I recently did a basic windbg primer to break people in to windbg...

I brought up python integration with .shell () | | |...On the other hand, if you're comfortable without a gui: http://pykd.codeplex.com/ is AWESOME.  Website is in Russian and I haven't tested the code yet, but think pydbg on steroids + kernel debugging.  Nastiness ensues.  U <3 the Russian programmer that did this...if it works.  I'll check in the morning.