The [Real] Scratch Pad is a comic/animation opinion site. We do a podcast called The ScratchCast, where we talk about the latest news in comics, animation, and related items. We also done and host other shows, including the DC-centric Reboot Recovery. This feed has all of our shows.
Gravity Falls is making teens and adults watch the Disney Channel. We talk about why.DanoSongs.com is the home of our royalty-free theme song.Download Episode
Comic-Con happened. These are our opinions of what happened and announced when the news was fresh.DanoSongs.com is where we got our royalty-free theme song.Download Episode
From May 27, we talk about Toonami. Its past, revival, and future. It's good to have it back. It's making me record FMA: Brotherhood, even though the DVR connected to DirecTV is in my parents' room. And that the series is available in other legal locations.Danosongs.com supplied our royalty-free theme song.Download Episode
In this episode from April/May, we talk about DC Nation and Marvel Universe as they were just starting.DanoSongs.com supplied our royalty-free opening song.Download Episode
In March, we dissed Gravity Falls. Why? UPFRONTS, FOOL! Back then in March 2012, we were kinda young. And didn't know much beyond stuff we gleamed from press releases. Enjoy our musings.Danosongs.com has our theme song.Download Episode
The gang talk about Phineas and Ferb for nearly two hours. Also, Don is drunk and provides entertainment.Danosongs.com has our theme song.Download Episode
An episode devoted to indie comics. Hosted by and featuring people who either have limited experience or too timid to speak. So bad, Rac released it as a straight raw audio file.Danosongs.comDownload Episode
NEWS EPISODE! FEATURING ONE-MONTH-OLD NEWS! Join tetrisdork, Don East, and Ryan Mead as we discuss the new DC Comics logo, Ponies, Axe body spray, PIPA, and a guy named Kim Dotcom.Free Royalty-Free Songs from DanoSongs.comDownload Episode
Don East hosts a Transformers-driven episode with tetrisdork, Sketch, BloddyMarquis/Nobody-No-One/Mr Wednesday, Dragonpiece, and various off-topic subjects to segway into. Also, we look into the history of Transformers.Download Episode
Fox went new animation crazy these past couple of weeks. In this episode, we discuss the first two episodes of Archer's third season plus the debut episodes of FX all-star team-up Unsupervised and the new Napoleon Dynamite cartoon. http://goo.gl/9mj8hFree Royalty-Free Songs At DanoSongs.comDownload Episode
It's the end of the world as we know it. Do we feel fine? Find out as we discuss DC going crazy, the US anime industry hitting self-destruct again, and Fox doing a Saturday night animation block. http://bit.ly/wr8wAuFree Royalty-Free Music At DanoSongs.comDownload Episode
A two-hour episode featuring Tomato Surprise, ToonFaithful, Mr. Wednesday from Animation Revelation, Thomas "Spongey44" Blalock, and the "Not Yet Ready For Primetime Players"! Join us as we discuss the big stories of the past year and the high points.BTS info and more can be found here: http://goo.gl/DM8ktDownload Episode
Join us as we share some of our favorite holiday cartoons, talk about upcoming DVD releases, the Annie Awards, a lot of deaths, and Avengers Vs X-Men. Oh, yeah, and Dragonpiece returns to the show along with an Australian dude.Free Royalty-Free Music from DanoSongs.comDownload Episode
Jon, Don, Sketch, and Ryan are joined this week by SuperFlash101 from the nation of Twitter and Frozen Treasure from the website of Australia. We have callbacks to the Scratch Pad's first two podcasts as we give Batman: The Brave and the Bold a proper sendoff and review the first two episodes of Majikoi Oh! Samurai Girls!Free Royalty-Free Music by DanoSongs.com (mainly our theme song)Also, for more info about the Question of the Moment, go here: http://wp.me/pTS99-TJDownload Episode
1st SEGMENT - We discuss the return of Beavis & Butt-Head and the debuts of Good Vibes and Allen Gregory.2nd SEGMENT - ???3rd SEGMENT - PROFIT!Free Royalty-Free Music by DanoSongs.com (just covering our butts, but seriously royalty-free music!)Download Episode
We address this year's New York Comic-Con and news that occur before and after it in the stupidest way possible: by randomizing the topics and picking the numbers. It sounded good in my head. Ryan Mead guest stars.BTW, if you have ANY feedback - questions, comments, criticism, priase, spam - email us (realscratchpad@gmail.com), find us at Twitter (@realscratchpad), post on our Facebook page (http://goo.gl/zhDoY), or comment on the episode page page (http://goo.gl/EWKGk)Free Royalty-Free Music By DanoSongs.comDownload Podcast
A new era in how we do these podcasts begins! tetrisdork, Racattack, Sketch, Don East, and Dragonpiece launch the very first episode of The [Real] Scratch Pad's Official Podcast, The ScratchCast, with friend-of-the-blog Ryan Mead! On the docket: tetrisdork's Anime Weekend Atlanta trip, Racattack's review of My Life Me, news about DC Nation and Barnes & Noble's spat over DC's deal with Amazon's Kindle store, Steve Jobs' death, and TANGENTS! GLORIOUS TANGENTS!Free Royalty-Free Music By DanoSongs.comDownload Podcast
My Token Gay FriendDiane Tran joins Tomato and Elliot for the final week of #1 issues. Aquaman, Justice League Dark, Fury of Firestorm, and All Star Western are discussed, along with the comic representation of a strip club, Voodoo.The theme is "Euphoric Ecstacy" by DJ Link. Findable on Newgrounds: http://meonly70.newgrounds.com/Also, sorry for the extreme latenmess.Download Episode
Red What?!Elliot Shade and Diane Tran continue to harp upon Week 3 of the DCnU, this time against Red Hood and the Outlaws. LANGUAGE WARNING!MUSIC NOTE: this podcast uses "Hard To Handle" by the Black Crowes from the album Shake Your Money Maker. This was used under Fair Use. If you are a member from the band/the band's management/copyright holders of the song and feel like this isn't Fair Use, contact Elliot on Twitter (@shadowsofthot) or via email (shadowsofthought@gmail.com)Download Episode
The Cat, The Bat, And The SkankElliot and Tomato are joined by Linsay Powell, aka Softly Spoken Las of Comics Anonymous, to break down DCnU week #3, aka DC's week of trolling/sexy time. Among the spotlighted comics: DC Universe Presents, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Blue Beetle.Download Episode
Cat TrapRAGE! SO MUCH RAGE! AND VULGAR LANGUAGE! Seriously about the language bit, as Elliot Shade is joined by friend Diane N Tran and go Red Lantern all over Judd Winick's Catwoman book and its concept of "sexy time". Again, bad language abound because Elliot wanted me to stress that.Download Episode
The final week. The final 13 #1 issues that have yet to be released. Bonus Questions concerning some new minis (EXCLUDING THE RECENTLY REVEALED 4-PART RAY MINI REVEALED AFTER WE RECORDED THIS) and other odds and ends. Also mentioned:Jonah HexThe FlashFirestorm #1Firestorm ANew Guardian SkittlesDavid Finch's Dark NightVoodooSuperman's new costume (current timeline)Vampire Taylor LautnerDownload Episode
Better late than never! Tomato FINALLY joins in on the shennanigans as Week 3 gets previewed. Wonder Woman goes horror. Deadman leads off DC Universe Presents. FIVE Bat-books come out, including Catwoman trying to out-slut Harley Quinn. Supergirl hates humanity. We don't care about the Legion.Download Episode
Waller's Not WeightlessElliot & Tomato take on Week 2 of "The New 52" with Eric Anthony "EA" Glover of The E-Box and The Faster Times' Politically Correct Pop column. Batwoman and Mister Terrific are praised. Suicide Squad gets roasted. Frankenstein joins S.H.A.D.E.MUSIC NOTES: Intro is "In The Meantime" by Spacehog. (iTunes | Amazon | Website) It was used in fair use. If you are a member of the band or its management and feel that this is infringing, please contact Elliot on Twitter (http://twitter.com/shadowsofthot) or via email (shadowsofthought@gmail.com)Download Episode
Reboot CircusWe got a new show! Kinda! We're providing the MP3s for your ears. Our own Tomato Surprise joins Elliot Shade and a rotating third host to tackle what DC calls "The New 52," the Internet nicknamed "DCnU", and Rob Bricken of Topless Robot calls "Crisis On Infinite Reboots". In the pilot, Yan Basque "sits" in the third chair as Week 1 gets dissected. Action Comics, Batgirl, Animal Man, and Stormwatch are the highlights.MUSIC ALERT: The background song used is "Ring Capacity" by Kirby Krackle, from the album E For Everyone (iTunes | Amazon | website). It was used in fair use. If the band/management of the band feel it is infringing please contact Elliot Shade via twitter (http://twitter.com/shadowsofthot) or his email shadowsofthought@gmail.comDownload Episode