Apr
18
The Secret Lair Comic 0004: Fresh Out of Minions
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Mar
31
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For those of you that may not be aware of the man known as the Future Dark Overlord™ Scott Sigler, we at The Secret Lair do not endorse Scott’s most excellent sci-fi/horror novel Infected. Do not, I repeat, do not go out on April 1st and buy this very well written novel that can be found at all major bookstores. Doing so will only encourage him to keep making more awesome books and continue his quest to outshine the true overlords at this fine establishment.
Thank you for your cooperation,
-The Mgmt.
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Mar
26
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Mar
16
The Secret Lair Comic 0001: The Lair Gets a Pet
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Mar
4
The Secret Lair Episode 0007: Trapped in the Galley
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Due to a problem with the security system, the Overlords are trapped inside the Secret Lair’s kitchen.
Show notes will be posted as soon as the laserdrill breaks through the vibranium doors.
- Minion #34720/B
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Feb
3
The Secret Lair Episode 0004: Always Watching…
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“I have a $70,000 sliver of meteor to stop the one from Metropolis; with you, all I need is a penny for a book of matches.”
—Batman (Jeremy Sisto), Justice League: The New Frontier
It might seem cynical of The Dark Knight to keep an artifact capable of destroying his most powerful ally, but it’s an attitude that we here at The Secret Lair embrace. You’d better believe that each of your hosts has the capability to crush the other; it’s our own form of détente, ensuring that no one gets any funny ideas about turning our little partnership into a solo act.
Does that mean all the friendly banter is just a façade we present to our audience to conceal that fact that we’re constantly waging a sort of Cold War behind the microphones?
Yes. Yes it does.
Episode 0004 of the podcast is another trip into The Screening Room, where we have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to cell phones and chit-chat during the feature presentation, and our ushers carry stun guns and neural disruptors as well as those funny little flashlights.
Lairkeeping
- We’ve overcome our recording scrambler issues and, for the first time, are recording from within The Secret Lair.
- The minions have begun their search for the infamous Cleveland Death Ray.
- We’re working on building our own Eye of Harmony, but it’s not quite finished.
- We’re borrowing foolproof money-making schemes from Superman III and Office Space.
The Screening Room
Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor) is based on the novel of the same name by Sergei Lukyanenko. It is the tale of two ages-old supernatural factions that have been in a tenuous state of détente for hundreds of years. Now, an ancient prophecy is on the verge of coming true; The Great Other will choose sides in the battle of light against dark and the balance will be upset. This is the first film in a trilogy that continues in Day Watch (Dnevnoy Dozor) and will conclude in 2009 with the as-yet-unnamed third film (rumored to be titled either Twilight Watch or Dusk Watch).
We managed to get our evil little hands on a preview copy of Justice League: The New Frontier, a direct-to-DVD animated movie from Warner Animation and DC Comics due out in late February. The movie is based on the New Frontier graphic novels by Darwyn Cooke. It is the second of three animated movies based on DC characters (the first is Superman: Doomsday and the third, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, will be released later this year). The story takes place in the mid-1950’s and chronicles how several masked heroes join forces to face a powerful enemy known as The Center.
More Movies
- Hellboy is a great sci-fi/fantasy/action flick that we feel stands up well to repeated viewing.
- Hellboy: Sword of Storms is the first animated Hellboy moving, starring Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Selma Blair as Liz Sherman and Doug Jones as Abe Sapien.
- Hellboy: Blood and Iron is the second (but hopefully not last) animated Hellboy movie.
- The Amazing Screw-on Head
, another Mike Mignola creation, is worth watching but, at a mere 22 minutes long, may not be worth the original $14.98 retail price.
TV Series on DVD
- Chris couldn’t get into HBO’s Rome.
- We agree to disagree about the artistic value of the colorful language in HBO’s Deadwood. Chris prefers the dialog in the BBC’s Spooks (rebranded MI-5 in the United States).
Even More Movies
We are looking forward to (in varying degrees) some upcoming 2008 theatrical releases:
- Iron Man (Release date: 2 May 2008)
- The Dark Knight (Release date: 18 July 2008)
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Release date: 11 July 2008)
- Kris really has no interest in the new Star Trek movie (Release date: 25 December 2008).
- The X-Files 2 (Electric Boogaloo?) is due out on 24 July 2008 and doesn’t yet have an official title. Tick-tock, Mr. Carter. Tick-tock.
- The new Bond film (starring Daniel Craig as 007) does have an official title: Quantum of Solace (Release date: 7 November 2008).
Accolades
- Natalie Metzger has made great progress on our official logo and we look forward to revealing the final product.
- Many thanks to J.C. Hutchins, who is taking a break from all that crazy cloning to design our official henchman badge, which you’ll soon be able to proudly display on your website.
- Thanks again to Jennifer and Mark for their donations. We’re two steps closer to acquiring the Zoom H-4 digital recorder. If you’d like to make a donation, there is a PayPal link on the main site. Please be sure to let us know whether you’d like us to use your real name or a pseudonym when we praise your generosity.
- We salute Mick Bradley, who recently announced that he is stepping down from The Rolemonkeys podcast. We both owe Mr. Bradley a debt of gratitude. Without his influence, The Secret Lair would probably not exist today.
- Thanks to Ken Newquist for being a good sport.
- Finally, thanks to Kingfish and the boys over at Geeklabel Radio for helping to spread the word about The Secret Lair.
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