Posts Tagged ‘Animation’



Brilliant actor James Remar is my guest and we’ve got a LOT to talk about! Bringing DC Comics’ Gambi to life on Black Lightning, voicing a bunch of iconic characters in various Batman animated series, goin’ to Gotham in live action, and bringin’ the bad in the 90s superhero flick, The Phantom!
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Date: March 26, 2022







Comic Book Central begins Year 9 with voice directing legend, Andrea Romano! Andrea takes us through her career in animation from the Hanna-Barbera years through the classic shows Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series!

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Date: December 4, 2021







Let the celebration begin! It’s the colossal Comic Book Central 8th anniversary special! Guests from the worlds of Black Lightning, The Flash, Scooby-Doo, Condorman, The Greatest American Hero…PLUS voiceover artists, top comic book and pop culture podcasters, and much more. It’s my look back at the best moments of the past year on the show!
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Date: November 8, 2021







Jinkies! I’m joined this week by one of the founding members of Mystery, Incorporated – actress Nicole Jaffe! Nicole brought Velma Dinkley to life on the original “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?” animated series. She talks about working with her fellow Scooby cast mates, we learn about an amazing charity she represents – High School Yearbook – where she helps kids battling cancer, and she’ll give us her thoughts on Mindy Kaling taking over the role of Velma!

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Date: August 21, 2021







Incredible voice artist Billy West is my guest this week! Billy drops by to talk about bringing characters to life on classic cartoons like Ren & Stimpy and Futurama. Plus, we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of the epic animated flick Space Jam where Billy voiced the iconic characters Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd!
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Date: July 3, 2021







It’s a jungle in the Lair this week as I welcome internationally-acclaimed Tarzan historian and author, Scott Tracy Griffin! Scott and I chat about the history of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ most famous creation in books, movies, serials, TV series, animation, and of course – comic strips and comic books!
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Date: June 19, 2021







Heeey! Actor Scott Valentine is my guest this week! Scott drops by to talk about working on Family Ties with Michael J. Fox, throwing down with Dean Cain’s Superman as Metallo on Lois & Clark, acting and directing on Black Scorpion, and voicing the animated superhero, Phantom 2040!
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Date: April 24, 2021







Time to celebrate with the EPIC Comic Book Central 7th anniversary special! Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Popeye, The Electric Company, Star Trek, Justice League – I’m taking a look back at the memorable guests and moments from the past year, including some of your favorites!


Date: November 14, 2020







She’s righteous, brighteous and WAY outta-sighteous! From The Electric Company’s pop/rock group, The Short Circus, June Angela is here! June drops by as I close out my series of in-depth interviews looking back at the electrifying and entertaining 1970s educational series. PLUS – we’ll talk about her time on Broadway starring opposite Yul Brynner in The King and I, meeting up with TV icons the Sweathogs, and how she’s still educating kids with her work in voiceovers.
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Date: November 2, 2020







My Electric Company celebration continues with Skip Hinnant! Skip solved the mysteries of grammar as Fargo North Decoder AND battled the Amazing Spider-Man as the Spoiler on the series. He also originated the role of Schroeder on stage in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and gave voice to Fritz the Cat for animation legend, Ralph Bakshi. Time to turn it on and bring on the power with Skip Hinnant!
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Date: November 1, 2020






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