It really is all in the reflexes..Joining Mike for this quick, dirty, and revealing episode is our resident gaming acolyte, and cult movie cherry, Joel who lets us in on what he’s been up to (as well as a huge, burning admission – rife with possibility!) Enjoy, as we discuss the first viewing of an adored genre-mashing favorite from the 1980s, as w…

After an unexpectedly long break, Alain & Mike return for an impromptu update on the state of 2011’s Summer Of Heroes! Join in as superhero-lovin’ Alain shares his reactions to this year’s mythical hero Marvel overdose-cum Avengers prelude, featuring thoughts on Thor, X-Men: First Class, and of course, the newly released Captain America: The First …

Proof positive that one can’t keep a good addiction down… After a nearly two-month hiatus, Combo Attack returns with a spectacular hint of things to come with a celebration of those unsung heroes of cinema, the visual effects artists who have come to shape decades of cinematic dreams. Joining Alain, Joel & Mike is returning guest, texture artist, K…

When the empowered everywhere are placated for a single catastrophic event, is there any such thing as a side? Join Joel, Alain, and Mike as they are joined by Reality Check Fail‘s always excellent Daniel Campisi for a one-of-a-kind roundtable look back at one of superhero comic-dom’s most controversial crossover arcs! BTW: Our very own Joel seems …

Three weeks later, and now upon us is perhaps the penultimate. The core. The original inspiration for this podcast, and all the work that goes into it. Combo Attack welcomes 2011 with a full-length discussion of one of Japanese media’s most enduring creations. Join Alain, Joel & special guest (Anime Diet‘s own) Michael (Gendomike) Huang, and myself…

After much toil, and angst that is the beginning of the 2010 holiday season, the crew at Combo Attack celebrate ten years of one of the most popular cult films never brought stateside! (until soon) Join Alain, Joel & Mike as they pore over news of webcomic discoveries & sadness, cartoon (& puppet show?)nostalgia, and move on into a wild chat regard…

Happy Thanksgiving, folks! We trust you had a lovely weekend, and hopefully didn’t have to brave too many crowds on Friday. While all of this was winding down, we at the Combo Attack!! crew concocted a warm, fun, and wildly informative look at one of modern filmdom’s great success stories (all the while buried in oceans of blankets, sipping the pip…

After months of tweets, blogs, podcasts, and even Q & A visits, the boys at Combo Attack!! see no recourse, this is it. As Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comic opus receives a somewhat rushed dvd/Blu-ray release on November 9th, it only felt right to give our favorite Toronto kids the sendoff they deserve in a near 90-minute free…

And so the October series comes to an appropriately spooky close. This time, it’s up to our ever quirky game child, Joel to dish out memories of a scare tale from our most recent past. To be honest, we didn’t expect this to be the pick since it is essentially a remake, but sometimes..just sometimes, exceptions do happen. Welcome to that one excepti…

At long last, here is the show. The big one we’ve been drumming up all these weeks for. The capper episode to our October series is an exploration into the darkest regions of the gamerspace, with a singularly amazing guest. CG Texture & Model artist du jour, Krystal Sau Eua (Red Cliff, 2012, AVATAR, SKYLINE, to name a few) joins the Combo Attack!! …