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Some guys at UCBComedy sent me a link to this video, where Cthulhu visits Hasbro, to re-negotiate the Ouija board usage.

From Privateer Press, the new game Monsterpocalypse is a Giant Monster miniatures game (how’s that for incongruous?). Link

The pic of a Cthulhu miniature was a total nerdgasm!

Of course, it’s silly to put the terrible master of mankind, devourer of worlds, in there with bush league wannabes like Godzilla, but what can you do. Some people just won’t accept his glory and greatness until they see it stomping down the street toward them, with the hordes of gibbering masses running before him. . .

Recently, I was invited to a lunch with a bunch of other local podcasters, and after the lunch, we joined forces to create a couple of ADD podcast episodes. If you’re interested, here is the one with me. Link

Also, If you’re following such things, I am now listed on Twitter (brandg), and I’ll try to keep everybody up to date on the show’s development that way.

Much love to the best source for Cthulhu imagery, “My Confined Space”, where we find all these pix:

First, a little green piece of a spindly, angry Cthulhu.

This is a very powerful Lovecraftian scene. They say it’s a book cover. I love the translucent second eyelid.
Here’s another skinny Cthulhu (don’t know why the artists like him skinny) This one looks like a cross between the sculpture from the story “Call of Cthulhu” and Fantasia’s “Night on Bald Mountain” Here’s a lovely pencil sketch of a new direction for Cthulhu. Feral, in composition, but still identifiably Cthulhu. This looks like a desktop wallpaper for one of the “Abe’s Oddesey” games.

In honor of this date, March 15th, I set aside the current episode, and put together a special short, just for the man himself.

Rest inPeace, you cruel bastard.

 

 Calls For Cthulhu - DeathDay 08 [1:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This coming Monday (2/25/08) I’ve been invited to be a call-in guest for WCSB, a student-run radio station of Cleveland State University. If you’d like to tune in, I should be on there between 3:00-5:00 EST. If you’re not in the area, they stream the station over the internet, which you can find here.

Unfortunately, I’ve been laid up with a bad head cold all week, so I only hope I don’t end up sounding more like Gollum and less like Cthulhu.

Last weekend I went to FarPoint Con (as mentioned earlier). Everybody there was really friendly, and I was surprised to see how passionately they loved the show. Seriously, I was walking around with the “deer in the headlights” look as people told me over and over how much they loved it.

Anyway, one of the podcasters there (The Command Line) took some pictures, including some of me with the puppet.

Here’s the Flickr set.

One of my personal favorites: When Cthulhu swallows the soul of Tee Morris, the writer of (among other things) “Podcasting for Dummies.”

Every year or so, I buy a new laptop. I’m a game programmer, so staying at the top of the line is fairly important to my work (it’s also pretty important for producing the Calls for Cthulhu show).

However, having bought a new laptop, I need to get rid of the old one. As I started setting up the submission to ebay though, I realized that this laptop was more than just one tool among many. This was the computer that I used to make all the “Calls For Cthulhu” episodes. It has sentimental value to me.

Which made me think that it might have sentimental value to you, too. I know I need to sell it, but I’d rather sell it to someone who would enjoy knowing about the C4C history. Also, I could sell it as-is, with all the original source data used to make the show. (Note: I would have to remove all the purchased software, so you would need to install your own version of MAX, Premiere, and whatnot). If you want to see what Cthulhu looks like before chromakeying, if you want to hear the original studio recordings of the show, or if you just want to own a little piece of history, this might just be for you.

It’s a Sony VAIO (Model #VGN-SZ110). It has a 1.8Ghz processor, 2Gig of RAM, and a 100Gig Hard Drive. I just priced a system like it on ebay, and found that this same system with no Hard Drive and only 1Gig of RAM goes for more than $700. With the extra memory and Hard Drive, I would guess that this system will go for $800.

By that rate, this purchase should be a steal. You’re getting more for the money (100gig Hard Drive, and an extra Gig of memory), and you have all the source material for the Calls For Cthulhu show. How would you like to open up the 3D model of Cthulhu’s set, and look around his undersea world? How would you like to see all the other little ideas I have worked up, but never used in the show?

If I can’t find anyone interested, I’ll put it up on ebay. But like I said, I’d rather it went to a user who could appreciate it.

This weekend (in fact, starting today), FarpointCon is going on here in Hunt Valley, MD. I’m planning on going, and I think they will have me on some of the roundtables (about video podcasting and intellectual property). Anyway, it looks like a blast, and if you’re in the area, I hope to see you there. I’ll be the guy with the beard and a “Calls For Cthulhu” T-shirt.

Okay, so he’s not technically trying to be Lovecraftian, but tell me this guy doesn’t make you think of the Greatest Old One.