Author: Juan Muro

TOTLB S08 Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Hello everyone, and welcome to our first interview for Comic Con International 2018!!

Sherrilyn Kenyon is a #1 New York Times Best Seller, and you can absolutely tell that she LOVES her world/characters!! Her writing started WAY back before she ever wrote her first big hit! Sherrilyn has been writing ever since she was a young woman, at the behest of a family member or two. She has characters in her books now, that she has been imagining, and writing about, for over 20 years!! Because of this, her work is much more informed, and fleshed out than normal authors, as these characters, ARE a part of her family. They have lived, and breathed with her for almost her whole life, and you can feel like through her writing!

With over 70 million copies sold, throughout 100 different countries, she is an international star, with an international following! Hitting the #1 New York Times Best Seller in 2007 for Devil May Cry #2, and in 2010 for No Mercy, Sherrilyn is definitely an author that you do NOT want to pass up!

We spoke with Sherrilyn about two of her upcoming books:

Stygian – “Out of darkness comes the light. From the loins of the Stygian Hell, you are born and you will be called Urian – The flame of our new people. And one day, you will be my blade. My vengeance upon them all. They took my son from me, and I take theirs from them. Together, my precious Urian, we will destroy the human race, and all the Gods of this earth.

Death Doesn’t Bargain – “But so are the demons who have broken free of their eternal prison and are bent on mankind’s destruction. The worst of the lot is Vine, determined to claim their lives for taking hers. She will see the world burn…and has the perfect lure to destroy them and Thorn, leader of the Hellchasers, once and for all. Kalder Dupree has never known a day of mercy. Born to a mer-race who prides themselves on cruelty, he sacrificed himself for the only woman who has ever shown him kindness. Locked in a hell realm, he doesn’t expect anyone to come to his rescue. He accepts the fact that he was born alone and that he twice died that way once by his own mother’s hand Cameron Jack is determined to set Kalder free. As a Hellchaser Deadman, it’s her calling, but her resolve stems more from the fact that she’s the reason he died in the first place. If not for him, she’d still be suffering. And she cannot allow even a not-so-innocent to be tortured for an act of kindness that spared her damnation.”

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Comic Con International – Day 1 – Make “Fuck You” Music

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Comic Con International – Day 1 – Make Fuck You Music

I usually wake up at like four thirty in the morning to get ready for work, so waking up at 6am Pacific time was a little bit of a treat.  The sky was grey and dreary when I got up this morning, but man did that kind of visual mood pass away as the day went on.  

So I’m not going to give you a full rundown of the things that I did today.  There were a lot of interviews and a couple of panels but amongst all of that (that will come out on forthcoming episodes of Thinking Outside the Long Box) were these really big moments.

One of the first things that I did today was go to the From the Bridge panel.  The big takeaway was, “We win.” All those years of getting called a nerd or a geek, of getting beat up because you played D&D, or whatever.  That all paid off, because now we are the ones that are the dominant force for entertainment and pop-culture, and that is kind of a crazy thought. At that panel, Nichelle Nichols was awarded the Inkpot award, which has a list of recipients that is a who’s who of genre work.  This couldn’t go to a more deserving a wonderful person.

YouTube has some amazing original programing coming out with the shows Impulse and Origin, but at those panels I saw Tom Felton (one of the leads in Origin) take some time out of his day to be an amazing human being.  At the end of his panel a woman in a Rascal holding a Draco Malfoy Pop rode up to the little divider (that I had just been shooed away from) and started calling out “Tom, Tom.” He saw her, and much to his handler’s chagrin came over to sign her pop and chat with her for a second.  

Moments of kindness and humanness aren’t what celebrity are typically known for, but you would (well you probably wouldn’t but the average person would be) amazed how kind celebrity in this world are.

Got a chance to sit (poolside) with Pia Guerra and chat with her about her book of political comics coming out with Image called “Me the People.”  She and I have very similar politics, and it was refreshing to hear that people out there are still pretty angry about the direction this country has taken, but that they still manage to hold out hope that we can right the shit.  What a kind and empathetic person (surprise), Pia was.

Finally.  I got to sit in on a small press conference with Rick Remender about his upcoming show Deadly Class.  Our readers/listeners will obviously know this as the TV adaptation of Remender’s phenomenal comic book of the same title, and from the sounds of it the show is in good hands at SYFY…his. This conversation was about a lot more though.  It was about music, politics, and how we seem to have lost track of what rock and roll is all about.  It is about doing it all yourself and making music that just says fuck you.

So you have a task today!  Go find your favorite Fuck You music and play it loud.  It’s what Rick Remender would want you to do!

Road Trip – Preview Night

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It all starts at 4pm two days ago.

Juan picks me up in a minivan with his wife and kids and we get on our way for the over night drive to California.  

As with most overnight drives it ends up being a crazy blur.  I know what happened, I know the places that we stopped, but holy shit that is a long drive.  When we made it to LA (our first stop to drop off Juan’s wife and kids to visit family) I crashed for a couple of hours.  Then I got treated to lunch at Clearman’s North Woods Inn. This place is old school steakhouse at its finest. I honestly loved their take on the chop salad with bleu cheese and could probably just eat bowl after bowl of it!

It was then time to make the trek from LA to San Diego.  What should have been a two hour drive turned into an ordeal at four, but with good music and good company it wasn’t that bad.  I love spending time with Juan, and I’m excited for what the the weekend will bring us.

We were running late for our first interview, and had to postpone them, but I got checked into my hotel room and then we made our way to the convention center.  Checking in was no big deal, and finding our way around just wasn’t that hard. Honestly the space just isn’t as complicated to get into and navigate as Denver Comic Con is.

Interviews were conducted with Sherrilyn Kenyon (an author of dark fiction)

and Rob Guillory who’s new book Farmhand just came out.  

Getting the first two under my belt kind of put me at ease, and now that I know I’ll be able to get around the convention pretty easy and that I still have the ability to interview people without cracking, I’m cranked.

Lost In Space: Countdown To Danger

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Are you ready for some more Lost In Space!? The smash hit, emmy nominated Lost In Space crash landed on our TV screens recently!! Now, because of Legendary Comics, it will expand into the comic book world! Do you have a favorite “Lost” character? Well now you’ll get to delve a little bit deeper into their back stories, and take Jupiter 2 where it’s never been before!! Penned by writer Richard Dinnick (Doctor Who; Thunderbirds) and Brian Buccellato (Detective Comics; The Flash) with stunning artwork by Zid (Skull Island: Birth of Kong; Trick ‘r Treat: Days of the Dead), LOST IN SPACE: COUNTDOWN TO DANGER will feature all-new, untold adventures of the full crew of the hit Netflix Original show—including the Robinsons, Robot, Doctor Smith and Don West.

Robert Naptor, Senior Vice President of Legendary Comics, said “At Legendary Comics, we love the new television series, so we couldn’t be more excited to expand the world of show with previously untold comic book adventures” “What is exciting about comic books is that they are not limited by budget—only by the imagination,” said Executive Producers Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni. “This ‘Lost in Space’ comic is no exception. Legendary Comics has outdone themselves this time.”

Contained in here, is a small preview from the book, recounting a mission featuring Penny. The first of four volumes, will be available in October 2018, online, and at your favorite local comic book shop! The subsequent three volumes will come make their debuts throughout 2019!

For those of you who will actually be attending San Diego Comic Con, make sure you that you come out to show some support, by attending the Legendary Comics panel on Friday night, featuring “Lost in Space” comic scribe Richard Dinnick! Also make sure you keep an eye out, as Legendary is putting on various events, and signing throughout the weekend!!

Doctor Who Galore!!

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Already made a post about some of the Doctor Who exclusives that would be making their way to San Diego Comic Con. This is going to be a straight up edition to that! Here are a bunch more items that are going to be at the BBC America booth!! I’m hoping to snag up one of the 13th Doctor Funko POPs myself!! Check out all the awesome items, and plan your trip accordingly!!

Exclusive to Comic-Con

·         Kawaii T-Shirt, Hoodie, & Mug

·         Alice Zhang T-Shirt

·         Thirteenth Doctor Superbitz

·         Thirteenth Doctor Funko POP!

·         Thirteenth Doctor Titan Figurine (6 ½”)

·         Thirteenth Doctor Kawaii Figurine (6 ½”)

·         Thirteenth Doctor Hillside Mug

·         Bioworld TARDIS Puffy Keychain

 Shop Exclusives

·         Doctor Who Stars Earrings

·         Doctor Who Insignia Earrings, Necklace, and Dog-tags

·         Rainbow Paint TARDIS Raglan

·         Kawaii Doctors T-Shirt

AQUABATS at the House of Blues

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TV’S PUNK ROCK SUPERHEROES THE AQUABATS TAKE OVER HOUSE OF BLUES SAN DIEGO DURING COMIC-CON

Did you miss out on the Aquabats concert during Denver Comic Con? Well now is your chance to redeem yourself, OR to see them once more!! They will be taking over the House of Blues during San Diego Comic Con!!

Do you have an Aquabats uniform!? Make sure that you wear it to the show! All those in attendance that wear their uniforms, will be asked to participate in a secret mission AND a photo op after the show! The Aquabats are fast approaching their 25th anniversary, with big announcements to come, and they want to make sure that you join them on the journey! So, put on your tights, strap on the mask, and get ready to jam at the House of Blues!!

SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018

                        Doors:  11 a.m.

                        Show:    12 noon

                        Line Up: The Aquabats, Froggy Fresh

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Lionsgate brings HELLFEST

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I know that Gabe is especially excited for this announcement! CBS Films and Lionsgate team up to bring you HellFest to theaters, September 28th, 2018! Gregory Plotkin (Paranormal Activity, Get Out) and Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead, Terminator) bring you this chilling story about a masked serial killer! “If you dare, prepare yourself for unimaginable scares in the Green Band Teaser Trailer coming next week…”

 

College student NATALIE (Forsyth) is visiting her childhood best friend BROOKE (Edwards) and her roommate TAYLOR (Taylor-Klaus).  If it was any other time of year these three and their boyfriends might be heading to a concert or bar, but it is Halloween which means that like everyone else they will be bound for HELL FEST – a sprawling labyrinth of rides, games, and mazes that travels the country and happens to be in town.  Ever year thousands follow Hell Fest to experience fear at the ghoulish carnival of nightmares.

But for one visitor, Hell Fest is not the attraction – it is a hunting ground.  An opportunity to slay in plain view of a gawking audience, too caught up in the terrifyingly fun atmosphere to recognize the horrific reality playing out before their eyes.  As the body count and frenzied excitement of the crowds continues to rise, he turns his masked face to NATALIE, BROOKE, TAYLOR and their boyfriends who will fight to survive the night.

Amy Forsyth in HELL FEST to be released by CBS Films and Lionsgate.

It’s a serial killer in a theme park, come on, you know it’ll be entertaining! Plus, it’s made by Gale Anne Hurd, at this point don’t we trust her to entertain us with pretty much anything? Give it a try, and I’m sure we will release the trailer when we get it as well! For now, make sure to follow them (and us) on social media for any updates!!

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Super7 x UNIVERSAL MONSTERS Boodega

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Are you ready for San Diego Comic Con to get a little spookier!?

The Universal Monster Boodega is about to take over the Super 7 San Diego Store! Get ready for the horror feel, as the shop transforms into the ultimate horror experience! We are celebrating the brand new partnership of Super 7 and the Universal Monsters.

These exclusive items will be released ONLY at the Boodega event:

Wave 1 Universal Monsters 3.75″ ReAction Figures

Limited edition signed and numbered prints by legendary artist Ed Repka

Other items will only be available at the Boodega like extremely limited edition shoe collabs and apparel.

TOTLB 091 Denver Comic Con 2018 Finale

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This is our Denver Comic Con 2018 finale episode!! As always, for interview driven episodes, the following interviews are featured, with our interview with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run DMC fame, featured at the end!

1:20 – Pamela Ribon
19:05 – Roller Derby Panel (Kat Leyh, Pamela Ribon, Kiwi Smith, Moriah Hummer)
1:08:08 – Terry Moore
1:22:54 – Gene Ha
1:32:40 – Liv Hadden
1:46:23 – Mairghread Scott
2:00:26 – Sanya Anwar
2:13:17 – Darryl “DMC” McDaniels

That’s a wrap on our Denver Comic Con coverage!! Thank you to everyone who helped us throughout the weekend, it was a CRAZY one! We keep growing, and growing, and we are very proud of the work that was accomplished! Next year will be even bigger than this year was, and we’ll be the KINGS of podcast!

Remember, you can ALWAYS let us know what you think! We can only think of so many things to talk about every other week, and would LOVE to get some feedback and ideas from all of you out there who are listening!! You can send mp3s and email to our email address. Also, join the conversations on our Facebook Page and Twitter Page. Also, if you have good feedback, please leave it for us on iTunes and Stitcher!! That’s one way to help us climb the ranks into podcast glory!! You can ALSO leave us voicemail!!! Call the Michael Kuyrk memorial 970-573-6148 and leave us a hilarious message!!!

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DC Universe Experience

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Pre-Registration for the DC Universe Experience is OPEN – DCUniverseExperience.com

The DC Universe is a subscription service designed specifically for DC fans! It will debut at San Diego Comic Con with over half a dozen immersive, interactive experiences. You’ll be able to immerse yourself in the originals, classics, and upcoming comics that will be made available through the digital service.

More information on the subscription service, and what it will entail/cost will be given out during the convention! For now, just come and see what all the DC Universe has to offer!!

After you’ve registered, make sure to head over to the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, which is directly across the street from the San Diego Convention Center. Among the activities that you will be able to interact with are:

  • Dick Grayson’s Titans loft and uncover clues to his whereabouts
  • Experience the mysterious creations of Dr. Niles Caulder in the Doom Patrol lab
  • Avoid succumbing to the deadly virus in the mystical swamps of Swamp Thing
  • Join earth’s newest superhero team in the Young Justice Watchtower
  • Create mayhem in the Harley Quinn chaos room
  • Step into the sewers with Batman and descend into madness in The Court of Owls
  • Enjoy the first public unveiling of rare artwork and memorabilia only previously seen in exclusive engagements
  • Discover hidden clues and get an exclusive first-look at the DC UNIVERSE digital subscription service
  • And so much more…

The pre-registration makes your admission process go by MUCH faster!

Remember, the details are as follows:

Thursday – Sunday, July 19 – 22, 2018
Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, 401 K Street, San Diego, CA 92101

Use #DCUxSDCC to ensure you’re keeping up with all of the fun and excitement!