The Launchpad Podcast

Rylend Grant, Jeff Leeds, Steven Prince, Mike Levine, David Schrader, and the Jim Higgins sit down with Matt to talk about their time at the legendary Meltdown Comics. They talk about their, experiences, and inspirations from this iconic LA comic shop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paging Dr. Mario and scrub up for a great dissection of this classic gaming system. This week we dive into the original game changer, the Nintendo Entertainment System. On Episode 56, We talk the good, the bad, the worse. Our favorite games, and our favorite games to hate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Better late then never, here is a What Have You Been Watching! We re-watched 28 Week Later, and The Night Comes For Us! Happy Thanksgiving! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on our Artist Spotlight Matt talks to David Schrader one of the creators of Baby Badass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dear Launchpad fans, have you ever wondered what a letter written by a certain character in a movie would read like? Pick any Star Wars character, what would they write and to whom? What about the pizza guy from Home Alone, or Sarah Conner from Terminator? This week The Rocketeers read some letters from the movies! P.S. It might sound strange but this is a HILARIOUS episode. Hosted on Acast. See a...

The author of the Cash and Carrie mystery series, Giulie Speziani, joins Matt for another mini-sode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back with a "What Have You Been Watching!" Our mini-sode Series. This week Matt and Aaron talk about several Netflix series. The Haunting of Hill House. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and Daredevil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Artist Spotlight we talk to Pistil creators Jessica Maison, Loni Watson, Mark Mactal, from Wicked Tree Press! www.wickedtreepress.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three of our favorite horror movies, happen to be remakes. The Thing, The Fly, and The Blob. On this special Halloween episode we compare the originals to the 80’s remake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Benton Jew is an experienced Storyboard Artist and Concept Illustrator in the motion picture industry. He's also a comic book writer and artist. We talk with Benton about his comic The Gulegodt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rocketeers watched the 2018 Halloween and once again can't agree on wether it was good or not. Spoilers abound. Check in the closet and turn on your flood lights before listening. Michael Meyers might be near by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With our Artist Spotlight series we talk to Lia Scott Price who the the creator of Vampire Guardian Angels. A comic book whose titles says it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are back with an extra long What Have You Been Watching! Matt and I talk about the Netflix movies Hold the Dark and the Apostle, and the Amazon Prime zombie movie Nightmare City. We chat about The Nightmare on Elm Street Series and tease some upcoming episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our Artist Spotlight from the Made at Meltdown Event, Matt Talks to Joe Slepski a fellow podcaster who hosts the show Joe on Joe where he watches every episode of G.I. Joe and talks about it with a guest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue our conversation with the voice of Ghostface himself Roger L Jackson! It's a fascinating conversation. We finally get to Scream 2-4 and the MTV Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kick off our Made at Meltdown artist spotlight with the ladies from Hex Comix. Lisa Weber, Kelly Sue Milano, and Lynly Forrest sit down with Matt and talk about their awesome comic Hex 11. https://hexcomix.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week The Rocketeers talk about the Scream franchise, starting with the game changing first film. We get a surprise guest caller that you don't want to miss. Spoiler alert it's Ghostface...like the real guy who voiced Ghostface. How cool is that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we talk about the newly released, Official Comic of The Launchpad Podcast, Destroyor. Writer and artist Steve Prince joins us to talk about the comic and what he has been watching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a house divided on The Launchpad Podcast's review of The Predator (2018). The Rocketeers roll through this latest entry into one of their favorite franchises. Was it a hit? was it a flop? Who fell on what side? Find out in this weeks episode! **FULL OF SPOILERS** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rocketeers get back to basics with a classic geek out conversation. Who would win in a fight? Predator Vs...Everybody! We have Predator take on the TMNT, Boba Fett, Wolverine, Kevin from Home Alone, The Hulk, Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Werewolves, Terminator and more! It's classic Launchpad Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We get back into our Mini-Sode series What Have You Been Watching with Sean Lewis, writer of the Image comic series Coyotes. We talk about comic books, movies and Matt turns on to a Stephen King inspired TV series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrapping up our Comic Con 2018 content drop we finish with a bang, talking to Dave Gibbons about Batman Vs Predator. Yes, the artist who drew Watchmen wrote Batman Vs Predator. He talks to us about how this epic crossover came to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our SDCC content drop The Rocketeers talk to AndySmith and Dave Igo from Sideshow Collectibles. It turns into a good ol' fashioned nerd out as we talk about collecting, Star Wars, Spiderman, Spawn and of course Sideshow. A wookie can be heard throughout :P Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week talk Daredevil, the man without fear. We chat with one of the character's greatest influences, Daredevil writer Ann Nocenti. She talks writing for Marvel, and the characters she created or expanded on for the Daredevil series. It's a fascinating interview you don't want to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With San Diego Comic Con 2018 in the bag The Rocketeers reminisce on their most epic Comic Con to date! The Famous Monsters of Filmland Panel, our amazing interviews, the highs the lows, and everything in between. We talk to famed comic artist Dave Dorman and get a pitch from Man vs. Rock. More SDCC interviews to come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.