<description>&lt;p&gt;Writer Ryan Benson caught a wave onto the indie comics scene with his debut ECLIPSED, a tie-in comic to the upcoming VAMPIRE SURF CULT animated series! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He dishes on the book, his ties to the show and all about his new story “Sir William and the Scourge” which features incredible art by &lt;a href="http://www.instagram.com/thecatonaut" rel="nofollow"&gt;Mason O’Halloran&lt;/a&gt;. This sword and sorcery/horror yarn is going to be featured in AHA! (A Horror Anthology!)  That's 70+ pages, 8 stories, 3 covers and 1 nightmare inducing book that you can support on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/imchrisstall/chk-comics-presents-aha-a-horror-anthology" rel="nofollow"&gt;Check out the campaign!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Parasite Steve&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Steve Van Samson (&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93\&amp;amp;query=steve+van+samson" rel="nofollow"&gt;read&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;8-Bit Alchemy&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;...... AKA Tim Krikorian (&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@8BitAlchemy/featured" rel="nofollow"&gt;listen&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Coopster Gold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Justin Cooper (&lt;a href="https://www.epictalesfromthesewers.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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Writer Ryan Benson is here to talk about monster battling knights, surfing vampires and how he broke into comics!

The Brig: That AHA! Moment (w/ Ryan Benson)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Tonight… locked in the pit of despair we call THE BRIG… we have the creators of the long-running storytelling podcast ACHEWILLOW and the first Achewillow novel &amp;quot;A DASH OF DEMON&amp;quot;! Both chronicle the exploits in and around a fictional Canadian/American town, where you can get a darn good cup of coffee, but also… possibly disemboweled by a demon. :o&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Writer, J.F. Dubeau and narrator/producer Amy Frost spill the tea on how Achewillow came about, just what the heck COZY HORROR is and why food (baking in particular) is so intrinsic to the show's DNA. Later on, we try something new, as guests and hosts alike take turns dropping some recipes on your butts! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pre-order your copy of A Dash of Demon from your local bookseller or&lt;a href="https://copperdogbooks.com/search?q=a%20dash%20of%20demon" rel="nofollow"&gt; snag one from our favorite!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Parasite Steve&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Steve Van Samson (&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93\&amp;amp;query=steve+van+samson" rel="nofollow"&gt;read&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;8-Bit Alchemy&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;...... AKA Tim Krikorian (&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@8BitAlchemy/featured" rel="nofollow"&gt;listen&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Coopster Gold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Justin Cooper (&lt;a href="https://www.epictalesfromthesewers.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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We welcome the team behind the popular storytelling podcast, Achewillow!

The Brig: A Dash of Demon (w/ J. F. Dubeau & Amy Frost)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Tonight we'll be spotlighting characters that have had a ton of different VARIATIONS over the years. Think costumes, alternate dimensions and even the dreaded heel turn!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We plumbed the depths of video games and comic books to find just the right candidates to create quite the motley crew for you to enjoy. Ever see #Batman on the same list as #SimonBelmont ? Well, now you have! And the medium that shows off these different versions of our characters can be anything. Action figures, cartoons, games, comics and movies. For this episode, we are all over the place!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Parasite Steve&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Steve Van Samson (&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93\&amp;amp;query=steve+van+samson" rel="nofollow"&gt;read&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;8-Bit Alchemy&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;...... AKA Tim Krikorian (&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@8BitAlchemy/featured" rel="nofollow"&gt;listen&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Coopster Gold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Justin Cooper (&lt;a href="https://www.epictalesfromthesewers.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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Tonight we'll be spotlighting characters from video games, toys & comics that have a ton of different VARIATIONS!

S8E7 - Ep 175: Character Variants, Alternate Costumes & Palette Swaps

<description>&lt;p&gt;Our guest tonight is a legendary character actor who you have definitely seen in more movies and TV shows than you can COUNT!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Daniel Roebuck has 273 acting credits on IMDB since his debut in 1985. You might recognize him from TV shows like Matlock, Nash Bridges, or a truly EXPLOSIVE appearance on LOST! He’s also appeared in movies like Rivers Edge, The Fugitive, U.S. Marshals, The Munsters, Terrifier 3 and so so many more. His new project is The Hail Mary… and right now, he’s has the distinct misfortune to be LOCKED in THE BRIG!!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Parasite Steve&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Steve Van Samson (&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93\&amp;amp;query=steve+van+samson" rel="nofollow"&gt;read&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;8-Bit Alchemy&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;...... AKA Tim Krikorian (&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@8BitAlchemy/featured" rel="nofollow"&gt;listen&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Coopster Gold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Justin Cooper (&lt;a href="https://www.epictalesfromthesewers.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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Legendary character actor Daniel Roebuck stops by to talk about his momentous career and his new passion project "The Hail Mary"

The Brig: 40 Years in Hollywood (w/ actor Daniel Roebuck)

<description>&lt;p&gt;The black sheep of the 16bit console generation of video games was definitely the TurboGrafx-16, but does coming in third mean it wasn't great in it's own right? Heck no! (link in comments)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We run down a list of our nine favorite TURBOTASTIC games (plus a few more in there for good measure) on the system that was called the PC-Engine in Japan. We cover everything from head-banging cave babies to everyone's favorite Jason Voorhees clone.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Parasite Steve&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Steve Van Samson (&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93\&amp;amp;query=steve+van+samson" rel="nofollow"&gt;read&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;8-Bit Alchemy&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;quot;...... AKA Tim Krikorian (&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@8BitAlchemy/featured" rel="nofollow"&gt;listen&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;strong&gt;Coopster Gold&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;...... AKA Justin Cooper (&lt;a href="https://www.epictalesfromthesewers.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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We're out to prove that the lesser of the three big 16bit video game consoles was awesome too!

S8E6 - Ep 174: TurboGrafx-16 / The Little PC-Engine That Could

Come aboard as your 3 wacky octo-hosts dive deep into the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond to discuss things like classic gaming, movies, tv shows, cartoons, music and even toys!

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