tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22592575918260372362024-02-20T12:44:22.665-06:00Decapitated DanWelcome to the world of Decapitated Dan. All things Horror Comics, Dan Con, Monsters & Metal and so much more! Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comBlogger647125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-53990372057466313492017-02-07T12:20:00.000-06:002017-08-02T09:20:49.948-05:00photo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-38953293736895167032015-12-31T09:39:00.004-06:002015-12-31T09:39:57.502-06:00Decapitated Dan's Best of 2015: Metal Albums #10 - #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well it’s the end of the year, and what better way to recap it than by
making a list! So check out what Metal Albums I liked best in 2015!<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></h3>
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Now
I am by no means a music expert, I just love Metal. I'm not a music
reviewer by any means, however in 2013 I started a little podcast called
<a href="http://monstersandmetal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monsters & Metal</a>.
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this monthly show I get a chance to play some amazing music from all
over the globe. So I can't have just a Top 10, instead I have a Top 35!
So I started with with my <a href="http://decapitateddan.blogspot.com/2015/12/decapitated-dans-best-of-2015-metal.html" target="_blank">15 Honorable Mentions</a>, and then on to <a href="http://decapitateddan.blogspot.com/2015/12/decapitated-dans-best-of-2015-metal_18.html" target="_blank">#20 - #11</a>. So here it is, my top 10 Albums of 2015!<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#10) Disarmonia Mundi -<i> Cold Inferno</i></b></span></span><br />
Disarmonia Mundi is a band that never lets me down. NEVER. Their style is consistent and their albums are always solid from start to finish. Cold Inferno was a perfect addition to their catalog and just added to my love of the Melodic Death Genre. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Stormghost</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#9) Rise to Fall <i>- End vs Beginning</i></b></span></span><br />
Well I am now adding a new band to that Melodic Death love, because Rise to Fall is awesome. This album has everything I love on it. Great screams, great singing and some amazing music to back it all up. I am so glad I discovered this band this year. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>The Threshold</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#8) Mechina -<i> Acheron</i></b></span></span><br />
I don't even know how to truly describe Mechina. They have some of the most amazing metal sounds I heard this year, but what adds to it are all the extras. There are parts that seem to have a choir singing the choruses, mixed with electronics and sometimes a concert band here and there. This one took me by surprise and I could not stop listening to it. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>On the Wings of Nefeli</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#7) Mors Subita - <i>Degeneration</i></b></span></span><br />
Mors Subita has a great Melodic Death sound mixed with some damn good groves, but it also pounds when it needs to. They are one of the best bands I got to hear for the first time in 2015, because this album is as complete as it gets. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>End Complete</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#6) Kamelot - <i>Haven</i></b></span></span><br />
I would have never, never, never checked out this album had it not been for Z.M. Thomas making me review it on Monsters & Metal. Tommy Karevik is just an amazing vocalist, and he is what pulled me in. I do think that this album has a "Metal Musical Soundtrack" feel to it, but man is it good. I never really though I would enjoy the Power/Prog Metal genre so much, but damn this is good shit. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Citizen Zero</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#5) Angelmaker - <i>Dissentient</i></b></span></span><br />
This is Deathcore at it's finest if you ask me. This album is brutal, and never lets up. I love the two vocal styles, the back and forth from a high pitched scream to a low growl gets me every time. This one was a neck breaker too with those amazing drums. This was just a flat out amazing album. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Shia LeBeouf</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#4) 6:33 - <i>Deadly Scenes</i></b></span></span><br />
I am sure that my love of Dog Fashion Disco played into why I loved this album, but this was the creme dela creme of the all over the place sound. With great metal moments, mixed with jazz, choirs singing, circus sounds... ugh it's so good. I am actually dying in anticipation that they will come to the US to tour. I can not get enough of these songs. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Ego Fandango</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#3) Soilwork - <i>The Ride Majestic</i></b></span></span><br />
Soilwork is my constant. My go to. My band. There is no album from them that I will not listen to all the time. I just love this band. So a new album is out, and it's just as good as everything else they have ever done. I think that Bjorn's singing only gets better on each album. This was a Top 10 pick for me before it was released because I knew it was going to be amazing. Soilwork can not disappoint me. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Whirl of Pain</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#2) <i> </i>Sylosis - <i>Dormant Heart</i></b></span></span><br />
I was so excited for this album to come out back in January that I really wanted to put it on my 2014 list based off the two tracks I heard. Sylosis has become one of my favorite bands, and Dormant Heart is a perfect example of why. The guitars are ear melting, and then with Josh Middleton's vocals... I just sit back and take it all in. The easy way to put it, Sylosis is so god damn good! <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Victims and Pawns </i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#1) Leprous - <i>The Congregation</i></b></span></span><br />
All hail my new music addiction, Leprous. This Prog Metal band could be the best thing I discovered in the past 4 years. My god this album is amazing, and addicting as all hell. Einar Solberg's vocals just grab me and don't let go. When I heard The Congregation for the first time all the way through, I just instantly went and got every other album by the band, I had to hear more. No album got more plays from me this year, and I can't see it getting any less play time any time soon. This is as complete as it gets. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>The Flood </i><br />
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there you have it, my Top 10 albums for 2015 </b><br />
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Note: It was not easy to make this list. There are so many great metal
albums that come out each year, so I say to you, create your own list
and let the world know what stood out to you. </span><br />
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Well it’s the end of the year, and what better way to recap it than by
making a list! So check out what Metal Albums I liked best in 2015!<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></h3>
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Now
I am by no means a music expert, I just love Metal. I'm not a music
reviewer by any means, however in 2013 I started a little podcast called
<a href="http://monstersandmetal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monsters & Metal</a>.
On
this monthly show I get a chance to play some amazing music from all
over the globe. So I can't have just a Top 10, instead I have a Top 35!
So I started with with my <a href="http://decapitateddan.blogspot.com/2015/12/decapitated-dans-best-of-2015-metal.html" target="_blank">15 Honorable Mentions</a>, so now let's move on to #20 - #11.<br />
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Please note that I do not have the time to sit and listen to albums all day, so from what I heard these are my picks.<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#20) Moonspell -<i> Extinct</i></b></span></span><br />
There is just something in Fernando Ribeiro's voice that draws me in, song after song. This is a solid album that was great from start to finish. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Breathe</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#19) Act of Defiance -<i> Birth and the Burial </i></b></span></span><br />
Love the guitar work on these tracks. The metal vocal moments are solid, but I think I give my big nod to the harmonies. Loved this albums intensity. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Thy Lord Belial</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#18) Nightland - <i>Obsession</i></b></span></span><br />
You talk about an album that has it all, it's Obsession. The way that the band brought all of this together was so damn good. You have some great crunch moments, mixed with these amazing vocals, and the vocal layers are fluid. It all poured into my head and screamed, this is complete. Amazing stuff. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>A.R.E.S.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#17) The Darkness - <i>Last of our Kind</i></b></span></span><br />God damn it I love this band. The Darkness is my go to for a good time. If I'm in a shitty mood I'd throw on a track and just pick myself back up. Plus how can you not love Justin Hawkins voice? And yeah. I know its more on the rock side, but it's so good! <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Barbarian</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#16) Embryo - <i>Embryo</i></b></span></span><br />I loved the intensity on this album. The pacing was amazing on all the songs, and it never let up. Plus the double vocals always get me right between the ears. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Manipulate My Consciousness</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#14) Abiotic - <i>Casuistry</i></b></span></span><br />
Abiotic could possibly one of the only all over the place bands I love. I know they are listed as Progressive Death Metal, but to me the sound is all over the place. So what draws me to this band? The drums are through the roof, the double vocals are amazing, and those guitars... oh man those guitars. I freaking love this album. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Violent Scriptures</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#13) Dog Fashion Disco -<i> Ad Nauseam</i></b></span></span><br />Two DFD albums in two years, I must be in heaven! I will always have a spot in my heart for this band, and this was another top notch album. The mixture of metal and jazz has never been done better. DFD 4-EVER! <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Golden Mirage</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#12) Tainted - <i>Into Tempation</i></b></span></span><br />
When I first heard this album it was on non-stop rotation. The way everything came together here is just jaw dropping good. No track was a letdown, and it is all packaged perfectly. I really hope this band hits the States someday. I would love to see them live. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Torch the Ground</i><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#11) Khemmis - <i>Absolution</i></b></span></span><br />
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is my slow jam, right here. This was a low, so peaceful and moving
masterpiece. There is not a moment where I'm not slowly headbanging, or
moving. The vocals are out of this world too. I think this might have
been the album I told the most people about in 2015. <b>Highlight Track:</b> <i>Torn Asunder</i><br />
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there you have it, my #20 - #11 albums for 2015! Make sure to
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Note: It was not easy to make this list. There are so many great metal
albums that come out each year, so I say to you, create your own list
and let the world know what stood out to you. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12357292826158808374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-65871171771910722302015-12-13T08:31:00.000-06:002015-12-13T08:31:39.862-06:00Decapitated Dan's Best of 2015: Metal Albums Honorable Mentions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well it’s the end of the year, and what better way to recap it than by
making a list! So check out what Metal Albums I liked best in 2015!<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></h3>
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Now
I am by no means a music expert, I just love Metal. I'm not a music
reviewer by any means, however in 2013 I started a little podcast called
<a href="http://monstersandmetal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monsters & Metal</a>. On
this monthly show I get a chance to play some amazing music from all
over the globe. So I can't have just a Top 10, instead I have a Top 35! So let's get this party started with with my 15 Honorable Mentions. I will save my thoughts for the Top 20.<br />
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Please note that I do not have the time to sit and listen to albums all day, so from what I heard these are my picks.<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Graveworm - </b><i><b>Ascending Hate</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We Butter the Bread with Butter - </b><i><b>Wierder geil!</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Torche - </b><i><b>Restarter</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stab.twist.pull - </b><i><b>Lifeline</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Soundcrawler - </b><i><b>Dead-End Host</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Daemon Pyre - </b><i><b>Daemon Pyre</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Walking Corpse Syndrome - </b><i><b>We are the Humans</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Smash Hit Combo -</b><i><b> Playmore</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ghost Lights - </b><i><b>Dark Zero One</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Solution .45 - </b><i><b>Nightmares in the Waking State</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Scarnival - </b><i><b>The Art of Suffering</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Clouds and Oceans - </b><i><b>But Hope Remains</b></i><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fear Factory - </b><i><b>Genexus</b></i></span></span><br />
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<b>So
there you have it, My Honorable Mention albums for 2015! Make sure to check back for picks #20 - #11 and again for picks #10 - #1. </b><br />
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Note: It was not easy to make this list. There are so many great metal
albums that come out each year, so I say to you, create your own list
and let the world know what stood out to you. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12357292826158808374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-47173112843394114492015-12-11T15:38:00.001-06:002015-12-11T15:38:46.564-06:00Decapitated Dan's Best of 2015: Novels<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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Well it’s the end of the year, and what better way to recap it than by making a list! This is just a list ranking the books I read / listened to in 2015.<br />____________________________________</h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>11) The Rising - Brian Keene <i>(Audio)</i></b></span><br />
I like zombies, but I don’t like zombies. Does that make sense? Probably not, so let me try to explain. As you will go down this list you will see how much I like Brian Keene’s work, but zombies are zombies and just don’t do it for me in book form. Now I’m not bashing this book, it has a lot of great twists and turns. I love what the dead are, because it plays into the Mythos, it is why I will read the rest of the series. I also want to point out that a big reason why it is at the bottom of my list here is because I did not care for the narrator. He even did the sequel which, I started and then stopped so I will just read it now instead of doing the audio version. So overall, it’s a good book, but from what I read in 2015 it was not as good as the others.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>10) Starship Troopers - Robert A. Heinlein <i>(Audio)</i></b></span><br />
Do you want to know more? You’re damn right you do, and this book is nothing like the movie that rocks my socks. I love the movie, so I said I wanted to try the book and my god they are nothing alike. So the book kind of has the same cast, but what I really liked about it was how militaristic it was. It was not what I was expecting at all. Following Johny Rico the book focuses on how he goes into training and on to move up in the ranks to become a citizen. But this book focuses more on how the battles are fought and what is wrong how things were done in our time. It actually bashes the worlds governments and how they were run in the 1950’s. Which could still be true today. If you go into this book because you liked the movie, expect something completely different. It’s good, but I can easily see this not being for everyone.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>9) Castaways- Brian Keene <i>(Audio)</i></b></span><br />
Okay close your eyes. No wait... don’t close your eyes this is a written post not a podcast. Pretend you are closing your eyes and imagine the show Survivor. Now pretend that the island they are on is inhabited by a tribe of neanderthals who start to kill them. It’s an awesome vision right? Well that is Castaways! Kind of, there is more to it, but at it’s base this is a slaughter flick through and through. It was such a fun listen, and was done so well. Maynard McKillen was fantastic at reading this book. I have a drawback though, it was light on the connection to the other books. A small reference was all I was able to pick up. That just means it is safe for anyone who is not as big a freak on the Labyrinth Mythos as I am becoming.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>8) The Three - Sara Lotz <i>(Audio)</i></b></span><br />
So this book was just different than anything I had read before. Not in terms of the subject matter, but more in how it was presented. The book is told by various people sharing their stories of the Black Thursday event and what happened after that. It’s just a style of writing I had no encountered before, and came off like a breath of fresh air. The opening chapter blew me away. By the time I was done with it, I was hooked and there was no way I was going to put this book down. Not to mention the concept here. Four plane crashes, three child survivors, what happened? Are they human? Was there a fourth child? The questions are all there and all are answered kind of. Maybe it’s just my stupidity, but the ending was very satisfying but not super specific. This book might not be for everyone, in terms of how it is told, but to me it was amazing, and I was always wanting to move forward to know more. I did struggle with the Audio version, mostly because of all the voices that the actors were using. So for me it was a better read than listen.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>7) Ghost Walk - Brian Keene <i>(Book)</i></b></span><br />
If you didn’t figure it out yet, I’ll give you one guess as to who’s books I read the most of this year. Ghost Walk is the sequel to another book you will find on this list Dark Hollow, so I don’t want to really spoil anything should you want to read them. So to put it safely, this book takes place a few years after Dark Hollow, and really focuses on the setup of a Halloween attraction for the area. It has nods here and there to what happened before, but for the most part the first half of the book can stand on its own. However when it all starts to come together and move to the end, it would probably be best if you did know what had happened prior. So my personal feeling is that you need to read DH. The big takeaway for this book though is that it introduces Levi Stoltzfus, who I feel is Keene’s best character and needs more books (wink wink). So I don’t think I spoiled anything, so read my thoughts on DH and then read them both! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6) Urban Gothic - Brian Keene <i>(Book)</i></b></span><br />
Well look at that, more BK! So let me say this before going on, I started Urban Gothic with the audio format. Jeff Pringle is the narrator, and his style was not for me. I like it when narrators get in there and work up the voices. When they sell it by doing what they do. I did not get that Pringle. So I switched it up and went to the physical copy. So this book starts off as a “Haunted House” tale that leaves you with chills, but then it dives deeper. It brings in characters that had the feel of the Natives in Castaway, and the nods to Ghoul and Ghost Walk, GOOSEBUMPS!!! And I could totally be wrong about the Castaways nod, but It was what I thought of. This is the goriest and most brutal of the Keene books I have read too. The “horror/death” scenes are detailed very well, and really put me in that uncomfortable place. Special mention to the draining scene, that was all up in my head for awhile. So here is my only drawback on Urban Gothic, it really, really, really, really left me wanting to know more, and I mean MORE! Sure what was here was enough to make this book amazing, but I wish more answers had been given as to the who, how and what next questions. This book is so good, and it’s really safe for a Keene Newbie. I know I mentioned the little things that I caught here and there, but you don’t need to know anything about those things when i comes to this book. They are just readers to find. I need that sequel now!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5) Bestial - Ray Garton <i>(Book)</i></b></span><br />
Last year I had the absolute pleasure of listening to Garton’s Ravenous, so when I got my hands on the sequel I was really excited. This is a werewolf tale like no other, in terms of how the disease is spread. This book picks up sometime after the first book, but does a great job of recapping as it goes along. I needed that too, because it had been awhile since I had listened to its predecessor. The moments depicting attacks and death are fang-tastic, and what I came to expect from Garton. I was also introduced to two characters who had starred in a previous book of his, which I will hopefully get to read in 2016. I will say that this book is not safe to jump into on it’s own. I really do think you need to have read the first, but again that could just be because they are both such amazing books. I really want to know what will come next, but I have to wait patiently. Werewolf fans looking for a book to check out, look no further than Ravenous and Bestial, you will not be disappointed. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4) Nightwhere - John Everson <i>(Book)</i></b></span><br />
Erotic Horror, I think that might be a simple way to explain this book, but if I go for bigger words I think that calling it a Dark Sadomasochist Erotic Trip Through the Bowels of Hell might be more up it’s alley. Everson won my literary heart with The 13th. So I did expect the sex-factor with this book. I did not expect it to be this graphic though. I’m kind of worried now about John, just kidding. So this book revolves around a good and evil style tale, that goes deeper and darker than one would even imagine. Think about a swinger party, but everyone there is a Cenobite from the Hellraiser movies. I loved every damn second of it. There were times when I was writhing in my seat because the torture descriptions were so in depth. This book is definitely not for everyone, but for those willing to go to Nightwhere, you will be rewarded for your journey. This is just a damn good book.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3) Ghoul - Brian Keene <i>(Book)</i></b></span><br />
All hail BRIAN KEENE! ALA LA KEENE! ALA LA KEEN! WOW! What a fucking fantastic read this was. This is seriously a book that I suggest EVERYONE in the world should read. There is so much emotion in the voices of these three kids. I fell in love with all of them so fast, and was so sad as it all played out. I mean Brian just makes you feel for them as if they were your friends. I’ll make a simple comparison here, this book really had a “Stand By Me” feel to it. You have Timmy who is nothing but Wil Wheaton, Barry who is a mix of River Phoenix and Cory Feldman, and Doug is just straight up Jerry O’Connell. With a pure early 80’s vibe, as it takes place then, we follow the boys as they enter the start of Summer. A time that should be full of fun and sun, but instead is full of pain, loss and terror. Another I took away from the book was the number of monsters that are in these boys lives. Of course we have the obvious Ghoul, but their family lives are not all picture perfect. It really added to that emotional connection with the boys that I got as a reader. I really can’t say enough about how great this book was. Instant classic, and sure I read it to my 2 month old, but I don’t think we will come back to it until she is in her teens. I leave you with this, there is a movie, I will take your word for it if it is good or not. I want to see it, but after what the Horns movie did to that book, I’ll stay away. You have to read this book!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2) Dark Hollow - Brian Keene <i>(Book)</i></b></span><br />
Alright this is the last Keene book for this year, I promise. I honestly never thought I would like one of Brian’s books as much as I liked Darkness on the Edge of Town and A Gathering of Crows, but Dark Hollow is a bully that threatened me to never put it down. This book was a page turner and when I was done with it, I was sad. Not because of it’s ending, but because it ended when I wanted there to be more. Thank you for Ghost Walk, Brian. Dark Hollow is a sexual tale, but it’s so messed up and introduces the reader to what will become the Levi Stoltzfus universe. So initially I was waiting and waiting and waiting for Levi to show up, but that never happened. Instead I was introduced to Pow-Wow and other great things that lead into Levi coming in with Ghost Walk. But that means nothing, when trying to explain why this book was so good. I know I compared Ghoul to a movie, but I have to say that in a way this one had a Burbs feel to it. A bunch of neighbors going out to kick some ass. It’s got action, intrique and god damn it a Satyr! Ok fine, you don’t believe me, it’s okay, maybe the opening line of the book can convince you “It was on the first day of Spring that Big Steve and I saw Shelly Carpenter giving head to the hairy man.” SOLD! I’m gonna read it again just to put it on next years list too.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1) Bird Box - Josh Malerman <i>(Audio)</i></b></span><br />
I need you to do me a favor, you the one reading this list, get the audio version of this book, put it on your ipod, phone or whatever. Turn the lights off, try to make it as pitch black as possible, sit back and listen to this book. Sure you can do the book version, but trust me on this, not hearing Cassandra Campbell read this book is a crime. This book creeped me the fuck out. I was going to bleep the bad word there, but using it explains it perfectly, this book is fucking creepy! Imagine a world where if you see something you go insane and either kill someone and then yourself, or just kill yourself. So it’s no wonder that everyone lives in the dark by being blindfolded in fear of seeing something. This story is told in two layers, which are separated basically by even and odd chapters. So one story is of a mother and her kids trying to get somewhere, leaving the safety that they have and trying to find others. The other story takes place in the past and covers the mother when she was pregnant and how she got to where she is in the future. By the end of this book, I was so terrified of knowing what the monster really was, and I will not spoil it, but I when it was over I was relieved and had some tears of joy on my cheeks. I tell you to listen to this book over holding the book because closing your eyes and imagining it all fucks with you so much. I heard that a movie was coming, and I want to boycot the hell out of it. This is a book based on not seeing, so unless the whole movie is about not seeing what is on screen it will not be as good as this. I honestly can’t believe I was able to describe the book so well here because I typically just go duuuuuhhhhhhhhh it’s good. This book is fucking good! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Writer of the Year: Kieron Gillen</b></span><br />
Kieron oh Kieron, how could you let me down in 2015. <i>Über</i> was amazing, as always, <i>Mercury Rising</i> was awesome, but neither of those were horror. So how do I attempt to justify having you as my top pick? Simple, your <i>Crossed Badlands</i> arc <i>Homo Tortor </i>put the nail in the coffin. While I have not had the chance to read more of Gillen's work, these three things alone, which I LOVED, cemented his spot as my writer of the year. I can not wait to see what he has planned for 2016.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Artist of the Year: Mike Wolfer</b></span><br />
Mike is a HUGE double threat. His writing is above and beyond, but his artwork is just GORE-Geous. Just look at what he did in 2015 and you will know what I mean. Whether he was doing his own thing on his <i>Daughters of the Dark Oracle</i> issues or working on his <i>The Lesser of 2 Evils</i> arc for <i>Crossed Badlands</i>, he never let me down in terms of the artwork. I wish I could see a new page from him everyday of the year. So damn talented.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Horror Publisher of the Year: Avatar Press</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>THREE PEAT!! </b></span><br />
Avatar brings it home again for a third year in a row! If you want to debate that another company is putting out a more solid Horror Line-up be my guest, but with titles like <i>Crossed Badlands, Crossed +100, Dark Gods, Providence, God is Dead</i> and non-Horror titles like <i>War Stories, Mercury Rising</i> and of course <i>Über</i>... yeah that is like every book they did this year, so damn good.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>THREE PEAT!! </b></span><br />
For three years running <i>Rachel Rising</i> has been the go to book. It has never, never, not once, never ever let me down. It's so solid, and has now solidified itself as one of the BEST COMIC BOOKS EVER! It is a must read, and if you are not reading it, after all this time, I really can not believe you don't live in a cave. Terry Moore delivers like no one else with GORE-Geous on page after page artwork and a story that has me hooked like nothing else. GOD DAMN IT, I LOVE THIS BOOK! <br />
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I have waited patiently, for a few years now, for Todd McCullough to finish <i>Who Needs the Moon</i>. I would send him emails every now and then, starting with small talk, but always focusing on asking WHEN WILL IT BE DONE! Well, it's done, and it is a book to behold. Todd's artwork is off the chains jaw dropping. This story is a fun filled thrill ride from start to finish. I could not be happier to finally have it all in my hands, and sing it's praises. So damn good, and so worth the wait.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Best OGN: Norman Vol. 2</b></span><br />
Stan Silas is a genius. <i>Norman Vol. 1</i> was fantastic, but the story he told in <i>Vol. 2</i> took it to a whole new level. This is Horror Comedy done so well, you will slap your mama for not reading it too. Silas really has a fantastic cartoon art style that delivers the jokes so well in the art, but adding the jokes in the dialogue puts the icing on the cake. Need some B-Movie comics in your life, look no further than this book right here. It is an unstoppable force of laughs and gore. <br />
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<i>Some Kind of Blue Moon</i> looks so damn good. It has a FANG-Tastic werewolf that adds to how great the artwork is, but what I really liked about this book was the writing. It's a classic "how do I control the change" tale, that adds in some great humor. It even leaves itself open for what will come next, and that makes me happy. I can not wait to see more.<br />
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<i>Red Angel Dragnet</i> has a huge <i>Hellblazer</i> feel to it, and man do I miss that book. The story is a page turner and when it ended I was left craving more. The big highlight here for me though was the artwork. Anna Wieszczyk put some of the most GORE-Geous pages together. It has an <i>Æon Flux</i> like feel to it, and those demons... oh man, to die for!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Best Comedy Title: I Hate Fairyland</b></span><br />
Before I get into even trying to describe <i>I Hate Fairyland</i>, I want to say that the Honorable Mentions here were in the middle of a Royal Rumble in my head for who would take the top spot. But then October came and Skottie Young said "BEHOLD! I PRESENT TO YOU <i>I HATE FAIRYLAND</i>!" HOLY S#!+ PEOPLE! This book is amaze-balls. It just destroyed me. I was laughing so damn hard everytime I read it. Yeah, I read issue #1 like 10 times, and I will probably go back and read it again and again. Just give me the words and it's the funniest book of the year, but add in the artwork and and I am on the floor, rolling around, laughing so hard wondering when my butt fell off because it is laughing too. I want this book daily, it is the freshest breath in comics in a long time for me. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Best Non-Horror Title: Über</b></span><br />
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I knew at the start of the year that nothing, and I mean that nothing was going to take <i>Über</i> off of this top spot. I am seriously addicted to this book. It's a buy every single issue 5 times for every cover, buy every trade, buy every hardcover addiction. I just love these What If style War stories. I'm addicted to the show <i>The Man in the High Castle</i> right now, so what does that tell you. But here is the bad news, it ended! Yes I know it's starting up again in 2016, but damn it, I miss it right now. The story is just so solid, I can not put it down. I need my fix, and I need it now!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Best Comeback: The Dead</b></span><br />
I am guessing that only a handful of you are adult enough for this book. That image up there is not even the cover. I can't show you the cover it's so graphic! Which, if you recall the series when it was coming out had covers that were just like that. Rough House Publishing has done the world a service, they have collected, cleaned and restored one of the hardest to find GOROR (get it Gore + Horror) comics ever. I have searched for years since I got back into comics to find these single issues, and now, now it is here in a collected format for you. If <i>Deadworld</i> is the Daddy of Zombie Comics, then <i>The Dead</i> is the Creepy Uncle. It's grotesque, it's dirty, it's hideous and good lord it is so damn good. You gotta hide this one under your mattress because you won't show it to your kids, your parents, your spouse or even you pets, but if this is not in your Horror Comic collection there is something wrong.<br />
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Note: It was not easy to make this list. There are so many great
horror comics that come out each year, so I say to you, create your own
list and let the world know what stood out to you. When it came to
choosing the writer and artist of the year I specifically took into
consideration people who worked on more than one book for the year. Please also note that my picks in no way shape or form have any influence over the Ghastly Awards.</span>Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-2173696753959660572015-02-01T09:00:00.000-06:002015-02-01T09:00:03.058-06:00The 2014 Ghastly Award Nominees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 2014 Ghastly Award Nominees</h1>
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Ghastly Award Judges are proud to announce the 2014 Ghastly Award
Nominees. The Nominees, chosen by the Ghastly Award Judges, reflect the
wide range of Horror material being published in print and web comic
form today. All Nominees were selected fr</span></span><span data-reactid=".r[5xj4j].[1][3][1]{comment786381954711790_786412114708774}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3]"><span data-reactid=".r[5xj4j].[1][3][1]{comment786381954711790_786412114708774}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[5xj4j].[1][3][1]{comment786381954711790_786412114708774}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[0]">om work that was submitted by Comic Publishers and Creators throughout the year for Ghastly Award consideration.</span><br data-reactid=".r[5xj4j].[1][3][1]{comment786381954711790_786412114708774}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[1]" /><br data-reactid=".r[5xj4j].[1][3][1]{comment786381954711790_786412114708774}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[2]" /><span data-reactid=".r[5xj4j].[1][3][1]{comment786381954711790_786412114708774}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[3]">Named after acclaimed comics creator “Ghastly” Graham Ingels, the awards are now in their 4th year.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b>Best Ongoing Title: </b><br />
Afterlife with Archie <i>(Archie Comics) </i><br />
Crossed: Badlands<i> (Avatar Press) </i><br />
Nailbiter <i>(Image Comics) </i><br />
Outcast <i>(Image Comics) </i><br />
Rachel Rising <i>(Abstract Studios) </i></div>
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<b>Best Limited Series:</b> <br />
‘68: Homefront <i>(Image Comics) </i><br />
Caliban<i> (Avatar Press) </i><br />
Deadworld: Restoration <i>(IDW Publishing) </i><br />
The Strain: The Fall <i>(Dark Horse Comics) </i><br />
Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland <i>(IDW Publishing) </i></div>
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Crossed: Special 2014 <i>(Avatar Press) </i><br />
Dismal Incantation <i>(Herman Inclusus) </i><br />
Edgar Allan Poe’s Morella and the Murders in the Rue Morgue <i>(Dark Horse Comics) </i><br />
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Premature Burial <i>(Dark Horse Comics) </i><br />
Killogy: Halloween Special <i>(IDW Publishing) </i><br />
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Bloke’s Terrible Tomb Of Terror #10 <i>(Indy) </i><br />
God Is Dead: The Book of Acts - Alpha <i>(Avatar Press) </i><br />
Hellraiser: Bestiary <i>(BOOM! Studios) </i><br />
In the Dark <i>(Tiny Behemoth Press / IDW Publishing) </i><br />
Monstrosity Vol. 2 <i>(Alterna Comics) </i></div>
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<b>Best Short Story in an Anthology:</b> <br />
Beneath the Surface <i>(Blokes Terrible Tomb of Terror #10) </i><br />
Grandeur and Monstrosity <i>(God Is Dead: The Book of Acts Alpha) </i><br />
Not All There <i>(In The Dark) </i><br />
Red World <i>(Grimm Tales of Terror #4) </i><br />
Trial by Cauldron <i>(Canaan Cult Revival) </i></div>
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<b>Best OGN:</b> <br />
Carbon <i>(Caliber Comics) </i><br />
Monsters & Other Stories <i>(Dark Horse Comics) </i><br />
The Absence <i>(Titan Comics) </i><br />
The Curse Of Ragdoll <i>(Mike Wolfer Entertainment) </i><br />
The Shadows of Salamanca <i>(Humanoids Inc.) </i></div>
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<b>Best Archival Collection:</b><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Collection of previously released material / Historical Book on Horror Comics</span></i><br />
28 Days Later Omnibus <i>(BOOM! Studios) </i><br />
EC Archives:The Vault of Horror Volume 3 <i>(Dark Horse Comics) </i><br />
Serenity Rose: 10 Awkward Years <i>(SLG Publishing) </i><br />
Swampmen: Muck-Monsters and Their Makers <i>(TwoMorrows Publishing) </i><br />
The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics: The Worst of Eerie Publications <i>(IDW Publishing/Yoe Books) </i></div>
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Alex de Campi <i>(Grindhouse: Doors Open at Midnight) </i><br />
Joe Hill <i>(Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland) </i><br />
Joshua Williamson <i>(Nailbiter, Ghosted) </i><br />
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa <i>(Afterlife with Archie, Sabrina) </i><br />
Terry Moore <i>(Rachel Rising) </i></div>
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<b>Best Artist: </b><br />
Ben Templesmith <i>(Squidder)</i> <br />
Francesco Francavilla <i>(Afterlife with Archie) </i><br />
Herman Inclusus <i>(Dismal Incantation) </i><br />
Leonardo Manco <i>(John Carpenter's Asylum) </i><br />
Menton3 <i>(Memory Collectors, Nosferatu Wars) </i></div>
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<b>Best Inker:</b> <br />
Christian DiBari <i>(Cutter) </i><br />
John Bivens <i>(Dark Engine) </i><br />
Martin Stiff <i>(The Absence) </i><br />
Mike Wolfer/Dan Parsons <i>(The Curse of Ragdoll) </i><br />
Terry Moore <i>(Rachel Rising) </i></div>
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<b>Best Letterer:</b><br />
Herman Inclusus <i>(Dismal Incantation) </i><br />
Jack Morelli <i>(Afterlife With Archie) </i><br />
Rachel Deering <i>(In the Dark, Creepy, Sabrina) </i><br />
Terry Moore <i>(Rachel Rising) </i><br />
Tyler & Ma’at Crook <i>(Bad Blood) </i></div>
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<b>Best Colorist:</b> <br />
Elizabeth Breitweiser <i>(Outcast)</i><br />
Francesco Francavilla <i>(Afterlife with Archie) </i><br />
Jay Fotos <i>('68 Rule of War, '68 Homefront, Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland) </i><br />
Kelly Fitzpatrick <i>(Dark Engine) </i><br />
Tyler Crook <i>(Bad Blood) </i></div>
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<b>Best Web Comic:</b> <br />
Disenchanted <i>(http://www.disenchantedcomic.com/) </i><br />
Graveyard Gang <i>(http://www.thegraveyardgang.com) </i><br />
Karma Springs <i>(http://karmasprings.tumblr.com/) </i><br />
Split Lip <i>(http://splitlipcomic.com/) </i><br />
Wart <i>(http://www.wartcomic.com/) </i></div>
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<b>Best Horror Comic Cover:</b><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fan voting will determine the Winner</span></i><br />
'68 Rule of War #1 <i>(Nat Jones)</i><br />
'68 Rule of War #3 Cover B <i>(Tim Vigil & Jay Fotos) </i><br />
Afterlife with Archie #6 <i>(Francesco Francavilla) </i><br />
Caliban #1 Terror <i>(Facundo Percio, Sebastian Cabrol & Hernan Cabrera) </i><br />
Hellraiser: Bestiary #04 Cover B <i>(Daniele Serra) </i><br />
Memory Collectors #3 Sub. Variant <i>(David Stoupakis) </i><br />
Nosferatu Wars <i>(Menton3) </i></div>
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<b>Hall of Fame Inductees:</b><br />
Al Hewetson<br />
Jack Davis<br />
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<b>Normanton Award Honoree:</b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Presented for their commitment to carrying on the legacy of Horror Comics for generations to come</span></i>.<br />
Peter Normanton<br />
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The Ghastly Awards congratulate all of the Nominees for what they bring to the comic
reading community. To be nominated by the Ghastly Award Judges is an honor and the
Ghastly Awards are here to celebrate these achievements.</div>
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<i><b>I recently had a chance to talk to Brian Pulido </b></i><i><b>about his upcoming book Lady Death: Chaos! Rules #1. Check it out: </b></i><br />
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Rules #1. First of all lets talk about you. Who are you and what do you do?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Brian Pulido:</b></span> I’m Brian Pulido, a comic book creator for over twenty years. I’m most known for creating of the entire Chaos! Comics universe: Evil Ernie, Purgatori, Chastity, and most famously, Lady Death.<br />
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I’ve also written comics for your favorite horror franchises: A Nightmare on Elm St., Friday The 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre & Chucky.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> How did you find yourself getting into making comics?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> I’ve been reading and collecting comics since I was eight. In my twenties I was working as an assistant director on commercials and music videos and needed a creative outlet. My soul was shriveling up from all the managerial stuff I was doing. So at night, I moonlighted writing comic book scripts. My first one, Evil Ernie, took off and now here we are twenty four years later.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> So what can you tell me about Lady Death: Chaos! Rules #1. What’s it all about?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> In Chaos! Rules #1 , Lady Death is awakened from a 20-year, spell-induced slumber, Lady Death finds herself in the fiery pits of Hell. Two decades of her life, gone. Who among her depraved enemies is responsible? How long until she exacts bloody vengeance? Hint: Not long. Let the hunt begin!<br />
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This is the first Lady Death comic I’ve personally published in 12 years. This story –– chock full of sex, violence, and very bad behavior –– is Lady Death, fully-realized.<br />
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Helping me bring the undead diva back to life is my hand-selected team of: co-writer Brian Augustyn, illustrator Dheeraj Verma, colorist Sabine Rich, and veteran letterer Marshall Dillon.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>Where can we find the book to help back it on Kickstarter?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> The Kickstarter goes live on February 4th. In the meantime, we are posting updates on www.LadyDeathUniverse.com<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> Who are the main characters?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> In this story, it is Wulf. In Wulf’s own words: “It was December 6th, ‘69, I was at The Stones show at Altamont with my crew. We were dealing dope. Heroin. We wound up banging heads with another gang, but we were outgunned. I killed the creeps who were beating my old lady, then I took four to the chest. Ended up here.”<br />
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We also have Baphomet. In Baphomet’s own words: “Hell was never meant to serve as a prison for this lower filth. Our lands should not be fouled with their unsightly presence. In the beginning, there was Hell -- for our kind only. For the Hellbourne! Then came The Pact, and Satanus surrendered to an edict from above. Now look at what we’ve become: we harbor those so lowly and fools like Golgoth service Heaven’s demand. I say we take back Hell! I say we RID our lands of the Earthbourne and the Free Men!” Baphomet is a rebel upstart.<br />
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Finally we have GOLGOTH. Loyal to Satanus, Golgoth is a “prison warden” who houses the Earthborne and the Damned, carrying out The Edict struck between Satanus and Heaven.<br />
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Golgoth is the company man, beholden to Satanus.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> Lady Death has been around for such a long time, what is it that makes you keep coming back to her?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> Lady Death is an anti-hero. It is easy to exercise my frustrations of the day through her. She kicks ass and doesn’t bother taking names.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> What can readers expect in terms of Horror?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> In no particular order: suspense, terror, violence, gore, torture, reprehensible behavior.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> If you were to give this book a movie style rating (G, PG, PG-13, R, X) what would it get, and why would you say that?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> R for reasons answered in the last question. Oh, and we have a sex scene too.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> What are you hoping readers can take away from this story?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> I want readers to be exhilarated.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> Were you into any horror titles growing up that lead you to want to create a book like this?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> I was into all Marvel horror. From Where Monsters Dwell to Ghost Rider. I have a bad ass collection of Marvel monster comics.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> In regards to the Kickstarter, what can backers expect in terms of rewards?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> We’ve lined up lots of cool rewards, many exclusive to Kickstarter. Many of them very limited. All of them are Authentically Rare. A few examples:<br />
- THE ACTUAL GRAPHIC NOVEL! An all-new, 48-page square bound original graphic novel-<br />
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-THE LIMITED JAMIE TYNDALL & ULA MOS “METALLIC” EDITION!<br />
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- This edition features an ACTUAL METAL COVER (!) by Jamie Tyndall & Ula Mos. LIMITED ON THIS TIER TO ONLY 66 serially numbered copies.<br />
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- THE EXTREMELY LIMITED “KILLED BY DEATH” EDITION! Cover illustrated by Dheeraj Verma & colored by Sabine Rich. Get beheaded by Lady Death! LIMITED ON THIS TIER TO ONLY Six copies! Six lucky (6) Lady Death fans who pledge will have their likenesses drawn into Lady Death: Chaos Rules #1 page 8 and be beheaded by the diva of death! You will also receive -- a limited edition variant cover limited to six (6) serially numbered copies featuring the “Killed By Death” image! Comes signed by Lady Death creator Brian Pulido with a custom METAL Certificate of Authenticity!<br />
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- LADY DEATH #1: DIAMOND EDITION LIMITED TO ONE COPY! Cover illustrated by Steven Hughes & colored by Sabine Rich. Celebrate Lady Death #1’s 21st anniversary in style! The cover is made of metal and features an actual one (1) carat diamond embedded into the hilt of Lady Death’s sword! Limited to one (1) serially numbered copy. Featuring the classic story by Brian Pulido and Steven Hughes that started it all! This is the rarest Lady Death comic book ever produced! Comes with the Jeweler’s appraisal documents (supplied by Scottsdale Fine Jewelers) and a METAL Custom Certificate of Authenticity.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> Can we expect more from you horror comic wise in the future?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> Yes. Coming up this summer / fall is ZACK, THE ZOMBIE EXTERMINATOR. Zack is a redneck, metal head with a talent for zombie-splatting who showcase every second of gory mayhem on YouTube. With fame comes a fall from grace. In the end, Zack has one chance to make things right. All he has to do is kill a horde of flesh hungry zombies and a stop the god of Death from destroying the world. He’s humanity’s only hope. We’re screwed.<br />
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From the twisted minds of Brian Pulido (Evil Ernie, Lady Death) and Mike MacLean (Sharktopus) comes the rise, fall, and redemption of an American original, Zack the Zombie Exterminator .<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22yBhFP_ZG5GQ4DNvQ84JGo1J8OAmfOVk4lQaTio77Ryug6hf4kOPe0hGfQI4Y1EWepB-IN8tpVuGP_tIOgJj2BO_j0DmGdtxKGlVwTomyxrlM474j8XBqMur6oHAoXhlwEiL3DmuJzuy/s1600/-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22yBhFP_ZG5GQ4DNvQ84JGo1J8OAmfOVk4lQaTio77Ryug6hf4kOPe0hGfQI4Y1EWepB-IN8tpVuGP_tIOgJj2BO_j0DmGdtxKGlVwTomyxrlM474j8XBqMur6oHAoXhlwEiL3DmuJzuy/s1600/-3.jpg" height="320" width="206" /></a>For more info: www.ZackZX.com<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> So where can readers find out more about this book?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> Lady Death: Chaos Rules #1 info can be found at: www.LadyDeathUniverse.com<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> So in summary give me a quick recap on Lady Death: Chaos! Rules #1 and why fans should give it a try.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BP:</b></span> Simply stated: Lady Death: Chaos Rules is an over-the-top, blood-soaked love letter to Lady Death fans new and old, and I need fans help to make this happen.<br />
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I’m Kickstarting this project because it’s an incredible opportunity to connect with the fans. They get it. They share my passion! There is no middle-man, there’s no one telling me what to do, so we can go effin crazy and create a LD story for the ages!<br />
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And best of all – the project is done! All we gotta do is print. We’re gonna ship the rewards within six weeks of closing the Kickstarter. But we do need reader’s support. Of that there is no doubt. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5iw4KBrzomBC6P4MQoOUdmaYGCaL72Q6Ld1wjqR1O6ZkFO1W3FGOIwk_GFMmfTmRhu_Qv4p2LS_CvUolKftsCcAvcN8lBT_L9IQqiiCCv24MHVIU8x36bbBEKWv01x8Gtw1Z9EieOb5_/s1600/BP&Monsters.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5iw4KBrzomBC6P4MQoOUdmaYGCaL72Q6Ld1wjqR1O6ZkFO1W3FGOIwk_GFMmfTmRhu_Qv4p2LS_CvUolKftsCcAvcN8lBT_L9IQqiiCCv24MHVIU8x36bbBEKWv01x8Gtw1Z9EieOb5_/s1600/BP&Monsters.jpeg" height="200" width="133" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>BRIAN PULIDO – BIO</b><br /><br />Pulido created the Chaos! Comics universe including Lady Death, Evil Ernie, Purgatori, Chastity & dozens of other characters. He has published / written Lady Death, Evil Ernie, A Nightmare on Elm St., Chucky, Friday The 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and many more. He is on The Hero Initiative’s fundraising board and has received the CBLDF Defender of Liberty Award. He wrote / directed The Graves starring Tony Todd. <br /><br />Pulido’s latest projects include the upcoming: Lady Death: Chaos Rules #1 – an original graphic novel from Coffin Comics, La Muerta & Zack, The Zombie Exterminator.<br /><br />Lady Death #1 celebrates its 21st anniversary in 2015!<br /><br />For more info, visit:<br /><a href="http://www.ladydeathuniverse.com/">www.LadyDeathUniverse.com</a></span>Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-28932761922211442132015-01-05T09:00:00.000-06:002015-01-05T09:00:06.354-06:00Decapitated Dan Retires<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The time has come friends, it's time for me to walk away from what I do when it comes to Comic Books. Now that is a vague way of putting what is actually happening here, so allow me to break it all down for you. I'm not fully leaving comics behind, but I am no longer going to do Reviews, Interviews or News. <br />
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So where did all this come from? I've been covering Horror Comics since 2009. It all started with my involvement with Peter Normanton of From the Tomb Magazine. I was offered a chance to review some comics, and from their it just snowballed. I got involved with Comic Monsters and Comic Related right away. See my goal when it came to reviews was to get the word out on the little guys. The people you didn't see in Previews or being picked up by Publishers. I would spend hours looking at who was on Comixpress and KaBlam. I would email them to setup interviews or trying to see how I could help getting the word out on their books. So through that I then had to setup a network for sharing the reviews to get them seen. I would post the reviews on the message boards at numerous sites, and then once they got seen by the site staff, I became a site reviewer. I was on the front line of helping get Comic Attack going. I helped start the Comic Monsters podcast, and I welcomed with open arms into the Comic Related family. All of these things meant so much to me on a personal level, but they also meant so much because I now had more open avenues for helping get the word out on other people's work. <br />
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It was in 2010 when I decided to stop doing typed/article style interviews and venture more into podcasting. So in August 2010 I started Discussions with Decapitated Dan. A weekly podcast that allowed these Horror Comic creators a chance to be heard. The show ran 125 episodes, it was weekly, and it helped shape what was to come. At that point I was a podcasting junkie. I was doing Discussions, Co-Hosting Comic Monsters and I figured why not add a third show into the mix, so I teamed up with Infinite Speech and the Southern Sensation to start Tales From the Water Cooler. Another weekly show added to the mix, where we reviewed comics that came out the week prior. So this show was more about the mainstream, but it was still a way to help get the word out. <br />
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Now keep in mind that while doing all this coverage, podcasting and even running a Convention (Dan Con) I was still working 40-45 hours a week. I'm lucky in that I work in front of a computer and I am able to multi-task and get these things done. However it just takes it's toll. I needed to step back, and re-evaluate what I was doing. I toyed with the Horror Comic Roundup and Terror Tweets. Both ways to do quick hitting reviews. Get the word out there in one or two sentences, not make it as big of a deal, in my mind, when it came to devoting time to share. I ended Discussions with Decapitated Dan, I took a step back from Tales from the Water Cooler and went from a Co-Host to a reoccurring guest. <br />
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At the same time as Discussions was ending though, I was getting back into an early passion of mine, Heavy Metal. I was listening to more music, checking out more bands, going to concerts, etc. So I was looking for a way to transition from Discussions and combine my love of Horror and Metal. Which is how Monsters & Metal was born. Now I have a show where I can not only share that Horror Comic news and info, but I can share some absolutely brutal and kick ass music. <br />
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So I got one other tangent to jump off on here before I go and do the full breakdown of what is to come in the future. I've already talked about my love of Horror Comics, and through that I wanted to create something that was meaningful and paid respect to what was being created. So in 2011 I reached out to Steve Banes, Mike Howlett, Lonnie Nadler and Mykal Banta. Together we created the Ghastly Awards, which is the Horror Comic equivalent to the Eisner or Harvey. Our intention was to have an Industry Award. Something that you win based on your peers saying so. To me it was a way to make sure that Horror Comics were getting the spotlight that they deserved, without being overshadowed by the Hero Comics that dominate the industry. <br />
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So what happens to Decapitated Dan now? The big question right? Well before I even type the next sentence, I'll make this very clear, I had decided to retire before I even knew. My wife getting pregnant with our first child is just the nail in the coffin to solidify my decision. So yeah, I am going to become a Decapitated Dad, but I was falling behind prior to finding out. My reading habits had changed, I wasn't doing reviews anymore, I was thinking of ways to retool podcasts to fit my new interests. I got into Tabletop gaming, and have been creating and working on a game that will be announced soon. Basically it boiled down to me knowing it was time. So here is what is going on:<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>• I am no longer doing any Comic Book Reviews</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>• I am going to officially walk away from Tales From the Water Cooler after episode #200</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>• I am going to continue to do Monsters & Metal</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>• I am going to continue to run the Ghastly Awards</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>• I am going to take on a new role of Horror Comic Corespondent and Content Coordinator for ComicRelated.com</b></span><br />
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So what does all of this mean? It means you can still email me if you want some News shared. I am going to help more behind the scenes at Comic Related getting information out there for the world. I won't be running news on this site though. So if you have a Comic you want me to look at, I am just going to straight up say "Thanks, but I no longer review comics". If you want to do an interview, I will try to line something up with someone or myself for it to run on Comic Related. You come to me with a Press Release, I'll do my best to get it ready to roll in a timely manner on Comic Related. I'm not devoting the time I was to these things anymore, but I am still here to lend a hand should it be needed. I am solely refocusing almost everything I have on the Ghastly Awards and Monsters & Metal. Along with Family, Work and Fun. Plus this board game project is going to really take up some time. <br />
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That really sums it all up. Like I said, I am still here, I am just not going to be putting myself/my words out there anymore. For now DecapitatedDan.com will stay up. I'm not sure for how long, I might just shift funds and switch it back to the Blogspot address, but the archives will always be here. <br />
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6 Years of doing this stuff, and it's harder than HELL to walk away from some of it. I have loved every minute of doing and I just want to thank some people. I'm not intentionally trying to miss anyone here, but if I do miss you I'm sorry: <br />
My wife Amy, without her help and support none of this would have ever happened. <br />
Peter Normanton, Rob Caprilozzi, Gid Freeman, Aron White, Jeff Jackson, Andy Liegl, Chuck Moore, Brant Fowler, John Wilson, Dirk Manning, Dave Elliot, Douglas Paszkiewicz, Aub Driver, Rondal Scott, Billy Dunleavy, Steve Banes, Mike Howlett, Lonnie Nadler, Mykal Banta, Spaced, Bree Ogden, Denise Dutton, Daniel Viney, Rachel Deering, Pedro, Richard Katterjohn, Gary Reed, Buz Hasson (for the AWESOME retirement image) and anyone else who was there along the way to make all of these things a reality and possibility. Oh... and John McClane. <br />
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Thanks Everyone! Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-24193909439471986372015-01-01T08:00:00.000-06:002015-01-01T08:00:00.670-06:00Monsters & Metal: Episode #27<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to Monsters & Metal Episode #2<i>7</i>, the internet's hardest
hitting, in your face mix of Horror Comics and Heavy Metal! Join
Decapitated Dan and F(r)iends each month as they keep you up to date on
what is going on in the world of Horror Comics, while playing some of
the <i>World's</i> <i>B</i>est Metal tracks!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>On this Episode:</b></span><br />
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• Decapitated Dan and Dirk Manning introduce the show.<br />
<i><a href="http://www.decapitateddan.com/">www.decapitateddan.com</a> AND <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dirkmanning">https://www.facebook.com/dirkmanning</a></i><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #10 Comic Picks<br />
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• Decap's #10 Album of the Year - Surrounding's <i>"Flight QF77"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/surroundingsau"><i>https://www.facebook.com/surroundingsau</i></a><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #9 Comic Picks<br />
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• Decap's #9 Album of the Year - Exmortus <i>"Moonlight Sonata (Act 3)"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/exmortusofficial"><i>https://www.facebook.com/exmortusofficial</i></a><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #8 Comic Picks<br />
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• Decap's #8 Album of the Year - Gormathon <i>"Remedy"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/GORMATHON"><i>https://www.facebook.com/GORMATHON</i></a><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #7 Comic Picks<br />
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• Decap's #7 Album of the Year - Shake Well Before <i>"Game of Death"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/shakewellbefore"><i>https://www.facebook.com/shakewellbefore</i></a><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #6 Comic Picks<br />
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• Decap's #6 Album of the Year - Fallujah <i>"Saphire"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/fallujahofficial"><i>https://www.facebook.com/fallujahofficial</i></a><br />
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• I Hate Everything You Love Segment with Douglas Paszkiewicz<br />
<a href="http://www.arseniclullabies.com/"><i>http://www.arseniclullabies.com/</i></a> <br />
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• <b>Century Media Spotlight:</b> The Crown <i>"Speed Kills"<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thecrownofficial">https://www.facebook.com/thecrownofficial</a></i><br />
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<i>• </i><b>Prosthetic Records Spotlight:</b> Psycroptic <i>"Echoes to Come"<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/psycroptic">https://www.facebook.com/psycroptic</a></i><br />
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• <b>Metalblade Spotlight: </b>Visigoth <i>"Dungeon Master"<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/visigothofficial">https://www.facebook.com/visigothofficial</a></i><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #5 Comic Picks<br />
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• Decap's #5 Album of the Year - Bloodshot Dawn <i>"Unified"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BloodshotDawn"><i>https://www.facebook.com/BloodshotDawn</i></a><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #4 Comic Picks<br />
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• Decap's #4 Album of the Year - Son of Aurelius <i>"Stoic Speaks"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sonofaureliusofficial"><i>https://www.facebook.com/sonofaureliusofficial</i></a><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #3 Comic Picks<br />
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• Decap's #3 Album of the Year - Spectres <i>"Exorcise Your Rights"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/spectresca"><i>https://www.facebook.com/spectresca</i></a><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #2 Comic Picks<br />
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• Decap's #2 Album of the Year - Black Crown Initiate <i>"Great Mistake"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlackCrownInitiate"><i>https://www.facebook.com/BlackCrownInitiate</i></a><br />
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• Decap and Dirk's #1 Comic Picks<br />
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• Dirk's #1 Album of the Year - Machine Head <i>"Now We Die"</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MachineHead"><i>https://www.facebook.com/MachineHead</i></a><br />
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• Decap's #1 Album of the Year - Allegaeon <i>"Genocide for Praise"<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/allegaeon">https://www.facebook.com/allegaeon</a></i><br />
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Make sure to check out our website <a href="http://www.monstersandmetal.com/">www.monstersandmetal.com</a> for all info
and links for what you heard on this episode. Make sure to give us
feedback on the show. And join us on Facebook to take part in each months What's
Crackle'n Contest!<br />
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So until next month, <i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Keep them <span style="font-size: small;">H</span>orns Up, and Support Good Horror!</b></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span><a href="http://archive.org/download/MonstersMetal26_193/MM_Episode27.mp3" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Download the Episode #27 Here</b></span></a>Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-26661004748824349562014-12-19T13:52:00.001-06:002014-12-19T13:52:20.680-06:00Decapitated Dan's Best of 2014: Audio Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well it’s the end of the year, and what better way to recap it than by
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2014 was the year of the Audio Book for me. I had a chance to check out more books, and while these did not come out in 2014, these 8 books were the ones I listened to. So I figured why not rank them and share the love. Maybe you will have a chance to check them out in either Audio or Book form. So here we go. . .<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>#8: Hell House by Richard Matheson</b></span></span></div>
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I will admit that I was really excited to listen to Hell House. I read great things about this book, and even though it was a book about a haunted house I thought that it was going to be great. I mean so many people had it on their lists of Great Horror novels. Yet I was let down. Not that it’s not a good story, because it is good. However I just don’t think haunted houses are my thing. I was never nervous or on the edge of my seat while listening to this one. Narrator Ray Porter was fantastic though. I would have to say he was probably the saving grace here. He did a fantastic job of selling the excitement and horror, but the story is what I think let him down here. So overall I will say it was good, but it was nowhere near as good as I had hoped.<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>#7: The Loon by Michaelbrent Collings</b></span></span></div>
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Unlike Hell House, the Loon is a fantastic story, that is actually played down some by the narration. Now I’m not saying that John Bell did a bad job, but it was not what I would have wanted. I thought he was able to sell the voices, but the pacing when it came to the excitement levels seemed to be off. The story itself has two solid layers to it. You have an insane asylum where the worst serial killer is on the loose, but on top of that a monster is also out hunting down the humans. So while you are worried about one, you are also worried about the other. It’s a great sell job by Collings in regards to the writing.<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>#6: The Strain Book 1 by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Narrated by Ron Perlman </b></span></span></div>
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Well I enjoyed the comics, and the TV was about to come to FX, so I decided that I better get started on this trilogy this year. The first book is a great take on vampire lore. It’s original and never lets up. The pacing is always on point, and I love how it’s all build. Sure there is final resolve in how it all plays out, but it leads right into book two perfectly. It’s no where near as strong as the other two books, but you have to read this one before you can even touch those two. The big surprise is hearing Ron Perlman read this one. He does an outstanding job, and it really good with voices. A perfect start to the trilogy. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">#5: Night Eternal: The Strain Book 3 by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Narrated by Daniel Oreskes </span></b></span></div>
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As much as I enjoyed this book, and I really enjoyed this book, I couldn’t rank it any higher than this spot. The final book in the trilogy takes place a few years after what takes place in book 2 as the world is in disarray. I won’t spoil anything for anyone, but this book does a great job of bringing it all to a close. One of the things I was worried about was who was going to make it at the end, and I was very happy about who did. Overall this trilogy was just outstanding. It’s probably one of the best things I have ever spent 36 hours taking in. Oreskes even outdoes Perlman, with the narration, which I will explain later in the list. The Strain Trilogy is a MUST if you ask me. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">#4: The Fall: The Strain Book 2 by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan</span></b></span></div>
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The Fall in the Godfather 2 of the Strain trilogy. With Orsekes taking narration duties over for Perlman nothing slips a beat. I actually think he did a better job on the voices and pacing of the story. This book picks up right where book 1 left off, and things are not looking good. As it plays out things just go from bad to worse, and it actually has a feeling like nothing good is on the horizon. Once I finished this book I had to jump right into Night Eternal to find out what happened next. A perfect second act that was stronger than the other 2 books in my opinion. <br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>#3: Ravenous by Ray Garton</b></span></span></div>
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Having listened to a Haunted House story, a Vampire tale and a book taking place in an insane asylum I was looking for something new, and a werewolf tale was it. Ravenous takes a good turn on the werewolf myth and makes it even more exciting. I’ll spoil this and only this, the virus is transmitted sexually. Along with that the book contains a love story, a serial rapist and one confused sheriff. The death and action scenes are highly detailed and played out so cinematically in my mind. What really clinched this books spot above the Strain books was the ending. I never saw it coming, and now I want to know what happens next. Agostini delivers on the narration, and it makes this audio book one hell of a complete package. <br />
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This was the second Keene novel I listened to this year and it barely missed out on the top spot. This book is just intense and completely insane. Without letting to much info out, this small little town is descended upon by a group of 5 murderous crows. Now they aren’t always crows, they shape-shift and just wreak unimaginable havoc on the town. It seems like there is no stopping them, until Levi Stoltzfus comes around. This book is highly detailed, scary as hell and just downright a drop dead trip to listen to. Sauerwein was a perfect choice for the narrator, who was able to grab my ears and not let go. This book added another layer to what I had heard in Darkness on the Edge of Town (which I will get to next), and I need more now! <br />
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This book won’t only be my pick for the Best Audio Book I heard in 2014, it will also be added to my list of Best Books EVER! This was my first introduction to a Brian Keene novel (I have read his comic book work before) and it won’t be my last. If anything this book made me want to go a find anything Keene has ever written so I can devour it next (which I did by following up this book with A Gathering of Crows). This book is dark, it’s creepy as hell and it never, never let me go. I really have to try and not spoil anything, but from what I now understand, Keene’s books all revolve around the 13. A group of god like creatures that are mad and wreaking havoc on multiple Earth’s. I think I already said too much, but hell it’s hard not to let that cat out of the bag. Anyway, this book focuses on a town that one day goes dark. No electricity, no weather, no sky... just pure darkness, but it ends on the edge of town. People spiral out of control as they try to figure things out, and it’s just a dark gloomy story with a fantastic ending that leaves me wanting to know what comes next. To add to how good the story is, it’s read by Eric Medler, who is probably my favorite narrator (I have also heard him narrate John Everson’s The 13th). Not only does he deliver on the voices, like no one else, he also tells this story in such a dramatic fashion. This book introduced me to Keene’s Labyrinth Mythos and I am now in the mood to take on all of his books to know more. I need more, so up next is The Rising, which I can not wait to listen to. </div>
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<i><b>I recently had a chance to talk to Chris Johnson </b></i><i><b>about his upcoming book SEND IN THE CLOWNS. Check it out: </b></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuhTNXRIFxb7b9ZkuzOuxV2vkZRSYfqzrFkOLoh1LZ72RxqIi59GAdsWJ-ACzIEGGiFBqZHYygwzwePLpKD9uBvP_0ImIm9TX_YIqEJyB6AX7pJTo6p0fBxrApFypS6c55uy29ne4qGdJ/s1600/273e9120455135c17db1f10e3b24a301_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuhTNXRIFxb7b9ZkuzOuxV2vkZRSYfqzrFkOLoh1LZ72RxqIi59GAdsWJ-ACzIEGGiFBqZHYygwzwePLpKD9uBvP_0ImIm9TX_YIqEJyB6AX7pJTo6p0fBxrApFypS6c55uy29ne4qGdJ/s1600/273e9120455135c17db1f10e3b24a301_large.jpg" height="400" width="283" /></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Decapitated Dan:</b></span> Hey Chris thanks for taking time to talk with me about the <i>Send in the Clowns</i>. <br />
First of all lets talk about you. Who are you and what do you do? <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Chris Johnson: </b></span>Hey, Dan! I’m Chris Johnson and I make comics! I created Anomalous Comics with my inker friend, Fletcher Horton, and since 2012, we’ve been working on small projects here and there, mostly for anthologies and portfolio builders but also for other companies. I write everything Anomalous will be releasing in the foreseeable future (because I’m a narcissist who likes to feel special) and I also letter all of our books. The lettering started out of necessity, but it’s grown into a passion of mine and now I’m kind of a lettering snob, lol. If a book has poor letters, I just won’t read it. Currently, I letter Ghoul Squad, Stargirl, and Skull for the Higher Universe; I letter Armadillo Justice for Rising Sun Comics; and I letter Ximphonic Versus for Markosia. These are just a few of the titles I’m working on, but I’m always looking to help fellow creators tell their stories. I’d like to get hired on as a writer for a Deadpool or Howard the Duck series, but until then I’m having a blast writing, lettering and editing my own books. <br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><br />DD:</b></span> How did you find yourself getting into making comics? <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> Well, I’ve always been a writer, ever since I was a kid creating intricate plot lines and even subplots for my action figures (X-MEN all day, y’all!). Then in high school, I started more seriously writing short prose stories and I really enjoyed the way I was able to channel whatever I was going through at the time (be it happy, sad, whatever) onto the written page and actually evoke similar emotions in other people. So a few years ago when I found out there were others like me, people who loved comics so much they wanted to make them, I ditched the prose and started posting my five page stories online in an attempt to entice artists to join me in my endeavor. I never once thought I would be the head of a studio of over forty members, but here we are. We are different, unique; we are Anomalous. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5Ryahy1eThh86C88xj4oHjzAmMp1f6AtSm5_1Z1DuRl_KJ-FQtxAmmovWhGQKmTKrSh_tRqh7eS74pBumZSIAiuDErpF-0W-tKXFaExlNty5axDPxWdB7vrxE34h-twsq1hLvlBYhEMl/s1600/20141212173705-1_-_Whose_Kill_cover_lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5Ryahy1eThh86C88xj4oHjzAmMp1f6AtSm5_1Z1DuRl_KJ-FQtxAmmovWhGQKmTKrSh_tRqh7eS74pBumZSIAiuDErpF-0W-tKXFaExlNty5axDPxWdB7vrxE34h-twsq1hLvlBYhEMl/s1600/20141212173705-1_-_Whose_Kill_cover_lo.jpg" height="320" width="193" /></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> So what can you tell me about <i>Send in the Clowns</i>. What’s it all about? <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> To put a complex story in a simple box, Send in the Clowns centers on Mr. SadFace, our spotlight clown character, in his lair as he watches different movies and television shows about clowns on his wall of TVs. The book opens with him welcoming the reader into his inner sanctum and telling them that once they have seen all the eight shows (our eight stories in the antho), he might allow them to leave. Basically, what Mr. SadFace wants is to change the reader’s perception of clowns. He shows the movies while giving different introductions and Public Service Announcements to give a little clarity on what the reader should be looking out for and how they should take certain stories. Each story is different and none of them are your average, run-of-the-mill killer clown story, but with Mr. SadFace hosting, the horror (and the funny) is taken to a whole new level. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> Where can readers find out more about backing the project?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> Go to <a href="http://anomalouscomics.com/CLOWNS" target="_blank">AnomalousComics.com/CLOWNS</a> !!! We have a TON of cool pinups, interior covers, promotional material, and even one of the stories in the book right there on the IndieGogo page, just so people know what they’re getting themselves into. We are even giving away free prints with every book order. If we get this book funded, I’ll be able to get it in stores here in my hometown of Wichita Falls, TX and others have responded positively in Dallas, too. That will be huge for our small company of indie artists. If people buy a book for thirty bucks, they get three prints, a bunch of digital wallpapers, a digital version of the book so they don’t have to wait to read it, and their name in the Thank You section of the book. We’re even giving away posters to lucky backers! <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860TcwBG3fV6BQSjPNt4efxERzd7re6mSeSN7IX6gaNw2Dkw3L2bDTCbrlPSngnJ8q1UXo8PKFf8DWInVX1f2Kg3SXgzEkSpSpjaT6cRQqIhfH-tJWsxNc1yA0cH4BsfH2wJp9Oyprfg1/s1600/20141212173910-Breaking_the_Grade_cover_lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860TcwBG3fV6BQSjPNt4efxERzd7re6mSeSN7IX6gaNw2Dkw3L2bDTCbrlPSngnJ8q1UXo8PKFf8DWInVX1f2Kg3SXgzEkSpSpjaT6cRQqIhfH-tJWsxNc1yA0cH4BsfH2wJp9Oyprfg1/s1600/20141212173910-Breaking_the_Grade_cover_lo.jpg" height="320" width="226" /></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> Who are the Creators that you have working on this book?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> We have a lot of independent artists working on this monster of an anthology. Around eighty indie pencilers, inkers, colorists from all over the world... and me! For a list of all the Anomalies (what we call our artists) just check out AnomalousComics.com/Anomalies because there really are too many to name. But you can see their work for us and other work they’ve done as well as their portfolios and interviews with us on the site. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> What kind of stories can we expect to find? <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> This is not a one trick pony kind of book, where you see a bunch of killer clowns running around like six foot tall chickens with their heads cut off brandishing knives and balloon animals. no, this book has got tragic stories, uplifting stories, inspirational stories, of course, homicidal maniac clown stories, and so much more. The reviews we’ve received so far have been nothing but positive and I just can’t wait for people to get their hands on it. Shawn at Project-Nerd said, “...Send in the Clowns is going to be a rock solid anthology release.” and highly recommends it! I’m super proud of my friends who worked with us on this book and can’t wait to do more like it. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkGFmRZuKaN_XW2Erq3Gx_SLb0a8ziHkfq55idOIMLuoRv-fKo6ICuVn6Tf1d4UTREZJ7L0pq_29LFIOtOhGEfWWAZ6HyAUEn8x2gUiuLU7Kh0X3kvFVNdIcMm-dOw_cY5L_VIw-U4xov/s1600/20141212174314-4_-_Price_of_fame_cover_FINAL_lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkGFmRZuKaN_XW2Erq3Gx_SLb0a8ziHkfq55idOIMLuoRv-fKo6ICuVn6Tf1d4UTREZJ7L0pq_29LFIOtOhGEfWWAZ6HyAUEn8x2gUiuLU7Kh0X3kvFVNdIcMm-dOw_cY5L_VIw-U4xov/s1600/20141212174314-4_-_Price_of_fame_cover_FINAL_lo.jpg" height="320" width="226" /></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> Where did this idea come from?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> Borderline Press, actually. They were calling for submissions from indie creators for this clown anthology, and after a friend and I had written some stories and even gotten a few of our artist friends on board, they decided to scrap it due to “lack of interest”. I’m not the type to let things go (seriously, I’m still holding grudges from when I was in diapers) and I knew there had to be interest somewhere, so I decided I would just put the book out, myself. The friend I mentioned subsequently parted ways with us due to creative differences, but I’ll always be thankful for him bringing the idea to me and giving me the inspiration to push something of this magnitude. Not to sound cheesy, but out of the ashes of a scrapped book that was never meant to be comes Send in the Clowns, a wild ride featuring some even wilder characters whom you won’t soon forget. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> What can readers expect in terms of Horror? <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> The entire book is scary, from the art right down to the psychological nature of the storytelling. There are low speed chases, blood and guts, weapon-wielding maniacs, and a truly horrifying anal probe. That, in and of itself, is worth the cover price, in my opinion. But in all seriousness, the definition of horror is “an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust”. This book will give the reader all these feelings and more as they read from story to story, especially as they as they are met with Mr. SadFace throughout the book to give them hints at what’s to come and help make sense of the shocking things that have come to pass. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaUKqTCBTmiAx4XyfIFOAGizwc_woFgDRtJydaCzIVmj5boZj90ndXeUiGo8AGas4FUD5Zcvaym8ZFHhrmfJTHKSnZemJIgF0zMvvqh0t2IIGWCdUioy2Lr9JaxT6vMIEN13uMqMpy-Nn/s1600/20141212180906-Fool_s_Errand_cover_lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaUKqTCBTmiAx4XyfIFOAGizwc_woFgDRtJydaCzIVmj5boZj90ndXeUiGo8AGas4FUD5Zcvaym8ZFHhrmfJTHKSnZemJIgF0zMvvqh0t2IIGWCdUioy2Lr9JaxT6vMIEN13uMqMpy-Nn/s1600/20141212180906-Fool_s_Errand_cover_lo.jpg" height="320" width="207" /></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> If you were to give this book a movie style rating (G, PG, PG-13, R, X) what would it get, and why would you say that?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> Due to the amount of violence and cursing but lack of nudity, I would give this book a solid R rating. We really should have included some breasts, but I’m not really into objectifying women all that much... just clowns. I wouldn’t let my young children read it (at least not unsupervised), but I think it’s fine for teenagers and young adults. That’s probably our core audience, although our target market ranges from 16 - mid-30’s, due to the various horror elements involved in the book. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> Were you into any horror titles growing up that lead you to want to create a book like this? <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> I was scared shitless of Freddy Kreuger. Man, I still remember the pizza scene where Freddy was picking the kids off with his claws and I really, truly, think that sort of warped my perception enough to both scare me, but also make me fall in love with the feeling of being scared. At least I did once my mom told me that it was only a movie. As far as comics went, I couldn’t get into horror because I was brainwashed to think anything that wasn’t X-Men was lame, haha. But as I grew older, I realized Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing is pure genius; Tales from the Crypt (which I did watch as a kid) was an actual comic and it was highly entertaining; and those old Hellblazer comics were pretty awesome, too. But my main influence, I have to say, for creating this book is none other than the 80s cult classic sci-fi movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> What was the most horrific thing that happened to you when you were working on this book?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> Missed deadlines, oddly enough. And bad dreams. I can’t help but focus so much when writing sometimes that my subconscious kicks me in the ass. Reckless Heart (You Know You Got It), which will be in Send in the Clowns Volume II, comes from a dream that found me startled, sweating and wide the hell awake in the middle of the night. So naturally, I wrote it down. Sometimes I think I’m just fucking crazy. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> Oh, definitely! Mr. SadFace begrudgingly belongs to a group of Thrill Killers who are comprised of characters representing various tropes and horror movie genres. That will be our next book and we are excited to push that out with Nightmare Cafe next. I am a child and huge fan of eighties horror so I am having fun getting really retro with my scriptwriting. I don’t see myself stopping any time soon, but we also have other genres to release in 2015, also. We are working hard on sci-fi/fantasy book called StarGazers, a futuristic sci-fi thriller/comedy called Savyer City, a comedy series called Elvis the Zombie, and even a children’s book with horror elements in it called Don’t Be Afraid. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> So where can readers find out more about this book?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> <a href="http://anomalouscomics.com/CLOWNS" target="_blank">AnomalousComics.com/CLOWNS</a>!!! Check us out! <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD:</b></span> So in summary give me a quick recap on <i>Send in the Clowns</i> and why fans should give it a try. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CJ:</b></span> There is so much to this book that it would be difficult to tell people every reason why they should check it out so I’m just going to say this: whether you enjoy clowns or have a ridiculously stark case of coulrophobia, you should read this book. The stories are very deep, emotional, and most of all human. Clowns are the vehicle we are using to tell these stories, but this is a book about clowns about as much as The Walking Dead is about zombies. This is a book about people; people dealing with tragedy, people working through pain and past hurt, people fighting for their rights, people struggling to survive, people getting their just desserts, people realizing who and what they are... and a guy in clown makeup getting anal probed with a footlong dildo. <br />
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Well it’s the end of the year, and what better way to recap it than by
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Now
I am by no means a music expert, I just love Metal. I'm not a music
reviewer by any means, however in 2013 I started a little podcast called
<a href="http://www.monstersandmetal.com/">Monsters & Metal</a>. On
this monthly show I get a chance to play some amazing music from all
over the globe. So continuing what I started last year I figured let's
make a Top 10 Albums list, except this year... I have a Top 35! <br />
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Let's get this next group announced already! Here they are Ladies and Germs, #10 - #1. <br />
<a href="http://www.decapitateddan.com/2014/12/decapitated-dans-best-of-2014-metal_10.html" target="_blank">Click here to see #20 - #11</a><br />
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Surroundings list themselves as Progressive/Melodic/Hardcore, and I can see that. Progressive is the term that always throws me off though. Taking a look at what albums I have listed here in the Top 35, I suppose I am a Progressive fan, just never knew it. Anyway, <i>Of Bane, Burden and Change</i> is a freaking masterpiece. Everything that is hard, is also soft, and everything that is soft, is also hard. There is this atmospheric sound in almost every song that lies under the soul crunching guitars and when it all comes together in my ears I just melt. I am beyond happy that I came across this album, and I can not wait to hear more.</div>
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Sadly I didn't know much about Exmortus when the year started, but that all changed when I seen them live back in September. Now I know who they are, and that I need more of them in my life. The stage presence they had on that tour was overpowering. Their music filled my ears with joy and I headbanged until my neck was sore. <i>Slave to the Sword</i> is an insane Tech Death/Thrash album that only gets better as it plays and plays on the stereo. Mix into that the classical sounds of a little "Moonlight Sonata" and you have a band on the verge of taking over the Metal World. </div>
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Sweden, the land of such amazing groups like Soilwork, Scar Symmetry, Meshuggah, At the Gates... and now Gormathon. Nice heavy tracks, deep demanding vocals mixed with fantastic melodic parts and songs that you will remember, and HAVE to come back to again and again. <i>Following the Beast</i> sunk itself deep within my brain and I will not let it leave. These are some really catchy tracks, and honestly, it makes me want to pick up a sword and go slay some dragons. If these guys come to the Chicago area you better believe I will be front and center breaking my neck. This album was all I could want and more. Speaking of more... MORE PLEASE! </div>
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Once again I have fallen in love with a European band, that just comes
straight out of the gate to destroy my ears. Shake Well Before describes
themselves as Metalcore/Hardcore, and I can pick that up pretty easily,
but I would tend to lean more towards Metalcore. Again I am no music
expert, so just my opinion. The first track, "The Game of Death", is the
perfect introduction to the album. The song is brutal, intense and sets
up the rest of the record perfectly. I actually enjoyed every single
song here. I was highly engaged, and since I was on the treadmill,
pumped up as fuck while running. I may be new to this band, but it won't
be for long. This album is phenomenal from start to finish, a MUST
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What's that, you want more Progressive Death Metal... well you got it! Holy shit on a cracker this album is something to behold. I don't even want to say one song is better than another because from front to back they are all just pure heaven on my ears. The Flesh Prevails is just one of those albums that you have to sit back and listen to in full. You just have to lay back, close your eyes and it will transfer you to a place where only a few Metal albums can take you. </div>
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One thing that was great about 2014 was my exploration for something new to really get into. I think it's pretty apparent that I went outside of the "Record Label" box and found some bands that deserve some more recognition. Now I am sure a lot of you know about Bloodshot Dawn already, and <i>Demons</i> is one flawless Melodic Death Metal masterpiece. This was my first introduction to the band and it won't be my last. I just can not get over how they are not on a label. Hell I will sign them to Decapitated Records, but I have nothing to offer them except some hardcore fandom. </div>
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Hey alright look at that more independent music! Thanks to Allegaeon I stumbled across Son of Aurelius and instantly fell in love with them. As a matter of fact, I can not go to the gym these days without listening to "The Stoic Speaks" at least once. The band lists themselves as Tech Death, and it's easily heard, but I would add Progressive into that as well. The mixture of brutality, with clean vocals and some insane guitar playing make this band stand out from the rest of the pack. I also want to high suggest you check out their infomercial for <i>Under a Western Sun</i> by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzc2ovrZNQk" target="_blank">clicking right here</a>.</div>
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OH MY GOD MORE INDEPENDENT MUSIC IS ON THE LIST! To make it even better... what if I told you the Spectres was only 2 people? WHOA MIND BLOWN RIGHT!? So I truly stumbled across <i>Ghosts of Revolution</i> and I could not believe my ears. I probably listened to the album straight through 4 times before playing anything else. Sure it's only two beyond amazing musicians. Sure it's music that just leaves me with a sore neck. Sure it's truly something beyond words to describe just how great this album truly is. But it is just that. . . a great fucking album. I can't even tell you the price of it without getting mad because it's so cheap to get your hands on. Why, oh why have you not heard of Spectres, and why oh why are you still reading this instead of going and buying this album. These guys came to the yard to play and instead of playing, they just flat out dominated everyone else off the field. Oh and I had a chance to interview them on <a href="http://www.monstersandmetal.com/2014/11/monsters-metal-episode-25.html" target="_blank">Monsters & Metal</a>. </div>
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A lot of people were hyping up Black Crown Initiate online, and I was terrified when this album came out that I would be let down. I loved the <i>Song of the Crippled Bull</i> EP, but it could not prepare me for <i>The Wreckage of Stars</i>. Right out of the gate "A Great Mistake" comes on and it's just build up for what is to come. The music is insane, it flows and course and pounds in my head, and all I can say is I want more. I want to hear it again, and then I want to hear it again after that. BCI is a drug that I am addicted to, and I can turn to any track on this album to get my fix, but then I realize I will be back again and again for more. Truly a album that I will be playing for decades to come. </div>
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When I think about other possible lists I could make that relate to Metal for 2014, Allegaeon tops them all. Video of the year, hands down it is "1.618". Song of the year, it's a no brainer "Genocide for Praise - Vals for the Vitruvian Man". Ok, I only came up with 2 other lists I could make, but still... Allegaeon would be sitting at #1 on both of them, so is it a shock to me that they hold this top spot, hell no it ain't. This band deserves so much praise for <i>Elements of the Infinite</i>, and I can't just sit here and gush about how great it was over and over and over again... or can I? I had the fortune of seeing them twice this year, and both times they just blew me away. The stage presence of these guys is only a small portion of what they bring to the table musically. With songs that have meaning beyond meaning, to some of the best guitar playing on the planet, this is an album that you will listen to even if I have to make you. With three solid albums out now for your listening pleasure make sure that you give them a listen. Go see them live, and just enjoy what they do. Now... I will say they need some more kick ass merch cause I need more than 1 shirt, I need like 6 so I can wear one everyday of the week and then rotate another band in on the seventh day. I SWEAR ALLEGIANCE TO ALLEGAEON! </div>
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<b>So
there you have it, my picks for Albums #10 - #1. I hope you like the list, and I HIGHLY encourage you to make and share your own. Who knows, maybe someone will come across it and find a new band that they have to listen to. It's all about sharing our love of music! </b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.decapitateddan.com/2014/12/decapitated-dans-best-of-2014-metal_10.html" target="_blank">Click here to see #20 - #11</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.decapitateddan.com/2014/12/decapitated-dans-best-of-2014-metal.html" target="_blank">Click here to see #35 - #21.</a></b><br />
<b><br />I have to give a BIG
SHOUT OUT to Century Media, Prosthetic Records and Metal Blade for joining me on my quest to
bring my love of Horror Comic and Metal to people each month with
Monsters & Metal. </b><br />
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Note: It was not easy to make this list. There are so many great metal
albums that come out each year, so I say to you, create your own list
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Well it’s the end of the year, and what better way to recap it than by
making a list! So check out what Metal Albums I liked best in 2014!</h3>
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Now
I am by no means a music expert, I just love Metal. I'm not a music
reviewer by any means, however in 2013 I started a little podcast called
<a href="http://www.monstersandmetal.com/">Monsters & Metal</a>. On
this monthly show I get a chance to play some amazing music from all
over the globe. So continuing what I started last year I figured let's
make a Top 10 Albums list, except this year... I have a Top 35! <br />
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Let's get this next group announced already! Here are #20 - #11. <br />
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I really don't recall when it was that I started to listen to Carnifex, but damn am I glad I did. This album has that edge to it, that just makes me want to fuck some things up. It's intense and always balls to the wall. A perfect pump you up album to go break some shit. </div>
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Neckbreak Hotel is a solid album from start to finish. I really enjoyed every single track on this one. While I am no music expert, I would say that this album has a great Thrash/Metal Core feel to it. I could be wrong, but what do I care, I loved it. </div>
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Back in the day I was a big fan of Children of Bodom. However I did grow tired of them. I think it's safe to say that Nothgard has a similar sound to those early COB albums, but they add in their own style to that sound. Fantastic stuff, and you can consider me on board for whatever comes next. </div>
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Sometimes I just want to sit down and relax by turning on some nice ambient metal, and Widek is perfect for doing just that. The album, much like the artwork, is cosmic. It could be perfect for background noise, but has enough to it to make you turn them speakers up to 11 because it's so damn good. </div>
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DFD is back and you better believe it's on my list. I love this band, always have and always will. The Metal/Jazz sound is so needed for my ears and this album does not disappoint. Add to the fact that I am a junkie for Todd Smith vocals, and well it's a no brainer that this one is on my list. </div>
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Now if you know me, you know that In Flames is my favorite band. So why aren't they in the Top 10? Well that easy to answer, while I LOVE this album, I don't personally consider it to be full on Metal, like I have in the past. Make no mistake about it, I think Anders Fridén is the greatest lead singer ever, but this album was a little soft. Still it's always in my rotation. In Flames I Trust! </div>
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Two of my favorite bands are Heaven Shall Burn and Neaera, and Right to the Void is that perfect mix of both. If you haven't heard them before, I would even say they border on the Black Dahlia Murder side a little (but I enjoyed the much more). This is a Deathcore band that I have to hear more from. </div>
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While I absolutely loved Revocation's self titled album, I did find the others hard to get into. <i>Deathless</i> though just blew my face off. I was hooked from start to finish, and then put this one on repeat. It's intensity was off the charts, and just put that nail in my black heart to also want to hear more from these guys. </div>
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Don't kill me, but I have never heard this band before. Yet when I listened to <i>Suspended at Aphelion</i> I punched myself in the face twice. I know this isn't an intense metal album, hell I'm actually surprised to see them listed as a Doom Metal band on some sites over Progressive, but good lord this album is good. Much like Widek, this is one is more of a relaxing album to me. I often found myself putting it on when I was out disc golfing this year. Fantastic stuff, and now if you'll excuse me I need to dive into their back catalog. </div>
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there you have it, my picks for Albums #20 - #11 for the Best of 2014!
Be back here on
Dec. 17 for picks #10 - #1.<br /> </b><b><a href="http://www.decapitateddan.com/2014/12/decapitated-dans-best-of-2014-metal.html" target="_blank">Click here to see #35 - #21.</a></b><br />
<b><br />I have to give a BIG
SHOUT OUT to Century Media, Prosthetic Records and Metal Blade for joining me on my quest to
bring my love of Horror Comic and Metal to people each month with
Monsters & Metal. </b><br />
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Note: It was not easy to make this list. There are so many great metal
albums that come out each year, so I say to you, create your own list
and let the world know what stood out to you. </span>Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-53919774013115598992014-12-05T09:51:00.000-06:002014-12-15T11:18:00.501-06:00Decapitated Dan's Best of 2014: Metal Albums #35 - #21<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well it’s the end of the year, and what better way to recap it than by
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Now
I am by no means a music expert, I just love Metal. I'm not a music
reviewer by any means, however in 2013 I started a little podcast called
<a href="http://www.monstersandmetal.com/">Monsters & Metal</a>. On
this monthly show I get a chance to play some amazing music from all
over the globe. So continuing what I started last year I figured let's make a Top 10 Albums list, except this year... I have a Top 35! <br />
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<b>So
there you have it, my picks for Albums #35 - #21 for the Best of 2014! Be back here on Dec. 10 for picks #20 - #11 and then come back again on Dec. 17 for picks #10 - #1. <br /><br />I have to give a BIG
SHOUT OUT to Century Media, Prosthetic Records and Metal Blade for joining me on my quest to
bring my love of Horror Comic and Metal to people each month with
Monsters & Metal. </b><br />
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Note: It was not easy to make this list. There are so many great metal
albums that come out each year, so I say to you, create your own list
and let the world know what stood out to you. </span>Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-60580892932384395982014-12-04T14:28:00.000-06:002014-12-04T14:28:46.719-06:00Decapitated Dan's Best of 2014: Comics<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Writer of the Year: Justin Jordan</b></span><br />
Now where did this guy come from? Horror Comic writing Heaven? Jordan wowed me originally in 2014 with his 4 issue story arc in Crossed: Badlands. Then he goes and follows that up with a book that will hopefully be on this list next year, <i>Spread</i>, which would hands down be on this list in a front runner spot, but I want to make sure I know which category to put it into first. By the way... READ <i>SPREAD</i>. So that should be sufficient enough right? Two solid books, but no... Jordan then goes back to <i>Crossed</i> and delivers unto me the 2014 Special (which also features my 2014 Artist choice) and now I get to enjoy <i>Dark Gods</i>. I mean COME ON MAN! I can only make so much money each month. Loving what he is doing, and I know this is only the start of what is to come. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Artist of the Year: Fernando Heinz</b></span><br />
When <i>Stitched</i> ended this year I was really sad. Wolfer was killing it on the story, but Heinz was delivering some of the most GORE-Geous artwork around with the interiors and covers. But then he disappeared. . . and I was lost, I mean to be this top spot you need to have at least more then one book for me to go by. As the year went on though Heinz came back strong with some more amazing covers for <i>Crossed</i>, did some backup stories in <i>God is Dead</i> and then teamed up with my Writer of the Year Justin Jordan for the <i>Crossed Special</i>. I will beg and plead with all comic companies to see more of his work in 2014, it's just so damn delicious! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Horror Publisher of the Year: Avatar Press</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BACK TO BACK WINNER!!! </b></span><br />
I don't think there was an Avatar book in 2014 that I did not read. <i>Stitched, Crossed, Caliban, Rover Red Charlie, God is Dead, Dark Gods, War Stories, Extinction Parade</i> and last but not least <i>Über</i>. I mean come on man, I missed what like what 1 title with that list? Just go up and down my 2014 list and you will see how strong I felt Avatar was this year. They are just delivering on such a high level right now. It's no surprise to see them at the top of this list again. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Best Ongoing: Rachel Rising</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BACK TO BACK WINNER!!! </b></span><br />
So let's just repeat what I said last year: "If you want to talk about the BEST COMIC BOOK IN PRINT, you need to look no further then <i>Rachel Rising</i>.
Every issue of this series just keeps getting better. Every character
in the book is written so well I root for them all. Terry Moore is able
to recap, progress and nail you with a cliffhanger in every single
issue. It's just plain and simple people, if there is one comic that you
NEED to be reading, it is <i>Rachel Rising</i>." <br />
'Nuff Said<br />
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<b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Best Mini Series</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>: Caliban</b></span><br />
When it comes to Horror categories, Space Horror creeps me out the most. It's the fact that even if you win, you lose because you are still stuck in space. It's the dark, vast emptiness, I'm getting the jitters thinking about it right now. <i>Caliban</i> nailed that dark creepy feeling from the start. It had this mixture of <i>Alien</i> and <i>Event Horizon</i> that was just perfectly what I needed. Ennis and Percio were always at the top of their game as the issues rolled out, and I am still wanting more. If you missed out, I am sorry, but I really do think that you NEED to pick up the trade when it comes out. This is a truly horrifying comic book. <br />
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Words are overrated, just ask this book. Gustavo Duarte is a comic book savant, because this book contains the most beautiful, visual stories I have EVER seen. No words, just pictures and yet I can recall everything like words were there. However unlike Gustavo Duarte, I can't just give you my thoughts on this book with a picture. . . or can I? <br />
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I freaking LOVE <i>Zombie Commandos from Hell</i> books. They have this feel of the late 80s and early 90s, that just brings me back to everything I love about horror. Steph Dumais is fantastic, and has only been putting out <i>ZCFH</i> books for what, 10-15 years now. The artwork is GORE-Geous! Dumais split up art duties between himself, Mike Bauman, Adam Geyer, Walter Sablotny, Mark K Allen and Croc Dave. Each artist has their own style, yet it came together so well here. This was a great read from start to finish. I do highly suggest that if you pick this one up, you buy yourself all 3 of the covers <i>(search online and you will know what I mean)</i>. Now get out there and find it! </div>
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I don't care what that damn Canadian Webslinger on <i>Tales From the Water Cooler</i> thinks, <i>Lenore</i> is a drop dead funny ass comic book. Roman Dirge proves with every single issue how out there this book is, and I just die laughing. His writing style is unique, fresh and needed. Hell I wish I could get more then 4 issues a year, but I don't complain, because when I do get one, it is worth the wait. This year we lost a beloved character in the book, but we also were treated to possibly the funniest moment in <i>Lenore</i> history in issue #9. This book will always be one I recommend to EVERYONE. <br />
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Other then Rachel Rising, it does not get any better than this comic for me. Kieron Gillen amazes me with each new issue, and I am always on the edge of my seat waiting to see what will come next. Now keep in mind that I am a Horror, War and Comedy comic junkie, so this book totally appeals to me. In my opinion too this book can stand toe to toe with the likes of Sgt. Rock, Unknown Soldier and Sgt. Fury <i>(longer running War comics based on a select cast)</i>. Gillen does an amazing job of mixing in history with fiction, and it's just so flawless. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Best Comeback: Ragdoll</b></span><br />
Who is <i>Ragdoll</i>? Good question. <i>Ragdoll</i> was a reoccurring character who appeared in Avatar Press' <i>Raw Media</i> back in the day. Well good ol' Mike Wolfer didn't want her to stay unseen, I mean come on people have you heard of <i>Raw Media</i> before. Mike decided to fix things up and relaunch the entire <i>Ragdoll</i> story via a very successful kickstarter campaign, and now she is back. The character is fantastic, and the story she has to tell is horrifying. I for one am glad that she is here with us again, because it would have been a travesty to have left her all locked up never to be seen again. Here is hoping some new tales will be on the horizon. <br />
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So there you have it. My comic picks for the best of 2014!<br />
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Note: It was not easy to make this list. There are so many great
horror comics that come out each year, so I say to you, create your own
list and let the world know what stood out to you. When it came to
choosing the writer and artist of the year I specifically took into
consideration people who worked on more than one book for the year. </span>Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-81857736875496418302014-12-03T09:01:00.000-06:002014-12-03T09:01:01.433-06:00Tales From the Water Cooler #190<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4iOC3_z-1a2Di3h1f6_WStYH9Jo4EfUUZQcHfIT8k9-SeQ0D7I-oxoHnEYtm6C7tYeN-D-Z0H6YlWkCnR0gsLvfzlIuYJpU6mhPuz7d4vZkWIn0uovv0V7ZC7n4ORmQJlkst4GQSxrD-/s1600/WAterCooler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4iOC3_z-1a2Di3h1f6_WStYH9Jo4EfUUZQcHfIT8k9-SeQ0D7I-oxoHnEYtm6C7tYeN-D-Z0H6YlWkCnR0gsLvfzlIuYJpU6mhPuz7d4vZkWIn0uovv0V7ZC7n4ORmQJlkst4GQSxrD-/s1600/WAterCooler.jpg" /></a><br />
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Alan Moore returns to monthly comics in epic fashion with Crossed+100!
Set 100 years in the future, Moore has created a whole new world and
history with a stunning attention to detail. Examining how
civilizations rebuild and how generations grow, Moore weaves a rich
tapestry of humanity evolving under extreme hardship, all of which is
lushly rendered by Gabriel (Ferals) Andrade. Archivist Future Taylor
leads a salvage team working to rebuild the historical record of the
original Crossed outbreak. She’s seen them in videos, but never any
live ones, the Crossed are part of the distant past. Until suddenly, a
handful appear, and the blood begins to flow. All is not as it seems as
a horrific mystery unfolds and once again Alan Moore redefines the
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David Lapham delivers a violent and bloody tale of revenge that can’t be
quelled. When a man’s world and family are systematically destroyed in
front of him, something snaps inside. And once that dam holding back
the insanity is gone, he is capable of anything. Now his sole purpose
is make the man that wrecked his world suffer. And the Crossed are just
another obstacle to overcome on the way to revenge. Available with
Regular and Red Crossed covers by Jacen Burrows, Wraparound and Fatal
Fantasy covers by Michael DiPascale, and a Torture cover by German
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Justin Jordan unleashes a vision of bleak horror as the group known as
the Storm tries to hold back the forces that claw at your nightmares.
This is the return of the Dark Gods! Tiamet has her children spreading
carnage and preparing for her return! Available with Wraparound cover
from series artist German Erramouspe, sultry Siren cover from Christian
Zanier, Regular and a Fully-Painted Deity cover by Michael DiPascale,
and a special Nightmare Retailer Order Incentive cover also by Zanier.<br />
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The final issue of the second series epic conflict erupts into a
super-size issue as the Army of the Bloodline is finally revealed! The
war between Vampires and Zombies reaches a critical point as the long
rumored Vampire army is finally assembled, preparing for a way to end
this War. New York Times Bestselling Author MAX BROOKS pushes the limits
of modern horror to the breaking point in this pivotal chapter in his
epic tale of undead class battle. Extinction Parade will return in 2015
with the third, and final chapter of the most epic conflict ever!
Available with Regular, Wraparound, End of a Species, Leather (limited
to just 1000 copies), and Bloodwashed and Pure Art Retailer Order
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1945. Days before the fall of Berlin, a secret German program for
manufacturing enhanced humans turns certain defeat into unlikely victory
and starts a whole new chapter in the World War. Most recently, England
looses a leader in a terror attack on London, and the latest German
technology is used to resume the naval blockade against the Allies. The
hope is the Allies’ own technological edge – Heavy Panzermensch – will
be enough to turn the land war. And then it’s revealed the Germans have
them too… Kieron Gillen has captivated the comics’ community as the
misery of super human warfare continues to unfold. Available with
Regular, Wraparound, War Crimes, and Blitzkrieg covers by Caanan White
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War is horror. And no one knows how to chronicle the bitter and bloody
corners of conflict than Garth Ennis. Is this final chapter of the
first arc, the brave bomber pilots have to suffer through the worst kind
of Hell to carry out their mission. Or die trying. Available with
Regular, Wraparound, Good Girl Nose Art, and Battle Damage Retailer
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<br />Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-54449627109761157032014-12-01T09:04:00.001-06:002014-12-01T09:04:37.019-06:00Monsters & Metal Episode #26<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to Monsters & Metal Episode #26, the internet's hardest
hitting, in your face mix of Horror Comics and Heavy Metal! Join
Decapitated Dan and F(r)iends each month as they keep you up to date on
what is going on in the world of Horror Comics, while playing some of
the <i>World's</i> <i>B</i>est Metal tracks!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>On this Episode:</b></span><br />
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• Decapitated Dan and Dirk Manning introduce the show.<br />
<i><a href="http://www.decapitateddan.com/">www.decapitateddan.com</a> AND <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dirkmanning">https://www.facebook.com/dirkmanning</a></i><br />
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• Faith No More - <i>Mother Fucker</i><br />
<a href="http://www.fnm.com/"><i>http://www.fnm.com/</i></a><br />
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• Machine Head -<i> Sail into the Black </i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.machinehead1.com/" target="_blank">http://www.machinehead1.com/ </a></i><br />
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• Interview: Spectres pt. 1<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/spectresca"><i>https://www.facebook.com/spectresca</i></a><br />
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• Baptists - Betterment<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/BAPTISTS/111676572202547"><i>https://www.facebook.com/pages/BAPTISTS/111676572202547</i></a><br />
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• Spectres - Marinated Brains<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/spectresca"><i>https://www.facebook.com/spectresca</i></a><br />
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• Monster Messaging with Dave Elliot<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AtomekaPress"><i>https://www.facebook.com/AtomekaPress</i></a> AND <a href="http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/"><i>http://deevelliott.deviantart.com/</i></a> <br />
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• <b>Century Media Spotlight:</b> Ingested -<i> The Divine Right Of Kings <br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ingesteduk">https://www.facebook.com/ingesteduk</a></i><br />
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• Strange Kids Club Presents: What's Crackle'n<br />
<a href="http://www.strangekidsclub.com/"><i>http://www.strangekidsclub.com/</i></a> <br />
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• Butcher Babies - <i>I Smell a Massacre<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ButcherBabiesMusic">https://www.facebook.com/ButcherBabiesMusic</a></i><br />
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<i>• </i><b>Prosthetic Records Spotlight:</b> White Arms of Athena -<i> Heavy Sleep<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WhiteArms">https://www.facebook.com/WhiteArms</a></i><br />
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• Monthly Metal Break Down with Z.M. Thomas<i><br /><a href="http://www.trepidation-comics.com/">http://www.trepidation-comics.com/</a></i><br />
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<i>• </i>Psychostick - <i>Obey the Beard<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Psychostick">https://www.facebook.com/Psychostick</a></i><br />
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• <b>Metalblade Spotlight:</b> Job for a Cowboy - <i>The Celestial Antidote<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/jobforacowboy">https://www.facebook.com/jobforacowboy</a></i><br />
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• Interview: Spectres pt. 2<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/spectresca"><i>https://www.facebook.com/spectresca</i></a><br />
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• Revocation - Invidious<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Revocation"><i>https://www.facebook.com/Revocation</i></a><br />
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• Spectres - Ghosts of Revolution<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/spectresca"><i>https://www.facebook.com/spectresca</i></a><br />
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• I Hate Everything You Love Segment with Douglas Paszkiewicz<br />
<a href="http://www.arseniclullabies.com/"><i>http://www.arseniclullabies.com/</i></a> <br />
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• <b>Century Media Spotlight:</b> ZOAX -<i> Lonely Souls<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/zoaxbandofficial">https://www.facebook.com/zoaxbandofficial</a></i><br />
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<i>• </i><b>Prosthetic Records Spotlight:</b> Wayfarer -<i> A Place Among Stars<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wayfarercolorado">https://www.facebook.com/wayfarercolorado</a></i><br />
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• <b>Metalblade Spotlight:</b> Cancer Bats - <i>Arsenic in the Year of the Snake<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cancerbats">https://www.facebook.com/cancerbats</a></i><br />
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• Monthly comic recap sponsored by the Ghastly Awards<br />
<a href="http://www.ghastlyawards.com/"><i>www.GhastlyAwards.com</i></a><br />
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• Bloodshot Dawn - <i>Unified</i><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BloodshotDawn"><i>https://www.facebook.com/BloodshotDawn</i></a><br />
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• Massive Fantastic Presents Radio Horror Drama: Escape<i> - "Taboo"</i><br />
<a href="http://massivefantastic.com/"><i>http://massivefantastic.com/</i></a> <br />
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• Amon Amarth - <i>Viking Christmas<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAmonAmarth">https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAmonAmarth</a></i><br />
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and links for what you heard on this episode. Make sure to give us
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So until next month, <i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Keep them <span style="font-size: small;">H</span>orns Up, and Support Good Horror!</b></span></i><br />
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<i><b>I recently had a chance to talk to Douglas Paszkiewicz </b></i><i><b>about his upcoming book ARSENIC LULLABY: THE DEVILS ONLY FRIEND. Check it out: <br /></b></i><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Decapitated Dan:</b></span> Douglas thanks for taking time to talk with me about <i>ARSENIC LULLABY: THE DEVILS ONLY FRIEND</i>. First of all lets talk about you. Who are you and what do you do? <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfZiVIpj0lz1m6rGfw3ZMxptUKI0Jy3UXXv8yvBCQp_5JF1w0JSLUeM4cNBuZ5LdO4wcccR6b3eDl2KnFighrSZSqA7oBQXzjy9SvyB8z64t9qnjxZozFz5xMt1V-5axSW43Q2D3yuD5S/s1600/TDOFpostcard+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfZiVIpj0lz1m6rGfw3ZMxptUKI0Jy3UXXv8yvBCQp_5JF1w0JSLUeM4cNBuZ5LdO4wcccR6b3eDl2KnFighrSZSqA7oBQXzjy9SvyB8z64t9qnjxZozFz5xMt1V-5axSW43Q2D3yuD5S/s1600/TDOFpostcard+front.jpg" height="320" width="226" /></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Douglas Paszkiewicz: </b></span>I am a brilliant lowlife jerk, who just happens to make one of the funniest <br />
you’ll ever run across. I don’t like what I do, I didn’t ask for the talent and skill…but I have it so I might as well make some money with it.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>How did you find yourself getting into making comics?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> I started out in stand up comedy…which entails telling the same joke night after night to drunks and people on awkward first dates. It dawned on me I could just draw the joke ONCE, print it and never have to deal with night clubs.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>So what can you tell me about <i>ARSENIC LULLABY: THE DEVILS ONLY FRIEND</i>?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> It has some really good storytelling. I specialize in strange premises and do a lot of single page jokes. In and out , quick stuff…mostly because I have to draw the damn thing and I get sick of drawing a character after a page or two. This book has some really well written longer stories. For example, Cthulhu rises up to destroy mankind only to find out we already destroyed ourselves and he missed the whole thing. Everybody’s dead except for one guy in a cybernetic safety suit. And the guy is a total creep. Like super lonely, obviously, but you can tell he was a pain in the ass to begin with. Cthulhu realizes that he can still salvage something because if he kills the guy, then technically HE ended mankind…technically. Satan shows up to beg him off because he doesn’t want him to go to hell and tries to convert him to Christianity while Cthulhu looks for an abandoned car with a decent stereo. It’s really well woven together and the character interactions are a scream.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>Who are the main characters we will see in this book?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> Well aside from Cthulhu , there is Voodoo joe who is a witch doctor who lives in the suburbs and has zombie fetuses aid him in sort of a revenge for hire business. The Great Duranti is a stage magician who travels around with a talking yeti and a midget, he ends up volunteering to exorcise some rich guys kid so he can loot the house. There’s a lot of stuff that when you explain it just sounds wacky for the sake of being wacky but everything is really rooted in more depth and sinisterness then I can explain without ruining it.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>What are you hoping readers take away from this book?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> That the New Orleans Saints are a terrible football team.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>After all the years of working on ARSENIC LULLABY, why keep coming back to this cast?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> Readers like them. I have about 15 other characters I could be developing but when it comes right down to it, you give the audience what they want. When you go see…Tom Petty for example, you really don’t give a rats ass about hearing him play a bunch of new shit you never heard before, you want to hear last dance with mary jane and stuff like that. I insert new characters little by little but when someone orders a copy of Arsenic Lullaby…the want to see Voodoo Joe doing something horrible to someone. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnn8teAMc7geJxt53JewTsaPXuOCEAFoE-jDJHVimgYCkvziq0QeQ91mB0ZkqrS3Kl2H7y1OfA7zDLQ9aD9UWKe_5yT6Y0_UoaH5gafCsrv2b36-DMnDdhumJF_DcKT1vbY0oary1TPtf/s1600/TDOF+forest+clr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnn8teAMc7geJxt53JewTsaPXuOCEAFoE-jDJHVimgYCkvziq0QeQ91mB0ZkqrS3Kl2H7y1OfA7zDLQ9aD9UWKe_5yT6Y0_UoaH5gafCsrv2b36-DMnDdhumJF_DcKT1vbY0oary1TPtf/s1600/TDOF+forest+clr.jpg" height="320" width="219" /></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>I want to break down your cast a bit, first of all... what is so funny about a zombie fetus?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> First off, I don’t think they are funny. They are disgusting and creepy. The funny comes from Joe treating them like they aren’t any different than having an intern. Good writing often times isn’t just “hey isn’t this premise wacky?!” It making the wacky premise and forcing the reader to accept it as a reality. If the fetus shows up and all the characters react rationally i.e “holy mother of F*CK! What is that?!” There is no legs to the premise. But if one shows up and hands Joe a lighter and Joe complains that the lighter is empty…then there is really funny creepy element just hanging around that you can get a much bigger laugh out of later.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>Along those same lines, why do you choose to make fun of my lord Cthulhu?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> Laziness. I had some stories that required some obscure demon…and if I actually research one…then I have to write and draw several pages explaining who the hell the demon is. Cthulhu is obscure but well known enough so that people have the basic idea of what he is about right from the start.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>You seem to be a creator who is not afraid to touch touchy subject matter, how come?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HWRnx39u1KrlXcn_uA9vMI0wz9IOqBDpeRpjbcXtAmmQtqYmQhWZuvWQevdskQf-5Fi4PXL89h6510MLi0UtE2L3UmurkFn0RPk9obKzKHS716rSGvodQ-mFGuvYFeIQpHK5YxbLBSxC/s1600/1555298_10205537058534242_7292654752825652974_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HWRnx39u1KrlXcn_uA9vMI0wz9IOqBDpeRpjbcXtAmmQtqYmQhWZuvWQevdskQf-5Fi4PXL89h6510MLi0UtE2L3UmurkFn0RPk9obKzKHS716rSGvodQ-mFGuvYFeIQpHK5YxbLBSxC/s1600/1555298_10205537058534242_7292654752825652974_n.jpg" height="312" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> Sex, Religion and science fiction if I can help it. Those are three subject that kinda overshadow whatever joke you are trying to tell. People see the subject introduced and already have a certain mindset…they are thinking politics or thinking with their dick or in the case of science fiction instantly relating it to some other sci fi world from some other movie or book…I have to then fight them out of that mindset in order to properly set them up for a punchline. It’s a pain in the ass.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>Is there any subject matter that even you consider off limits?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> Well, I told you what I don’t deal with…but in general I’d say no. Nothing is off limits and it is never “too soon”. Otherwise what is the point? Everybody has one or two subjects that they don’t want made fun of and are cool with everything else. Well…if you are mass communicating and add together everybodies one or two subjects, you have nothing left to work with. The power of comedy is that it robs power from everything else. You take some horrible incident and get people to laugh at it …you have robbed it of any horror.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>What on earth were you into as a child that would lead to you creating a comic like this?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_QoaxKvODhMilmti00S0VRxxMofcDE8MM2ollPmE9LSYDnQaQ2qnKoHXGnBN2VqqupyDhWk-mleLtLl45sDFEItnBkqHnEKwaM4fFXy8s3VSMsq4qc4hFixTLT2tQ0Ab0GlsEN6SbPwW/s1600/TDOF+news.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_QoaxKvODhMilmti00S0VRxxMofcDE8MM2ollPmE9LSYDnQaQ2qnKoHXGnBN2VqqupyDhWk-mleLtLl45sDFEItnBkqHnEKwaM4fFXy8s3VSMsq4qc4hFixTLT2tQ0Ab0GlsEN6SbPwW/s1600/TDOF+news.jpg" height="272" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> I had a relatively normal childhood…really nothing that would point to this.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>As a Comic Industry Veteran, what knowledge can you part of the young about this business?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> Stay out of my way.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>Are there any other projects you are currently working on?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> There are too many to mention. I’ll be doing more animated work, and should have a short film about X-mas done in a few weeks.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>So where can readers find out more about this book?<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> <a href="http://www.arseniclullaby.com/">www.arseniclullaby.com</a><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>So in summary give me a quick recap on <i>ARSENIC LULLABY: THE DEVILS ONLY FRIEND</i> and why fans should give it a try. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DP:</b></span> No…I already told you enough. Go order it.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>DD: </b></span>Thanks so much for your time Douglas.<br />
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Decapitated Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279654104587220521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259257591826037236.post-55894354637511989862014-11-12T12:10:00.005-06:002014-11-12T12:10:23.954-06:00Tales From the Water Cooler #188<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4iOC3_z-1a2Di3h1f6_WStYH9Jo4EfUUZQcHfIT8k9-SeQ0D7I-oxoHnEYtm6C7tYeN-D-Z0H6YlWkCnR0gsLvfzlIuYJpU6mhPuz7d4vZkWIn0uovv0V7ZC7n4ORmQJlkst4GQSxrD-/s1600/WAterCooler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4iOC3_z-1a2Di3h1f6_WStYH9Jo4EfUUZQcHfIT8k9-SeQ0D7I-oxoHnEYtm6C7tYeN-D-Z0H6YlWkCnR0gsLvfzlIuYJpU6mhPuz7d4vZkWIn0uovv0V7ZC7n4ORmQJlkst4GQSxrD-/s1600/WAterCooler.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ogsa6-9YZvg6XgBUbp9KlFSD1eSDFdnAopEn1JFAyl3rwkeesqsJ4BZ9I5mOK0t9mbbSaOt9ltnbPunbw_iy1ZoQ9Kbjo8C_P-Cdxdk7xrxNgkLNh1HUluGqtVEDmJn8F0T2n9psYt4S/s1600/LWTUA+-+P+M+Buchan+and+R+G+B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ogsa6-9YZvg6XgBUbp9KlFSD1eSDFdnAopEn1JFAyl3rwkeesqsJ4BZ9I5mOK0t9mbbSaOt9ltnbPunbw_iy1ZoQ9Kbjo8C_P-Cdxdk7xrxNgkLNh1HUluGqtVEDmJn8F0T2n9psYt4S/s1600/LWTUA+-+P+M+Buchan+and+R+G+B.jpg" height="200" width="141" /></a>On Saturday 19th November P M Buchan and R G B’s Love Will Tear Us Apart will launch at Table 187 in New Dock Hall at Thought Bubble Sequential Arts Festival, in Leeds, UK.<br />
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Love Will Tear Us Apart is a 48-page adult horror anthology, created by P M Buchan (BLACKOUT, <br />
La Belle Dame Sans Merci) and debut comic artist R G B, tackling themes of domestic abuse and familial responsibilities in an apocalyptic setting. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-tI23DalGPxYe3oA2WftMNfoOZdTq4WjBpFDWqO-VIpEIXNdrdyxYfKRZu4RcyoRCSqWo9ffu_tfunCMLO2qHnwIJR7EExpfeAX-dJ9rc3NchFlTZORUUZxFFDADeRwLvvkvLzg7ePR3/s1600/LWTUA+-+Tombs+Top+11+Zombie+Terror+Tunes+art+by+John+Pearson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-tI23DalGPxYe3oA2WftMNfoOZdTq4WjBpFDWqO-VIpEIXNdrdyxYfKRZu4RcyoRCSqWo9ffu_tfunCMLO2qHnwIJR7EExpfeAX-dJ9rc3NchFlTZORUUZxFFDADeRwLvvkvLzg7ePR3/s1600/LWTUA+-+Tombs+Top+11+Zombie+Terror+Tunes+art+by+John+Pearson.jpg" height="200" width="141" /></a>This dark anthology contains the complete 30-page comic strip, Love Will Tear Us Apart, alongside P M Buchan's short story, Drinking Bleach Instead, illustrated by John Pearson (Beast Wagon, CULT), a rundown of the top eleven zombie songs of all time by Tomb Dragomir (Rue Morgue Radio, Tomb TV) and pinups by INDIO! (Raygun Roads, Stephenson’s Robot) and Mark Chadwick (Raygun Roads, The Electra Tattoo Company).<br />
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Speaking of the new release, P M Buchan said: "When there's no more room in Hell and the dead walk the earth, nobody will have more to lose than parents. My outlook on life changed when I became a father and Love Will Tear Us Apart examines the ways that our motivations evolve to accommodate the needs of our families. Brutally honest, and sometimes just brutal, Love Will Tear Us Apart is for horror readers that value emotional integrity over cheap scares."<br /><br />Love Will Tear Us Apart launches on Saturday 19th November at Table 187 in New Dock Hall, at Thought Bubble Sequential Arts Festival, with a digital version available from Monday 21st November at <a href="http://pmbuchan.bigcartel.com/">http://pmbuchan.bigcartel.com</a>. <br /><br />
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