Geek Syndicate

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...

Welcome to Episode 206 of Geek Syndicate! Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. News RIP Ray Harryhausen Blade and Ghost Rider Return to Marvel Shane Black to Direct/co-write "Doc Savage" Week that was Continuum Season 2 Episode 1 Iron Man 3 Ender's Game Trailer Main Interview with Vivacity Bliss and Ava Iscariot of Caberet Roulette to chat about...

Welcome to Episode 206 of Geek Syndicate! Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom. No extra doctor's for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary First images from BBC's The Three Musketeers Week that was Porcelain Defiance Young Justice Clone Wars Main We look at Doctor Who Series 7 part 2.

Scrolls is dead. Long live Scrolls! We've had a hell of a lot of fun burbling away about various topics over the last three years, but its time for a fresh start. The gang are all here still, and the focus of the podcast remains on our favourite genres of books but we've shifted format in an effort to become more listener friendly and provide you with more books worth reading. What does that mean?...

Join Barry and GS team member Christophe Montoya in this spoiler heavy (you have been warned) review of Iron Man 3. Christophe then takes to the sky, coutesy of his own mini arc reactor, while Barry stays grounded for an interview/chat with Drew Pearce (with even more spoliers) the co-writer of the Iron Man 3 screenplay. Together they discuss what it was like co-writing with Shane Black, working o...

The Merry Men of  the blasted moors of West Yorkshire and Sun-caressed Mersey Riviera team up to take on another wibbly-wob bly man of folklore and legend - Robin Hood.   Having learnt nothing from their tussle with King Arthur back in the Leadership series except to get on board a knowledgeable expert in the form of Ant from 'The Next Level' podcast to look at:   Robin Hood - class hero, bandit o...

This month, while Shane is away at Wrestlemania, I chat with Gavin from Liberation Frequency and Denis from Ground Level about Marvel NOW, how it compares to the DC New 52, what titles they've picked up, and what they think of recent trends in comics.