Comics, Beer & Sci-fi

Everything you'll want to know before heading out to the 2025 Motor City Nightmares horror convention in Novi, MI from 7/25/-7/27. Coordinator Dan Brown joins host Lolly to discuss the great line-up of guests and special events like their film festival, panels, cosplay contests, after hours concerts and more. MCN is Michigan's longest running horror con and always a favorite for us to attend. Hope to see you there! Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X for exclusive video content and more.

On this X-cellent edition of our podcast we've got a collection of X-Men actors, artists and superfans from the spring 2025 Motor City Comic Con. 00:33 - Actor Shawn Ashmore (Iceman in the X-Men movies) 04:39 - Lenore Zann (Rogue in X-Men '97) 08:11 - Joe Rubinstein (Marvel artist) 12:24 - Alison Sealy-Smith (Storm in X-Men '97) 15:03 - Alyson Court (Jubilee in X-Men: The Animated Series) 21:24 - Karl Grobson (comic book dealer and X-Men collector) Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X for exclusive video content and more.

Back in March of 2025 we spent the day at the Cleveland Comic Book Show, where we talked to several of the areas best authors, artists and experts! 00:32 - Graphic novel author Scott MacGregor 07:24 - Comic book artist Natalie Haines 10:49 - Underground comic book artist Gary Dumm 14:02 - IronClad Comics co-creators Dave and Cody 18:45 - Keith Cretin from Cretin Comix on underground comics Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X for exclusive video content and more.

We made the pilgrimage to the Monroeville Mall where the zombie classic Dawn of the Dead was filmed for the annual Living Dead Weekend celebrating the movies of George Romero! 00:45 - Actress Judith Ridley (Night of the Living Dead) 03:50 - Filmmaker Gary Streiner (Night of the Living Dead) 09:18 - Actress Kyra Schon (Night of the Living Dead) 12:03 - Actor Jarlath Conroy (Day of the Dead) 17:00 - Actor Terry Alexander (Day of the Dead) 19:39 - Writer Jeff Whitehead (COO of the George George A. Romero Foundation) 22:32 - Filmmaker John Russo (Night of the Living Dead) 30:47 - Actor Eugene Clark (Land of the Dead) 32:18 - Superfan Paul O'Boyle 36:00 - The hosts of Terror Night Theatre

For Free Comic Book Day 2025 we recorded several interviews live from State of Comics in Plymouth, MI. 00:33 - State of Comics owner Ryan Hetkowski 16:20 - Comic book collector Garrett discusses some of the comic books available on FCBD 2025 19:40 - Brother and sister cosplayers, Julie and Dirk, discuss their love of Wonder Woman, Lord of the Rings and much more 25:55 - Peter Skinner from State of Comics talks Free Comic Book Day and more! 28:39 - Hazbin Hotel cosplayer David 30:37 - Samantha Yankee, the Operations Manager at the Motor City Comic Con, joins us to discuss their Spring show! 43:37 - State of Comics co-owner Ashley Hetkowski 49:07 - Comics, Beer & Sci-fi superfan Brandon joins us to discuss his love of science fiction 1:00:09 - Cosplayer Jeffrey joins us to show off his Indiana Jones cosplay

On this special episode we celebrate the life of Mike DeSantis with interviews from family and friends at the 2025 Great Lakes Comic Con. Mike was an incredible presence in the Michigan comic book scene and will always be remembered fondly.

The Great Lakes Comic Con is easily one of our favorite conventions and this year they're celebrating their 15th anniversary. Show runner Mike DeSantis tells us everything we need to know about this year's con, plus he shares his comic book and toy collecting background. Get your tickets for the show on Feb. 21-23 at greatlakescomicconvention.com Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X for exclusive video content and more.

On this episode we talk to historians about several of our favorite topics: 00:35 - Steve Sabo shares what it was like at the first ever comic con, the Detroit Triple Fan Fair. 05:26 - Rankin/Bass historian and biographer Rick Goldschmidt joins us to discuss everyone's favorite holiday themed animation studio. 20:51 - And finally, we quizzed dealer extraordinaire Lauren Becker on the most expense comic books ever sold! Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X for exclusive video content and more.

Casey and Marc headed down to Toledo last year for the Fantasticon and spoke to many of the incredible guests, including: 00:33 - Sam Jones 04:17 - Larry Wilcox 11:29 - Adam's Action Figures and Comics 15:09 - Erik Estrada 20:28 - Hero Tomorrow Comics 24:29 - Jerry DeCaire 28:36 - Endurance Comics

Several of our favorite guests from Astronomicon 7, including: 00:35 - Voice acting legend Billy West 07:19 - Wrestling legend Mick Foley 09:31 - Artist Dave Brown Jr. 12:31 - Actress Heather Matarazzo from Scream 3, Hostel II and Welcome to the Doll House 15:24 - Actor Walter Jones from Power Rangers Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X.

We take a deep dive into the world of toy collecting with friend of the show Tim Williams, who owns Plastic Planet in Lapeer, MI. We talk about first realizing that you are a collector, moving to a dealer, and then opening his retail space. Tim is a close friend of the show and has been featured on our channels. He's a great guy and this is a fun listen! Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X.

This episode features an in-depth interview with the legendary Jim Shooter, who is mainly known as the Marvel editor-in-chief who created Secret Wars. He shared how he got his start in comics as a teenager, working with Stan Lee and running Marvel Comics. Also hear from comic book dealers and cosplayers who were at GalaxyCon Columbus along with Jim Shooter. You can see video of all these interviews and more on our social media. Follow comicsbeerscifi on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X.

High Grade Comics is a new video and audio series by the Comics, Beer & Sci-fi team that spotlights classic comic book creators, collectors and industry insiders. On this episode we spotlight artist, comic book creator and show runner Marty Hirchak. He discusses his days working in underground, self distributed comics, moving to newspaper and poster art, and how he started dealing comics and organizing his own shows. He also gives us a look at some favorite pieces of his collection. Marty is a staple of the Detroit comic book scene, so make sure to check out this episode. Follow us on social media at comicsbeerscifi on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Blue Sky and X.

We've got a special mini-episode featuring our recap of the summer Jim and Dan Toy and Comic Show in Dayton, OH. Their winter show is on 12/8/24. 00:33 - Dan Taylor (co-founder of Jim and Dan Toy and Comic Show) 03:33 - Craig Boldman and Jeff Shultz (Archie Comics artists and authors) 05:50 - Columbus Comic Consultants with Jeremy and Jimmy 08:51 - Tim Fuller (Sham Comics creator) 11:30 - James A. Fyerman (author of the novel Braker Ford’s Adventures in Space) 13:47 - Matt Fife and Matt Rodgers (author and artist of Happy Astronaut indie comic) Check out our YouTube channel @comicsbeerscifi and social media sites for video of these interviews and many others!

Another Motor City Comic Con is in the books! Our very own Marc Myers was busy talking to some of the incredible guests, including: (00:33) Barry Bostwick (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Megaforce, Spin City) (09:51) Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street) (13:58) Kevin Grevioux (actor and comic book creator) (18:31) Ronee Blakley (Nashville, A Nightmare on Elm Street) (24:31) Tait Fletcher (actor/stuntman The Mandalorian, Gen V) (29:35) Bill Pappas (comic book dealer) Check out our YouTube channel @comicsbeerscifi and social media sites for video of these interviews and many others!

We're gearing up for the Fall Motor City Comic Con with this recap of the Spring show with in-depth interviews, including Rob E from Attack On Show, cosplayers Mya and Matthew, comic book creator Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, and actors Bruce Greenwood and Efren Ramirez. After listening to this episode make sure to check out our next episode for more of our chats from the Spring MCCC. -Actor Bruce Greenwood (00:34) -Comic Book Creator Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (03:40) -Matthew the Orc and LARPing Cosplayer (11:27) -Actor Efren Ramirez (19:45) -Attack on Show creator Rob E (24:54) -Mya the Halo Cosplayer (44:28)

We wrap up our coverage of the 2024 Motor City Nightmares horror convention. Actor Dave Sheridan (00:33) talks about Scary Movie, The Devil's Rejects, Ghost World and his comedy roots. Then Demonologist and Author Jason McLeod (12:11) tells us about his time working with Ed and Lorraine Warren and more. Harrison Lange (33:51) from the Static Tape video store shares his love of physical media and the resurgence of VHS. Finally, we spoke to filmmaker CJ Vecchio (36:55) about his award winning fan film The Evil Three featuring Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees and Leatherface.

After an extended off season, we're back with all new episodes. Up first is part 1 of our Motor City Nightmares recap. We've got great interviews with Tyler Mane (X-Men and Halloween), Ray Wise (Twin Peaks and Robocop), Arye Gross (Minority Report), Brooke Smith (Silence of the Lambs), Hannah Hall (Forrest Gump), Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist), and Tommy Brunswick, the owner of Motor City Nightmares. If you want to watch these interviews head over to our YouTube channel @comicsbeerscifi. Make sure to subscribe to our podcast and follow us on your favorite social media app.

We've got a nice assortment of interviews on this week's episode that were conducted at the Great Lakes Comic Con and Fantasticon Toledo: -Bob Budiansky discusses his prolific comic book career including his role in the creation of the Transformers. (00:41) -Mark Hodges gives us a preview of the upcoming spring installment of the Grand Rapids Comic Con. (8:59) -Graphic novel and comic book author Dirk Manning chats with us about several of his upcoming projects. (12:02) -Finally, one of the greatest living character actors, Mark Rolston, shares what it was like appearing in some of the greatest movies of all time, including Aliens, The Shawshank Redemption, The Departed and more! (19:58) Our podcast is brought to you by Able Ideaz, Greko Printing & Imaging, and Comix Well Spring.

We've got a special all comic book dealer edition featuring 13 vendors who were at the 2024 Great Lakes Comic Con: -Argos Book Shop (0:43) -Warehouse Comics, Cards and Games (5:50) -Classic Collectibles (9:13) -Phat Daddy's Comics (12:01) -Trilogy Entertainment (15:07) -Robot Zero Comics (17:31) -K Mort Comix (22:20) -Brad's Comics & Collectibles (23:05) -Danielle Petersen (26:30) -Comic Pop Collectibles (27:07) -Just Joe King Comics (30:37) -Lantern Comics (32:19) -Cosmic Comics (35:27) Our podcast is brought to you by Able Ideaz, Greko Printing & Imaging, Comix Well Spring, Grand River Ballroom and Shorty Bell's Pizza.