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 “When you held me inside your arms the scent of our love filled up the room ‘cause it surrounds you

“When you held me inside your arms 

the scent of our love filled up the room 

‘cause it surrounds you.”


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Some of your Thrilling Adventure Hour pals will be at San Diego Comic-Con this week! Schedule below.Some of your Thrilling Adventure Hour pals will be at San Diego Comic-Con this week! Schedule below.

Some of your Thrilling Adventure Hour pals will be at San Diego Comic-Con this week! Schedule below.

Please stop by the Boom booth (ideally, Thursday between 2-3pm) and pick up both TAH: A Spirited Romance, collecting for the first time the previously published Image Comics “Beyond Belief” series and origin issue #0 by Acker & Blacker and Phil Hester, and TAH #1, featuring an all new “Beyond Belief” series illustrated by MJ Erickson. Above is the SDCC exclusive variant cover for TAH #1 featuring the cross-over you thought you’d never see! (Crossover does not appear in the story).

Both of these books are available in comic shops this Wednesday.

In October, TAH: A Spirited Romance will be published in a fancy collector’s edition with extras, including an annotated script of issue #0.

THURSDAY:

  • 2-3pm: Signing at Boom Studios booth #2229 with Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, and Hal Lublin.
  • 4:45-5:45pm, Ballroom 20: “The Great Debates” with Janet Varney, Aisha Tyler, Felicia Day(Mystery Science Theater 3000),Joe Manganiello(Rampage),Adam Savage(MythBusters),Orlando Jones(American Gods), and John Barrowman(Torchwood).

FRIDAY:

  • 5-6pm, Room 23ABC: “Pop Culture Witches” panel. Ben Blacker discusses his new Vertigo Comics series, HEX WIVES (out 10/31) with Nell Scovell, creator of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV show from the 90s; Jessica O'Toole & Amy Rardin, the creators and showrunners of the CW’s Charmedreboot;Ruth Connell who has played the witch “Rowena” onmany episodes of Supernatural;Tomi Adeyemi, author of Children of Blood and Bone; andJuliana Crouch, who is an actual practicing witch.
  • 6-7pm, Room 23ABC: DC/Vertigo panel with Hex WivescreatorBen Blacker and artist Mirka Andolfo; video game developer and programmer Zoe Quinn(Goddess Mode); Nine Inch Nails art director Rob Sheridan(High Level); writers Bryan Hill(American Carnage) and Eric Esquivel(Border Town); and more!
  • 7:30pm, Observatory North Park: Adventure Zone Q&A and reading with Hal Lublin,Travis McElroy, and more. Ticketed event (sold out)

SATURDAY

  • 1-2pm, Room 7AB:Stan Against Evil season 3 panel with Janet Varney,Dana Gould, John C. McGinley, Deborah Baker, Jr.,and Nate Mooney.

  • 5-6pm, Grand 1&2, Marriott Marquis: Don’t Go Broke Collecting panel with Hal Lublin,Joseph Gordon (Into the Wormhole: A Star Trek Podcast), Vince Moore (Total Recall: Life on Mars; former comics retailer), and more.

SUNDAY:

  • 10-11am, Grand 1&2 Marriott Marquis: Nerd for a Living panel with Travis McElroy (The Adventure Zone; My Brother, My Brother and Me), Susan Eisenberg (voice of Wonder Woman in Justice LeagueandJustice League: Unlimited),Tomi Adeyemi (author of Children of Blood and Bone), and more! We’ll talk about how to turn your passion into $$$.

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Adventurekateers! We’re coming out of retirement for one night only to punch Nazis in the face!Pleas

Adventurekateers! We’re coming out of retirement for one night only to punch Nazis in the face!

Please join us at our Benefit for the Anti-Defamation League on November 4 at Largo at the Coronet. CLICK FOR TICKETS

Starring all of the WorkJuice Players in your favorite freedom-fighting episodes of Jefferson Reid, Ace AmericanandAmelia Earhart, Fearless Flier.

Proceeds benefit the Anti-Defamation League, combating anti-Semitism and bigotry of all kinds in the Los Angeles area. If you cannot attend the show but would like to support the ADL, please give here.

This will be our only show this year!


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Thanks to everyone who came out to last night’s special holiday show at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel

Thanks to everyone who came out to last night’s special holiday show at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel! It was a special night for all of us.

Thanks to the WorkJuice Players: @paulftompkins, Marc Evan Jackson, Paget Brewster, @hallublin, Mark Gagliardi, Craig Cackowski, Joshua Malina, Annie Savage, Autumn Reeser, Janet Varney, and Busy Philipps.

Thanks to our special guests: Timothy Omundson, Chris Tallman, and Open Mike Eagle.

Enormous thanks to Jordan Katz and the Elements of Style, featuring composer Jonathan Dinerstein. And thanks to Rhett Miller and Ted Leo for the amazing new songs.

Thanks to our director Aaron Ginsburg. And thanks to Ben Acker & Ben Blacker who created, wrote, and produced the show. The doors are closed for now, but they aren’t locked.


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A new episode!The Thrilling Adventure Hour #231: Beyond Belief, “Mannequin Episode”Starr

A new episode!


The Thrilling Adventure Hour #231: Beyond Belief, “Mannequin Episode”

StarringPaul F. Tompkins andPaget Brewster as those married mediums Frank and Sadie Doyle. Also starring Craig Cackowski, Autumn Reeser, Busy Philipps, and Janet Varney as mannequins; and HalLublin as a mannequin hunter.
Music by Jordan Katz & the Elements of Style, featuring Jonathan Dinerstein.
Directed by Aaron Ginsburg. Written and produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.

Recorded October 23, 2016 at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles.
PLUS: A bonus musical treat recorded at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY, featuring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Ted Leo, Jean Grae, and the cast!

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Tickets are on sale NOW for the FINAL THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR show for many years. It’s at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on December 17, 2016. Tickets: https://www.acehotel.com/calendar/losangeles/thrilling-adventure-hour-holiday-funaround


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Some “Love Ain’t No Billy Goat” videos from “A Halloween Beyond Belief” recorded Sunday, Oct 23, 2016 at Largo at the Coronet.

With Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Janet Varney, Hal Lublin, Craig Cackowski, Annie Savage, and Autumn Reeser. Music by Jordan Katz & the Elements of Style.

We have ONE MORE BIG SHOW before calling it quits for quite some time!

Saturday, December 17th, at the Theater at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles! It’s our annual Thrilling Adventure Hour Holiday Funaround starring all of the WorkJuice Players and special guests!

The Ace is an enormous, beautiful theater. This looks to be a special evening of comedy, music, and holiday cheer. We sincerely hope you’ll join us.

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New episode up now!Beyond Belief, “Dead & Breakfast”Recorded May 23, 2015 at the Opera House in

New episode up now!

Beyond Belief, “Dead & Breakfast”

Recorded May 23, 2015 at the Opera House in Wellington, New Zealand

Frank Doyle: Paul F. Tompkins

Sadie Doyle: Paget Brewster

Cheston:Craig Cackowski

Lustraya:Janet Varney

Shell:Annie Savage

The Twins: Jenny Wade & Carla Cackowski

The Bartender: Marc Evan Jackson


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Tickets are on sale NOW for our shows at the Bell House in BrooklynonJuly 23rd starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, and Craig Cackowski.

Clink for tickets (same show):

7pm All Ages show

9pm 21+ show

Photo by Jenn Kelley-Lublin


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A new episode of the podcast is up now! “Sparks Nevada’s ‘I’m from Earth’ Day Special will pic

A new episode of the podcast is up now! “Sparks Nevada’s ‘I’m from Earth’ Day Special will pick up right after this episode! Get tix now!

Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "That’s No Honeymoon”

Recorded January 9, 2016 at the Brava Theater at San Francisco Sketchfest.

Sparks Nevada: Marc Evan Jackson

Croach the Tracker: Mark Gagliardi

Ginny West: Janet Varney

Red Plains Rider: Busy Philipps

Felton:Craig Cackowski

Barkeep:Joshua Malina

Ronk:Hal Lublin

Xance:Rhett Miller

QQQQ:Adam Savage

Hedo:John Hodgman

Music by Jordan Katz and Philip Krohnengold. Sparks theme by Eban Schletter.

Written and produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.

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Even for the small amount of screen time of these two showing affection for one another, I loved ever second of it.

I really wished Nickelodeon took advantage of this because their chemistry was amazing for only be shown for just a little bit during Book 3 & Book 4.

(Art: Dorkly)

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