Episode 17--HEAVY METAL

This week Johnny Zombie straps on his broadsword and lazer gun, as he takes a ride on HEAVY METAL--the animated fantasy classic.

A ground-breaking work of adult animation--Heavy Metal was the work of over a one-hundred animators, and a team of talented writers and artists, and a brilliant cast. The art and words of Richard Corbin, Bernie Wrightson, Dan O'Bannon, and Juan Giminez jumps off the screen!

Inspired by the self-proclaimed, "adult illustrated fantasy magazine, Heavy Metal is a midnight movie classic that has only grown in stature over it's 30 year history." Heavy Metal continues to rock audiences with its masterful blend of sci-fi, action, horror, comedy, and sexuality (everything a growing geek, or geekette, needs). 

Also discussed is the upcoming film Dead Woman's Hollow, which is being shot in my home state of Pennsylvania. You can help contribute to the making of this film, and learn more about it here: http://www.indiegogo.com/Dead-Womans-Hollow
Support indie filmmaking!

Also, please support a dear friend...  

Leda Locke, a good friend to both Dillon and I, needs your help. She is facing breast cancer, and the prognosis is good. She will most likely avoid the difficulties associated with radiation and chemotherapy, however, she will require a double mastectomy. Some of the essential precedures are covered by her husband's insurance--however, there is still a significant shortfall.


This is where you, the listeners, can help. The goal of this podcast is to raise at least 5,000 dollars to go toward's Leda's treatment fund. I know that times are tough, but if everybody who listens to this podcast were to donate what they can, they could easily make a difference. Even if you can't afford to give, pass this info on to someone who can. Breast cancer not only affects the women in our respective lives, but the friends, significant others, and families of those confronting the illness.

You can donate to Leda Locke's Treatment Fund via her Paypal: LedaLocke@yahoo.com

As a special "thank you" to listeners of this cast, Dillon and I will record an audiobook of horror tales that will be available only to donors. It will be emailed to donors, and will be in the MP3 format, so you can listen to it anytime and anywhere.

As always, you can listen to the metallic goodness here, or download from Archive.org

http://www.archive.org/details/TheFlyPaperDungeon--episode17--heavyMetal


The "B-17" segment, based on a story by Dan O'Bannon

Carole Desbien as Taarna

This week's links:

Billy the Kid Vs. Jack the Ripper!

http://www.fearnet.com/news/b21004_billy_kid_meets_jack_ripper.html

The Dutch "psycho Santa film" SINT

http://www.fearnet.com/news/b21002_dutch_love_psycho_santa.html

A very serious story about bullying from the official Star Wars blog.

http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2010/11/18/young-girl-bullied-for-liking-star-wars/

email: flypaperdungeon@gmail.com

As always, comments are appreciated!

Games that Never Were

Good evening readers,

As you all know, I am a big fan of the Wayback Machine. I am a consummate traveller of both time and space--in both the physical and psychological sense. Recently I've gone on a journey of discovery, which has lead me to new appreciation of pulp writing from the golden age of sci-fi, action, and fantasy. I am also one for nostalgia in my own time period. Quite often I will revisit movies, music, T.V. shows, books, and video games of the 1980's. It can be both refreshing, and sometimes heartbreaking, to salvage the flotsam and jetsam of one's own childhood. Oh, the things we give up for modernity, only to crave them once more in adulthood.
I've recently come across some fantastic vintage video game sites. Links to these sites will be posted below. I got to thinking as I perused and played these forsaken titles, that vintage games had the best cover artwork of all time. Their images evoke danger, excitement, and fantastic characters, creatures, and place While their plots, and graphics may have been simplistic, the game play is nonetheless challenging. Still, the artwork is unsurpassed by anything we have seen today.

In honor of the old 2600, and other systems, I submit to you Games That Should Have Been...But Never Were

1. Tea Time With Douglas
Sit down for a refreshing cup of Earl Grey with the Author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Be prepared for intellectual combat with the Neutromatic drink synthesizer, as it refuses to dispense a hot cup of brown joy. Then it's drinks with Richard Dawkins and Ford Prefect, as they contemplate what came first, "The ape, or the ape man?" Round it all off with a trip to Algol, and a quest to save the endangered species of The Milky Way Galaxy. Be sure to avoid the Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, they're killer.

Weapons: towel, wit, and sarcasm.
Enemies: Vogons, narrow-minded people, Fundamentalists.
Life saving reference guide: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Allies: Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Trillian, and Marvin The Paranoid Android.

2. Solomon Kane--Puritian's Rage!
Yes, Robert E. Howard's avenging angel is back to punish the wicked in 16th or 17th century Britain, and Africa. Join Solomon and shamanic sidekick N'Longa, as they battle demons, pirates, and anybody who has the misfortune of crossing them. Evildoers, don't even think of burning down a village, or roughing up a young woman. Solomon has got your name, and his shitlist is a mile long!

Weapons: Twin flintlock pistols, rapier, Staff of King Solomon, badass puritan hat and cloak.
Enemies: The Fishhawk, Le Loup, anybody who gets in his way.
Life saving reference guide: The Bible
Allies: N-Longa, The Almighty One.

3. The Hobbit Hangover
Bilbo has had one too many, and it's up to his wizard pal Gandalf to sober him up. Join the wizard in gray as he quests for the right ingredients to save his furry-footed friend from a splitting headache! Journey to the Inn of the Green Dragon. Clash staffs with Sarumon, philosophize with Lord Elron, and toke on that pipe weed. It's gonna take all our skills to complete this quest.

Weapons: Staff, wizard powers, a hell of a lot of patience.

Enemies: Sarumon, cheery-faced Hobbits...we hates Hobbitses!
Life saving reference book: Wizarding and You by Gandalf The Grey, Albus Dumbledore, and Merlin.
Allies: Unless Aragorn can stop chasing after Elvin skirt, you're on your own, chum.

4. Red Sonja's Dungeon Boudoir
Pain never felt sooo good. Chained to a post, it's up to you to wait until Red Sonja of Rogantino (R.E. Howard's beautiful barbarian babe) comes to save your sorry hide. Watch in wonder as she tears through attackers, rips abs...I mean, rages and rampages as only Red Sonja could. Marvel as she takes on the dungeon mistress in a final fantastic showdown of feminine strength!

Weapons: Sword, bad attitude.
Allies...(note, the author of this page was too busy daydreaming to finish his synoposis. The handwritten notes he prepared were sent to us covered in drool--at least we hope it's drool. Either way, the pages were illegible and stuck together).
...I need a cigarette after that review...

By no means is this an exhaustive list, but it does give you an idea of the lost opportunities of Atari, Colecovision, and other game systems.

Look for another episode of the podcast comming this week, as we review Joe Schreiber's Star Wars novel DEATHTROOPERS. This will be followed by a bonus episode of original fiction by Mr. John Z. himself. Next week: Hackers, Vintage Video Games, and Blue Boxes.

In love and pixels,
Johnny Z.

Play over 500 vintage Atari games here: http://www.2600online.com/
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