Comics, Beer & Sci-fi
Every episode we drink craft beer, make fun of each other and recap the week's geeky news, trailers, movies, and TV shows. With special guests and a different main topic every week, our podcast is always lively, but not for the easily offended!
Episodes
July 7, 2025 • 23 mins
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 an...
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June 21, 2025 • 29 mins
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
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June 8, 2025 • 40 mins
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 ...
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May 4, 2025 • 62 mins
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 ...
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February 23, 2025 • 33 mins
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.
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February 7, 2025 • 27 mins
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
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February 2, 2025 • 23 mins
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!
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Sam Jones, Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, and more from Fantasticon Toledo 2024 | Episode 113 (1/26/25)
January 27, 2025 • 31 mins
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
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January 19, 2025 • 21 mins
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
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January 12, 2025 • 30 mins
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!
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January 4, 2025 • 25 mins
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. F...
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December 28, 2024 • 39 mins
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 ...
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November 29, 2024 • 15 mins
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 Brak...
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November 9, 2024 • 32 mins
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:...
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November 2, 2024 • 50 mins
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 Creato...
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October 26, 2024 • 43 mins
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 s...
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October 20, 2024 • 37 mins
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 intervi...
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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 ...
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March 3, 2024 • 35 mins
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 Comi...
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February 25, 2024 • 38 mins
We start off this episode with Paul King who previews his Ghostbusters themed show Midland Mall Comic Con that's on March 2nd and 3rd. Follow the con at https://www.facebook.com/MidlandMallComicCon/
Then we chat with Rick Goldschmidt, the official Biographer/Historian at Rankin/Bass Productions. He shares some of the insights he's gained from writing several books about the legendary animation company. Order Rick's books at https...
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