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Geek Cast Live Wins Indiana Comic Con 2015
So this past weekend was Indiana Comic Con 2015, and we decided to challenge our buddies at Geek Cast Live to our first ever, Con Challenge. The trio were crushing it this weekend! Check out some of these tweets from the show!
The Breakdown
Challenge: Give a Storm Trooper a Hug - Winner Rob Bass
While all three contestants entered into this, Robb is the clear winner for his proper use of duck face.
Challenge: Offer your armies and support to Daenerys Targaryen for marriage - Winner Rob Bass
I was honestly expecting someone to get their head lobbed off for this one, but Robb managed to sway the savage heart of our beloved Khaleesi.
Challange: Ask Darth Vader "How's the wife?" - Winner Ry
Ry showed a lot of class consoling Lord Vader in his time of woe. You're a mensch Ry, a mensch.
Bonus Challenge: Share an Orphan Joke with Batman - Winner Rob Bass
I guess Batman has been hanging out with the Joker a bit too much lately. He actually smiled!
The Winner
Based on the rules of the contest, Robb Bass is the clear winner. Proposing to Daenerys put him on the map, but it was the bonus Orphan Joke with Batman that made him a winner. Not to be outdone, Ry was a contender, outmatching Robb's challenges with shear volume (See below) of random cosplay photos.
Technically speaking, Ry should have been disqualified, since he clearly had a chance to pull off the epic bonus challenge, Call Jason Mamoa "Sea Man" or "Aqualad" and failed to do so. While we will not suffer a coward, this is a pretty bitchin' photo op, so we'll let it slide.
But wait, there's more!
In case you were wondering, @assholesatcons is our new twitter account, specifically for these con challenges. Whenever there's a convention happening, we're going to be tweeting con challenges through this account. Tag @assholesatcons with your photos or videos of whatever shenanigans you get up to, and you can win prizes.
While none of the following images counted towards our con challenge, I'd like to include them to show you what kind of fun we have at conventions and shows. We welcome everyone to start sending us your con photos and show us how much fun you're having, being an asshole at a con!
Wayward Raven Media at Big Apple Con 2015!
Big Apple Con 2015
Hey Folks! Wayward Raven Media will be at the Big Apple Con 2015, Saturday March 7th from 10am - 7 Pm at Penn Pavilion Plaza across the street from Madison Square Garden. Come check out our booth and meet the creators of Horseman, Signed, The Ascendant and Damn Heroes. Don't forget to ask us how you can get a free print of our most recent Damn Heroes strip honoring Leonard Nimoy.
New to us, or haven't check out our books yet?
Well this would be a perfect time to come down and meet us! We will also be featuring Kira Scarlett who will be cosplaying as C from Signed C: The Missing!
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Already a fan and excited about what we have coming out soon? Check out these inks and pencils for our upcoming Singed C #3!
Batman Endgame Is No Joke
MAJOR SPOILERS: READER BEWARE
From the moment I put down the first issue of Batman Endgame, I felt as though this Joker story was different. While Death of the Family impressed, it left many fans unsatisfied with its cliff hanger ending (see what I did there?) Having the ending be an "emotional impact" on the Bat-family seemed like an interesting take in theory, but the impact was abandoned by most writers after one issue. It was almost as if the characters had forgotten why they were upset with Bruce at all. While going through D.O.T.F., I more or less knew what I was getting. Joker kidnapped the Bat-family, did a bunch of evil stuff, killed a bunch of no named cops and civilians etc etc. I loved it, but it wasn't exactly ground breaking. Scott Synder had hinted that D.O.T.F. was a set up story, and that he had a punchline coming.
Well, he wasn't joking.
Endgame set itself a part from all preceding Joker stories with its first issue. Batman was left to defeat the entire Justice League at once. However, prior to that, we can assume the Joker himself did the same feat, infecting them all with his new strain of Joker Venom (the Joker Virus lets call it.) Right off the bat, Synder places Batman and the Joker leaps and bounds above everyone else in the DCU. Their conflict, their struggle, goes deeper than super powered aliens and power rings. Not soon after, we find out that the Joker hasn't been "missing" for the two years after D.O.T.F. He was right under the Dark Knight's nose, posing as Eric Border an orderly at Arkham, and even befriending the Bat. But what happens next is what truly separates Batman Endgame from the rest.
Joker reveals to Batman that without a shadow of a doubt, he knows his true identity. This concept has been thrown around by fans for a long time. That Joker always knew but never cared. Well now, he most certainly does. Not only that, but the Clown Prince of Crime survived a bullet to his heart like it was nothing. Commissioner Gordon, and the Pennyworths have also been uncovering the disturbing realization that the Joker has seemingly always been in Gotham. We last leave Batman, clueless as has to stop the Joker Virus, and learning that the Joker has made himself basically immortal.
Finally, Batman gives up. Yes, that's right. He gives up, and goes to the Court of Owls for help. The Joker has pushed him so far this time, that he has no choice but to enlist his enemies for help. Throughout this entire story everyone has been asking him, "What's the plan, Batman?" and he simply doesn't know. This clueless, stressed, and dare I say, scared Batman is something readers simply aren't accustomed. The only man who could ever bring this out of the Dark Knight, is the Joker and now we see why. The pair has only had one direct interaction thus far, so I can only imagine Synder is building up for an insane climax. My only fear, as a huge Joker fan, is this might be his last laugh because I don't know how you could top this. Still, it is an absolute classic and it hasn't even ended yet. If you haven't read this yet, start as soon as you can. I'd hate for you to miss the punchline!
-By Adam Tyler Wolfe
Joker fan Extraordinaire
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Horsemen #2 Is Now Available On ComiXology
The epic Horsemen story continues. Horsemen #2 is for sale on comiXology for $1.99! The forces of Fate and Destiny are on the move in an effort to control all life in the universe. Gemna, the newly appointed Horseman of Death, and Perses, the Horseman of Destruction, ride to the Planet Proscenium to stop an evil plot and save a princess. Can the Horsemen win the contest or will yet another world fall into the hands of Fate and Destiny? Find out in Horsemen #2!
Also available on comiXology
And don't miss the start of the adventure! With Death dead, what will the Horsemen do when Fate and Destiny's minions set their sites on Earth? See how Genma came to be the new Horsemen of Death and the horrible threat Fate and Destiny pose to our universe! Buy Horsemen #1 today! Or check out our other series, also all available on comiXology.
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