Posts Tagged ‘Science Fiction’



Year 11 of Comic Book Central begins with a guest that’s out of this world! Actor Todd Stashwick is here for some Trek talk about his fan-fave character, Captain Liam Shaw, from Star Trek: Picard!

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Date: November 30, 2023







It’s my adventure at TerrifiCon! In part one, I chat with the man behind CT’s number one comic convention, Mitch Hallock. And, you’ll hear from comics creators Garth Ennis, Rick Leonardi, J. K. Woodward, and Phil Hester!
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Date: August 31, 2023







Actor and director Jonathan Frakes returns to the Comic Book Central Lair! We’re talkin’ Trek – his experiences directing Discovery and Strange New Worlds…and reuniting with the Next Gen crew for an epic adventure on Star Trek: Picard!
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Date: July 22, 2023







It’s a direct infusion of pop culture nostalgia when I sit down to chat with the author of The Wonderful Artwork Of Wax Wrappers, An Old School Halloween, and Power Trip – Jason Young! We’re travelin’ back to the SUPER 70s to groove on your favorite superheroes comin’ to life in cards, costumes, and books and records!
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Date: June 25, 2022







Actor Joey Sagal drops by the Comic Book Central Lair to talk about his time gettin’ down and dirty for the 1989 superhero/sci-fi feature flick, The Return of Swamp Thing! Oh, and yes – we talk about his dad’s flick, The Omega Man, and Elvis! PLUS – I’m bringin’ you a preview of the Motor City Comic Con!
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Date: May 13, 2022







Writer Richard Dinnick talks about the tales he’s penned for legendary characters like Doctor Who, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, and the Robinson Family in the latest graphic novels for the hit sci-fi Netflix series, Lost In Space!
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Date: February 12, 2022







From Lost In Space, actor Russell Hornsby is my guest! Russell drops by to talk about suiting up to film the epic final season of the hit sci-fi Netflix series.

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Date: January 22, 2022







Screenwriter Mark Rosenthal is my guest this week! Mark drops by the Lair to chat about penning sci-fi, action, and superhero tales for Star Trek VI, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace!

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Date: June 26, 2021







Celebrating 40 years of The Greatest American Hero with the lovely and talented Faye Grant! Faye joins me to talk about her time on the 80s superhero series. PLUS, she reminisces about doing hard time with Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby on the Hulk for the final episode of that show, and battling villainous lizards alongside Marc Singer in the epic sci-fi saga V!
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Date: March 20, 2021







Legendary science fiction author Alan Dean Foster joins me to talk about his time in the world of Star Trek adapting the animated series into prose, bringing Power Records stories to life, and developing the story for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. PLUS – we’ll spend some time in a galaxy far, far away to talk about ghost writing the original Star Wars novelization, writing the follow-up adventure Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, and I’ll get Alan’s thoughts on the latest Star Wars sequels!
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Date: September 24, 2020






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