Daily Grab 111: Radical Rat

My guest for both Screen Time and Giant Size this week is Kevin Munroe, who directed TMNT (2007), was lead designer/animator on Shiny Entertainment's Wild 9, and has a diverse and deep geek creative résumé. We talk about game design, animation, chasing the creative work you want to be doing, and...working directly with George Lucas.

In another 5by5 first, the recording of one creator interview show lead directly into an episode of another. I should have planned it this way. Both episodes should be up in the feed soon (subscribe to Screen Time and Giant Size if you don't already.

Munroe's Splinter in TMNT was played by the great Mako, in one of his final released performances.

Giant Size 5: Unique Combination of Talent

Marvel and DC are not the only two comics publishers out there. On this episode of Giant Size, I talk with two people from non-Big Two companies.

Branwyn Bigglestone works for Image Comics by day as their Accounts Manager, and by night freelance edits some of their comics.

The featured interview this week is with Ted Adams, the CEO of IDW Publishing. We delve into the history of the company and the extremely diverse array of comics and books they make, from republishing classic runs of Bloom County, TMNT, and Transformers to brand-new books based on licensed properties to some of the most unique and interesting original stories of recent years, like Locke & Key.

In my weekly chat with Brandon form Austin Books & Comics, we not only talk about the week's comics, but we also seethe with anger at the abrupt dismissal of fan and personal favorite writer Gail Simone from DC's Batgirl.

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