Geek To Me Radio

Mike DeCarlo (http://www.mikedecarloart.com/), artist and inker for Marvel, DC, Valiant, and more, talks about working on Batman right after the 1989 movie came out, navigating multiple comic companies simultaneously, developing his talents, and changing up his inking style depending on who drew the artwork. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Mike DeCarlo talks about taking care of his wife after her accident, growing up dreaming of a career in comics, working during the Batman craze when it was selling 450,000 copies per month, working at Marvel on Conan and Thor, and working in DC’s special projects department creating art for video games, shirts, toys, and style guide books. 12:19 SEGMENT 2: Mike DeCarlo talks about working for multiple comic book publishers simultaneously, receiving an Eisner Award for Bongo’s "Radioactive Man", taking a break from the monthly grind after 36 years, staying busy with private commissions, and whether he will be doing conventions in the future. 21:24 SEGMENT 3: Mike DeCarlo talks about interac

Debbie Logue, the owner of Big River Comic Con (https://www.facebook.com/BigRiverComicCon/), talks about all the cool celebrities and artists coming to Hannibal, Missouri Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, at the Tabernacle Rec Center at 6400 County Road 445 Actor Ryan Wichert (https://www.ryanwichert.com/) talks about playing Hilton Wexler in “The Queen’s Gambit” and the differences between acting for stage, screen, and voice-over. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Debbie Logue talks about why she started Big River Comic-Con, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Avenues domestic violence shelter in Hannibal (https://avenueshelp.org/), deciding what celebrities to invite, planning on bigger venues for future cons, and what she learned during the first con. 9:51 SEGMENT 2: Debbie Logue talks about people coming from out of town to visit, planning for next year’s con, making friends on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/brcchannibal/) creating a comic book specifically for the cons, and welcoming the 501st Legion. 1

Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang (https://geneyang.com/) talks about teaching, winning awards, developing his talents, creating stories for New-Superman and Shang-Chi, and more! 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Gene Luen Yang talks about selling his comics to his classmates in 5th grade, how “DC Comics Presents #57” started his obsession with comics, writing for the Shang-Chi miniseries, winning a Harvey Award for “Superman Smashes the Klan”, Chinese-American representation in comics, and working on “New-Superman”. 14:24 SEGMENT 2: Gene Luen Yang talks about which comic book character he would like to take on next, loving DC’s Fourth World characters and Marvel’s Frogman, being a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Program, and teaching high-school for 17 years. 22:43 SEGMENT 3: Gene Luen Yang talks about winning 2 Harvey Awards in 2020, creating a support system by meeting fellow artists at conventions and going to Art Night in the Bay Area, labeling himself as a cartoonist instead of an artist or writer, and which cr

Yuri Lowenthal (https://twitter.com/YuriLowenthal) talks about meeting his heroes, voicing characters he grew up loving, and answers listener questions live on the air! 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Yuri Lowenthal talks about breaking the thwip finger off of his Spider-Man statue, how inaccurate IMDB credits can be, how he got started in voice-overs, how it feels when he gets to play a character he was already a fan of, how he prepares for a role, and working with horror icons Tony Todd and Robert Englund. 16:43 SEGMENT 2: Yuri Lowenthal talks about his favorite lesser-known characters to portray, collecting the toy versions of his characters, producing “Shelf Life” with his wife, his longing to voice Moon Knight, voice acting tips, improvising lines, and working on the game “Call of the Sea”. 28:43 SEGMENT 3: Yuri Lowenthal talks about his love for director Andrea Romano, voicing characters as a group vs being by himself, creating the voice for “Dota Dragon’s Blood”, whether he talks to himself all the time to come up wit

John Moschitta Jr. (https://www.facebook.com/Fasttalkerfanpage) talks about his career breaking world records, entertaining presidents, and being everyone’s favorite fast talker for over 4 decades 0:00 SEGMENT 1: John Moschitta Jr. talks about breaking the Guinness World Record for Fastest Talker, being discovered at a party by a producer of “That’s Incredible”, getting nervous around Lucille Ball and Johnny Carson, meeting presidents, meeting Rosa Parks, staying in demand after all these years, and working with Seth MacFarlane. 13:40 SEGMENT 2: John Moschitta Jr. on how he feels when an acting role doesn’t require him to talk fast, his favorite roles, memorizing lines vs talking extemporaneously, working on FedEx and Micro Machines commercials, and whether he collects anything from his gigs. 23:40 SEGMENT 3: John Moschitta Jr. talks about working on “The Transformers Movie”, going to conventions, helping to raise over $20 million for charities like https://inclusionmatters.org/ which makes playgrounds access

0:00 SEGMENT 1: Actor Joshua Bitton (https://www.jbittonstudios.com/) talks about “The Tangle” (https://youtu.be/jfIqQanuSUU), a futuristic movie about solving a murder after violence had been thought to have been eliminated. 16:33 SEGMENT 2: Composer Dino Meneghin (https://twitter.com/DM_LA) talks about scoring the music for Netflix’s “DOTA: Dragon’s Blood”, an animated series based on the popular video game series “Dota 2” 34:40 SEGMENT 3: Actor Yutaka Takeuchi (https://www.instagram.com/yutaka2011/) talks about “Drive All Night” (https://youtu.be/dGYeqzGPgxw), a neo-noir film about a taxi driver who picks up a mysterious passenger that takes him on a series of bizarre excursions. Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/)! Amazon Affiliate Link -   http://bit.ly/geektome Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl Patreon -   https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website -

Composer Andy Bean (https://www.andybeanmusic.com/) talks about the new Netflix show “Kid Cosmic”, from the creator of “Powerpuff Girls” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends”. Fred Van Lente (http://www.fredvanlente.com/) & Crystal Skillman (https://www.crystalskillman.com/) talk about the “King Kirby” Podcast, a dramatized re-telling of Jack Kirby’s origin story. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Composer Andy Bean talks about animator Craig McCracken (“Powerpuff Girls”, “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends”) giving him his big break, creating music for a monster-fronted 70’s garage rock band, and writing 200+ songs for the show “Puppy Dog Pals”. 10:57 SEGMENT 2: Composer Andy Bean talks about his working style with directors, being careful not to repeat himself when writing new songs, and being inspired by other composers. 18:13 SEGMENT 3: Fred Van Lente and Crystal Skillman talk about getting started in the comic book industry and how Fred’s Jack Kirby book eventually became a play. 26:48 SEGMENT 4: Fred Van Lente a

James Gavsie of Who Would Win Show and Rideshare The Series talks about his new YouTube series called Superhero Diaries (https://www.youtube.com/c/SuperHeroDiaries/) Bret Hoffmann, the director of marketing for Marcus Theatres, shares all the precautions Marcus has taken during COVID and gives some reviews and previews for a whole bunch of movies coming out. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: James Gavsie on Superhero Diaries, casting actors to play the heroes, and how he got started with Digital Sky (https://linktr.ee/Digitalskypod). 12:06 SEGMENT 2: James Gavsie on what’s in store for future episodes of Superhero Diaries and how the actors improv with their characters. 16:15 SEGMENT 3: Bret Hoffmann on the precautions Marcus has taken during COVID, the ability to order concessions online, a “Chaos Walking” review, previewing “The Courier” with Benedict Cumberbatch, and “Nobody” with Bob Odenkirk. 28:26 SEGMENT 4: Bret Hoffmann previews “Cruella”, “Godzilla VS Kong”, “Mortal Kombat”, “Black Widow”, “Spiral”, “A Quiet Place 2”,

Writer Neil Kleid (https://twitter.com/neilkleid) and illustrator John Broglia (https://twitter.com/BrogliaJohn) talk about their Dark Horse graphic novel “Savor” about demon cooks and a warrior chef. Actor/producer Derrex Brady (https://twitter.com/DerrexBrady) and producer Marc Etienne talk about their film “Questions”, a romantic comedy about a man trying to figure out women so he can land a job as an advice columnist at the paper and save his own relationship; all with the help of his three best friends. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Neil Kleid and John Broglia talk about creating “Savor” for young adults, how “Savor” is like Zelda meets Top Chef, how Neil and John met, and Neil and John’s process for working together. 14:10 SEGMENT 2: Neil Kleid and John Broglia talk about working with Dark Horse Comics versus doing a Kickstarter and whether there is a “Savor” sequel planned. 26:26 SEGMENT 3: Derrex Brady talks about acting and producing at the same time, Marc Etienne on what draws him to a project, Marc on studying e

Susan Eisenberg (https://susaneisenbergvoice.com/) , the voice of Wonder Woman, calls in live to Geek to Me Radio to answer listener questions, give an update on Kevin Smith’s “Masters of the Universe” cartoon coming soon to Netflix, and share what it was like being on the “Wonder Woman 1984” set with Patty Jenkins. 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Susan Eisenberg on the character of Wonder Woman being a mentor, a Wonder Woman videogame, how Covid has changed voice acting, and connecting to Wonder Woman on a personal level. 19:00 SEGMENT 2: Susan Eisenberg on her relationship with the original voice of Skeletor Alan Oppenheimer, her familiarity with He-Man and The Sorceress character, Andrea Romano and Kevin Smith’s directing styles, and what her favorite episode of Justice League is. 30:38 SEGMENT 3: Susan Eisenberg on what she misses most about conventions, live tweeting episodes of Justice League, and Justice League being available on HBO Max. 38:21 SEGMENT 4: Susan Eisenberg on visiting Patty Jenkins on the set of “Wonder

Composer Raphael Reed (https://raphaelreed.bandcamp.com/) on creating the music for the film “Crisis” starring Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, and Evangeline Lilly. David S. Hogan (https://davidshogan.com/) and Angela DiMarco (https://angeladimarco.com/) on their new film “The Parish” (https://twitter.com/TheParishMovie). 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Raphael Reed on “Crisis” being his first Hollywood feature film, working with director Nicholas Jarecki, avoiding musical cliches, and maintaining a musical theme throughout a film. 13:03 SEGMENT 2: Raphael Reed on the biggest thrill he got while working on “Crisis”, working with Cliff Martinez, critiquing the music while watching movies for pleasure, and what projects are up next. 20:41 SEGMENT 3: Actors/writers/directors/producers David S. Hogan and Angela DiMarco on what drew them to “The Parish”, what’s so great about the horror genre, working with writer Todd Downing, the struggles of indie filmmaking, and the difficulty of directing, acting, and producing all at the same tim

Composer Will Bates (https://www.instagram.com/willbatescomposer/) on the Amazon Original Film “Bliss” starring Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek Writer Richard Dinnick (https://twitter.com/richarddinnick) on his new Web Toon comic “Rob” (https://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/rob/list?title_no=2479) 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Will Bates on singing the entire “Star Wars” score to his parents when he was a kid, creating musical worlds for science fiction projects, working previously with director Mike Cahill on “Another Earth” and “I Origins”, his production company https://www.fallonyoursword.com/, and approaching projects differently depending on the medium. 10:08 SEGMENT 2: Will Bates on sleeping in vans while on tour, working with singers Skye Edwards of Morcheeba and Genesis’ Mike Rutherford, wanting to work with director Denis Villeneuve, and his favorite project so far. 19:24 SEGMENT 3: Richard Dinnick on the Doctor Who Convention called Gallifrey One and creating a futuristic Robin Hood story for “Rob”. 27:14 SEGMENT 4: R

Shaun Ayala (https://twitter.com/ShaunAyala) of http://www.playmotu.com/ on creating a He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Featuring She-Ra game that takes you on an adventure of the 1980s TV show with references to the comics and toy line. Jerry Milani (https://twitter.com/gbpackjerry), the head of Wizard World’s PR department, on how the con had to adapt for COVID (https://wizardworld.com/). 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Shaun Ayala on how long he’s been working on his He-Man video game, how the G Develop App made it possible to create games without coding experience, and how detailed he plans to make the game. 12:14 SEGMENT 2: Shaun Ayala on getting pushback from the people who own the rights to He-Man, Kevin Smith’s version of the upcoming He-Man series, and the influence of past games like "Tappers of Grayskull" and "He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe". 22:40 SEGMENT 3: Jerry Milani on when he knew COVID was going to change everything about how Wizard World operates, how they navigated those changes, an

Adele Pomerenke (https://www.adelepomerenke.com/) on being a working actor and ballerina Producer Brian Volk-Weiss (https://www.instagram.com/brianvolkweiss/) on “The Holiday Movies That Made Us”, “A Toy Store Near You”, and more 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Adele Pomerenke on being a working actor in California during Covid, her love for dance and ballet, and what she learned from Kevin Sorbo during her time on the set of “The Penitent Thief”. 13:03 SEGMENT 2: Adele Pomerenke on how she prepared to play a historical figure, choreographing and directing her own dance series (https://youtu.be/AaoROiLi-T4), and staying busy during Covid. 21:54 SEGMENT 3: Brian Volk-Weiss on what the reaction has been to the first season of “A Toy Store Near You”, why "The Holiday Movies That Made Us" decided to do episodes on “Elf” and “A Nightmare Before Christmas”, and why his production team is so great. 32:42 SEGMENT 4: Brian Volk-Weiss on how the second season of “A Toy Store Near You” will be different, the future of “The Movies That

Actor Erik Fellows (https://twitter.com/ErikFellows) on his new film “Break Even”, Days of Our Lives, and acting during COVID. Actor Amelie Anstett (https://twitter.com/AnstettAmelie) on playing Sadie on “Chicken Girls” 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Erik Fellows on acting during COVID, working on “Break Even” with Steve Guttenberg, and what the audition process for music videos is like. 16:26 SEGMENT 2: Erik Fellows on working on “Days of Our Lives” with Eric Martsolf, filming “Purgatory” in Armenia, and working with and making friends with Cybill Shepherd. 27:20 SEGMENT 3: Amelie Anstett on auditioning for “Chicken Girls” with only 2 hours notice while on vacation, making friends with the already established cast of “Chicken Girls”, and making the transition to being homeschooled. 36:55 SEGMENT 4: Amelie Anstett on whether growing up with social media is important to being an actor, developing the mean characteristics of Sadie on “Chicken Girls”, and how Justin Bieber changed her life. 43:41 SEGMENT 5: Amelie Anstett on a

Actor and playwright June Carryl (https://www.instagram.com/junecarryl/) talks about playing Dr. Louise Hastings on the Hulu original series “Helstrom” and some of the highlights of her acting career so far. Author Craig Alanson (https://www.craigalanson.com/) on the latest in his “Expeditionary Force” Series 0:00 SEGMENT 1: June Carryl on if she read any of the Marvel Comics that the Hulu show “Helstrom” is based on, growing up loving X-Men, and auditioning for the role of Dr. Hastings. 17:33 SEGMENT 2: June Carryl on working with Robin Williams on “What Dreams May Come” and David Fincher on “Mindhunter”. 25:56 SEGMENT 3: Author Craig Alanson on “Brushfire: Expeditionary Force, Book 11”, what it was like self-publishing “Columbus Day” in 2016, how he avoids writer’s block, and writing specifically for audio. 37:25 SEGMENT 4: Craig Alanson on which of his books are his favorite. 42:48 SEGMENT 5: Craig Alanson on how he is able to work on multiple books at once. Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://

Legendary producer and writer Alan Burnett (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122334/) talks about his career creating some of the most beloved animated shows of all time including “Batman: The Animated Series”,” Superman: the Animated Series”, “Batman Beyond”, “Static Shock”, and more! 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Alan Burnett on starting out as an NBC page, working on 1978’s “The New Fantastic Four” animated series, reading comics as a kid, being able to read through the Batman comic archives after being hired at “Batman: TAS”, and his role as a producer and writer on “Batman: TAS”. 12:24 SEGMENT 2: Alan Burnett on working with Dwayne McDuffie on "Static Shock", how the “Heart of Ice” episode of “Batman: The Animated Series” became so iconic, humanizing villains, and creating new comics with Paul Dini on “Batman: The Adventures Continue” 21:43 SEGMENT 3: Alan Burnett on his favorite villain he’s ever worked on, creating “Batman Beyond”, “The Call” and “Egg Baby” episodes of "Batman Beyond", and changing up the animation for

Legendary voice actor Rob Paulsen (https://twitter.com/yakkopinky) on surviving throat cancer, writing a memoir, and Hulu bringing back “Animaniacs” after being off the air for 20+ years.  0:00 SEGMENT 1: Rob on what it means to be making new episodes of “Animaniacs” for Hulu with Steven Spielberg and the original cast  09:21 SEGMENT 2: Rob on surviving cancer and writing his memoir “Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life”  22:26 SEGMENT 3: Rob on his outlook on life and one of his favorite convention moments  35:47 SEGMENT 4: Rob on his life as a voice actor and how he originally wanted to be a screen actor  46:03 SEGMENT 5: Rob on some of the great actors he’s had the chance to work with  53:58 SEGMENT 6: Rob on being the 2020 spokesperson for the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. Go to https://www.headandneck.org  Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/) and Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://w

The voice of Wonder Woman, Susan Eisenberg (https://susaneisenbergvoice.com), returns to talk about “Justice League” reunions and voicing The Sorceress in Kevin Smith’s upcoming “Masters of the Universe” Netflix series  0:00 SEGMENT 1: Susan Eisenberg on virtual “Justice League” reunions, Susan's dogs say hello, voicing 4 different Wonder Women for DC Universe Online, and Tim Daly missing out on continued Superman roles.  16:23 SEGMENT 2: Susan Eisenberg on the mini Justice League reunion on Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You podcast and how honest some people have become via social media.  23:45 SEGMENT 3: Susan Eisenberg on working with Kevin Smith on the upcoming “Masters of the Universe” Netflix show. 33:03 SEGMENT 4: Susan Eisenberg on whether “Masters of the Universe” has already been greenlit for more seasons, playing The Sorceress on “Masters of the Universe”, getting back to in-person cons, and why there hasn’t been an official animated “Justice League” reunion when DC gave Zack Snyder

Actor Mark Pellegrino (https://twitter.com/MarkRPellegrino) and Internet Attorney Andrew Rossow (https://twitter.com/RossowEsq) on their anti-bullying reality series called “The Guardian Project” (https://twitter.com/GuardianProj)    Jeremy Turner (https://jeremyturnerstudio.com/) on scoring the documentary series “Marvel 616” (https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/marvel-s-616/1) for Disney+   Rob Price (https://www.instagram.com/rpisright/) of Zoic Studios (https://www.zoicstudios.com/) on being the visual effects supervisor for “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (https://twitter.com/haunting) on Netflix 0:00 SEGMENT 1: Mark Pellegrino and Andrew Rossow on anti-bullying and “The Guardian Project”  17:49 SEGMENT 2: Get 20% off at Marcus Theatres with code 20OFFNOV when you order online  19:26 SEGMENT 3: Jeremy Turner on composing the music for the documentary series “Marvel 616” premiering on Disney+ November 20th  36:20 SEGMENT 4: Rob Price of Zoic Studios on being the VFX supervisor for “T