Author: Richard Brookman

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Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments are Ramping Up

October 19-20 starts the Winter tournaments with the Ultimate Duelist Series Invitational Central America 2019. Then more starting hitting with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series (YCS) tournaments, beginning with the TEAM YCS the weekend of November 2-3 in Lima, Peru followed by YCS Pasadena, CA, the weekend of November 23-24 at the Pasadena Convention Center.

Public Events will be held all weekend long at these events, including 2020 Regional Qualifiers; Ultimate Duelist Series Qualifiers; 3 vs. 3 Team Tournaments (TEAM YCS Lima and YCS Pasadena only); ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!; plus, Win-A-Mat, Sealed Structure Deck, Sealed Starter Deck, Battle City, Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Events, Duelist League, Speed Duel Constructed, Speed Duel Sealed and Duel Links tournaments. All events will also include Dragon Duels for younger Duelists looking to compete against others in their age bracket.

So if you are in the area of any of these tournaments plan a trip and join in the excitement! Check out the following links for more information:

Ultimate Duelist Series Invitational Central America 2019

October 19 – 20, 2019

Sheraton Grand Panama

TEAM YCS Lima, Peru

November 2 – 3, 2019

Centro de Convenciones Maria Angola

YCS Pasadena, CA

November 23 – 24, 2019

Pasadena Convention Center

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Sena Kana’s Debut Single “Up”

Sena Kana is hitting it out of the park with her debut single “Up”. The single also feature Wiz Khalifa and one of my favs Sheppard. “Up” has a great dance vibe to it and you can understand why if you have ever listened to anything by Sheppard. It starts out with a simple beat and Sheppard bringing in the first verse, then the next verse hits and Sena comes in with Sheppard and the beat jumps up to a upbeat rhythm through the chorus. Sena’s single has an infectious beat that gets the body moving towards the latter part of the song Wiz Khalifa comes in strong with his rap. It all blends together to form a great song that I really enjoy.

Thanks to Nadia Ali and Amanda Charney of BlackPanda PR for allowing ComicPop to share Sena Kana’s single with our listeners. Enjoy everyone – Richard

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Ep 5 ComicPop Toying Around with Star Wars Mymoji and Justice League TCG Packs

The ComicPop Crew have fun opening up Star Wars Mymoji blind bags and Justice Leaque trading card game packs.  What will they get?  More to add to their collection or just duplicates?  Find out in this episode.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Funko Mymoji Star Wars Series 1
  2. Panini’s Justice League Trading Card Game Packs

Music clips used this episode:

  1. “Farm Boy”, Acoustic Prog Pop LP, High Adventure, Glen Nelson, 2010.
  2. “X-Wing High”, Acoustic Prog Pop LP, High Adventure, Glen Nelson, 2010.

Links:

Matthew Gurnsey, The Kilted Man’s website.

Matthew Gurnsey, The Kilted Man’s Facebook Page.

ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

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Ep 18 ComicPop Gets Animated with “Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple – Season 1”

The Dojo is now open. Will you survive the training or die from laughter. Join the ComicPop Crew as we review and discuss the first season of The Mightiest Disciple anime from FUNimation, based on Syun Matsuena’s manga.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, J. Michael Tatum – Director, FUNimation, 2011.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Rockin’ Robin”, Bobby Day, Class, 1958.
  2. “Be Strong”, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, Kana Yazumi, 2007.

Links:

FUNimations Website

Matt LaPoint’s Website

ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

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Ep 15 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Zombie Horde Structure Deck

Logan and Richard get to play with the dead. It can be a cool and fun thing to do with artwork that brings our dead to “life”. Never say a Zombie doesn’t give it his or her all when playing a game. We want to thank Hill and Knowlton Strategies and Konami for sharing these monsters, with ComicPop, they were the “lifeless” of the party in Yu-Gi-Oh! Zombie Horde Structure Deck…start your deck today.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zombie Horde Structure Deck, Konami, 2018. This deck contains: 37 Commons; 3 Super Rares; 2 Ultra Rares; 1 Beginner’s Guide; and 1 Double-sided Deluxe Game Mat/Dueling Guide.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “My Revelation”, Rockit, Rockit Gaming, 2016.
  2. “Like Ooh-Ahh (Ooh-Ahh)”, The Story Begins, Twice, JYP Entertainment, 2015.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

Last One Out’s Facebook Page

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

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Ep 90 ComicPop Visits with Rhonda Rees of Rhonda Rees Public Relations Company

ComicPop’s friend Rhonda Rees is back visiting. If you remember Rhonda is the owner of her own public relations company and when we last visited with her we talked about her book, Profit and Prosper with Public Relations, and her advocacy for Online Book Piracy.

In this visit Rhonda gives first hand accounts of her past year of upheaval by going through one of last years California fires and losing pretty much everything, to just recently riding out the earthquakes in California.

One never knows what life will throw at you, but Rhonda is talking everything in stride and adding the experiences to her life story. If you would like to assist Rhonda in any way you can use the Rhonda Rees Woolsey Fire Fund link below, set up by SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network). Logan and I, and especially Rhonda, thank you and wishes you peace and calm in your life story.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Keep You Head Up”, Andy Grammer, Andy Grammer, S-Curve, 2011.
  2. “Up!”, Up!, Shania Twain, Mercury Records, 2002.

Links:

Rhonda Rees Woolsey Fire Fund

Rhonda Rees’ PR Company

Rhonda Rees’ Publishing Company

SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network

Syfy’s Face Off Website

Syfy’s Face Off Facebook Page

Hans Crippleton Facebook Page

Heart and Fire Film Productions Website

Heart and Fire Film Productions Facebook Page

ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

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Ep 30 ComicPop Licensed To Read Peter DeVries’ “Wistrix Donn: The Mystery and The Miracle”

Richard takes a journey to the fantastical world of Wistrix. Along the way he picks up Lynn, to go with him on this unexpected trip. Will our heroes make it back or will the quest continue on. Find out as we discuss Peter De Vries’ novel, Wistrix Donn: The Mystery and The Miracle”.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Wistrix Donn: The Mystery and The Miracle, Peter De Vries, Bohemian Ink Publishers, 2004.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Fantasy”, Secondhand Rapture, MS MR, Creep City Records, 2012.
  2. “Train of Thought”, Four Songs, Andrew Lubman, 2007.

Links:

Kazha’s Facebook Page

ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

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Episode 3 ComicPop Soundtracks – Animated Films

Our third episode for “Soundtracks” is here.  Listen as the ComicPop Crew howls at the moon, even though I let the music overpower us the majority of the time, as Jonathon and Logan try to get the title of the song and/or the movie title to these animated films. Can you name them all? Find out by having fun with us as we spin the music.

Item Reviewed:

For you to guess along with Logan and Jonathon as Richard spins the tunes.

Music Drops Used:

  1. “Hollywood”, Crazy Love Hollywood Edition, Michael Buble, Reprise, 2010.
  2. “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”, Mosaic, Wang Chung, Geffen Records, 1986.

Links:

Last One Out’s Facebook Page

ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

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Ep 46 ComicPop…corn Movies – “Warcraft”

The ComicPop Crew just want to say WoW!  This time around we are discussing Warcraft.  The movie was adapted from the World of Warcraft (WoW) online game.  This movie gives us humans, elves, and trolls galore.  So fantasy is the rule of the day.  Check and see if we actually did say Wow!, to Duncan Jones’ feature film adaptation Warcraft.

Item Reviewed:

Warcraft, Duncan Jones – Director, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 2016.

Music Drops Used:

  1. “Rockin’ Robin”, Bobby Day, Class, 1958.
  2. “Train of Thought”, Four Songs, Andrew Lubman, 2007.

Links:

Syfy’s Face Off Website

Syfy’s Face Off Facebook Page

Hans Crippleton Facebook Page

Heart and Fire Film Productions Website

Heart and Fire Film Productions Facebook Page

ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

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Ep 14 ComicPop Game Play with “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of Tomorrow Speed Duel Decks”

In this episode Logan and Richard check out Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Speed Duel Decks. This go around we look at Duelists of Tomorrow Speed Duel Decks. Each box contains 3 specific character duel decks. One is Seto Kaiba themed, another is Mai Valentine themed, and the third is Joey Wheeler themed. The decks include 20 cards per deck, 3 skill cards per each deck (specific to the character), and 1 Ultra Rare variant card per deck. See what we think about these three other speed duel decks. Many thanks to Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies for their continued support of ComicPop Library in providing us with samples.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of Tomorrow Speed Duel Decks, Konami, 2019. These decks contain 1 – 20 card Seto Kaiba deck, 1 – 20 card Mai Valentine deck, 1 – 20 card Joey Wheeler deck, 3 Kaiba Skill cards, 3 Mai Skill cards, 3 Joey Skill cards, and 3 Ultra Rare variant cards.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Games People Play”, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Alan Parsons Project, Arista, 1980.
  2. “Turn of a Friendly Card”, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Alan Parsons Project, Arista, 1980.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

Kazha’s Facebook Page

ComicPop Library Facebook Page