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The Nerd Council returns to hatch new plans for world domination. Topics include, new D&D books from WotC, whatever Disney is doing with the Acolyte and Star Wars content, and more!

Ed returns to talk about Shades of Vengeance's newest game Balam. Balam is a ttrpg where you pilot a space fighter to defend the Earth from alien invaders. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-balam?ref=2rznf7

The Sandman continues Netflix's trend of starting off a new series ok and then a few episodes in the quality falls off a cliff. The show does have some of Neil Gaiman's excellent use of mythology and dialogue, but overall the series suffers from horrible changes. It seems as though there were too many cooks in the kitchen each person making changes to fit his or her own agenda. #sandman #netflix #neilgaiman

Ya Boi Zack, also known as Richard C Meyer, has been on of the leading voices in independent comics since he came onto the YouTube scene in 2017. He took on industry pros criticizing them for what he saw as the reasons for the American comic book industry's problems. Through his channel Comics Matter (originally Diversity in Comics) he changed the landscape for indie creators by promoting crowdfunded comics. Industry pushback on his videos lead to them calling him "comicsgate" which is a movement of independent creators who don't wish to kowtow to people working for Marvel and DC. Zack has recently caused controversy by selling his new book for $1 and refusing to do livestreams.

Adam Lawson of Gifted Rebels is back with a new book The Exiled. Co-created with Wesley Snipes , Keith Arem and art by Gabriel "Eskivo" Santos and colors by Valentina Bianconi. In this dark tale, Detective Niles “Roach” Washington pursues a serial killer five thousand years in the makings. The world around him says to ignore the signs he's seeing, but his instincts push him forward. With enemies on all sides and within, Roach wades into the darkness to find the killer and uncovers Earth’s darkest secret. To back it on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/failedsuperhero/the-exiled?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=exiled

Aaron Bennett and Rod Luper return to talk about their new sci-fi, horror book: Fractured Echo. Space salvagers detect a faint signal deep in space. When they investigate they discover horrible nightmares on the remains of the ship. Are they demons or something worse?

The summer crossover: Black Hops x Kamen America x Soulfinder, published by Iconic Comics is well underway. People have been snatching this book up on both kickstarter and indiegogo. Tim Lim artist and creator stops by to talk about the book, why comics, and where he sees their future going in the US and abroad. #iconic #comicbooks #manga

The Nerd Council returns! The Dungeon Delver and Dungeon Minister join me to talk about: Is college necessary for nerdy careers?, are crypto and NFTs worth the hype?, how is Disney+'s Obi-wan series and professionalism in geek hobbies (Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone) Yang Yan Zhao, the Dungeon Delver and Dungeon Minister #obiwan #SatinePhoenix #crypto

Peter Simeti, publisher of Alterna Comics, author of The Chair and modern day Stan Lee is back! He has come out of his self imposed creative hiatus and is back with a series about the King of the cryptids that he says can write for the rest of his life. King Cryptid is about the lord of hidden monsters and their relation to people encroaching on their domain in New Hampshire #alternacomics #PeterSimeti #indiecomics Back it here: https://igg.me/at/kingcryptid/x#/ Tomorrow the Nerd Council of Doom returns here: https://youtu.be/BG287NFdhKU

Ty joins us to talk about comics and his new indigogo campaign for The Undying Chronicle: Eyes of Red and Purple https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-undying-chronicle-eyes-of-red-and-purple#/

Clint Stoker (aka Sweetcast) returns. What are dirty sodas, crypto currencies, indie comics, and his new indigogo campaign: Clint Stoker's Dracula. https://igg.me/at/ClintStokersDracula/x#/

Check out the John Hervey's new campaign here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/magna-and-the-posse--2/x/18621618#/

magic gal media returns to talk about Black Rhapsody and lessons in crowdfunding

I to finish this sewer map for Thursday night's DnD 5e game!! Pencils and inks pretty much done now I'm onto Photoshop. Can I finish in time???? The map is 11"x17" (A3 size) done in pencil and ink then finished in Photoshop #DnD #mapDrawing #drawstream

In this week's Comic review Crystal McGee's The Good Knight has finally dropped. The tale of a knight's soul trapped in the body of a teddy bear. When his human is kidnapped and taken to another realm the bear is honor bound to follow. #indiecomics #horror

There's no way I'm sleeping tonight so I'm drawing some maps for a while! #DnD #mapDrawing

Do you have a crowdfunding project? Maybe it's a comic book or a D&D campaign guide. You know you need to get the word out and one of the best ways is to go on YouTube channels to talk about it. How do you find the right one and how do you make it memorable for buyers? Take a look at how to crush your appearances on YouTube talkshows and success at crowdfunding promotion. #crowdfundingPromotion #talkshow

Among the new comics 2022 is Quinn Howard's (aka Quinn's Ideas). Quinn came to fame by hosting a YouTube channel that covered George RR Martin's, A Song of Ice and Fire. He has since branched out into Dune. Tadhya is Quinn's first foray into comic writing. While Matt Weldon's does an amazing job on pencils and inks, the writing and colors leave a lot to be desired. The writing reads like more of a novel as opposed to writing for a visual medium. In many places the colors mar Weldon's work flattening it or otherwise making it hard to read. #indieComics

Rod Luper and Aaron Bennett of Fractured Echo stop by to talk about sci-fi in comics. You can find the sign up on indiegogo here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fractured-echo/coming_soon

A new non-Tom Cruise version of the Jack Reacher series called, Reacher, is out on Amazon Prime. #reacher #LeeChild #TomCruise

In new comics this week Dr. Alpha by S.A. Rivera (aka Literature Devil) finally arrives. A mad scientist, Dr. Alpha, is freed from jail to help a group of super heroes stop an alien invasion. #DrAlpha. #indiecomics

Yesterday in independent comics, Von Klaus had a complaint made against his Terror in the Trenches campaign on Indiegogo. As a result he needs to remove and refund one of his perks before Indiegogo will release the campaign funds to Von Klaus, unfortunately they didn't say which perk it was. This dovetails into another recent discussion which is: crowdfunding vs. having your own web store. This incident really makes the case that even if you crowdfund you need to have your own web store to a heckler's veto canceling your project. You can find Terror in the Trenches here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/terror-in-the-trenches-vol-1#/ #comicbooks #corwdfunding

John Hervey and Rod Luper are back with Black TIger Hidden Dragon, a sequel to Black Tiger: Legacy of Fury. We pick up with Jen Fong in the aftermath of her father and brother's deaths. She searches far and wide find out who is responsible. We also see how this has affected her personal life. Rod Luper delivers excellent martial arts action on pencils and inks. Buy the book: https://igg.me/at/blacktigerhd1/x#/ Live interviews with John: https://youtu.be/IQRjJ1cqwIU https://youtu.be/FEqm0YXsqzc

Indie comic author and artist Luke Stone stops by to talk about indy comics and his new campaign for Hybrids The Killing Field part 1-3 The Killing Fields https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hybrids-the-killing-field-parts-1-3/coming_soon/x/18621618 The Longshots https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-longshots/x/18621618#/ Website: http://www.lukestonestudios.com/ #indieComics #ComicBooks #comicsGate

Chloe the Cartographer stops by to talk to us about her love and mastery of map making, commissioning works, how to make your maps better and gaming in Europe. See more of her work here: http://artstation.com/chloebolland