Welcome back to Comics of Doom!

On this week’s episode, Justin gets behind and asks the show’s hosts what some of the books on the shelves are must reads. In Chris’ absence, Hunter and Willie discuss and recommend several books including Daredevil, Saga, Saucer Country, The Sixth Gun, Batman, Nightwing, Birds of Prey, Avengers vs. X-Men, and many more of the hosts’ favorite books.

So if you’ve fallen behind, or you’re looking for new books to try out, this episode’s for you. In fact, if you’re not behind and happy with what you read, this episode is for you, too! Heck, this episode is for everyone, so listen to it now! [...]

This week, we look at some new Facebook-related changes on the cusp of their Initial Public Offering, and whether those changes are enough to keep advertisers interested after Facebook goes public. Then, to code or not to code…that is the question.

But first, the headlines…Yahoo‘s fibbing CEO Scott Thompson gets his comeuppance, and Yahoo gets an interim CEO, Pebble breaks all Kickstarter records at $10 in pledges, Apple moves away from Google Maps, Apple may offer an iPhone with a larger screen and a thinner MacBook, how Yahoo killed Flickr, Google introduces a knowledge graph, and Aaron Sorkin will script Steve Jobs‘ life [...]

This week we’ll look at the most successful campaign on Kickstarter, Apple’s move away from Google Maps, Yahoo’s next move after Resume-gate, and new changes at Facebook (and whether they’re enough to keep advertisers interested… and more!

Join us here LIVE in our chat room tonight at 10PM EST/7PM PST here! [...]

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Recorded May 11, 2012. Hosted by Justin Vactor, Willie Gillis, Hunter Camp, and Chris McDavid.

Today’s spoiler-filled episode is all about Marvel’s The Avengers! Check out what we thought of the film [...]

Behold, rambunctious geeks of the Internet, a new milestone of independent news media has just been reached. This week, the Social Blend arrives at episode 200!! What does that mean? Well if you aren’t already excited, then for shame. And if you’ve never listened to Social Blend, then #200 is a good round number for you to start.

I remember the early days of the show, with a much younger Jay Fowler (aka SilentJay74) and a much more Australian-ian Greg Davies (aka cGt2099). It was good times that always kept me entertained within an hour (unlike those bastards over at The Drill Down… which, as a former host, is mostly my fault. heh).

SB has had tons of awesome guests over the years, including G4TV’s Chris Gore, Badass author Ben Thompson, Star Wars‘ official social media chick Bonnie Burton, Nataly Dawn from the awesome band Pomplamoose, and the firey metalhead from Roadrunner Records known as Jeremy Rosen, as well as regular guests such as myself [...]

This week, we look into a scandal involving Scott Thompson, Yahoo‘s CEO, wherein he allegedly lied on his resume about having a CS degree. Later, we’ll poke into a couple of exciting rumors of Apple lowering the price of their Macbook Air to $799, plus their upcoming HDTV offering.

But first, the headlines…Facebook sets its IPO price, Discovery buys Revision3, Draw Something loses 5M users/Mo. after Zynga purchase, AT&T CEO regrets offering unlimited data, Google loses copyright infringement case to Oracle over Java, Google’s Hangouts on Air rolls out to everyone, & Google’s Autonomous cars get an official nod from Nevada [...]

This week on the show, we’ll look into a scandal involving Scott Thompson, Yahoo’s CEO, that’s being called alternatively Resume-gate or CS-Lie. Later, we’ll poke into a couple of exciting Apple rumors. Join us LIVE here in our chatroom!

Join us LIVE Tonight at 10PM EST/7PM PST here! […]

The twelfth episode of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up is here, and Greg takes a look at the underplayed third trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield and directed by Marc Webb. For our music selection this week, Andy pays tribute to Adam Yauch from the Beastie Boys who sadly passed away this week, with "Fight For Your Right To Party".

Later, we take a look at an awesome Metal cover of the music from Doctor Who, by phenomenal guitarist Eric Calderone aka 331Erock. We also take a glance at the new intriguing comic series by Brian Churilla called The Secret History of D. B. Cooper [...]

This week, The Drill Down team (and Techmeme‘s Lidija Davis) discusses Barnes & Noble‘s new partnership with Microsoft to compete with Amazon‘s Kindle & Apple‘s iPad, and later we discuss a development which could spell the end for Digg.com, one of the most venerated social news sites on the internet.

But first the headlines…CISPA passes the House (and how that will affect you), Apple sidesteps billions in taxes, The Pirate Bay must be blocked in the UK, Blackberry launches version 10 OS, Facebook adds organ donor status to profiles. [...]

Tonight on The Drill Down team will discuss CISPA, a recently passed privacy-killing bill that makes SOPA & PIPA look tame by comparison, Apple’s tax-loophole strategies, Microsoft partners with Barnes & Noble to challenge the Kindle and the iPad, RIM’s Blackberry 10 OS, and is Digg.com finally dead?

Join us LIVE Tonight at 10PM EST/7PM PST here! [...]

Hello comic book fans!

After a couple of funky weeks, we’re back in action! And on this week’s episode, boy howdy, we’ve got a lot to talk about including Before Watchmen drama including our personal stances on whether or not we will be participating in the madness; also some alternatives for fans of the Before Watchmen creators. In additional to all this seriousness, we lighten it up by talking about some truly great comic books that we really enjoy like the current Daredevil/Punisher/Spider-Man mini-crossover, Batman, Nightwing, Gotham Central, The Sixth Gun, Near Death, Cullen Bunn’s run on Superman/Batman, Avengers vs. X-Men, and the greatness that was Dark Horse Presents, specifically Francesco Francavilla’s Black Beetle and the hilarious House of Fun strips from Evan Dorkin. So, check in, sit back, and enjoy our crazy opinions on all things comics! [...]

This week The Drill Down team takes a look at the battle for your online distributed data, with new features on cloud storage services from Microsoft, Dropbox, and Google. Then, it’s sci-fi billionaires in space!!! as Google’s Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, and director James Cameron launch into a new venture to mine asteroids.

But first, the headlines… Nokia‘s down 30% with a $1.7 BN loss, Anonymous launches a social music service, Facebook pays Microsoft $550 M for former AOL patents, Adobe announces Creative Suite 6 (and subscription-based licenses), and Facebook announces its staggering Q1 financials, including details on its Instagram purchase [...]

This week, The Drill Down team takes a look at the battle for your online distributed data, with new features on cloud storage services from Microsoft, Dropbox, and Google. Then we’ll look at the ambitious plan tech billionaires (and James Cameron) have for mining the asteroids! Join us in our chat room LIVE.

Join us LIVE Tonight at 10PM EST/7PM PST here! [...]

The eleventh episode of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up is here, and Andy pays tribute to Levon Helm from The Band who passed away this week, as we review a clip from the movie, The Last Waltz. For our music selection this week, it’s a week of tribute to the fallen, as we pay tribute to Dick Clark and his dedication to rock and roll through the years, with a clip of him introducing KISS playing “Rock And Roll All Night.”

Later, we also take a look at Bethesda’s new upcoming game called Dishonored, and review the recent casting news for Iron Man 3. Finally, we also pay tribute to Greg Ham from Men At Work who also died this week as we close our show with the song “Who Can It Be Now?” [...]

This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini examine Microsoft‘s announced new versions of Windows 8 OS, and Twitter‘s pledge not to join the Patent War offensive.

But first, the headlines…Google announces a stock split, Google Drive launches next week, Yahoo CEO’s plan to drop fifty properties to turn the company around, Valve announces research into wearable computing, IKEA will sell a HDTV modular furniture system, text messages soothe the soul, and Tupac lives again via “hologram.” [...]

This week the TDD team look at the many flavors of Microsoft‘s Windows 8, Twitter‘s pledge to stay out of the patent wars, Yahoo’s plans to restructure by dropping 50 properties, IKEA‘s new HDTV console, Valve jumps into the wearable computer game, and more! Chat with us LIVE!

Join us LIVE Tonight at 10PM EST/7PM PST here! [...]

The tenth episode of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up is here, and Greg reviews the trailer for Looper, directed by Rian Johnson, and starring Bruce Willis, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. For our music selection this week, Andy marks the milestone of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, with some of the music used in the James Cameron film by Gaelic Storm, with their Titanic Set.

Later, we also take a look at Timothy Zahn‘s next upcoming Star Wars novel, which is essentially a crime/heist tale set in the backdrop of the SW galaxy. The book is called Star Wars: Scoundrels and is set to be released towards the end of the year [...]

This week, The Drill Down team discusses Facebook’s one billion dollar purchase of mobile phone startup Instagram, and whether or not that portends another tech bubble; plus, Is the age of cheap, subsidized cellphones over? But first let’s look at this week’s tech headlines…

Commodore founder Jack Tramiel dies, Apple patches a trojan affecting 600K Macs, US DOJ sues Apple & e-book publishers for price fixing, the FCC‘s plan to track your lost cellphone, Microsoft pays $1 BN for AOL patents, Nokia launches the Lumia 900, Netflix forms a PAC, and Google Plus gets a makeover [...]

On this week’s show, we say farewell to a computing legend; over half a million Macs become botnets; Microsoft buys AOL patents for $1 BN; Netflix forms a PAC; and Facebook buys Instagram for $1 BN, and so much more!

Join us LIVE Tonight at 10PM EST/7PM PST here! [...]

Recorded April 6, 2012. Hosted by Justin Vactor, Chris McDavid, and Hunter Camp.

Hello Comic-a-holics! Welcome back to Comics of Doom, your place for all the latest and greatest in the world of comic books. We all know that there’s a certain event going on right now in the Marvel universe that pits two of the biggest teams in comics against each other with Avengers vs. X-Men. So in this episode, Chris, Justin, and Hunter take the time to discuss a variety of details regarding both the Avengers and the X-Men, as well as the comic book events. We also discuss whose side we’re on in this battle. Join in, won’t you? [...]