Stardub 2.25 – Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thunderstrike? No.

by Andy on January 27, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Podcast Episode

We’re back, after missing a week, due to scheduling issues.

So one half of the team is hopped up on pain medication as he has a busted wing, but that doesn’t stop us sharing our thoughts on Marvel Comics, Thunderstrike Issue 1, penned by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz spinning out of their run on The Mighty Thor.  He’s a thirty-something architect with the power of Thor, but in dire need of a new costume and a new name, as there is already a Thor kicking around.  We’d be remiss to point out the splendid holofoil cover – god bless you 1990′s comics.  We take some time to take a look at the plethora of adverts in the comic, which were always a source of fascination to us across the pond here in the UK.

We also talk around the recent Big Finish Doctor Who audio release Dark Eyes featuring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor.  Why do we talk around it?  Well we’d spoil the plot of it, but suffice it to say we heartlily recommend that you go to the Big Finish website and purchase it.  It has Daleks, the Dalek Time Controller and Toby “The Dreamlord, Arnim Zola, Alfred Hitchcock” Jones in it.

The podcast ends with exciting news about the next episode and some arbitrary renumbering in the style of mid 2000′s Marvel Comics.  Exciting stuff.

 

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Johnny Alpha – Strontium Dog

by Andy on January 8, 2013 at 12:24 am
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Via Flickr:
This is very much in the Carlos Ezquerra mold.

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Stardub 2.24 – Guaranteed to Wart Off the Winter Blues

by Andy on January 6, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Posted In: Podcast Episode

We kick off 2013 with a look at something that has had a profound influence on both myself and Ralph, although we did not acquire it till more recently, I speak of Transformers: Continued Generation 2, published by TMUK (Transmasters UK), specifically Issue 18, or the fifth TMUK issue, from the Space Year 1995.  This issue kindly given to me by the Fanzine’s editor and wonderful chap, Matt Dallas.

We then move on another massive franchise and an aspect of it that has been cruelly overlooked in years and we speak of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Overlooked?! I hear you say – I refer to the BBC Radio versions of both, with The Hobbit being originally produced in 1968, and The Lord of the Rings in 1982.  Two adaptations that don’t have the recognition or popularity that both deserve, especially LOTR, as the late Michael Hordern gives us the definitive portrayal of Gandalf.

Bringing this first episode to a typically disreputable conclusion is another of Ralph’s leaflets – “What Do You Know About Genital Warts?”

Required Reading:

The Underbase - TMUK wiki, and repository of stories

TMUK Forum – some text stories and comics not on the Underbase yet

The Tale of Optimus Prime by Anthony Appleyard

TMUK Yahoo EGroup – sign up required (I still mod it so you’ll get approved, lots of text stories unavailable elsewhere)

Transformers Galaxy – older TMUK site, some artwork and info still available.

The Hobbit – audiobook from AudioGo

The Lord of the Rings – audiobook from AudioGo

 

 

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Weird Without End’s Holy Transformer – On Sale Now!

by Andy on January 3, 2013 at 9:21 pm
Posted In: Collected Editions

holytransformercover

 

A few websites ago, I had a go at parodying the Michael Bay live action Transformers films.  Specifically – Revenge of the Fallen.  Difficult enough given how much of a joke the films actually were.

I have collected the strips together in a shiny print edition, with a couple of bonus strips that are exclusive to the print edition wrapped in a shiny cardstock cover aping the cover of a certain controversial comic collection from Frank Miller.  It’s available to buy now for the princely sum of £2.75 from Lulu.com.

Click here to buy it.

 

For fans of some more current work, I’ll be collecting the Daily Straxus strips later on in 2013.

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The Twelfth Dub of Christmas

by Andy on December 24, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Podcast Episode

Tis the season to be jolly,
fa la la la la la la la la,
A DVD from Phil sends Ralph of his trolley,
fa la la la la la la la la,

Downed we now our festive vodka,
fa la la la la la la la la,
Normal Smirnoff and Vanilla
fa la la la la la la la la,

Distilled from potatoes,smooth and remarkably pure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Essential, for it was Spawn we had to endure.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Listen as we tell of our hate of John Lequizamo,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
He ruins the film, replacing tat with woe,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Some good tosh fighting and poor computer graphic trickery,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Brought down low by Jl’s absolute fuckwittery,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.

So that is how we end December,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Suffering a dreadful film sent by the Silent Member,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.

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