RetConned

A prolific illustrator and sculptor, Harding has made a name for himself over the last decade or so working on some of the most popular lines of action figures from the comic book world. Along with designing toys and collectibles based on just about every superhero and villain out there, Harding has also worked on a long list of projects for the movie, television, and music world, and even finds time to provide illustrations for the occasional comic OR book cover.

Basically, if you’ve got an action figure on your shelf that just looks too good to part with, or one of those deluxe Blu-ray sets packaged in a collectible statue, there’s a good chance you own something that Harding designed.

We took a trip to Harding’s studio, located just north of New York’s Capital Region, to learn more about the artistry of designing our favorite geekery.

Former NASA space shuttle engineer and sci-fi author Darren Beyer has written extensively about the disparity of leading ladies in the science-fiction genre. His newest novel Casimir Bridge, follows the journey of a female science journalist, Mandisa “Mandi” Nkosi, as she works to uncover a conspiracy in an intergalactic economy brimming with futuristic technology.

On WAMC’s Vox Pop live call in show, RetConned’s Rick Marshall was joined by comic writer Ron Marz to talk post San Diego Comic-Con and pop culture.

Song of the Deep, a new video game by Insomniac Games is hitting a frequently untapped market when it comes to children. A book produced in parallel with the game tells the story of a young girl named Merryn, who one night builds a submarine to venture out into open water in search of her father… who one stormy night at sea, never came back home. RetConned’s Patrick Garrett spoke with author and co-founder of Insomniac Games, Brian Hastings on what the games and book industry are doing to help encourage young girls.

The latest in augmented-reality (AR) gaming, the smartphone app Pokémon GO has been grabbing attentions across the globe since its debut last week. Mashable‘s Games Editor Chelsea Stark joins the RetConned podcasts team in logging the miles in an attempt to “catch ’em all.”

With all the turmoil surrounding politics worldwide, people like to imagine their own political ideology as the correct one. But would your best ideas turn out to be “good public policy?” Our new podcast RetConned, takes a look into the development of the popular political simulation game, Democracy 3.

On this week’s episode of RetConned, we talk to co-directors and showrunners, Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, of Netflix’s new original series, Voltron Legendary Defender.

With “Captain America: Civil War” in theaters now, RetConned’s Rick Marshall speaks to attorney James Daily, the co-author of the 2012 book “The Law of Superheroes,” and creator of the long-running “Law and the Multiverse,” a blog that explores elements of the superhero world from a legal perspective.

With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in theaters now, RetConned’s Rick Marshall speaks to veteran Batman comic-book writer Scott Snyder about the two characters and their history as allies—and enemies—over the years.