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Aided by listener insights by emails to  dissectingworlds@yahoo.co. uk  , tweets to @dissectingwrlds & on Facebook page  www.facebook.com/ dissectingworlds  they discuss: The quarrelsome comrades of Dissecting Worlds, Matt & Kehaar conclude this series on rebels and revolutionaries with a cohort of feedback from listeners. Aided by listener insights by emails to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk , twee...

Welcome to Episode 212 of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News Gotham Tv Show British Comic Awards Week that was Game of Thrones - Season 3 Mysterious Strangers Half Past Danger Orphan Black Jack Reacher Dave continues his retrospective look at the Justice League cartoon series

This month we're taking a peek at issue 19 featuring The Mimic! We also take some time out to talk about Battle of the Atom and wonder what's going to happen to the young X-Men, brought forward in time and now pressured to return for the good of the future. We also chat about some of the latest releases in non-Marvel comics including Thumbprint, Trillium, and Lazarus.

So in this special episode Barry is joined by fellow Geek Syndicate team members Sharlene and Christophe to talk about BBC one's new Saturday evening show Atlantis. Christophe's talks about his visit to the Atlantis set and reveals the tone and scope the producers have mapped out for the show.  Barry and Shar then give a spoiler free review of the first episode. Enjoy!

So we figured we would turn the GS airwaves over to our good friends over at filmsploitation. Be warned these fellas don't hold back both in opinions and lanuage. Over to you fellas! Episode #46:  In this (was meant to be shorter) episode Phil falls out with Andrew & Drew about Stoker, about IPads, about Trains and about chavs.  Beware lots of cuss words ensue! Phil also goes off on one about Cabi...

We are back after a little summer break and in this episode Barry and Amaechi take helm as Ant is left slaving away on the Geek Syndicate magazine. Barry wonders how the one of the most hyped and anticipated games of the year - GTA 5 crept up on him while Amaechi gets excited that he's saved enough loose change to buy Watch Dogs.  In the news Sony announce a new slimmer PS Vita and the PS Vita TV...

In our annual chat with Tom Champion one of the team behind Eurogamer Expo, Barry and Ant learn what's new this year, how the expo will be handling the demand for the Xbox One and PS4 which will be playable at the event. There's also chat on how the proposed demolition of Earl's Court One will affect future Expos and as always the guys try to break Tom's will with this last minute interview.

Welcome to Episode 210 of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News James Spader is cast as Ultron Transformers 4 gets a teaser poster Week that was Rivers of London Virgin Game Space Dave goes old school with the Justice League cartoon The Sixth Gun Main We ask the question 'How do we decide what TV shows/Comics to stop watching...

Welcome to Episode 210 of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News Daredevil is cast as Batman is Batman vs Superman  Agents of Shield Summer That Was As it's been a while we try and play catch up with some of the books, comics, TV shows and Films we've been watching and reading over the summer months.  Definance Half Past Danger...

Red flags flying the Dissecting World duo man the barricades & storm China Melville's revolutionary fantasy novel 'The Iron Council. In so doing they shunt through such topics as:  - Industrialisation & Imperialism - Terrorism v Freedom Fighting - The coffee house & twitter revolutionaries Steaming through universes as divergent as Tolkien, Adrian Tchaikovsky's Shadows of the Apt, Game of Thrones...

After a break from our usual topic to discuss Age of Ultron it's now straight back into the original X-Men issues. This month we're taking a look at issues 17 and 18 (1966) in which the X-Men recover from their battle with the Sentinels and a mysterious villain arrives to take down our heroes! We also talk about The Wolverine, our recent travels, and the upcoming End of X-Factor. As always, thanks...

Fresh from the transpennine school for talented pedants the latest seminar recording looks at those classic, hardy & perennial rebels the X-Men. In so doing we look at: * Civil disobedience v revolution  * Malcolm X v Martin Luther King * Why all the mutant hate? * DC v Marvel heroes * Where does Spider-Man fit in all this? * Superhuman Injury ambulance chasing lawyers * Homosexuality & the Singer...

This episode we take some time out from our standard format to take a closer look at Age of Ultron. Also, we go through all the other X-titles we are currently following to catch up on where they're at and what's going on.

In the latest episode of the pod Ant and Amaechi are joined by guest host and resident GS PC gamer Matt Farr. We discuss the merits of multi-player modes in so many new games like Tomb Raider, Mass Effect 3 and the Last of Us.  News In this weeks news : The Steam sales provide many great bargains and becomes a mini games in itself with trading cards Crowd Funded space combot sim game Star Citizen...

Hello there, thanks for joining us again on our jaunt through the joyous worlds of fantasy, science fiction and horror.  Who knows what we may find?  (Well I do, I suppose.)  Here's a quick run down - News Bites: Before any journey it's always best to fortify yourself, so we take a bit of time to  chew over the latest literary events. Author's Delight: We begin with a short stroll in the company o...

This time the Johnny Alpha & Wulf Sternhammer of the Geek Syndicate Network look at rebellions & revolutions in the pages of anti-establishment anthology comic 2000ad. Including: - Strontium Dog - revolutions & betrayal - Judge Dredd - authority figure & eternal rebel  - The many revolutionaries of Pat Mills - Nemesis the Warlock, Savage, ABC Warriors & Slaine. Eddies of the time war impede on cal...

Join us for episode 53 of The Next Level. Recorded the day after Microsoft's XBox 180 turnaround, Amaechi, Barry and Ant discuss the console reveals at E3 2013, their thoughts on both major console releases and some of the games that were announced.

This episode we get stuck into the first appearance of the X-Men's iconic enemies, the Sentinels. We have two special guests on the show, Denis and Gavin from the Liberation Frequency who come onboard to help us talk through these three issues. 

Welcome to Episode 43 which is also our podiversary, 4 long years of Stace and Lee providing your earholes with Geordiebrumophonics and a multitude of Indie press goodness. In this episode we review The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil, The Impossible Crossing, Deadbeats, Solid State Tank Girl, Inktitioner AND more! We also swear a little more than usual for which we blame each other - though obviousl...

The Geek Syndicate Network’s Northern Liberation Front (GSNNLF) today considers contemporary , recent and near future resisters to invasion in science fiction and horror. Topics covered include: · Falling skies, Knights of God and national myths for resistance movements · Fringe and resistance cells · Sliders, War of the Worlds (TV), Invasion! (2000ad) and big rebel bases · Revolutionary Art and S...

Welcome to Episode 209 of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News Avengers return to animation Star Wars Rebels announced Week that was The Murder Mile Empire state Doctor Who-The Name of the Doctor  

The boys return after a being away in April due to holidays, house moves and mountainous workloads. In this episode we of course discuss Microsoft's official unveiling on the Xbox One. In the News   EA confirm they have no Wii U games in development or have plans for future games Deathstroke coming to Batman Origins and all the latest news on the next Batman game Are teaser trailers that don't sho...

Welcome to Episode 208 of Geek Syndicate! Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News Stars Wars Riot...kind of...not really. The return of Jack Bauer Drew Pearce takes on Mission Impossible 5 Producer of The Dark Knight brings us 'The Great S Cape' Week That Was Man of steel trailer 3 Half Past Danger issue 1 Age of Ultron Avengers Assemble issue...

This month on Children of the Atom, Shane is back from his trip to see Wrestlemania in New York and it's time to get stuck into two more issues of X-Men. In issues 12 and 13 we meet Professor X's unsavory step-brother Cain Marko, a character possibly better known by his supervillain title: Juggernaut! As the X-Men battle is out against this terrible foe Professor X fills them in on the story of ho...

Welcome back to our cosy nook.  Pull up an armchair, pour yourself a soothing drink and join us for a good chat.  These episodes are always special to me because we get to delve into the books under discussion in a much fuller way than our usual episodes allow.  Needless to say this means spoilers, so we recommend that listeners read the book in advance.  This episode we explore  Neil Gaiman's  my...