Pew Pew Podcast

THE STACK

Clockwork Angels #1, BOOM! Studios (Limited Six-Issue Series)

Neil Pert (Creator, Rush Drummer), Kevin J. Anderson (Writer), Nick Robles (Artist)

Based on the 19th studio album of the same name from the band Rush, in 2012, as well as the novelization released a few months after by Kevin Anderson.

GOOD: Gorgeous artwork. Story revolving around steampunk and alchemy elements makes for an interesting read.

BAD: Slightly difficult to follow. Plunges you into Albion mythos immediately. Slightly fast pacing.

FINAL RATING: 4 PEWS

Loki’ Ragnarok and Roll #2, BOOM! Studios (Limited 4-Issue Series)

Eric M. Esquivel (Writer), Jerry Gaylord (Artist), Gabriel Cassata (Colors)

Loki is banished to Earth by his meathead brother Thor and starts a rock band. In this issue, the god of trickery begins to make humans blasphemous, enraging the other gods.

GOOD: Vivid colors by Cassata make the pages really pop and a joy to look at. Established characters Loki and Thor make this an easy series to jump into.

BAD: Esquivel’s writing reads more like sloppy fan-fiction, with try-hard references to LA locales, internet memes, etc. It’s all over the place, and it’s hard to get invested in the characters.

FINAL RATING: 2 PEWS

WARP ZONE

Titanfall, Respawn Entertainment (XB1, PC)

GOOD: Large variety of maps. Gameplay is fresh and new, with the transition between mech and on-foot play.

BAD: “Campaign Mode” feels forced. Lack of weapon options. Framerate issues on PC version.

FINAL RATING: 4 PEWS

APP OF THE WEEK

RunPee

Gives you 1-4 moments during a movie, optimal for running to the restroom or snack bar. Also lets you know of any stingers that may roll during or after the credits.

GOOD: No other service like it exists.

BAD: Lack of polish. Lack of “insider reviewers” means a movie may be missing if you catch it too early. Costs $1.

FINAL RATING: 3 PEWS

OMGTV

Believe, NBC

Agents of Shield, ABC

LET’S GET REEL

Need for Speed, DreamWorks Pictures

Street racer Toby (Aaron Paul) is framed for murder by a wealthy business associate. He now races to California to enter a secret race with massive payout. But Toby only has one thing on his mind: revenge.

GOOD: Action scenes were exhilarating and extremely entertaining to watch.

BAD: Sloppy character introduction and setup. The first twenty minutes of this movie varies from boring to cringe-worthy.

FINAL RATING: 4 PEWS

Let’s Play 3/25

Comics: Ms. Marvel #2, Midas Flesh #4

Games: Yoshi’s New Island, Nintendo (3DS)

Movie: Muppets Most Wanted, Walt Disney Pictures

THE STACK (COMICS)

The Saviors #3, Image Comics

The Who: James Robinson (Writer), J. Bone (Artist)

The Good: We finally get some color! Rich Mexico scenery art.

The Bad: 20 pages? Way too much dialogue written way too casually.

FINAL RATING: 3 PEWS

Evil Empire #1, BOOM! Studios

The Who:Max Bemis (Writer), Ransom Getty (Artist)

The Good: Art is crisp and gorgeous. Vivid colorwork by Chris Blythe.

The Bad: Too “dense”? Soapbox feel and pot shots. No progression via characters.

FINAL RATING: 2 PEWS

Starlight #1, Image Comics

The Who: Mark Millar (Writer), Goran Parlov (Artist)

The Good: Parlov’s art is reminiscent of Moebius and Dave Gibbons, which is always welcomed. Millar’s story and pacing is amazing, making you catch the feels as well as leaves you with a helluva cliffhanger.

The Bad: Not a goddamn thing. That I didn’t have issue 2 already?

FINAL RATING: 5 PEWS

WARP ZONE (GAMES)

South Park: The Stick of Truth, Obsidian Games

The Good: Humor. Like a 10-hour long South Park episode.

The Bad: Slight hiccups in framerate. Not enough fights in-between scripted battles.

FINAL RATING: 4 PEWS

APP-LE OF MY EYE (APPS)

Royal Revolt 2, Flaregames

The Good: Free. Nice twist to the Tower Defense Genre having you have to play through other peoples’ set-ups.

The Bad: Definite cash grab, like all F2P games. If you’re forking over cash for virtual currency, you’re probably in Gold League easy. That’s lame.

FINAL RATING: 4 PEWS

OMGTV (TV SHOW)

Noragami, FUNimation

The Premise: Story of “up-and-coming God” Yato and his struggle to become more relevant by taking odd-job “prayers”.

The Good: Animation-style is reminiscent of big-budget Japanese movie animation. Music direction always on point.

The Bad: Nothing much so far. Sometimes the show takes detours for a little more character development, so they stray away from the main story progression. But it’s enjoyable regardless.

FINAL RATING: 5 PEWS

LET’S GET REEL (MOVIES)

300: Rise of an Empire, Warner Bros. Pictures

The Good: Eva Green’s acting and tits. Great camerawork. Gore plentiful. If you’re going to eat popcorn and watch mindless killing, you’re gonna have a good time.

The Bad: Against Green’s acting, everyone else wanes in comparison. Very little plot and progression.

FINAL RATING: 3 PEWS

PLAY ALONG FOR 3/18

Comics: The Returning #1, BOOM! Studios

Game: Titanfall, Respawn Entertainment

Movie: Need for Speed, DreamWorks Pictures

RANDOM PEWS

COMIC OF THE WEEK

APP OF THE WEEK

TV SHOW OF THE WEEK

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

This week's stinger is obviously the Ghostbusters Theme by Ray Parker, Jr.

Rest in peace, Harold Ramis (11/21/44 - 2/24/14). Your creativity will live on for generations of geeks to come.

We have nothing to review this week! Apologies. Please accept this Guardians of the Galaxy primer instead!

SHOW NOTES

MOVIE PRIMER

SHOW NOTES

COMICS

GAMES

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

SHOW NOTES

COMICS REVIEWED

GAMES COVERED

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

Sweet cuppin' cakes! After 2+ years, we're back! Where does the time go?

SHOW NOTES

GAMES REVIEWED

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

After an insane hiatus, we're back! Apologies to those that were patiently waiting for this new episode. School has us in its nasty vicegrip. In this episode, Edgar shotguns why we've been gone in less than 30 seconds, then vents his frustrations out about HP's Tablet fiasco. We review Evil Ink Comics' Key Of Z Issue 1 from Boom Studios which earns a well-deserved four pews. Finally, we reminise about our late night with a Puss... In Boots! Puss In Boots is in theaters this weekend and you'd be a fool not to watch this! It earned the highest four pews we've ever given to date. That's it! We've missed you all! <3

Wow! It's been a ridiculously long time since our last episode. Apologies. LIFE happened and we were all up in that for awhile. Now that we're settled here in beautiful sunny San Diego at Pew Pew HQ, we promise not to leave you all high and dry again. On this week's episode, we get you, the listener caught up in our life happenings since we went off the air last month. We battled through the ad-riddled San Diego Comic-Con, dined under the watchful eye of Chef Gordon Ramsay for a Kitchen Nightmares taping, and rocked out to a politically driven L.A. Rising concert in Los Angeles (d'uh). We also watched a ton of movies, including Captain America: The First Avenger, 30 Minutes Or Less, & Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Thanks to all of you that were so patient with the release of this episode and to our new listeners who, despite our hiatus, never let our paid server go to waste by downloading and listening to our older shows. This one's for you. As always, shownotes are available at pewpewpodcast.com

In this episode, we answer many of your questions. We also dissect the complex system known as the Pew Rating. After a few Kazaam and Indie Kid references, we dive straight into a quick review of Horrible Bosses. After that, we take a look at CHEW Issue 19 as well as review the entire series as a whole up to this point. As always, show notes are available on pewpewpodcast.com