The CCD Podcast: Episode #31 - Famous Pop Culture Beasts In Honor of 'The New World Bestiary' Art Show

We here at CCD love getting behind a great idea, so when we found out that fellow compatriot and contributor to the CCD Podcast Joe Milazzo was hosting another one of his awesome art shows I knew I had to share it with all you guys... but we decided to take it ONE STEP FURTHER and do A WHOLE PODCAST EPISODE on the show's topic!!! Join Jedi Rob Martin, Joe 'Beware The Beast Man' Milazzo, and John LaMacchia as they discuss famous 'Beasts' in Pop Culture. The art show is entitled The New World Bestiary: A Compendium of Creatures Lost & Imagined, so the gang talk about which beasts will be making appearances in the show and counterparts that they have had throughout pop culture history! A very cool podcast, in lieu of a pretty cool art show. Lots of great artists in this one, including CCD's own Tommy Lombardozzi! Oh, and there will be LIVE MUSIC TOO! If you are in the Brooklyn area, please make your way over to St. Vitus Bar in Greenpoint for the show, starting at 6 PM. All info can be found by clicking here to the Facebook Event page and after the jump for the full show flyer...

'Percy Jackson and The Sea of Monsters' - Now This Is A Sequel I Can Get Behind!

I remember when I was a kid I used to devour Greek Mythology in any format I could get it. I loved reading the stories, watching any TV Shows or movies based on the stories, and did so many many times over and over again. But as I got older I was surprised at how ignored the genre was by pop culture. It is so ripe for re-invention and adaption, yet I feel it is often ignored a s a whole. Instead of tapping into some of these untouched stories, Hollywood chooses to rehash certain plots over and over again. Was there really a need for a Clash of the Titans remake? Nope... it wasn't even really the same movie! So when Rick Riordan released his Percy Jackson book series, I was really happy to see a modern update on the old Greek myths I knew and loved. I also thought the first movie in the series, The Lightning Thief, was pretty great... even if the theater going crowd didn't feel that way. So I was especially happy to see it getting a sequel, and boy does it look like they went big with Sea of Monsters! Check out the trailer after the jump, and lets hope this one does a bit better at the box office so we can get a third movie and more fresh perspectives on a very underused genre....