Coolest Alive

Oh. My. God! The Coolest Geek Alive has finally been properly introduced to infamous writer/director Uwe Boll, and it was NOT pretty! Starting with an unexpected viewing of "In the Name of the King," host Jesse Blaze Snider took a hysterical trip down the Uwe Boll rabbit hole, and he is here to tell us all about it! But FIRST...a ton of current news and updates in the realm of geek culture entertainment! Join us, won't you, for another fucking awesome episode of the Coolest ALIVE!!!

On this special "Horror Show," the Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider, embraces the spirit of the season and celebrates a ton of great FILMS, COMIC BOOKS, and the famous "horror walk" known as "WOODS of TERROR" in North Carolina! New this year is Dee Snider's Strangeland haunt, which Jesse dives deep into. Plus, the Waynes Bros. horror parody film franchises, A Haunted House & Scary Movie, Ghost Machine's incredible horror series "Hyde Street" by Geoff Johns & Ivan Reis, and upcoming horror sequels to Godzilla Minus One & Violent Night! See ya inside on another "fucking awesome" episode of the COOLEST ALIVE!

Episode # 389 Horror Show: A Haunted House/Scary Movie Franchises! (Plus, Godzilla Minus Zero, Hyde Street GN, Woods of Terror/Strangeland Haunt & MORE!) Coolest Alive

First, Supergirl bombs in THEATERS; now it bombs on streaming. Is it really the LEAST successful film based on a DC Comic of the modern era? Plus, Edgar Wright is the SHIT! One of the Coolest Geek Alive's favorite directors EVER! We rank his greatest achievements from Shaun of the Dead to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and everything in between! Baby Driver! Ant-man! Spaced! The World's End! Hot Fuzz! MORE!!!

On this episode of Coolest Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider’s “All Your Favorite Bands Suck” segment takes over the show for a deep dive into the complete music catalog of one of Jesse’s favorite artists of all time: Marilyn Manson. From the shocking industrial assault of Portrait of an American Family and the cultural explosion of Antichrist Superstar to Mechanical Animals, Holy Wood, and beyond, Jesse traces the evolution of an artist who spent decades challenging religion, morality, celebrity, censorship, sexuality, identity, and the American appetite for controversy. Jesse revisits every Marilyn Manson studio album, breaking down the biggest songs, overlooked tracks, musical transformations, imagery, characters, collaborators, controversies, and the strange cultural phenomenon that made Marilyn Manson one of the most recognizable and polarizing figures in modern music. From “The Beautiful People,” “Tourniquet,” and “The Dope Show” to the songs that never got the attention they deserved, this is a personal deep dive into the entire Manson catalogue.

On this episode of Coolest Alive.... We said it all already: Ted Lasso! White Privilege!! Lanterns!!! The Culture War RAGES ON!! LOL. If you ain't watching LASSO, you're missing out on "WOKE" done RIGHT! We've always said it's possible to make "woke entertainment" WITHOUT pissing everyone off! PROOF!

On this episode of Coolest Alive, host Jesse Blaze Snider says "PHA-QUE!" And this episode reveals the "new Format" the show will be taking. Thanks for listening. Please like and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.

On episode #384 of Coolest Alive: What the hell happened to comic books? For years, the comics industry has been caught in a growing cultural war known as ComicsGate, splitting creators, fans, publishers, and the fandom itself straight down the middle. On this episode of COOLEST ALIVE, Jesse Blaze Snider takes a hard look at the controversy, the personalities, the politics, and the growing divide that changed the comic book community. And Jesse isn’t coming at this from the sidelines. He’s worked with, and knows, people on both sides of the ComicsGate divide, giving him a perspective that few others can claim. So what actually happened? Who was right? Who was wrong? And, more importantly, what the hell happened to the fandom we all loved? This is THE COMICSGATE WAR.

On this episode of Coolest Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider's "All Your Favorite Bands Suck" featuring Rage Against The Machine. From their explosive debut to their uncompromising fusion of rock, hip-hop, punk, and political fury, Jesse Blaze Snider takes a deep dive into one of the most influential and unforgettable bands in modern rock: Rage Against the Machine. In this episode of Coolest Alive, Jesse shares his personal journey with the band, revisits their studio albums, breaks down their biggest songs and hidden gems, and explores what made Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk such a uniquely powerful combination. From “Killing in the Name” and “Bulls on Parade” to the band’s evolution, controversies, activism, and enormous influence on rock and popular culture, discover why Rage Against the Machine became far more than just a band, and why their music still hits just as hard decades later.

The final chapter of my Jesse Blaze Snider origin story! After years of working as a writer in comics and entertainment, I decided it was time to try something completely different: becoming an independent publisher. I went after licenses from Disney and The Muppets, built projects of my own, but I was reinventing Evil Ernie for Dynamite, the character created by my personal friend and teenage mentor Brian Pulido, the straw that finally BROKE the camel's back and launched me into the independent world in the first place? Find out inside. This is the story of taking everything I’d learned as a writer and trying to build something that was entirely my own. The final chapter of the journey, from working for the industry to trying to begin a NEW industry.

On this episode of Coolest Alive, the story continues. In Part 3 of my origin series, I take you behind the scenes of my career as a professional writer, working with Marvel, DC, Disney, Pixar, The Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and just about every major publisher under the sun. I share how these opportunities came together, fell apart, and what it was really like working on some of the world’s biggest characters, and why the comic book industry that helped build my career also nearly broke me. This is the next chapter of the journey; the victories, the lessons, and the reality behind the dream.