The Honeycomb Hideout Episode 21: Youmadness Day 3

We finally made it! The final part of Imaginos Workshop's experiences at Youmacon 2013!! That sunday was particularly interesting as some old 'Combies returned to the fray. Jon Fournier and Cory Clements join Joe Cain and Joe Young behind the mic as they banter, observe and oogle. Yes, there was much oogling, even whilst recording.  LOL  This episode also brought about the introduction of a new feature for the Honeycomb Hideout that may become a new convention tradition. We hereby dub it "HCH Uber-BRAWL!"; oh yeah, feel the awesome. This first edition started out as an "East vs. West" style tournament but quickly turned into a geeky battle royale. Give a listen and join in on the fun!

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And if you have any suggestions for match-ups for future editions of "HCH Uber-BRAWL!" that you would like to hear us research and discuss, leave us a comment on any future episode. We'll collect them between episodes and when the time comes for the next "Uber-BRAWL!", we'll use the match-ups we're sent. Cool, huh?

The Imaginos Movie Review: 47 Ronin (Potentially Spoiler-ish)

 Written by Joseph Young

 Edited by J. Albert Cain

A few weeks ago, I went to go see "47 Ronin" in theaters with a fellow imaginos member and thought this movie is sweet as hell,. 2 thumbs up! Then I went to go read the 313 year old true story that the movie was based off of.  I can honestly say that the movie held to its roots very well, though it did make some choices that ...let's say "color" the story a bit.  Because the story is true or mostly true in this case, there are few plot holes, if any, that I can find, though the changes that were made are something to talk about.

::Editor's Note: This is actually a hella spoiler-ific review. So yeah, beware if you want to see this movie in the near future and care about spoilers.::

The Honeycomb Hideout Throwback: The Black History Month show

Well, 'Combies, the Imaginos crew has been hard at work on "Imaginos Plus", but since we didn't want to let Black History Month go by without contributing something, we've got a little treat for you. We're climbing into our Tardis and hittin' that wayback switch and taking y'all back to the second episode of the original Honeycomb Hideout! For this one, we covered a number of different topics ranging from prominent black characters in fiction to the logistics of Marvel vs. Capcom. Yep, it was a fun one, so come on and relive it with us!

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The Honeycomb Hideout Episode 20: Youmadness Day 2

 And here we go, 'Combies! Part 2 of the Honeycomb Hideout's coverage of Youmacon 2013! This episode goes straight into the trenches as we interview "Jesus Christ" (yep, we're going to hell.), the awesome costumer Faye (who's website is listed below), a good commentary from Imaginos Workshop peeps Alexa Walker and Shauna Grant and an incredibly in-depth conversation with Ara Belian and Jim O' Brien! Yeah, when we 'Con it up, we do it up all over the place in the Hideout!

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And make sure to check out Faye's website for any of your cosplay costume and accessory needs:
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Stay tuned for the Day 3 show and photos from Youmacon 2013 and don't forget that you can also find all of our episodes on iTunes!!

Work Updates and First Event of the Year

So far 2014 has been off to a great start. We've been hard at work on the Imaginos Workshop Anthology - drawing, flatting, inking and lettering are all part of the process and so far we love the results. There will be prizes coming out for our wonderful Kickstarter backers in the first quarter of the year, as we continue to put this comic book together.

We're proud to show a sneak peak: Requiem Page 1, now fully inked and looking sweet!

We're also about to kick off Black History Month with our first event of the year: Black Comic Book Day 2014 (#bcbd2014). The event is taking place at the Detroit Public Library from 11 am - 5 pm on Saturday, Feb 1. We will be there selling sketchbooks and posters, and chatting with the good people of Detroit. Come down and see us there!

And here's a glance of Candy Coated the way it was always meant to be: in full color.

Don't forget to Like our Facebook Page, follow us on Twitter and check for Kickstarter updates. 

The Honeycomb Hideout Episode 19: Youmadness Day 1!

Alright, 'Combies! You heard about throughout 2013 and some of you even got to meet us there. Now you get to hear about Imaginos Workshop's adventures during Youmacon 2013! That's right, we recorded live during the entire weekend and we aren't just talking about the boys (Joe, Mark and Nik), the entire workshop membership was in attendence and on the mic. Now that the holidays and kickstarter madness has died down, you all get to hear about the 'Nos-ian hijinks that ensued. So sit back and enjoy "Day 1"!

CAUTION: Prepare to be waylaid by hilarity!!

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And for all you Apple users, don't forget that you can listen to and download episodes of the Honeycomb Hideout on itunes!

2013 Year in Review: Goals Not Dreams

I usually don't like going backward but this past year warrants a look. We left 2012 a little dejected as we had failed our first Kickstarter attempt. But being the never say die hard chargers we are we drudged forward. In 2013 We completed the first complete draft of our movie script. Yup, 110 some pages of work that we are revising still.

We also completed a short film with our partners at Wrapped Productions and Mill Movement Conglomerates called CHANCES for Canon's Project Imagination with Ron Howard. Even though our shoot was tight, we still showed in the top 40 of submissions with hundreds of submissions behind us.

We also just recently got our supernatural sci-fi pitch DARK DAYS back into corporate hands for review, as well as completing the curriculum for the non profit.

Image Art From "Dark Days" by Mike Majestic, using Vulne Pro

Finally at the end of this year, we relaunched the Kickstarter for our comic anthology iMAGINOs Plus and the rest, shall we say, is history. 

We want to thank everybody who believes in iMAGINOs Workshop.This year we are going to work to get these iMAGINOs PLUS issues one and two out. We will be relaunching iMAGINOS TV on YouTube and we will be focusing on getting more done in the short film Arena and in Hollywood. 

People always tell us how cool it is that we can follow our dreams. I never want to sound like a dick, so I just smile and listen. What's going on inside my head, however, is this: dreams are for people who don't have the talent (or work ethic) to make what's in their head manifest. We Imaginos Workshop people we don't have dreams, WE HAVE GOALS. Goals are what people have when they make solid plans to achieve things and have the talent to back it up. 

2014 THE YEAR OF MEETING THE GOAL!!! 

Mark