Our guest today is an Emmy-Award-winning writer for television, having written for series like Wonder Woman, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, L.A. Law, The New Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. He’s a Nebula-Award-winning writer of short stories and novels, including Time and Chance, Moloka’i, Honolulu, and most recently the wistfully nostalgic novel Palisades […]
Welcome to Episode 21 of The Blastoff Podcast. This week, Scott looks at the beginnings of Marvel’s Mighty Thor in “Journey Into Mystery,” while Jud welcomes you inside the doors of the shop in “An Invitation.” Further reading: http://www.blastoffcomics.com/2017/04/journey-into-mystery/ http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/movies/cultural-lessons-of-2013-thor-is-the-new-superman http://www.blastoffcomics.com/2016/12/jud-meyers-retales-an-invitation/
Today’s guest is one of the most important comic-book writers in the business. Working with industry icon Alex Ross, he created the highly acclaimed Earth X trilogy for Marvel Comics. The duo then reunited at DC Comics and produced the Eisner-award winning epic Justice. His writing has given voice to the X-Men, the Avengers, Spider-Man, […]
Welcome to Episode 19 of The Blastoff Podcast. This week, Scott looks at the beginnings of the Caped Crusader in “I Shall Become a Bat,” while Jud reveals the beginnings of his own kind of crusade in “Number 158.” Also, Harley and Amelia return for more “Small Talk.” Further reading: http://www.blastoffcomics.com/2012/07/i-shall-become-a-bat/ http://www.blastoffcomics.com/2016/07/jud-meyers-retales-number-158/
This week on the Blastoff Podcast, we interview renowned artist and production designer Alan Roderick-Jones, who’s worked on such wide-ranging and varied projects as Papillon, Tarzan and of course, Star Wars: A New Hope.
Our guest today is a legend in the world of animation. In the last twenty years, there were only a handful of writers and artists crafting what turned into the most successful run of comic book cartoon hits in American history. This man was one of those creators. He started his career under the direction […]
In this week’s COMICS 101, Scott explains the origins of Marvel’s Iron Man in “Isn’t It Iron-ic?.” Then in RETALES, Jud looks at how everything fits together in “Connections.” Further reading: http://www.blastoffcomics.com/2017/03/isnt-it-iron-ic/ http://www.blastoffcomics.com/2016/09/jud-meyers-retales-connections/
ur guest on today’s conversation program is one of the most important writers in modern Marvel Comics history. Chris Yost started his career in the world of animation, writing scripts for Marvel Comics’ television universe. Wolverine and the X-Men was a huge hit in 2003, when he and Craig Kyle dreamed up the story of […]
Welcome to Episode 13 of The Blastoff Podcast. In this week’s COMICS 101, Scott explains the origins of Marvel’s Captain America in “Everybody’s All-American.” Then in RETALES, Jud gets a little help from Lewis Carroll as he tells the tale of a very special customer with a most unusual secret in “The Jabberwock.” Special thanks […]
Michael Stradford is an entertainment-industry executive for the last three decades spanning through music, radio, DVD, film, television and interactive. He’s at Warner Home Entertainment as director of creative services right now, but before that, he was at Big Air Studios, which is a film distribution company. And before that, he led the digital production […]
Welcome to Episode 11 of The Blastoff Podcast. In this week’s COMICS 101, Scott explains the origins of DC’s Wonder Woman in “Enter Diana.” Then in RETALES, Jud talks about some of his customers who, while artistically inclined, may not be expressing that inclination within the bounds of the law, in “Tag! You’re It.” Links: […]
Today’s guest is the best-selling artist of 17 novels. His work has been published in over 30 languages. He’s written screenplays for every major studio and developed and produced work for every major TV network. You might have seen that spooky sci-fi revival of V a few years back? Yeah, that’s him. And he’s working […]
In this week’s COMICS 101, Scott helps you tell one Captain Marvel from another in “Captains Marvel,” then takes a moment to remember the recently departed actor and writer Miguel Ferrer in “Gone Too Soon.” Then, Jud tells the tale of a little boy and his quest to meet the wizard in “In Brightest Day.” […]
