Interviews

Colleen Doran Interview!

Episode: 
48
Or: Digging Up the Dirt on A Distant Soil!

For years, Colleen Doran has been working in the comics industry, putting her mark on comics and permeating every level with great success. Whether it's her work on seminal runs of Sandman, or main stream work with characters like Spiderman or in the independent market with her creator owned series, A Distant Soil, Colleen has pretty much done it all.

A Vertigo icon, she has worked with so many talented writers. Fighting for their spots on the long list are names like Neil Gaiman, J. Michael Straczynski, Clive Barker and Warren Ellis!


During a sit down with Colleen, Mike and Jonny try to glean some wisdom from her many years of experience. This could mean anything, from the current crisis for inkers to the hardships of independent publishing to simply farming the land! You heard right! Farming the land!


Colleen has a few new exciting projects coming up on the horizon as well. Following their team up on Orbiter, she and Warren Ellis has something brewing called Stealth Tribes. There are new issues of A Distant Soil on the way as well as a mystery project that isn't saying too much about yet!

You won't want to miss out on this new and exciting episode of A3U Podcast!
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Colleen's Site
Buy Her Books Here
Text Interview With Pop Culture Zoo
Average: 4.5

51:53 minutes (23.75 MB)

Chris Ryall Interview!

Episode: 
46

Or: IDW's Editor In Chief Unedited!
Jonny managed to catch up with IDW's publisher and editor in Chief Chris Ryall to talk comics and Transformers and find out what else IDW has been up to.

IDW has been known for the last number of years primarily for publishing the Transformers comics after Dreamwave went bankrupt. Since then they've spawned a number of successful books, the biggest being their relaunch of the G1 characters in a series of books starting with Infiltration. The books have since continued with Stormbringer, Escalation, Devastation, a number of Spotlight Volumes that also tie in and the upcoming Revelation. They've also started to reprint all of the older Marvel Transformer comics from the 80's into trades and various miniseries of the old UK stuff. And as if that wasn't enough, they'll be dipping into the old Dreamwave archives to reprint the Armada series for the first time ever. All of that and we haven't even touched on the movie tie ins!

They are also the house that brought up Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith and a cadre of horror comics like 30 Days of Night. As the years have gone on, IDW continues to add to their arsenal with more franchises like Doctor Who, Angel: After the Fall, Star Trek and most recently Ghostbusters while at the same time spreading their wings to diversify into other formats such a their children's imprint, "Worthwhile Books" and coffee table books like Stephen Romano's "Shock Festival".

During our sit down, I ask Chris all the important questions, what projects are coming up for them, how closely the movie books will adhere to continuity and the all important question - what the heck does an editor in chief do anyway? So strap in for a quick twenty minute journey into the Idea and Design Work factory. Are you listening?
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IDW Website
Wiki's Article on IDW (stating Chris Ryall is an owner, see I wasn't lying!)
A Completely Different IDW (no relation)
Average: 2.5

23:36 minutes (10.8 MB)

Stephen Romano Talks Shock Shop!

Episode: 
44

Or: Shock Festival Rocks the Best of Us!

Gearing up for Halloween, A3U does a sit down with Stephen Romano, the author of the upcoming book Shock Festival, the best collection of exploitation cinema movie posters that never existed! He's written other books, written for Masters of Horror, written comics and is a mad fiend for movies. It's always great to see a real "reel" fan getting to work with some of the greats in the industry and doing what he loves to do. Find out how he teamed up with Don Coscarelli (director of the Phantasm movies and Bubba Ho Tep) and broke into the film world or sit back and relax while we give you the low down on what it takes to make a book like Shock Festival. Aside from fictitious poster art, Romano's book also chronicles the biographies of the actors in the flicks!
Over the span of an hour we cover everything from his new book to his previous book, his work with Coscarelli, the upcoming movies Bubba Nosferatu, the next Phantasm, a wicked flick called Black Devil Doll and why Stealth is the greatest movie ever! Seriously. Loaded with everything from stories of meeting Robert Englund to Guillermo Del Toro impressions, this was a great interview to do. Of course we can't help but work in a little commentary of Indy 4 either! What kind of A3U Podcast would it be without some good ol' down home Lucas bashing? All in good fun of course.
Shock Festival promises to be an awesome book, filled with all the wicked, bloody, big screen misadventures that we always wished we could have seen. At the center of it all is Stephen Romano, so listen up! The man works with Tim Bradstreet, Don Coscarelli, Thomas Jane and Ashley Lawrence! Dial in to find out more about the book before it hits shelves in October!

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Official Site
Preorder It!
Shock Festival on My Space
Black Devil Doll Site
Average: 2.8

69:34 minutes (31.84 MB)

Everybody Wants To Be Italian!

Episode: 
43

Or: Cerina Vincent's New Movie! The Italian Interview!

Super sweety, Cerina Vincent talks to us about her new upcoming movie, Everybody Wants To Be Italian. As a romantic comedy, this is definitely a departure from her well known horror fare and a welcome edition to her repertoire. It's always nice to see an actor or actress doing new work that expands the audience's expectation of them and this promises to be just that. This movie promises to be just as entertaining for the guys as it does for the girls by giving an edge to the comedy without becoming one of Hollywood's carbon copy romantic comedies. Below, you can view the trailer at the official site, or check out Cerina's official site, soon to be updated. Come listen to a little sneak preview of what you have in store for you in Everybody Wants To Be Italian!

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Official Site With Trailer
Cerina's Website
Average: 2.7

22:34 minutes (10.33 MB)

Sid Haig Interview!

Episode: 
40

Or: It's Just Three Assholes Talking Over Here!

You heard right! Did we interview the future president of these here united states? Well maybe not, but you could always listen in and find out why he doesn't give a shit if he even wins! Our sit down with Sid led us down several different paths; some led us to his work in the seventies on Foxy Brown and Coffy, some paths ended with on-set stories of the great Shatner, and even others talk of his work with Rob Zombie as the ever despicable Captain Spaulding. Find out what role got away and why (Believe me, you'll want to, it's a biggie). From politics to charging for autographs at conventions, we leave no stone unturned. So tune in and have a damn, doodly, good listen!

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Sid Haig's Official Page
Sid Haig's MySpace
Pics From El Super Beasto
Average: 3.8

65:44 minutes (30.09 MB)

Jim Byrnes Interview!

Episode: 
39

Or: Joe Dawson Lives!

Ladies and gents, I present for you renaissance man Jim Byrnes! Please, keep the applause to a minimum. Voice actor, live actor and musician, Jim shares his thoughts with us on the future of the Highlander franchise, the state of the music industry and its future and the more fanatical fans one can run into at conventions!
Transformers fans may remember him as Inferno on Beast Wars or as Thrust on Beast Machines, but he's probably most recognizable as Joe Dawson on Highlander the Series. Well whatever the fan base, Jim has a few things to say and we're all ears!

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Jim Byrnes Website
Jim Byrnes Other Website
Black Hen Music
Just A Pilgrim Music Video
12 Questions Music Video
Joe Dawson and Mythos Sing Together!
Average: 3.8

46:28 minutes (21.27 MB)

Tony Todd Interview!

Episode: 
36
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Or: Seattle Crypticon 2008!
While we were at the 2008 Crypticon we had a chance to grab an interview we had been trying to work out since last October! Mr. Tony Todd, the Candyman himself was kind enough to set aside some time for us to get the interview we wanted! He's on 24 now, he has numerous projects on the go and has been in so many wicked shows/movies that I think I need not list them! It should also be noted that during this interview there are a couple of guests that pop up, so keep your ears peeled. ...Can ears peel?
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Tony's Official Site
Crypticon Site
Average: 4

51:59 minutes (23.79 MB)

Drew Struzan Interview!

Episode: 
35
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Or: What Ever Awesome Movie Poster You're Thinking About, He Painted It!
So seriously folks, on the eve of the return of one of cinema's greatest heroes of all time; Indiana Jones, we thought we should talk to the man who has made all the posters! The creation of a movie poster is in itself it's own art, and there's one name that stand tall ahead of any other in this field. Who can think of Star Wars without seeing Luke brandishing his sabre into the night sky? Who goes back in time with Marty McFly without thinking back to that poster? He's created so many indelible images in our minds and set our imaginations ablaze with the possibilities of what these films may have to offer, it's hard to look at other movie posters at all. Learn more about his process, how technology is changing this art form and what the heck does Drew do in his spare time? DL and listen folks! Afterwards, you should log on to get access to a deleted scene where we find out how Drew Struzan became one of the many people Pat Lee screwed over in the scandal that was Dreamwave's infamous fall!
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Drew's Site
Starwars.com Drew Interview
Article On Drew/Hellboy 2!
Average: 4.1

41:37 minutes (19.05 MB)

Good God Y'all! Gary Chalk!

Episode: 
31
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Or: Chalk Lines!
Our buddy, Gary Chalk gave us his time for an interview and we made the most of it! The veteran actor has lent his talents to so many productions, where could I begin? Okay, I'll give it a shot. Uhh, Freddy Vs. Jason, Dark Angel, Stargate SG1, Beast Wars (hello? Optimus Primal?), Sonic the Hedgehog, Reboot, you know what? I'll just post his imdb link below! So c'mon, genre acting, voice acting, what more do you need? DL! DL!

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Gary's Lengthy IMDB Resume
What TF 2007 Was Missing!
Average: 4.6

52:51 minutes (24.2 MB)

Neil Marshall Interview!

Episode: 
30
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Or: Decent Descent Director Won't Doom Us With Doomsday!
Today we talk with Neil Marshall, the director of Dog Soldiers and The Descent about his upcoming movie Doomsday. Now this isn't the lame Superman villain that actually makes a decent animated movie.... no, this is a balls to the wall action movie with more homages than you can shake a stick at! Listen in as we talk Escape From New York, Road Warrior and Indiana Jones! Indy? Yup, Indy!

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Official Movie Site With Trailer
Average: 3.9

16:36 minutes (7.6 MB)
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