The Honeycomb Hideout Episode 30: Comic Movie Madness Part 2

The madness continues as Joe, Kim, Paul and Erik continue their discussion of the progression of comic book films into the new millennium and beyond as the superhero movie underwent its own renaissance and all that inevitably came with it! The fun never stops and the geekery maintains, so come on down and enjoy!

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Paul's podcast:
The Dispenser

Kim's web pages:
Kimmik Design
Twitch Channel

The Honeycomb Hideout Episode 29: ACTUAL Shapes and Sizes!

Alright, 'Combies! After a bit of a hiatus and a lot of kitbashing, we're back to discuss yet another controversial topic: the female anatomy and how it's conveyed in the media! But to cover our bases, we actually have a woman on the show to help rein us in a bit (if that's possible). Artist Katie Hodges joins Joe, Mark and Nik in the Hideout to talk about this very controversial and yet extremely important issue in regards to art and media. So come on down and see where this particular rabbit hole leads!

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And for those playing the home game, to follow along with the discussion, here are the relevant articles in the order they are discussed:
Huffington Post article
Empowerment vs Objectication comic strip
Milo Manara Spider-Woman variant cover
Catwoman #0 cover

As for the later pictographic descent into madness, here are those links...
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh

2015 Oscars Winners

Well, that's a wrap. Here are the 2015 Academy Award winners: 

Best animated short

Feast — Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed

Best live action short film

The Phone Call — Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

Best adapted screenplay

The Imitation Game - Graham Moore

Best original screenplay

Birdman - Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo

Best documentary short subject

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 — Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry

Achievements in visual effects

Interstellar — Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher

Best original score

The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat

Best original song

"Glory" from Selma - music and lyrics by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn

Best documentary feature

Citizenfour - Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky

Film editing

Whiplash — Tom Cross

Cinematography

Birdman — Emmanuel Lubezki

Production design

The Grand Budapest Hotel — Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock

Best animated feature

Big Hero 6 — Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli

Sound editing

American Sniper — Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman

Sound mixing

Whiplash — Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

Best foreign language film

Ida — Poland

Makeup and hairstyling

Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier — The Grand Budapest Hotel

Costume design

Milena Canonero — The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best actor in a supporting role

J.K. Simmons — Whiplash

Best actress in a supporting role

Patricia Arquette — Boyhood

Best actor in a leading role

Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

Best actress in a leading role

Julianne Moore - Still Alice

Best director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu - Birdman

Best picture

Birdman