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Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian that touched that hearts of millions throughout a career that span almost four decades.

TDE crew got together to go over some of their favorite Robin Williams films and the fakk (fact) that he was a pretty hardcore gamer.

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There have been millions of games created in the 50 years since creation of 1962’s Spacewar!, the first true video game. listen in as TDE crew remembers the systems they grew up with and some of their memorable gaming moments.

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There have been millions of games created in the 50 years since creation of 1962’s Spacewar!, the first true video game.

listen in as TDE crew remembers the systems they grew up with and some of their memorable gaming moments.

Intro and outro provided by Eddie Meeks from his album "After this...I'll holla on Everything I Love" Thanks for listening and tuning in to the Direct Edition where you get the latest news & opinion on Comics, Games, Movies, and Anime.

Florida Battle Con is one of the unique exhibition in Florida. This trade show is being organized by Brooklyn Brothers Productions, LLC. The event will feature the best tattoo artists in the nation drilling away in the exhibition halls, 40 of the top regional and local bands Battling to win the prize to become 2010's best Florida battle con band, tons of exhibitors and sponsors, an acoustic stage indoors.

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Free Comic Book Day is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to help bring new readers into independent comic book stores. Brainstormed by retailer Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics in Concord CA in his "Big Picture" column in the August 2001 issue of Comics & Games Retailer magazine, it was started in 2002 and is coordinated by the industry's single large distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors. The next event will be on May 7, 2011. Free Comic Book Day is scheduled on the first Saturday of May. It has often been tied to the release of a major theatrical film adaptation of a well known superhero property (for example, 2009's FCBD was the day after the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine), in order to take advantage of the film's heavy promotion and related press about the comic book medium. On Free Comic Book Day, participating comic book store retailers give away specially printed copies of free comic books, and some offer cheaper back issues and other items to anyone who visits their establishments. Retailers do not receive the issues for free; they pay 12-50 cents per copy for the comics they will give away for free.

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On Saturday March 27th 2010 the Legendary Dick Giordano past away at the age of 77. Dick Giordano was an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes, and serving as executive editor of then–industry leader DC Comics. As one of the field's pre-eminent inkers, Giordano was known for his pairings with penciler Neal Adams in a series of comics featuring Batman, Green Lantern, and Green Arrow. With the passing of Mr. Giordano the comic word has lost a legendary talent and a void which can never be filled.

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It's been said that behind every great man is a strong woman, well these women wont let any man keep them in the shadows. The X-Women; you know who they are Storm, Phoenix, Rogue, Shadowcat just to name a few kickin ass and taking names with the best of them. Wonder Woman; a member of an all-female tribe of Amazons (based on the Amazons of Greek mythology) and was created by Marston as a "distinctly feminist role model whose mission was to bring the Amazon ideals of love, peace, and sexual equality to a world torn by the hatred of men. Invisible Woman; the first female superhero created by Marvel in the Silver Age of Comics. Like the other founding members of the Fantastic Four, Sue received her powers after being exposed to a cosmic storm. and Big Barda; In a reversal of the stereotype associated with female characters at the time of her creation, Barda is physically more powerful than her husband and very protective of him. We take a look at the evolution of some of our favorite female characters from comics, animation, feature films and Wrestling. You know we like them sexy and tough.

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We report after an exhausting day at the show. Giving you the inside know it all about the sights, the sounds, and the sketch artists. We give a special shout out to Alvin Lee of Udon studios and Mike Choi makes the shit list for this episode. The Cosplay short for "costume play", is type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. gets a special shout out as well as, comics the graphic medium in which images convey a sequential narrative, and even the anime a style of animation originating in Japan, heavily influenced by the manga (Japanese comics) style and typically featuring characters with large eyes, big hair and elongated limbs, exaggerated facial expressions, brush-stroked outlines, limited motion and other distinctive features.

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Conventions; an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and each other. Some also incorporate commercial activity. Fan conventions are traditionally organized by fans on a not-for-profit basis, though some events catering to fans may be run by commercial interests, either for profit or as part of a promotional program.

Actors often give out free autographs to the fans, perhaps in exchange for a flat appearance fee, and sometimes may perform songs that have no relevance to the shows to entertain the fans. Commercial conventions are usually quite expensive and are hosted in hotels. There is often tight security for the celebrities to protect against potentially fanatic fans. We look back on some of our convention experiences, some good, some bad, all fun.

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We take a look at the impact of Black characters in Video Games, Anime, Comic Books and related Pop-culture icons. Balrog; which GameDaily named one of "Gaming's Greatest Black Characters", noting that while not the deepest character on the list, he had significant longevity as a Street Fighter series character and received praise for representing boxing in the game "alongside flashier martial arts. Afro Samurai; who witnessed his father (owner of the No. 1 headband) being killed by the hands of a gunslinger named Justice (owner of the No. 2 headband). As an adult, Afro sets off to avenge his father's death and kill Justice. Black Lightning; one of the first major African American superheroes to appear in DC Comics. He debuted in Black Lightning #1 (April 1977), and was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Black Panther who is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting several years before such early African-American superheroes as the Falcon, Luke Cage, Tyroc, Black Lightning or John Stewart