gifts for Comic Geeks

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:28:51 +0000

So, yeah. This is late for the typical gift giving season but you never know when you’ll need and idea for the comic book reader in your life!!

Oh by the way:

Noble Knight Rules!

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #43 – Week of November 4, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:29:30 +0000

Ed is joined by Andy, Heath, Matt, and Trevor to well….

I should just let you listen…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #42 – Week of October 28, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:47:12 +0000

Ed coaxes Victor back onto the show while Victor is mainlining antihisimines and other cold-related drugs….oh, and Matt Storer is on the show to because, well, at least he talked about comics.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #41 – Week of October 21, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:36:24 +0000

Ed is joined by expert golfer and king of Hero Clix, Andy Howell…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #40 – Week of October 14, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:03:57 +0000

Ed is joined by Canada’s resident comics expert, Mr. Trevor Chapman!

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #39 – Week of September 30, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:45:08 +0000

Jim Beard joins Ed to discuss comics and stuff like shoes.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #38 – Week of September 23, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:21:42 +0000

Ed and Jeff (from thetomeshow.com) discuss DC Comics’ summer event Blackest Night.

This podcast is supported by the generous people at rpgnow.com

The Digital Matrix – Week of September 22, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:01:03 +0000

Back around for a run down on video games due out this week and some news and stuff…

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #24 – Week of September 22, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:58:30 +0000

Darin’s back for a limited engagement and joins Victor, James, Benton, Paul, and Nate….

Monarch Comics Briefing – Vol 3 #37 – Week of September 16, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:07:05 +0000

Ed chats with everyone’s favorite Canadian….Trevor. Well, maybe he isn’t EVERYONE’s favorite Canadian. Just ours. For right now until we meet more comic reading, network admin-ing Canadians.

The Digital Matrix – Week of September 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:20:46 +0000

Nate said he didn’t have anything for this week and we didn’t post this podcast last week and everything was still valid so….

Monarch Comics Briefing

FFoCaG — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:43:16 +0000

Ed took the Labor Day off so no podcast this week.

But the new Monarch site should be up and running soon.<huzzah>

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #21 – Week of August 31, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:20:40 +0000

Victor, Paul, Chris, Darin, and Benton gather to discuss….

Darin purchases lots of graphic novels, comic collections, PS3 Slim, & Clayface/Batman, Superman/Braniac action figures. Adventureland Bionic Commando Puzzle Kingdoms District 9 (Darin’s take) Champions Online - extended memberships offer extended Polaris (Thou Art But a Warrior) – Ben Lehman Geist Actual Play upcoming Iron Fist New ‘Immortal Weapons’ spin-off comics Into the Wild Podcast site rebuilt! Finale [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #35 – Week of August 26, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:56:34 +0000

Ed is back from hiatus just in time for us to update and reload the servers so we are bit late in getting this up but will be on time starting next week.

For a return engagement, Mr. Howell is off the island and piping into the shop.

This Podcast is supported by the generous folks at [...]

Dialogues Vol 4 #02 – Steve Kenson of Green Ronin at Gen Con ‘09

FFoCaG — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:41:11 +0000

Benton (R) and Darin talk with gaming superstar and all-around nice guy, Steve Kenson (L) of Green Ronin and Mutants and Masterminds.

Dialogues Vol 4 #01 – James Wyatt and Bill Slavicsek at Gen Con ‘09

FFoCaG — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:23:49 +0000

Benton is joined by Jason, from thetomeshow.com to speak with James Wyatt & Bill Slavicsek at Gen Con ‘09 for an Eberron filled interview.

The Digital Matrix with Nate – Vol 1 #03 – Week of August 24, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:02:33 +0000

Nate’s got this week’s gaming news and some surprises…

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #20 – Week of August 24, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:41:38 +0000

Well, the room is full with Darin, Nate, Chris, Paul, James, Benton, and Victor as they discuss:

District 9 Inglorious Bastards Geist: the Sin Eaters RPG Defining Gravity And a host of other topics

Thanks to the fine lads and lasses at RPGnow.com for their generous support.

We used Chris’ MacBook to record and the sound is a bit off. Just a [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #34 – Week of August 12, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:43:15 +0000

The big bad Jeff Griener from The Tome Show rejoins Ed for, well some comic book chatting ’cause, well that’s what we do here.

Monarch Comics Briefing – August 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:38:57 +0000

Those of you that follow the Briefing regularly, have heard Ed speak of his dog Joey several times.

This past weekend, Joey died from complications of several seizures. As you may expect, Ed and his partner David are having a hard time dealing with their loss.

The MCB will be talking a two-week recording hiatus. During this [...]

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #20 – August 15, 2009 @ Gen Con 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:18:39 +0000

Benton, Chris, John, Darin, and Victor are joined by Indiana native Jason at Gen Con and discuss some cool games like…

Bitch Sweet Agatha Ribbon Drive Trailer Park Wars Red Neck Life Alpha/Omega Geist Dante’s Inferno Dragon Age: Origins Polaris and many others…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com. Please check them out.

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #19 – Week of August 10, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:06:48 +0000

Dirk Manning joins Victor and Benton to discuss his recently published Nightmare World – 13 Tales of Terror by Image’s new imprint Shadow Line Comics.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #33 – Week of August 5, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:15:22 +0000

Jason Yarn rejoins Ed. Yep. He does. It’s true. Listen and respect….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com. Please check them out.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #32 – Week of July 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:53:05 +0000

Ed is joined by new guest host, Mr. Andy Howell. That’s all I know about that so listen up….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com. Please check them out.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #31 – Week of July 8, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:26:16 +0000

Mr. Chapman joins Ed for a rousing podcast…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #30 – Week of July 1, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:31:15 +0000

Ed is rejoined by trusty sidekick Victor…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #14 – Week of June 29, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:22:22 +0000

Eric, with a ‘k’ (which I guess would be Erik), joins the group for a trial run whilst we wait notice of approval by Gary….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #13 – Week of June 22, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:22:33 +0000

James was booted from his home so….live from his backyard….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #29 – Week of June 24, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:24:48 +0000

Victor and Ed couldn’t get their schedules to jive so Ed took the week off.

If they hadn’t, his week’s episode would be supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com True that!!!

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #28 – Week of June 17, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:18:14 +0000

Newbie to the show, Steve, joins Ed for a discussion of Captain America #600 and other comics….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #27 – Week of June 10, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:42:49 +0000

That guy from up in the north that speaks the perfect Queen’s English with none of that rhyming slang business is back. The man; the legend….Trevor!!!! <crowd noise in background>

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #12 – Week of June 2, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:16:04 +0000

Benton’s off on a top secret mission so John traveled the wilds of the Ohio Turnpike to be on the show…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #26 – Week of June 5, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:16:04 +0000

Our fav comic writer, Jim Beard sidekicks for Ed the week…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #11 – Week of June 01, 2009

FFoCaG — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:36:24 +0000

Nate takes control….

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #25 – Week of May 27, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Ed is joined by buddy Heath…

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The Week in Geek Vol 2 #10 – Week of May 25, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:20:02 +0000

Nate is AWOL while John is back for a limited engagement and Darin prepares to leave for the summer…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #24 – Week of May 20, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:55:19 +0000

Ed is once again joined by trusty sidekick, Victor. They even talk about comics a bit…

This week new comics are due on Thursday because of the Memorial holiday.

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

Please check them out.

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #09 – Week of May 11, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:51:22 +0000

Well, Benton is gone again….

And Victor tries to off himself around 45 mins…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #23 – Week of May 13, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:49:48 +0000

Ed is joined by pal Andy to cover the Novi comic con and…

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The Week in Geek Vol 2 #08 – Week of May 11, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:05:55 +0000

Benton is back!!! Rejoice!!!!

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The Inner Circle – Vol 3 #34 – Star Trek (the movie)

FFoCaG — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:59:43 +0000

James leads a discussion on the new Star Trek flick by J.J. Abrams…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

Please check them out.

Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #22 – Week of May 6, 2009

FFoCaG — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:04:13 +0000

Jeff Griener, from The Tome Show, joins Ed this week….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

Please check them out.

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #06 – Week of April 27, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:06:26 +0000

This week Benton takes a leave and Darin returns…

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The Week in Geek Vol 2 #06 – Week of April 20, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:58:47 +0000

Jeff Griener from thetomeshow.com sent everyone theme music for this week’s show. Let us know what you think….

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #21 – Week of April 22, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:05:54 +0000

Trevor from Canada joins Ed to discuss the fates of Dr. Doom and the homeless Asgardians and Atlanteans. Quite a heady topic, eh?

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #20 – Week of April 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:32:12 +0000

Ed breaks in a newbie to the show, Brian…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #19 – Week of April 8, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:50:52 +0000

Ed’s faithful sidekick, Victor, returns to the fold for a look at this week’s comics…

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #05 – Week of April 6, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:51:41 +0000

James, Benton, Darin, Nate, and Victor discuss geek related things until Victor jumps the track and goes off topic….

Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #18 – Week of April 1, 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:45:12 +0000

Ed chats with customer Jerry about comics Ed never talks about…

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #04 – Week of March 30, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:44:47 +0000

Nate, Victor, Darin, and James discuss:

Dollhouse Castle Mentalist Fringe Justice League of America Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter and even more geekiness than that

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #17 – Week of March 25, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:44:47 +0000

Andy, everyone’s favorite pharmacist from Columbus, OH joins Ed to discuss Battle for the Cowl tie-ins as well as a plethora great comics that came out his week.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #16 – Week of March 18, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:21:09 +0000

So, Ed was just sitting behind the counter, minding his own business when Jim Beard bull rushes the shop, grabs the George Perez limited edition Black and White Batman statue and cries, “Let me on the podcast or Batman gets it, man!!” Or Ed called Jim and asked him to finish the discussion from last week.You choose…

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #03 – Week of March 22, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:57:23 +0000

Darin is off staring in BGSU’s production of Five Flights so the rest discuss:

BSG series finale Miss March in theaters Trailers for: AdventureLand I love you Beth Cooper Man from U.N.C.L.E. D&D: Player’s Handbook 2 4ED The Sword graphic novel from Image Dollhouse TV show and other cool stuff you need to know about…

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #02 – Week of March 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:43:54 +0000

Darin is in Chicago seeing a 5-hour play so Benton carries the ball…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #14 – Week of March 11, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:46:21 +0000

Jim Beard shows up at the shop and demands that he be on the show…

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #01 – Week of March 8, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:29:45 +0000

Darin, Nate, Benton and Victor discuss the wek in geek as wel as the new Watchmen movie….

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #14 – Week of March 4, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:26:13 +0000

Ed debates this week in comics with new customer Steve who really likes the new Watchmen movie…

The Week in Geek Vol 2 #00 – Week of February 28, 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:45:29 +0000

…and we’re back!!! Discussing th new Street Fighter movie and the other geeky tidbits from the week.

Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #13 – Week of February 28, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:06:49 +0000

Ed chats with former customer, Cornilus, who has recently moved to Cincinnati…

Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #12 – Week of February 11, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:53:30 +0000

OK, so Victor must hate Jason Yarn. Every time Ed has him on the show, Victor forgets to post the episodes or loses it or something. Away, here is Ed and Jason’s podcast discussing well, this week’s comics. Like they would discuss Fashion Week or something(?)…

Anyway, Ed’s voice is back and Victor got the stitches [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #10 – Week of February 4, 2009 Part 1

FFoCaG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:20:08 +0000

After his long, frustrating absence, Ed returns hitting the ground running with Secret Invasion/Dark Regin, Final Crisis wrap-up and the last two week’s in comics.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #11 – Week of February 4, 2009 Part 2

FFoCaG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:18:19 +0000

The second part of Ed’s glorious return he recorded with Andy and Heath….

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #10 – Week of January 21, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:47:03 +0000

With both Ed and Victor down with the flu, we’ll be skipping the MCB this week but will be back next week.

Stay tuned…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #09 – Week of January 14, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:43:28 +0000

Ed discusses Amazing Spiderman #583 with his bud Andy and goes through the week in comics… This ep is sponsored by the good folks at RPGNow.com and GMDice.com.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #08 – Week of January 7, 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:46:58 +0000

Long time customer Heath Huber joins Ed for a most Marvel discussion of current titles and a more in-depth look at “Dark Reign”

This episode is was supported by a generous contribution from RPGNow.com where you can find great games like Bounty Head Bebop and also by GMDice.com, the best place w know of to get dice for all our gaming needs.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #07 – Week of January 2, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:50:33 +0000

Ed is once again joined by Victor to discuss the “Dark Reign” and ”War of the Kings” story lines as well as JLA/Milestone, the wrap-up of “Thy Kingdom Come” in JSA as well as recent books written by Mark Millar…

If you get confused by some of Ed’s comments in the podcast, take a gander at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA . Warning: Not Work [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #06 – Week of December 24, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:47:54 +0000

Our budding librarian from Kent State University, Johnathan H. Cook, III, joins Ed for this week’s comics round-up…When Ed talks about Batman: Battle for the Cowl…check this out…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #05 – Week of December 17, 2008

FFoCaG — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:06:15 +0000

It’s an all-Marvel episode!!! Ed and Victor brave the tundra that Toledo has become to discuss the wrap up of Secret Invasion and Marvel’s transition to Dark Reign.

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #04

FFoCaG — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:46:07 +0000

So Ed went AWOL and Victor quickly gathered John, Benton and Darin and recorded a mish-mash of new comics and old comics and a discussion on Cartoon Network’s Batman: Brave and the Bold show….

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #03

FFoCaG — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:42:26 +0000

Ed and Trevor Chapman discuss Rage of the Red Lanterns!!! And this is the last of our back logged MCBs. Weds will be a new ep!!! Huzzah!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #02

FFoCaG — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:39:15 +0000

Ed and listener Trevor Chapman discuss wrap-up on Marvel’s Secret Invasion….

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #01

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:27:30 +0000

Ed and Victor recorded this ”comic gifts for the geek” just before the holiday season…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #53

FFoCaG — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:13:50 +0000

Ed is joined by Jeff “I’m not evil, I’m just misunderstood” Griener from www.thetomeshow.com to discuss DC’s Final Crisis, Trinity, and where/when to start reading Superman comics.This show is supported by generous underwritting from www.rpgbomb.com.We’re almost caught up with the back log of episdoes so keep downloading….Check out the MCB mesage board at www.vorpalnetwork.com/forums

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #52

FFoCaG — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:50:22 +0000

Ed is joined by Cornelius Wormely, Mordred58 on The Vorpal Network forums, to discuss Black Panther and Wakanda’s role in Secret Invasion plus Ed drags Corni into a discussion on Storm: X-man or Queen. The next few MCBs might be out of order date wise but at least they are posted right?

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #51 – Week of October 29 , 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:06:14 +0000

The less than dynamic duo is reunited. Ed is joined by Victor to discuss the week in comics…

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #50 – Week of October 22 , 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:43:16 +0000

Ed is joined by long-time FFoCag listener, Jason Yarn (Kalyarn on the forums) , to discuss what comics to read if you want to get into current continuity. Together they run through WWHulk, Countdown, 52, Civil War, and various other series and discuss what trades you need to get caught up with DC and Marvel [...]

Superhero Summit Vol 02 Ep 02 – Pulp Genre and Absurd Encounters

FFoCaG — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:41 +0000

Nick, Darin and JJ are back with our quick take on a classic Pulp radio drama. This little appetizer is just to whet your whistle before diving into the main course. This time we carve into the Pulp Genre using the COMIC Continuum to describe it and dish out a helping of Absurd Encounters to [...]

Vidcast – Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince International Trailer #1

FFoCaG — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:55:41 +0000

An new trailer of the next Harry Potter movie coming out next summer was put out…

Actual Play Vol 2 #07 – 4C System Session 7

FFoCaG — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:01:47 +0000

We continue the action with Adventures of the Inner Circle. Listen to part 6 of Riddle of the Sphinx. Things get hot (literally) as Matt Prime, Red Judgement and Kudican are joined again by the enigmatic Celephais. They enter into the Temple of Smoke and Wind, but will they be able to leave? Tune in and find out!

Promos [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #49 – Week of October 18 , 2008

FFoCaG — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:01:11 +0000

Ed is joined by another long-time listener of the show, Jason Yarn (Kalyarn on the forums) to discuss this week’s comics:

Dr. Who: The Forgotten Dr. Who Magazine reprints by Grant Morrison Secret Invasion: Mighty Avengers #19 Secret Invasion: Iron Man Director of Shield #34 Secret Invasion #6 Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #2 Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #3 Uncanny X-Men #503 Astonishing [...]

Actual Play Vol 2 #06 – 4C System Session 6

FFoCaG — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:01:02 +0000

We continue the action with Adventures of the Inner Circle. Listen to part 5 of Riddle of the Sphinx. Dissention and mistrust spreads in the ranks. With Tangent gone will the team be able to pull it together to complete their mission and penetrate the Temple of Smoke and Wind, a secret stronghold of The Brotherhood of [...]

Superhero Summit Vol 02 Ep 01 – COMIC Continuum and Default Genre

FFoCaG — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:01:43 +0000

JJ and Nick (better known as Working Man and Cybernrd) are back with a whole new volume of superhero gaming goodies. To shake things up we’ve changed our format a bit, added a new host Darin (Celephais from The Inner Circle podcast) and kick things off with a new tool for players and GMs to better [...]

Actual Play Vol 2 #05 – 4C System Session 5

FFoCaG — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:01:42 +0000

We Continue the action with Adventures of the Inner Circle. Listen to part 4 of Riddle of the Sphinx.

For this season of Actual Play we’ve chosen the public domain game know as the 4C System (http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=50837). This superhero RPG will be the focus of our role-playing adventures.

We’re realizing the World of Fist Full of Comics [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #47 – Week of September 24, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:01:04 +0000

Ed is joined by long-time friend, Matt W. , to discuss this week’s comics:

X-Infernous #1 Thunderbolts #124 New Avengers #45 Avengers: Initiative #17 Black Panther #41 Back to Brooklyn #1 All-Star Batman and Robin #10 Captain America #42 Superman #680

The Superhero Summit Vol 1 #04 – Mutant City Blues

FFoCaG — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:01:08 +0000

To wrap up the first season of Superhero Summit, Working Man chats with Cybernrd about his experience running Mutant City Blues, the new Gumshoe System game by Robin Laws set in a world of super powers and police procedures. If you are a fan of television shows like Heroes, CSI or Fringe than this may [...]