Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast

In this first podcast of 2015, we are reviewing episodes from the original series, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, including the comparison to the GoLion counterpart. Returning to the podcast as guest co-host is Dan Jolley. Marc and Dan review episodes 17-20. Here are the titles for these episodes: Episode 17 GoLion: Challenge from Space Voltron: My Brother is a Robeast Episode 18 GoLion: Foots...

Happy 1st Anniversary to Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast! I am proud to share this review of everything that happened on the Let's Voltron Podcast from this past year, as well as some anniversary greetings that Voltron Fans left us on voicemail. As I went through recording this 35th podcast episode, it became very clear that I have a lot of people to thank for making this past year so...

Our second to last episode of 2014 brings you the whole team that formed like Voltron to bring the fans Perfect Square's “Voltron: From Days of Long Ago, A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration”, the coffee table style compendium book that covers everything Voltron from 1984-2014. Marc talked with Traci Todd, Sr Editor at Viz Media, and Josh Bernard from Collection DX. And, from a pre-recorded Book Si...

Episode Advisory: For parents of younger children who listen to Let's Voltron, we must give fair warning that there are a few words spoken in this episode that are considered strong language. Seth Green and Clare Grant are our special guests on Let's Voltron for this 33rd episode. Marc has a unique extended conversation with Seth and Clare about their careers, their Voltron fandom and memories, an...

In this episode, the Voltron Fans take over, as Marc has a Voltron Roundtable Discussion with 3 Voltron Superfans. In addition, Marc announces a December Pre-Order Voltron.com offering that won't ship until March 2015. It's the Toynami 30th Anniversary Jumbo Voltron standing at 25 inches tall, with shooting fists and rolling wheels! This will be available for pre-order, starting sometime in Decemb...

Marc has a roundtable discussion with 2 prominent Voltron Comic Book Artists in this episode of the Let's Voltron Podcast. N. Steven Harris is an award-winning comic book and storyboard artist for Marvel, DC, Dynamite, and many more publishers. His Voltron work includes The Ten Lions series (issues 7-12) of the Dynamite Voltron Comic Book Series. His work can be seen on his website . You can also...

Marc Morrell and Dan Jolley review 4 more episodes (13-16) from Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Lion Force). Dan keeps us up to date on his career, and Marc talks about the 30th Anniversary Book and panel at New York Comic Con, as well as book signings and interviews. If you recall, we haven't reviewed the Original Series Voltron Episodes since Podcast #22. We finished reviewing Episode 12 duri...

Marc spent the previous weekend talking to Voltron Fans from TheOrangeFM Podcast Network Booth at RetroCon in Oaks, PA, where he shared a table with Aaron Goins, the host of Bad Wolf Radio, a Doctor Who podcast which is also on TheOrangeFM Podcast Network. Marc talked to hundreds of people about Voltron at RetroCon, gave out some Voltron swag, and gave fans their first look at the Voltron 30th Ann...

Happy 30th Anniversary Voltron! On the Official 30th Anniversary of the date Voltron: Defender of the Universe debuted on Television (Sept 10, 1984), Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast host Marc Morrell interviews Tiffany Ilardi, the Managing Director at World Events Productions, owner of the Voltron brand. Marc and Tiffany talk about the many plans that can be mentioned for the kickoff o...

Marc and his special guest, Greg Tyler, finish their discussion on Vehicle Team Voltron, where they spend the biggest part of the episode talking about the Vehicle Voltron toys and merchandise that were released in the 80's, from companies like Matchbox, LJN Toys, Panosh Place, HG Toys, Warren, and Toynami. Greg also lets us into some of his own personal projects related to Voltron. Greg has been...

In the first of two podcast episodes covering Vehicle Team Voltron, Marc welcomes special guest Gregory Tyler (Dudley Drule Right on Voltron.com Forums), who is a fan of everything Voltron, but has a special love for Panosh Place Voltron Toys and is working on creating his own 3D-printed Panosh Place Style Vehicle Voltron. Marc and Greg cover mostly history, comparisons, and story-related aspects...

Neil Ross is our special guest for an extended interview that covers Neil's career, his experience working on Voltron, and some special stories that no one has ever heard before. Neil also answers the questions everyone sent in before the recording, but unfortunately, he was unable to do the entire interview in Keith's voice, as some of you would have preferred. After the interview, we had some br...

Your host, Marc Morrell, has invited Chris Wofford, the Owner and Founder of Acidfree Gallery, to be his special guest for an episode that's all about licensed Limited Edition Screen Prints that Acidfree Gallery sells online at AcidfreeGallery.com and at conventions like New York Comic Con. Whether you are a collector of fine art or a geek from the 80's, Acidfree Gallery has something for you! Mar...

In our special San Diego Comic-Con Podcast, Marc and his wife, Kim, return from San Diego Comic-Con (a.k.a. Comic-Con International) with some exclusive interviews with Team Unicorn Co-Founder Clare Grant and Toynami President George Sohn. Marc gives a re-cap of the biggest comic book convention in the world from the Voltron perspective. Marc and Kim also met up with Franklin Cofod (Director of th...

Marc Morrell and Special Guest Host Dan Jolley review 4 more episodes from the Original Lion Force Voltron Series, where they provide comparisons with the GoLion episodes from which these Voltron episodes were made. Dan provides a unique perspective, since he has watched these episodes as a fan when he was a kid, then watched these episodes as an adult writer, and had to research these episodes ag...

In this episode, Marc has a very enlightening conversation with Brandon Thomas about both of the Dynamite Voltron comics he wrote: Voltron and Voltron: Year One. You won't want to miss the end of the conversation, where Brandon reveals the missing parts of the story he never got to finish! In addition, Marc announces several podcast events and Voltron.com offerings. Brandon Thomas writes his own b...

In this episode, the Voltron Fangirls take over, as Marc has a Voltron Roundtable Discussion with 4 Female Voltron Superfans. In addition, Marc announces several podcast events and Voltron.com offerings. The first event is a T-Shirt Campaign for the Let’s Voltron Podcast. You can go to http://teespring.com/letsvoltron to purchase Let’s Voltron Podcast Logo t-shirts in 3 varieties: Canvas Ringspun...

10,000 Listens! Let’s Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast has been heard 10,000 times, in over 66 countries around the world, and in many different formats. A huge shout-out goes to all of you for helping us achieve this milestone in podcasting. As a reward, we started a contest a few weeks ago, and we asked fans to pretend that Ted Koplar, the President of World Events Productions, was standing...

Welcome Back, Jeremy Corray! You will find Jeremy and John Teichmann have a lot in common in this episode, as we go back in time to when the first tapes were delivered to WEP, and an innocent mistake in shipping led to Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Original Series Associate Producer John Teichmann gives Marc and Jeremy a first-hand account of what it was like to be involved with the Voltron p...

Marc and Mike conclude their interview with Franklin Cofod, the Director and Producer of Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Franklin gives a full account of each of 6 voice actors that worked on the show, including: Lennie Weinrib Jack Angel Peter Cullen BJ Ward Michael Bell Neil Ross Franklin also tells the story of where the name, Voltron, came from. Franklin also answers questions from Voltron...

In the first of two episodes covering a terrific interview with Original Voltron Series Director Franklin Cofod, Marc and Mike go deep to find out how the creative production team, based in the Los Angeles area, made the original episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Franklin hits it from all angles: How they made the pilot that they sold to the broadcasters The members of the production...

The Original Voltron: Defender of the Universe TV Episodes are reviewed once more in this episode of Let’s Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast. In this episode, Marc and Mike finish reviewing V:DotU, Episode 4: The Missing Key, where Voltron forms for the 1st time. Then, we continue reviewing episodes up to and including Episode 8: The Stolen Lion. Before Marc and Mike talk about the episodes, M...

Marc gets the lowdown from Mike about everything VOLTRON that happened at the Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, including two panels and a booth, hosted by World Events Productions. Mike goes into great detail about the process of setting up the booth on the convention floor, and what products were available to Voltron fans, including the opening of the Toynami 30th Anniversary Voltron for the fir...

This episode of Let’s Voltron continues our conversation with Bob Koplar, the Vice President of World Events Productions. In Part 2, Bob answers all the fan questions and thanks the fans for their support for the last 30 years. If you were ever curious if there will ever be Voltron Force toys, based on the Nicktoons cartoon, Bob gives us the FINAL word on that subject. If you wondered what DreamWo...

In Part 1 of a 2-Part Episode, Marc and Mike interview the Vice President of World Events Productions, Bob Koplar. Bob shows his appreciation for all of the Voltron Fans and gives us a preview of what we can expect to see at the Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis Convention that will take place April 4-6 in “Voltron's Backyard”, the home of World Events Productions, St. Louis, Missouri. Bob gives us...