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Steve Rude returns with even more insight into his process and offers up some thoughts on his latest endeavor— taking over the writing duties on the ongoing Nexus comic strip.

Topics in the second part of our conversation include a deep dive into ‘The Dude’s’ personal philosophies, stories about a number of celebrities he’s befriended over the years, and why cookies and Kool-Aid are a combination that can’t be beat.

We also get around to talking about lots and lots of movies, and Steve weighs in with his (sometimes quite controversial) take on a number of classic films.

(Note: Some segments of the audio in this episode are a little bit... crunchy. It’s not throughout the entire show and it’s not awful, but for the finicky audiophile, I thought it might be worth posting a small warning.)

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Steve 'The Dude' Rude talks childhood cartoon shows, comics he's worked on, and of course, Nexus, and the proposed Nexus animated series.

Conversation topics include: Marvel and DC books, as well as the many people Steve has collaborated with over the years, including Mike Baron, Mark Evanier, Mike Royer, Bruce Jones, and many more. 

There's even a reference or two to Jack Kirby thrown in there, just for good measure.

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Jesse V. Johnson joins us to discuss his incredible career, directing action movies for the past 20+ years. He delves deep into his working relationships, his future projects, and his very first job, doing stunts on an episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and (to his great surprise) getting a chance to direct a second unit sequence with Christopher Lee.

Some of the films Jesse has directed include: Avengement, The Debt Collector, Triple Threat, Charlie Valentine, Accident Man, The Butcher, and many many more.

(Note: This episode was recorded back in 2021 while Jesse was out on the promotional trail for his (at the time) new movie Hell Hath No Fury.)

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Shane Simmons discusses the films that inspired his work and recounts his many adventures in comics, television, film and the most cutthroat industry of all... novel writing.

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Molly Ann Rothschild (assistant director for Tony & Ridley Scott's The Hunger) regales us with tales about The Kids in the Hall, Michael Ironside, Eric Roberts, Lori Petty, and even Gilbert Gottfried, who pops in for a quick cameo.

All these stories and many more as Molly Ann delves into her experiences working in the 1990s Montreal film, television and comedy scene.

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A lively chat with writer/cartoonist Matthew Bogart about the movies that influenced his graphic novels Incredible Doom and The Chairs Hiatus.

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