The Furnace- The Ramblings of a Lifelong Geek

AMC Announces Contest To Attend Walking Dead...

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 17th, 2012 | no responses

It’s never too early to get excited for more Walking Dead, is it? Enthusiasm for the show is—wait for it—infectious! (Ah, I don’t feel good about that one, either.) Even though new episodes...

Archaia Launces Flip-Thru Previews On YouTube...

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 17th, 2012 | no responses

So, Archaia is trying something new. It’s an experiment, and they’d love to hear what you think! Since we get advance copies of our books before they hit stores, we decided to film us “flipping”...

Green Arrow TV Series’ Official Synopsis...

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 17th, 2012 | no responses

The CW isn’t letting go of the DC Universe. With Smallville off the air, the network is stepping up its superhero game with a brand-new show all about Green Arrow — albeit without the green. It...

Cammy’s Comic Corner – Geeky Talky...

Posted by Cameron Hatheway on 05 16th, 2012 | no responses

Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this special episode I interview both Chad Cicconi and Shawn Gabborin of Action Lab. We discuss the release of the Fracture TPB, what’s on the...

Wayne of Gotham

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 16th, 2012 | no responses

The Dark Knight Rises hits theaters in July 2012. And the hype and excitement for Batman couldn’t be higher. Coming in late June from New York Times bestselling fantasy writer Tracy Hickman is WAYNE...

Alex Ross Receives American Academy of Art Award

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 14th, 2012 | no responses

Alex Ross is to receive a special award from the American Academy of Art. The prolific comic book illustrator, a 1989 graduate of the institute, has been named as the 2012 recipient of its Distinguished...

The Avengers Movie Passes $1B Global

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 14th, 2012 | no responses

The juggernaut that is the Avengers movie (as opposed to the Juggernaut in the X-Men films) is still rolling. How did it do this weekend? The weekend box office estimatesfor the U.S. are for $103M....

Your Say Sunday 13/5/2012

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 13th, 2012 | no responses

Say whatever you want to in the comments to this post — random, off topic thoughts, ideas, suggestions, questions, recommendations, criticisms, surveys, introductions if you have never commented before,...

Throwing Stones Teen Horror Web Series...

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 12th, 2012 | no responses

Episode 2.3 – Mr. Beckett continues to use Robyn as a pawn in his game as he ties up loose ends. When a group of high schoolers have to attend Saturday School they must work together to overcome...

Cammy’s Favorite Covers for 5/9/12

Posted by Cameron Hatheway on 05 11th, 2012 | no responses

Higher Earth #1 (Cover C) by Frazer Irving First things first; I love the cooler colors popping-off the warmth of the circle behind them. This sword-wielding duo had me at ‘hello’ when I first saw...

Comic Book Page Previews Spotlight #055

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 10th, 2012 | no responses

Podcast: Play in new window | Download John Mayo and Bob Bretall discuss the contents of the May 2012 Previews catalog and play clips sent in from listeners spotlighting items they picked. We...

Episode 40: All #Avengers Film Review...

Posted by Jason Tudor on 05 10th, 2012 | no responses

Podcast: Play in new window | Download You get three warnings before the spoilers start! Michael and Jason go down and dirty for 60 minutes reviewing what they saw watching “The Avengers.”...

Cammy’s Comic Corner –...

Posted by Cameron Hatheway on 05 9th, 2012 | no responses

Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this special episode I’m joined by Art (TV Division), Dommy (The House-Dwarf) and Matt (Duke of Douche) to discuss the first five episodes of Game...

The Joker Returns to Wreak Havoc in DC...

Posted by Lord Shaper on 05 9th, 2012 | no responses

Sony Online Entertainment today announced a fourth DLC for DC Universe Online will be available in June for download on the PC and PlayStation 3. Here’s the full press release: The battle between...