Comics, Beer & Sci-fi

Special episode featuring guests from Astronomicon 8: -Actor Lou Diamond Phillips (0:33) -ROC and Blaze (4:28) -Actor Joel David Moore (11:24) -Thomas Bulman from Bull Airs custom sneakers (19:29) -Actor Ethan Suplee (21:30) -Artist Kyle RISE Irving (24:40) -Speed painter Dave Santia (26:55) Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X for exclusive video content and more.

Everything you'll want to know before heading out to the 2025 Motor City Nightmares horror convention in Novi, MI from 7/25/-7/27. Coordinator Dan Brown joins host Lolly to discuss the great line-up of guests and special events like their film festival, panels, cosplay contests, after hours concerts and more. MCN is Michigan's longest running horror con and always a favorite for us to attend. Hope...

On this X-cellent edition of our podcast we've got a collection of X-Men actors, artists and superfans from the spring 2025 Motor City Comic Con. 00:33 - Actor Shawn Ashmore (Iceman in the X-Men movies) 04:39 - Lenore Zann (Rogue in X-Men '97) 08:11 - Joe Rubinstein (Marvel artist) 12:24 - Alison Sealy-Smith (Storm in X-Men '97) 15:03 - Alyson Court (Jubilee in X-Men: The Animated Series) 21:24 -...

Back in March of 2025 we spent the day at the Cleveland Comic Book Show, where we talked to several of the areas best authors, artists and experts! 00:32 - Graphic novel author Scott MacGregor 07:24 - Comic book artist Natalie Haines 10:49 - Underground comic book artist Gary Dumm 14:02 - IronClad Comics co-creators Dave and Cody 18:45 - Keith Cretin from Cretin Comix on underground comics Follow...

We made the pilgrimage to the Monroeville Mall where the zombie classic Dawn of the Dead was filmed for the annual Living Dead Weekend celebrating the movies of George Romero! 00:45 - Actress Judith Ridley (Night of the Living Dead) 03:50 - Filmmaker Gary Streiner (Night of the Living Dead) 09:18 - Actress Kyra Schon (Night of the Living Dead) 12:03 - Actor Jarlath Conroy (Day of the Dead) 17:00 -...

For Free Comic Book Day 2025 we recorded several interviews live from State of Comics in Plymouth, MI. 00:33 - State of Comics owner Ryan Hetkowski 16:20 - Comic book collector Garrett discusses some of the comic books available on FCBD 2025 19:40 - Brother and sister cosplayers, Julie and Dirk, discuss their love of Wonder Woman, Lord of the Rings and much more 25:55 - Peter Skinner from State of...

On this special episode we celebrate the life of Mike DeSantis with interviews from family and friends at the 2025 Great Lakes Comic Con. Mike was an incredible presence in the Michigan comic book scene and will always be remembered fondly.

The Great Lakes Comic Con is easily one of our favorite conventions and this year they're celebrating their 15th anniversary. Show runner Mike DeSantis tells us everything we need to know about this year's con, plus he shares his comic book and toy collecting background. Get your tickets for the show on Feb. 21-23 at greatlakescomicconvention.com Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook...

On this episode we talk to historians about several of our favorite topics: 00:35 - Steve Sabo shares what it was like at the first ever comic con, the Detroit Triple Fan Fair. 05:26 - Rankin/Bass historian and biographer Rick Goldschmidt joins us to discuss everyone's favorite holiday themed animation studio. 20:51 - And finally, we quizzed dealer extraordinaire Lauren Becker on the most expense...

Casey and Marc headed down to Toledo last year for the Fantasticon and spoke to many of the incredible guests, including: 00:33 - Sam Jones 04:17 - Larry Wilcox 11:29 - Adam's Action Figures and Comics 15:09 - Erik Estrada 20:28 - Hero Tomorrow Comics 24:29 - Jerry DeCaire 28:36 - Endurance Comics

Several of our favorite guests from Astronomicon 7, including: 00:35 - Voice acting legend Billy West 07:19 - Wrestling legend Mick Foley 09:31 - Artist Dave Brown Jr. 12:31 - Actress Heather Matarazzo from Scream 3, Hostel II and Welcome to the Doll House 15:24 - Actor Walter Jones from Power Rangers Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X.

We take a deep dive into the world of toy collecting with friend of the show Tim Williams, who owns Plastic Planet in Lapeer, MI. We talk about first realizing that you are a collector, moving to a dealer, and then opening his retail space. Tim is a close friend of the show and has been featured on our channels. He's a great guy and this is a fun listen! Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok,...

This episode features an in-depth interview with the legendary Jim Shooter, who is mainly known as the Marvel editor-in-chief who created Secret Wars. He shared how he got his start in comics as a teenager, working with Stan Lee and running Marvel Comics. Also hear from comic book dealers and cosplayers who were at GalaxyCon Columbus along with Jim Shooter. You can see video of all these interview...

High Grade Comics is a new video and audio series by the Comics, Beer & Sci-fi team that spotlights classic comic book creators, collectors and industry insiders. On this episode we spotlight artist, comic book creator and show runner Marty Hirchak. He discusses his days working in underground, self distributed comics, moving to newspaper and poster art, and how he started dealing comics and organ...

We've got a special mini-episode featuring our recap of the summer Jim and Dan Toy and Comic Show in Dayton, OH. Their winter show is on 12/8/24. 00:33 - Dan Taylor (co-founder of Jim and Dan Toy and Comic Show) 03:33 - Craig Boldman and Jeff Shultz (Archie Comics artists and authors) 05:50 - Columbus Comic Consultants with Jeremy and Jimmy 08:51 - Tim Fuller (Sham Comics creator) 11:30 - James A....

Another Motor City Comic Con is in the books! Our very own Marc Myers was busy talking to some of the incredible guests, including: (00:33) Barry Bostwick (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Megaforce, Spin City) (09:51) Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street) (13:58) Kevin Grevioux (actor and comic book creator) (18:31) Ronee Blakley (Nashville, A Nightmare on Elm Street) (24:31) Tait Fletcher (actor/stu...

We're gearing up for the Fall Motor City Comic Con with this recap of the Spring show with in-depth interviews, including Rob E from Attack On Show, cosplayers Mya and Matthew, comic book creator Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, and actors Bruce Greenwood and Efren Ramirez. After listening to this episode make sure to check out our next episode for more of our chats from the Spring MCCC. -Actor Bruce Gr...

We wrap up our coverage of the 2024 Motor City Nightmares horror convention. Actor Dave Sheridan (00:33) talks about Scary Movie, The Devil's Rejects, Ghost World and his comedy roots. Then Demonologist and Author Jason McLeod (12:11) tells us about his time working with Ed and Lorraine Warren and more. Harrison Lange (33:51) from the Static Tape video store shares his love of physical media and t...

After an extended off season, we're back with all new episodes. Up first is part 1 of our Motor City Nightmares recap. We've got great interviews with Tyler Mane (X-Men and Halloween), Ray Wise (Twin Peaks and Robocop), Arye Gross (Minority Report), Brooke Smith (Silence of the Lambs), Hannah Hall (Forrest Gump), Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist), and Tommy Brunswick, the owner of Motor City Nightmares....

We've got a nice assortment of interviews on this week's episode that were conducted at the Great Lakes Comic Con and Fantasticon Toledo: -Bob Budiansky discusses his prolific comic book career including his role in the creation of the Transformers. (00:41) -Mark Hodges gives us a preview of the upcoming spring installment of the Grand Rapids Comic Con. (8:59) -Graphic novel and comic book author...

We've got a special all comic book dealer edition featuring 13 vendors who were at the 2024 Great Lakes Comic Con: -Argos Book Shop (0:43) -Warehouse Comics, Cards and Games (5:50) -Classic Collectibles (9:13) -Phat Daddy's Comics (12:01) -Trilogy Entertainment (15:07) -Robot Zero Comics (17:31) -K Mort Comix (22:20) -Brad's Comics & Collectibles (23:05) -Danielle Petersen (26:30) -Comic Pop Colle...

We start off this episode with Paul King who previews his Ghostbusters themed show Midland Mall Comic Con that's on March 2nd and 3rd. Follow the con at https://www.facebook.com/MidlandMallComicCon/ Then we chat with Rick Goldschmidt, the official Biographer/Historian at Rankin/Bass Productions. He shares some of the insights he's gained from writing several books about the legendary animation com...

We start our 100th episode with a look back at where it started with three of the four original panelists who appeared on our very first podcast. Nick, the Bradcast and the Q argue about whether or not Batman has a sense of humor and a host of other DC and Marvel subjects to celebrate 10 years together. Then Marc sits down with Mike DeSantis from the Great Lakes Comic Con to give us a preview of h...

We kick off the 10th year of our podcast with a recap of our visit to the Fall 2023 Motor City Comic Con: -Dermot Mulroney (00:45) -TC Carson (09:37) -Motor City Reel Rides and Robocop Replica Car (12:49) -Lorraine Bracco (14:30) -Indie comic book creator Blacc Lamb (17:37) -Tentacle Kitty plushies (20:12) -Chris Parnell (22:03) -Comic book creator Onrie Kompan (25:08) -Comic book dealer Lauren Be...

On this episode we are joined by Gary Pillette from the Monroe Pop Fest. He gives us a sneak preview for the upcoming show on September 15th and 16th. Gary shares how he got his start and what it's like 11 years into running his successful show. We have attended the Monroe Pop Fest many times and highly recommend making it out! Visit https://www.monroecomic-con.com for all the info. Our podcast is...