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Jeff, Maddie, and Tyler talk to J.T. Krul and gush about his awesome career and book series ‘Jirni’! Listen in!!!

Synopsis:

Discover a whole new world of adventure! Trekking through a violent and dangerous frontier of savage barbarians, devious thieves, and wild creatures, a warrior-princess named Ara searches for her mother, who was stolen away from her kingdom by a mysterious sorcerer with the help of his powerful D’jinn. What great and terrible secrets await her in the distant horizon? Prepare to experience an epic tale of fantasy and wonder without boundaries. This is Ara’s quest. This is Ara’s destiny. This is Ara’s — JIRNI.

(Via Comixology)

For more information check out Jirni‘s Facebook.

To purchase Jirni go to Comixology, Aspen’s site, and ask for it from your local comic book shop!

J.T. Krul

J.T. Krul is an award-winning writer who has been working in the comic book industry for over a decade. He has written for DC Comics on Green Arrow, Teen Titans, Captain Atom, and the New York Times Bestselling Blackest Night: Titans. He has also worked with Aspen Comics since the earliest days of the company’s launch, writing both their flagship books, Fathom and Soulfire. He has also launched a handful of creator-owned projects at Aspen, including Mindfield and Jirni. J.T. also works in prose, writing his Lost Spark series, as well as animation, contributing to Marvel’s Spider-Man and Robot Chicken, including their DC Comics and Walking Dead Specials. This year, J.T. will be writing Soulfire for its landmark 15th anniversary, and launching two new projects – NuWay and Artifact One.

(Via J.T. Krul)

 

Hear from J.T. by following him on Twitter!

Check out his awesome line of work on ComicVine, Amazon, and Comixology.

About Aspen Comics:

The company was created by comic book artist Michael Turner in January 2003. The name “Aspen” comes from the main character in Turner’s comic series, Fathom. Aspen Comics released the fantasy adventure Soulfire in 2004, its first ongoing series. 2005 marked the return of Fathom (originally published by Image Comics), with comic artist Koi Turnbull taking over the illustration of the title. Ekos, a collaboration between Turner and Geoff Johns was scheduled to follow shortly after Soulfire, but was still unreleased prior to Turner’s death in 2008.

(Via Wikipedia)

You can find more information on Aspen on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and their website!

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Tyler sits down with Jeremy from D20 Adventure Realm, Falco from Zombie Corps, and TJ from Belegatrh Society and Korriban Thursdays! Find out what geeks like to do during the summer time!

Game of the Week: FunEmployed

Board games & beer presented by Table top takeovers are here to pair Epic board game Adventures with local SoCa Breweries. Our events our unique as they are hosted by the game creators themselves. So bring your friends, grab a beer & play something new!

Join in on the fun and stay updated on Facebook! We have plenty of events coming up in the next few months!

Also keep up on Instagram and Twitter!!

 

Dungeon Masters for hire. We offer public gaming events, custom campaigns for private parties, and Dungeon Master workshops to help improve your games.

We supply the expertise and materials, you bring your imagination.

For more information on D20 Adventure Realm, go to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

The Zombie Corps are a group of video game streamers that can be found everyday on Twitch!

This past month they have been focusing on horror games and they play anything from WWE to Doom to whatever they feel like!

You can find them on Facebook, Youtube, and Twitch! Just click on the links!

Check them out, they are fantastic guys and very awesome to watch!

Mission: Betterment of safe sword combat and medieval endeavors.

Check out their Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Website!

Korriban Thursdays

About:

This is a Belegarth practice that is focused around fun and games. We meet from 6:30-10 every Thursday at Twila Ried park. If fun and games isn’t for you, try out our Wednesday practice same time same place. We hope to see you out there!

Check out their Facebook, MeetUp, and Instagram for more information!

Game of the Week

Funemployed™ is the crazy party game where each player is handed four random Qualification Cards to “build their resume.” One by one, each player interviews using all four cards and has to talk their way into winning the job! But watch out! The manager has something up their sleeve too!

(Via FunEmployed’s Website)

A little more info is on there site here!

To buy the game check Amazon, and their site.

Follow them on Twitter and Facebook!

Music provided by:

The Staylyns

Song: Sex & Coffee

Kevin, Mary, Antonio, and Matt venture up to Fanime in San Jose! They talk about the con, food porn, and so much more. Listen in!

FanimeCon, Northern California’s largest anime convention, is proud to be “By Fans, For Fans”. Packed with nonstop video programming, extraordinary costumes, music, games, tournaments, panels, and renowned international guests, this annual celebration of Japanese art and popular culture entertains a colorful spectrum of fans and friends. FanimeCon 2018 had over 34,000 enthusiasts who were a part of the festivities, and FanimeCon will return to downtown San Jose in 2019 Memorial Day weekend, May 24-27.

FanimeCon is brought together by a group of hard working fans. These fans come together every year to create a new convention to share with others with similar tastes. From the staffers and volunteers to the attendees, the passion for anime and Japanese culture brings them closer. Looking to meet other fans like yourself? Would you like a chance to give back to FanimeCon and help it grow? On this page you can find ways to connect to those who help create FanimeCon and others who share in similar passions.

(Via their About Us page)

For more information, check out their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and website. For more pages and groups, click here.

Tyler jolts around asking people who their senpai is and talks about his experience. Listen in!

About Ronin Expo:

Our mission at Ronin-Expo is to bring together a network of those who appreciate Asian culture, from various topics ranging from anime, cosplay, video games, and fashion. Sharing our devotion for Asian culture while providing a fun and unique experience is our goal at Ronin-Expo.

The Expo will be in Little Tokyo on June 10th! We will have a panel at night, so look out for “Unnecessary Debates.”

With plenty of guests joining in from voice actors, musical guests, samurai sword fighting demonstrations, our friends over at The Corps Dance Crew, and more!

Register RIGHT HERE and follow Ronin Expo on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Tyler, Jeff, and Maddie have read the Kickstarted book ‘ShadowZone’! What did they think?! Find out below:

 

ShadowZone Synopsis:

SHADOWZONE tells the story of KANDORA and CORINA, two sisters separated by years and distance after the tragic day their parents were killed. Kandora was kept behind in the kingdom of SAGONNA under the watchful eye of the warlord IREK, who established himself as her protector and Regent, while Corina was spirited away to grow up under the guidance of ANON, a Monk of the Qi-on (Way of the Rising Spirit).

Kandora has been touched by the corruption of the Kiv, which drives her to try to find the missing peace within herself, a path that will put her in direct conflict with Corina. Crystal lance meets martial arts as the two battle for the fate of Baydera.

(Via Kickstarter Page)

 

 

You can find more information on the Kickstarter page, Ryan’s website, and Facebook! To preorder CLICK HERE.

About the Author

Ryan Odagawa

It’s been more than 15 years since Ryan started pencilling in the comics business. His dream job came true at the end of 1994 when he met Sarah Becker, who was an editor for his favorite comic at the time, Gen 13, which he eventually was able to draw in Wildstorm cards and comics.

He met her at a convention and then in early 1995 was offered an internship in San Diego at the prestigious Homage Studios (aka Wildstorm), home of the cream of the crop artists, Jim Lee, J. Scott Campbell, Travis Charest, among many others.

Ryan eventually moved on to a staff position there and worked on various projects, one of which he is most proud…Savant Garde. It was the first full comic and series he had ever done. Fortunately, he was able to put his two cents in and include characters he had created and story ideas he helped formulate with writer Barbara Kesel.

Since then, he has had the pleasure of working with Marvel Comics, Aspen Comics/NBC, Sony Computer Entertainment America and many more.

He has worked on the artwork for the Heroes Online Graphic Novel for Aspen Comics/NBC. Most notably, he illustrated Chester Cheetah on the current CHEETOS bags and redesigned the main frog characters for LEAP FROG.  He also was one of the colorists for WORLD OF WARCRAFT: PEARL OF PANDARIA, which reached #3 on the New York Times Hardcover Graphic Novel list in October 2012.   Recently he was a Storyboard Revisionist on the Ultimate Spiderman cartoon (Season 3)

In the past few years, Ryan has been developing his own original properties including Shadowzone, Gutterpunks, and Toby n’ Friendz. Most of which have been slowly brewing in his mind. He wants to make sure the stories he wants to tell are as close to his vision as possible.

(Via About Page)

 

Check out his website for more information and for updates, follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

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