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Meet Bonnie and Xander, The Library Bards... and probably your new favorite musicians! For the past few years they've been traveling from Con to Con delivering their special blend of geek themed parody songs AKA "Bardcore"! We meet in Las Vegas for the biggest Star Trek convention in the country and celebrate Star Trek: The Next Generation's 30th Anniversary! Along the way we talk about Bonnie's a...

You might recognize actor Eugene Byrd from his stints on shows like 'Bones' and 'Arrow' and his appearances in movies like '8 Mile' and more! And now he's finally on the Geekscape podcast. Eugene is a sincere fan and we talk about playing and appearing in video games like 'Gears of War 4', acting for film legends like Curtis Hanson, Barry Levinson and Jim Jarmusch and being a part of the DC TV uni...

Here it is! The almost 2 hour Geekscape SDCC Special! San Diego Comic Con 2017 is behind us and what a weekend! We could tell you all about it hear but I think you should listen in for yourself! Joining me at the booth this year to bring you the SDCC experience first hand is our very own Derek Kraneveldt and Courtney Dossett! Jen from '7 of Wine' tips you in on Geekscape's newest podcast! Lucha Un...

We're here! San Diego Comic Con 2017! Geekscape's own Matt Kelly joins me on the podcast to preview the week that we might not even survive! We reminisce on Comic Cons past and look forward to what's going on in the Geekscape booth this time around! Along the way we say goodbye to the wonderful George Romero and Martin Landau! We also rock out to Nerf Herder and brave Stephen Seagal's overlooked m...

Hannibal Tabu is a comic book writer, web designer, futurist, DJ and much much more! And we met through a ridiculous circumstance of me trying to piss people off and in turn getting serious points in Hannibal's book! And now he arrives on Geekscape to talk about 'Spider-Man: Homecoming', Netflix's 'GLOW', his new series Irrational Numbers and our plans for SDCC! Along the way I profess my love for...

Here it is! The 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Geekscape Special! You know how Ian and I do this so MAJOR SPOILERS ahead! Spider-Man is our favorite character and we've been excited about this one for a while... and we almost can't believe it! We get into the character changes, the cast, what 100% worked and what aaaaaalmost did, the Vulture, the Sinister Six, Sony's future plans for the Spider-verse an...

Actor, Writer, Director and film Producer Oliver Ridge may not be a household name but that doesn't mean he shouldn't be taken seriously. He arrives on Geekscape to tell us about his brand new comics to film project 'Powerless', bases on the Vault Comics title, and how he found it while walking the floor at WonderCon. We talk about the world of comics to film, do some superhero deconstruction and...

Very excited to have Mr. Brian Wecht on today's podcast... who many of you know as Ninja Brian from the bands Ninja Sex Party and Star Bomb! We talk about their intense fans, Brian's ninja training and side gig as one of the Game Grumps! Is 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild' something Nintendo can top with an open world Metroid? How is the Steam Summer Sale like a drug dealer whispering to you from a see...

You are all going to love Hannah Rose May! One of the stars of the new Wesley Snipes film 'The Recall', Hannah is new to acting... but not to being a geek! Seriously, she really steps up to the plate on this episode as we talk X-Men history, her long love of comics books, say goodbye to Adam West, throwing her birthday at WonderCon and so much more! Plus she's in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of...

I've wanted to get TV legend Kenny Johnson on the show for a while now! The producer, writer and director of class TV shows like 'The Six Million Dollar Man', 'The Bionic Woman', 'The Incredible Hulk', 'V' and 'Alien Nation', Kenny's got a story or two to share. His latest is the novel 'The Man of Legends' about a 2,000 year old man who cannot die! We talk writing, 70s and 80s TV and the classic i...

By now you've probably seen 'Wonder Woman', DC's triumphant and glorious entry to their cinematic universe. And that means you're ready for the next step: to have Ian Kerner drop in on the podcast to spoil the whole thing for you! That's right! This one is totally spoiler filled as we try and turn over every stone of Patty Jenkins' superhero epic! On the way, we compare and contrast with the other...

Finally! 'Wonder Woman' is in theaters... and it's pretty great! But I don't know as much about the classic DC Comics character as I should to walk you guys through all of the nitty gritty! So 'Geek History Lesson' host Ashley V. Robinson, a Wonder Woman herself, guests on this week's podcast to explain all things Wonder Woman to me (and you)! Along the way we talk the DC and Marvel cinematic and...

Screenwriters! This episode is for you! I travel to Vermont to sit down with David Rocchio and David Pope, founders of the Stowe Story Labs, to talk about the origins of the Lab, what the Lab has to offer writers and a career in screenwriting! What is the state of the Indie film industry? How has Netflix and studio franchises changed the game? What's the most important thing to focus on for starti...

Jeff Grace returns victoriously to Geekscape with his film 'Folk Hero and Funny Guy', a movie he started crowdfunding with us! The movie, starring Alex Karpovsky and Wyatt Russell, is available now on iTunes and VOD and I can't recommend it enough. We talk about writing the film, nailing the sincerity of it, the dangers of being third wheeled and friend zoned and comparisons to Kevin Smith's 'Chas...

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' is here and obviously by now you've all seen it (and if not, this episode is almost ALL SPOILERS)! So that means it's time for Ian Kerner to swoop in like Mary Poppins and talk about every detail of Marvel's latest! Does the second time around match up to our love for the first film? How does Guardians 2 tie into the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Who were...

'Final Destination' creator and screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick visits Geekscape this week to talk about his new horror film 'Dead Awake', premiering in theaters and on VOD this weekend! We talk about the horrors of sleep paralysis (which I suffer from), why 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' was not only an inspiration for the film but Jeffrey's favorite movie of all time and his road into horror filmmakin...

Mike Wellman is a comic book creator and owner and operator of The Comic Bug, a two store chain of comic book shops here in Los Angeles! In anticipation of this weekend's Free Comic Book Day, we get together to talk about the history of Free Comic Book Day, what it means for retailers and what awesome events and creator signings he has planned for The Comic Bug shops! We also talk about the big fu...

Ian Kerner is back to break down all 13 episodes of Netflix and Marvel's latest series 'Iron Fist'! This series was met with a ton of controversy from the beginning... so did it hold up? We talk about what worked, what we want to see from 'Iron Fist' Season 2 and 'The Defenders' and why how it all compares to the comics! Was 'Iron Fist' worth watching? Yes. Did you get everything you could out of...

The podcast is back... and so is Ian Kerner! 'Logan' marks Hugh Jackman and Sir Patrick Stewart's final outing as the characters that helped kickstart the X-Men film franchise 17 years ago. But is it a fitting end to these characters? Is 'Logan' as great as everyone is telling you? Is this really the end? When will we see X-23 again? And what does this mean for the future of the X-Men movie univer...

Writer Jose Molina isn't only a member of my Dungeons and Dragons group! He has been writing for TV for almost two decades, including stints on some of your favorite shows! On this Geekscape, I sit down with Jose to talk about how he got his start, how playing roleplaying games as a kid in Puerto Rico started him down his path and what it was like writing on popular geek shows like 'Firefly', 'Age...

I first met Andrew Rader a month ago at Stan Lee's LA Comic Con where he was promoting his new children's book about space! And as an engineer at SpaceX, he knows exactly what he's talking about! Beyond talking about his Kickstarter for the second book in his Epic Space Adventure series, which teaches kids all about space, we talk about the reality of a manned mission to Mars, colonization of our...

It's Halloween season and Hollywood lit manager Kailey Marsh has her finger on the horror pulse as the architect of The Blood List, a yearly list of some of the top horror and genre scripts in Hollywood! Kailey comes on the show to talk about screenwriting, making the List and her best advice for aspiring screenwriters! On top of that, we talk about the controversial Season Premier 7 of 'The Walki...

We're talking comics this week with Zack Kaplan, the writer of Top Cow's newest book 'Eclipse', a near future sci-fi story in which sunlight has become lethal to humans! Zack and I discuss the origins of the story, his long history as a poker player (and dealer!) and why you should pick this book up NOW! We also discuss some highlights of Stan Lee's LA Comic Con, our impressions of the 'Guardians...

You guys asked and now you guys receive... Ian Kerner breaking down more superhero events! This time, Ian and I recap and talk about Netflix's latest superhero series 'Luke Cage'! Where does it rank among the Marvel offerings so far! Is this truly Marvel's 'The Wire'? And what implications does 'Luke Cage' have for 'Iron Fist' and 'The Defenders'? And don't say we didn't warn you about the SPOILER...

Our friend Michelle Jensen drops by Geekscape this week to tell us all about her Nerd Out App and how it can helps us geeks find things to do! Looking for a geek screening, party or event? Want to post one for yourself? Nerd Out App is the way to go! On top of that, Kenny tells us about how he ALMOST made it to Twitch Con and loves killing innocent people to classic hits in 'Mafia III'! Learn more...