Posts tagged Dark Horse
Ep 85 - Hellboy: Seed of Destruction - Show Notes

This Week: Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar.



Drinking Game 

Rib-it rib-it - Every time a frog appears, take a drink 

Must Loves Tentacles - Whenever you see something tentical like thing 

Creature of the Night - If they talk about creatures or animals, take a drink, take a drink.

They Shoot Nazi’s Don’t They? - Every time you see a swatzika, take a drink.  



Rasputin 

  • 2 oz Raspberry Vodka
  • 2.5 oz Cranberry Juice
  • 1.5 oz Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice

Shake and pour into glass with ice. Garnish with lime wedge.  



Hellfire

  • 1 1/2 oz tequila
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp lime juice
  • crushed ice
  • 1 tsp cherry brandy

Add first the ingredients into a shaker, shake the shit out of it and strain into an old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice. Drizzle cherry brandy over the top.



Squished Frog

 

  •  15 ml Melon Liqure
  • 10 ml Advocate liquors
  • 10ml Irish cream
  • 2 dashes grenadine 

Add melon liquor, layers advocate, add two dashes of grenade, and layer irish cream on top  Should have 3 layers of liquor in glass. 



Cavendish

  • Crushed ice in high ball glass
  • 1 oz Vodka
  • 2 oz Bitters
  • 2 drops of Lemon juice
  • Top with Champagne
  • Lemon Twist for garnish

Shake vodka and bitters, strain into glass.  Add lemon juice.  top with champagne and garnish. 


Next Week: American Jesus Volume 1: Chosen follows a twelve-year-old boy who suddenly discovers he's returned as Jesus Christ. He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and, perhaps, even raise the dead! How will he deal with the destiny to lead the world in a conflict thousands of years in the making?


Episode 85 - Hellboy: Seed of Destruction,  is out on November 27th.  Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn

Bahama Mama

This week we begin our month of Women Empowerment comics, with a 1950’s Ass Kicking Assassin / House Wife and Mother.  It’s Donna Reed meets James Bond in Lady Killer.



How to Make It


Episode 51 - Killer Queen is out now. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn

Killer Queen

This week we begin our month of Women Empowerment comics, with a 1950’s Ass Kicking Assassin / House Wife and Mother.  It’s Donna Reed meets James Bond in Lady Killer.



  • 1 1/2 oz ruby red port
  • 1 oz cognac
  • 1 oz dark creme de cacao
  • 3 tsp confectioners sugar
  • 1 fresh egg white
  • 1/3 cup crushed ice

Add it all to a blender and blend till smooth and frothy. Pour into cocktail glass and sprinkle with cinnamon.


Episode 51 - Lady Killer is out now.  Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn

Lady Killer: The Drinking Game

This week we begin our month of Women Empowerment comics, with a 1950’s Ass Kicking Assassin / House Wife and Mother.  It’s Donna Reed meets James Bond in Lady Killer.



Say that again rule:  Whenever Josie has to ask her mother in law to repeat what she said in english, take a drink.

The Sexism Rule: Every time you find overt sexism you would only find in the 50’s, take a drink.

The Misogynist rule: Every time you think Don Draper must have had a great life, take a drink. (like from an Old Fashioned, while smoking a cuban, and harassing a secretary)  


Ep 51 - Lady Killer is out on Monday.  Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn

The Fancy Margarita

This weeks White Elephant book comes from Bryan.  A tale of a bearded little lady and her pet monster.  A fun book about freak show characters that is fun for kids of all ages. From Eric Powell, creator of the Goon, we’re reading Chimichanga.



  • Juice of two limes
  • 0.5 oz valence orange
  • 2 tablespoons agave nectar

 Muddled all together

Add

  • 2 oz Tequila  

Shake the shit out to it, and strain into a martini glass

Garnish with lime slice,

Episode 36 - Chimichanga is out on Monday December 19th.

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The Circus Freak

This weeks White Elephant book comes from Bryan.  A tale of a bearded little lady and her pet monster.  A fun book about freak show characters that is fun for kids of all ages. From Eric Powell, creator of the Goon, we’re reading Chimichanga.



  • 1 1⁄2 oz Malibu Rum 
  • 1 1⁄2 oz Rum 
  • 5 oz Vanilla Coke

Guzzle the shit out of it.

Episode 36 - Chimichanga is out on Monday December 19th.

Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn

The Lulu

This weeks White Elephant book comes from Bryan.  A tale of a bearded little lady and her pet monster.  A fun book about freak show characters that is fun for kids of all ages. From Eric Powell, creator of the Goon, we’re reading Chimichanga.



The Lulu (aka The Blackberry Whiskey Sour): 

  • 1/2 oz Lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz Blackberry brandy
  • 1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey

Rim tumbler with sugar, shat that shit up,  pour over ice, garnish with the lemon slice & blackberry.

Episode 36 - Chimichanga is out on Monday December 19th.

Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn

The Bearded Little Lady

This weeks White Elephant book comes from Bryan.  A tale of a bearded little lady and her pet monster.  A fun book about freak show characters that is fun for kids of all ages. From Eric Powell, creator of the Goon, we’re reading Chimichanga.



 

  • 50 ml whiskey
  • 25 ml grenadine syrup
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • .5 teaspoon egg white

Shake the shit out of it and strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Episode 36 - Chimichanga is out on Monday December 19th.

Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunesStitcherGooglePlay, and TuneIn

Blue Milk

Its time for some non-cannon fun with Dark Empire.  A star wars comic from Dark Horse.  Luke dabbles in the dark side, Leia becomes a Jedi, wackyness ensues.



  • 3 oz Milk
  • 1 oz Cream
  • 1 oz Coconut Rum
  • 1 oz Ameretto
  • 2 oz Blue Curacao

Shake all ingredients together until chilled. It feels like a play on the white russian, but it actaully tastes closer to a creamsicle.   

Sith Lord

Its time for some non-cannon fun with Dark Empire.  A star wars comic from Dark Horse.  Luke dabbles in the dark side, Leia becomes a Jedi, wackyness ensues.



  • 1 oz Black Cherry Rum
  • 1 oz Cherry Pucker
  • 0.5 oz Grenadine
  • 0.5 Vanilla Rum

Shake all those ingredients together, pour into a glass, and then top with sprite.

A little drink you dabble in the dark side.

Utinni!

Its time for some non-cannon fun with Dark Empire.  A star wars comic from Dark Horse.  Luke dabbles in the dark side, Leia becomes a Jedi, wackyness ensues.



  • .5 oz Creme de Cocao
  • .5 oz Creme de Menthe
  • 1 oz Kahlua
  • 2.5 oz Cream

Mix into a shaker with Ice.  Shake until chilled and then strain into a martini glass.

Try not to shout Utinni after every sip.