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Episode 78 - Since We've Got Past the Donkey - Week of 9/6/17

The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast

Release Date: 09/03/2017

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our latest Q&A episode. Topics for the questions this time include horror comics and a look at our own podcast. And then there was the almost false start. And as always, our picks of the week.

 

What we're up to this week:

I was invited into a very cool group of podcasters on Twitter - lots of support and friendliness

Justice League Action - new series on Cartoon Network; good stuff

Thomas' Big Bag o' Nothing® - unsuccessful vacation (as in not relaxing)

 

Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World and Make Mine Indie! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. And check out tons of great indie comics in the MMIndie catalog. And thank you!)

 

Many thanks to Kenny Gore ( @Kensington_Gore ) and Win Charles ( @wisdomoffashion ) for providing the questions.

 

Picks for the week of 9/6:

Samurai Jack: Quantum Jack #1 (IDW)

Rocket Girl #9 (Image)

Star Wars Adventures #1 (IDW)

Nancy Drew Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #6 (Dynamite)

Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 (Image)

Elsewhere #2 (Image) [Apologies to Sumeyye Kesgin for the mispronunciation :-) ]

Honorable Mention: Manifest Destiny vol 5 TP (Image)

Honorable Mention: The Black Beetle: Kara Bocek collection (Dark Horse)

Honorable Mention: Actionverse: The Stray #1 (Action Lab)

 

Shoutouts:

Our thoughts are with those dealing with Harvey (200-300 miles south of us)

Condolences to the family and friends of film director Tobe Hooper

Also condolences to the family and friends of Charlie Stubbs, a local comics fan (and friend of the shop Thomas works at)

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

 

Question of the Week: not this week. But we'd like to do another Q&A show in the future, so please send us your questions :-)

 

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