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Oh yes indeed, we have yet another mind-blowing, heart-wrenching, and all manner of hyphen-laden hyperbole show for you this week! We’ve managed to get the whole crew together, sans The Viceroy and JB, who are currently en route to LA to join in the “Picketing with the Stars”. So Lucas “The Geek”, Janelle, Vince and Imoticon all talk turkey on all manner of geeky goodness. Get ready for an Otaku Onslaught as we discuss Hiroki Endo’s Eden: It’s an Endless World and then dig into some video game discourse on Rockband and Guitar Hero III. The crew also talks about the new digital age of comics and Marvel’s upcoming plans to take their expansive library into the 21st century with Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited.Just click on any one of the wonderfully eye-catching buttons below to play, download or bookmark this totally new and truly outrageous gem of a show.

No, we’re not having a sexual encounter with Harry Potter (though I’m sure Janelle…and MAYBE Vince wouldn’t mind). We’re gonna be rocking Wizard World Chicago starting in, oh, about 2 hours! Boo-yizzle! Look TONIGHT for the premier of our all-new all-different feature that we’ve been promising for about 2 months, THE POCKETCAST! We’ve got so DAMN much content coming to you this weekend, it can’t be contained in a simple show, so we’ll be putting it out in bite-sized bits. Look for Panel coverage here and from us and our other Best Shots and Newsarama friends at the Newsarama site, and look forward to interviews with creators, cosplayers, and editors, oh my! So if you want the best Wizard World coverage around, join Newsarama, Shotgun Reviews, and Shots in the Dark for a killer weekend!

Alright, for those of you who will be attending the Shots in the Dark Launch Party tomorrow, first don’t forget, it’s at 1530 W. Lake Cook Road in Wheeling, IL! Mapquest may not show it, but it’s there, right by the corner of Weiland and Lake Cook, behind TGI Fridays!

Second, we thought you might like an itinerary of what exactly will be going on and when!

10am - We’ll be kicking off the party in high style! Drop in and check out Hero Headquarter’s new digs, chat us up, and hang out! We’ll be recording the news segment of our show during this time so if you want to say hi this is the time to do it!

10am until 9pm - We’ll be playing video games all day long! All the games we have we chose so that anyone can drop in and play a round, so don’t be shy!

12pm (noon) until 4pm - Skottie Young and Mike Norton will be arriving, ready to sign anything you desire… errr… maybe! Don’t forget some cash for sketches, 100% of the proceeds from the sketches will be donated to the Hero Initiative!

12pm (noon) until the end of time - Also when we’ll kick off the raffles! Not only do we have signed stuff from creators like Brian K. Vaughan, Sean McKeever, and Robert Richardson, but we also have a signed copy of MC Lars’ CD, The Graduate! Every hour on the hour from noon until we’re out of stuff we’ll be raffling something off!

2pm until 4pm - Heroclix! If you’re a tabletop gamer, this is the time to be there by!!

5pm until 6pm - Play Name That Video Game Tune with us! Our favorite game!

5pm until the end - Tim Demeter will be checking in to do sketches and hang out with us! Sketch proceeds still go to Hero Initiative!

7pm until night’s end - Munchkin! If you’re not into Heroclix but you love table top, join The Viceroy from some Munchkin action…. ummm…

8pm - Bidding on the Nightwing page pencilled by Phil Hester and inked by Ande Parks ENDS! Be sure to get there before 8 if you want to place a bid!!

9pm - Get out! Party’s over!

Chicago, IL (April 17, 2007) - The April 28th episode of Shots in the Dark will be recorded at the Shots in the Dark Launch Party at Hero Headquarters! The episode will include the usual geek news, as well as interviews with Tim Demeter, Mike Norton, and Skottie Young. You can participate in this week’s show just by attending the party and saying hi! The party will be from 10am - 9pm on Saturday, April 28th at Hero Headquarters, 1530 W. Lake Cook Rd. in Wheeling, IL.

Other activities at the launch party include gaming of many different kinds including Heroclix, raffles and auctions of signed goods from Brian K. Vaughan, Robert Richardson, Sean McKeever, Eric Wight, and Geoff Johns, as well as original sketches and pages by creators such as Phil Hester and Ande Parks. Half of the proceeds from the auctions and raffles, as well as 100% of the proceeds from any sketches done at the event will be donated to the Hero Initiative ( www.heroinitiative.org). The Shots in the Dark launch party also kicks off the Grand Re-Opening Week of Hero Headquarters which will culminate in their own celebration on May 5th!

Don’t forget there are now THREE great Shots in the Dark episodes available for download on the Shots in the Dark website, including the gang’s interview with comics legend Jeph Loeb!

Has it been 7 days since our amazing talk with Jeph Loeb already? It sure has! And that means you get to hear us talk about everything Geek Culture once again! All the Geek News you can use in the Geek Gauntlet, a review of Battle Pope by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, a review of the OEL Manga Boys of Summer by *gasp* Chuck Austen, a tech review of the Logitech Harmony Remote for XBOX360, some killer new tracks by MC Frontalot, and loads of other geek talk, hijinks, and maybe a sound effect or two, just for our Irish friend The Guvnor! So click the link, listen to the show, and then click on Forum and tell us what you think!

 

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That’s right, the moment you’ve ALL been waiting for…..

The show is up! So click the link below, download, listen, enjoy, maybe go to your happy place, negotiate a deal with the big pink elephant to allow you to rule a third world country, and don’t forget to listen alllllll the way to the end for a HUGE announcement about the first ever guest of Shots in the Dark!

The First Show!

And stay tuned- tomorrow we’ll have a couple new threads in the Forum and a special contest for our first episode!

Hey boys and girls, I thought it was time for me to come say hello on here! Wow, what a crazy exciting time for us, and heck, for you too! Our move to Shotgun was a great one, and we’re all exceedingly excited about it. There’s so many things going on right now that I don’t even know where to start. I guess I’ll just pick one and be off…

First, the brand spankin’ new site! It’s very shiny. It’ll be about a month or so before we have all the little tweaks we want added in, but it’s nice to have a home to refer people to! Plus, it’s in my favorite colors, red and black, which makes me all happy like. But just keep checking in, as there will be regular changes going on around here.

Second, our first podcast is going to be uploaded for your enjoyment this Saturday, April 7th. That actually coincides with the birthday of the person who got me into this crazy geeky mess, my brother, so it all works out in a very zen way. We’re working on some great content for you. We’ve got some great new sound thingies and whatnot, I don’t know what all we’ve got, but then that’s Vince’s job. I just know that when you finally hear it, it will be both interesting and pleasant on the ears. I know that I myself have a review of Diddy Kong Racing DS lined up, plus a little love poem from us to GameTap (*loving sigh*), and lots of geek news! These couple of weeks that we’ve been off-air has made me really jones for it, and I know the guys feel the same way, so I just KNOW that this first show is going to be amazing - as is every one that will follow.

Third, we’ve got our launch party that we’re planning. There’s a lot of stuff to be worked out as to what exactly will be going on and where, but that’s what happens when you develop crazy ideas for the unfortunately not so distant future. We’ll have a fun event for all of you Chicago folks to attend, so keep your ear to the ground. As of right now, we’ll have a couple signed Brian K. Vaughn books to auction (as well as more signed comic creator swag that’ll be flowing into the SitD offices over the next couple of weeks), a video game raffle, and much much more - plus half the proceeds will be going to the Hero Initiative. You won’t want to miss it, I promise!!!

In other randomness, Lucas and I watched all 22 episodes of Buffy season 7 in 2 days. It was kind of scary. But so awesome. I cry like a girl during that last episode. Which, of course, makes sense given that I am a girl. Hmmm… I’m also reading a couple new mangas and watching some new anime so that I’ll have some good Otaku Onslaughts for you in the coming weeks. And gaming like crazy. I’ve become addicted to Age of Wonders II, which I got on GameTap. It’s just so freaking addictive, and I can’t stop playing it even when I know I should be doing other things, like work, or school. As if those things are important! Bah.

Anyway, I think that’s all of the actual semi-intelligent things I have to say for the night. I hope you’re all as excited as we are about getting this thing off the ground, and we’ll see you…. errrr… you’ll hear us next week!

Well, here we are. Shots in the Dark- you don’t see us, but you always hear us. I’m Lucas, aka The Geek, and I’m here to welcome you to a new era.

What was the old era, you ask? Well, we’re not gonna talk about that much. Let’s just say there WAS an old era, and all 6 core members of this fantabulous new blog/podcast team have worked together on a different podcast previously. In addition to that, Janelle and I have been writing for Best Shots and Shotgun Reviews for a while now.

What’re we bringing to this new era? I’m so glad you asked! First and foremost, we are a Podcast team. There’re tons and tons of podcasts out there nowadays, but not a lot that cover the broad range of “Geek Culture” that we do here. Between our original content in the form of bits, segments, and more to come, and our amazing interviews with people like nerdcore rapper MC Lars and DC Senior Editor Mike Marts (and that was just in a 3 week span!), we are going to bring nothing but the best to your tempanic membranes. For those who are more visually stimulated, that’s why we have our full site, and of course, this here BLOG

As for Reviews, we’ll be reviewing just about everything under the sun. We have cool reviews coming up on some newish Nintendo DS games, and some hot gear from Logitech. If you’re wondering if you should be throwin down those hard earned ducketts on something, we’ll let you know here.

So, if you’ve heard us talk before, you’re in for the best of the old and a whole crapload of exciting new.

If you’re a new listener/reader, welcome! We officially launch on April 7th, and we’ll be jumping into this thing head first. Stay tuned for the announcement on our exact topic- we want to keep you in suspense a little longer.

Until then, visit our site, talk to us on our forum, and most importantly, geek out!

-Lucas