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Saturday, April 11, 2015
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It's catching up time at the JCU! Almost a week after it aired live on Deep Ellum on Air we finally have the latest edition of The Rantcor Pit Live available here for your enjoyment.
This episode went out live on Easter Sunday morning so it seemed only appropriate that we talk about the Easter eggs that became a thing in Star Wars films beginning with the Special Editions.
Seriously?!
Certainly the worst offender was The Phantom Menace, but that is a story to be shared on the show. Many are the little hidden gems and hidden lackluster jokes that can be spotted by the eagle-eyed. With Eddie Medina taking the day off, Hey Kids, Comics! Live host Andrew Farmer joined Cole Houston for this popular episode that drew nearly 400 live viewers!
Joining your JCU favorites in the studio was DeNae Griffith, producer of 2016's upcoming Lubbock-Con. Like Cole and Andrew, she likes the Star Wars and had a wonderful time discovering the Easter eggs in the Saga as well as a couple that cropped up in the Indiana Jones franchise! So grab your Yoda-head Easter basket and keep your eyes peeled not for brightly colored chicken eggs, but for little visuals tossed here and there for the big screen.
With this cartoon, The JediCole Universe's weekly comic has officially turned two years old! Find out how to get the the compiled editions below! These full color books reproduce every You Are Here cartoon published on this site in the first two years plus bonus cartoons!
Want to see Bobby Blakey's art and his own humor including the newly relaunched Last Stop? Check out six years of the strip plus new material right here!
Own the first two years of You Are Here in collected editions (Your First Year Here: You Are Here Volume 1 and You're Still Here: You Are Here Volume 2) only $11.00 each postpaid. More details here.
This week Hey Kids, Comics! takes a good look at the phenomenon of sidekicks, specifically super-hero sidekicks that are minors.
How does Batman get away with constantly inviting kids to join the most dangerous game in Gotham City? Why was no one bothered that children like Toro and Bucky were brought into the dead center of a combat theater during World War II? Where is the line drawn, assuming there is a line?
Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston actively explore these and other weighty issues
Now on the subject of the fundraiser for Red Pegasus games and comics, click hereto join in on helping this great shop make the move to their permanent home and get your cool stuff from the shop in the process!
Cole Houston and Eddie Medina, your favorite Star Wars guys are back from their All-Con break and happy to bring you the first of a new recurring series, "Star Wars Fandom at Random"!
Bobby Blakey joins in on a conversation that focuses on personal Star Wars fandom experiences, especially of celebrity encounters as it turned out. Many a Star Wars fan has had their brush with greatness or has a story to tell when it comes to meeting some of the stars of the Saga. This is a topic too large to limit to just one episode, so expect to hear a log more down the line!
In the mean time, Bobby, Eddie, and Cole had plenty to talk about from personal encounters with many a Star Wars notable from the likes of Carrie Fisher to former Fan Liaison Steve Sansweet. The variety of tales is as unique as the celebrities involved and made for one of the more fascinating shows in the series to date.
Want to see Bobby Blakey's art and his own humor including the newly relaunched Last Stop? Check out six years of the strip plus new material right here!
Own the first two years of You Are Here in collected editions (Your First Year Here: You Are Here Volume 1 and You're Still Here: You Are Here Volume 2) only $11.00 each postpaid. More details here.
That was a burning question on the minds of hosts Andrew
Farmer and Cole Houston when they set about producing the latest HKC! Team-Up. As the most famous unknown team in Marvel
Comics history apart from the Circus of Crime, this low-rent Avengers has
enjoyed an on again, off again career at the House of Ideas that spans
decades. But who are they, really?
Hey Kids, Comics!
is back from the All-Con hiatus at last with a lighter sort of topic to launch
back into things. With a charter
membership that included the Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Namor the Sub-Mariner. With a roster like that right out of the gate they should have been elevated to the upper echelon of Marvel Comics groups. But alas, they have never proven as popular as the X-Men or Fantastic Four. Even the Inhumans tend to get more coverage!
Well Hey Kids, Comics! comes to the rescue and defends the Defenders, who are poised to become part of the Marvel television universe by the way and in a way, with an issue all about their unique history and more unique roster! And what a roster! From Angel, Beast, and Iceman (in alphabetical order it works out) to Silver Surfer and Valkyrie to Gargoyle and Son of Satan, this team has embraced nearly everyone in catalog at some point over the years. Now it is their chance to shine!
Apologies to Cloud (of the Defenders) who was left out of all conversations in this issue.
Althria Goebel, Donna Swafford, some guy, and Camden Toy at All-Con 2015!
Welcome to a very special podcast for the JCU! On Saturday, March 14, 2015 The JediCole Universe Live was produced at All-Con 2015 in Addison, TX. Much to my surprise plans were changed when my originally scheduled guest, Althria Goebel approached me before the show to ask if it was okay to bring along some other folks who were involved in the production of Now Hiring, the super-hero romantic comedy that followers of this site know quite well by now!
Althira was a producer on the film who I was thrilled to have on my little show, yet she had caught Production Manager/Line Producer Donna Swafford and star Camden Toy (Lord Menace) at the elevator and brought them along for the ride. And what a ride it was! All three, along with Misha Bostic who did not take the stage, brought so many tales from the set and location to the show. Now Hiring will be available soon on DVD as well as on one of the cable stations, so this should whet your appetite for this wonderfully fun movie!
The second half of the show was given over to various humorous gags that have become a trademark of my All-Con talk shows like "It Came From the Dollar Store!", which are far too visual in nature to be well presented in an audio format. As a result, this podcast will treat you to some behind the scenes tales of the making of Now Hiring!
Average Joe vs. Lord Menace!
And be sure to check out the awesome trailer for this awesome movie! Rest assured I will be spreading the word on how to get your copy of Now Hiring right here as soon as the information is available!
Hey gang! I just found out that there is even a Now Hiring store! Follow this link for above average goodies featuring Average Joe and his fellow crime fighters!
Finally, in addition to the promised Lord Menace Gatorade endorsement above, I am posting a photo album of my own personal photos from my three weekends in the company of heroes. Some of my original photos were lost when my computer crashed late last year, but as I am able to recover more and more from outside files I will be adding to the mix that follows. Enjoy!
Me watching the proceedings with my fake shotgun at the ready. Some of San Antonio's finest are not at all bothered, there are stranger things going on down the block!
Mark directs the action on the streets of San Antonio. That's me being "mean" behind the car!
Night Watchman says, "Crime doesn't take an ice cream break!"
The Mighty Placeholder has arrived for his interview!
The heroes do battle with Lord Menace...a week before he arrives on location! Movies is magic!
M.A.X. gets the better of Night Watchman!
Luckily there was a break in filming! And M.A.X. just loves city buses for...reasons.
An unwelcome morning rain. I suspect Lord Menace was behind this!
"Whatever you do, JediCole, DO NOT break your gun!"
Preparing to film Lord Menace's portal device. This was such a cool set piece!
The "bad guy" was not such a bad guy, really. But then I was one of his henchmen.
My boys! For reasons I cannot fathom, the rest of the gang determined I was their leader! Was it the gloves? The ill-fitting mask? We may never know. But we do enjoy our work and me and the Angel Gang did win the J.D. Power and Associates Award for Best Henchmen three years running! Thanks for everything, guys! Oh, and thanks to Lord Menace!
A break meant a photo-op for some young fans who saw the filming in progress!
And then there's that selfie I took during production! #DoublingasaThugLife
