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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb & Jason) discuss the bumpy landing for Space X, New Penny Arcade art, and sense of touch in VR. Plus, Agent Carter and Amazon next step at world domination.

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Show Notes for 1/19/2015

# New Releases

In Theaters:

*The Boy Next Door
A divorced woman’s affair with her teenage neighbor takes an obsessive, dangerous turn.
*Mortdecai
Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai (Johnny Depp) must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.
*Strange Magic
Popular songs from the past six decades help tell the tale of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
*Cake
Claire Simmons (Jennifer Aniston), a woman in a chronic-pain support group, investigates the suicide of a fellow group member, developing an unexpected relationship with the woman’s husband (Sam Worthington)

Music:

*The Pale Emperor – Marilyn Manson
The ninth full-length studio release for the rock band was co-produced with Tyler Bates.
*What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World – The Decemberists
The seventh studio release for the Oregon indie band led by Colin Meloy was produced by Tucker Martine.
*Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance – Belle and Sebastian
The ninth studio release for the Scottish indie pop band was produced by Ben H. Allen III.
*Ghost Culture – Ghost Culture
The debut full-length release for London-based electronic producer James Greenwood was co-produced by Erol Alkan
*B4.DA.$$ (translation(?)Before the Money) – Joey Bada$$
The debut full-length studio release for the Brooklyn rapper features guest appearances from Action Bronson, BJ The Chicago Kid, Chronixx, Kiesza, Dyemond Lewis, Raury, Maverick Sabre, and Elle Varner.
*American Beauty/American Psycho – Fall Out Boy
The sixth full-length studio release for the Chicago pop-punk band is its second since returning from its five year hiatus in 2013.

Video Games:

Resident Evil HD Remaster
PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360,Xbox One
Capcom
Release Date: January 20, 2015

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 3,PlayStation 4, Xbox 360
Deep Silver
Release Date: January 20, 2015

Grey Goo
PC
Grey Box
Release Date: January 23, 2015

Citizens of Earth
3DS, PC, PlayStation 4,PlayStation Vita, Wii U
Atlus
Release Date: January 20, 2015

#Tengami
PC
Nyamyam
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Set in Japan of ancient dark fairy tales, Tengami is an explorative adventure game full of wonder and mystery. Players explore a beautifully paper architected pop-up world that folds and unfolds at their fingertips to solve puzzles and make progress. Tengami has a striking minimalistic art style inspired by traditional Japanese arts and crafts.

DVD/Blu-Ray:

* Anabelle – Blu/DVD – Find out the story behind the terrifying doll from The Conjuring.
* The Box Trolls – Blu/DVD – A world of Victorian family values, where family and cheese are the top of the pile. Unless you’re a box troll, which are a society of underground dwelling tinkerers, that wear boxes like turtle shells. These worlds collide when Eggs, a human boy that has been raised by the box trolls, and Winnie, a girl from the upper world must come together to save the box trolls from an exterminator that sees them as a pest and a way into high society.
* Lucy – Blu/DVD – An unsuspecting young woman becomes a “mule” for an experimental drug. Things go seriously off the rails when the drug begins to leak into her body and there begins to unlock the potential of her mind.
* The Zero Theorem – A reclusive computer genius (aren’t they all?) is entrusted with the ambitious and ambiguous task of discovering the meaning of life. But what can a socially awkward genius do to understand a life he doesn’t have?
* Rudderless – DVD – A record exec’s life collapses around him after the death of his son. Alone on his boat with little by time and alcohol his life slips away. One day he discovers a collection of his son’s demo tapes and songs. Through these he comes to grips with his own pain and gets to know the son he lost.

Comics:

### DC

* Justice League #38 – The Amazo Virus claims the last of the JL, Batman!

### Marvel

* Amazing Spider-Man #13 – All the spiders are here! But don’t be afeared, it’s just your friendly neighborhood spider peeps, because they ain’t all men. 😉

### Dark Horse

* Groo: Friends and Foes #1 – Long time indie creator, and one of the friendliest guys in comics, Sergio Aragones brings out another adventure with is lovable, but not very bright, barbarian hero.

### Image

* Autumnlands: Tooth and Claw #3 – When Goodfoot the Sly show ups to help … it’s probably not out of the goodness of her heart, but can she help the wizards?

### IDW

* Zombies Vs. Robots #1 – A new ongoing series about surviving the end of the world. Although the question remains whom the victor will be.

### Wow Cool Recommends!

* Black Dynamite illustrated by Ron Wimberly is pick of the week easy. – https://pulllist.comixology.com/sku/AUG140505/Black-Dynamite-TP
* Wicked + The Divine #7 – https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-wicked-the-divine-7
* Transformers Vs. GI Joe #6 – https://pulllist.comixology.com/sku/NOV140433/Transformers-vs-G-I-Joe-6
* They also think the Groo book is worth a look

Visit Wow Cool’s Store! – http://wowcool.com/engine/wow-cool-alternative-comics-bookstore-newsstand

 News:

1.  Changes to come for Penny Arcade Art
http://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2015/01/19/about-drawing#robotsattack

2.  Kid gets an awesome 3D printed arm modeled after the Clone Troopers from Star Wars – http://boingboing.net/2015/01/13/3d-printed-stormtrooper-arm.html

4. New “tastier” graphene
http://gizmodo.com/deep-fried-graphene-could-be-the-future-of-energy-stora-1680430188

5. Guillermo del Toro is getting a show on Amazon –http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/9/7520593/guillermo-del-toro-carnival-row-amazon-studios

6.  No Patrick or Ian in Xmen: Apocalypse –http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/18/patrick-stewart-and-ian-mckellen-arent-in-x-men-apocalypse

7. Space X’s landing barge, had a bumpy landing –http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/12/7531133/spacex-falcon-9-barge-returns-to-port-damaged

8. Mandy Patinkin…IS….PAPA SMURF!!! –http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/18/homelands-mandy-patinkin-to-voice-papa-smurf-in-smurfs-reboot

9. #Robot_Story The cuttlefish leads to better swimming drones –http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26782#.VL1lFkfF98E

10. Muskwatch:
http://gizmodo.com/report-googles-finalizing-a-1-billion-investment-in-s-1680500143

11. Apple’s Surface Pro Killer?
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/19/ipad-with-stylus-could-come-this-year

 

Geek Talk: 

Jason and Joe talk Agent Carter  thoughts & Impressions – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Carter_(TV_series)

Caleb read about a PS4/Xbox1 laptop –http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/14/7545259/playbox-mod-combines-xbox-one-and-playstation-4

Caleb thinks Ultraviolet may have (finally) found a use – http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/14/7547753/ultraviolet-wavelength-share-movies-with-friends

The Core:

Amazon is getting into the big screen movie game.

### Relevent Links

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/19/7852513/amazon-studios-making-movies-for-theaters-prime-streaming

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/19/us-amazon-com-movies-idUSKBN0KS1L620150119