The Askari Cast

Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the 5th and 6th episodes of Star Wars Visions streaming now on Disney Plus!

Rod Van Blake, Jocelyn Short and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the offerings from Punk Robot and Aardman team with their additions to Star Wars Visions animated shorts. To support the channel go to Tuffwraps.com and enter code JACKEDWRITER for a ten percent discount for all you health minded nerds that workout!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake dive into the recent live action Dungeons and Dragons film released in March of 2023 now available digitally and streaming on Paramount Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to watch it!

Jocelyn Short, Andrea Rose Washington and Rod Van Blake give their opinions of the first two episodes of Star Wars Visions, the animated anthology of shorts by various studios. Disney plus released season 2 on May 4th for Star Wars day!

Andrea Rose Washington and Rod Van Blake talk about the last two episodes of Vox Machina's second season!

Jocelyn Short, Andrea Rose Washington and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the ninth and tenth episodes of the second season of Vox Machina. Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far!

Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake talk Trigun Stampede the 2023 remake of Trigun that was a popular manga and anime from the late 90s!

Rod Van Blake and Andrea Rose Washington give their thoughts on The Fey Realm and Echo Tree episodes of Vox Machina! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far into season 2!

Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington and Jordan Purnell Jackson go over episodes 5 and 6 of the sophomore season of Vox Machina streaming now on Amazon Prime! Keyleth, Vax, Vex, Pike, Grogg, Percy and Scanlon are at it again in the acclaimed animated show from Critical Role.

Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk episode 3 "Sunken Tomb", and episode 4 "Those Who Walk Away" in season two of the Legend of Vox Machina, streaming now on Amazon Prime! Andrea Rose Washington will be back next week!

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Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake dive back into the world of Vox Machina from Critical Role! The animated series is back on Amazon Prime. Spoilers if you have yet to begin watching the second season.

Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake take a dive into the Korean scifi cyberpunk space flick Space Sweepers! Spoilers for those who have yet to check it out.

After many Star Wars break downs, it's curious no one really talks about the fact that Han Solo was pretty much running drugs, weapons and many other things as a "smuggler" for the Hutts and other groups. Everyone pretty much focuses on the Jedi/Sith or Empire/rebel or New Republic aspects. The old expanded universe has been relegated to "legend" status since Disney's takeover, but it looks like spice running has been reintroduced with the last season of the Book of Boba. Rod Van Blake and Jocelyn Short give their thoughts on whether the "dope game" will continue to be a minor undertone despite still moving the actual plot in some cases or be more heavily featured as the tales of the Mandalorians grow within the overall lore?

Rod Van Blake and Andrea Rose Washington chat about JUNG_E a Korean scifi film set on a future yet nearly uninhabitable Earth in the midst of civil war. Data from the mind of a war hero is used to create AI driven cyborgs in an attempt to figure out how the last crucial battle could have been won. This was a very interesting film. Be sure to check it out before listening to our discussion! It's on Netflix.

Jordan Purnell Jackson, Andrea Rose Washington and Rod Van Blake finish off the Willow series discussing episode 7 "Beyond the Shattered Sea, and episode 8 "Children of the Wyrm" Spoilers for those of you who have yet to finish the series!

Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss episode 6 of Willow "Prisoners of Skellin" streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far.

Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss the fifth episode of Willow titled "Wildwood" streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers for those of you who have not watched that far.

Rod Van Blake, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Andrea Rose Washington discuss the fourth episode of Willow which takes us back to a familiar location from the 1988 film. Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far!

Andrea Rose Washington, Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson speak on the third episode of the show Willow streaming now on Disney plus!

Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss the second episode of Willow The High Aldwin streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to watch the first two episodes!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk about the legacy show Willow streaming now on Disney plus that continues the story from the 1988 film!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk Jordan Peele's latest horror/thriller offering Nope streaming now on Peacock! Spoilers for those who have yet to watch it!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss the sequel to Black Panther, Wakanda Forever! Spoilers in the second half. You have been warned! If you like epic fantasy tales with gods, magi, dragons and such go back Nyumbani Chronicles now live on Kickstarter!

Rod Van Blake sits down with Omari Malik of Blacktooth Publishing, creator of Adastra, Dogpile and Snake Bite! Come listen to what he has going on with his current Kickstarter at BlackTooth Battalion Volume 1 by Omari Malik — Kickstarter ! This episode was brought to you by Tuffwraps.com for all you writers, artists and nerds trying to get your swole on to reach that over 9000 status! Go to TuffWraps® - Wrist Wraps Used For CrossFit, Powerlifting, Bench Press and enter code JACKEDWRITER at checkout for a discount!

Rod Van Blake, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Andrea Rose Washington talk about Entergalactic the animated film streaming now on Netflix starring Kid Cudi! Spoilers if you have yet to watch!

Andrea Rose Washington, Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson give their thoughts on Werewolf by Night! A recent offering streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to check it out!

Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington and Jordan Purnell Jackson give their thoughts on the Netflix film End of the Road starring Queen Latifah, Beau Bridges and Ludacris AKA Chris Bridges! Spoilers for those who have yet to see the film!

Jordan Purnell Jackson, Andrea Rose Washington join Rod Van Blake to discuss the urban vampire hunting fun that is Day Shift streaming now on Netflix! Spoilers if you have yet to check it out!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk about the last two episodes as well as the bonus double episode of the Sandman streaming now on Netflix! Spoilers for those of you who have yet to finish the series!

Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson talk about episodes 7 and 8 of the Sandman streaming now on Netflix! Spoilers if you haven't watched that far!

Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss episode 5, 24/7 and episode 6 The Sounds of Her Wings of the Netflix series the Sandman! Spoilers if you have yet to get that far!

Rod Van Blake and Andrea Rose Washington discuss the third and fourth episodes of the Sandman streaming now on Netflix! Spoilers for you who have yet to watch that far!

Andrea Rose Washington, Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the first two episodes of The Sandman streaming now on Netflix! The series is based on graphic novels written by Neil Gaiman. SPOILERS for those of you who have yet to check out episodes 1 and 2!

Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington and Jordan Purnell Jackson talk the Predator prequel film Prey starring Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Stormee Kipp, and Dane DiLiegro streaming now on Hulu! SPOILER ALERT!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk the film The Gray Man streaming now on Netflix starring Ryan Gosling opposite Chris Evans in a spy vs spy action flick! Spoilers if you have yet to check it out!

Rod Van Blake, Jordan Purnell Jackson, and Andrea Rose Washington go through their thoughts on the last two episodes of Ms. Marvel season 1, streaming now on Disney Plus! SPOILERS for those of you who have not finished this show!

Rod Van Blake, Moneca Pinkett and Andrea Rose Washington discuss the fourth episode of Ms. Marvel "Seeing Red" streaming now on Disney Plus. SPOILERS for those that haven't watched up to that point!

Rod Van Blake, and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the third episode of Ms. Marvel titled "Destined" streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have not watched up to this point! You have been warned.

Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington and Jordan Purnell Jackson give their thoughts on the second episode of Ms. Marvel "Crushed" streaming now on Disney Plus! SPOILER ALERT if you have not watched up to that point!

Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the opening episode of Ms. Marvel streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers for those who have yet to watch "Generation Why".

Jordan Purnell Jackson, Andrea Rose Washington, and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the finale to the Halo TV show streaming on Paramount Plus titled "Transcendence". SPOILER ALERT if you are not caught up!

Andrea Rose Washington, Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss episode 8 of Halo on Paramount plus! Spoiler alert if you have not watched up to this point! Only one more episode to go!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss the seventh episode of Halo "Inheritance" streaming now on Paramount plus! SPOILER ALERT if you have yet to reach that far in the show! Two more episodes to go!

Rod Van Blake, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Andrea Rose Washington are back with their thoughts on the 6th episode of Halo! Streaming now on Paramount plus. Only three more episodes to go! SPOILER ALERT if you have not watched up to this point.

Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington and Jordan Purnell Jackson give their thoughts on the fifth episode of the show based on the popular first-person shooter game Halo! This week they focus on the episode titled "Reckoning". Master Chief wants answers! SPOILER ALERT for those who have not watched up to this point. Halo is streaming now on Paramount plus. 

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake break down and discuss their thoughts on the new Halo series streaming on Paramount plus. "Homecoming" is the title for the fourth episode. SPOILERS for those of you who have not watched until this point!

This week Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington and Jordan Purnell Jackson talk episode 3 "Emergence" of the Halo series on Paramount plus based on the popular FPS video game. Still waiting to see when they will put more Halo in this Halo! SPOILER ALERT if you have yet to watch the 3rd episode!!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake, all creators in their own right give their impressions on the second episode of Halo on the Paramount plus streaming app! SPOILERS for those that have yet to watched episode 2!

This week Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss the new Paramount plus series Halo based on the popular video game series! SPOILER ALERT for those of you who have not watched the first episode.

The Askari cast is back with another special guest! Beserat Debebe of ETAN comics joins Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and the Nyumbani Chronicles and Jordan Purnell Jackson creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic to discuss his journey as an Ethiopian comics creator, what inspired him to create and more!

Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist/Illustrator and creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic, and Illustrator for the Ancient Illumination graphic novels as well as the Jericho's Bane comic based on the novel by Arrow J. Knight and Rod Van Blake, author of the Ancient Illumination scifi series and the Nyumbani Chronicles: The Return Home Fantasy epic, give their thoughts on the recent offering from the game developer Fromsoftware, Elden Ring! A much lauded and in some circles hated on open world RPG known for its difficulty being from the lineage of Demon Souls, Dark Souls trilogy, Bloodeborne and Sekiro. If you like what we're doing don't forget to hit that support button! It will help us continue and also elevate the content!

Jordan Purnell Jackson creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic and Illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels as well as the Jericho's Bane comic joins Rod Van Blake, author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home to discuss the Batman. Warner Brothers/DC's latest offering that's still enjoying favorable numbers in theaters. SPOILER ALERT!!!

Andrea Rose Washington (Adalithiel, Elendil, Ahmantree's Magic), Rod Van Blake (Ancient Illuminatiion series, Nyumbani Chronicles: The Return Home), and Jordan Purnell Jackson (E.V.E. of Insurrection, Ancient Illumination graphic novels, Jericho's Bane comic) sit down to discuss that final four episodes of Vox Machina on Amazon Prime!

This week the Askari Cast discusses the recent backlash for the trailer released for Amazon Prime's series Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Jordan Purnell Jackson creator of the E.V.E of Insurrection comic and illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels and Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home share their thoughts.

The Askari Cast is back to discuss episodes 7 and 8 of Vox Machina on Amazon Prime! Spoilers for those of you who aren't at least that far into the series. Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and the Nyumbani Chronicles: The Return Home, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic and Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist/Illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels and creator of the E.V.E of Insurrection comic all share their thoughts on the animated series from Critical Role.

The Askari Cast is back for another round of talks on the animated show on Amazon Prime Vox Machina! Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: The Return Home is joined by Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic and Jordan Purnell Jackson creator of the E.V.E of Insurrection comic illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels and Jericho's Bane Comic based on the books by Arrow J. Knight give their thoughts on the critical role series derived from Dungeons and Dragons gameplay!

The Askari Cast is back! This week Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic, Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home and Jordan Purnell Jackson creator of the E.V.E of Insurrection comic, Illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels and the Jericho's Bane comic all get together to discuss their thoughts on episodes 3 and 4 of Vox Machina. The first two episodes proved to be quite entertaining. Let's listen to see if things stayed that way! SPOILER ALERT!!

Taking a break from our "darker" content reviews before we get into the Witcher season 2, Andrea Rose Washington, author of Adalithiel, Ahmantree's Magic and Elendil suggested we check out Vox Machina an animated show on Amazon Prime from Critical Role. Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home, and Graphic artist/Illustrator creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic Jordan Purnell Jackson share their thought on this irreverent, raunchy yet still dark and comedic take on a band of heroes in a Dungeons and Dragons type setting that is well animated and voiced by the original cast for the main players. SPOILER ALERT if you have yet to check out the first two episodes! 

The Askari cast takes on the last two episodes of the Wheel of Time! Andea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic, Jordan Purnell Jackson, graphic illustrator and creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic, illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels and Jericho's Bane comic join Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: The Return home to give their thoughts on the Amazon Prime streaming series based on the epic Fantasy series derived from the novels written by Robert Jordan! SPOILER ALERT!!

Jordan Purnell Jackson, graphic artist and Illustrator who created the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantrees' Magic, and Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles continue their discussion of The Wheel of Time series on Amazon Prime based on the Robert Jordan novels. Spoiler alert for those of you who have not watched the first 6 episodes!

This week Andrea Rose Washington, author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic, Jordan Purnell Jackson, Illustrator for the Ancient Illumination graphic novels, the Jericho's Bane comic, and creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic along with Rod Van Blake, author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles share their thoughts on the Wheel of time available for streaming on Amazon Prime based on the fantasy epic written by Robert Jordan.

Jordan Purnell Jackson, creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic and illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels as well as the Jerichos' Bane comic, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic, and Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles : the Return Home discuss their thoughts on Don't Look Up a Netflix film with an all-star cast depicting a sarcastic yet poignant view on how the end of the world could be handled given societies idiosyncrasies. SPOILER ALERT!!

Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic, Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and Illustrator for the Ancient Illumination graphic novel volumes, Jericho's Bane comic and creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic along with Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home discuss how this year went from the perspectives of creators making more content and trying to get back into the swing of things with conventions after the lockdown. The pandemic is very much still in effect, but we made it and had some successes along the way despite some trying circumstances as have all of you!

Season one of the Foundation on Apple TV has concluded and the Askari cast has finally gotten around to discuss their thoughts on it. Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and illustrator of the E.V.E of Insurrection comic, Jericho's Bane Comic and volumes one and two of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic, and Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return home get together to speak on it!

Jordan Purnell Jackson of JP JACKSON ART and creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Ahmantree's Magic and Elendil, and Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles discuss episodes 7 and 8 of the Foundation an epic scifi series based on novels and short stories of Isaac Asimov. SPOILER ALERT!!!

Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and creator of the E.V.E. of Insurrection comic and Illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels joins Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination novel series and Nyumbani Chronicels: the Return Home to talk about the recent Netflix offering titled The Harder They Fall directed by Jeymes Samuel packed with an all star cast! Listen to our thoughts. SPOILER ALERT!!!

Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic, Jordan Purnell Jackson creator of E.V.E. of Insurrection and the illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels and Jericho's Bane comic join Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination scifi series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home take some time to talk about the recently release of the Dune 2021 remix on HBOMax! Spoiler Alert!!

Andrea Rose Washington the author of Adalithiel, Ahmantree's Magic and Elendil, Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist/Illustrator for the Ancient Illumination graphic novel series as well as his solo comic E.V.E. of Insurrection, and Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series of novels and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home discuss the 6th episode of the Foundation on Apple TV. In the second half they discuss Baltimore Comic con and their experiences there.

The Askari Cast is whole again as Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic rejoins Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series, and the Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home and Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and Illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novel series, the Jericho's Bane Comic and soon to be released E.V.E. of Insurrection comic. Andrea adds her impressions and observations on the Apple TV series the Foundation based on the books and short stories penned by Isaac Asimov. They are also getting ready to hit Baltimore Comic con going on this weekend Oct 22-24th! Go check them out at tables E-5, E-6, and E-26!

The Askari Cast gives their takes on the Finale for the Disney plus show "What If" where the Watcher breaks his vow! Hear Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Ahmantree's Magic and Elendil, along with Jordan Purnell Jackson Illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels, the Jerichos bane comic and creator of  E.V.E. of Insurrection comic give their thoughts!

Rod Van Blake, author of the Ancient Illuminations series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home, along with Jordan Purnell Jackson, graphic artist, animator and Illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels, Jerichos' Bane comic and soon to be released E.V.E. of Insurrection comic discuss the Foundation a newly released show streaming on Apple TV based on short stories and novels penned by Isaac Asimov that features a mathematician who comes up with a theory of psychohistory that can predict the behavior of mankind on a grand scale. It will be interesting to see how the execute the story in TV show format which to many will be a tall order! SPOILER ALERT if you have yet to see the first 3 episodes. 

The Askari cast is back as Rod Van Blake, author of the Ancient Illumination series, and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic along with Jordan Purnell Jackson Illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novels and soon to be released E.V.E. of Insurrection comic get together to discuss the latest two offerings from Disney Plus series "What if"! The last episode especially was a doozie! SPOILER ALERT!!!

The Askari Cast with Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home, and Jordan Purnell Jackson Illustrator for the Ancient Illumination graphic novel adaptations and creator of upcoming E.V.E of Insurrection speak about their early impressions of Star Wars Visions first three episodes The Duel, Tatooine Rhapsody, and Twins on Disney Plus. Visions is featuring six Japanese Anime studios for nine episodes. We were surprised Disney let someone else into their playground like this but we are excited! SPOILER ALERT!!

This week Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic and graphic designer/Illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson talk Disney plus series "What if" this sixth episode explores what would happen if Killmonger was the one to rescue Tony Stark. Spoiler alert for those that have yet to see it!

The Askari Cast is back to discuss another episode of What if on Disney plus! Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic along with Graphic artist, Illustrator and creator of E.V.E. of Insurrection Jordan Purnell Jackson give their thoughts as Disney seems to be taking a dark turn with their animated series featuring hypotheticals with MCU characters.

Today the Askari cast take some time to talk about the What if series on Disney Plus. Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil, and Ahmantree's Magic, and Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and animator give their thoughts in the house of Mouse's new animated show featuring characters from the MCU. If you have yet to watch the episodes. SPOILER ALERT!!!

Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home, Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and illustrator, and James Howard otherwise known as Arrow J. Knight author of Jericho's Bane discuss their experiences at Awesome con, the Comic con for Washington DC from the perspective as vendors. Despite being much larger than Blerdcon the results great but not up to bloated expectations after the numbers from the smaller event. Listen as we talk about how in person events have changed since the shutdowns.

The Askari Cast is back a couple days early this week with Awesome con coming up this weekend! Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles, Andrea Rose Washington, author of Adalithiel, Elendil, and Ahmantree's Magic, and Jordan Purnell Jackson creator of the upcoming comic E.V.E. of Insurrection chat with DeAryes White and Brandon Silvera of Coplay Media, a small media company with aspiration to create a Afrocentric side scrolling metroidvania game!

Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles :the Return Home, Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist, Illustrator of the Ancient Illumination graphic novel series and creator of the upcoming E.V.E. of Insurrection comic, and Illustrator for the Jerichos' Bane comic, along with Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil , and Ahmantree's Magic get together to discuss the Suicide Squad. DC's latest cinematic offering released in theaters and on the HBOMax streaming app. Join the Askari cast to hear our thoughts on the sequel to the not so well received film of a similar name. We weren't so sure of how adding the "The" would make a difference. Surprisingly it did. For those that have yet to see it...SPOILER ALERT!!

Today we discuss the Netflix action flick Gunpowder Milkshake starring Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, and Paul Giamatti. Hear the thoughts of the Askari cast with Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series, and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantrees' Magic, and graphic artist and illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson who illustrated the Ancient Illumination graphic novels, the Jerichos' Bane comic, and soon to release his solo comic E.V.E. of Insurrection. SPOILER ALERT if you have not watched the film!

Todays topic is the new Netflix release of Masters of The Universe Revelation which has been the subject of much controversy lately. Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and creator of the soon to be released E.V.E. of Insurrection comic discuss their thoughts on the sequel to the 80s cartoon series. Andrea Rose Washington will be back next week but left us her thoughts to share with you all! For those who have yet to watch...SPOILER ALERT!!!

The Askari cast is back to discuss our experience at Blerdcon 2021 which for a lot of folks was the first in person convention since the shutdown. Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Nyumbani Chronicles:the Return Home, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Ahmantree's Magic and Elendil, Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and animation extraordinaire share what it was like to be back in the presence of enthusiastic blerds as well as other people of many geekdoms!

The Askari cast discusses the Loki finale which just aired on Disney plus! Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series, Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and creatorof the upcoming E.V.E. of Insurrection and Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic discuss the ending to the latest offering from Marvel/Disney, and it's possible rammifications to the MCU. SPOILER ALERT!!!

To save the Loki discussion for next weeks finale the Askari cast takes on the recent Amazon Prime release The Tomorrow War starring Chris Pratt, JK Simmons, Sam Richardson, and Yvonne Strahovski. Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series, Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel. Elendil, and Amhmantree's Magic, and Graphic artist, Illustrator and Animator Jordan Purnell Jackson share their thoughts on the campy, military scifi, time travelling film released direct to the popular streaming service.

The Askari cast is back this week to discuss episode 4 of Loki which definitely took a turn from last week. Hear Rod Van Blake , author of the Ancient Illumination series and Graphic artist/Illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson give their thoughts on the developing plots as we edge closer to the season finale! Only two episodes left!!! SPOILER ALERT!!!

The Askari Cast is back with another discussion about Loki on Disney plus. Half way through the season now with three episodes down. Listen to Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and graphic artist and illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson give their thoughts on the progress of the series so far. SPOILER ALERT for those of you who have yet to see episode 3!

The Askari cast is back to discuss the latest Disney Plus show starring Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson. Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist and Illustrator, along with Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and fellow author of Adalithiel, Elendil, and Ahmantree's Magic Andrea Rose Washington give their initial impressions and speculate on where they think things will go! If you have not watched the first two episodes, come back and take a listen when you do! SPOILER ALERT!!

Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmantree's Magic sit down to chat about Paramount plus recent release Infinite about two contrasting groups of immortal beings, one of which has lost coherency in the memories of his past lives. He will need help regaining his memory to prevent an extinction level event disaster planned by the leader of the opposing group of immortals. If you have Paramount plus go watch the film then come back and listen to our thoughts. If you don't care about spoilers and just want to hear about this scifi/fantasy action flick, take a listen anyway! You've been warned SPOILER ALERT!!

Rod Van Blake author the Ancient Illumination series, Jordan Purnell Jackson graphic artist/Illustrator and creator of the Eve of Insurrection comic and Andrea Rose Washington author of Adalithiel, Elendil, and Ahmantree's Magic discuss Zack Snyder's latest zombie heist film Army of the Dead now streaming on Netflix! Come hang out grab a coffee or your preferred beverage and hear our thoughts!

The Askari cast is back with Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and graphic artist/Illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson get a chance to catch up with TJ Sterling Lead artist of RAE Comics to share his current project Joystick Angels live now on Kickstarter! Take a listen to see what he has been up to since his successful campaign for the fourth issue of Okemus.

Welcome back to another Askari Cast! Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination scifi series, joined once again by graphic artist, illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson. Awesome con has been approved for full capacity, and we applied. Just got word yesterday that we were approved! Today we discuss our excitement and preparation for it and other events coming soon. During the second half we discuss more of our creative endeavors with respect to our upcoming projects The Eve of Insurrection (Jordan), and Nyumbani Chronicles: the Return Home (Rod) will be releasing soon in addition to the Ancient Illumination graphic novels. Come listen in on some of our world building thoughts!

Another Askari cast is here! Today Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series gets to talk with Andrea Rose Washington! She is the author of Adalithiel, Elendil and Ahmentree's Magic. Novels of the Fantasy, Science Fiction and Urban Fantasy genres respectively. They had the coincidence of meeting at Baltimore Comic con in 2017 which happened to be their first conventions as vendors. A potentially precarious endeavor as literary novelists at a convention that focuses mainly on visual mediums. As they prepare for live in person conventions opening back up listen to their experiences at their first event and prospects coming soon post lockdown. Hear the prologue to Adalithiel narrated by Rod Van Blake!

The Askari Cast is back as Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss Jupiter's Legacy the new series on Netflix based on another graphic novel from Image comics. We give our initial impressions and during the second half we talk about rumors that WB/DC is pushing to make the black superman project announced to be another Clark Kent which doesn't jibe with what we were told previously. Then on to Bitter Root another comics based IP to be directed by Regina King who has been on a hot streak lately.

Today Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series and Illustrator and graphic designer Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss Yasuke! A highly anticipated anime featuring a historical figure who had the difficult task of becoming a black samurai in feudal Japan! Created by Lesean Thomas with Lakeith Stanfield as lead voice actor. In the second half they discuss the finale of Invincible the popular animated show on Amazon prime.

Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination and graphic artist and illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the finale for Falcon and Winter Soldier and the latest cinematic release for Mortal Kombat. Hear our opinions on how Disney plus finished this short MCU series and how HBOmax handled this much loved IP. SPOILER ALERT!!

The Askari cast is back as Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination and Jordan Purnell Jackson of JPJacksonart is back to talk about the Shang-Chi trailer that was released as we head into the finale for Falcon and Winter Soldier. In the second half we discuss Invincible the animated show on Amazon prime and the newly released Mortal Kombat movie on HBOmax as the streaming world seems to be taking a brief breather.

Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination along with graphic artist and Illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss Invincible which now has 6 episodes and later get into the silliness of some of the upcoming films especially the new Fast and Furious entry. Take a listen and let us know what you think!

The Askari cast is back for another movie discussion as Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination and Illustrator and graphic desginer Jordan Purnell Jackson of JPJacksonArt talk about the movie Godzilla VS Kong that was released the last day of March on HBOMax and in limited theaters. SPOILER ALERT! It's been a couple weeks but still needs to be said as a courtesy.

The Askari Cast is back at it again with Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series joined today by fellow self published author Alfred J. Hunt who penned Alliance set in the magical land of Sahleam! Today we get to speak about his self publishing journey and what inspired him to write. There's a hyperlink above to check out the book available on Amazon or if you with to contact him directly via email you can arrange to get a signed copy at alhunt6307@yahoo.com. Take a listen and let us know what you think? Are you thinking of writing and publishing a book? What are you waiting for?

"Another one!" In my DJ Khaled voice, Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series along with graphic artist and Illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson back again for the Askari cast to discuss the new animated show on Amazon Prime titled Invincible. An interesting, colorful creation with a varied take on the comics genre that is definitely not for kids despite the bright color palate. In the second portion of this episode we discuss Falcon and Winter Soldier, the latest offering from Disney+. Hear our thoughts on the general direction of these shows as well as some of the more grounded topics touched upon in each, and as always...SPOILER ALERT!

The Askari cast is back! Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination is joined once again by JPJacksonArt! Jordan and I discuss our thoughts on the Snyder Cut of the Justice League further since we missed our chance to podcast about it last week. Here we give our thoughts on the overall art direction as well as some of the changes from the theatrical version. Spoiler alert for those of you who have yet to see it.

Spoiler alert (sort of) This week I am without JP Jackson art, but wanted to drop my thoughts while this film was fresh in my mind. If you saw the 2017 version then not much can be spoiled however this was a more palatable experience for various reasons. Rod Van Blake, author of Ancient Illumination  takes to the Askari cast to discuss his thoughts on the newest release.

The Snyder cut releases on the 18th of this month but there is another DC show featuring the red caped last son of Krypton on the CW's streaming app that hasn't had as much fanfare. Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination book series and Illustrator of the graphic novels Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss their thoughts on this different take on the beloved character. Have a listen and let us know your thoughts! There are only three episodes so far. SPOILERS for those of you who have not watched them yet! If this is you go watch them then come back to listen to our take.

This week we added an impromptu spoiler discussion following the season finale of WandaVision with Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination, Jordan Purnell Jackson the talented illustrator, graphic artist and animator who are joined by James Howard author of Jericho's Bane Imperial Protocol. We give our thoughts and impressions on the show, it's slow start and progression as well as our final ratings.

Ta-Nehisi Coates is writing for a new film project featuring black Superman with JJ Abrams attached to produce. Not much else is known. Rod Van Blake author of Ancient Illumination along with graphic artist and illustrator Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss how they feel about it and why it's getting so much hate before any glimpses or information has come out.

On todays Askari cast Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series along with graphic artist, illustrator and animator Jordan Purnell Jackson we discuss interesting films and series coming to HBOMax, Disney Plus and Amazon prime! Take a listen and let us know what you're exited to see! Mortal Kombat gets a fresh reboot, The Snyder cut and Coming to America 2! If none of that is your style what is?

Welcome to another Askari cast! Today Rod Van Blake, author of Ancient Illumination along with graphic artist and animator Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss gatekeeping in its various forms as it relates to being a writer/creator trying to get into the industry and then go on to discuss it as pertains to fans deciding who the real fans are of certain genres or fandoms in entertainment. Take a listen and if you'd like drop us an audio comment on what your favorite anime, scifi or fantasy fandom is!

Welcome to another Askari cast! Today Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss side characters that have a mystique about them and whether too much exposure dilutes their value to the readers/viewers. Have a listen and let us know what you think. If you like scifi and fantasy tales check out some of our work at Ancient Illumination!

Welcome to another Askari cast! Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series along with Jordan Purnell Jackson Illustrator of the graphic novel series of the same title discuss their impressions of WandaVision, the episodic show featuring Scarlet Witch and Vision from the MCU streaming now on Disney plus. The show takes place after the events of Avengers End Game and some fans were not thrilled with the start of the season but may be now warming up. Here are our thoughts as well as a look into the streaming wars now that the large content distributors look to gather as much content as possible to bolster their show rosters during the time of quarantine. Hoe sustainable will this model be if things return to a modicum of normalcy? Thoughts?

Well we survived 2020! Rod Van Blake author of the Ancient Illumination series talks with his good friend Jordan Purnell Jackson, Illustrator of the graphic novel series about their successful Kickstarter campaign and future projects heading into the new year.

My Artist JP Jackson and I discuss the series Lovecraft Country. It's only fitting that we discuss the horror scifi fantasy series based on the novel by Matt Ruff on all hallows eve! Here we give our thoughts on the popular HBO show, it's structure, the characters and its impact on culture given the times in which it aired. Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to head over to the kickstarter for our graphic novel Ancient Illumination Volume 1! We have made some nice progress thanks to our backs but have a ways to go.

Today I am talking with the artist Jordan P. Jackson who illustrated my graphic novel and we are discussing the relationship between writer and artist. We also let you all know about our Kickstarter for the physical version of Ancient Illumination volume 1! We get into some of our convention experiences as well as how things are going for us thus far. We have a long way to go, but things are looking good. If you like action scifi tales of first contact, graphic novels or comics check us out!

Today I get the opportunity to speak with TJ Sterling! An inspiring artist who has worked with both Marvel and DC, but more impressively is coming off of a highly successful Kickstarter for his sci-fi Manga Sentai-esk action epic comic series Okemus! A genre I had never heard before to be sure. If you are interested in learning more about his work check out the site for RAE comics here! There is awesome colorful art work there with what sounds like a compelling story! I certainly can't wait for the book to arrive and will be getting the three previous. Indy comics need love too!

Today we get to hear from William Hayashi an acclaimed independent author of the Darkside trilogy who recently got a deal with Netflix for the rights to make his book series into a show for the streaming service. Come hear his advice on his writing process, getting things done, and how to write a compelling story!

These are just my thoughts on publishing and getting your creative vision out there to the people! My name is Rod Van Blake published author of the Ancient Illumination series that has three novels and a recently released graphic novel Ancient Illumination volume 1 Remembrance and Revolt, written by me illustrated by Jordan P. Jackson! Come hang out this is the first podcast episode I will have more episodes speaking on science fiction, fantasy, gaming and other topics. This one is for those of you still on the fence about writing and publishing your work. Now is the time to get as much creation going while we are locked down! Get to it!