Playboy
cartoonist Doug Sneyd talks about his early career as an
illustrator and his work as a Playboy Cartoonist. Hosted
by Jeff Peters Hosted by Jeff Peters (American Splendor,
Late Show with David Letterman)and Anna Cody.
Neil
Gaiman and Charles Vess
Blueberry Girl Launch, Part 1
March 2009
Coverage
of Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess at the Books
of Wonder launch event of their new book, Blueberry
Girl. An introduction by Peter Glassman,
Founder and President of Books of Wonder,
introduces writer Neil Gaiman and artist Charles Vess before
the signing. Gaiman tells the story of how the book came
to be, and then does a reading of Blueberry Girl. All of
the original art from the book is on sale at Books of Wonder,
with the sale ending March 29th. Books of Wonder is located
at 18 West 18th St. NYC 10011. For more info visit www.booksofwonder.com.
Hosted by Jeff Peters.
New York Comic Con and
the New Economy
March 1-8,
2009
At
the New York Comic Con, we talk to various
guests about the recession's effect on the Comic Book Industry.
Guests include Michael Uslan (Executive
Producer, The Dark Knight; Living Legends), The
Great Kat, The Unemployed Skeletor, and more. Hosted
by Jeff Peters (American Splendor, Late
Show with David Letterman)
"Out and About" February 2009
Places to go, things to do for
February, 2009. Includes information on the New York
Comic Con (NYCC), Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MOCCA) in
NYC, Pittsburgh's Toonseum,
Baltimore's Geppi's Entertainment Museum,
Ohio State University's Cartoon Library and Museum,
San Francisco's Cartton Art Museum, the YIVO
Institute in New York City, and The South
Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) in South Orange,
NJ. Also contains updates on Archie Comics, Coraline,
Watchmen, and Amazing Spiderman #583,
Spidey and President Obama's historic meeting. Hosted by Jeff
Peters.
"Amazing Obama and the
End of the Dark Knight"
01.21.09
Fans react to Barack Obama's
appearnace in Amazing Spider-Man #583 and the death of Batman
in Final Crisis #6. Also includes Broadway's Cartoon Musicals,
and the Walking Dead. Hosted by Jeff Peters (American Splendor,
Late Show with David Letterman)
"Making the Cut"
01.11.09
A look at the first two weeks of January, including
Cartoon Network's Warner Brothers Cartoons New Year's Day
Marathon, Dick Tracy, Late Show with David Letterman Tickets,
MOCCA (Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art) Roundtable discussion
with Stan Goldberg, longtime Archie Comics artist, fan picks
of new comic books for January 2 and 7, and Watchmen and
Philosophy: A Rorshach Test Editor Professor Mark D. White
talks about the upcoming release of his book. Hosted by Jeff
Peters (American Splendor, Late Show with David
Letterman)
"The Holiday Spirit - The Spirit Movie"
December 21 - 27, 2008
The Spirit Movie opened Christmas
Day, 2008. Residents of South Orange and Maplewood, NJ
celebrated Halloween with a Costume Parade and Contest
hosted by The Spirit at SOPAC (South Orange Performing
Arts Center). Includes commentary on The Spirit Movie from
producers Deborah
Del Prete and Michael Uslan. Hosted by Jeff
Peters (American Splendor, Late Show with
David Letterman)
"Greg
Hildebrandt: A Trans-Siberian
(Orchestra) Holiday"
December 14 - 20, 2008
At
the Montclair Art
Museum's Superheroes and Society Exhibit, Illustrator Greg
Hildebrandt talks about his work with
Paul O'Neill and The Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
How they met, and their current and past projects.
Art courtesy of Spiderwebart.com and trans-siberian.com.
Mural courtesy Montclair Art Museum and Greg Hildebrandt.
Hosted by Jeff Peters (American
Splendor, Late Show with David Letterman).
"Mort
& Greg Walker, Part 3:
International Museum of Comic Art"
November 30 - December 6, 2008
Mort
and Greg Walker talk about the history of the International
Museum of Cartoon Art, the inception, growth,
and many triumphs and struggles over the years. Earlier
this year, Mort Walker donated the entire contents of
the Museum to the Ohio State University Cartoon Research
Library. Visit their sites at www.cartoons.osu.edu and www.mortwalker.com
Hosted by Jeff Peters (American
Splendor, Late Show with David Letterman).
See the strips at www.dailyink.com or
www.kingfeatures.com.
"Kim Deitch - A MOCCA Retrospective, Part 3: Marketing
Your Daydreams"
November 23-30, 2008
The
Exhibit at MOCCA closed on December 5th.
MOCCA is located at 594 Broadway (just below Houston) in
New York City. For hours and additional information, visit www.moccany.org. Kim
Deitch and Bill Kartalopoulos (Curator)
talk about the exhibit and Deitch's career, including Ready
to Die, Southern Fried Fugitives, Alias The Cat, and Deitch's
Pictorama. Part 3 of 3. Hosted by Jeff
Peters (American Splendor, Late Show with
David Letterman).
Big
Apple/National Comic Con:
November 14, 15, 16, 2008
November 9-16, 2008
Mike
Carbonaro and Allan Rosenberg talk about the Big
Apple and the National Comic Cons. The National Comic Con
is November 14, 15, 16 2008 and features special guests
George Lazenby, Kate Mulgrew, Michael Uslan, Gloria Hendry,
Lynn-Holly Johnson, Roy Thomas, Cathy St. George, Jasmin
St. Claire, Cheryl Bachman, Natalia Sokolova, Jerome Blake,
Jimmy Valiant, Kathleen Garrett, Jamie Luner, Peter Mayhew,
Neal Adams, Carmine Infantino, John Romita, Sr, Bill Sienkiewicz,
Billy Tucci, Chris Claremont, David Lloyd, Dick Ayers,
Irwin Hasen, J. David Spurlock, Jim Salicrup, Jim Steranko,
Joe Giella, Joe Sinnot, Mark Texiera, Michael Golden, Paolo
Rivera, Peter David, Rich Buckler, Walt Simonson and many
others. For a full list , show hours, etc, please visit www.bigapplecon.com.
Hosted by Jeff Peters (American Splendor, Late Show with
David Letterman)
"Kim Deitch:
A MOCCA Retrospective, Part 2"
October 19-25, 2008 Week 43
Continuing
our conversation with Avant Garde Artist
Kim Deitch and his views on his career, profession,
and the current exhibit at The Museum of
Comic and Cartoon Art in Manhattan. The exhibit
runs through December 5. For more information
visit www.mocaany.org Featuring
overview and observations by Exhibit Curator
Bill Kartalopoulos. Hosted by Jeff Peters
(American Splendor, Late Show with David
Letterman).
"Molly
Crabapple: Flirting with Art"
October 12-18, 2008 Week
42
Molly Crabapple,
creator of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School (www.drsketchy.com),
talks about her art, Dr Sketchy's, and her online Burlesque
murder mystery comic: Backstage (www.activate.com)
Upcoming Events: November 22nd with fetish supermodel
Mosh December 8th Lady J and Nik Sin in
a Death Metal Dr. Sketchy's $10. $15 for a table bring
your own art supplies
"Kim
Deitch: A MOCCA Retrospective"
October 5-11, 2008 Week
41
Kim
Deitch (Pictorama,
Alias the Cat, Shadowland, Boulevard of Broken Dreams)
walks us through the current exhibit at MOCCA, Kim
Deitch: A Retrospective, and discusses his 41+
year career in comics and graphic novels. The Exhibit
runs through December 5th, 2008 at the Museum
of Comic and Cartoon Art (MOCCA, located at
594 Broadway, in New York City. Visit www.moccany.org for
hours and special events. Includes comments by curator Bill
Kartalopoulos. Hosted by Jeff Peters. Part
One of three parts.
"Watchmen" Movie
Trailer
Opens March 6, 2009
September 28 - October 4, 2008 Week
40
Courtesy
and Copyright Warner Bros. Pictures
"Mort
Walker, Part 2:
Beetle Bailey and Beyond"
September 21-27, 2008 Week
39
Comicology.TV
presents an interview with Mort and Greg Walker on Beetle
Bailey, Boner's Ark, Hi and Lois, Sam's Strip, Betty
Boop and Felix, and more. Part 2 of 4.
The Complete Beetle Bailey Volume 1 is
now available from Checker Books. The
Complete Sam's Strip will be released
in December from Fantagraphics Books. Hosted
by Jeff Peters (American
Splendor, Late Show with David Letterman).
"Museum Round Up: September"
September 14-20,
2008 Week 38
September
offerings at Museums around the world relating
to Comics and Pop Culture. Includes Star
Wars-The Exhibition in Sweden, The Cartoon
Art Museum in San Francisco, Museum of
Comic and Cartoon Art in New York, Pittsburgh
Children's Museum's Toonseum, Geppi's Entertainment
Museum in Baltimore. Appearances
by Stan Lee, Joe Wos,
and Arnold Blumberg.
Hosted by Jeff Peters (American
Splendor, Late Show with David Letterman),
co-hosted by Anna Cody (Comicology.TV).
Kyle
Baker - "Nat Turner"
September 7-13, 2008 Week
37
Kyle
Baker adapts history of slave revolution in Nat
Turner now available from Harry N. Abrams Books.
Also discusses Special Forces from Image Comics,
and The Bakers in book and animation form. Contemporary
Adult Non Fiction Graphic Novels: Part 3 of 3.
Interviewed by Jeff Peters.
Alissa Torres, "American
Widow"
August 31-September 6, 2008 Week
36
Alissa
Torres, 9-11 Widow, authors a Graphic Novel
relating her experiences before, during, and after
the attack on the World Trade Center and the media
storm surrounding it. Available in bookstores this
week. Contemporary Adult Non Fiction Graphic
Novels: Part 2 of 3. Interviewed by Anna
Cody.
"Mort
Walker, Part 1 - Early Artistry"
August 24-30, 2008 Week
35
Comicology.TV
presents an interview with American Comic Strip Master Mort
Walker (Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois,
Boner's Ark, Sam and Silo)and his son Greg
Walker (Hi and Lois, Betty Boop and Felix). Part
1 of 3. Hosted by Jeff Peters (American
Splendor, Late Show with David Letterman).
"Boys of Steel" - Marc Tyler Nobleman
August 17-23, 2008 Week 34
Comicology.TV presents an interview
with Marc Tyler Nobleman, author of Boys of Steel, children's
biography of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators
of Superman. Illustrated by Ross MacDonald. For Marc's
Book Tour schedule, visit http://noblemania.blogspot.com
A Conversation with GENE
COLAN
Comicology.TV | Aug. 10-16, 2008 Week
33
In
May of 2008, Gene Colan's lovely wife Adrienne announced
that Gene had been suffering from bad health problems.
The industry has leapt to "Gentleman" Gene
Colan's aid, showering get well wishes, private donations,
and sponsoring fund raisers and auctions on Gene's
behalf to help him and his family in their time of
need. Donations can be made to the Hero Initiative,
at www.heroinitiative.org.
If you've ever loved comics, you will recognize his
artwork immediately.His work and style has spanned
62 years in comics, an American Original Art Form.
Gene is an American Legacy, and he has contributed
to our cultural landscape. Now it's time to pay tribute.
We wanted to share our conversation with Gene in
the hopes that it would encourage your support, get
to know the man as we did, and perhaps make him feel
a little better. Get Well Soon Gene, we miss ya!
Send your own get well card to: www.genecolan.com
Hosted by Jeff Peters (American Splendor, Late Show
with David Letterman)
Ten Minutes with Will Eisner's
The Spirit Comicology.TV | Aug. 3-9,
2008 Week 32
A
preview clip of Comicology.TV's 2008 Week 38 Episode,
featuring Ten Minutes with Will Eisner's The Spirit
a Christmas 2008 movie release. Quotes from Frank Miller,
Eva Mendes. Interview with Producers Michael Uslan
and Deborah Del Prete.
Hosted
by Jeff Peters with Anna Cody.
Cameos by Stan Lee and Molly Crabapple.
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Artist Interview: Tania Del Rio, Writer/Artist on Archie Comics’ Sabrina
Clip of the Week: Sean Douglas’ Man vs. Monster Claymation
Picks of the Week: Graphic Novel Recommended Reading
Out and About: Comic Conventions
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Out and About: Corpse Bride Models Tribeca Exhibit
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Artist Interviews: Gahan Wilson, Artist (Playboy, National Lampoon)
Dan Didio, DC Comics Senior Executive Editor
Clip of the Week: V For Vendetta
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Artist Interviews: Noel Neill, Actress (Adventures of Superman, Superman Returns)
Dan Didio; DC Comics Senior Executive Editor
Clips of the Week: Superman I, II, III, IV, Superman Returns
Out and About: South Orange NJ Public Library Children’s Choir
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Artist Interview: Lou Ferrigno, Actor (The Incredible Hulk)
Clip of the Week: The Incredible Hulk DVD
Out and About: Marvel Comics Civil War Panel
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Out and About: USPS DC Superheroes Stamp Dedication Ceremony
Women In Comics Exhibit w/Trina Robbins, Co-Curator
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