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20 Questions with Ross Richie of BOOM! Studios

20 Questions with Ross Richie of BOOM! Studios

Apr 26, 2013

We have the honor and privilege of having Ross Richie, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BOOM! Studios answer a few questions about himself and his Eisner and Harvey “Best Publisher” award-winning comic publishing company. Taken from BOOM!’s web site: Founded by Ross Richie, 2009 and 2010’s “Best Publisher” BOOM!...

Mega Ran’s Symphony of the Night Out Soon

Mega Ran’s Symphony of the Night Out Soon

Mar 21, 2013

Teacher, rapper, hero… Mega Ran is one of my heroes. Through his music, he has helped re-invigorate my love of gaming and help me appreciate gaming music tenfold. I’ve written about his albums many times and I’ve bought many of them. But for some reason, I have never interviewed him. I had to fix that. With his album Castlevania out soon, I took the...

Sammus Takes On Castlevania With Music

Sammus Takes On Castlevania With Music

Mar 19, 2013

If there’s a thing I like, it’s things that aren’t, for the most part, mainstream. Call me a hipster. I just like what’s different. I like what I like and I won’t apologize for it. Video game rap music, or Nerdcore if you want to call it that, is among one of those things I love. My childhood consisted of my living in the ghetto playing my video...

Newbie Aaron Ashmore Steps Out At Oz Comic Con

Newbie Aaron Ashmore Steps Out At Oz Comic Con

Mar 16, 2013

The sun streams in through the open windows onto the opulent board room table. “I feel like I’m in a business meeting,” he jokes with a light chuckle and a smooth smile. But Aaron Ashmore isn’t dressed for a corporate lunch-meet. He looks relaxed and casual in a light grey polo shirt, a pair of denim shorts and comfortable Birkenstock sandals....

20 Questions with Author La Ron K. Jenkins

20 Questions with Author La Ron K. Jenkins

Mar 4, 2013

Author La Ron K. Jenkins is one of us; he writes science fiction, he works on IT stuff, and he takes his son to HeroesCon; what’s not to like about him? Recently, I sat down to ask him 20 questions about his life, his passions, and all things sci-fi. Q 1: I gave the Cliff notes version of you could you tell us a bit more about yourself? Species: Human....

You Are Not King Of The Nerds: Joshua’s Exit Interview

You Are Not King Of The Nerds: Joshua’s Exit Interview

Feb 15, 2013

This week’s challenge was an odd one. Both teams were racing against each other to solve a Rubik’s Cube/Sudoku puzzle mash-up. While The Servants of the Forsaken Orb finished their puzzle long before Blextrophy, they were off by a couple numbers and had to start over which ended up costing them the match. In order for it to be an even match, Joshua...