Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of teenagers whose only apparent talent is spray painting the fence when my back is turned… right here in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! No greater authority than Marvel Comics’ own Stan Lee asks that you not read... Continue Reading →
Black Comix creators get their due — and a coffee table book! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of neighborhood dogs in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! This show has always put out the welcome mat for black cartoonists, from daily strippers such as Ray Billingsley and Charlos Gary to editorial artists such as David G.... Continue Reading →
Will Eisner documentary talk with Andrew Cooke and Jon Cooke! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Andrew Cooke and Jon Cooke – yes, they’re brothers – have devoted roughly eight years of their lives to producing and distributing the documentary film, Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist. I know the Brothers Cooke pretty well and feel their pain because for several years, we were on somewhat similar career tracks. ANDREW... Continue Reading →
Bitch Slap star America Olivo meets Spider-Man on Broadway! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: America Olivo, actor, "Chicago P.D.," "Defiance," "DeGrassi: The Next Generation" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of shirtless, Levi Johnston wannabes… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! If you’re enjoying Mr. Media on video, you already know that the camera loves America... Continue Reading →
The Horror! The Horror! 1950s comic books, that is, not my yearbook photo! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jim Trombetta, author, The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn’t Want You to Read! Any book in which Goosebumps author R.L. Stine writes the introduction is gonna be scary. But The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn’t Want You to Read! is a different kind of frightening. It’s about... Continue Reading →
An oddly compelling interview with cartoonist Denis Kitchen! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of recently bathed, well-dressed comic book fans who… aw, who am I kidding? The only thing true in this script is that Mr. Media is recorded more or less live in the NEW new media capital of the world and home of the best team... Continue Reading →
Archie Marries Betty and Michael Uslan is there! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Michael Uslan, comic book writer, "Archie Marries Betty" I remember the first time I encountered Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Reggie, Moose, Mr. Weatherbee, Miss Grundy, Hot Dog and the rest of the Riverdale gang. It was in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1971, and we were visiting our cousins, the Sirotkins. Fred Sirotkin, the youngest... Continue Reading →
394 Free time? Tony Isabella’s 1000 Comic Books You Must Read! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Tony Isabella, comic book writer, creator, "Black Lightning," author, 1,000 Comic Books You Must Read I remember the day I met Tony Isabella back in the mid-1970s. I was in the back of my friend Bob Pinaha’s brown Ford Pinto—the car in which I later learned to drive—and we drove to Newark International... Continue Reading →
DC artist Freddie Williams’ how-to Digitally Drawing Comics! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Freddie E. Williams II, comic book artist, The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics I am old enough to remember what a sensation Stan Lee and John Buscema caused back in 1978 when the book, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way, was published. That book promised to pull back the curtain... Continue Reading →
C’mon, Josh Keaton! You’re Spidey AND Hercules? PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Actor Josh Keaton, the cartoon voice of the "Spectacular Spider-Man" and Hercules I’ve been a fan of cartoons and superheroes for as long as I can remember—all the way back to the original "Space Ghost" cartoon in the ‘60s. Anybody else remember "Frankenstein, Jr." and "The Herculoids"? Anyway, Josh Keaton is... Continue Reading →