The AV Room

The Av-Room 201

theavroom — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:18:34 +0000

On today’s episode of the Av-Room we talk about movie adaptations of comics, European comics and The Louvre in Paris.

The Av-Room 201

theavroom — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:16:47 +0000

On today’s episode of The Av-Room CJ and myself (Herbie) talk about The Louvre Museum and its comicbook exposition, European comics, movie adaptations and much more geekiness.

The AV-Room: copyright and Superman

theavroom — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:08:11 +0000

On today’s show we talk about copyright law and how it has effected intellectual property, some of the abuses that large corporations have engendered and specifically about the recent ruling that offers a glimmer of hope to the estates of the creators of Superman.

The Av-Room: Allen Drinkwater’s Victory Tour

theavroom — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:06:18 +0000

We chose Allen Drinkwater author of “Victory” as our first interview and he was a natural fit with the AVRoom’s brand of podcast.Intelligent and knowledgeable he tells us in no uncertain terms the reasons for writing his novella. Herbie and I have found a kinder spirit in this young man from Boston and will be speaking to him again in the future.

We hope you enjoy our conversation with Allen Drinkwater as much as we did.

-CJ

The Av-Room: Steve Gerber

theavroom — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:21:29 +0000

Better late than never, The AV-Room pays tribute to one of the legends of Comics and Animation writing: Steve Gerber, creator of Howard the Duck, writer of Omega the Unknown, Man-Thing and numerous Saturday Morning cartoons in the 1980’s and 1990’s, like GI Joe. He passed on February 10, 2008, from complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was waiting for a transplant, he shall be missed.

The Av-Room

theavroom — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:25:29 +0000

On today’s episode of the Av-Room, we talk about role-playing, not the sort that happens between two consenting adults, well…just listen to the show and you’ll see what we’re talking about. It’s like Everquest without servers

The Av-Room 08.04

theavroom — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:03:37 +0000

On today’s podcast we cover Marvel Comic’s Captain America revival, Civil War and the controversy that has occurred in the press since the death of Steve Rogers.

The AV-Room Episode 803

theavroom — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:22:37 +0000

On today’s episode of the AV-Room, Herbie and CJ discuss the Comics Code Authority, Dr. Frederick Wertham’s Seduction of the Innocent and the true meaning of Wonder Woman’s lasso.

The AV-Room 0802

theavroom — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:25:47 +0000

Welcome to the second episode of The Av Room. In this episode we cover casting, and ultimately how best to adapt a work from one genre to another, The Incredible Hulk by Ang Lee and the new sequel that will go towards appeasing the fans that clamored for a more primal Hulk. We cover all versions of The Punisher with a few surprises along the way.

The Av-Room

theavroom — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:19:55 +0000

On today’s inaugural episode we cover Adaptations, from books, comics and television, concentrating on the issue of casting and directing. Plus we answer the questions, “Can Britney Spears’s video director do justice to Neuromancer? Did Wonder Woman lose the best man in her life? Finally, does Sulu like kimchi?