Canned Air: A Tribute to Pop Culture

We welcome Ryan Little, creator of the comic series Lonesomes, back to the show to first help us celebrate Mark Hamill in this week's Retro Roundtable. Mark recently received the news that he'd be receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018, and we here at Canned Air say, "It's about time!" He has defined, and redefined, some of the most iconic characters that pop culture has ever see...

We welcome comic and tattoo artist Adam Sward to the show this week to first help us talk about the Transformers in this week's Retro Roundtable. Michael Bay has left his unwanted mark on this beloved franchise and has managed to make the worst Transformer film yet, so we look back before the day of Bay and remember the best of our favorite Robots in Disguise. Come on in and let us help you wash t...

We try something new this week and bring you our first 'What If…' episode! Based on the same concept as the Marvel comics of the same title, we will be taking significant moments from throughout pop culture and discussing the different possible outcomes of that event if a few minor details were changed. So to kick it off, we decided to start with Walt Disney!  There's hardly a soul alive who hasn'...

We start this week by paying tribute to the man behind the cowl, Adam West. Adam introduced Batman to a new generation of fans in the 60's and put his own heart and soul into the Bat, which still remains with the character to this day. With all of his different screen and voice rolls over the years, Adam has left a mark on nearly everyone who's seen his work. So come on in and help us pay tribute...

We are joined by Mike Bloom of Italianocomic.com as we first share our favorite heroines from throughout pop culture in our Retro Roundtable. In honor of Wonder Woman's release in theaters, we remember the bravest and boldest female heroes, who have far more guts than we'll ever have. What are some of your favorite women heroes in pop culture? Let us know via Twitter! Then we turn our attention to...

Snooch to the Nooch! We welcome comic creator Brian Lau to the show this week to first help us pay tribute to Kevin Smith, his movies, and anything View Askew related in our Retro Roundtable. On top of making some awesome films, Kevin helped usher the comic world into the mainstream, as well as the podcasting world with all the pods at Smodcast.com. Whether you're a die hard fan or a casual fan, y...

We welcome writer and illustrator Landis Blair to the show to first help us continue celebrating summer's arrival in this week's Retro Roundtable with implements of summer fun. We all have certain items or activities that enrich the fun we have during the season. Whether it's pool noodles, vacationing at an amusement park, or carelessly throwing cacti, we are bound to name one of your favorites. T...

If you have a love for all things MONSTERS, then you've come to the right place! We welcome artist Jonathan La Mantia to the show this week to discuss some of his amazing projects on JonathanLaMantia.com. Jonathan has created some of the best, and most intricate commissions (many of which carry a monster theme) you'll ever see. Each piece has its very own style that sets itself apart from the rest...

We welcome comic artist Jamie Jones to the show this week as we discuss summer tunes, comic books, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2! We continue our celebration of summers arrival by sharing our favorite summer songs in this week's Retro Roundtable. These are the songs you play on a summer evening when your cruising down the road, or playing on the stereo as you chill by the pool. If you're a fa...

We dedicate this week's episode to the funny pages of the newspaper as we talk about comic strips! We welcome comic and animation historian Mark Arnold to the show to first discuss all of our favorite comic strips in our Retro Roundtable. What television shows and movies spawned from comic strips? Why haven't some strips ever made it to the screen? Why do they call it "Peanuts"? The answers to the...

We welcome Todd Matthy to the show this week to first share our favorite fictional weapons in this week's Retro Roundtable. We discuss the multiple uses for such weapons, like the light saber, the Doc Ock's tentacles, and the portal gun. What are some of your favorite fictional weapons? Let us know on Twitter!  Then we talk with Todd about his comic and upcoming Kickstarter for his comic, Robots v...

Throw on some sun glasses and sunscreen as we celebrate the arrival of summer. We welcome Todd Tochioka of SnugComics.com to the show as we remember our favorite summer movies in this week's Retro Roundtable. Whether they were made and marketed as summer movies, or they just remind you personally of summer, we remember the best and worst of the films that make us feel like spending a day at the be...

Ready for another spectacular episode of everyones favorite podcast? We all return to the table this week and welcome Leigh Jeffery of ComixCentral.com to the show.  We start this weeks episode off by celebrating the film career of one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood. He's hunted for national treasure, defeated a plane full of convicts, and switched faces with John Travolta! Having brou...

We are joined this week by award winning composer Ron Wasserman, who wrote and performed the most kick-ass theme song of all time, Go, Go Power Rangers ! Ron has scored over 3,000 television episodes during his career, composing theme songs for shows including The Soul Man , Hot in Cleveland , and Nickelodeon's The Thundermans , just to name a few. With his wife Kathy Fisher they comprise the musi...

With no guest this week, we bring you more rounds of Versus! The Thing Vs. Venom. Master Chief Vs. Groot. Princess Leia Vs….Clayface? Who will defeat their opponents and rise as champion supreme?! Come on in and find out!  In this week's Retro Roundtable, we remember some of the most reliable, and incompetent, henchmen from throughout pop culture. Who would we name the toughest? At what point does...

After a much needed week off, we return refreshed and ready to root around through comics and pop culture! We welcome Austin Allen Hamblin to the show to talk about his comics, The Headless Hitman and The Adventures of Punk and Rock . Austin has been published over 20 times and has interned for Devil's Due and First Comics. He has also worked with creators from all over the world. Head over to Ham...

Greetings from Wizard World Cleveland Comic Con 2017! We record this week's episode in its entirety at the convention as we enjoy and cover the event. We start by sharing our favorite parts of the convention, as well as our favorite cosplayers before Jack cracks open his Comic Con Mystery Box. Ever wonder what those huge, question mark boxes hold? Wonder no more! After that, we take a trip down Ar...

We all stay home this week to hide from an oncoming snow storm, but the miracle that is Skype allows us to record an episode none the less! We start the episode off talking about John Goodman's roles from over the years. With the release of Kong: Skull Island and John receiving his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, we felt the topic only appropriate. Remember Arachnaphobia? Remember Raising Ar...

Welcome to another installment of Canned Air's T.V. Theme Song Karaoke! We welcome Bob Salley back to the show to once again remember our favorite t.v. theme songs by butchering each of them with karaoke! If we didn't cover your favorite in episode #110, then perhaps we sing it in this episode. Then we talk with Bob about his Kickstarter for Shelter Division: The Beginning, running until March 15t...

We are posting an extra episode this week to bring you our interview with the Angry Video Game Nerd himself, James Rolfe! We talk with James about how he started film making, what goes into making an episode of AVGN, some upcoming summer movies, and much more. He also shares some behind the scenes facts about the production and premiere of the AVGN movie! So set down your game controller and liste...

We start this week's episode off remembering Bill Paxton in our Retro Roundtable. We discuss some of Bill's movies like Twister, Titanic, Aliens, Terminator, and more. Not to mention the Twister…Ride It Out experience that Bill narrated for Universal Studios, Florida. He was a great talent that helped define a cinematic era and he will be missed.  Then later in the show, we welcome Davien Watkins...

This week we welcome Victor Detroy to the show to discuss his comic Man vs. Rock! Join renowned, homeless geology professor, Buck Stone, on his quest to stop the ultimate threat to humanity--Rocks! This is one comic you need to check out for yourself. Get your copy at ManvsRock.com.  If you had to name your favorite fictional mentor, who would it be? We answer that question in this weeks Retro Rou...

We are posting an extra episode this week to bring you a very special interview with voice over legend, Phil LaMarr! We get to talk with Phil about his experiences working on Pulp Fiction, his time at Mad TV, and the evolution of his Futurama character, Hermes Conrad. We also discuss the upcoming fifth season of Samurai Jack, premiering March 11th on Adult Swim, and what it was like for Phil repri...

 This week we celebrate and ogle some of the sexiest characters pop culture has to offer! We start by listing our picks for the most attractive fictional characters in this weeks Retro Roundtable. Some of our picks you can probably predict, but you'll be surprised by the rest of them. What fictional character would you have on your list? Be sure to let us know on Twitter!  Then we welcome back Sam...

In the ever growing genre of collectable monsters comes a comic featuring a new set of creatures for you to obsess over. We are joined by Ryan Little to talk about his Kickstarter for issue two of his comic series Lonesomes. Lonesomes tells the story of a bunch of lonely kids who discover mysterious, mystical creatures called Lonesomes that are drawn to their unique loneliness. All of you Pokemon...