The Geek Show

4-Panel 22 – Green Lanterns Should Be 5 Years-Old

Archaeon 05/08/2015

On this week’s show we discuss the new superhero comedy move Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, the Wynonna Earp TV series, the possibility of an X-Men/Fantastic Four crossover movie and more. Our featured comics and manga are Spiderman and the X-Men, X-Statix, Hail Hydra, Suicide Squad, Secret Wars: Siege, Guardians […]

S11E04 – Dead Genres

Archaeon 30/07/2015

What happens when a genre declines in popularity? Does it disappear, or do fragments of it appear in other story types? Come to think of it, are there any genres that are  generally considered useless or defunct? These are the questions that keep us awake at night (well, aside from […]

Keyframe 19 – Some Summer Impressions

Archaeon 27/07/2015

So we’re a few weeks into the Summer anime season and we thought it was the perfect time to discuss a few of the new shows that we’ve decided to watch. We’ve also got some news and announcements from San Diego Comic-Con, and our featured anime is Kill la Kill […]

4-Panel 21 – Would Anyone Like Seconds?

Archaeon 25/07/2015

This week we discuss the news, trailers and announcments from San Diego Comic-Con – which leads to a heated debate about Joker psychology before we take a look at the all-new, all-different titles coming from Marvel after Secret Wars. Our featured comics and manga this week are giant-sized Little Marvel: […]

Bit Panel 20 – I’ll Take You All On!

Archaeon 25/07/2015

Playing against other people has become an integral part of many video games, but what makes the multiplayer aspect enjoyable, why are so many developers determined to include it in some form, and is it really necessary to have it in order to have fun? This week’s featured game is […]

S11E03 – Creating Worlds

Archaeon 23/07/2015

Every story has to happen somewhere, but that place doesn’t really have any fixed dimensions so it can often be quite a small space – life an office or a car. Welcome to the narrative universe where we find out more about worldbuilding. Reviews – Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4/PC) This […]

S11E02 – Teaching and Learning

Archaeon 17/07/2015

On this week’s episode we try to find out more about how things are taught and learned, and who actually bothers following tutorials anyway? Reviews – Disgaea Triple Play (3, 4 & D2 – PS3), LEGO: Jurassic World (PS4), Ronin (PC). This week’s news had to stand in the corner […]

4-Panel 20 – Capwolf Rides Again!

Archaeon 12/07/2015

The legendary boxes of old comics finally make their appearance, causing Andrew to immediately construct the building of his dreams – a fort made of comics – and in the process he unearths some interesting stuff. This week the gang discuss Wonder Woman’s new costume, the movie adaptation of John […]

S11E01 – SunnyCon 2015 Special

Archaeon 06/07/2015 1

We finally hit our 11th series, and what better way to kick things off than with a special for one of our favourite conventions – SunnyCon. This year saw no small amount of trials, tribulations, cancellations, and the ever-present forces of nature, but even amongst all of the diversity the […]

S10E24 – E3 2015 Special

Archaeon 05/07/2015

The Electronic Entertainment Expo – or E3 as it’s more widely known – is the biggest week in the video games calendar for a number of reasons, but 2015 will be particularly remembered as the year of “how the hell did they major news like that a secret?” So without […]