Geek Life – The Indie Comics Podcast

This week we spotlight the only name in Victorian Steam-Punk Ghostbusters… The Boston Metaphysical Society by Madeleine Holly-Rosing. Follow Samuel Hunter, Caitlin O’Sullivan and Granville Woods as they try and save Boston from an extra dimensional evil! A richly crafted world with great characters and gorgeous art, it’s a no-brainer, go read BMS at BostonMetaphysicalSociety.com, follow them on Twitter @MHollyRosing and like their facebook page.

But wait, there’s more! You can help Madeline complete this 6 issue run of BMS by contributing on her Kickstarter Campaign. Be sure to share the campaign on all your favorite social media platforms as well, let’s get this funded!

This week we recommend The Passage by Justin Cronin. JP listened to this thrilling apocalyptic epic and fell in love. This book covers so many of our favorite subjects and scenarios that it’s just a blast all the way through. The Passage is quite a journey and is definitely a good place to start on Audible. Remember, you can go to AudibleTrial.com/GeekLife to get a free audiobook download!

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Tell Me I’m Wrong” by Jikes, available on the new AirPlus Recordings record “Departures and Arrivals“. If you like this song, be sure to support Jikes and AirPlus Recordings!

This week we spotlight the awesome comic Zombie Killers by Jennifer Gosk. We caught up with Jenny at this year’s Big Wow ComicFest, got an interview, and the first issue of Killers. We liked it so much, we devoured all the content on her website and boy is it good! This comic has great characters, excellent action and lot of impressive art. Be sure to read Zombie Killers on Zombie-Killers.net, follow Jennifer on Twitter @ZK_Comic and like her facebook page!

Remember, you can go to AudibleTrial.com/GeekLife to get a free audiobook download!

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Impulses” by Aux Verba, available on the new AirPlus Recordings record “Departures and Arrivals“. If you like this song, be sure to support Aux Verba and AirPlus Recordings!

We sit down and with John Harter from WaterfrontComics.com and share advice for new comic fans. It can be overwhelming when you first walk into a comic shop and see walls of comics everywhere! How do you choose your first comic? Leave it to the Geek Life team to prepare you for your first comic purchase. After listening to this episode, you’ll be able to comic like a pro!

This week we recommend Seven Princes: Books of the Shaper, Volume 1 by John R. Fultz. JP listened to this excellent fantasy-epic recently and really enjoyed its rich world, epic battles, engaging characters and fascinating history. Definitely a good place to start on Audible. Remember, you can go to AudibleTrial.com/GeekLife to get a free audiobook download!

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Bliss” by TigerPaw, available on the new AirPlus Recordings record “Departures and Arrivals“. If you like this song, be sure to support TigerPaw and AirPlus Recordings!

This week on Geek Life – The Indie Comics Podcast, we spotlight web-comic Broodhollow by Kris Straub. The story follows struggling encyclopedia salesman Wadsworth Zane as he travels to the town of Broodhollow to claim an inheritance from a distant and previously unknown relative. Poor Wadsworth is plagued by phobias and superstitions, which he slowly learns may be the unlikely key to understanding the town’s disturbing supernatural events. This comic is skillfully crafted and great fun! Be sure to read Broodhollow at Broodhollow.com, follow Kris on twitter @Broodhollow, and like his facebook page!

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “You” by Koschy, available on the new AirPlus Recordings record “Departures and Arrivals“. If you like this song, be sure to support Koschy and AirPlus Recordings!

Hey all, it’s been a week and we’ve played some GTAV! Now… how do we feel? After 20+ hours of the highly anticipated game from arguably one of the most well loved game franchises ever, what do we think? JP and THE Brian sit down with guest hosts Grant Gustafson and Victoria Scerri from the Geeks With Wives podcast available at GeeksWithWives.com! We have a great conversation about the road so far and all the exciting new (and old) mechanics in this ambitious game. Enjoy!

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Dead End” by JayWak, available on the new AirPlus Recordings record “Departures and Arrivals“. If you like this song, be sure to support JayWak and AirPlus Recordings!

This week’s podcast was a special live recording from the GTA5 (Grand Theft Auto V) midnight release at our local Gamestop! We sat down and talked features for GTA5, and shared our favorite memories from the GTA franchise’s long and epic history. We’ve all had fun times breaking the digital law, be it building a criminal empire or searching for that damn Bigfoot in GTA: San Andreas… We had a great time and I hope you enjoy our first live show of the game season!

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+.

This past weekend we spent all day Sunday playing with THE Admin’s Oculus Rift dev-kit. HOLY CRAP it’s awesome! This is the future friends. Check out our conversation on all things Oculus and find out what it’s really like in the rift!

This week we recommend Ready Player One by Ernest Cline! This book is fun, exciting and damn near prophetic! JP listened to this on audible recently and was blown away, now most of the Geek Life crew has enjoyed this excellent story. Remember, if you’d like to get the audible version free go to AudibleTrial.com/GeekLife to get your free audiobook!

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Oracle” by RunC.T., available on his record “Three Wolves“. If you like this song, be sure to support Run and AirPlus Recordings!

This week we spotlight the incredible and meaningful comics by Kostas Kiriakakis of Kiriakakis.net. These comics had a profound impact on several of us at Geek Life and we simply can’t say enough good things about them, Kostas is a true talent. In short, go read these for yourself at Kiriakakis.net and be sure to follow him on twitter @KappaFanta.

Next we review “Poor Mick” by Kat Martin. Mick is a luckless sailor who always seems to be getting into trouble. After being tossed into the raging sea he finds himself on an island alone with a seemingly mute and rather rude girl. This is only the beginning of Mick’s journey and we enjoyed every page. Done in grey-tone watercolor, Poor Mick is a beautiful comic with an interesting story that you simply don’t want to miss. Read Poor Mick at PoorMick.smackjeeves.com and check out Kat’s homepage with her impressive portfolio at KatMartin.net.

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Take Me” by Dekoi, available on the AirPlus Recording’s record “Drum & Bass International 2013“. If you like this song, be sure to support Dekoi and AirPlus Recordings!

We spotlight the epic and hilarious web-comic/RPG “Sidekick Quests” by James Stowe. Sidekick is about a group of aspiring adventurers and the crazy trouble they get themselves into while their betters are away. Not only is Sidekick an excellent web-comic but it’s also an upcoming tabletop RPG! We can’t wait to try out the game when it’s finished and jump into the world of Sidekick Quests. Be sure to check out Sidekick Quests at SidekickQuests.com, follow the comic/RPG on twitter @SidekickQuests and follow James @jamesstowe!

Next we talk about one of the funniest animated movies we’ve seen in a while, Turtles Forever. This mash-up of turtles from different dimensions is a great throw back to several iterations of our favorite heroes in a half shell. You can watch it free online at YouTube and enjoy the hilarity.

Don’t forget to support our friends at VidCast (Neuro and Pinku) on their exciting project over at IndieGoGo. Their ambitious project allows friends to watch streaming video from all over the internet together in real time. It’s an exciting project so be sure to support them!

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “Where I Go” by Aux.Verba, available on the AirPlus Recording’s record “Drum & Bass International 2013“. If you like this song, be sure to support Aux.Verba and AirPlus Recordings!

This week we spotlight Point of Singularity by Athena Dykman. PoS is a great comic which follows an ex-super villain scientist dude on his mission to redeem himself and make right his past misdeeds. Turns out he’s got a long road ahead of him, what with the mega viruses and super zombies he released into the universe. Athena spins an interesting start to what promises will be an excellent and entertaining adventure. Be sure to check out PoS on PoS.thecomicseries.com, see Athena’s latest deviations over at her Deviant Art Page, Follow her Tumblr, Twitter and like her facebook page!

Next we have a good long conversation on the good bad and ugly of free/freemium games. This thriving trend seems to be here to stay and we finally found a game that does it right in FireFall. This game is awesome. Check it out, seriously.

Music is provided by AirPlus Recordings+. This week’s song is “The Future Transhumans” by Grand Ave. (Feat Derek Parker), available on the AirPlus Recording’s record “Drum & Bass International 2013“. If you like this song, be sure to support Grand Ave, Derek Parker and AirPlus Recordings!