Dear SMN listeners,
Leach, Flanagan and I have decided to put SMN on indefinite hold. We feel that the format of the show has become stale. The last thing in the world I want is something as fun as SMN to become a chore. We want to keep things fresh and funny. So, we’re going to take some time to discuss and test new formats and ideas. I know I speak for both Flanagan and Leach when I say thank you to all our listeners for the good times and amazing feedback. Only when we heard how much some people enjoyed our show, did we know for sure we had something special. And we don’t want that to go away. So, instead of goodbye, this is see you in a little bit. Keep watching the shitty ones and we’ll do the same. Thanks for everything.

- Ash

Flanagan’s Note: READ PART ONE FIRST.

When we last left off we had wrapped up Friday sometime around 2am outside the house of blues. Saturday dawns and I meet up with my dad at the train station and head back to the floor to pick up some swag that I saw going around. The crowds on Saturday were even worse than Fridays; my dad was absolutely blown away; missing more than one turn behind me because he was busy looking over his shoulder at some half naked floor model dressed up as a _________ trying to sell him something. But man, the freebies this year were pretty awesome if I do say so myself! DC was giving out a bunch of comics as well as a casino chip to Wayne Casino. There was a Twilight/3 Musketeer booth giving away twilight lightbulbs (not lit; b/c this last film is sooooo dark ‘bah’ (That bah was supposed to be Leach’s vampire noise)) and mini foam sponge like swords for three musketeers. Sony Online Entertainment was giving away some pretty sweet DCU Online lanyards and Joker masks. WB was giving away full sized nerf swords in the style of Thundercats Sword of Omens; didn’t even get close to one of those; you can find ‘em on ebay right now starting at $5.

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Comic-Con 2011 was a whirlwind of activity and panels and yet very chill. Just as many people this year, but I think organizers were really on top of scheduling big panels at the same time so people had to make a choice but could actually get in to what they really wanted to see. This year was especially meaningful as my dad was in town and joined me for my last day at the con. Let me take you on a little trip of my convention: what I saw, what secrets were dropped, and just what might be worth checking out in the coming months!

Thursday, 8pm: I arrive in beautiful downtown San Diego (which really is beautiful, nicest city in southern California; at least hands down better than downtown LA) and notice this year one huge difference: muychandising, Muychandising, MUYCHANDISING. Now comic-con is always full of ads usually even a building wrap or two; but everything had some sort of branding this year! Trains sponsored by Arkham City, dinners sponsored by Syfy, this carpet brought to you by the WB; total insanity!

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Black Swan Redub by Flanagan