Salutations (with a side order of cornbread and crumpets) go out to our loyal listenership! Our passion for the show and respect for our listeners continues to grow to brobdingnagian (wow hwat a $20 word) proportions! Set your clocks for 6pm this Saturday and make sure to listen to your Comic Shoppe hosts discuss the following topics: What do British Blerds and writer, Gail Simone have in common? The belief that diversity must be promoted in comics.; top flight casting alert! Rosario Dawson goes to Netflix's Daredevil and Nathan Fillion may get the Nova nod in GOG this summer; and now legendary artist, John Byrne weighs in on the cinematic racebending debate; Dburt attends Long Island's second annual Eternal Con and lastly, our thoughts on Marvel's upcoming (October '14) print reboot of Deathlok.
And now for the second half, check out Afronerd Radio airing promptly at 7pm eastern. Your hosts Dburt and Capt. Kirk will unravel the following issues: missed from Wednesday's show, Dburt discusses cryptocurrency and why minorities need to be aware and.or promoting technology and finance as meme; and speaking of meme's why are women unapologetically Facebook "liking" a "handsome" felon (we really are doomed!); The Root highlights Black Identity and racism in Brazil as the World Cup broadcasts internationally; is the recent online dating study conducted by UC Berkeley really accurate about Black men prefering White woman as mates? And lastly, we weigh in on the Washington Redskins' trademark cancellation debate (and now can we cancel the n-word...huh?). Call in live at 646-915-9620!