Con Artists #09 - CrockerCon Artists
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Release Date: 09/20/2024
The Rolling Dead
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THE LEGEND OF DICK BRIMES: After dusting off the microphones, our hosts return for Andrew to tell a wild tale he experienced running a game of Free League's The Walking Dead tabletop RPG. HE WAS YOUR HUCKLEBERRY: Our hosts round out the show to quickly discuss the death of the mercurial actor, Val Kilmer. D. Bethel drew a tribute not so much to Kilmer as much as a character Kilmer played that means so much to him––Willow's Madmartigan. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Why the show went dark for three weeks (02:51) AMC Presents The Walking Dead - The RPG (11:20) The Mechanics of The...
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A Different Kind of Show
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WE'RE BACK...FOR A MINUTE: Life has been incredibly busy for our two hosts, but they were able to pop into the recording studio to say hello and talk a bit about the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again and the recently Academy Award-winning animated film, Flow. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the Join our page Social: Andrew - , D. Bethel - Subscribe to our . FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0...
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Dot Nyet
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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew finishes up Cobra Kai, while D. Bethel finds a wonderful world to explore in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. BRAVE NEW CAPTAIN: D. Bethel rounds out the episode discussing his (mostly spoiler-free) thoughts of Captain America: Brave New World. On the whole, he liked it! TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - February's over, suddenly! (01:45) Andrew's WiG: The end of Cobra Kai (31:51) D. Bethel's WiG: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (45:20) Outro - D.'s thoughts of Captain America: Brave New World (mild spoilers) (52:21) Outtakes RELEVANT EPISODES: "" (5...
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The Lightning Lady Guy
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DOWN THE WITCHES ROAD: Our hosts are joined by the show's resident on-the-ground-Marvel correspondent, Kyrun Silva (of ) to talk about the most recent MCU Disney+ show, Agatha All Along. TOPICS: (0:00:00) Intro (0:02:22) Kyrun's thoughts on Galactus' appearance in the trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps (0:07:26) Kyrun's overall thoughts on Agatha All Along (0:10:55) The magic side of the MCU (0:16:09) The arc of the WandaVerse (0:21:48) Let's talk Billy Maximoff (0:26:58) The benefits of Agatha's episodic structure (0:36:15) The Death of it all (0:44:04) Comic-accurate...
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Nothing But Mouth Sounds
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WHEN MARVEL HIT HARD: In the lead up to the main topic for this week, our hosts talk about some recent MCU trailers that dropped (and impending releases) with Captain America: Brave New World and Daredevil: Born Again and how they both seem to be breathing some fresh air into the franchise. THAT'S THE THING: However, the most refreshing trailer that they've seen was the one Marvel Studios dropped this week for Fantastic Four: First Steps. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - New MCU! Captain America: Brave New World and Daredevil: Born Again (10:12) Our hosts discuss the teaser trailer...
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No Herbs
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SHINE ON: Our hosts spend a quick minute discussing the fall of Diamond Distribution and all the markets it touched. WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the new Star Trek movie, Star Trek: Section 31, while D. Bethel finally jumps on the bandwagon and watches the beginning of the Apple TV+ show, Severance. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Diamond Comics Distribution goes bankrupt (08:52) Andrew's WiG: Star Trek: Section 31 (30:44) D's WiG: Severance (43:21) Outro - "Superhero" is public again (46:03) Outtakes RELEVANT LINKS: Davis, Wes. "." The Verge, Vox Media, 29 September 2024. ...
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Deep Discount
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WEEK IN GEEK: It's a new year and––guess what?––our hosts are still geeks that have weeks; with that in mind, our hosts share the open-world character action games that have been occupying their time lately: Andrew dives into the conspiracy of Assassin's Creed: Origins while D. Bethel uses the force in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Teacher talk. (02:48) Andrew's Week in Geek: Assassin's Creed: Origins (14:39) D.'s Week in Geek: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (27:01) D.'s Extra Week in Geek: Starting Agatha All Along (35:08) Outro - D....
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Splashing in the Shallow End
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2024's THINGS OF THE YEAR: Reflecting on the 2024 that was, our hosts pick what defined the year for them. For Andrew, it's how Star Trek: Lower Decks brought its excellent run to a close while D. Bethel can't stop thinking about Amazon Prime's Tales from the Loop (though it originally dropped in 2020). Andrew also talks a bit about the series finale to the Disney+ MCU animated series, What If...? TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - It's a new year! (02:29) Andrew's 2024 Thing of the Year: The ending of Star Trek: Lower Decks (12:51) D. Bethel's 2024 Thing of the Year: Tales from the Loop...
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The Miyagi Initiative
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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the multifaceted musical/comedy documentary, Yacht Rock: The Dockumentary, while D. Bethel finds a new holiday-staple film in the esoteric but endearing animated film, Tokyo Godfathers, directed by the late Satoshi Kon. KARATE KID AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Our hosts wrap up the episode by discussing the trailer and premise for the very bizarre upcoming film, Karate Kid: Legends, a film promising to stitch together the dominant realities that exist within the The Karate Kid franchise. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Introducing The Middle-Aged Man podcast (03:55)...
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The Beef Sleeps
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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew talks about the finale to the DC/WB show, Superman & Lois, and how it holds up not only as a finale for the show but as a finale for the entire DC/WB run of shows. D. Bethel, on the other hand, spends some time (digitally) in the North Sea on the very Scottish experiential horror game, Still Wakes the Deep. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew ate too much beef (02:27) Superman & Lois series finale (24:17) Still Wakes the Deep in all its Scottishness (40:07) Outro - Recasting characters in the Alan Wake universe(45:00) Outtakes RELEVANT...
info_outlineThis year is a big year with the local show, CrockerCon, reaching its 10th show in the Sacramento region. Being ten shows in, our hosts––D. Bethel of Long John and Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics––get a bit reflective, especially since Kyrun has moved from being an exhibitor to a co-coordinator, giving us a look behind the curtain, beyond our normal look behind the table.
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
- Find Kyrun's work through Taurus Comics at:
- D. Bethel's webcomic, Long John.
OTHER EPISODES:
- Con Artists #01 - StocktonCon, pt. 1 : The drive home from the first day of the show. Kyrun and D. discuss making sales, confidence, and the comics they grew up reading and enjoying.
- Con Artists #02 - StocktonCon, pt. 2 : The drive to StocktonCon to start Day 2 of the show. They discuss the importance of continuity, the level of fan engagement and ownership over continuity, and Dan's strange reading habits growing up.
- Con Artists #03 - StocktonCon, pt. 3 : Where Kyrun and D. talk about the breadth of indie comics, writing comics, and dive headfirst into personal nostalgia.
- Con Artists #04 - StocktonCon Winter 2019: Where D. Bethel and Kyrun try out StocktonCon's inaugural Winter show...with mixed results.
- Con Artists #05 - No Con 2020: Where Kyrun and D. Bethel address being an independent comic creator in a world without conventions.
- Con Artists #06 - Tickets & Tables: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun continue to ponder life without incomes and how the industry has tried to fill that void.
- Con Artists #07 - Return of the Con: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun hit the con circuit after over a year away from it.
- Con Artists #08 - The Madness of Marketing: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun talk about marketing new books during the middle of a pandemic.