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The Weekly Pop Culture Audio Podcast Featuring In-Depth One On One Interviews and Discussions From The Entertainment Worlds Of Genre Fiction-
Comic Books, Novels, Television, Film, Video Games And More. Created In 2005 By Chicago Radio/TV Host John Siuntres

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

In Orbit With THE LUNA BROTHERS

JONATHON AND JOSHUA LUNA TALK ABOUTTHEIR POPULAR SERIES ULTRA AND GIRLS, PLUS THEIR MARVEL COLLABORATION WITH BRIAN BENDIS SPIDER WOMAN ORIGIN. LEARN ALL ABOUT THEIR GLOBE TROTTING YOUTH, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CBS TV PLANS FOR ULTRA, AND HOW THREE GUYS AGREE THAT SEXY NUDE CANNIBALISTIC ALIENS AREN'T SENDING A MISOGYNISTIC MESSAGE TO WOMEN.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

50 QUESTIONS WITH GAIL SIMONE

THE POPULAR DC WRITER ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM FANS ABOUT BEHIND THE SCENES FACTS ON BOOKS LIKE BIRDS OF PREY, AND SECRET SIX, HER INTEREST IN WRITING OTHER FAN FAVORITE PROJECTS, AND LOOKS AHEAD TO BOOKS LIKE THE ALL NEW ATOM AND GEN 13. GAIL RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT HER WRITING STYLE, HER INFAMOUS ESSAY ON THE 90'S PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN COMICS "WOMEN IN REFRIGERATORS" , AND HER CONTINUING SPITBALL FEUD WITH BRIAN BENDIS. YOU'LL ALSO LEARN THE ONE BIRDS OF PREY STORY IDEA DC WOULD NEVER LET GAIL USE... IT'S A DOOZY!

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

JM DEMATTEIS, THE SCRIBE OF ABADAZAD

IT'S BEEN A LONG HARD ROAD FOR ABADAZAD AND ITS CREATORS ARTIST MIKE PLOOG AND WRITER DEMATTEIS TO SEE THEIR CREATION COME TO LIFE . LISTEN, AS JM DESCRIBES THE REAL LIFE FAIRY TALE THAT PUT THE CHILDREN'S BOOK WHERE IT BELONGS, THE CHILDREN'S BOOK SECTION . CHECK OUT THE ABADAZAD WEBSITE FOR AN ANIMATED TEASER FILM, AND LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL STORY THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY CHILD'S READING LIST. JM IS ALSO SERVING THE SUPERHEROE FANS WITH THE BWA-HA-HA HUMOR OF PLANETARY BRIGADE , CO WRITTEN WITH KEITH GIFFEN. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT OTHER JM STORIES LIKE HIS GROUND BREAKING ADULT FAIRY TALE MOONSHADOW, THE BATMAN-JOKER CLASSIC GOING SANE, HIS CAPTAIN AMERICA RUN, AND STILL SQUEEZE IN KRAVEN'S LAST HUNT, AND JUSTICE LEAGUE TALK.

Friday, June 02, 2006

EXCLUSIVE Thomas Jane on THE MUTANT CHRONICLES

DATELINE LONDON: ACTOR THOMAS JANE CHECKS IN AFTER 2 DAYS OF SHOOTING THE MUTANT CHRONICLES, AND GIVES US HIS FIRST AUDIO INTERVIEW ABOUT THE FILM, AND THE LOWDOWN ON SOME BEHIND THE SCENES FACTS. THE 2007 SCI-FI BLOCKBUSTER ALSO FEATURES JOHN MALKOVICH, RON PEARLMAN, STEPHEN REA, AND IS DIRECTED BY SIMON HUNTER. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT STATUS OF TOM'S COMIC BAD PLANET, CO-WRITTEN WITH STEVE NILES , HIS WORK ON THE PUNISHER FILMS AND VIDEO GAMES LIKE GUN, PLUS OTHER FILM AND COMIC PROJECTS IN THE WORKS.