Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of patients who laugh in the face of chemo and radiation but wish they could stomach the content of this show… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Creative people are growing more willing to laugh in the face of... 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 →
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 →
A visit with legendary comics artist Howard Chaykin! INTERVIEW
(Editor's Note: Comic book artist and writer Howard Chaykin, perhaps best known for his work on Blackhawk and his creator owned project, American Flagg, is one of 14 nominees for the 2012 Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame to be announced in July at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Ca. Bob Andelman interviewed Chaykin... Continue Reading →
788 Chris Anderson, Brian Tracy, Sun Tzu lurk in SmarterComics! VIDEO
Today's Guest: Corey Michael Blake, CEO, Round Table Companies, Smarter Comics Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of 47-year-old fanboys who could really stand to take a bath and develop some practical business skills besides knowing how many comics fit snugly in a longbox… in the NEW new media capital of... Continue Reading →
Summer Glau giggles her way through Mr. Media interrogation! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Summer Glau gets some of the most enviable genre roles on television. Her first was on "Angel," where "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon liked her so much he cast in the wonderful, yet short-lived sci-fi adventure "Firefly" and the film that followed it, Serenity. SUMMER GLAU podcast excerpt: "I'm havin' a blast... Continue Reading →
A Cadillacs and Dinosaurs drawing lesson with Mark Schultz! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Mark Schultz, comic book artist, creator, Xenozoic Tales, a.k.a., Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Part 1 of 2 Back in the mid-1980s, when serious comic book fans heard that artist and writer Mark Schultz had created a world that crossed dinosaurs and Cadillacs, their first reaction was: “Cool!” Some no doubt thought that it... 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 →