Movie Fighters Episode 1: Double Dragon

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Today, Matt Wilson and I are launching our newest project, Movie Fighters! If you read the movie reviews that we used to do at ComicsAlliance, then you’re already familiar with the format: We pick a (usually terrible) movie and go in-depth with it so you don’t have to. Movie Fighters is the same style, but instead of breaking it up into a two-part review, we’re doing it as an all-new audio experience. It’s like it’s being broadcast directly to your iPod or other MP3 playing device! We call it… a podcast.

The first episode is up now, where we go head-to-head with 1994′s genuinely terrible Double Dragon, and you can get the whole thing for just one dollar. And if you’ve already donated to the War Rocket Ajax fundraiser, then there’s a download code for the first episode waiting for you in your inbox. We’ll be doing the show biweekly, starting with finishing our promised round-up of fighting movie games, going through Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Tekken, King of Fighters, and then on to our next listener-voted series. Will we finally be forced to sit through all five (six? seven?) Resident Evil movies? Who knows?

If you still have doubts, you can listen to the first track (our introduction, where we talk about skating rinks and beat-em-ups) for free, so please give it a shot and let us know what you think!

War Rocket Ajax #158: A Man Who Seeks Revenge with Greg Rucka

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This week on War Rocket Ajax, Greg Rucka is back to talk about his highly successful Kickstarter for Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether! Also, and I know this is going to be shocking, we talk about Batman a little bit. Plus, barbecue and wrestling are the two great tastes that taste great together, and we announce our brand new project!

War Rocket Ajax #158: A Man Who Seeks Revenge with Greg Rucka

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Show Notes:

Follow Greg Rucka on Twitter and Tumblr. He likes to answer people’s questions about Wonder Woman.

Read Lady Sabre, by Greg and Rick Burchett, and then check out the Kickstarter!

Matt’s new column at MTV Geek. He talks about Kickstarter there, too.

Tim Donst cut a promo from the hospital.

Chris’s Rec: The Chikara Mixtapes

Matt’s Rec: Django Unchained

Comics Reviewed:  Batman & Red Hood #20, Batman #20, Archer & Armstrong #0.

War Rocket Ajax #157: Hashtag Hireable with Caleb Goellner

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This week on War Rocket Ajax, we’re joined by my ex-boss, Caleb Goellner, for a show that’s equal parts a memorial for ComicsAlliance and a pretty optimistic chat about his awesome comics, Task Force Rad Squad and Mermaid Evolution. It’s a long one, clocking in at almost two hours, but… well, we had a lot to say. Plus: Love Haters, Matt finally discovers Copra, and yet another discussion of why Chris can’t play the shootin’ games that all the cool kids like so much.

War Rocket Ajax #157: Hashtag Hireable with Caleb Goellner

(WARNING: Contains NSFW language)


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You can also stream the show using the player above, or download it in MP3 format from WarRocketAjax.com.

Show Notes:

Caleb’s on Twitter! Follow him if you like hearing about pugs and snowboards, bro.

Pay whatever you want for Task Force Rad Squad (even $0, if you’re an unemployed cheapskate) and read Mermaid Evolution online!

The War Rocket Ajax donation drive is back. Hit the comments or send an email to warrocketpodcast at gmail and tell us what you’d like for rewards.

Rest In Peace, Michael Ryan. Listen to his amazing hater story from his appearance on the show.

Which is your favorite Mighty Mutanimal?

Chris’s Rec: Chris Sims and Matt Wilson, for all your bad movie-watching needs.

Matt’s Rec: Farcry 3: Blood Dragon

Comics Reviewed: Adventures of Superman #1, The Copra CompendiumIndestructible Hulk #7.

War Rocket Ajax #156: That Means I Win with Justin Aclin

Ajax156There are very few forbidden topics on the War Rocket Ajax Podcast, but this week, we take on one of the few: A discussion about S*** W*** (the Space Fantasy Franchise That Shall Not Be Named Upon The ISB) with Justin Aclin, writer of a new series of Clone Wars graphic novels! Plus, Matt is spending the weekend at C2E2, and Chris is playing a game for creeps.

War Rocket Ajax #156: That Means I Win with Justin Aclin

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We are available on iTunes! Click here to find ComicsAlliance Presents War Rocket Ajax in iTunes, where you can subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the show!

You can also stream the show using the player above, or download it in MP3 format from WarRocketAjax.com.

Notes:

Follow Justin Aclin on Twitter!

Read all about the Mandalorian Crushgaunt. Please note that this will take up all of your day and that while you can do it in secret, we will all be able to tell what you did.

In DOA 5, Zack goes full-on minstrel:

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Obviously, we’ll have some pretty big news to discuss on next week’s show. Hoo boy, will we ever.

Chris’s Rec: Mass Effect 3‘s Citadel DLC.

Matt’s Rec: The Mel Brooks episode of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast.

Comics Reviewed: Batman Incorporated #10, Jupiter’s Legacy #1, and G.I. Joe #3.

War Rocket Ajax #103: Sayonara Sacrifice vs. Party Quetzalcoatl, with Sam Humphries

 

 

This week on War Rocket Ajax, Matt and I talk to Sam Humphries, the writer of the indie smash-hits Our Love Is Real and Sacrifice, the incoming cowriter of Ultimates, and an all-around cool dude. It’s a great discussion of indie comics, what it takes to get yourself out there, how hard you have to work and how occasionally it can pay off, with information on how he draws inspiration from everything from hangovers to cooking classes.

There is also an in-depth discussion of a man having sex with a dolphin.

War Rocket Ajax, everybody!

War Rocket Ajax #102: Rage of the Screaming Centipede with Kagan McLeod!

 

 

The ISB was down earlier this week with some Zero Cool-style hackery, so chances are good by this point that you’re already seen it because of course you’re subscribed through iTunes, but: This week, War Rocket Ajax is joined by Infinite Kung Fu creator Kagan McLeod!

If you haven’t read this comic, it’s absolutely amazing. You can read something like 250 pages of it for free online, the whole thing is $10 digitally, and it’s worth five times that in pure, awesome fun. A word of warning, though: McLeod and I get pretty in-depth in discussing kung fu movies, so this one might not be for everyone. To his credit, though, Matt Wilson did do a good job of editing out his bored sighs when I started talking about how much I love the idea of the Flying Guilloutine.

War Rocket Ajax #101: Friendship is a Sword with Rick Spears and Chuck BB

 

 

That’s right, y’all, we are back to our original numbering. Marvel Style! This week, War Rocket Ajax gets brutal with the creators of Black Metal! We talk about the influence of music on comics, the cheery story of Mayhem, and yes: I ask Chuck BB about his appearance on The Pickup Artist.

Also, in case I forgot to link to it, last week was our 100th episode, featuring a predictably disastrous visit from our friends at LBFA.