Friday, October 26, 2012

WCBJ Episode #5: "I'm Not Handicapped"


The insanity continues! After our guests from last episode left the gang stuck around and shared their adventures from New York Comic-Con.  Ed and Waffle got to meet their heroes, Socko got some free food and a place to sleep, Tiger couldn’t find the bathroom, and … yeah, Babyface was there too. Listen here.

Other segments include:

Listener e-mail with a cool coupon incentive

DC Reads a Marvel: Uncanny Avengers #1

We also switched to a new RSS feed and are now available on itunes. Don’t forget to subscribe!

Here’s the Postmortem:

Sunday, October 21, 2012

WCBJ Episode 4: "An Australian Walks Into a Bar"


OUR FIRST CELEBRITIES!!  The gang are joined in this episode by Amy Reeder (artist Batwoman, Madame Xanadu, Halloween Eve), Brandon Montclare (writer/editor Halloween Eve, All-Star Superman, Fear Itself, Sweet Tooth), and Shane McCarthy (writer Transformers, Batman, Dark X-Men).  Each of them shares their Secret Origins, as well as stories about breaking into comics, developing new projects, and above all, the importance of Alcoholism. Here you go.

This evening was so jam-packed we decided to split it into 2 episodes. So stay tuned next time for all the usual fun segments.

Here's the Postmortem:


Plus some cool artwork from our guests:




Saturday, October 13, 2012

WCBJ Episode 3: "Does Everything Have to Be Parmesan?"


Tiger returns in our third venture. We are also joined by Diamond Joe Shack Jones, who offers his insight into Grant Morrison’s Pan-Dimensional Dirigible and just how overrated socks are.We also share what we are looking forward to for New York Comic-Con. Check it out here.

In the News Update we talk about September sales numbers as well as newly announced Dynamite series from Garth Ennis and Mark Waid and James O’Barr’s new “Crow” series.

Secret Origin: “Diamond” Joe Shack

Once again, thanks so much for listening, and keep spreading the word.

Here’s the postmortem:


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

WCBJ Episode 2: "It All Goes to Shit"


The gang gears up again for our second episode sans Tiger. As Waffle put it we traded one beard for another beard as we were joined by our first guest: Derek Pinto, Captain of the CBJ Tiger Sox softball team.  He shared his secret origin with us and as well as his love of Image. Take a listen here.

In the news update we talked about Iron Man 3 set pics, Grant Morrison's Multiversity, and of course Socko’s ass.

Secret Origin: Derek Pinto

DC Reads a Marvel: Infernal Man-Thing #1

Thanks to everyone who has given us amazing feedback. Keep on spreading the word!

Here's the postmortem:


Sunday, October 7, 2012

Random Review: "Looper"


I’m going to throw up a movie review because… well, why the hell not?  I saw Looper last night and it was pretty awesome. You should go see it.

What? My recommendation isn’t enough for you… alright I’ll go a little more in depth.

If you have seen the trailers you know Looper stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises, Angels in the Outfield) as a contract killer named Joe who stands in the middle of a cornfield and shoots people who appear out of thin air after the mob sends them back in time.  The fun really starts when Joe’s latest victim is an older Joe played by Bruce Willis (Die Hard, Bonfire of the Vanities). Before young Joe can react, old Joe slaps him silly and the two spend the rest of the movie hunting each other down.  So you’ve got time travel, mobsters, AND Bruce Willis. Do I really have to say more?  Well if you insist…

One of the stranger aspects of this film is the makeup effects used to make Gordon-Levitt look more like Willis (because let’s face it, it’s not going to be the other way around).  This idea is freaky, but it works brilliantly because throughout the film you do not think about it. It is not distracting, and many might not even notice the difference.  Gordon-Levitt also does a great job adopting Willis’ mannerisms and attitudes without seeming like a caricature.

The film is also refreshing because the trailers barely break the ice of the plot.  There is a whole storyline featuring Emily Blunt (Young Victoria, The Adjustment Bureau) as a farmer with an incredibly creepy son named Cid. Pierce Gagnon plays the most dangerous child seen on screen since Hit-Girl.  I will not spoil this story anymore other than to say it is more complex than you think.

Looper is directed by Rian Johnson, who you may know from his work on the High School Noir thriller Brick and from a few episodes of Breaking Bad. His gritty style shines through here and makes even the more fantastical elements of the film seem grounded in reality. Most people expect to see some sort of rating system at the end of movie reviews, so I am just going to make one up right now. Use it as you will.

I give this movie:
8 Tiger-Socks, 4 ½ Waffles, & Half a Baby’s Face

Saturday, October 6, 2012

WCBJ Episode 1: "Our First Episode"


It has been months of hard work but we have finished our first episode, which we have aptly titled “Our First Episode.” You can download it here.

Some of the news items we talk about are Doop’s latest appearance in “Wolverine and the X-Men”, the outcome of the “Walking Dead” lawsuit, Grant Morrison’s Happy #1 sells out (sort of), and the possibility of a “Planet Hulk” movie.

Other segments include:

Secret Origins: Babyface

A DC Reads Marvel: Hawkeye #1

Download it! Share it with your friends! Come on you know you want to. 


Let's Kick It Off!



Welcome to the blog for “WCBJ: The Comic Book Jones Podcast.”  I am your host, Edward O’Hare (nickname to be determined), and each week I will be joined by Socko, Tiger, Waffle and Babyface to discuss what is new in comics and around the store. This page will be used to post new episodes and photos plus other random musings.  Hope you enjoy it!