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Hollywood legend James Brolin is my guest in the Comic Book Central Lair! We’re chatting about his latest project – the Netflix live action adaptation of Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel, Sweet Tooth. And yes, I get a Batman ‘66 question in!
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Tarzan books from author Scott Tracy Griffin


Date: June 16, 2021







From The Flash, Tom Cavanagh zooms into the Comic Book Central Lair! I sit down with Tom to talk about his time in Central City playing multiple versions of Harrison Wells, including Flash’s greatest nemesis, Reverse Flash. We’ll also get a preview of his latest team-up with a superhero as director of Superman & Lois, and I’ll ask if we’re ever going to see the quirky comedy Ed again!
Photo courtesy Catie Laffoon
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Tarzan books from author Scott Tracy Griffin


Date: June 12, 2021







Star of stage and screen, Lane Davies is my guest this week! Lane drops by to talk about Shakespeare, sharing the screen with Jimmy Stewart AND Lassie, and taking an evil turn as the fan-favorite time traveling terror Tempus on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman!
Photo courtesy Stanislaus Callas
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Conasauga Shakespeare Coalition
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Date: June 5, 2021







The star of Black Lightning – Cress Williams is here! Cress flies in from the Sanctum to the Comic Book Central Lair to talk about the series finale, the possibility of Black Lightning’s return to the Arrow-verse in The Flash, his dream team up, his regret for BL’s final season, and what comic book character he’d like to tackle next!
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Date: May 29, 2021







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







From The Falcon and the Winter Solider, actor Desmond Chiam is my guest this week! Desmond smashes his way into the Comic Book Central Lair to chat about his role as the super powered member of the Flag Smashers, Dovich, on the hit Disney / Marvel series!
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Date: April 30, 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







Things are about to get animated because Emmy-winning voiceover legend Frank Welker is here! Frank tells tales of Hollywood like his encounters with Elvis and Ann Margret, and recording a “deleted scene” from Raiders of the Lost Ark. PLUS – he talks about giving voice to hundreds of iconic animated characters from Scooby-Doo, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Super Friends, Transformers, and more!
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GalaxyCon Transformers event with Frank Welker and Peter Cullen
The IndyCast


Date: April 21, 2021







Incredibly talented actress Stacy Haiduk visits the Lair this week! Stacy talks about bringing the iconic DC Comics character Lana Lang to life on the TV series Superboy. She also chats about voicing the Mandalorian warrior Akaavi Spar in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and she tells the tale of how her visit to Jurassic Park just may have led to her role on the sci-fi series SeaQuest DSV!
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Superboy: The Legacy official website
GalaxyCon Transformers event with Frank Welker and Peter Cullen
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Date: April 17, 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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Derek M. Koch’s Link Tree
Buy James Hampton’s autobiography from TCU Press
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research


Date: April 10, 2021






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