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Books & Beer – Ep 15: Crime Fiction

0 Submitted by Chris Cox on Thu, 13 December 2018, 15:53

After a brief chat about racism in The Lord of the Rings, the Book Bois drink mystery beers and discuss a broad range of crime fiction: Dare Me by Megan Abbott, Agatha Christie, Daphne Du Maurier and Out by Natsuo Kirino. Spoiler alert: Andrew isn’t dead. That was just a red herring....

Books and Beer Ep 14 – Horror Movie Tie-Ins

0 Submitted by Chris Cox on Tue, 30 October 2018, 10:19

Sharpen your machetes and butcher knives. Zach, Miguel and Andrew chug Mickey’s malt liquor after reading the worst batch of books they’ve showcased on Books and Beer: slasher film tie-ins. Halloween 1 & 2, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and its sequel The Dream Child....

Books and Beer Ep 13: Harlan Ellison: The SF Master – Part 2

0 Submitted by Chris Cox on Thu, 27 September 2018, 15:36

Miguel, Andrew, and Zach could not get enough of Harlan Ellison for just one episode. Listen as they chug more Old Chub and talk Dangerous Visions, The Outer Limits, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, and celebrate the life and controversies of the most cantankerous voice in the SF in this extra long part TWO! We also discuss Continue Reading...

Books and Beer Ep 12 – Harlan Ellison: The SF Master

0 Submitted by Chris Cox on Mon, 10 September 2018, 14:49

Miguel, Andrew, and Zach can all agree on one thing: Harlan Ellison was an SF Master. Listen as they chug some Old Chub and cover Dangerous Visions, The Outer Limits, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, and celebrate the life and controversies of the most cantankerous voice in the SF in this extra long part one!...

Books and Beer – Ep10: The Dying Earth

0 Submitted by Chris Cox on Wed, 13 June 2018, 13:37

We take a trip so far into the future that we’re nearly at the End of Time. Andrew and Zach explore the science/fantasy Dying Earth subgenre while Miguel eats red gushers. In a world of supercomputers, vat people, sorcery, reincarnation, guilds, super AIs and gods, we cover Gene Wolfe, Jack Vance, C. J. Cherryh and Clark Ashton Smith. ...

Books and Beer Ep 7 – Body Horror Part 1

0 Submitted by Chris Cox on Wed, 11 April 2018, 16:04

The Book Boiz abandon the carefree glee of youthful Gushers and graduate to very hot wings to celebrate body horror. Listen to Andrew Hilbert, Miguel Villa, and Zach Chapman scream in mortal terror in their conversation about: The Hellbound Heart, Guts, and Johnny Got His Gun in part one of Body Horror. ...

Books & Beer Ep 6 – Talking With Author Lucas Magnum

0 Submitted by Chris Cox on Tue, 27 March 2018, 14:21

Pop a few Gushers and stick in some ear buds as the Book Bois interview Lucas Mangum, author of Gods of the Dark Web. We chat about The Fly in all its forms, drink Kronenbourg beer, and learn how to not masturbate while writing our own sex scenes. ...

Books and Beer Ep 5 – Sword and Sorcery Part 2: S&S Through The Ages

0 Submitted by Chris Cox on Mon, 12 February 2018, 12:43

Join Miguel, Zach, and Andrew on a journey throughout time as they replenish their Gushers stock, spit out mead, and discuss Fritz Lieber’s Ill Met in Lankmar, CL Moore’s Black God’s Kiss, Michael Moorcock’s Elric, Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher series, and the comics Rat Queens and Autumnlands. It’s a big episode, but there’s plenty of beer to go around for Continue Reading...

Let’s Look At ‘Shirtless Bear-Fighter! TP’

0 Submitted by John Eckes on Fri, 09 February 2018, 16:59

Some ideas are awesome. Some ideas are just plain dumb. Then there are rare finds that are awesomely dumb like Shirtless Bear-Fighter. Running for five issues in the latter half of 2017, this comic is the brainchild of writers Jody Leheup and Sebastian Girner as well as artist, Nil Vendrell and is one of the best comics I read last Continue Reading...

Books & Beer – Ep 4: Sword and Sorcery Origins

0 Submitted by Chris Cox on Mon, 29 January 2018, 13:11

Join Miguel, Andrew, and Zach while they grease up their muscles for battles against serpent men and alien elephant gods. With mouthfuls of Gushers and Off With Your Red IPA, they discuss Robert E. Howard’s Kull and Conan characters and the origins of Sword & Sorcery. ...