Same Bat Time & Channel....It's The Comic Shoppe @7pm Tues-Topics? New Xbox in '13; Another Vs; History of POC in Comix & Spidey in Avengers Film?

It's time to get busy, loyal citizens! Join the gang this Tuesday at The Comic Shoppe Show, 7pm sharp! Daryll B, Captain Kirk and Dburt will be discussing the following pop and pulp flavored issues: continuing from last week's show-rumor has it that Spiderman (a Sony cinematic property) may make an an appearance in the Avengers (the rights belong to Marvel/Disney); for our infamous versus segment, Superhero based comics versus alternate genre comics (Western, Horror, Crime, Sci-Fi, etc) which format pushes the industry further?; a tidbit concerning a new Xbox video gaming system (tentatively called The Loop) slated for a fourth quarter release; a brief retrospective on the history of African-American depictions/characters in mainstream comics; as expected a REAL Ben 10 movie is in the works; the upcoming superhero/sci-fi flick, Chronicle has an interesting viral campaign that includes flying people; Jim Jarmusch is making a new vampire film and lastly, our favorite comic book reads from the previous week. Call in live at 646-915-9620 or contact the team via IM/email at afronerdradio@yahoo.com. Excelsior, people!

The Comic Shoppe Airs Tues @7pm

And if you need a history of POC in comics fix, pending the Comic Shoppe broadcast, take a gander at this PBS clip:

Watch Race, Romance and the Comic Book on PBS. See more from History Detectives.

Afronerd Radio Airs 2nite @7pm EST Discussing-Last Week Con't (Etta's death, Wikileaks TV, etc); S. Africa's Controversial Ad; Adult Swim's New Show

Let's not jump into the shallow end of the pool, shall we? Let's just get into it! Join Dburt and Captain Kirk for the latest episode of Afronerd Radio this Sunday evening at 7pm. For a live conversation with the hosts, the call in number is 646-915-9620. The topics to be discussed are: a continuation of some of last week's issues that were left on our table of colloquium (i.e. the passing of Etta James, Jimmy Castor and Johnny Otis, Julian Assange's TV venture, 50 cent & Chelsea Handler); Adult Swim's new The Eric Andre Show is a gabfest that features hosts of color; an advertisement depicting an interracial couple causes outrage in post apartheid South Africa; French Elle magazine is in hot water for an article describing the Obamas' fashion sense as "Black-geoisie"; and lastly, in the world of science and tech-engineers create robots that can play catch and a Huffington Post article waxes on what extraterrestrial life might really look like. See you at 7pm!

Afronerd Radio's Week in Review broadcast!

And speaking of robots playing catch:

As We Brace For A Giants v Patriots SB-Afronerd Airs Wed @7pm-Talking: Wikileaks TV?; Chelsea Handler on 50 Cent; Pres. Obama's STU Address & More!

It's that time, folks! Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk airs this Wednesday @7pm eastern with our Mid Week in Review broadcast. The topics up for grabs this week are: a mother is arrested for consenting to have her 10 year old get a tattoo; President Obama gives his State of The Union address; comedienne/actress, Chelsea Handler pulls 50 cent's lower tier card (and her LT card was stuck to his as it ws being pulled); Wikileaks front man, Julian Assange is launching his own talk show; Dburt vents about an Al Sharpton show radio segment on the GOP debates and Michelle Bachmann's slavery/marriage pact and lastly, in a recent piece from The Daily Beast blog, actress Charlize Theron compliments The Help's Viola Davis and it unravels more about the state of Black Hollywood than one would expect. Call in live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM-afronerdradio@yahoo.com. See you all @7pm!

AH, That Giants' Win Glow! The Comic Shoppe Airs Tues @7pm-Issues-Aaron McGruder On Black Geeks & Red Tails; Dburt's "Hard Time"; New DC Logo & More!

Hey, people! Again, Go Giants! Stop by our pulp "discourse store" tomorrow evening at 7pm eastern standard time when Dburt, Daryll B. and Captain Kirk shed some light on this week's latest info in geekdom. The topics up for grabs are the following: Boondocks creator, Aaron Mcgruder waxes on the rise of multi-cultural nerd culture as well as his involvement on George Lucas' Red Tails; and for our ever lovin' Versus segment (channeling McGruder's comments about the expanding demographic of geekdom)-Mainstream vs. Multicultural (aka Black vs White) nerd culture; Dburt finally gets around to discussing a great graphic novel series from a few years past by the late great, Steve Gerber, entitled Hard Time; DC gets a new logo and some fanboys are none too pleased; and speaking of DC, our thoughts on the company's recent announcement regarding their new campaign to fight hunger in the Horn of Africa; the future of the great sci-fi series, Fringe may be......well on the fringe and lastly, is it possible that Spiderman makes a cameo in The Avengers film? We'll talk about it! Call us live at 646-915-9620 or via email/IM at afronerdradio@yahoo.com.

Oh and while you wait for the broadcast, check out these two film trailers (at least one is just a treatment)-

Chronicle



Archetype (the treatment/film short)

No Show 2nite-As Popular as Afronerd Radio is....Football Might Edge Us...Just A Bit! Afronerd Returns Wed @7pm-In the Interim, Check Out The Prez!

I have to admit that I have a bit of cognitive dissonance when it comes to our President-just a scosche. In a recent years, I have become so reticent about progressive politics and its stranglehold on Black autonomous thinking that I "converted" to conservatism almost a decade ago. However, there are a few (I suspect very few) conservatives-including Black conservatives who support President Obama, hence the the term, Obamacans. And as shrewd and informative as New Gingrich (or as well prepped Governor Romney) appears to be, President Obama's performance (above) makes me remember how competitive he can be when he's in campaign mode. His simple Al Green shout out has garnered three million hits and counting since Thursday. And I have to admit that his ability to figuratively let his hair down makes me smile....let's see if he gets another term. This election will definitely be one for the record books. Incidentally, The Giants vs the 49ers will be airing this evening and out of deference to the popularity of this gridiron combat, we will preempt our show this evening but we'll be back in full accord Tuesday for The Comic Shoppe and Wednesday for Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review. Go Giants! And in sad news, there has always been this belief that death occurs in threes and to date, it appears that there may be some truth to such an assertion:

Legendary blues/r & b songstress, Etta James passes:




R & B pioneer, producer, arranger, Johnny Otis also succumbs...peep how he discusses his Blackness:



And lastly, Funk legend Jimmy Castor dies from heart failure:

Afronerd Radio-Mid Week in Review Ed. Airs Wed @7pm EST-Newt's GOP Highlights; Beyonce Lightened?; Italy's Titanic-like Tragedy; Jayz & The B Word

Welcome, folks! Stop by Afronerd Radio (@afronerdradio.com, of course) this Wednesday at 7pm eastern standard time and listen to Dburt and Captain Kirk utilize their conservative (and sometimes independent) "tricorders" in analyzing the following current event laden concerns: GOP presidential hopeful, Newt Gingrich gets a big SC crowd affirmation when asked a racially tinged question during Monday's debates; singer and new mother, Beyonce catches some heat over lightened/Euro-altered photos being used to promote her upcoming CD; the sinking of an Italian cruise ship (along with double digit deaths) looks like a 21st century version of Titanic; in honor of the birth of his daughter, Blue Ivy, rap musician, Jay-z vows to refrain from using the vaunted B-word in future hip hop songs/performances (I guess his wife and mother didn't provide him with enough inspiration, huh) and lastly, a blackout protest by Wikipedia over SOPA and PIPA legislation has students upset that they might have problems completing homework assignments without access to the online encyclopedia. Feel free to call us live at 646-915-9620 or contact us via IM/email @afronerdradio@yahoo.com. See you...AGAIN at 7pm!

The Comic Shoppe Opens 4 Business @7pm EST-The Topics this Week: Blade Anime; Avengers vs Xmen; Powers in limbo @FX, Nappy Dynamite Animated & More!

Let's just jump into the fray, shall we? Join Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt this Tuesday at 7pm (call in live at 646-915-9620) eastern stand time to hear the latest in fantasy, pulp and sci-fi news! The topics to be discussed during our little colloquium are: the heavily anticipated FX comic adaptation TV series, Powers might be in limbo; our thoughts on the first episode of English dubbed version of G4-TV's Blade anime series; for our infamous and popular Versus segment...the obvious-Avengers vs Xmen, in reference to Marvels upcoming 12 issue crossover series (which side will Wolverine take?); what are the prospects of a new location for the NY Comic Con (and with a larger venue will it rival San Diego?) and lastly, the team's musings on Napoleon Dynamite Animated, Alcatraz and Being Human (US edition)!