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This episode we’re changing things up a little and reviewing two issues at once, we’ll be discussing issues 4 (March 10, 1964) and 5 (May 10, 1964) in which the X-Men tackle Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. These two issues feature loads of first appearances and also show us the infamous Asteroid M for the first time. Later we’ll have a chat about Marvel NOW and how we’re enjoying some...

This time Mr K. Seagull Esquire & Lord Grampus take to their skies in their tea-powered ornithopter to explore the lost continents of the steampunk genre.  Grab your bowler hat, carpet bag & umbrella and brave the onslaught: * where's the science in steampunk? * Chappisim, situationism & subculture * Victoriana's Heart of Darkness * the green vegetables in pulp fiction * Retrotechnology and Touris...

Time is ticking away, the latest 'normal' episode in in editorial limbo and we haven't yet recorded our usual Christmas mayhem, so here's another Book Group episode to keep you all going.    The Heroes  could perhaps be described as Sharpe's Waterloo done fantasy-style.   Joe Abercrombie  uses it to explore the subject of heroism with all its wrinkles and contradictions.   Set in the same world as...

Welcome to Episode 41 of Small Press Big Mouth! This episode has Lee and Stace review some comics (I bet you weren't expecting THAT shiz!) and they chat about Thoughtbubble and The British Comic Awards. This episode was recorded before Stace got good and angry about the shitty publicity surrounding the Awards, so is much less ranty than you might be expecting. Sorry if that is any way disappointin...

Join Ant and Amaechi in this episode as they discus more gaming news. News Splinter Cell movie gets a lead actor Wii U launches in North America Steam Sale Sony & Microsoft ship 70 million PS3's and Xbox 360's Assassins Creed 3 sell big but has major bug issues Streaming karaoke comes to the Xbox 360 In Buy, Rent, Avoid the boys review 007 Legends & Walking Dead: The Game In first impressions Amae...

This month on the show we review X-Men #3 (January 1964) in which our team of teenaged heroes take on The Blob! The Beast has become an intellectual seemingly overnight, Cyclops takes everything a little too seriously, and Professor X makes a...disturbing admission. We also talk about all the movie news flying around the internet at the moment and we return to our discussion of Avengers vs X-Men n...

This week the Dissecting Worlds duo go after the most dangerous game the well used trope of human hunting in geek fiction. In the process they bag: - The Hunger Games - Predator - Battle Royale - Vengeance on Varos - The Most Dangerous Game - And whatever else lurks in the undergrowth!   We value your feedback via comments, twitter or email. Full details at the end of the show!  Also, Matt is doin...

Hello there, come in, come in.  Yes, it is dark isn't it?  The nights draw in ever so quickly these days.  There's a real bite in the air now - you'd almost think it was Winter!  Here, let me take that coat from you.  You must be freezing.  Blowing quite a gale out there, by the sounds of it.  You know,  I remember a night like this oh.., many years back, when I was at school with old Monty.  Hah!...

The Next Level is back again, with more news from the gaming world and there's even (gasp) a review or two as well! This month, Amaechi, Ant and Barry discuss the fall of Onlive, Singstar's new Micropayment model, DLC for Mass Effect 3 and other news. The lads also discuss Booth Babes at gaming shows. Amaechi and Barry look back at this year's Euro-Gamer expo and the show is rounded up with first-...

Halloween is just around the corner and the Countdown To Abertoir continues, so we've pulled together some of our writing team to chat about our favourite horror movies.   Your host is Dion from the Scrolls podcast, joined by regular cohort Phil Ambler.  Joining them are GS film reviewer Phil Hobden, GS tv reviewer Dee (aka Faint Dreams) and special guests Conor Boyle and Nia Edwards-Behi. It's a...

In this episode we review X-Men #2 (November 1963) featuring the Vanisher! We also finally get to discuss the entire Avengers vs X-Men mega-event which finished on October 3rd. Listeners who haven't finished reading the series or who are waiting for the trade should avoid this second part of the show because spoilers abound!    Finally, we talk about which back issues we were able to pick up this...

Grab on to your sense of the normal as the Dissecting Duo head down the Rabbit Hole and seek out the Truth behind the Veil of Lies fed to you by "The Man" and other Tools of The Conspiracy. Delving into works of (alleged) fiction and (supposed) fact, we take a roaming quest through the twisted landscapes of History, but Not As We Know It. We stop off at:  - The Knights Templar, Merovingian Dynasti...

In this first episode of the Children of the Atom podcast we talk about how we first discovered the X-Men and what motivated us to podcast about the X-Universe. We also discuss the original development of the X-Men by Stan Lee, some contemporary influences on the concept, and where the series fits within the rest of the Marvel universe. In the main part of the show we review the first ever X-Men i...

So wth Merlin series 5 all ready to start back on the BBC this weekend we thought it was a perfect time to catch up with our good frend Julian Jones, the co-creator and head writer on the show. With Dave off on his adventures Barry flys solo in this special episode in which Julian opens up about series 5 and what we can expect from the characters and the story. We also take a little look back at s...

Join Stace and Lee for the big Four Oh! This episode is the "The" episode with reviews of The Reckoning, The Scarifyers, The Mire and The Absence amongst others, we also have news AND a first for Small Press Big Mouth - a prize giveaway - what could possibly go wrong eh?  

Join Barry and Amaechi in this special episode as they interview Tom Champion, Community Manager for the Eurogamer Expo. Tom tells us all about this years upcoming Expo and what games, developer session and new additions attendees can expect from this years show.

The   Next   Level  Episode 46 In this episode  the  boys we discuss Ant's lack of understand of  the  difference between stealth gaming and going all berserker in our muiltiplayer gaming sessions News The  Wii U is about to get an officially release date but will any of  the  team be buying one Resident Evil 6 brings a whole new meaning to limited edition games bundles and Call of Duty Black Ops...

The Life-cycle of Software Objects  is a story by Ted Chiang about our relationship with artificial intelligence and what it means to be alive.  It's kind of a peculiar read but well worth it, as we quickly discovered.  Joining Dion and Phil to discuss the tale is our guest host, the delightful Dee - otherwise known as 'Faint Dreams.' Now, don't go skipping straight past.  I know what you're think...

They're Back! After an unscheduled most-of-Summer break, Amaechi, Barry and Ant return to discuss the latest gaming news. This month: the boys talk about Amaechi's weariness with hackers, the switch in payment model for MMORPGs and discuss the forthcoming Halo web-series amongst other stories. As a feature, they discuss Co-Op gaming: its rise, fall and rise again while talking about some of their...

The crowd are going wild as the Dissecting Worlds explore the somewhat lost world of Sports Comics. Joined by Mike Hodder and with a contribution from Max Barnard, we cover... - The Magic Boots of Dead-shot Keane - The Startling Longevity (and crazy plot-lines) of Roy of the Rovers - The strange, and long-running world of Baseball Manga - Class, and other social considerations for our sporting her...

In  Geek To Geek Issue 5  the Scrolls team contributed a little segment on Flash Fiction, defining it and discussing the attraction of this growing form story-telling. It will surprise none of our regular listeners when I tell you that the conversation went on for an awful lot longer than the 18 minutes previously released.  Here, for the first time, you can hear the full discussion (clocking in a...

Yee-haw,   The pair of desperadoes known as Kehaar & Matt are joined by Matt Mitrovitch custodian of the work of boundless energy & love which is the  AH Weekly Update: ( http:// alternatehistoryweeklyupdate. blogspot.com ) looking at that popular alternate history topic of the American Civil War in the course of which they look at   * Harry Harrison’s Star & Stripes series, the Trent affair & opt...

00:00:00  Geek to Geek with Monts and Nuge – David Montieth and Barry Nugent bring you their monthly slice of pop culture madness. No script, no preparation and but hopefully some hope that you will enjoy the experience 00:55:39  Minster of Chance Audio Drama - Episode 3 Trailer more info on the series  here . 00:57:06  The Scrolls  team discuss Flash Fiction with Lily Childs 01:14:56  Scarifyers...

he quarrelsome Northerners are joined by MOMBCAST stalwart James falling in behind the Eagle standard to dissect and consider the alternative histories of Rome and the Roman Empire. Inspired by the History of Rome podcast they march in a less than straight road through: * The Punic Wars (including the alternate history 'Hannibal's Children) * Roman history as a game of Total War * The Porous natur...

Welcome to Episode 39 of  Small   Press  Big Mouth, this the one where Stace and indeed Lee throw the usual format out of the window in a sad and desperate attempt to catch up on some reviews. That's right this is a review only episode! We cover such wonders as Porcelain and The Butterfly Gate, White Knuckle, Disconnected Vol 1, Sgt Mike Battle #17, Leroy and Popo, Robot Shorts and No More Heroes.