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We are joined by comic book creator Zackary Marois, who discusses attending The Kubert School, and bring his childhood creations to life as an adult. Check out his new Kickstarter for "an authentic Sci-fi comic following the beginning tale of Sonderon, an intergalactic space explorer!" Check out the Kickstarter campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/voyagethecall1book22/voyage-0 Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

Our coverage of Astronomicon 6 includes interviews with several guests of the show, including: -The legendary actor Michael Berryman joins us again for a quick cameo (00:42) -Astronomicon organizer Mike Winagar recaps the show (01:16) -Brian O'Halloran joins us to discuss "Clerks 3" (02:39) -Jeff Anderson talks about returning to the View Askew Universe and pitches his idea for "Clerks 4" (08:07) -Cult classic "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" actor Harrod Blank (11:32) -And finally, we chat with Sean Provost from Synapse Films, which is one of the longest running boutique home video distributors (16:22) Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

Comic con season is heating up and the Great Lakes Comic Con is always a great start to the year. We spoke to actors Barry Lowin (Din Djarin) and Dorian Kingi (Cade Bane) from The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett (amongst many other movies and series). We also spoke to some of the con's legendary comic book guests, including artist/inker Mike Royer, writer/editor Dan DiDio and artist Keith Pollard. Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

On this episode we are joined by Bryan Harris from Capital City Comic Con in Lansing, MI. They recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for their convention at the end of June. Find out more at https://www.capcitycomiccon.com/ Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

This week we're joined by Dustin and Mike from Astronomicon! Year 6 looks to be their biggest and best ever, although they hit the ground running in their first year. We get an in-depth preview of this year's show (March 3-5). Plus we talk the show's origins, the work involved with putting it all together, and what the future holds! Get more info and tickets at https://www.astronomicon.com/ Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

On this episode we are joined by Motor City Legacyhosts Tracy Noe and Adam Defilippi to discuss their horror convention that takes place April 14-16, 2023. Tickets and more info at https://motorcitylegacy.com/?fbclid=IwAR1qYmiMgo320QHhuIDd-mimviH7OHOb0wmoGg9e6fHWeizc88Mm5V0U3LY Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

On this special mini-episode we visit with Jesse Simon, who is the grandson of Captain America co-creator Joe Simon. Jesse shares memories of his grandfather and discusses the origins and lasting appeal of the character. Recorded on location at the Great Lakes Comic Con in Warren, MI. Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

Our coverage of the fall 2022 Motor City Comic Con comes to a close with two special guests and a classic Bradcast rant. (00:43) Up first is Jason Marsden, who is a prolific actor known for his many on screen and voice roles for film, TV and video games. (05:48) Then we're joined by Omri Katz from Hocus Pocus and many other films and TV series from the 80s and 90s, who has since retired from acting. (9:39)We wrap up the episode with a mobile gaming diatribe from the Bradcast. Come for the childhood stars and stay the ranting (or not)! Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

This week Marc Myers chats with Mike DeSantis, who has been running one of the best comic cons in Michigan for over a decade! The Great Lakes Comic Con, along with the quarterly expos, are very comic book-centric shows. On this episode we get a preview of the 2023 show and find out how Mike got started. Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

Our coverage of the fall 2022 Motor City Comic Con continues on this episode with: (00:43) Up first is English actor Kevin McNally, who most know from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, but who has also appeared in countless films, tv shows and stage plays. (05:14) Then we're joined by comic book artist and illustrator Andy Bennett. (11:23)We wrap up the episode with a chat between our hosts Richie and Brad as they discuss all things cosplay after years of interviewing cosplayers at conventions around the country. Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

Our coverage of the fall 2022 Motor City Comic Con continues on this episode with: (00:43) Voice actor Kellen Goff shares how he got involved with the Five Night at Freddy's video game franchise, some of the voice roles he'd like to revisit, and much more! (05:22) Comic book inker and artist Jason Moore (15:01)Our hosts Jill, Samantha and Aseret discuss what they love about comic cons, She-Hulk Attorney at Law, and the Able Ideaz comic books that they appear in. Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

After a couple month off for a winter break, we're back with three great interviews from the fall 2022 Motor City Comic Con: (00:43) Actor Steven Williams discusses starting his movie career in the classic comedy The Blues Brothers, his friendship with Chuck Norris, the difficulty of working on Twilight Zone: The Movie, and much more! (12:55) Collector Darren Watts discusses the documentary he's making called Selling Superman, about his father's secret comic book and toy collection. (18:03) Finally we chat with artist Dave Aikins who has created work for numerous companies like Nickelodeon, Hasbro, and Mattel. Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging, and Able Ideaz.

We're joined by the founder of the Grand Rapids Comic Con, who shares how they started and grew the convention. Including a preview for the 2022 fall show and the 2023 spring fling! Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging and Able Ideaz.

At the Motor City Comic Con we spoke to several comic book creators about their recent works, including: 0:40 - David Crownson https://kingwoodcomics.com/ 4:52 - Kwanza Osajyefo https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/BLACK-Vol-1/Kwanza-Osajyefo/BLACK/9781628751864 8:45 - TJ Sterling https://www.raecomics.com/ Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging and Able Ideaz.

At the Motor City Comic Con we spoke to legendary comic book artist Howard Chaykin, Anthony Marques (president of The Kubert School), and Roy Schwartz author of the book "Is Superman Circumcised?" Howard Chaykin website https://www.howardchaykinart.com/ The Kubert School website https://www.kubertschool.edu/ Is Superman Circumcised? book excerpt https://www.google.com/books/edition/Is_Superman_Circumcised/XIMwEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging and Able Ideaz.

Marc Myers stopped by the 10th Annual Monroe Pop Fest and spoke to some of the guests including: 00:41 - Wrestler Al Snow 05:45 - Artist Bill Morrison 14:58 - Blue Power Ranger Blake Foster 18:57 - Writer Frank James Bailey 22:20 - Artist Scott Rosema 27:18 - Artist/Writer Matt Feazell Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging and Able Ideaz.

Richie Rollins, The Q, and Nick Moretti stopped by the Really Cool Comic Con and spoke to some wrestling and boxing legends, including: 00:41 - Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake 05:07 - Hacksaw Jim Duggan 07:21 - Butterbean 09:09 - Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 14:21 - Steven from GWC Our podcast is brought to you by Crystal Bright Janitorial, The Brand Barbershop, Greko Printing and Imaging and Able Ideaz.

We were back at Motor City Nightmares in Novi, MI to chat with some of their amazing 2022 guests. 00:00 - Cooper Andrews discusses Halt and Catch Fire, The Walking Dead and the Shazam movies. 07:32 - Richard Masur chats about co-starring in The Thing, the original IT mini-series, the cult comedy Scavenger Hunt and the HBO movie 61*. 15:21 - Ve Neill looks back at her academy award winning make-up career starting with the original Star Trek movie, many of the Tim Burton movies and her new make-up school https://legendsmakeup.com/. 19:41 - Stephen Geoffreys shares what it was like playing Evil Ed in the classic 80s movie Fright Night. 23:35 - Kathleen Kinmont talks about starring in Bride of Re-Animator and her new book https://www.amazon.com/Shouldve-Been-Nicer-Quentin-Tarantino/dp/1649458363 30:22 - Character actor Brad Greenquist chats about his make-up heavy roles in the original Pet Sematary and Star Trek: Voyager.

At this year's Astronomicon convention held in Ann Arbor, MI, we spoke to legendary character actor Michael Berryman, Ash vs Evil Dead star Dana DeLorenzo, and AEW commentator Tony Schiavone.

We visited Samurai Comics in Phoenix, AZ and spoke to the editor of the Spawn comic books about how he got his job, what it's like working for Todd McFarlane, the upcoming Spawn movie and his love of actor Jeremy Renner! Plus we were joined by Cody from Samurai to find out about the store's history, many locations and how they navigated the COVID crisis.