Fredcast

Mike and Ed are great guys. They worked on a VERY cool indie series called Murder Book and are now working on a book for Image called Comeback. The first issue is out next Wednesday and I can't recommend it enough. I already read the first issue and I am really excited for number two. It's cool to talk to these guys right now as they're riding the wave of their first pro book.

Tommy Tallarico is without a doubt one of gaming's greatest luminaries. The veritable video game icon is known throughout the world as one of the most influential video game composers in history, having help guide video game music from the bleeps and bloops of the early 1980's into the rich, CD-quality soundtracks appreciated by millions of fans around the world today. And he's now taken that show on the road with Video Games Live, great guy, great chat.

In 2005 Ralph and business partner Joe Brusha, co-wrote and published Zenescope's first comic book series, Grimm Fairy Tales, which was an immediate hit with comic book fans all over the world. He went on to co-create the acclaimed Wonderland trilogy along with Brusha and writer Raven Gregory. Tedesco has co-developed and has written numerous Zenescope titles such as Se7en, Salem's Daughter and Grimm Fairy Tales' INFENRO. He is currently developing several upcoming Zenescope projects as well as executive producing the film version of The Piper, based off Zenescope's series of the same name. In his spare time Ralph trains in Japanese combat Jujitsu and is also an actor and proud member of SAG. He currently resides in the Art Museum area of Philadelphia, PA.

Joseph Torres, better known as J. Torres, is an award-winning Filipino-born Canadian comic book writer. He is perhaps best known for his run on DC Comics' Teen Titans Go!. He has also done some writing for animation and television. He's currently working on a very cool project called True Patriot. I encourage you support it by clicking here: www.indiegogo.com/truepatriot

This week we're joined by Ramon Perez, our first ever Eisner Award Winner! He actually replaced Kevin Long at Paladium Games back in the day. And Kevin Long was one of my favourite artists ever. Look at the work Kevin Long did on the Rifts books and tell me your mind isn't blown to tiny dust particles!!! Anyways, we chat about everything from childhood superhero creations to The Monkeys. Seriously. The Monkeys.

So Kalman is a comic book artist .. or dare I say ARTEESTE from right here in Toronto. He's also one of the best dressed dudes in the Western Hemisphere. Mind you, I'm not real judge of fashion, but he always makes me look like shlub. Great dude, though. We chatted about Captain Cannuck and a few other random things here. I love hearing his insight on things, and just so ya know ... he did the cover for a comic I have coming out with Frozen Beach Studios next year

Jimmy Palmiotti is a writer of the first regard … I don't even know if that sentence makes sense. But what I'm trying to say is he's a great writer, and also a swell fella. He even bought me a drink at FanExpo! I learned that he started in advertising and went on to ink comics and that's how he got his writing career going. And he's done more that write comics, he's written TV shows, videogames, movies, you name it! If you wanna become a writer, listen closely to what he's saying! It was a cool chat, so I hope you enjoy it!

Aaron Douglas played my favorite character on Battlestar Galactica, Chief Tyrol. We chatted about a bunch of stuff including his new show for Netfilx, Hemlock Grove. It was cool having him in studio being so frank about humanity.

Tony Moore has been one of my favourite comic artists ever since I started reading The Exterminators a few years back. I loved the book. It was tragic how it ended so soon. I suppose he's most famous for being part of the creative force behind The Walking Dead, but I've always liked Fear Agent and the Exterminators. What's kind of weird is the first book I really sunk my teeth into as a writer (Mike Gorbsmith: The Only Attractive Russian Ever) was often compared to Battle Pope, another book he worked on. But sheer luck my table was next to his at Fan Expo and he was awesome. Gave me and my buddy Adam Gorham (@adamtgorham on twitter) loads of comic advice. Great dude. tT was rad to have him on the Podcast!

This week George from the Silver Snail came by the studio and continued a drunken conversation that started a few weeks ago. While at FanExpo we were stuck at a dinner table full of people crapping on Superman. I love Superman, and so does George. Hence forth we felt it was our DUTY to discuss why despite all the silliness involving the man in blue, he's still awesome.