As you might notice from the appearance of the video player below, we decided to do a little experiment with this show. That’s right, Shots has gone video! In this episode, our inaugural video podcast, its all about Warhammer 40,000. What is that, you might ask? Click play below to find out! First, we review Boom! Studios’ Warhammer 40,000: Blood and Thunder comic book series, followed by a walkthrough of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game from Games Workshop.

Be sure to bop on over to the forums after you watch and tell us what you thought of this episode.

 

 Shots in the Dark Episode 12: Gatling Geek, Talisman Review, One More Day and Rock Band Cheat!: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (698)

In this episode, the Shots in the Dark crew runs the gamut with coverage of everything from board games to comics and video games. The show begins with a particularly poignant Gatling Geek, followed by a review of Talisman: The Board Game. After a quick musical break featuring MC Lars, the Shots in the Dark crew launches into a round table discussing the most controversial Marvel arc of the 21st century, Spider Man’s One More Day. Finally, at the show’s conclusion, Shots in the Dark reveals an EXCLUSIVE cheat for Rock Band that you will only hear about right here! So what are you waiting for? Download it now!And don’t forget to head to our delicious new forums and tell us what YOU think about One More Day, Talisman and anything we talked about today.

Man, I’m a dork. Well, about Frakin’ time is what you’re probably saying! Sorry for the delay, but the stars just weren’t aligned properly. Fear not, weary traveler, your Shots in the Dark goodness is here! So click the link and listen to us chat about geek news, rock out to this week’s featured artist Optimus Rhyme, talk about a classic fighting game, and of course, have a riveting conversation with Skottie Young of New X-Men and Mike Norton of All New Atom! Click it! NOW! NOWWWWWW!!!!!

And Remember, you can always Right-click and choose “Save Target As…” or something similar depending on the browser you use if you’d like to take your episodes with you on your iPod!

 

 Launch Party! Mike Norton and Skottie Young!: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (293)

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!

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