Category Archives: Comic Books

Three Comics You Should Be Reading

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Contributor | Leave a comment

Let’s be honest. No matter how much you love comics, there’s no way you’ll ever be able to read them all. There’s just far too many and you’d have to sell pretty much all your organs on the black market to be able to afford them. So what I want to try and do with this article, which I hope to be able to do on a semi-regular basis, is to keep people up to date on some of the awesome comics out there so they can give them a shot themselves. Some will be new comics, some will be old comics, but all of them will be comics you should be reading.

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Tagged American Vampire, Brian Hurtt, Clint Eastwood, Comic Books, comics, Cowboys, Cullen Bunn, DC Comics, Demon Knights, Diogenes Neves, Etrigan the Demon, Fantasy, Hellboy, Nazi Vampires, New 52, Oni Press, Paul Cornell, Rafael Albuquereque, Scott Snyder, Stephen King, The Old West, The Sixth Gun, Twilight, Vampires, Zombies

Episode 82: Iron Man 3

Posted on May 7, 2013 by admin | 4 Comments

The summer blockbuster movie season has officially begun! Last week’s release of Iron Man 3 has already seen it reach the second highest opening take behind Avengers, but, as always, not everyone is impressed (such is the way of us geeks)! Join us this week as we discuss the movie, Robert Downey Jr., and all manner of geeky and Iron-y Man-y (yeah, it’s a thing) goodness. Charge up your Unibeam, polish up the Mark XLII Armor, and get ready for some holiday cheer as we talk Iron Man 3 on a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Episode 81 – Thac0: The Movie

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin | Leave a comment

In the time that we here at To-Ag Studios have been recording, we’ve taken our fair share of shots to the chin, as individuals and as a group. This week, not only did we take that shot again, it was followed by a shin-kick to the groin and a wet-willy to boot. Join us this week as we take an errant trip down the rabbit hole resulting in a questionable experience with Thac0: The Movie. Take inventory of your dice, be sure to steam-clean your gaming cloak, and whatever you do… don’t hassle Neil Gaiman as you prepare for a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Tagged 2K Games, Ace of Base, AD&D 2nd Edition, Bill Stiteler, BioShock Infinite, Brandon Trost, Bryan Fuller, CSI, Dance Dance Revolution, DnD, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, Frazier Park, Geek, Gillian Anderson, Grammar Nazi, GURPS, Hannibal, Hellboy, Hellboy in Hell, Hot Dogs and Gnomes, Indie Films, Jason Trost, Jim Butcher, Laurence Fishburne, Mads Mikkelsen, Mazes and Monsters, metallica, Mike Mignola, MitC, Monkey in the Cage, NBC, Neil Gaiman, Nutella thieves, PC Games, Podcast, Prison Tycoon 3, Ready Player One, Red Bull, RISK! By Kevin Allison, Role Playing Games, RPGs, Rules Lawyer, Sir Edward Grey, Sledgehammer '44, Steroid Ferret, Table Top Roleplaying, Text Based Adventure, Thac0 The Movie, The Beastmaster, The Dresden Files, The FP, The Killing, Those Who Kill, Wil Wheaton, ZORK

Episode 78 – NPC’s, Allies, and Adversaries

Posted on April 9, 2013 by admin | 1 Comment

NPCs; they are the lifeblood of any adventure, campaign, or gaming world. Sure, the story is created by the actions of the Player Characters, but without NPCs, who would the heroes turn to for help, sell all their (sometimes ill-gotten) treasures off too, or shiv prison-style in a back-alley for some easy XP? Join us this week as we jump back almost two decades to discuss some of the memorable NPCs – allies, adversaries, and otherwise – from our epic AD&D 2nd Edition campaign! Ready your fantasy cellphones, lock down that split-personality disorder, and for the sake of your family take out a life insurance policy as you prepare for an all new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Episode 77 – If I Were a Rich Geek

Posted on April 2, 2013 by admin | 5 Comments

“They” say money makes the world go round. “They” also say that money is the root of all evil. We here at To-Ag studios say “We need more money, dammit!” Join us this week as we discuss what we would do if we suddenly woke up and found endless amounts of disposable income at our fingertips. Sure, sure, world peace, green energy, and wiping out starvation are important, but we’re talking REALLY important stuff. Fire up your jet-packs, call in the contractors, and get ready to game until your eyes, ears, and fingers bleed as we talk instant geek riches on a whole new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Episode 76 – Heroes: Part Deux

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin | 2 Comments

So, way, way, WAY back in Episode 8, we here at To-Ag Studios talked Heroes and Villains. Seeing as the Monkeys still had their podcasting training wheels on, we approached two very broad and interesting topics with the reckless abandon of Hulk and Wolverine on a bender. So now, 68 weeks later, we have reconvened our Monkey council in order to once again discuss the hero figure and why we love them. Draw down your cowls, make some therapy appointments, and get your butt out of retirement as were headed for round 2 to discuss Heroes (NOT the show) on a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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