Robots and Superheroes }
{ Podcast Episode 0000048
This week we welcome Austin Grossman, author of Soon I Will Be Invincible to the show! We also welcome back Josh the Intern who moved to Austin with his band, Know More Robots!
Episode 0000048 Features
Austin Grossman wrote the book on superheroes — literally.
from wikipedia:
The novel {Soon I Will Be Invincible} is told through two alternating first person narratives of the characters Dr. Impossible and Fatale. Dr. Impossible is a self-proclaimed supervillain of the mad genius variety, who suffers from “Malign Hypercognition Disorder” (“evil genius” syndrome). Fatale is a female cyborg and the novel begins with her called up to join the superhero group The Champions, a Justice League of America/Avengers-style team in the wake of the disappearance of the superhero CoreFire.
Visit the book’s website: sooniwillbeinvincible.com and tell Austin we said hello!
We also welcome Josh the Intern to the show, who’s up & re-located to Austin with his band Know More Robots.
Visit Know More Robots online: myspace.com/knowmorerobots and the official KMR site: knowmorerobotsband.com
2 comments
Fun show. I think I’m going to look for “Soon I Will Be Invincible” at lunch today.
FYI, Batroc The Leaper was one of the worst villians ever. A true demonstration of Stan Lee’s “genius.” The best thing about him? He had the cheesiest French accent, nicely spelled out phonetically. If I may whip out my Big Nerd for a moment, I’d like to point out that I believe Batroc Ze Leaper was introduced as a foil for The Human Torch, when he had his own solo spinoff series. Bad stuff from the early years of the Marvel Universe. It wasn’t all groundbreaking.
Another great listen! I think Alan got the biggest guffaw with the “Dura Log” joke (gotta keep my eyes on the road when listening . . . ).
Roy is really good at the interviews – you find a guest/topic that strikes him and he really lights up (no reference intended to the joke above . . . no . . . really . . . )
I did miss the “What Does a Genius Eat for Lunch” segment . . . we even went out and picked up some Monty Python’s Holy Grail Ale on the “endorsement”.
What happened to the Bionic Genius Hat Company sponsorship? Do they make Barmahs?
Good luck to Josh the Intern and his band – the tune snippet was really good – and the linked video really showed off some good musical talent. Looking forward to the first Victrola!
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