Sci-Fi Saturday Night

Josh Dahl is the creator of Rapid City Below Zero Comic. He drops in, in the middle of a business meeting, to talk about his KickStarter for Issue #5 of Rapid City Below Zero, which wraps up the story arc for his Book #1. He also talks about his giveaway of Episodes 1 thru 4, so get them while the getting’ is good.

We also talked about his other website Making Better Comics and what you can find there. Josh will be appearing at Seacoast Comic Con and Boston Comic Con in the coming weeks.

In The Weeks News:

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Anthony Ruttgaizer is a comic book writer, a stand-up comedian, a talk radio host, a night club DJ, a pop culture blogger and, perhaps most infamously, a professional wrestler. We talk about his Kickstarter for part 3 of his comic F1rst Hero: Wednesday’s Child and his previous crowd funding events for parts one and two of this series. We also discuss his many upcopming events and his new startup independent publishing venture.

In this weeks News Round Table:

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Leslie Carrara-Rudolph is an incredibly high energy , puppeteer and voice-over artist.

She may be best known for her puppet character Abby Cadabby on Sesame Street, for which she has received 4 Emmy nominations for Best Performer in a Children’s Series. Leslie got her start as a puppeteer on ABC’s Muppets Tonight and talks with us about her first days with Jim Henson Company, Caroll Spinney and others. We met her at a convention earlier this year and talked to her and the puppets about literally whatever they wanted.

Here is my time with Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Lolly Lardpop and Abby Cadabby.

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So, when you say “Whats New?” to Griffin, you’re sure to get an earful,and this is exactly what this show was, an hour with Griffin talking about his new endeavors on Shaded Area’s, his new projects and all the fun he always seems to be having. From  new video projects, to web comics and blogging, the updated website has something for everyone. Explore and enjoy, that why they do it! Who needs news when Griffin is on? Not Us!

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In a one on one interview, Gary joins us to talk about many of the special events and people coming up at NorthEast Comic Con, including:

Panels:

Constant Events in The Fez Room (because Fez’s are Cool)

The Saturday After Show Party, which includes performances by:

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Its Northeast Comic Con special guest night and joining us is Star Trek – Deep Space 9‘s Chase Masterson who is also the founder of the Pop Culture Hero Coalition. She also talks about her Doctor who spinoff audio adventure series, Vienna.

Created by Chase Masterson  The Pop Culture Hero Coalition that uses the universal appeal of comics, film & TV to create anti-bullying programs at pop culture events, and in schools and communities.Founded in 2013, they are a non-profit that takes a stand against bullying, racism, misogyny, cyber-bullying, LGBT-bullying, and other forms of hate. The Coalition works with experts and advocates, including representatives from the United Nations, the Anti-Defamation League, the NOH8 Campaign and Justice League New York.

Weekly News Roundup:

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The absolutely charming Jackie joins us to talk all about her, her writing and the fun she is having. When she was 14 she had her first book, Bloody Nightmares, published. Now, at 16, she has her second book out, The Demonic Eye. We talked about how her love of words and reading was    by her family and how libraries held such a fascination for her. When not writing, going to school or deciding on which college to attend, Jackie attends comic conventions where she gets a real kick from meeting people. She really enjoys cosplayers. You can see her at Northeast Comic Con this summer.

In This Week’s News Discussion:

Flash, Arrow and Supergirl all being renewed

Comixology Launches Digital Comic Book Subscription Service

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Michael Mitchell is the CEO, Creator, Head Writer, Artist and Inker of Mitchell Comics and Zombie Sub-920. He joins us to talk about 2 new “One Shot” projects:

We also talk about his tie in with the new exhibit at the McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, NH. and his role in Aerospacefest 2016.

Interestingly, he also talked about how Mitchell Comics began and became a family industry.

In This Weeks News:

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We are then joined by Tracy Hickman who came on to talk about Ghostbusters Experience at The Void, how it happened, Sony Studios, the TED Talks and just how much damn fun he is having!

Warning. This show was NOT edited for length. Notify the network, we went long.

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Jenise Aminoff & Susan Jane Bigelow join us to discuss the craziness that is the Kickstarter of their new books The Witch’s Kitchen and The Demon Girl’s Song.

Jenise talks about her secret identity, Dianna Sanchez , and why she feels it’s so important to use it. This is her debut novel. She also shares details about being a an MIT alumna, her time as an editor of New Myths magazine, teaching science in the Boston Public Schools and her Preschool Chef cooking class for children ages 3-5

Susan Jane Bigelow is a fiction writer, political columnist, and

librarian. She mainly writes science fiction and fantasy novels, most notably the Extrahuman Union series from Book Smugglers Publishing. Her short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Apex Magazine, Lightspeed Magazine’s “Queers Destroy Science Fiction” issue, and the Lamba Award-winning “The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard,” among others.

The discussion wandered as it usually does to talk about their writing styles, the importance of young readers, The Locus Awards, the importance of diversity in writers and subject matter, how they work and their affiliation with Dreaming Robot Press. It’s a refreshing conversation with 2 very literate and entertaining authors.

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