The Superman Fan Podcast: April 2015

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Episode #319 Part XI: MegaCon 2015: The Indie Comics Panel Room!

(L to R:) Panel moderator Terry Cronin, Brian Pulido, Martin Dunn, Austin Janowsky,
Juan Navarro, Martin Pierro and Jeff Kaufman!

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Note: The following panel contains a little bit of EXPLICIT language. Listener discretion is advised.

THE INDIE COMICS PANEL ROOM, as it was titled in the panel schedule, was the final panel I attended at MegaCon 2015. It occurred in Room 205BC from 1:20 - 2:10 pm. Panel Moderator Terry Cronin led this interactive panel in a discussion of the challenges of becoming an independent comic book creator, finding reliable talent to work with, handling portfolio critiques from established professionals, and treating your comic book career in a professional and businesslike manner. The panelists touched on these topics and more through sharing stories from their own careers.

Terry Cronin: 3 Boys Productions

Brian Pulido: BrianPulido.com
Brian Pulido Director

Mischief Makers Studios

Lady Death Universe

The Graves Movie

Coffin Comics

Martin Dunn: Hashtag Comics

Austin Janowsky: Deviant Art

Austin Janowsky Art on Facebook

Juan Navarro: Creature Entertainment

Martin Pierro: Cosmic Times Comics

Jeff Kaufman: Big City Comics

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015 WRAP UP! In this final episode for MegaCon this year, I'll discuss my experiences at the convention and share a few interviews I conducted on Friday and Sunday.

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Episode 319 Part X: MegaCon 2015: DC Artists Panel With Amanda Conner!

Amanda Conner!

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The DC ARTISTS panel was the second panel I attended, but the first one I recorded, at MegaCon 2015 on Sunday, April 12, 2015. It occurred in Room 311EF from 11:55 pm - 12:45 pm. According to the panel schedule, George Perez, Mike Lilly, Ethan Van Sciver and Rob Hunter were scheduled to join Amanda on the panel, but she was the only one who showed up. It became an Amanda Conner Q & A, where she discussed her career and her creative process.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015: THE INDIE COMICS PANEL ROOM!

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Episode #319 Part IX: MegaCon 2015: Attention Bronies Panel!

(L to R:) MY LITTLE PONY artist Andy Price and writer Katie Cook!

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The fourth and final panel I attended at MegaCon 2015 on Saturday, April 11, 2015 was the ATTENTION BRONIES PANEL. It occurred in room 206A from 4:10 - 5:00 pm. Writer Katie Cook and artist Andy Price discussed with the audience how they came to work on the MY LITTLE PONY title two years ago and hinted at what to expect in future issues of the very popular title.

I first met artist Andy Price at MegaCon 2013 during the WORKING ON LICENSED COMICS PANEL on Episode 263 Part III.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015: DC ARTISTS PANEL!

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Friday, April 24, 2015

Episode 319 Part VIII: MegaCon 2015: The Art Of Cinema Panel!

(L to R:) Bob Layton, Darwyn Cooke and Jimmy Palmiotti!

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NOTE: The following panel contains a little bit of EXPLICIT language. It may be NSFW, so listener discretion is advised.

THE ART OF CINEMA PANEL was the third one I attended at MegaCon 2015 on Saturday, April 11, 2015. It took place in Room 206A from 2:45 - 3:35 pm. Bob Layton, Darwyn Cooke and Jimmy Palmiotti answered questions from the audience, and shared stories from their careers about the highs and lows of adapting comic book projects to the big and small screen.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015: THE ATTENTION BRONIES PANEL! Writer Katie Cook and artist Andy Price discuss their two year collaboration on the MY LITTLE PONY comic book from IDW.

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Episode 319 Part VII: MegaCon 2015: The Harley Quinn And Starfire Panel

Top Left: Jimmy Palmiotti, Bottom Right: Amanda Conner.
Right: Jimmy and Amanda with a room full of Harley Quinns!

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This was the second panel I attended at MegaCon 2015. It occurred in Room 311EF from 11:50 am to 12:40 pm. Jimmy and Amanda discussed their work as writers on the title HARLEY QUINN. They also shared with the panel audience what to expect from the new series STARFIRE, which will premiere in June after the conclusion of DC's CONVERGENCE event series.

Harley Quinn and Starfire are ™ and © DC Comics, a unit of DC Entertainment, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company, a subsidiary of Time-Warner.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015: THE ART OF CINEMA PANEL! with Jimmy Palmiotti, Darwyn Cooke and Bob Layton.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Episode 319 Part VI: MegaCon 2016: Learn How An Animation Studio Works Panel!

Top Left: Clovis, Bottom Left: Theory Animation, Right: David Andrade!

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The first panel I attended on Saturday morning, April 11, 2015 at MegaCon was titled, LEARN HOW AN ANIMATION STUDIO WORKS! David Andrade discussed how Theory Animation was formed, and what is unique about the company. He also played Theory Animation's cartoon RAY & CLOVIS. If you would like more information about the company, or are an animator interested in working for them, check out theoryanimation.com.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015: HARLEY QUINN & STARFIRE PANEL with Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner.

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Episode #319 Part V: MegaCon 2015: Death To Fanboys Part 3 Panel!

(Top L to R:) Martin Dunn, Aly Roth and Manny Cartoon.
(Bottom L to R:) Juan Navarro and Jeff Kaufman.

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NOTE: The following panel contains EXPLICIT language throughout. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

The DEATH TO FANBOYS PART 3 PANEL was the fourth and final panel I attended at MegaCon 2015 on Friday, April 10, 2015. It occurred in Room 206A from 5:20 to 6:10 p. m. The panelists and audience discussed some of the recent news items in the comic book industry. The reason the panel was labeled part 3 was because it was the third consecutive year this panel has appeared at MegaCon, but this was the first year I attended it.

Martin Dunn is the Creative Director of and Aly Roth is a colorist for Hashtag Comics.

Manny Cartoon can be found at mannycartoon.com.

Juan Navarro is Editor-In-Chief of Creature Entertainment.

Jeff Kaufman is President of Big City Comics.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015 PART VI: LEARN HOW AN ANIMATION STUDIO WORKS PANEL!

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Episode 319 Part IV: MegaCon 2015: Future Bear Mission Book Panel!

(Top L to R:) Prof. Rachel Simmons, Prof. Julian Chambliss and Future Bear!
(Bottom L to R:) Casandra Hill, Meredith Connelly and Alison Eitner as Future Bear!

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Future Bear's Mission Book,
designed by Stu Helm!

The FUTURE BEAR'S MISSION BOOK PANEL was the third panel I attended at MegaCon 2015 on Friday, April 10, 2015. It took place in Room 205BC from 4:00 - 5:00 p. m. Prof. Rachel Simmons created Future Bear, and Prof. Julian Chambliss wrote the Future Bear's comic book story. Cassandra Hill created Future Bear's rocket pack, Alison Eitner wore the Future Bear costume, assisted by Meredith Connelly. Rachel and Julian are professors at Rollins College who discuss using Future Bear in an educational environment to teach students about environmental awareness and climate change.

Yes, I got my picture taken with
Future Bear!

Originally I had planned to attend the SELF PUB COMICS panel which began ten minutes earlier, but I happened to meet Julian after the 3 BOYS PRODUCTIONS PANEL. We began to talk and I lost track of time. So instead of going to the SELF PUB COMICS panel after it started, I decided to attend this panel instead, and was glad I did. It was interesting to see how comic books can be used in education.

At the end of the episode I read an e-mail about the SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS PANEL!

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015 PART V: DEATH TO FANBOYS PART 3 PANEL!

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Episode 319 Part III: MegaCon 2015 Three Boys Productions Panel!

Terry Cronin of 3 Boys Productions!

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The 3 BOYS PRODUCTIONS PANEL was the second one I attended at MegaCon on Friday, April 10, 2015. Terry Cronin shared how the company got started, as well as the various multimedia projects 3 Boys Productions is involved in. For more information about them go to 3boysproductions.com.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015 PART IV: FUTURE BEAR'S MISSION BOOK PANEL!

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Episode #319 Part II: MegaCon 2015: Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960 - 1990 Panel!

Panel Moderator Marc B. Lee!

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The first panel I attended, which began at 12:15 p. m. Friday afternoon, was the SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON panel, hosted by MegaCon staff member Marc B. Lee. He took the older members of the audience, like myself, on a trip down memory lane, and introduced the younger generations to the cartoons of yesteryear. He played the opening themes for many Saturday morning cartoons of the 1960's and 1970's from his laptop, which was not hooked up to the speakers in the panel room. Marc used a hand microphone, which he held next to his laptop speakers. The audio from these cartoon themes will not be as clear as the sound from the rest of the panel.

I was unable to find any ownership information on the classic Japanese Anime characters Kimba, Marine Boy or Speed Racer.

Popeye is ™ and © King Features Syndicate, Inc., a subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation.

Super Chicken and George Of The Jungle are ™ and © the Bullwinkle Studios.

Schoolhouse Rock is ™ and © The Walt Disney Company.

Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes, Scooby Doo, Space Ghost, Moby Dick, Mightor, Shazzan, Wacky Races and Super Friends are ™ and © Warner Bros. Entertainment, a Time-Warner Company.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015 PART III: THE 3 BOYS PRODUCTIONS PANEL!

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Episode #319 Part I: MegaCon 2015 Preview!

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MegaCon 2015 will occur from Friday, April 10 - Sunday April 12, 2015 in halls A4 - B4 of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. I have covered the convention for this podcast beginning in 2010, and first attended MegaCon in 2005 & 2006 as a gift for my son, whose birthday was at the end of February, near the time the convention occurred those years.

In this preview episode I share some general information about MegaCon as well as some helpful tips for anyone planning to attend MegaCon, or any other convention, for the first time. The rest of the episode is a review of the schedule of panels I plan on attending, and covering for this podcast. This episode begins with MY PULL LIST segment as I review the March 2015 comic books I ordered from Discount Comic Book Service.

Because of my work schedule during the week after MegaCon, convention episodes will begin being posted the weekend of April 18 & 19, 2015.

After the MegaCon coverage we will return to our regularly scheduled journey through the time barrier to explore the silver age adventures of Superman with:

- SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK COVER DATED DECEMBER 1963: ACTION COMICS 307!

- SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOK COVER DATED FEBRUARY 1961: PART I: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 115 & PART II: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 23!

- SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK COVER DATED JANUARY 1964 PART I: SUPERMAN 166, PART II: SUPERMAN ANNUAL 8 & PART III: ACTION COMICS 308!

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Episode #318 Part II: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated January 1961: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #50!

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 50!

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SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 50, January 1961, was published around November 22, 1960. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. It featured the issue's third and final story. All three stories have been reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. IV.

- THE LORD OF OLSEN CASTLE (9 pgs.), was written by Jerry Siegel, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Sheldon Moldoff. This is the 59th Jerry Siegel Superman family story covered in this podcast,(the 119th he wrote up to the Superman stories we've covered in SUPERMAN and ACTION COMICS up to the November 1963 cover date), and the 160th Siegel story we've covered so far on this podcast. Previously, he wrote two stories for SUPERBOY 86, January 1961, published around November 22, 1960: THE SUPER COWARD drawn by Al Plastino and THE ARMY OF LIVING KRYPTONITE MEN, drawn by George Papp.

- THE WEIRDEST ASTEROID IN SPACE (8 pgs.), written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Sheldon Moldoff.

- THE SUPER-LIFE OF JIMMY OLSEN (9 pgs.), writer unknown, drawn by Al Plastino.

Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features, including the JIMMY OLSEN'S PEN PALS letter column.

Elsewhere in DC Comics, 27 titles carried the January or January/February 1961 cover date, according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics. They were covered back in Episode 232 for the week of July 4, 2012.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015 PREVIEW!

After my MegaCon Episodes; SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK COVER DATED DECEMBER 1963: ACTION COMICS 307! (I have to correct myself from last episode when I included SUPERMAN 166 and SUPERMAN ANNUAL 8. Those carry the January 1964 cover date and will be covered in about a month.)

On the following week: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOK COVER DATED FEBRUARY 1961 PART I: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 115!

And the week after that: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOK COVER DATED FEBRUARY 1961 PART II: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 23!

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