Comic Book Central

From soaring high on the hit series Wings to taking flight as the Man of Steel in Superman: The Animated Series, Tim Daly drops by to talk sitcoms and superheroes. PLUS – he’ll tell us his thoughts as he prepares to attend his first ever comic book convention, TerrifiCon!Photo courtesy Tim DalyImages TM & copyright […]

The stars of Smallville, Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum, join me to talk about their years on the hit superhero series and their latest super adventure – the Smallville rewatch podcast, Talk Ville!Talk Ville image courtesy Welling/RosenbaumSmallville image TM & copyright © Warner Bros. Subscribe and listen to Talk VilleSubscribe and listen to Inside of […]

It’s a direct infusion of pop culture nostalgia when I sit down to chat with the author of The Wonderful Artwork Of Wax Wrappers, An Old School Halloween, and Power Trip – Jason Young! We’re travelin’ back to the SUPER 70s to groove on your favorite superheroes comin’ to life in cards, costumes, and books […]

Gettin’ animated this episode with the incredibly talented Greg Cipes! Greg is chillin’ out in the Lair talkin’ about some of his most famous voice roles like Marvel’s Iron Fist, Michelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Beast Boy from Teen Titans!Photo courtesy Greg CipesImages TM & copyright © Warner Bros., Viacom Follow Greg on […]

Talkin’ Trek with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Christina Chong! In this very revealing interview, Christina reflects on her adventures onboard the Enterprise, her fictional notorious ancestor (KHAAAN!), and how she channels her life growing up into her character. PLUS, find out about her time with some high-profile Marvel Studios and Star Wars projects!Photo courtesy […]

Actor Joey Sagal drops by the Comic Book Central Lair to talk about his time gettin’ down and dirty for the 1989 superhero/sci-fi feature flick, The Return of Swamp Thing! Oh, and yes – we talk about his dad’s flick, The Omega Man, and Elvis! PLUS – I’m bringin’ you a preview of the Motor […]

From Star Trek: The Next Generation, actress Denise Crosby is here! In addition to Trek talk (TNG and her documentary Trekkies), we’re chattin’ about Hollywood tales of Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers, playing a supervillain on Lois & Clark, hangin’ out with The Flash, her connection to “Who shot J.R.?”, and whether or not she’d […]

Actor, author, and super nerd Wil Wheaton is here to talk Trek (Next Gen, Picard & evil Mirror Wesley!), comic books, voicing animated characters, nerd speed round, and his latest book – Still Just a Geek!Photos courtesy Kaelan Barowsky, HarperCollins PublishersImages TM & copyright © Wil Wheaton, CBS/Paramount, DC Comics Order Still Just A GeekWil’s […]

Brilliant actor James Remar is my guest and we’ve got a LOT to talk about! Bringing DC Comics’ Gambi to life on Black Lightning, voicing a bunch of iconic characters in various Batman animated series, goin’ to Gotham in live action, and bringin’ the bad in the 90s superhero flick, The Phantom!Photo courtesy James RemarImages […]

Hollywood icon Treat Williams is here! Not only are we talkin’ about his eeevil turn as supervillain Xander Drax in the 1996 superhero flick, The Phantom, we’re chatting about comic books, The Empire Strikes Back, his close friend Christopher Reeve, and yes – Hallmark TV shows & movies!Photo courtesy Treat Williams/HallmarkPhantom images TM & copyright […]

Batman executive producer Michael Uslan returns to the Lair! Michael weighs in with his thoughts on The Batman, Michael Keaton’s return to the Batcave, Batman Beyond, Bat-Mite (!) and the Bat-tastic sequel to his memoir – Batman’s Batman! Go batty with us! Follow Michael on FacebookBuy Batman’s Batman from Red Lightning Books

Writer Richard Dinnick talks about the tales he’s penned for legendary characters like Doctor Who, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, and the Robinson Family in the latest graphic novels for the hit sci-fi Netflix series, Lost In Space!Photo courtesy Legendary ComicsImages TM & copyright © Legendary Comics Richard’s official websiteLegendary ComicsBuy Lost In Space: Ultimate Collection […]

From Lost In Space, actor Russell Hornsby is my guest! Russell drops by to talk about suiting up to film the epic final season of the hit sci-fi Netflix series. Photo courtesy Benjo ArwasImages TM & copyright © 20th Century Fox Follow Russell on InstagramFollow Russell on Twitter Buy Lost in Space comics from Legendary

Class is in session with prolific author, historian, and professor Jeremy Dauber! We’re looking back at a century and a half of comics, comic strips, and graphic novels – all part of his latest book, American Comics: A History! Photo courtesy Tilly BlairBook images copyright © Jeremy Dauber Jeremy’s websiteFollow Jeremy on TwitterBuy American Comics: […]

Actor Joseph David-Jones drops by the Lair to chat about bringing the DC Comics superhero Connor Hawke to life on Arrow. We’re also taking a look at his new CW sci-fi mystery drama 4400, talkin’ about nipples on Bat suits (!) – AND…you’ll find out the superhero he’d like to bring to life on the […]

Comic Book Central begins Year 9 with voice directing legend, Andrea Romano! Andrea takes us through her career in animation from the Hanna-Barbera years through the classic shows Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series! Photo courtesy Warner Bros.Images TM & copyright © Warner Bros. Get WB home video releases Stuff year heard […]

Let the celebration begin! It’s the colossal Comic Book Central 8th anniversary special! Guests from the worlds of Black Lightning, The Flash, Scooby-Doo, Condorman, The Greatest American Hero…PLUS voiceover artists, top comic book and pop culture podcasters, and much more. It’s my look back at the best moments of the past year on the show!TM […]

Stargirl writer/producer Steve Harper joins me in the Lair! We’re not only diggin’ deep into Steve’s longbox collection of comics, we’re diggin’ deep into the mythos of Stargirl, Eclipso, Paintball, and one of the most talked-about comic book TV episodes of all time! Photo courtesy Steve HarperImage TM & copyright © The CW, Warner Bros. […]

Singer, songwriter, and now actress MASUMI is my guest this week! We’re talkin’ all about her incredible music, you’ll get an EXCLUSIVE listen to a new song, and we’ll find out about her action-packed acting debut in the film adaptation of the graphic novel Samurai Shirô – Yakuza Princess! Photo TM & copyright Diana RaglandImage […]

Podcast Appreciation Week concludes on Comic Book Central with the World’s Greatest team-up of Jay Towers and Jim Bowers! Jay and Jim fly from their Fortress of Solitude to the Comic Book Central Lair to chat about Christopher Reeve, Richard Donner, Superman: The Movie and their super show, the Caped Wonder Superman Podcast! Photo and […]

Podcast Appreciation Week continues on Comic Book Central with the super producer/host of Superboy: The Legacy Podcast, Sam J. Rizzo! Sam flies into the Lair to talk about his show chronicling tales of the Boy of Steel from the TV series, Superboy! Photo and image TM & copyright © Sam J. Rizzo Superboy: The Legacy […]

Podcast Appreciation Week continues on Comic Book Central with my Bat chum from the Batcave Podcast, John S. Drew! We’re talking about his Bat-tastic show, his podcast featuring sensational 70s Saturday morning icon Shazam, and the brilliantly bionic OSI Files!Photo and images TM & copyright © John S. Drew The Chronic Rift NetworkThe Batcave PodcastThe […]

Podcast Appreciation Week begins on Comic Book Central with the man behind the world’s #1 Indiana Jones fan podcast, The IndyCast, Ed Dolista! Ed swings into the Lair to talk about how he started podcasting about the famed fictional archaeologist/adventurer. And you’ll find out about his latest pop culture journey, Mitch and Ed’s Excellent Adventure! […]

Hollywood icon Alan Oppenheimer is here! Alan drops by to talk about his time patching up the Six Million Dollar Man, getting wild in Westworld, voicing Mighty Mouse, Ming the Merciless, and Skeletor. PLUS, we talk about his return to the world of He-Man in Kevin Smith’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation! Images TM & […]

Musician Vinnie Fiorello joins me in the Lair to talk about his early music and comic book influences, co-founding the ska punk band Less Than Jake, and how all of that shaped his newest musical venture, the comic book crossover band The Inevitables! Photos courtesy Vinnie FiorelloInevitables image TM & copyright © Specimen The Inevitables […]

Jinkies! I’m joined this week by one of the founding members of Mystery, Incorporated – actress Nicole Jaffe! Nicole brought Velma Dinkley to life on the original “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?” animated series. She talks about working with her fellow Scooby cast mates, we learn about an amazing charity she represents – High School Yearbook […]

Hollywood stuntman Eddie Braun is my guest this week! Eddie drops in to chat about his work on iconic shows and movies like The Flash, Lois & Clark, StarTrek, Transformers, and the Avengers. PLUS, we’ll talk about his latest project, working with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and going in front of the camera for the […]

Stargirl’s Trae Romano joins me in the Comic Book Central Lair! We’re going to take a look back at season one of the superhero CW hit. Trae also gives us a preview of season two (and season three!), and talks about his memorable trips to Barnes & Noble with Luke Wilson.Photo TM & copyright © […]

Suicide Squad! Guardians of the Galaxy! The Walking Dead! Fast and Furious 9! Hollywood heavyweight Michael Rooker drops by to talk about some of his most iconic roles, working with James Gunn in the worlds of Marvel and DC, the return of Yondu in Marvel’s What If?, and whether or not he’d like to bring […]

My guests are the stars of Land of the Lost, Wesley Eure (Will), Kathy Coleman (Holly), and Phillip Paley (Cha-Ka)! The cast rafts in and drops down into the Comic Book Central Lair to talk about the 70s Saturday morning sensation from Sid & Marty Krofft. And yes, there’s a sing-along!Photos courtesy Wesley Eure, Kathy […]

TerrifiCon Week continues with legendary Star Trek writer and creator of Land of the Lost, David Gerrold! David drops by to talk about the origin of his fascination with sci-fi, crafting the most memorable episode of Trek, tackling tales of Tarzan and Superboy, and developing the complex mythology for the 70s Saturday morning sensation, Land […]

TerrifiCon Week begins with the main man behind Connecticut’s terrific comic con, Mitch Hallock! The King of the Nerds drops by to chat about his upcoming comics and pop culture extravaganza, the state of superhero movies and TV shows, and his latest media endeavor – Mitch & Ed’s Excellent Adventure! Mitch & Ed photo courtesy […]

Super talents Eugenie Ross Leming and Robert Singer, producers of Supernatural, drop by the Lair to talk about filming a finale during Covid, the 80s hit Scarecrow & Mrs. King (will we see a reboot?), the epic sci-fi tale V, and the superhero smash Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman! Oh, and what […]

Actress, dancer, and martial artist Jennifer Cheon Garcia drops by the Lair this week to talk about her time in the Arrow-verse on shows like Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl! PLUS, we’ll chat about her adventure in the Star Trek universe, and take a look back at her incredible run on the SyFy hit series […]

Incredible voice artist Billy West is my guest this week! Billy drops by to talk about bringing characters to life on classic cartoons like Ren & Stimpy and Futurama. Plus, we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of the epic animated flick Space Jam where Billy voiced the iconic characters Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd!Photo courtesy Billy […]

Screenwriter Mark Rosenthal is my guest this week! Mark drops by the Lair to chat about penning sci-fi, action, and superhero tales for Star Trek VI, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace! Photo courtesy Mark RosenthalImages TM & copyright © Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. Stuff you […]

It’s a jungle in the Lair this week as I welcome internationally-acclaimed Tarzan historian and author, Scott Tracy Griffin! Scott and I chat about the history of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ most famous creation in books, movies, serials, TV series, animation, and of course – comic strips and comic books!Photos courtesy Scott Tracy Griffin and Titan […]

Hollywood legend James Brolin is my guest in the Comic Book Central Lair! We’re chatting about his latest project – the Netflix live action adaptation of Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel, Sweet Tooth. And yes, I get a Batman ‘66 question in!Images TM & copyright © Netflix, DC Comics Stuff you heard on the show:Subscribe to […]

From The Flash, Tom Cavanagh zooms into the Comic Book Central Lair! I sit down with Tom to talk about his time in Central City playing multiple versions of Harrison Wells, including Flash’s greatest nemesis, Reverse Flash. We’ll also get a preview of his latest team-up with a superhero as director of Superman & Lois, […]

Star of stage and screen, Lane Davies is my guest this week! Lane drops by to talk about Shakespeare, sharing the screen with Jimmy Stewart AND Lassie, and taking an evil turn as the fan-favorite time traveling terror Tempus on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman!Photo courtesy Stanislaus CallasImages TM & copyright © […]

The star of Black Lightning – Cress Williams is here! Cress flies in from the Sanctum to the Comic Book Central Lair to talk about the series finale, the possibility of Black Lightning’s return to the Arrow-verse in The Flash, his dream team up, his regret for BL’s final season, and what comic book character […]

Actor/filmmaker Daniel Emery Taylor is my guest and we are celebrating 50 years of the classic DC Comics character, Swamp Thing! Daniel is here to talk about his love of all things horror and has tons of stories about his time in the swamp filming 1989’s The Return of Swamp Thing!Photo courtesy Daniel Emery TaylorImages […]

From The Falcon and the Winter Solider, actor Desmond Chiam is my guest this week! Desmond smashes his way into the Comic Book Central Lair to chat about his role as the super powered member of the Flag Smashers, Dovich, on the hit Disney / Marvel series!Photo TM & copyright © David HiggsFalcon & Winter […]

Heeey! Actor Scott Valentine is my guest this week! Scott drops by to talk about working on Family Ties with Michael J. Fox, throwing down with Dean Cain’s Superman as Metallo on Lois & Clark, acting and directing on Black Scorpion, and voicing the animated superhero, Phantom 2040!Photo courtesy Scott ValentineImages TM & copyright © […]

Things are about to get animated because Emmy-winning voiceover legend Frank Welker is here! Frank tells tales of Hollywood like his encounters with Elvis and Ann Margret, and recording a “deleted scene” from Raiders of the Lost Ark. PLUS – he talks about giving voice to hundreds of iconic animated characters from Scooby-Doo, Spider-Man and […]

Incredibly talented actress Stacy Haiduk visits the Lair this week! Stacy talks about bringing the iconic DC Comics character Lana Lang to life on the TV series Superboy. She also chats about voicing the Mandalorian warrior Akaavi Spar in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and she tells the tale of how her visit to Jurassic […]

Swamp Thing Week concludes on Comic Book Central with the director of 1989’s The Return of Swamp Thing, Jim Wynorski! Jim recounts his memories of making a movie in the muck, his battles with star Louis Jourdan, working with the lovely and talented Heather Locklear, and his original sci-fi TV experience with Swampy himself, Dick […]

Swamp Thing Week continues on Comic Book Central with actor Reggie Batts from the 1982 cult classic feature film, Swamp Thing! Reggie chats about the dangers of filming in a South Carolina swamp, helping his hero Adrienne Barbeau, and even inviting Swampy and company to dinner with his family!Photo courtesy Reggie BattsImages TM & copyright […]

Swamp Thing Week begins on Comic Book Central with the producer and host of Monster Kid Radio, Derek M. Koch! Derek joins me in the Lair as we take a look back at the mucky monsters, mad swampy scientists, and super slimy fun of 1982’s Swamp Thing and 1989’s Return of Swamp Thing!Photo and MKR […]

Actor James Hampton has appeared in so many of our favorite films and TV shows including F-Troop, Dukes of Hazzard, Teen Wolf, and the Disney flick celebrating a 40th anniversary – Condorman! He’s just written his autobiography and on this week’s show, his wife and co-author Mary Deese Hampton joins me to talk about James’ […]