http://www.teletoonatnight.com/ en-us & #x2117; & #xA9; 2012 Teletoon Fredcast Fred Kennedy Fred Kennedy from TELETOON's Fred at Night interviews some of the greatest minds on subjects ranging from comic books, cartoons, video games, music and beyond! Fred Kennedy from TELETOON's Fred at Night interviews some of the greatest minds on subjects ranging from comic books, cartoons, video games, music and beyond! yes Teletoon Podcast podcast@teletoon.com Fred Kennedy Fred interviews author Arthur Slade. Arthur Gregory Slade is a Canadian author from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was raised on a ranch in the Cypress Hills and began writing in high school. He attended the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and received an English Honours degree in 1989. His first short story was published that same year. Slade became a full-time writer after the publication of his first novel for middle years, Draugr, followed by others such as Dust and Tribes. His novel Dust received the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature in 2001, and The Hunchback Assignments won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2010. Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:00:00 EST 46:11 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast Fred Kennedy Ben McCool Born and raised in Birmingham, England, Ben McCool was a long time fan of US comics. He first began to work with comics when he was employed by Nostalgia and Comics in his home town. There he met and became good friends with the Hitman artist John McCrea and began to learn more about the art of writing comics. Since then McCool has moved to New York City. Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:00:00 EST 46:08 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast Fred Kennedy J Bone and J Torres are the brains behind True Patriot True Patriot is an amazing anthology, visit kitkcster.com to donate! Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:00:00 EST 51:58 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, j bone, j torres, true north, comics Fred Kennedy Hope and Rachel are uber comics fans From Hope: I'm Hope Nicholson and my partner is Rachel Richey. We are long-time comic fans and academics currently based out of Toronto, Canada. We are the holders of the exclusive rights to reprint Nelvana of the Northern Lights. Both Rachel and I are passionate fans of the Canadian Golden Age of comics, and have been for years. We're thrilled that we finally have the opportunity to share this passion with you. Rachel expresses this through her blog Comic Syrup, and I am a producer on the documentary Lost Heroes, about Canadian comic superheroes. We organize and host comic events in Toronto and are proud to support established and up-and-coming local talent. Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:00:00 EST 51:58 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, hope nicholson, rachel richey Fred Kennedy Dr. Christopher DiCarlo Dr. diCarlo is a Philosopher of Science and Ethics whose interests in cognitive evolution have taken him into the natural and social sciences. His research focuses on how and why humans reason, think, and act the way they do. Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:00:00 EST 44:13 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, social sciences Fred Kennedy Ryan M. North is a Canadian writer, computer programmer, and occasional songwriter who is the creator and author of Dinosaur Comics, and co-creator of Whispered Apologies and Happy Dog the Happy Dog. North grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, where he studied computer science (minor in film) at Carleton University before moving to Toronto for his master's degree in computer science at the University of Toronto, specializing in computational linguistics; he graduated in 2005. He is a humorist, programmer and longboarding enthusiast and also designs t-shirts as a day job. Fri, 2 Aug 2013 13:00:00 EST 54:06 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, Ryan North, Whispered Apologies, Happy Dog the Happy Dog Fred Kennedy J Torrest returns to the Fredcast totalk about his anthology True Patriot, and more J. Torres won the Shuster Award for Outstanding Writer for his work on Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Love as a Foreign Language and Teen Titans Go. He is also the writer of the Eisner Award nominated Alison Dare and the YALSA listed Days Like This and Lola: A Ghost Story. Other comic book credits include Avatar: The Last Airbender, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, Ninja Scroll, Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman, and WALL-E: Recharge. Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:00:00 EST 54:02 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, J Torres Fred Kennedy Fred talks to creators of this comic called Bleedback Scott Nihill (Producer/Writer) has worked in film, TV and gaming for ten years, he has a background as a fine art illustrator, made a popular series of docs on artists and an interactive doc he directed was nominated for a Webbie Award (flubandutter.nfb.ca). Learn more via scottnihill.com. Riley Adams (Editor) is a TV, film and game writer who I brought in to help me construct a character-centric journey. He's worked on the CBS/CTV hit Flashpoint, and Warner Bros' next big budget console game, Mad Max. Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:00:00 EST 48:36 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, Scott Nihill, Riley Adams Fred Kennedy Fred talks to Tracy L. Spurrier and Dr. Clemens Reichel, cutators of the Mesopotamia exhibit at the ROM Tracy: As the contract assistant curator for the ROM's engagement of Mesopotamia: Inventing our World, Tracy Spurrier combines her extensive knowledge of ancient Mesopotamia with her love of sharing ancient cultures with the public. Always interested in archaeology, Tracy decided to dedicate her life to the profession following her first introductory class as a university freshman. She earned a BA in archaeology with a minor in anthropology from Boston University's esteemed Archaeology Department. Tracy pursued her interest in the Middle East through an MA in Near Eastern Archaeology from the University of Toronto where she is currently working on her PhD specializing in Mesopotamia. At U of T, she teaches a course on ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian mythology and has been involved with a number of ancient culture projects and enthusiast groups. She has extensive archaeology fieldwork experience excavating at numerous sites in Spain, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, including the dig at Tell Hamoukar in Eastern Syria directed by ROM curator Dr. Clemens Reichel... Dr. Clemens Reichel: With the ROM since 2008, Dr. Reichel was born and raised in a small town in Southern Germany's Black Forest. His interest in archaeology originated during a childhood trip to Rome and his first encounter with Near Eastern archaeology came as a student at University of Freiburg (Germany). Dr. Reichel's studies then took him to the University of London and onto the University of Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. in Mesopotamian archaeology. He has excavated and surveyed sites throughout Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. Since 2004 Dr. Reichel has directed the Hamoukar Expedition, a large Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age site in northeastern Syria, a joint project of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institu ute and the Syrian Department of Antiquities. Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:00:00 EST 1:00:39 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, Tracy L Spurrier, Dr Clemens Reichel Fred Kennedy Fred talks to Keith Grachow, an illustrator (and more) who has done it all: toys, Disney films, and a ton more. From Keiths website kgrachow.com: An artist since a wee lad, I have been involved with graphic arts and illustration to some degree all my life. When I was 5, my father started an advertising agency which introduced me to the world of graphics. This interest would continue into college where I earned a BFA with a focus in graphic design. All throughout college and for the next few years after, I took on various graphic and illustrative jobs, even doing the concept design for a sci-fi based dance club and bar. In the early 2000's I began working my first career job, as the in-house artist for a toy company. Play Along Toys, the creator of the Britney Spears doll and licensed toys such as Care Bears, was where I really cut my teeth and learned how to be a professional. Fri, 05 Jul 2013 13:00:00 EST 53:02 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, keith grachow, illustrator, illustration Fred Kennedy Fred talks to Rob Mailoux Rob is one of my favorite comedians in Toronto. He's a really angry guy on stage, but the weird part is, he isn't really angry at all. Just one of those guys who's gone through a myriad of political ideals and been consistently let down. This is a good one, he tells a story about a drug robbery at the end that is utterly fantastic. Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:00:00 EST 52:55 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, rob mailoux Fred Kennedy Fred talks to Shane Heron and David Bishop Shane is awesome. I met him years ago when we started working on Mike Gorbsmith together. I need to get working on that comic again, but haven't touched it in years. David I've met at a few shows and he's super good dude. Very genuine and one of those guys who just does this stuff out of love. You gotta love a dude like him. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:00:00 EST 41:20 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, david marshall, shane heron Fred Kennedy Fred talks to Dave Marshall I met Mr Marshall at C2E2 this years and he was a really awesome guy. He edits an entire slew of comics for Dark Horse. We had a really cool discussion about how much videogames have changed over the past few years and also about how patterns of storytelling are so engrained in our minds. I have to say, for me this was a real treat, and did I mention that he edits Conan. Yeah. He edits Conan. By Crom! Fri, 31 May 2013 13:00:00 EST 41:20 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, dave marshall Fred Kennedy Fred talks Kurtis Wiebe Kurtis Wiebe is a Vancouver, Canada based author who's been established in the world of comic writing since 2009. For his contribution to the critically acclaimed Green Wake, Kurtis was presented with the Outstanding Comic Book Writer Shuster Award. Never satisfied with a specific style of writing, Kurtis has branched out to novels, videogames and screenplays. He spends his days at home, writing about the mad things that float around his brain, and occasionally escapes to various cities around North America to promote his projects. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:00 EST 41:20 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, kurtis Wiebe Fred Kennedy Fred talks comic book veteran Ed Brisson Ed Brisson first became involved in comic creation in the early 1990s. He mostly works as a freelance letterer, and has worked for such companies as Image, ShadowLine, and Blackline Studios, among others. In 2005 he started New Reliable Press, a small publishing company that released eight books, including True Loves and You Ain't No Dancer, before officially ceasing publishing in May of 2011. In 2010, he wrote and self-published Murder Book Volume 1, which featured artwork by Simon Roy. Also in 2010, he wrote the story The Orchard, which was included in the crime anthology Acts of Violence. In 2011 he released Murder Book Volume 2, which featured art by Vic Malhotra and Michael Walsh. In 2012 he released the third volume of Murder Book; as well, he and Walsh began work on a comic book series called Come Back, published by Image in November of 2012. He is currently working on a short horror anthology similar to the Murder Book series. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:00 EST 44:19 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, ed brissons Fred Kennedy Fred talks to Brian Evinou and Phil McClorey about the anthology Monstrosity. Who doesn't love monster stories? Brian Evinou – Brian is an animator and a creator of some very cool comics. He almost punched me in the face when we were at C2E2 this year, so that's gotta count for something. Phil McClorey – Since the very first con I ever went to I've been on rad terms with my good friend Mr McClorey. He's also be kindling my love for D&D and that's just plan swell. Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 EST 50:45 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, brian evinou, phil mcclorey, monstrosity Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Joel Carriere, President of Dine Alone Records Joel Carriere is the president and owner of Dine Alone Records, Bedlam Music Management, and S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival. He is known for managing Canadian post-hardcore group Alexisonfire and alternative group Bedouin Soundclash. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:00:00 EST 46:04 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, Joel Carriere, dine alone records, bedouin soundclash, alexisonfire Fred Kennedy Fred interviews stand-up comic Janeane Garofalo, Daily Planet Host Jay Ingram, and Phantasm director Don Coscarelli JANEANE GAROFALO, the petite woman with the acerbic wit, had many jobs before breaking into show biz. She worked as a bike messenger, a shoe salesperson (no doubt with Al Bundy's disposition), waitress and temp secretary. Watching David Letterman on TV inspired her, and by 1985 she was doing stand up comedy. Science broadcaster and writer JAY INGRAM was co-host of Discovery Channel's science show, Daily Planet for 16 years. From 1979 to 1992, Ingram hosted CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks and earned two ACTRA Awards, including Best Host. DON COSCARELLI, in much the same way that director George A. Romero's creative output has been primarily centered around the highly successful "Dead" series of zombie films, has for over two decades seen his universe swirling around the lesser successful, but equally cult, and much loved "Phantasm" series of horror movies. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST 55:39 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, Don Coscarelli, Janeane Garofalo, Jay Ingram Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Scott Hepburn, animation designer and comic book illustrator for Star Wars, Skullkickers, Orchid and more. Let's start by saying Scott Hepburn is one of the nicest dudes I've ever met in the comics industry, genuine, kind and incredibly insightful. Then there's that whole "talent" thing. Look at his resume, it reads like my fantasy comics sheet! Orchid, Darkstalkers, Star Wars, Skullkickers, X-Men Age of Apocalypse and MORE! We had a really cool conversation about the importance of backgrounds and social networking and even post secondary education. This guy is on the Jim Zub level of class! Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 51:05 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, scott hepburn, star wars, street fighter, x-men, skullkickers Fred Kennedy Fred gives you a mixed bag of awesome. Two interviews from the archive of Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie from Game of Thrones, before it came out! As an added bonus you get to hear Canadian broadcasting legend Sook Yin Lee Kit Harrington - Kit has been known to UK audiences for years but made his big breakthrough to North America playing Jon Snow from Game of Thrones, and he's since been mounted on the walls of countless teenage girl's rooms. He also happens to be my favourite character on the show. Also, we both loved Sharpe … a BBC classic! Rose Leslie - Rose Leslie is the envy of many women out there. She gets to shmoogle with Jon Snow! That of course being her role of Ygritte on Game of Thrones. She's also on Dowton Abbey. But I was more impressed by her appearance on Banged abroad! Sook Yin Lee - She is one of my media idols. I'd been a fan of hers since I became obsessed with becoming a Much Music VJ when I was in high school. That never happened, but I've leaned to live with it. She came on to talk about her Jack Layton movie for CBC, but we eventually chatted about mascots! Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST 41:20 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Jason Anarchy: The creator of Drinking Quest For those who haven't played it, Drinking Quest is a fantasy setting RPG with really simple rules, uses only one dice, and the object is to have a few drinks while you play. In fact, drinking becomes PART of the game. I've played it with a group of my friends and we've always had fun in the process. Jason was an awesome guest, and while we played we even spewed about our love for Jim Zub … and then almost got drunk. Yep. He'll be at comicon this weekend, for those who wanna go meet him. Plus, you can pre-order Volume 3 of his game (you should, cause it's a blast) here: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST 37:35 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Indie Artists: Ricky Lima, Adam Gorham and Gibson Quarter Ricky Lima – He's a greatly bearded gent that works at Stadium Comics and also creates his own comics. Deep Sea is a fantastic indie title that will mstlikely be available at Fan Expo this summer, and he's already working on a sequel! Adam Gorham – Adam and I work on the comic Teuton together, and he's contributed to a bunch of indie compellations and the award winning Vampire Conspiracies OTPB published in 2009. You can check out his blog at http://aprincelydreadful.blogspot.ca/ Gibson Quarter – Gibson has done a good deal of work for comics overseas, including Undertow, and even here in Canada for Heroes of the North. You can check out his blog at http://gibsonquarter27art.blogspot.ca/ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST 53:35 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast,ricky lima, adam gorham, gibson quarter Fred Kennedy Fred interviews the expert media man Conor McCreery Conor has served in both creative and business positions for film and television companies, contributed over 1,000 stories and articles for media outlets and also provided expert analysis for Canada's Business News Network. That's all well and good, but he also comes to my house and drinks beer! Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:00:00 EST 49:14 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, conor mccreery Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Brian Azzarello This guy is my favourite comic writer. Period. I feel lame even just calling him a comic writer. He's my favourite writer, let's put it that way. This interview was kind of weird though cause it wound up being very choppy and conversational rather than a straight ahead discussion. This a big reason why I like having people in studio. But he lives in the US so that wasn't really an option. It's OK though and for me the off the cuff nature of what he was saying was what made in enjoyable. Either way, go read 100 Bullets, you'll be glad you did! Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:00:00 EST 36:20 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, brian azzarello Fred Kennedy Fred interviews the creators of Titan, Michael Tymczyszyn and Andy Stanleigh Michael Tymczyszyn is an author and screenwriter living in Toronto, Canada. He lives with his fiance and their dog. Michael is currently finishing writing for Titan Book 2, as well as several other series that will be released by AH Comics in 2013. Follow Mike on Twitter @alphabetkid. Andy Stanleigh is an artist and designer living in Toronto, Canada. His artwork has been displayed in invitational gallery showcases across Canada, as well as licensed by reproduction houses in North America. He lives with his wife and their two cats. Andy is currently illustrating for Titan Book 2, as well as another graphic novel title to be released by AH Comics in 2013. Follow Andy on Twitter @illustratorandy Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:00:00 EST 49:04 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, fredcast, michael tymczyszyn, andy stanleigh, titan Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Tim Truman - Arist, Writer and musician Timothy Truman is an American writer, artist and musician. He is best known for his stories and Wild West-style comic book art, and in particular, for his work on Grimjack (with John Ostrander), Scout, and the reinvention of Jonah Hex, with Joe R. Lansdale. Truman is currently writing Conan and Hawken. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:00:00 EST 44:18 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, tim truman Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Kagan McLeod, Canadian illustrator. Kagan McLeod has been illustrating for magazines, newspapers and design firms since 1999, after graduating from Sheridan College's illustration program. He began work as a staff artist for Canada's National Post newspaper, and has since had work published in magazines around the world. He lives in Toronto with his wife, two daughters and hound dog, Buddy. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST 52:00 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, illustrator, kagan mcleod Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Jason Aaron, creator of The Other Side, and Scalped Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors. In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side, which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry. Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST 36:49 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, Jason Aaron, The Other Side, Scalped Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Ed Brisson and Michael Walsh, who worked on indie series Murder Book together.. Mike and Ed are great guys. They worked on a VERY cool indie series called Murder Book and are now working on a book for Image called Comeback. The first issue is out next Wednesday and I can't recommend it enough. I already read the first issue and I am really excited for number two. It's cool to talk to these guys right now as they're riding the wave of their first pro book. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST 49:47 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, Ed Brisson, Michael Walsh, Murder Book Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Tommy Tallarico, video game composer and icon. Tommy Tallarico is without a doubt one of gaming's greatest luminaries. The veritable video game icon is known throughout the world as one of the most influential video game composers in history, having help guide video game music from the bleeps and bloops of the early 1980's into the rich, CD-quality soundtracks appreciated by millions of fans around the world today. And he's now taken that show on the road with Video Games Live, great guy, great chat. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST 48:49 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, Tommy Tallarico, video games live Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Ralph Tedesco In 2005 Ralph and business partner Joe Brusha, co-wrote and published Zenescope's first comic book series, Grimm Fairy Tales, which was an immediate hit with comic book fans all over the world. He went on to co-create the acclaimed Wonderland trilogy along with Brusha and writer Raven Gregory. Tedesco has co-developed and has written numerous Zenescope titles such as Se7en, Salem's Daughter and Grimm Fairy Tales' INFENRO. He is currently developing several upcoming Zenescope projects as well as executive producing the film version of The Piper, based off Zenescope's series of the same name. In his spare time Ralph trains in Japanese combat Jujitsu and is also an actor and proud member of SAG. He currently resides in the Art Museum area of Philadelphia, PA. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST 44:50 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, ralph tedesco Fred Kennedy Fred interviews J Torres Joseph Torres, better known as J. Torres, is an award-winning Filipino-born Canadian comic book writer. He is perhaps best known for his run on DC Comics' Teen Titans Go!. He has also done some writing for animation and television. He's currently working on a very cool project called True Patriot. I encourage you support it by clicking here: www.indiegogo.com/truepatriot Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:00:00 EST 55:54 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, j torres Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Ramon Perez This week we're joined by Ramon Perez, our first ever Eisner Award Winner! He actually replaced Kevin Long at Paladium Games back in the day. And Kevin Long was one of my favourite artists ever. Look at the work Kevin Long did on the Rifts books and tell me your mind isn't blown to tiny dust particles!!! Anyways, we chat about everything from childhood superhero creations to The Monkeys. Seriously. The Monkeys. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:00:00 EST 51:05 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, Ramon Perez Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Kalman Andrasofszky So Kalman is a comic book artist .. or dare I say ARTEESTE from right here in Toronto. He's also one of the best dressed dudes in the Western Hemisphere. Mind you, I'm not real judge of fashion, but he always makes me look like shlub. Great dude, though. We chatted about Captain Cannuck and a few other random things here. I love hearing his insight on things, and just so ya know ... he did the cover for a comic I have coming out with Frozen Beach Studios next year Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:00:00 EST 51:05 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, Kalman Andrasofszky Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Gregg Hurwitz This guy has done it all. And in this chat (which could have been twice as long and been just as interesting) we talk about everything from pole vaulting, brainwashing cults, icebergs and why Russia is without a doubt the scariest place on Earth. Really, if you want to be a writer listen to what he's talking about. Amazing nuggets of information on here.! Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:00:00 EST 51:05 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, Gregg Hurtwitz Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Jim Palmiotti Jimmy Palmiotti is a writer of the first regard … I don't even know if that sentence makes sense. But what I'm trying to say is he's a great writer, and also a swell fella. He even bought me a drink at FanExpo! I learned that he started in advertising and went on to ink comics and that's how he got his writing career going. And he's done more that write comics, he's written TV shows, videogames, movies, you name it! If you wanna become a writer, listen closely to what he's saying! It was a cool chat, so I hope you enjoy it! Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EST 51:48 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, Jimmy Palmiotti Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Aaron Douglas, Canadian actor known for his role as Chief Tyrol on Battlestar Galactica Aaron Douglas played my favorite character on Battlestar Galactica, Chief Tyrol. We chatted about a bunch of stuff including his new show for Netfilx, Hemlock Grove. It was cool having him in studio being so frank about humanity. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EST 48:40 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, Aaron Douglas, Battlestar Galactica Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Tony Moore, Comic artist extroidinaire Tony Moore has been one of my favourite comic artists ever since I started reading The Exterminators a few years back. I loved the book. It was tragic how it ended so soon. I suppose he's most famous for being part of the creative force behind The Walking Dead, but I've always liked Fear Agent and the Exterminators. What's kind of weird is the first book I really sunk my teeth into as a writer (Mike Gorbsmith: The Only Attractive Russian Ever) was often compared to Battle Pope, another book he worked on. But sheer luck my table was next to his at Fan Expo and he was awesome. Gave me and my buddy Adam Gorham (@adamtgorham on twitter) loads of comic advice. Great dude. tT was rad to have him on the Podcast! Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EST 47:13 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, The Exterminators, Tony Moore Fred Kennedy Fred interviews George Zotti, owner of Silver Snail This week George from the Silver Snail came by the studio and continued a drunken conversation that started a few weeks ago. While at FanExpo we were stuck at a dinner table full of people crapping on Superman. I love Superman, and so does George. Hence forth we felt it was our DUTY to discuss why despite all the silliness involving the man in blue, he's still awesome. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:45:21 -0400 43:09 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, George Zotti, Silver Snail, superman Fred Kennedy Fred interviews David Evans, our fav Dino Prof David Evans is a Curator in Vertebrate Palaeontology and oversees dinosaur research at the ROM. He is also a cross-appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. David was born in Ontario and grew up in Kelowna, British Columbia. He first laid eyes on dinosaur skeletons in the galleries of the ROM and has been fascinated with dinosaurs and palaeontology ever since. As an undergraduate student David spent several summers working as a field technician for the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, where he studied the duck-billed dinosaur Corythosaurus for his undergraduate thesis. David's doctoral dissertation analyzed skull growth and evolutionary relationships in crested hadrosaurs, with an emphasis on the striking diversity of these animals from Alberta, Canada. Since the ROM has one of the best collections of these dinosaurs in the world, it was natural that David chose to do his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:45:21 -0400 48:46 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, david evans, u of t, dinosuars, paleontologist Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Mike Reid - assistant prof at U of T Is an assistant professor at the U of T whose fields of study include: The origins of the stellar initial mass function, The kinematics of star-forming molecular cloud cores and their environments. in particular, examining their sources of support (ex. rotation and turbulence), and bulk motions linked to their evolutionary states (ex. infall and outflows), The search for and classification of young, high-mass protostellar and pre-protostellar objects, The development of an evolutionary sequence for high-mass pre-protostellar objects. I asked him as many questions about space related stuff as I could. If you enjoyed Cosmos, you're gonna love this interview. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:00:00 EST 56:47 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, mike reid, planets, space, cosmos Fred Kennedy Fred interviews J Bone J. Bone is an Eisner Award nominated Canadian comic book artist and writer who has worked on such titles as DC Comics' Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Super Friends. He was the inker on the Eisner Award-winning one-shot Batman/The Spirit. J.Bone's first published work was Solar Stella for Sirius Entertainment, for which he was nominated for an Eisner Award 2001 (Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition). In 2002, Oni published Alison Dare, co-created by J. Torres with art by J.Bone. He came by and we talked about everything from a Batman/Spiderman stand off to the changing role of women in comcs. Great chat with a great guy! Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EST 01:02:03 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, J bone. comics Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Jeff Leake Jeff Leake hosts The Verge on XM and occasionally does on air shifts at 102.1 The Edge here in Toronto. He's a pretty rad guy, and was a massive influence on me and how I approach radio. He has a really laid back, off the cuff delivery and is probably one of the best interviewers around. He also gives horrible parenting advice for cool people. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EST 49:07 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fearless Fred, Jeff Leak, Radio, Edge Fred Kennedy Fred interviews George stroumboulopoulos What can I say about George that you don't know already? Well long before he was on CBC and Much he was on the radio. We talk about that and then delve into his love of The Wire and some of his experiences with The New Music. Pretty cool chat, maybe next time we'll be able to get him into the studio! Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EST 49:07 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, George Stroumboulopoulos, Radio, Edge Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Francis Manapul for a second time, becasuse he's just that awesome! Francis co-writes The Flash for DC Comics as well as doing the penicls. Not only that, he's a great guy and has been a profound influence on how I approach working in comics. We talk about all kind of stuff including the introduction of Gorilla Grodd in the latest run of The Flash, to writing as a craft. And we even started discussing what it would take to get a big budget Justice League movie. I demand a big screen Booster Gold! Fri, 1 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EST 45:17 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, Francis Manapul Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Professor David Evans, Associate Curator in Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM David Evans is an Associate Curator in Vertebrate Palaeontology and oversees dinosaur research at the ROM. He first laid eyes on dinosaur skeletons in the galleries of the ROM and has been fascinated with dinosaurs and palaeontology ever since. As an undergraduate student David spent several summers working as a field technician for the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, where he studied the duck-billed dinosaur Corythosaurus for his undergraduate thesis. David's doctoral dissertation analyzed skull growth and evolutionary relationships in crested hadrosaurs, with an emphasis on the striking diversity of these animals from Alberta, Canada. Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:00 EST 45:17 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, David Evans, ROM, Royal Ontario Museum, Paleontology Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Indie comic book artists: Adam Gorham, PhilMcClorey, and Brian Enivou Adam Gorham is an artist and all round handy guy. He once built a mechanical arm that operated with pneumatic levers! It's true. He completed his first major work a few years ago. It was a book called The Vampire Conspiracies, and he's currently working with me on a project called Teuton, available at bigsexycomics.com. You can follow him on Twitter at adamtgorham and be sure to check out his blog as well aprincelydreadful.blogspot.ca Phil is a true man of the people, when not educating the minds of tomorrow he's writing up a storm for Furious comics. He's quarterbacked a few compilation books like Book of Methuselah and Horror in the West, as well he's also contributed to the highly popular Fubar series, featuring zombie stories with a World War 2 backdrop. He also grows great facial hair and is one of the most supportive men you could hope to meet. You can follow him on twitter at PhilMcClorey Brian and I just started talking a few months ago, and he's a great guy to discuss comics with. Just head by his website http://brianevinou.com/ Them Sassy Mavericks, they're ever so sassy. Keep and eye on Brian and make sure to say hello to him at the cons . He's rad, and you can even follow him on twitter at Brian_Evinou Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:00 EST 48:29 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Adam Gorham, Phil McClorey, Brian Enivou Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Ray Fawkes Ray Fawkes is a prolific Canadian graphic novelist born in Toronto, Ontario. Some of his novels include Spookshow (2003), Pink (2006), The Apocalipistix (2008) and the ever popular, One Soul (2011). Ray's work is, to his fans and critics, incredibly introspective, dreamlike and bombastically slapstick. One Soul, arguably Fawkes' greatest work, is being praised for its poetic and often lyrical nature. Ray is also a two time Shuster Award nominee in the "Outstanding Canadian Writer" category, as well as a YALSA Award winner for his previous, "Posessions Book One: Unclean Getaway." Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 EST 53:47 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, ray fawkes Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Dominik Diamond Dominik Diamond is a Scottish television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist. He is best known as the original presenter of Channel 4's video gaming programme GamesMaster, as host of The Dominik Diamond Breakfast Show on Xfm Scotland and as a columnist for the Daily Star. He is currently on air at Q107 in Toronto and is a columnist for The Chronicle Herald newspaper in Nova Scotia. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST 46:57 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, dominik diamond, q107 Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Scott Chantler Scott Chantler is the Shuster Award-winning cartoonist of the graphic novels Two Generals, Northwest Passage, and the Three Thieves series. An acclaimed graphic novelist and illustrator he has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Doug Wright Awards for Canadian cartooning excellence. He is the author of Northwest Passage, a multi-volume graphic narrative set in 1755 colonial Canada, and the artist of graphic novels including Days Like This, Scandalous, and Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen. He is also a popular commercial illustrator whose clients include McDonald's, Reebok, Macy's, the Toronto Star, the National Post, and Maclean's. When he's not doing either of those things, he teaches Writing for Graphic Novels at Max the Mutt Animation School in Toronto. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST 49:08 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, scott chantler, max the mutt, animation, two generals, graphic novels, northwest passage, three thieves Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Darrin Rose A familiar face in the world of stand-up and on television, Darrin Rose is hitting the road again for a new comedy tour. Darrin's Chasing Manhood Tour will be in Toronto on Friday April 13th at the Innis Town Hall. Check out his website – darrinrose.com - for more info and other tour dates. Darrin appears in the CBC sitcom Mr. D, and is featured on MuchMusic's Video On Trial. He has been nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards, as Best Male Stand-Up in 2011 and Best Newcomer in 2007. He has appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing. He has twice performed at the Just For Laughs festival, plus the Halifax Comedy Festival, and his one man show "What's Potpourri?" received four stars at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in 2010. His half hour stand up special debuted on CTV/Comedy Network in 2011. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST 26:08 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Darrin Rose, stand up, stand up commedian, comedian, comics Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Paolo Rivera Paolo Rivera is an American, Marvel-exclusive comic book artist. He began his career in oil painting, but has since moved onto pencilling, inking, colouring and sculpting. As a graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2003, he studied under David Mazzucchelli. He is best known for his work on Mythos, written by Paul Jenkins. However, he also done tremendous work on The Twelve, The Iliad, The Amazing Spider-Man and the Wolverine Art Appreciation Month series. Currently, he's working on Daredevil - check out his blog The Self-Absorbing Man for more about this amazing artist. Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST 26:08 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, paolo rivera Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Phil Jimenez Phil Jimenez is an American comic book writer and artist. He's best known for his work on Wonder Woman (2000 - 2003), as part of the team that worked on Infinite Crisis and for his collaborations with Grant Morris on New X-Man and The Invisibles. He was a graduate of School of Visual Arts in New York, and when he was just 21 years old, he was hired by DC Comics Creative Director Neal Ponzer. Jimenez teaches a life drawning class as part of the undergrad program at the School of Visual Arts and recently, has been working on the cover for Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 52:33 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, phil jimenez Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Andy Belanger and Becky Cloonan Andy first came to my attention when I began reading Kill Shakespeare, but he's done so much more than just that. From there I found a comic that resonated with the ostracized youth inside me. Bottle of Awesome. However, today we talked mostly about his forthcoming project: Black Church and his love of Metal and History. And for Becky Cloonan Yeesh, how does one even start. She works on Conan for crap's sake, but let's not pigeon hole her. Even if that'd be a pretty crom-tastic pigeon hole. She has worked on things like Northlanders, Demo, American Virgin, and the comic that made my penis move: Wolves. She hates the Tudors, and has plans on making a comic about a Roman Slave Girl, heck yes it sounds romantic! Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 01:00:17 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Andy Belanger, Becky Cloonan Fred Kennedy Fred interviews -Jim Zub - https://twitter.com/#!/jimzub/ Ottawa-native, Jim Zubkavich - or Jim Zub - is a freelance comic book artist best known for his work on Skullkickers and Makeshift Miracle. In addition to being an avid gamer, Zub is also an editor at UDON Entertainment which publishes comics and graphic novels based on games. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Zub explained how the comic book industry is ever-changing: Once a comic book series is up and running, it's hard to keep audiences captivated on monthly issues. So, in light of that, Zub offers some of the early issues of Skullkickers online as a way to get more readers on board. Currently, Zub is working on Shifty Look - an experimental website by the video game/media giant Namco-Bandai. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 53:35 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Jim Zub, Skullkickers Fred Kennedy Fred interviews - www.silversnail.com/ Alberta-born artist and illustrator, Marcus To, is well known for his work on DC's Red Robin. After completing a one-year animation program in Vancouver, then a computer science degree, he started working at a photography studio in LA while trying to break into the comic industry. After receiving tremendous feedback on his work from the Wizard World convention and updating his current collection for the San Diego Comicon - Aspen Comics asked him to join them. In 2009, he moved to Toronto and started working with DC. The following year he joined R.A.I.D - The Royal Academy of Illustration and Design. Since his work on Red Robin concluded, he's been focusing on a project for the Green Lantern video game and and a mini series called Huntress. Follow Marcus on twitter @marcusto or on tumblr http://marcusto.tumblr.com/ to keep up with his craft. Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 58:09 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, Marcus To, DC, Red Robin, Green Lantern Fred Kennedy Fred interviews - www.silversnail.com/ George Zotti is the manager and co-owner of Silver Snail Comics in Toronto. Silver Snail Comics has been a staple of the Queen St. West neighborhood for quite some time. Zotti has commented that some comics, such as the Archie series, have been updating their content to reflect the changes in society -- a recent issue of Archie Comics featured a gay wedding - suggesting two topics - homosexuality and marriage - that would never have been covered in earlier editions. So, as society continues to change and become more technologically savvy, Silver Snail Comics must also adapt to survive. Zotti hopes to increase the online presence and social media of Silver Snail Comics. Ideally, he wants to preserve the essence of Silver Snail by ensuring that when people visit the store they're still left with a lasting impression - much like he had when he first journeyed into Silver Snail Comics as a child. Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 50:08 Fred Kennedy, Fred at Night, George Zotti, Silver Snail, Comic books Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Jamie Watson - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1042226/ Jamie Watson is a Canadian voice actor who has worked on shows such as Best Ed, Medabots, The Dating Guy, 6Teen, Masterminds and Yin-Yang-Yo! and several other animated shows, movies and games. In 2009, Watson won an ACTRA award for his work on Ruby Gloom, Cyberchase and Toot and Puddle. Currently, Watson works at Corus Entertainment in Toronto as a Voice Writer and continues to do voice overs for various media. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST 50:08 Fred at Night, Jamie Watson, 6TEEN, The Dating Guy, Voice Actor, Voice acting Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Scott Thompson - www.kithfan.org/kith/index.html Canadian-born actor/comedian, Scott Thompson, is best known for being a part of the sketch comedy troupe - Kids on the Hall which ran on CBC from 1989-1994. In 2010, the group got back together for their eight-part mini series 'Death Comes Back to Town'. Thompson is best known for his monologues as Buddy Cole as well as his appearance as Queen Elizabeth II. Recently, Thompson appeared in A Russell Peters Christmas Special and on the Marilyn Denis Show as The Queen. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST 01:00:18 Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, Scott Thompson, Kidds in the Hall Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Joe Garden - www.actoin5.com/team.htm Joe Garden is an American comedy writer. Currently, he's the features editor at The Onion where he's created character columnists such as Jim Anchower and Jackie Harvey. In addition, he has co-written several books as part of the Action 5 collective he belongs to, including "The Dangerous Book For Dogs", "The Devious Book For Cats" and "The New Vampire's Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night". Lastly, along with his wife, Anita Serwacki, he's also contributed to PBS Kids WordGirl. Follow him on Twitter for his latest musings. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST 32:42 Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, The Onion, Action 5 Collective Fred Kennedy Fred Interviews Francis Manapul - www.francismanapul.com :I was really excited to sit down with Francis and talk about not only The Flash, but his entire creative process. Cause I think he's doing stuff with Barry Allen that really takes the character to a new level. Bio: Francis Manapul is a Filipino-born, Toronto-based comic book artist. He is best known for his creative work on Witchblade and The Necromancer for Top Cow, but is now exclusively working for DC Comics. Additional credits include, but are not limited to, the upcoming Adventure Comics and Superman Batman. In 2009, he was named one of Newsarama's 9 Creators to Watch. In May 2011, he was named writer/artist of Flash with his longtime colourist/collaborator Brian Buccellato co-writing with him. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST 46:35 Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, Francis Manapul, The Flash, Comic books, Witchblade, Necromancer, Top Crow, DC Comics, Superman, Batman Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Kalman Andrasofszky - http://iamkalman.blogspot.com Kalman is an intimidating guy at conventions, mostly cause he's a huge talent and is always the best dressed guy there. But hearing him talk about Palladium RPG books and the Neverending Story, was a great way to start things off. Bio: Toronto-based Kalman Andrasofszky is a comic book illustrator and concept designer currently working for Marvel Comics. His distinct and unique artwork can be found in works such as NYX and X23. He's also contributed to well-known RPG's such as Dungeons and Dragons and Star Wars. Check ou his blog for his most recent endeavors. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST 47:05 Fred at Night, Fred kennedy, Kalman Andrasofszky, Palladium RPG, Neverending Story, Comic books, illustrator, Marvel, NYX, X23, Dungeons and Dragons, Star WArs Fred Kennedy Fred interviews Shaun Hatton - www.megashaun.com First off Shaun is one of the nicest guys you'll ever talk to, but it's always enjoyable talking to someone who's as big a of a videogame fan as he is. Hearing him talk about the emotional connection one can have to the music of videogames was pretty ethereal. Bio: Shaun Hatton is a multi-talented creative dabbling in music, writing, blogging and video games. He is best known for co-hosting Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run. He is a member of the band Cobra, produces his own electro-dance-pop-rock music under the pseudonyms DJ Finish Him and MEGASHUAN and collaborates with Kevin Hickey as part of Swashbuckler. Not to mention he also blogs for PopShifter and Toronto Thumbs. Do check out his website which links to all his work in media. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST 56:40 Fred at Night, Fred Kennedy, Shaun Hatton, Electric Playground, Reviews on the Run, Cobra, DJ Finish HIm, Megashaun, Swashbuckler, Popshifter, Toronto Thumbs, awesome moustache