Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Bizarro) host Frank Barbiere (Five Ghosts; The Howling Commandos of SHIELD), Tom King (Grayson; Omega Men), Charles Soule (Daredevil; Inhumans), Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class; upcoming: Big Trouble in Little China), Jeff King (Hand of God; Convergence).
Recorded at San Diego Comic Con on July 12, 2015.
Ed Brubaker, the writer/creator of Velvet and The Fade Out, the man who brought back Bucky and created the Winter Soldier, talks about his process, his on-screen appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and lots more.
Recorded at WonderCon on April 4, 2015
Mark Waid, the writer of Daredevil, Kingdom Come, Princess Leia, Irredeemable, Empire, and thousands of comics talks about his 30 years in the business, the best artists, creating memorable characters, why he loves comics, superheroes that aren't downers, and lots more.
Hosted by Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Bizarro) at Chicago's C2E2, April 26, 2015.
Featuring The Thrilling Adventure Hour's Hal Lublin (Welcome to Night Vale), Mark Gagliardi (Drunk History), and NWP:CE co-hosts Ben Blacker (Marvel's Thunderbolts, Deadpool) and Heath Corson (DC's Bizarro). In “We Got This,” Mark and Hal offer definitive answers to dumb debates. In this crossover, it's MARVEL VS DC!
Though often associated with Crime Alley and Arkham Asylum, Gotham City isn’t all doom and gloom! Spend an hour with some of your favorite Batman creators as they discuss the thrilling adventures of the young heroes and villains of Gotham City! Heath Corson (Bizarro) hosts Babs Tarr (Batgirl), Brenden Fletcher (Batgirl, Gotham Academy and Black Canary), Tim Seeley (Grayson), and Genevieve Valentine (Catwoman) who discuss the twists and turns coming up in their respective books!
Recorded at C2E2 in Chicago, April 25, 2015
Brneden Fletcher, co-writer of Gotham Academy, Batgirl, and Black Canary talks with Ben Blacker (Image's Thrilling Adventure Hour: Sparks Nevada and Beyond Belief) and Heath Corson (DC's Bizarro) about expanding the world of Gotham City, co-writing, his collaborators, ultra-compressed and ultra-decompressed storytelling, and more.
Recorded at WonderCon on April 4, 2015
Mairghread Scott, a rising star of both comics and animation writing, discusses both mediums, her career path, her work process, discrimination in comics, criticism and murders involving key lime pie in what you might call a wide-ranging conversation.
From WonderCon, Ben Blacker (Image's Thrilling Adventure Hour: Sparks Nevada and Beyond Belief) and Heath Corson (DC's Bizarro) talk about the lasting impact of the Justice League International with two of its masterminds, J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League Dark) and Kevin Maguire (World's Finest).
Recorded at WonderCon on April 4, 2015
The television writer and producer Jeff King (Hand of God, White Collar) talks to Heath Corson (Bizarro) about his experience as lead writer and architect of DC Comics massive upcoming Convergence event, the pitfalls, pratfalls and differences of writing for comics, their meeting at the “DC Talent Summit” and their shared hatred/burning envy for Cullen Bunn.
Heath Corson (Bizarro) and Adam Beechen (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) chat with Jeff Kline, animation executive producer/writer extraordinaire (as well as Adam's boss) on his most recent projects: Transformers: Robots in Disguise and publishing ofthe Darby Pop comic line. Jeff chats about working with famed producer Frank Lupo, the business of publishing indie comics, how to make big brand franchises work and his 15+ years in animation. Plus, Jeff promised to make Adam cry before the end of this recording, tune in to see if he does. Or rather, how much he does.
Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and hundreds more beloved characters), Ben Blacker (co-creator of The Thrilling Adventure Hour), Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis), and Adam Beechen (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) convene to discuss the year in comics and comics-related media. They talk about the “building year” that was 2014, what translations of comics worked on the big and small screen, where comics storytelling might be going, and books, writers, and artists they couldn't get enough of this year.
Also: Blacker talks about changes to the podcast!
Our own original Fantastic Four: Ben Blacker (Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, and Beyond Belief ), Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis), comic legend Len Wein (Wolverine, Swamp Thing, Stegron) and Adam Beechen (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) join together in this action-packed episode to discuss product placement in comic books, the influx of comic movies, the necessity of cons to today’s comic writer, attendee’s questions AND Len gets lunch delivered! It’s a can’t miss, people!
This podcast was recorded live on Nov 1st at Comikaze in Los Angeles.
Artist/Creator/Director Rob Prior (Heavy Metal; Spawn the Impaler; Terminator 2: Nuclear Twilight) joins Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis) and Adam Beechen (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) to chat about his first gigs as an underage poseur painting monsters for Dungeons & Dragons, painting on stage with Tek9 and how he taught himself to paint simultaneously with two hands. Oh, and by the way, Rob’s painting the entire time that we’re talking to him.
This podcast was recorded live on Nov 1st at Comikaze in Los Angeles.
Charles Soule (She-Hulk; Death of Wolverine; Swamp Thing; Inhuman; Letter 44) and Gerry Duggan (Deadpool; Nova; Arkham Manor) join co-hosts Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis) at Rockbar in Manhattan to discuss telling personal stories, the perks of working for Marvel, where they find inspiration, and much more.
Recorded as part of New York Super Week on October 8, 2014.
G. Willow Wilson (co-creator of Ms. Marvel) and Greg Pak (Superman/Batman; “World War Hulk” and “Doomed” storylines) join co-hosts Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis) at New York ComicCon to discuss tackling characters new and old, introducing new worlds and cultures to comics, and telling stories they want to tell.
Recorded at New York ComicCon on October 11, 2014.
The creator of Y: The Last Man, Saga, and Marvel's The Runaways, and more discusses his process, world-building, ending stories, and telling personal stories in the comic book medium.
Recorded at New York ComicCon on October 10, 2014.
Get the new digital-only comics from Ben Acker & Ben Blacker at http://thrillingadventurehour.com/wordpress/comic-books/. Origin issues of The Thrilling Adventure Hour's Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, and Beyond Belief!
Marvel comics mastermind Brian Michael Bendis sits down to talk about the adaptation of his comic Powers to TV, creating the “new” Spider-man, Miles Morales, his work ethic, putting personal stories and emotions into such diverse projects as Guardians of the Galaxy and All New X-Men, how to pitch, and lots more.
Recorded as part of New York Super Week at Rockbar in Manhattan on October 10, 2014.
Matt Hawkins (Think Tank, Wildfire) and publisher of Top Cow joins Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis) and Adam Beechen (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) talk writing stories from science-fact, how he got hired by Rob Liefeld, living through the comic boom and bust of the go-go nineties and why comic books are a bad value at the current price.
Len Wein (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and more) joins Adam Beechen (Hench), Ben Blacker (The Thrilling Adventure Hour), and Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis) to answer your questions about inkers, colorists, and letterers, how much a comic costs, and of which of their works they're proudest. Plus, Len spills all on Batman '66: The Lost Episode!
Adam Beechen (Hench), Ben Blacker (The Thrilling Adventure Hour), and Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis) talk about Marvel's and DC'd “events,” then answer your questions about serialization, whether collected editions are killing monthly storytelling, World War I set comics, and more.
From the 2014 Phoenix Comicon: Superstar writer and artist Francis Manapul talks with Heath Corson (Justice League: War) and Marc Bernardin (The Authority) about The Flash, Batman, what makes for a special first issue, and various sundry other topics!
Len Wein (Batman), Brian Augustyn (Gotham by Gaslight), Adam Beechen (Robin), Heath Corson (Batman: Assault on Arkham) and Marc Bernardin (Genius) discuss Batman 75 year old history, how to bring something new to the Batworld, their favorite rogues and why Batman remains relevant. Listen just to hear Len pitch the single greatest Bat-Elseworld ever. Recorded at the Phoenix ComicCon on June 7, 2014.
Heath Corson (Batman: Assault on Arkham) takes on the legendarily outspoken artist Neal Adams (Batman, Green Lantern, Blood) as they tackle everything from artists rights to working for Stan Lee to digital comics.
Len Wein (Wolverine), Marc Bernardin (Genius), Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis), and Adam Beechen (Hench) probe the mind and imagination of X-genius Chris Claremont (The Dark Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past). Recorded at the Phoenix ComicCon on June 7, 2014.
Mark Evanier (Garfield and Friends), Adam Beechen (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) Shannon Denton (Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes), Neo Edmunds (Kaijudo), Jason Spisak (Young Justice) and Heath Corson (Justice League: Throne of Atlantis) discuss the madcap animation industry, what to do when directors slap actors and how to break in (if you actually still want to after hearing this). Recorded at the Phoenix ComicCon on June 6, 2014. (Note: Some audience questions were recorded too low and have been cut. But you’re smart, you’ll figure out what they asked in context.)