Posts Tagged ‘Swamp Thing’



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







Batman executive producer Michael Uslan returns to the Lair! Michael weighs in with his thoughts on The Batman, Michael Keaton’s return to the Batcave, Batman Beyond, Bat-Mite (!) and the Bat-tastic sequel to his memoir – Batman’s Batman! Go batty with us!

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Date: February 26, 2022







Actor/filmmaker Daniel Emery Taylor is my guest and we are celebrating 50 years of the classic DC Comics character, Swamp Thing! Daniel is here to talk about his love of all things horror and has tons of stories about his time in the swamp filming 1989’s The Return of Swamp Thing!
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Date: May 22, 2021







Swamp Thing Week concludes on Comic Book Central with the director of 1989’s The Return of Swamp Thing, Jim Wynorski! Jim recounts his memories of making a movie in the muck, his battles with star Louis Jourdan, working with the lovely and talented Heather Locklear, and his original sci-fi TV experience with Swampy himself, Dick Durock!
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Date: April 10, 2021







Swamp Thing Week continues on Comic Book Central with actor Reggie Batts from the 1982 cult classic feature film, Swamp Thing! Reggie chats about the dangers of filming in a South Carolina swamp, helping his hero Adrienne Barbeau, and even inviting Swampy and company to dinner with his family!
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Date: April 7, 2021







Swamp Thing Week begins on Comic Book Central with the producer and host of Monster Kid Radio, Derek M. Koch! Derek joins me in the Lair as we take a look back at the mucky monsters, mad swampy scientists, and super slimy fun of 1982’s Swamp Thing and 1989’s Return of Swamp Thing!
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Date: April 3, 2021







TerrifiCon Week continues and actor Derek Mears is back in the Lair! I’m bringing you my TerrifiCon Q&A with the star of Swamp Thing!
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Date: September 7, 2019







Actor Derek Mears – Swamp Thing himself – takes root in the Comic Book Central Lair to talk about becoming Swampy for the DC Universe series. We’ll also chat about his time as a supervillain on The Flash, meeting Harrison Ford on the set of Indiana Jones, and how improv comedy helped him bring the mighty muck monster to life!
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Date: August 3, 2019







Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear as I chat with producer/writer Michael Uslan about his comic book crossovers with the Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, The Shadow, and many more. PLUS – we’ll take a deep dive into the muck to talk about his 1982 cult classic – Swamp Thing!
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Date: March 25, 2017







She clashed with Conan, mucked things up for Swamp Thing and manhandled the Man of Steel in live action AND animation! This week, actress Sarah Douglas is in the Lair!
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Date: January 2, 2016






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