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This will be the comic movie of the year, scratch that, of the decade, of all time. Another great Edgar Wright movie and this time it's of Bryan Lee O'Malley's supergenius graphic novel series, SCOTT PILGRIM.

Watch the trailer above and then watch this dissection of the trailer and all the love that was put in it for the fans.



The final volume of Scott Pilgrim will be out this summer, but for a rap-tastic recap check Adam WarRock's 'I Gotta Believe' and check out the rest of his geek-inspired rap songs.

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Love Imperfectly by me


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This guy is my new personal rock hero. Tell me he doesn't rule and isn't totally awesomely insane. And the song rocks.

Roky Erickson - The Creature With the Atom Brain


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There is Doom…and then there is the Master of Doom! Eager readers of the World’s Greatest Comic don’t have to wait nine weeks for the fun, frisson and fantastic action of Fantastic Four! The magnificent Marvel team-up of Mark Millar (Wanted) and Bryan Hitch (Ultimates) wind up their epic run with a rip-roaring yarn that pits the First Family against their deadliest archenemy — and the powerful being for whom even Doom will bow! Are you ready to meet the Master of Doom?

I haven't read Fantastic Four in a long time, but as I catch up on all things Marvel, I came across this story arc which is Millar riding out the characters before Hickman picks up the writing chores for the book.

If you like Dr. Doom and feel he hasn't been the threat he really should be, or you like the high concept weirdness that Millar picked up from Grant Morrison, you should read this arc.

Welcome King Con Peeps!

Hello all of you who came and stopped by Write Club!'s table at the fabulous King Con, held this weekend at the Brooklyn Lyceum in Park Slope, and are now checking out our corner of the web. It was a blast and we got some on-site podcasting done with a few creators we know and love and made some new friends along the way.

Firstly, big ups to dashing Rick Lacy & 'mazing Matt Loux who we shared a table with. Rick & Matt both have separate books out from Oni Press and they are awesome.

Rick draws the 'Big Lebowski meets James Bond' comedy/action book Labor Days, of which book 2 has just been released. Labor Days: Book 1 Preview & Labor Days Book 2 Preview.



And if you'd like a commentary to Labor Days Book 1, you can listen here as me & Tim chat with Rick and writer Phil Gelatt about all the behind-the-scenes info that went into Labor Days, and just what that title means.

Matt Loux writes and draws Salt Water Taffy a spiffy, children's adventure book that we had the pleasure of discussing with him on-air, as it were. Stay tuned for the King Con Write Club! podcast where Matt gives us his dream cast for Salt Water Taffy: the Movie! 8 Page preview of book 3 up at Oni Press.



He also mentioned a cool anthology of comics featuring video game characters called LIFEMETER in which he has a Maniac Mansion story. I need to get me a copy of this.

So if you saw two radtastic artists sitting besides us, that was them, or if you saw two weirdos sitting next to them and one of us shoved a business card into your hand, WELCOME TO WRITE CLUB!

We're a comics/writing podcast, but we really cover a wide range of topics, and we're all about promoting, not just ourselves but YOU! Yes, you! With your mini-comics, or comic themed band, or webcomic, anthology, etc., we want to help you build an audience (and maybe take a few readers/listeners for ourselves).

So please, send us an email with a link or information about your project and we'll talk about it here or on our podcast. You can reach us at Write.Club1@gmail.com, or via Twitter TimX13 (Tim) & AgentFenris (Kurt) or Write_Club. We're looking for consistent webcomic content, and as we're both writers trying to draw, well, it's a slow process, so if you have a webcomic and like to have a home for it, we'd be glad to post it up in our webcomics section.

You can listen to the podcast here on our blog, which will feature, articles, reviews, and webcomics, or you can get Write Club! from iTunes. You can also chat with us on our Write Club! official thread up on the TenTonStudios forum, or you can hit us up on our Write Club! Facebook Page.

For those of you who may be interested in my upcoming graphic novel with the talented Chris Chua (as seen in Marvel's Strange Tales #3 out last Wednesday!), you can see the preview of it up at our studio's site TenTonStudios.com. As pages are lettered I will be posting them up at the link below.

LIQUID FURY PREVIEW!



You can also get your Chris Chua fix at his Controlled Chaos Caricature Blog and read his original webcomic-graphic novel HYPER DEMENTED TURDLE SHOWDOWN.

As for Tim Mucci, you may have seen his TOM SAWYER from Sterling, but also available soon is THE ODYSSEY and you can pick up STAR WARS CLONE ADVENTURES Vol. 3 in which he has a short story.

So, that's us. Now, you tell us who you are and what it is you do. We'd like to help you in any way we can.

We Are Write Club! (and so are you)

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Networking the Write Club Way

Being the comics groupie that I am, I couldn't resist attending the book launch for Oni Press' two newest OGN's: Labor Days Vol. 2: "Just Another Damned Day," and Salt Water Taffy Vol. 3: "The Truth about Doctor True" at XR bar on Houston Street in NYC. Okay, it wasn't just comics groupism that brought me out to the wilds of downtown Manhattan Island, (super talented artist) girlfriend in tow; I'm also good friends with the Two Dudes of Labor Days Tower, Phil Gelatt and Rick Lacy, and I'm a big fan of alcohol. Also I've been getting to know the astoundingly talented creator of Salt Water Taffy, Matt Loux. So, all in all a great opportunity to hang out with some talented folks, get my drink on and to represent the Write Club!

All in all it was a pretty quiet event; scheduling being what it is a few people weren't able to meet up, including the Labor Days word-wizard himself: Phil Gelatt. This isn't to say that the room wasn't packed with cool people, nonsense. We met up with Mike Zagari, Art Director for DC Comics Online and co-organizer of Brooklyn's King Con Convention; and Artist and illustrator, Lisa Lavoie. There was also a smattering of actresses, computer programmers, web designers, psychics, artists, filmmakers, several Odins (with a good number of working eyes, no less than a murder of crows, a multitude of sons and a horse with a shit-load of legs-- don't ask), Dr. Mario, and dedicated fans-- all of which had the opportunity to buy a book (which sold well), get a sketch from Matt or Rick and most likely have a Write Club business card shoved in their hand or pocket.

And here's the greater point; these types of events are always a good place to hang out, chat, have a drink and get to know other people in the industry. They are invaluable networking tools for people who are most likely working freelance, or a day job outside of their desired field. Just the simple act of being seen, showing your face, saying hello is incredibly important and effective.

At the end of the night Write Club has hopefully gained a few new readers/listeners, has booked Matt Loux for an interview during Brooklyn's King Con on November 8th, and proved the old addage to be true: You DON'T have to take your clothes off to have a good time.

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Write Club! Volume 2, Episode 3: "Labor Days"

Finally! The epic podcast you've all been waiting for without knowing that you've been waiting for it!! (Well, some of you actually have been waiting!)

For episode 3 we're joined by Phil Gelatt and Rick Lacy, creators of the Oni Press original graphic novel "Labor Days." These quick witted fellows had us gabbing worse than a sewing circle and here it is for your listening enjoyment. Enjoy the comics talk, the movie talk, the literature talk, the comics talk, the movie talk, Rick whistling, Phil slowly warping the show to serve his own twisted agenda...you get the idea.

Warning this podcast contains SPOILERS galore for "Labor Days" Book 1! And special sneak previews of Book 2! If you've already read Book 1, then consider this your director's commentary.



Intro 1: "Twilite Speedball" -Mos Def
Intro 2: "Armageddon It" -Def Leppard
Outro: "Stop Talking About Comic Books or I'll Kill You" Ookla The Mok

Edit Sober, Record Drunk

Write Club! Vol.2 Ep. 2 Happy Funtime Links!

Because we know you're all lazy out there in the internet world, here are some links to find out more about things mentioned on our show. Please enjoy!

Add us on your Gchat: Write.Club1@gmail.com

TenTonStudios Forum: Write Club! thread

Timothy Mucci
Sterling Publishing All-Action Classics & Wookieepedia Entry
Twitter

Kurt Christenson
The Tower of Brahma
Twitter

Sub*Text: alt.lit blog

Steve McNair's Mistress Mystery!

Video Games Live

2003 Grant Morrison Interview on Battlestar Galactica Videogame

InFamous Trailer

Helvetica Trailer

Kurt's CafePress Store

OniPress

Labor Days

DC's Wednesday Comics

Zuda Comics

Sierra Nevada Torpedo

The League: short film

MysteryTeam trailer

Icanhazcheezburgerthemusiclol

F-in Delicious

Steve Brule: Brule's Rules

Bergen Street Comics

McSweeneys

Slice Magazine

Ruben Fleischer's Work
DJ Format
AIM
Girls Guitar Club

Chris Burnham

Ben Caldwell

Flight Maps

Ookla the Mok

And for those of you who absolutely need to watch me getting interviewed about getting hit in the nuts... sigh.