Friday, May 21, 2010

Total Blast of Podcast:

This is the list of all the podcasts that I've had the wonderful opportunity to be apart of. Enjoy! The review doesn't usually start until it is at least half way into the podcast. You can find the show notes at this link. (Swearing warning... some of these podcasts are explicit due to occasional swearing.)

Moonbase2 & Underbase:

12.13.10 Episode 135 (TF3 Trailer release discussion)
06.21.10 Episode 112
06.16.10 Review of Ongoing #8 (I host!)
06.13.10 Episode 111 (Ironhide #2 @ 1 hr in)
05.30.10 Episode 109 (Ongoing #7 @ 1 hr in)
04.28.10 The Underbase Episode 2 (Ongoing #6)
04.21.10 The Underbase Episode 1 (Wreckers #4 & Spotlight Prowl)
03.31.10 Episode 100 and a half (Ongoing #5)

Autobot City

Radio Free Cybertron (RFC)
Starting in July 2010 every week at
tfradio.net

I'm a co-host guest!

Today I got in on another podcast review of Last Stand of the Wreckers #5 over at Autobot City Podcast. It's fun, go listen! (I'll provide the link when they post it.) I've been a guest reviewer there just a few times. I was recently asked to step in and review with Phil while Mikey, the co-host of the Comics Corner, takes a short break to finish up his university studies.

I guess it's official. I'm a podcaster. Regularly now. A new status. Ladywreck: podcasting guest. YAY! I will do gigs if asked. *GRIN* I'll be sticking with Moonbase2, don't worry... just hanging out on the Comics Corner at Autobot City Podcast too.

I never intended this when I volunteered to review comics on the Moonbase2 forum back in March. I just never thought I'd have the guts to do something like this. I've been listening to podcasts for the last year and I've even thought of putting together a writing one of my own, but I've not really had the motivation to do it. Besides the fact that I don't have any recording equipment. It almost seems easier when someone else is doing all the set up for it and you get to come on as a guest, letting someone else host. But at this point, who knows, maybe this time next year I'll start my own? (I can not fathom that right now but who knows what the future will bring.)

Who knew. I volunteered to review Transformer comics... I mean why not, I like to write and read stories? Especially about Transformers. I'm buying them anyhow why not write up a review and put it out there? OH... cool, I get to review for a forum... WOW!

Really? You want me on the podcast now? *knocking knees, sweaty palms* Uhhhh, okay... I'm up for trying something REALLY new. I need to learn to talk to people and express my opinion. Hopefully without sounding like a complete idiot. Are you SURE you want ME on the podcast? And that's the story folks on how I happened to pop onto podcasting.

I didn't beg and I wasn't coerced... I was just in the right place, at the right time. Curiosity mostly. And in regular me fashion, I'm always up for something I've never tried before. Yes, I'm scared as hell. But I usually don't let that keep me from trying out something that I may like in the end. (And I'm beginning to really like this.) It's sort of become a principle thing for me, if I'm scared of it, I have to try and face that because I'm determined to be a fearless person. (Something I learned in my early adult years...) Which prior to 2010 has taken a back seat as of late, but there's always room for ch-ch-changes.

Besides all of the regular benefits of learning to talk to people or expressing ideas while being recorded, that's priceless. I mean, if I want to really write books and publish them someday, I've got to be able to do some sort of PR thing so I can promote my work right? Better to start now and get the experience than to wait, find myself with the deer in the headlights look at the beginning of the career I most want, fall flat on my face, and not recover. I'll take this any day. Nothing says I still won't do that, but at least with experience I can learn early on that you will almost always fall down, but picking yourself back up is a requirement to the job. (Which I'm already learning as I posted a review two days before I was supposed to earlier this week, doh!)

Besides, the gentlemen I'm podcasting with are a great bunch of human beings. I'm honored to be rubbing shoulders with fans who know a heck of a lot more about Transformers than I do. And they are cool with a noob like me. (I hope it isn't just because I'm a woman. There are Transformer girls out there!)

Come on ladies... !

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Last Stand Of The Wreckers #5 Reviews:

Here is the link to the Review I wrote:


I have to say that I've never had so many people PM me about a comic before. Worried that their favorite characters where killed in this final issue. Just goes to show that the conflict and the threat of death was pretty high in this story line. Much to the credit of the great storytellers writing it. You guys rocked the worlds of all the readers. Good JOB!

Also I've noticed now that I've had about 48 hours of Wreckers... a depression is setting in among those of us who now realize that we won't be getting any more and that next month the #6 issue won't be arriving. I think we are going to need therapy. And IDW needs to pay the bill. But don't worry I'm sure we'll have a support group appear somewhere on the Moonbase2 or IDW forum boards in the near future.

Maybe Wreckers needs a warning label on it.

WARNING! Reading this comic will cause the following side effects:
Extreme happiness, aggressive tendencies, loud laughter, extreme compulsion to buy plastic toys, fear, obsession with said comic/toys/creators of the comics, acting out of the said scenes of the comic, possible costume obsession of characters of the comic, angst at the deaths of characters in the comic, rage, sadness, online obsession with forums, depression, moodiness, fits of crying when the word Wreckers is mentioned, mumbling during sleep or waking times, threatening for strange unexplained reasons, and many more undocumented side effects.
These effects can last for several weeks during the reading of said comics and upon completion can last for several weeks following. Please seek out medical attention if any of these side effects lasts for longer than is reasonably endurable. Online support groups are available.

Yes... this is a comic and it can cause problems in your life.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Wrecker Day!

It comes out tomorrow. Today is my Wrecker Day. I'll be recording a podcast and I've been looking at everything Wreckers for the last 12 hours. Heck I've been asleep for some of that time and I am sure I probably even dreamed of them too.

More to post later today but really quick because I want to get out the word to promote this awesome comic. Here is a moving graphic I made last night to use as a signature around online. I'm going to start using it myself tomorrow. I'm already using it on my favorite Moonbase2 stomping grounds. Enjoy!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Post-O-Matic

I guess I should have seen this one coming when I decided to change my username to ladywreck!

Today I decided that I was going to create the rest of this online persona of me in the wide web world, so I could really make this "Wrecker" version of me have a place. I've not gone by too many usernames online over the years but this one really feels great to me. (Out of all the ones I've chosen over the years.)

Anyhow, guess I'll be putting my reviews and Transformer stuff I find featured here. Gonna be fun I think. I'm already liking everything I've done so far.

My old blog site: http://truesaphira.vox.com/
I'm not going to use it again. It's just old and I don't like the features and options. I've also not updated it since December 2009. 2010 deserves something new. And so does this new nick I'm going by. Let the opinions fly?