Long time, No post?

apologies for the silence, but it was a hectic holiday season, and it sort of bled over into all of january. Your Geek World's headquarters (also known as Tyler's apartment) has moved, and we're still trying to get everything settled back down, but we recorded a couple of podcasts before packing up, so those should go up relatively soon-ish (by which I mean as soon as tyler has a chance to edit them).

unfortunately in all the chaos, we missed both Arisia (which Tyler intended to drag me back to, kicking and screaming) and MAGfest (which I talked him into attending instead since they were the same weekend this year, but the budget disagreed). Luckily, we still intend to try and make it to Wicked Faire for at least one day, and will most definitely be at Anime Boston and ConnectiCon this year (even if ConnectiCon was a hot mess of failure last year, we have such a long track record with them that we have to forgive it).

We have a couple of musical projects in the works, heavily involving the musical talents of Chris Whittier of Little Blue Pill and Dave aka Barycoise of Cabin Fever Express, so stay tuned for those in the near future. the first has been recorded and has a video in the works, but can be listened to here until then (yes, that's our own version of the Backin' Up song from youtube's Autotune the News). I'm trying to convince them that we need to do the theme song from Carmen SanDiego next, but so far, no dice. Stay tuned!

In other news, the new My Chemical Romance album that I mentioned excitement about in my last post, "Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys," is now out, and it's everything I ever wanted and then some. (look forward to a more in-depth review in the future!) If you love campy sci-fi and catchy, unapologetically american rock music, then I can't recommend it more, because this album is best summarized as being a neon dance party in the fucking Thunderdome, hosted by a pirate radio DJ from the future (no, really. it's set up as a radio broadcast from 2019, and features a few moments with fictional DJ Dr. Death Defying, portrayed by guitarist Steve, Righ? of Mindless Self Indulgence.) Definitely check out their youtube channel to hear some of the songs (both live and studio versions of several tracks have been posted) as well as some excellent bonus materials, including commercials and cartoons from the album's universe (and yet singer Gerard Way still insists it's not a concept album. Ok, buddy. If you say so.)


and finally, I need to mention that Lar DeSouza, an all-around awesome guy and artist of the excellent online comics Least I Could Do, Looking for Group, and the Gutters , has set up an online store for his non-comic related art. All of us here at Your Geek World are big fans of his art, and we strongly encourage you to check it out!

and now, I fear that I must end this otherwise unrelenting wall of text. Until next time, dear readers!

Hate me all you want

but I'm actually pretty stoked about the My Chemical Romance album coming out next month.



I've always been a fan of My Chemical Romance. They have a fabulously tongue-in-cheek sense of humor about themselves that I think a lot more bands should take to heart. they have fun onstage while being fun to watch, making them easily my favorite band to see live.

Anyone who knows me at all will pick up immediately on the aesthetic vibe of this video being pretty much what the inside of my brain looks like. It's like a ten year old boy circa 1995 on a post-Halloween sugar high trying to explain the Tank Girl movie, but without the kangaroos. There's nothing about it that I don't absolutely love. Plus, death by Power Glove. I mean, COME ON. The only way you could possibly hate on this is if you hate fun.


A word of warning, though: the song is catchy as all hell and WILL get stuck in your head.

the best calendar of 2011 is already up for preorder!

Those of you who know me already know that I can't say enough great things about OtakuBooty.com, my favorite social networking site for people who are completely functional adults and just-so-happen to have some nerdy interests. I've met some amazing people through OtakuBooty, and will absolutely continue to support it even in these tough economic times.

With that said, the economic strain is absolutely being felt over there, and the owner/admin is doing everything in his power to keep the site running at a nearly nonexistent subscription price. That's where some incredibly giving members of the site stepped in.

The ladies of Pixelette Pinups in Atlanta, GA had the great idea to put together a pin-up calendar to benefit the site. All of the photographers, models, and stylists are members of Otaku Booty who donated their time, effort, and in some cases even flew across the country to be involved. Many of the models dipped into their own pockets for costumes and props, and the Pixelette studio had to shut down to paying customers for several days to get all the photos done in time.

From what I've seen so far and the other photos that Pixelette host on their site, the calendar is sure to be phenomenal. It will, however, be only a limited print beyond what their preorder count is, so click the banner above and reserve a copy now!

an interval of silliness (VIDEO NSFW)

this is probably the shortest video that Happy Harry Toons has posted to youtube, but it's easily one of my favorites.

have a great weekend, everyone!

it's a bird! it's a plane! it's another sketchdump!

what ever happened to puppeteering as a form of entertainment?

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Mark Hamill on the Muppet Show circa 1980.


REMEMBER ALDERAAAAANNNNNN!



part two

part three

viewing this for the first time since childhood has confirmed something for me:

Family programming really WAS better when we were kids*. It's not just the nostaglia rose-colored glasses on this one. Then again, there was an infinitely higher demand for programming for the entire family before the internet.

If you're old enough to remember before the internet became a household thing, I want you to meditate on that for a second. Think about that first dial-up modem and the screeching sounds it made when you connected. If you were the first cool kid on the block with a computer, remember having a limited number of minutes each month that you could be on line, like cell phone minutes.

Now try and picture how you're going to explain to your kids someday that you're older than the internet.







*(I use the term 'we' in the vaguest sense, as none of us at YourGeekWorld.com were born yet when The Muppet Show was canceled in 1981, though it was still on the air throughout most of our childhoods.)

the ultimate team-up, coming soon!

oh, that's right.

Dr. McNinja and Axe Cop. Together for six pages!

read the full story on Comics Alliance.