AudioShocker

Kenny Riot and SNKZato1 team up to discuss the greatest inside joke of the fighting game community, Divekick! Created by Adam "Keits" Heart, it's a $10 download on PSN and Steam that makes the most out of two buttons. BONUS POINTS: It's got nice smooth jazz playing in the online lobby, an elevator version of Uncle Sensei's dojo theme by Harrison Pretat. Learn more about the history of Divekick here.

We smash the Scalpedcast format to bits! Hank 300 and Nick review the three final volumes of the series (issues #43-60) -- Scalped Vol. 8: You Gotta Sin to Get Saved, Scalped Vol. 9: Knuckle Up, and Scalped Vol. 10: Trail's End. Hank describes the blossoming romance between Dino (#1 rez gangsta) and Carol (the new Granny), and the parental connection between Red Crow (living in a tipi) and Dash (deadbeat dad). While the end of Scalped defies many of our original expectations, it also reinforces the extreme violence and misogyny that consumed earlier volumes. IMPORTANT! Hank and Nick want suggestions for the next graphic novel, book, or audiobook you'd like us to review. Choose wisely because there might be some freebies in it for you! NEXT: Scalpedcast: The End pt 2 and the results of the Teen Center's fall candlepin bowling tournament.

Welcome to Podcast Vérité. The concept is simple -- 3 topics, 20 minutes. Neal picks a topic, Justique picks a topic, and you Nick picks a topic. 1. Neal's news Rorschach test. We careen through a lightning round of current topics and Neal delivers his unfiltered reaction to each of them. For example, what does he think of Shellie Zimmerman? 2. 3D printing. Justique wants to talk about the applications and potential of additive manufacturing and luckily Neal knows all about it. Nick, on the other hand, only knows about Star Trek. 3. The Legend of Korra - Book 2: Spirits begins this weekend! Nick is pumped for the next season of Nickelodeon's animated epic which starts on Friday, September 13th with a one hour premiere. We need your topic for our next episode! Leave your ideas in the comments below before September 22nd and we'll discuss our favorite suggestion.

Kelly Thompson returns to Everything Blows to help Ross Campbell and Nick Marino wrap their heads around Red Lanterns, the DC Comics series about a bunch of angry energy-blood-vomiting alien monsters. Then we review Showdown in Little Tokyo starring Brandon Lee, Dolph Lundgren, and Tia Carrere (thx to James Ross for the suggestion!). It's a 1991 martial arts film about a brave white detective who teams up with an apathetic half-Asian rookie cop to take down the Los Angeles Yakuza. Nick made some screencaps. After some Star Trek Voyager conversation, we dig into the Twilight audiobook chapters 13-18. Ross loves the budding romance while Nick thinks it's the worst installment yet. Wisely, Kelly didn't listen to it. Next: Twilight chapters 19-Epilogue and our audiobook giveaway!

Daddy's back! Ed Marino rejoins Nick Marino and Kaylie McDougal for an episode full of extraterrestrial hijinks and hobos. We watch as Gordon Shumway goes off the rails in ALF s2 e9 and fights to save his family in ALF s2 e10. Kaylie took screencaps and Nick took screencaps. Then we get abducted by David DeCoteau's 1313: UFO Invasion. It's an alien invasion featuring oodles of bad acting, guys in undies, and a mature porn star who plays an evil scientist from outer space! Kaylie made 'caps and Nick made 'caps. Next: We'll be back on September 17th with a recap of ALF s2 e11 and ALF s2 e12, and -- if we're lucky -- a review of DeCoteau's A Talking Pony!?!

The winner of last episode's Cartoon College DVD giveaway is Brandon Williams, who KO'd the competition with his CCS thesis idea for Dragon Fist, a manga tale full of passion and punching. Thx to everyone who entered the contest! Our topic for this episode is creating collected editions of your webcomics or self-published single issues. Shawn Atkins and Nick Marino chat about the books they're currently compiling and the difficulties that come with collecting widespread work into a book-length volume. This is Shawn's cover for the upcoming Gello Apocalypse v1 collection, which will be available for purchase at SPX in September! Shawn just sent the first collected edition of Gello Apocalypse off to the printer. The book is a culmination of years of hard work, not to mention two years alone spent crafting the collection itself. Here's a sneak peek at a reformatted and remastered page from the Time Log collection, which Nick will finish during the AudioShocker hiatus. Nick's been slowly toiling away on a collected edition of Time Log since the end of 2011. To compile it, he has to chop up and color part of the story that was originally published as a black and white comic book. Why? Because the rest of the tale was released as a widescreen webcomic in color. The guys both agree that it's a pain in the ass creating collected editions, but the final product is worth it.

Illustrator and sketch card artist Angela Capel joins Nick Marino to discuss their new Super Haters collaboration, Sheep Haters. Hmmmmmmmm something tells me this isn't gonna go well... Destruct-O-Tron goads Mind's Eye into using magic on their crying baby, resulting in an irreversible 24-year spell that turns Annabelle into a lamb. Didn't you hear what I just said, D-Tron?!?!? It's irreversible! Angela and Nick discuss the creative process behind the story and answer some fantastic questions from cartoonist Jared Catherine. We watch Annabelle as she grows from a lamb into a sheep. From plotting to scripting to penciling to inking to coloring, the entire artistic journey is covered in this 'cast. And we witness the magical day when she's about to return to human form. PLUS: Nick's GIF overload and Angela's illustrative passion for ovis aries.

Welcome to Podcast Vérité. The concept is simple -- 3 topics, 20 minutes. Neal picks a topic, Nick Justique picks a topic, and you pick a topic. 1. RnB music in a German beer hall. Neal was at a traditional German bar earlier in the day and they had a live band playing American hip hop and RnB. He wants to discuss the juxtaposition and ponders what German RnB sounds like, to which Justique answers Taste You Like Yogurt. Basically, Neal thinks that these musicians are the only ones who should be allowed to perform at German beer halls: Next up, our listener question comes from Kenny Riot, who asks... 2. What was the moment you realized you were no longer really into something you used to be really into, and when you made said realization were you depressed about it or content with it? Neal used to love mayonnaise but now it's on his shit list. Nick's sick of Marvel and DC comic books. And Justique thought she liked Strange Days until she watched it again. 3. No. Justique's high concept topic is simply... no. As in what's a complicated situation where you said no. Neal has said no to nookie. Nick has said no to Mel Gibson. And Justique has said no to edibles. We need your topic for our next episode! Leave your ideas in the comments below before August 4th and we'll discuss our favorite suggestion.

Join Kaylie McDougal and Nick Marino as they discover the difference between yams and sweet potatoes on this exciting installment of the podcast that critics are praising as "confusing" and "full of inane chatter that seemingly leads to nowhere." Hungry for more? Good. Because we to BARF up some chunky goodness as we review ALF s2 e7 and ALF s2 e8. Kaylie got some 'caps and Nick got some 'caps. LEVEL UP! After Nick reveals his research into the enigma that is David DeCoteau (including Dave's Rapid Heart Radio), we move onto this episode's big boss -- 1313: Actor Slash Model. It's a poignant and thoughtful disorienting and sloppy flick about an actor who wants revenge on the models that sabotaged his TV role. Kaylie made screencaps and Nick made screencaps. Next: Hobos and honeymoons in ALF s2 e9 and ALF s2 e10, and alien abductions in 1313: UFO Invasion.

Heather Nunnelly begins with a recap of the VACANT webcomics update! Also, learn about a VACANT figurine that almost happened. Hayze gets a last name and Shadoweyes makes a guest appearance. Next up, Michelle Nunnelly enjoys the Attack on Titan anime but that's because she tries not to sweat the small stuff. Still, she can't help but complain about Eren yelling too much (and she wants more Mikasa!). Heather agrees... the characters need to shut the hell up. A discussion about Neon Genesis Evangelion transitions into a chat about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Villains Micro-Series - Alopex #4 (an issue where Heather did flats and color assists!). Ross Campbell uses basic color to great effect in the Alopex issue. Finally, Michelle and Heather have been playing Shadowrun Returns, a Kickstarter-funded indie game. And they like it. Heather made a custom Aex character for the game!

Kenny Riot returns from... wherever the hell he was, and teams up with Jason "Mo-Wisher" Averill to discuss Capcom's first CP System III (CPS-3) fighting game (of sorts), Warzard / Red Earth. After the outro, however, get ready for an extremely nerdy derail! Speaking of rails, this episode is sponsored by the Harrison Young Philadelphia Express Train!

Hank 300 and Nick 20 discuss Scalped Vol. 7: Rez Blues (issues #35-42) with new and improved segments! In Between the Panels we take a look at artist Danijel Žeželj, who's managed to best match Guéra's style out of any other contributing artist on Scalped. In Down on the Rez we explore the developments of Volume 7. Shunka's sexual reveal gets trumped by more extreme violence, while Dash's daddy -- Wade -- returns to the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation. We also ponder the budding relationship between Carol and Granny. The elder sage has taken in the roustabout young woman due to her pregnancy. But can wisdom truly trump addiction? (ANSWER: Abortion.) Finally, in Smoke Signals we look ahead to the future, asking questions like: Has Dino's character arc fizzled out? What's up with Catcher and Falls Down? And is there an inevitable conservative undercurrent in American comic books? NEXT: Scalped Vol. 8: You Gotta Sin to Get Saved and a recap of the Teen Center's summer field trip to Fallingwater.

Ross Campbell and Nick Marino debate the quality of the original cast Star Trek films (that's Star Trek I: The Motion Picture through Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). Nick thinks Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is the best, while Ross prefers Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Plus, Nick tries to convince Ross that he should rewatch Star Trek: Voyager... because it's fucking awesome! Then the dudebros review the Twilight audiobook chapters 7-12. Ross is enjoying the cheesy teen romance while Nick is having panic attacks while listening to the book. Also, we tease an awesome Twilight giveaway that we'll be doing! And after the end theme -- as always! -- we discuss the hottest comic book news. Among many other hot stories, we spotlight reality TV star Chef Chris Cosentino's Wolverine: In The Flesh #1 and we do a dramatic reading of a few pages. Next: Twilight chapters 13-18 and a recap of our favorite performances from the 2013 NFL Preseason Week 1 games!

BOOM! Hot off Podcast Vérité #4, Justique hits the Earth like blazing meteoroid striking a long-dormant volcano and creates a molten geyser of conversation! She joins Kaylie McDougal and Nick Marino to talk about the ballsy business parody of ALF s2 e5 and inept Halloween comedy of ALF s2 e6. Justique and Nick got screencaps and Kaylie got screencaps. Then we give ourselves over to David DeCoteau and his riveting thriller, 1313: Wicked Stepbrother. It's a confusing tale of closeted homoeroticism, reused footage, consensual incest, poor scripting, and mental illness. Justique and Nick made some mementos and Kaylie did too. Next: Pageantry and hiccups in ALF s2 e7 and ALF s2 e8, and the cruel reality of the entertainment business in 1313: Actor Slash Model.

First up we announce the winners of our Sabertooth Swordsman giveaway from last episode!!! JoBeth Butcher takes home the 2nd Place prize for her crazy villain names, and Ryan King snags 1st Place for his insanely creative alliteration. On this episode, Ross Campbell joins Shawn Atkins and Nick Marino to review Cartoon College, a recently released documentary film that follows the lives of students at The Center for Cartoon Studies. Annndddddd -------> WE'VE GOT ANOTHER SWEET GIVEAWAY!!! One lucky listener will win a DVD screener of Cartoon College and an 11x17 movie poster! To enter, hit up the comments and tell us the title of the crazy second year thesis comic book you would create if you were a student The Center for Cartoon Studies. Entry deadline is Thursday, August 8th. We discuss the movie's narrative, a winding path which takes us down the hard road of cartoonists studying in White River Junction, Vermont. The film chronicles the ups and downs of the self-publishing process for these comics creators. This documentary gives us a glimpse inside of the CCS classrooms and studios while detailing the process behind the creation of minicomics and graphic novels.