Another Askari cast is here! Today Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series gets to talk with Andrea Rose Washington! She is the author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmentree's Magic. Novels of the Fantasy, Science Fiction and Urban Fantasy genres respectively. They had the coincidence of meeting at Baltimore Comic con in 2017 which happened to be their first conventions as vendors. A potentially precarious endeavor as literary novelists at a convention that focuses mainly on visual mediums. As they prepare for live in person conventions opening back up listen to their experiences at their first event and prospects coming soon post lockdown. Hear the prologue to Adalithiel narrated by Rod Van Blake!

The Askari Cast is back as Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss Jupiter's Legacy the new series on Netflix based on another graphic novel from Image comics. We give our initial impressions and during the second half we talk about rumors that WB/DC is pushing to make the black superman project announced to be another Clark Kent which doesn't jibe with what we were told previously. Then on to Bitter Root another comics based IP to be directed by Regina King who has been on a hot streak lately.

Today Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Illustrator and graphic designer Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss Yasuke! A highly anticipated anime featuring a historical figure who had the difficult task of becoming a black samurai in feudal Japan! Created by Lesean Thomas with Lakeith Stanfield as lead voice actor. In the second half they discuss the finale of Invincible the popular animated show on Amazon prime.

Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination and graphic artist and illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the finale for Falcon and Winter Soldier and the latest cinematic release for Mortal Kombat. Hear our opinions on how Disney plus finished this short MCU series and how HBOmax handled this much loved IP. SPOILER ALERT!!

The Askari cast is back as Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination and Jordan Purnell Jackson of JPJacksonart is back to talk about the Shang-Chi trailer that was released as we head into the finale for Falcon and Winter Soldier. In the second half we discuss Invincible the animated show on Amazon prime and the newly released Mortal Kombat movie on HBOmax as the streaming world seems to be taking a brief breather.

Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination along with graphic artist and Illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss Invincible which now has 6 episodes and later get into the silliness of some of the upcoming films especially the new Fast and Furious entry. Take a listen and let us know what you think!

The Askari cast is back for another movie discussion as Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination and Illustrator and graphic desginer Jordan Purnell Jackson of JPJacksonArt talk about the movie Godzilla VS Kong that was released the last day of March on HBOMax and in limited theaters. SPOILER ALERT! It's been a couple weeks but still needs to be said as a courtesy.

The Askari Cast is back at it again with Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series joined today by fellow self published author Alfred J. Hunt who penned Alliance set in the magical land of Sahleam! Today we get to speak about his self publishing journey and what inspired him to write. There's a hyperlink above to check out the book available on Amazon or if you with to contact him directly via email you can arrange to get a signed copy at [email protected]. Take a listen and let us know what you think? Are you thinking of writing and publishing a book? What are you waiting for?

"Another one!" In my DJ Khaled voice, Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series along with graphic artist and Illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson back again for the Askari cast to discuss the new animated show on Amazon Prime titled Invincible. An interesting, colorful creation with a varied take on the comics genre that is definitely not for kids despite the bright color palate. In the second portion of this episode we discuss Falcon and Winter Soldier, the latest offering from Disney+. Hear our thoughts on the general direction of these shows as well as some of the more grounded topics touched upon in each, and as always...SPOILER ALERT!

The Askari cast is back! Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination is joined once again by JPJacksonArt! Jordan and I discuss our thoughts on the Snyder Cut of the Justice League further since we missed our chance to podcast about it last week. Here we give our thoughts on the overall art direction as well as some of the changes from the theatrical version. Spoiler alert for those of you who have yet to see it.