Join us for a brand new episode of Around The Geek as we get ready for the upcoming Spider-Man Homecoming. This week we are talking about our views on the previous actors of the Spider-Man franchise and where it will go going forward.
Ep.111 E3 2017 Enter the Hype Dragon
Welcome to the 2017 E3 coverage from Around the Geek as we bring you our superb review on the 2017 E3 event. Listen as we go thru each conference from this year and give you our opinions on what is coming out in the near future. Don’t forget to follow us on YouTube and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.
Sonny Strait Otakon 2016 Interview
Most recognized as the voice of Krillin on the wildly popular, animated TV show Dragon Ball Z and as an illustrator for, arguably, the most famous, independently published comic book series Elfquest. Strait has over 20 years of experience in the arts.
As a voice actor, Strait is considered to be one of the most recognized voice actors in the business. Besides Dragon Ball Z’s Krillin he has worked on many popular animated characters including Usopp in One Piece, Maes Hughes in Fullmetal Alchemist, and Cartoon Network’s laid back, robot host Toonami TOM. He has also worked as a writer and director on several TV series including Dragon Ball series, Case Closed, and Lupin the Third.
Robbie Daymond Interview Otakon 2016
Daymond was born as Robert Daymond Niles in Chesterfield, Missouri and was raised in Warrenton, Missouri for most of his early life. When he was an infant, his father Robert Nile’s left the family, leaving his mother Laura Marks to raise him with the help of her parents Marvin and Mary Marks. He took an interest in acting when he was very young. In 1992, he performed in his first professional play, On Golden Pond at the Bell Star Theater. In 1993, Daymond’s mother married Gregory Howard and in 1995 changed his name to Robert Daymond Howard after being officially adopted by Greg. In that same year, he and his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri. In 2000, he was accepted in to the Webster University Theater Conservatory, but was put on academic probation for a time and later left Webster University in 2002 to attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he graduated with a BFA in Theater Performance in 2004. Later, he continued to perform at the Nevada Conservatory Theater, while he also taught acting, movement, speech and voice to undergraduate theater majors. In 2007, he graduated the UNLV with a Master of Fine Arts in Acting. In August 2007, he moved to LA to continue pursuing acting and has continued to appear in theater, film, television and voice-over. He currently lives in Los Angeles. He also owns and operates a voice-over company, Shock & Awesome Audio.
He currently voices SwaySway in the Nickelodeon cartoon, Breadwinners and the twins Evan and Myles on The Hub’s Transformers: Rescue Bots.
On May 6, 2014, it was announced that Daymond will be voicing the character Porta in the English dub of the anime film Patema Inverted.
On July 5, 2014, it was announced that he will be voicing Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask in the Viz Media English dub of Sailor Moon.
Ep. 26 Is this the real life?
This episode the guys talk about Community getting cancelled, upcoming Agent Carter series, Destiny beta in July, New Power Rangers movie, Shaq Fu hits its goal, Will Ferrell producing the Flintstones, and more. This week the comic corner and the otaku spot is back with this weeks topic of Fooley Cooley or FLCL.
Ep. 25 The Dark Side, I Was Born In It
This week the guys talk about the Star Wars Rebels trailer, Star Wars episode 7 cast, Beverly Hills Cop , Terminator reboot, Mario Kart 8 bundle announced, and Disney Infinity bringing in Marvel. This weeks comic corner we discuss free comic book day. The topic for this week we discuss Amazing Spider Man 2 with spoilers at the end.
Ep. 24 See you Space Cowboy…
This week the guys talk about the Netflix roulette feature, Amazon using Blu ray disc to archive data, stopping Skynet, Cortana Age Restrictions, PS4 update and more. Comic corner is back this week and this weeks Otaku spot topic is the classic Cowboy Bebop.
Ep. 23 What’s an RPG?
In this episode Warren is joined by Jake and Eric to talk about Minecraft physical release for PS3, Sony selling Square-Enix shares, Snoop Dogg in COD, Professor suspended for Game of Thrones shirt and more. There is no Comic Corner this week. This weeks main topic surrounds the Evolution of RPGs from pen and paper to virtual.
Ep. 22 Don’t Go Writing in Strange Books
This weeks episode the guys talk about Amazon offering $5000 to quit, amazon acquires Comixology, pocket printers, Bruce Lee coming to the UFC, Last of Us remastered for PS4, Bruce Tim’s 75th Batman anniversary short and more. This weeks Topic in the Otaku Spot is Death Note.
Ep. 21 Final Justice!!
Join the guys as they talk about the patent war between Samsung and Apple, Predator in the next Call of Duty DLC, Phil Spenser as the new head of Xbox, type C USB drives, more external storage coming to the XB1, Star Wars starting to film and more. This weeks main topic we are spoiling Captain America for you, enough said.