Doublemint Sundays! Comic Shoppe Airs @6pm & Afronerd @7pm!

It's that time once AGAIN, folks! Just like a set of twins in those legendary doublemint gum commercials, check out our back to back broadcasts of The Comic Shoppe and Afronerd Radio at 6pm and 7pm, respectively. Join Captain Kirk, Daryll B. and Dburt at 6pm for the Comic Shoppe when they discuss the following sci-fi, comic book, fantasy and video gaming topics: Dburt talks about his Saturday visit to the NY Comic-Con; Cartoon Network viewers caught a surprise when Saturday's regularly scheduled Young Justice and Green Lantern shows were unceremoniously pulled off the air to be re-shown in 2013; and speaking of Comic-Con, Marvel CCO, Joe Quesada gave hints of another forthcoming movie announcement (Black Panther; West Coast Avengers?) ; Agent Coulson appears to have been resurrected for the upcoming SHIELD TV seriesand lastly, Mark Millar might be responsible for gluing the Marvel/Fox comic book movie universes together afterall. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

And then there's Afronerd Radio airing at 7pm! Join Captain Kirk and Dburt ast they discuss the following: last week's VP debates (Biden vs Ryan or The Joker vs The Riddler); the Florida Board of Ed sets up achievement goals based on race; the Racialicious blog comments on Marvel Comics' diversity initiative and lastly, what does Lil Wayne have to do with old Hollyweird culture?....clues available at tonight!

Doublemint Sundays! Comic Shoppe Airs @6pm & Afronerd Radio @7pm!

It's Wednesday! Check Our Mid Week in Review Show @7pm! Topics? Stacey Dash Puts Up her Mitts; Black Superheroes; Nobel Prize Winner, John Gurdon & More!

What's going on, people! SHOCKER! We have another show filled with fire and brimstone! (we hope!) set for this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. For this broadcast's Mid Week in Review segment, Dburt and Captain Kirk discuss the following current event topics: 2012 Nobel Prize winning scientist, John Gurdon was actually discouraged from pursuing a science career by a teacher in 1949; picking up from a missed issue from last week-Dburt's rediscovery of the Pan-African flag; per a Comicbookmovie.com op-ed, Black superhero films have difficulty getting greenlighted due to sub par villains; actress, Stacey Dash gets death threats for being "non-tribal" by supporting Mitt Romney for president and pending those pesky time constraints, we might be able to discuss a disturbing video that sheds more light and critique on NYPD's controversial stop and frisk initiative.

Grindhouse Sundays! Comic Shoppe @6pm & Afronerd @7pm! Oh and There's The Latest Blog Entry from Daryll B!

Howdy, crumpets, power to the people and all that jazz......it's finally Grindhouse Sundays, folks! Welcome to our double feature shows with The Comic Shoppe batting first at 6pm and Afronerd Radio batting second at 7pm eastern standard. Pull up a cozy seat and listen to Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt the Afronerd as the unpack the following comic book, fantasy, sci fi and video gaming related topics: although Daryll discussed the new Looper film last show, the Captain and Dburt finally got around to viewing it and an extended review is needed; the Prometheus DVD will be released in a few days and the Easter eggs just provide further speculation (was the Charlize Theron character transgendered?....and is there a hint of a Blade Runner connection?); more DC52 retconning (or is it "pro-conning") implications with the latest Flash regarding his origin and whether Wally West makes an appearance; and speaking of "pro-conning," the Joker returns and lastly, if time permits, the crew's thoughts about new Fall animation (Green Lantern, Ben 10 and Young Justice). Call in live at 646-915-9620.

And for the listener that prefers his "nerdic" radio to have a bit more "edge," check out Afronerd Radio airing at 7pm. Join Dburt and Captain Kirk as they shed light on the following issues: author/journalist and now Afronerd contributor, Norman Kelley stops by to assist with our impression of last week's presidential debates; is the Black community abandoning President Obama? and Dburt has some anecdotal musings on the origins of the Pan-African flag. Check us out and Don't be scared!

Grindhouse Sundays! Comic Shoppe @6pm & Afronerd @7pm!

And while you wait for our stellar broadcasts, read the latest blog posting from The Shoppe's own Daryll B.:

Ah another week off from blogging while I prepped my questions for NY Comic Con Next Week and I feel refreshed while the worlds of science fiction, comics, television and movies rolled on. Shall we jump into the fray?

　 -Great mid season/fall finale to Warehouse 13 with one character's apparent death and another's apparent "evil" turn. Artie's twist and more Brent Spiner! What isn't there for this geek to love? 　

-Meanwhile, it is once again time for this critic to eat some crow...again. Although I still hate the animation style with a passion, I have to admit that the animated Green Lantern still is one of the best written animated fare for someone like me. Given missteps in things I thought I would love (Ultimate Spider-Man) and others not getting off the ground (Hulk Gamma Corps), GL remains a constant along with the OUTSTANDING Young Justice series....

-South Park has started again and taken dead aim in its first two shows at the NFL and its sarcastic stand on concussions and the whole Honey Boo Boo phenomenom and how society might have just lowered the bar on itself... Yeahhhhh

　 -I liked but didn't love the Amy and Rory Doctor Who finale. I was never Amy's biggest fan, but come on, as soon as the writers came up with THAT plot device ending using the Weeping Angels, every hardcore Doctor Who fan has found at least 10 different loopholes to have the couple return... New shows start again next year... 　

-Meanwhile, one of my surprising finds last year returns in Bedlam, which runs circles around American Horror Story. And following that, for all you Michael Fassbender fans, is the good Buffy meets Harry Potter-like series Hex.

　 -Please Revolution writers and fans... how can you have an apocalyptic event like the "death" of all electricity and power, then have PERFECTLY clean and primped lead actors? Say what you will about Falling Skies and The Walking Dead, at least the actors look like they've suffered a bit....

　 -Finally, leave it to Alphas and Fringe to use two concepts sci-fi fans said that they NEVER wanted to see again on television with limited budgets, a Taskmaster character and an extreme jump ahead in time, and pull it off successfully. Can I go back in time to Heroes and Terra Nova for some extreme fixes? Sigh....

　 LINK-BLOGGING

　 Augie DeBlieck Jr and Brett White both give their opinions on the Avengers DvD upon its release last Tuesday

　 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id;=41223

　　 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id;=41204 　 I think they both liked it....lol At this point is there anyone in the world from our genre that hated it?

　 A Brett White two-fer as he then explains why Avengers vs X-Men worked for him: 　

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id;=41341 　

Yeahhhh.... a convincing argument for a lot of people... just not for me. I still say that in de-valuing the super-villain / deconstructing the superhero, Marvel has done their universe more harm then good....

　 MorrisonCon happened while I was away and I haven't heard a lot of horror stories coming from the gathering of his fans and those lovers of Brit affiliated Sci-Fi but these two things stood out. First, news on his long awaited/anticipated Multiversity project...

　 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id;=41297

　 -Then proving that his friends are all spirited personalities, check out this debate on the state of comics as it relates to just about everything....

　 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id;=41295

　 Damn. If these guys every pooled their resources, we at the ComicShoppe might be in tremendous trouble of losing our spot.... 　

-Many props to David Brothers at 4thLetter for this.. 　

http://4thletter.net/2012/09/thug-life-manhood-suicide-and-love/

　 -If you can't chuckle at this, you just don't like having fun:

　 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/10/when-batgirl-met-merv-griffin-and-batman-drummed-with-spock/

　 Who knew Yvonne kicked so much booty?!?!?!

　 -I love when Grantland does "behind the scenes/hidden history" articles like this:

　 http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8433000/an-excerpt-sean-howe-marvel-comics-untold-story

　 I'd also recommend the ones they have done on The National and WFAN Radio. Besides, Gerry Conway REALLY didn't like Gwen Stacy huh?

　 -Something to make the AfroNerd smile:

　 http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2012/10/03/disneys-the-lone-ranger-rides-in-with-first-trailer/

　 ....but I just don't know yet... I'll see it of course but I'm a little indifferent right now....

　 -Only in the world of comics....

　 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/02/todd-mcfarlane-sues-al-simmons/ 　

Only Todd McFarlane.....

　 -Something for Captain Kirk... 　

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/04/batman-of-petoskey-michigan-arrested-again/

　 Well we did say we wanted Batman to display his detective skills... Sheesh...

　 -Finally DC gets something right in their cross promotion:

　 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/04/a-very-serious-review-of-the-craftsman-bolt-on-system-saves-the/

　 I mean this will give characters like Cyborg a higher profile. No way could they mess this one up...

　 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/04/parting-shot-cyborg-kind-of-looks-like-a-bald-white-guy-in-free/

　 um...I stand corrected... ouch.....

　 Finally, Don McPherson gives a little warning to those of us that like buying pieces of original art.

　 http://www.eyeoncomics.com/?p=2667

　 As with everything, BUYER BEWARE!

So I guess that does it for me this week. Next week I will be canvassing NY Comic Con to as fans, creators, and the person on the street hard-hitting questions in the Daryll B. style. Meaning I might need bail money by Sat. Afternoon.... Until next time readers, Keep Fantasizing!

Last Night's Show is Available 4 Listening & Mark Your Calendar for This Sun @7pm.-Legendary Bassist/Producer, Andre Cymone Stops By!

Welcome to Afronerdradio.com's Grindhouse Sundays! We're giving you the very best in your double feature aural experience with The Comic Shoppe airing at 6pm and Afronerd Radio batting clean up at 7pm eastern. As custom, the "Podcast Avengers"-Daryll B., Dburt and Captain Kirk cover the latest news in the world of fantasy, sci-fi, graphic novels and video gaming.

And then there's Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk aka Afronerd Radio broadcasting at 7pm! Folks, we ALWAYS exclaim that each show is not to be missed but THIS particular episode will be one for the historical archives! Set your clocks and mark your calendars as Afronerd welcomes iconic bassist and one of the architects of the Minneapolis Sound, Andre Cymone to our studios. We will, of course discuss Mr. Cymone's latest endeavors including a new song entitled, America as well as his musical legacy. And this time, we actually mean it when we emphatically state that THIS IS REALLY NOT THE SHOW TO MISS! Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620!

Afronerd Radio Interviews Iconic Musician, Andre Cymone!

Oh and while you wait for Sunday's epic double whopper programming, we actually aired a new Mid Week in Review show last night:

To the point: Join Dburt and Captain Kirk this Wednesday for their Mid Week in Review broadcast starting at 7pm sharp! The topics to be discussed are: the controversial Packers v. Seahawks game and the NFL referee lockout; with friends like this who needs enemies-in a show of support, Obama supporter,Madonna, sports a POTUS inspired tattoo and says that she's thankful that a "Black Muslim" is in the White House (?); Conservative author/pundit exclaims that the Dems have abandoned "the Blacks" and the military might have actually created goggles that can read minds!

Afronerd's Mid Week in Review Edition Airs Wed @7pm EST!

The Comic Shoppe Airs @6pm & Afronerd Radio Starts @7pm-Check Our Interview with Author/Music Journalist, Laina Dawes! Don't Miss It!

When one thinks of our Sunday podcast, the Yin and Yang philosophy indelibly springs to mind. It's all about balance and duality, hence The Comic Shoppe airing at 6pm and Afronerd Radio batting follow-up at 7pm eastern standard. Of course to hear the latest in graphic novels, video gaming, sci-fi, fantasy and superhero films, check for the "Podcast Avengers".....The Comic Shoppe is officially open!

Next up, Afronerd Radio airs at 7pm. Join Captain Kirk and Dburt for a very special interview with author and music journalist, Laina Dawes. Ms. Dawes stops by Afronerd Studios to discuss her new book, What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation In Heavy Metal. This discussion will be one for the record books as both the Afronerd team and Ms. Dawes are kindred spirits-deconstructing stereotypes. And guess what? There's still more to the show! Journalist/Author, Norman Kelley (Rhythm and Business; The Head Negro in Charge Syndrome) will be sitting in to provide his analysis of this week's current events. Again, not the show to miss! Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

2 Shows Back 2 Back & Interview w/Author, Laina Dawes starting at 7pm!

Never Let It Be Said That We Don't Give Our Readers/Listeners Enough Info! Wed & Sunday's Afronerd Radio & Daryll B's Latest Entry!

Salutations with crumpets and cornbread, people! This Wednesday (at 7pm EST) pull up a seat and listen to Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review show! Dburt and Captain Kirk will be shedding some conservative (and oftentimes independent) light on the following "mid week" current event topics: picking up from last week, famed author, Philip Roth's (Human Stain) correction of Wikipedia infers a lot of other implications; a HuffPost article posits what if social media existed during 911 NYC/Pentagon attacks; Chief Keef vs. Lupe Fiasco-what does it all mean?; and in Keef and Fiasco's hometown, the Chicago school strikes continue and if time permits, Dburt reminds the listeners of America's Black caste system (the birth of the term "lower tier"). Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review Broadcast starting at 7pm!

And then there's this upcoming Sunday's show (9.16.2012) featuring our interview with budding actress/filmmaker Sahndra Fon Dufe. As our Sunday "Double Feature" broadcasts of The Comic Shoppe and Afronerd Radio grow in popularity, we feel compelled to up the ante with superior programming. At 6pm join Dburt, Daryll and Captain Kirk as they discuss current issues occurring in the world of geek/nerd culture, comics, video gaming, sci-fi and fantasy from a sepia toned perspective. And then at 7pm, we have yet another outstanding another interview scheduled with filmmaker/actress, Sahndra Fon Dufe, who is appearing on Afronerd to discuss her latest film project, Yefon.

Dufe, who is seeking funding via a Kickstarter campaign, will discuss the importance of her crowdfunding venture,the socially conscious resolve of Yefon and its importance to African cinema. Per the above number you can call our hosts live and once again, this is not the show to miss!

Afronerd Radio's Double Duty Broadcast w/The Comic Shoppe @6pm & Afronerd Radio's Interview with "Yefon" actress/filmmaker, Sahndra Fon Dufe at 7pm!

And least and last in this case, our the latest pulp inspired meandering of The Shoppe's Daryll B.:

So I am going to head in a different direction with my blog today and review my Saturday Night out at the No Friends Tour performance in Brooklyn. In the shadow of hard rain and tornadoes, these brainy hip hop thespians rocked the house at Grand Victory in an energetic 4 hour performance. And in true Daryll B. style, I am going to equate them to another famous group of non-friend heroes: The Defenders.

　 First up was Tribe-One a.k.a The Hulk. His flow has a sweet tinge to it but the melodies will impact on you hard. Like Bruce Banner and his alter-ego, you never knew what to expect from his rhymes, good or bad... yet didn't want him to stop flowing. If there was a rapper that I could compare him to it would be Ghostface for the unpredictability and power. His set truly left me on edge for the next act.... 　

　 Next up was Jesse Dangerously a.k.a. The Silver Surfer. This dude's style can only be characterized as being "far out there" and totally cosmic. Like a latter day Biz Markie, Dangerously kept everyone light and involved. I'm actually surprised that there weren't noise complaints from the chanting and laughter to this point of the performance. It is obvious from his range and topics that Jesse has always loved to entertain others. So I was in a good yet weird place for......

　 　 .....Mikel kHill a.k.a The Sub-Mariner. There is an anger in his rhymes that he really wants to totally unleash but somehow he manages to rein it in to keep the audience calm and bouncing. The passion is right there for all to see along with the creativity. He is this group's Nas in terms of phase innovation and when the breakout happens, no one will be safe & secure with the hip-hop they've always known. 　

　 Coming up with the bases loaded and the crowd pumped was Adam WarRock a.k.a Doctor Strange. The glue that keeps these spirits all together on stage and a Daryll B. favorite for a long time now (my eternal thanks to Comics Alliance for putting my onto him 18+ months ago!), he simply blazed the stage. WarRock's their RZA, constantly interweaving through the acts with an infectious energy, then hitting the crowd upside the head during his set with rhymes about life, comics, and science fiction.

　 　 But for every reaction there must be a counter.... and for this group of "No Friends", it was the headliner for the evening, Schaffer The Darklord a.k.a STD a.k.a The Dread Dormanuu. His style is neurotic, sarcastic, mean, yet disturbingly enthralling. I'm big on energy during performances from musicians (as if you folks haven't realized THAT by now...), and STD had it in spades. Outside of Eminem at times, I don't know of too many mainstream rappers with a constantly self deprecating style that goes over with the audience but this was truly unique and that fits STD to a tee.

　 A lot to plug with little time to do it:

　 Mikal kHill and No Friends artists can be found at

thethoughtcriminals.net and thethoughtcriminals.bandcamp.com in various collabs...

　 Adam WarRock is found at adamwarrock.com

　 Tribe-One can be found at tribeone.net

　 Jesse Dangerously can be found at http://dangerously.bandcamp.com/

　 Schaffer The Darklord can be found at http://schafferthedarklord.com/

　 Guys, I LOVED THIS. Try them out folks on their sites/youtube and you'll see right away why.

　 Link-Blog time!

　 -Ron Marz tells his side of the recent "Operation Troll Trap" and once again it has led to heavy debate on the CBR forum side about how far is too far... 　

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id;=40870

　 Again, criticism..cool. Personal threats/derision/attacks... not cool.

　 -Ok I have praised Hannibal Tatu of Komplicated.com and his Buy Pile review column here in the past but the last 2 weeks, he has been on fire. Two weeks ago, here was his take on the Storm/Black Panther fight in AvX:

　 Skip past Hawkeye vs. Angel in "AvX: Vs." #5. Doesn't matter. You wanna skip to the part where the Black guy takes a swing at his wife and she tells him he was always a "terrible husband" and she just noticed. Yeah, that's where you wanna go ... if by "go" you mean "drop this comic book and run as rapidly as you can away from it." For all the high profile work done to make the Black Panther/Storm relationship, from hiring a high profile romance novelist to make their "love story" work for the civilians to the honeymoon tour around the 616, this issue instead decides to piss on all of that based on an argument that neither one of these people will actually be affected in any remote way whatsoever. Should we mention that Marvel has not had a Black writer on staff in ... what's August 2009? Three years without an incident of Black writers! Yay! Let's just move on…

　 and here was his one last week on Green Lantern #0:

　 "Green Lantern" #0 was, essentially, a negative mark on our beloved art form, a collection of cliches and half-hearted overtures that will forever be characterized as a clerical error. The creators seem to be oblivious to the fact that this paints an underrepresented people in a bad light, a community that doesn't have lots of chances to be on panel and when they do, their pull quote is "I'm a car thief, not a terrorist." We are all diminished by this.

　 Bravo Mr. Tatu... Bravo!

　 -Oh AfroNerd is going to love this:

　 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/09/10/michelle-obama-wonder-woman-j-bone/

　 Gina Torres! Line One... Boy do I have a doozy of a role for you.....

　 -Finally, David Brothers opens my eyes to new talent:

　 http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/09/10/ron-wimberly-on-vertigos-prince-of-cats-culture-and-working/

　 The article's first sentence says it all: "What do Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Ronald Reagan's '80s, city life, and black culture have in common?" Ok I am sold and have to find this book now....

Thanks for reading all and I'm going right back to jamming these guys on my ipod. Amazing talent and music. Until next week, "Keep Fantasizing".

Keeping it Simple! All Thing Pulp w/The Comic Shoppe @6pm & Justin Simien Interview of "Dear White People" on Afronerd Radio @7pm!

Who would have thought that another stellar, double feature broadcast is in the works at Afronerdradio.com? Starting at 6pm sharp, join your "Podcast Avengers" on The Comic Shoppe as they use their "mutant" analytical abilities to discuss the following topics: their thoughts regarding Sunday night's Robot Chicken (from cable's Adult Swim channel) DC Comics episode; Blade Runner's 30th anniversary DVD release-how many re-releases of a classic movie can the consumer tolerate? ; and speaking of Blade Runner, what can be expected from the proposed sequel? A female lead? the return of Harrison Ford? or the resurrection of Sean Young?; continuing from last week's show-it appears that a female version of The Expendables is in the works (but actress, Michelle Rodriguez says she's not worthy) and lastly, does the latest time travel sci-fi thriller, Looper, starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt have the chops?

And then there's Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk airing "next door" at 7pm. Join Dburt and The Captain as they welcome filmmaker Justin Simien to discuss his upcoming cinematic effort, Dear White People (trailer, above). DWP is a provocative look at the frictional relationship between Black and White (including INTRAracial conflicts) students attending a fictional predominantly White northeastern university. After the interview segment, there still more for the discourse! Additional topics (time constraints, notwithstanding) on the table are: a recent song released by rapper, Nicki Minaj, cryptically gives the impression that she is a Mitt Romney supporter; Rush Limbaugh believes that President Obama isn't authentically Black because of his lack of "slave blood" (and Limbaugh is still employed?) and lastly, noted author, Philip Roth (The Human Stain) reminds us why you just can't trust Wikipedia . Call the hosts live at: 646-915-9620.

Afronerd Radio's Double Feature Broadcast starting at 6pm!