Posts Tagged ‘writer’



The greatest comedy teams of all time – Abbott & Costello, Martin & Lewis, Laurel & Hardy – marketing them to the public included comic books! Author Rick Greene joins me to talk about his series of incredible books highlighting the advertising of these iconic comic teams.

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Date: April 20, 2024







I’m revisiting the grooviest era in Marvel Comics history with Marvel legend, Roy Thomas! “Rascally” Roy drops by the Lair to chat about Marvel in the 70s, writing for animation, and co-creating some of the greatest comics characters of all time!

Photo courtesy Roy Thomas & John Cimino
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Date: March 30, 2024







Takin’ the show on the road to Cincinnati Comic Expo! It’s my chats with Star Trek’s Brent Spiner, Muppet cartoonist Guy Gilchrist, and the man who brought Spider-Man and the cast of Saturday Night Live together, comics icon Bob Hall!
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Date: October 22, 2023







Stargirl writer/producer Steve Harper joins me in the Lair! We’re not only diggin’ deep into Steve’s longbox collection of comics, we’re diggin’ deep into the mythos of Stargirl, Eclipso, Paintball, and one of the most talked-about comic book TV episodes of all time!

Photo courtesy Steve Harper
Image TM & copyright © The CW, Warner Bros.

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Date: October 23, 2021







Legendary writer/producer J. Michael Straczynski is here! Joe talks about the origins of Babylon 5, commendations and controversy over his classic Spider-Man tales, how He-Man opened the door to Hollywood, his return to comics with AWA Studios, and how a strange visitor from another planet helped him survive unimaginable horrors as a child…and inspired him to become one of the greatest storytellers of our generation.
Photos courtesy Harper Voyager
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Date: July 27, 2019







Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Batman feature film with the amazing talent behind the comic book adaptation, Jerry Ordway! We’ll also talk about his epic graphic novel, The Power of Shazam! PLUS – a TerrifiCon preview with the man behind the terrific comic convention – Mitch Hallock!
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Stuff you heard on the show:
TerrifiCon
Power Cosmic Podcast


Date: July 24, 2019






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