Man, I tell you, when things are going great, when all is right in the world, that's when you should feel it: A cold breeze down the back of your neck. Could it be some kind of warning of calamity up ahead? Suddenly, with the solid thud of a cinder block colliding with the back of your favorite skull, you fade to black before you know what's going on. How bad were you hurt? How long will you be out? Is someone going to take advantage of your weakened and helpless condition and pee on you? These were the questions that went through our collective brain trust at A3U HQ. We had been hit and the site was down.

Apparently, we were the target of a random IP address on the other side of the planet that wanted to overload our server with thousands of DL's and use up our bandwidth. Well, after many cycles spent adrift in a neural link with the greatest minds the world has to offer, I have one single thought that couldn't be silenced by these foreign cyber devils, "FUCK THEM!!! WE AIN'T GOIN' NO WHERE!"

In fact, this Seattle show we're attending, the Emerald City Comicon, promises to be one hell of a show. Not one to be intimidated by some sad loser's attempt to bring down the glory of the A3U, we'll be giving away over 400 t-shirts at the show and over $2000 worth of prizes in the form of comics and toys! You heard me! We might be bat shit crazy, but it's the kind of bat shit you just gotta love! ...like a fine guano or a rare Peruvian Sloth loaf. No? Well, to each their own.

And don't forget to sign up for the bonus features, people! There's good stuff there, and all it takes is an email address. You've got one of those right? Given recent events, we've decided to institute a newsletter as well, so when things like this, or prolonged maintenance happen, we'll be able to let everyone know.

We still have more exciting additions on the way, but hell, we're giving away 400 t-shirts and over $2000 in prizes! I think that's enough for one day! You can wait a little longer before I give away what's next on the agenda!

Onward and upward!

PS: Die in hell screaming like the dogs you are, random internet hooligans! Yay! Painful death!

Some of you may have noticed that this morning at some time, you couldn't access the site! Sons of bitches you say! Yes indeedy I reply as we have so many loyal listeners! We've tripled our bandwidth limit and will do so again when the problem arises. Thank you all for being patient, we're back up and running, hoorah!

Oh, yeah, keep reading, if you haven't already, because my last news post was about bonus content and how to check it out! You don't want to miss that do you? ...I didn't think so!

So most of you faithful, proud and not-so-few listeners would probably already know or have read on the site that we now have bonus features added to some of our episodes! Yay! I just wanted to run down how this works for all those in the cheap seats.

First of all, you have to sign up. Big deal, it's free and all it takes is an email address! You've got one of those right? Sweet deal, you're halfway there.

Now, that you have logged in you'll see that there's more stuff attached to certain podcasts! Like what? Well let's see...

-Scott McNeil has some deleted interview stuffs and a great clip of his outtakes when he did our quick clips!

-If you can't get enough Cynthia Rothrock, check out some extra questions that were trimmed.

-After you listen to Neil Marshall tell you about Doomsday, maybe you'd like to hear Spence, Ben and I review it? We got it there, man!

-Gary Chalk runs down a bunch of character voices for us in his bonus content!

Good gravy! Zounds and Criminy, (yes, criminy!) we're finally full of something other than... so check it out!

Additionally, it has also been confirmed that we'll be attending a second convention in Seattle at this year's Crypticon! So all you blood junkies be there, kay? http://crypticonseattle.com/vendors.php
This site is way cool. Very slick! See you there!