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Comic Con Revolution was awesome! We enjoyed seeing and recording conversations with old and new friends alike! Sandy King Carpenter talks about the transition from horror films to horror comics! Steven Prince kickstart some more Monster Matador! 'The Orville's Adrianne Palicki and I go deep down the 'Agents of SHIELD' rabbit hole! Cartoonist Mike Kunkel and I tell you about the amazing 'Hero Bear...

To celebrate Farscape's 25th Anniversary, we're reaching back into the Geekscape vaults to bring you this never-before-seen 1 on 1 conversation with 'Farscape' creator Rockne O'Bannon! We talk about the everlasting legacy of the show (we named Geekscape after it!), continuing the story in some way, what made Farscape unique, and much more! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify...

"Once grunge, pop punk, and alternative rock went mainstream in the early ‘90s, local music burst into vibrant micro-scenes that stretched from Santa Monica to East LA, the Valley to the South Bay, and beyond. Among them was a Hollywood Geek Rock contingent" that included bands like Weezer, Nerf Herder, That Dog, and more... and their influences are still felt today. Some have even been Geekscape...

Free Comic Book Day 2024 was awesome! Not only did we pick up a bunch of free comics and visit some of our favorite stores, but we also ran into many friends and recorded a live Geekscape episode at Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood! Comics writer Marc Andreyko joined us to run some trivia with the audience and talk about his upcoming Spawn spin-off Violator book hitting stores in August! Enjoy the...

Geekscape is back with a panel of Geekscape podcasters to talk about the latest news and reviews in the Pop Culture universe! Joining us is Superhero Things You Should Know's Ben Wan, who has a brand new comic book 'Alter Ego' to tell us about! Galactica, Actually cohost Diallo Jackson adds his two cents on taking comics to the next level like he did with 'Angela and the Dark'! We heap even more l...

If it helps with context, I met comedy writer, fellow podcaster, and graphic novelist Jordan Morris in January at an MXPX and Less Than Jake Show through former Geekscape guest Brea Grant. Two weeks later I saw him again at Pasadena Comic Con! Now Jordan arrives on Geekscape to discuss his second graphic novel 'Youth Group', coming out in July! Joined by Geekscape's Matt Kelly, we'll discuss Jorda...

Con season is definitely upon us and Geekscape is back with a whole Fallout vault's worth of news, reviews, and guest conversation! This week, Comic Revolution's own Drew Seldin joins us to talk about the upcoming best-kept-secret comic convention in Southern California! This year's lineup is awesome with the c voice cast of X-Men '97, Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachel Lee Cook, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda C...

Geekscapists! Do you remember when I told you all to pick up the new comic 'Stray Dogs' from creators Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, and longtime Geekscape friend Tone Rodriguez? And you loved it?!? Well, the team is BACK with their brand new book 'Feral' about cats during a viral outbreak! Imagine George Romero making 'Homeward Bound' as a comic and you're on the right track! We'll talk to the team...

Surprise! Geekscape went to WonderCon 2024... and has the interviews to prove it! Join us as we walk the convention floor in Anaheim and talk to comic book creators Dennis Culver, Zack Kaplan, and Brian Buccellato! Actors Rico E. Anderson and Casper Van Dien discuss their brand new project featuring some amazing Star Trek and sci-fi talents! Geekscape podcasters Ben Wan (Superhero Stuff You Should...

Many of you know actor RJ Mitte as Walt, Jr. on TV's 'Breaking Bad'... but now you'll know him as another awesome Geekscape guest! RJ comes on the show to talk about his film 'Triumph' (for which you will also know him), inspired by screenwriter Michael D. Coffey’s personal life. 'Triumph' tells the story of Mike as navigates the challenges of high school and pursues his dreams, including joining...

Writer and Director Daniel Brown is our guest on this week's Geekscape! Daniel's new crime film 'Your Lucky Day', starring Angus Cloud ('Euphoria') in a 'Dog Day Afternoon' style thriller, is currently streaming and doing very well on Netflix. We'll talk to Daniel about writing and making the film, working with Angus, and much, much more! And because you asked for more news breakdowns, we're busti...

Comic book creator Fernando Pinto has been a part of Geekscape since the very beginning... because he created our logo! And since then he has put together some pretty awesome comics (and visited Geekscape a few times)! Join us as we discuss his brand new book 'Gunpunch', making comics, X-Men '97, 'Dune: Part 2', Godzilla winning an Oscar, the Alkaline Trio, the live-action 'Avatar: The Last Airben...

'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' showrunner Chris Black joins me on a brand new Geekscape to talk about the making of "that Apple+ Godzilla show"! Along the way, we discuss working with Kurt Russell, the series' origins at Legendary Pictures, his Godzilla and kaiju fandom, beating out a genre television season, collaborating with comic book writer Matt Fraction on creating the series and so much more...

Welp... we can't escape her web any longer. After over a week of messages, texts, and DMs asking when we're going to talk Sony's 'Madame Web', here it is. Join me and Marvel Movie Talk's Christian Bladt as we spin a discussion about the film's highlights, its lowlights, Madame Web's comic book origins compared to her big screen depiction, who Ezekiel is, those other Spider-Women in the film and wh...

Young Adult novels just keep getting more and more popular! So it was only a matter of time before Geekscape created their own YA podcast with 'YA OK'! YA author Erik Brown returns to Geekscape and brings along 'The Circle' contestant Alyssa Ljub to talk about YA novels, their new podcast on the Geekscape podcast network, the loofah code, and a ton more! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape pod...

DJ Woolridge returns to Geekscape to tell us all about his new film project 'Gunplay'! Three interconnected short films that tell one story, 'Gunplay' is an existential crime-thriller that follows a drug dealer, a gay porn star, and a rideshare driver as they careen through the Los Angeles criminal underworld after a heist gone wrong on Halloween night. Along for the ride is Olympic gymnast and ac...

Pasadena Comic Con was this past weekend and there was no way Heidi Cox and I were going to miss it! With guests like Taimak (The Last Dragon), James Duval (Donnie Darko, Independence Day, The Doom Generation), Gigi Edgley (Farscape), and Geekscape friend Tone Rodriguez, it was a prime opportunity to bring YOU to the convention with Geekscape! So strap yourselves in as we go for a ride to Pasadena...

While walking through Artists Alley at December's Los Angeles Comic Con, I was taken by a huge banner that read 'Monster Matador! It depicted a classic Spanish matador staring down the jaws of a vicious beast! A matador who fights monsters?!? How does that not equate to an awesome comic? This week on Geekscape we've got Monster Matador creator Steven Prince! We'll talk about monsters, genre mash-u...

Marvel is back with a new live-action Disney+ series: ‘Echo’! Spinning out of the events from ‘Hawkeye’, Echo sees Maya Lopez deal with the consequences of shooting Wilson Fisk. What happens when The Kingpin Wilson returns? Also returning is Ian Kerner as we talk about the 5 episode miniseries! What about Marvel cameos like Daredevil? What are the differences in the treatment of Echo in the comic...

Writer (and now Director) Mickey Rapkin began his career as a journalist for The New York Times, ELLE, Bon Appetit, and National Geographic Traveler before becoming a senior editor at GQ. His first book, Pitch Perfect, inspired the hit film series about a cappella singing. He is also the author of Theater Geek, It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine, and more. And now Mickey is on the shortlist for t...

This holiday season saw the release of Marvel's "What If?" Season 2... a continuation of their critically successful animated multiverse series! This time they released daily episodes over 9 days, turning things into a kind of geeky advent calendar! Did the new release schedule help keep our attention? Which of the 9 semi-standalone stories were breakout favorites? What characters and storylines h...

On the last day of the year, join me and Geekscape Book Club and Marvel Movie Talk host Christian Bladt as we bid farewell to both 2023 and the entire Snyderverse. That's right... we're finally talking about 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'. Was it the exciting swan song that we all expected it to be? Does it improve on the "so off the wall insane that it's kinda awesome" formula of the first one? O...

So you want to make some indie comics and enter the comic book industry but don't know where to start? Boy, do I have a panel for you! Recorded live at Los Angeles Comic Con 2023, it's our 'Making Indie Comics' Panel to save the day! How do you get started? What are the best habits to develop? How do you deal with industry hurdles or imposter syndrome? Joined by indie comic creators, Tony Fleecs (...

So you want to be a screenwriter? Or just like movies? Then you're in luck! Straight from LA Comic Con 2023... it's our Screenwriting industry panel! Featuring working Hollywood screenwriters, Brendan Hay (Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai), Stephanie K. Smith (Carnival Row), Meghan Fitzmartin (Supernatural), and Noam Dromi (Dolphin Tail), we talk about breaking into screenwriting, the realities of...

The Geekscape Network Holiday Livestream went off without a hitch! And in the middle of it, I got a chance to catch up with Matt Kelly and assess The Geekscape State of the Union! What shows live under the Geekscape umbrella? How did we do as a network this year? Or as a community? I also implore Matt (and you) to enjoy the awesomeness that is "Godzilla Minus One" on the big screen! We also talk a...