Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 11/7/2015:
The Power of Comics!
Highlights: Comics scholar, professor and professional speaker Randy Duncan and his book The Power of Comics; geek news.
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer 99.5 FM (temporary station change through mid-November 2015) in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com http://faithtalk995.com (temporary station change through mid-November 2015) and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps.
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SHOW NOTES
For all of October and through November 14, 2015, Shane Plays Radio will air live on sister station 99.5 FM at the regular time of 1:05 PM Central on Saturdays, then air again pre-recorded on Sundays on 96.5 FM at 1:05 PM. You can also listen live online at http://faithtalk995.com. The podcast and Krypton Radio version information remain the same.
NEWS ITEMS
New ‘Star Trek’ TV Series in the Works for 2017
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/star-trek-tv-series-works-828638
Activision buys Candy Crush maker King for $5.9 billion http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/2/9662230/activision-buys-candy-crush-maker-king
Warcraft Movie Official Trailer Coming Friday, New Poster Releasedhttp://www.gamespot.com/articles/warcraft-movie-official-trailer-coming-friday-new-/1100-6431918/
Blizzard Will No Longer Report World of Warcraft Subscriber Numbers
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-will-no-longer-report-world-of-warcraft-s/1100-6431943/
Blizzard updating classic games to “restore to glory” (StarCraft (1998), Warcraft III (2002), and Diablo II( 2000)
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-looking-to-revive-these-classic-games-upd/1100-6431991/
Impressive Metroid Fan Film
https://youtu.be/x3kfyZJhC3U
GOG Big Fall Sale: Hundreds of DRM-free games up to 90% off
http://www.gog.com/?pp=6a3236f5f213960de5c415fd15c6d1cb5a46d04e
J.K. Rowling just gave America its own word for ‘muggle’ and it’s awkward
http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/4/9671594/muggle-no-maj-harry-potter
The Nintendo Playstation Prototype works and here’s the proof!
http://www.juicygamereviews.com/retro-blog/the-nintendo-playstation-prototype-works-and-heres-the-proof
J.J. Abrams helped a dying Star Wars fan see The Force Awakens early http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/5/9677814/star-wars-the-force-awakens-advance-screening-daniel-fleetwood
This International Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Has Tons Of New Footage
http://io9.com/holy-cow-this-international-star-wars-the-force-awake-1740954520
Star Wars: The Force Awakens countdown
40 days!
GUEST: RANDY DUNCAN & THE POWER OF COMICS
The Power of Comics on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1472535707/
Creating Comics as Journalism, Memoir and Nonfiction on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Comics-Journalism-Memoir-Nonfiction/dp/0415730082/
Randy Duncan: Creating a class filled with costumes, iconic characters and CRASH!
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/oct/14/randy-duncan-creating-class-filled-costumes-iconic/?f=trilakes
TWEET OF THE WEEK:
@ShanePlays: When the biggest thing to talk about is sexuality, gender, or ethnicity of your characters… story has been tossed in favor of propaganda
NEXT WEEK:
Not 100% confirmed on their end yet, but you know it’s Shane Plays so it’ll be geeky!