In this extra special supplemental episode of Variant Edition the crew shares their thoughts on DOTA 2 as they wait around in matchmaking lobbies and get stomped by opponents that are actually good at the game. Most importantly though, they give Luke a really hard time for running Linux.
Variant Edition 008 - Modern Masters, Hawkeye, & Game of Thrones Season 3
Denny, Adam, and Derek dive into Magic the Gathering's Modern Masters, the new(ish) Hawkeye comic, and Game of Thrones season 3. Stick around through the credits for some ridiculous
Denny takes a trip to Pittsburgh for the sixth episode of Variant Edition. He meets up with Rocco and Luke to chat about the digital gathering of Magic in Duels 2013.
Due to fan request, we're back with more Heads Up and this time it gets its own episode! Denny, Adam, and John try to get to determine the best action movie ever...and probably fail horribly.
This weekend at San Diego Comic-Con the winners of the 24th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were announced. The Eisners are the Academy Awards of comics and we have a great time every year evaluating the big winners.
We'll discuss some of the results on the show later, but for now here's a look at the results:
Best Short Story
"The Seventh," by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition (IDW)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Continuing Series
Daredevil, by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Limited Series
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
Dragon Puncher Island, by James Kochalka (Top Shelf)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 8–12)
Snarked, by Roger Langridge (kaboom!)
Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12–17)
Anya's Ghost, by Vera Brosgol (First Second)
Best Anthology
Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)
Best Humor Publication
Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad, by Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books)
Best Digital Comic
Battlepug, by Mike Norton, www.battlepug.com
Best Reality-Based Work
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story, by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse Books)
Best Graphic Album - New
Jim Hensons Tale of Sand, adapted by Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
Best Graphic Album - Reprint
Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition, by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Strips
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse vols. 1-2, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
Walt Simonson's The Mighty Thor Artist's Edition (IDW)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
The Manara Library, vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories, by Milo Manara with Hugo Pratt (Dark Horse Books)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Writer
Mark Waid, Irredeemable, Incorruptible (BOOM!); Daredevil (Marvel)
Best Writer/Artist
Craig Thompson, Habibi (Pantheon)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia)
Best Cover Artist
Francesco Francavilla, Black Panther (Marvel); Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars (Dynamite); Archie Meets Kiss (Archie)
Best Coloring
Laura Allred, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image)
Best Lettering
Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
Best Comics-Related Journalism
The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com
Best Educational/Academic Work (tie)
Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)
Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby, by Charles Hatfield (University Press of Mississippi)
Best Comics-Related Book
MetaMaus, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)
Best Publication Design
Jim Henson's Tale of Sand, designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia)
Hall of Fame
Judges' Choices: Rudolf Dirks, Harry Lucey
Bill Blackbeard, Richard Corben, Katsuhiro Otomo, Gilbert Shelton
The Eisner Awards are part of, and underwritten by, Comic-Con International, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of comics to art and culture.
It’s hard to keep up with all the best streaming content on Netflix and Hulu. This feature makes sure nothing slips by your radar.
Not a week goes by where someone doesn’t scold me for being behind on some new must-see BBC program. In the past it was The Office, Coupling, and the IT Crowd. More recently Doctor Who and Downton Abbey.
These recommendations very rarely have led me wrong. I’ll drag my feet at first, but eventually I’ll watch and love it (like I do all the above mentioned shows). Yet, there is still always a delay in my catching up. “I’ll get to it later”, I’ll say. Or, “I really need to be in the right mood for a BBC show.”
Lots of my friends suffer from a similar BBC delay syndrome. It’s a serious problem. It is because of my fear that you may be plagued with this affliction too that I feel the need to shove a Sherlock recommendation in your eye holes.