Menu

Results for tag "comic-conventions"

2 Articles

Robot-Kraken Episode 47 Available Now! “A Predog’s Lunch”

Ep 47: A Predog’s Lunch – October 2018
Kris McClanahan and Thom Chiaramonte

Robot-Kraken Episode 047 – October 2018 “A Predog’s Lunch“

Your regular hosts Thom ‘Third Rail Design Lab’ Chiaramonte and Kris ‘Deeply Dapper’ McClanahan are joined by guest host Blake ‘Begin Again’ Simmons to review and discuss Predator, Predators, Baby Driver, Kingsman 2, plus we talk art and process as we head into fall.

Here’s your dossier of delightful details:

Part 01 – Your Art and Convention Roundup, waxed poetic by Thom and Kris!

Sucking the Monkey:

  • Kris: n/a
  • Thom: Modelo Chulada Espáciale

Art Process/Convention Roundup for late summer and early fall, 2018. Juan Snow nowhere to be found…

Planned Plundering:

  • Kris: Saga; Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
  • Thom: Annihilation (second viewing); Deadly Class; Maniac

Rum-Fueled Recommendations:

  • Kris: Three Billboards
  • Thom: Clone Wars Series (gets better in S02)

Part 02 – A Predogs Lunch: Discussing Predator (and Predators), Baby Driver and Kingsman 2, for science! Thom, Kris, and Blake!

Sucking the Monkey:

  • Kris: Again, a whole lot of nothing
  • Thom: Gin and Squirt, then Silver City Brewery’s Fat Woody Scotch Ale
  • Blake- Whiskey of some form and in great quantities

Red Sky Roundup – News of the Moment:

  • The Mandalorian
  • Holmes and Watson
  • Venom
  • Dark phoenix
  • Isobella Rossellini’s surreal bedbug videos (!)
  • John Wick vs Rambo

Robot Reviews!

  • Predator vs. Predators
  • Baby Driver vs. Kingsman 2
  • Plus Robocop 2 and 3 and Drive

Monkey Jacket Musings: Fantasy Recasting for Jean Grey 

  • Blake: Anya Taylor Joy
  • Kris:  Anya Taylor Joy
  • Thom: Kate Mara

Planned Plundering:

  • Blake: The Expanse (bit of a reach), Captain Marvel, A Star is Born
  • Kris: Bad Times at the El Royale, Prospect
  • Thom: Bad Times at the El Royale, Prospect, Daredevil S03, Preacher, Legion

Rum-Fueled Recommendations:

  • Blake: Manifest, AHS: Apocalypse
  • Kris: Brutal by James Alderdice, Better Call Saul
  • Thom: Reamde, Iron Fist (maybe)

Plus: Waco Taco! Pascalmnanally! And: Who is Forrest Fishbone

:::

ROBOT KRAKEN is a MONTHLY podcast by two indie artists, Kristopher McClanahan of Deeply Dapper and Thom Chiaramonte of the Third Rail Design Lab. We get together and talk about comics, movies, working the table at comic cons, life in this nerdy wonderland, and whatever mumblings from the deep we come across. You can find out more about us, contact us or follow along our journey at robot-kraken.com

Please subscribe on iTunes, rate us 5 or more stars out of a possible 5, and review us! It’s the RK thing to do!

iTunes – http://bit.ly/RoboApple

Stream & Download – http://bit.ly/RoboDapper

Robot-Kraken Podcast Ep. 42: “Panthers and Ponds” Now Available on iTunes

 

Robot-Kraken Episode 042 – April 2018 “Panthers and Ponds”

Your regular host Thom ‘Third Rail Design Lab’ Chiaramonte and guest host Blake ‘Begin Again’ Simmons review and discuss Black Panther, current events, and more. Then, host Kris ‘Deeply Dapper’ McClanahan joins Thom to talk about their upcoming convention schedule and more current events, and then finally all three mix drinks, metaphors, and opinions about Jumanji!

ROBOT KRAKEN is a MONTHLY podcast by two indie artists, Kristopher McClanahan of Deeply Dapper and Thom Chiaramonte of the Third Rail Design Lab. We get together and talk about comics, movies, working the table at comic cons, life in this nerdy wonderland, and whatever mumblings from the deep we come across. You can find out more about us, contact us or follow along our journey at robot-kraken.com

iTunes – http://bit.ly/RoboApple
Stream & Download – http://bit.ly/RoboDapper

Episode Details:

Segment 1:

Sucking the Monkey

  • Thom: Boulevard Sour Ale in a skull glass for science. SCIENCE
  • Blake: bone dry and suffering from foreign invasion

Current Events:

  • Wonder Woman 2
  • Shazam!
  • The Rock Filmography
  • Expanse S03
  • Han Solo
  • Star Wars Rebels
  • Star Trek: Discovery

Robot’s Review: BLACK PANTHER!

Red Tentacle/ Black Octopus? We…forgot… but for Thom, it would be:

  • Red Tentacle: KLAW, all the KLAW
  • Black Octopus: Changes to the BP costume, and the fact that Killmonger just wore a gold-tipped version, instead of, at minimum, a bad-ass all white version

Rum-Fueled Recommendations:

  • Thom: Jessica Jones S02
  • Blake: Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi; Fantastic Woman

Planned Plundering:

  • Thom: More Jessica Jones S02, Mute, Altered Carbon
  • Blake: Avengers Avengers Avengers

 

Segment 2:

Convention Schedule, Spring 2018:

  • Kris: Silicon Valley Comic Con – San Jose, Wizard World Portland, Cherry City Comic Con – Salem, San Francisco Comic Con – Oakland, Fandemic Con – Sacramento
  • Thom: San Francisco Comic Con – Oakland, Fandemic Con – Sacramento (SVCC conflict)

Segment 3:

Sucking the Monkey:

  • Kris: Wells Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale
  • Thom: Margarita with Azcul
  • Blake: La Croix Temple Moose

Current Events:

  • Westworld
  • Prospect
  • Cloak and Dagger
  • New Mutants
  • Dark Phoenix
  • Deadpool 2
  • Bumblebee

Robot’s Review: JUMANJI!

Red tentacle:

  • Kris: The Rock trying not to cry; bad guy
  • Blake: Hippo eating Jack Black
  • Thom: Opening reveal of each game character

Black Octopus:

  • Kris: The villain
  • Blake: “the scene with the helicopter, and the bag, and all that”
  • Thom: The villain, specifically adding a centipede under his skin, which no one cared about

Run-Fueled Recommendations:

  • Kris: Ritual, Everly (not good?), Wind River, Sneaky Pete
  • Blake: Detour
  • Thom: Jessica Jones, Isle of Dogs

Planned plundering:

  • Kris: Darwin Cooke’s Parker book adaptation
  • Blake: Tomb Raider (Bea Arthur optional)
  • Thom: Expanse S03, Santa Clarita Diet, Ready Player One

Bonus: Microreview of Enders Game!

Please enjoy!

Note: if iTunes is your bag, please review us and rate us (5 stars, no pressure) so we can move up in the Podcast algorithm. If iTunes is NOT your bag, you can use Stitcher or just download the episode directly here on Deeplydapper.com!