Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of cartoon characters largely abandoned in the 1970s but praying for a revival any day now… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! My dad once said that nothing bad would ever happen to me because I could always... Continue Reading →
987 Comics legend Will Eisner’s ‘Conversations’ in one place! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: M. Thomas Inge, editor, Will Eisner: Conversations Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of not-exactly-comics-scholars who will comb through every line of this interview in search of mistakes, double meanings and buried Easter eggs… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Tom Inge has made... Continue Reading →
Taller than the tallest Batman, it’s Catwoman Julie Newmar! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Eartha Kitt fans whose argument holds no catnip here … in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I didn’t know I would one day be talking to actress Julie Newmar when I left the showing of The Dark... Continue Reading →
Mike Hammer lives, thanks to novelist Max Allan Collins! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Max Allan Collins, novelist, co-author with Mickey Spillane, Lady, Go Die! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of flat-footed coppers and irresistible dames with those long chorus-girl gams I dream of in technicolor… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I’m going to... Continue Reading →
Chuck Jones comic strip dream revived in Crawford book! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Kurtis Findlay, author, Chuck Jones: The Dream that Never Was Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of second-rate cartoon characters who’ll live out their lives of quiet desperation in Toontown without ever being drawn by the hand of a master craftsman like Chuck Jones… in the NEW new media... Continue Reading →
Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog is a boy’s dream come true! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jonathan Mahood, daily cartoonist, "Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of the most famous AI in America, including Robot from Lost in Space, Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Blue from IBM and Al Gore from Current TV… in the NEW new... Continue Reading →
Four minutes in the life of filmmaker Morgan Spurlock! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker, Comic-Con Episode IV A Fans Hope, Super Size Me Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of comic book fans who – spoiler alert! Spoiler alert! They already know how this and every other story ends!… in the new new media capital of the world… St.... Continue Reading →
Graphic novelist Peter Kuper pictures the Big Apple! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Peter Kuper, artist, Drawn to New York Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of stick-figure drawers who are blind to the difference between what they create and what artist Peter Kuper does… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! If you love the... Continue Reading →
931 Meet Gil: A big-boned comic strip of divorce and optimism! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Norm Feuti, cartoonist, "Gil," "Retail" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of real people whose lives only make it seem like they’re trapped in a comic strip… in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Does anyone else think that daily comic strips are a... Continue Reading →
Bill Griffith, Zippy the Pinhead: Lost? No: Cartoons found here! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of polka-dot wearing pinheads and upright horny toads… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! You know what I really want to know from cartoonist Bill Griffith? It’s this: does he collect a royalty every time the housekeeper on... Continue Reading →