Podcast appearances and mentions of Eric M Esquivel

Elsesworlds Blue Devil, Hourman, Star Spangled Kid, Creed 2, Eric M. Esquivel, Spider-man, Superman #6, Detective #1000, The Batman who laughs, Batman The Dammned #2 and so much more chaos Sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services http://www.dcbservice.com/index.aspx Instock Trades http://www.instocktrades.com/ This podcast is part of the TaylorNetwork which is a home to many great podcasts all available on taylornetwork feed on Spotify, Itunes, stitcher radio and also google play If you can please support our No Apologies patreon

Elsesworlds Blue Devil, Hourman, Star Spangled Kid, Creed 2, Eric M. Esquivel, Spider-man, Superman #6, Detective #1000, The Batman who laughs, Batman The Dammned #2 and so much more chaos Sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services http://www.dcbservice.com/index.aspx Instock Trades http://www.instocktrades.com/ This podcast is part of the TaylorNetwork which is a home to many great podcasts all available on taylornetwork feed on Spotify, Itunes, stitcher radio and also google play If you can please support our No Apologies patreon

This week, we have a very special episode of the podcast! We were honored to talk with Eric M. Esquivel and Ramon Villalobos, the co-creators of Border Town, from DC Vertigo. We talk about Latinx representation in comic books and how Border Town came to be the story taking comic fans by storm. This series is driven by Mexican and Mesoamerican folklore, we also talk about how the stories our relatives told us about La Llorona and the cucuy still sit with us today. 

Sloane and Leslie read random, new monthly comics! We start with War Bears (Margaret Atwood and Ken Steacy,) James Bond Origin #1 (Jeff Parker, Bob Q, Simon Bowland,) The Dreaming (Simon Spurrier, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes,) Border Town (Eric M. Esquivel, Ramon Villalobos, Tamra Bonvillain.)

Ramon Villalobos is a professional comic artist living in Stockton California. He's worked on books for Marvel such as Nighthawk, Secret Wars:E is for Extinction, America, among others and now Border Town (co created with Eric M. Esquivel) for Vertigo Comics. "When a crack in the border between worlds releases an army of monsters from Mexican folklore, the residents of Devil’s Fork, AZ, blame the ensuing weirdness—the shared nightmares, the otherworldly radio transmissions, the mysterious goat mutilations—on “God-dang illegals.” With racial tensions supernaturally charged, it’s up to new kid in town Frank Dominguez and a motley crew of high school misfits to discover what’s really going on in this town torn between worlds."   

Image-O-Rama: Crowded #2 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, Ted Brant, and Triona Farrell, MCMLXXV #1 by Joe Casey, Ian Macewan, and Brad Simpson, and The New World #2 by Ales Kot, Tradd Moore, and Heather Moore, Spider-Man PS4, the DC Universe app, Dark Horse-O-Rama: Gantz Omnibus Volume 1 by Hiroya Oku, I Am a Hero Omnibus Volume 5 by Kengo Hanazawa, and Mammon by Michael Hague, Planet of the Apes Visionairies: Rod Serling by Dana Gould, Chad Lewis, David Wilson, Darrin Moore, Miquel Muerto, Marcelo Costa, and Paolo Rivera from BOOM!, more House Amok from IDW/Black Crown, Border Town #1 by Eric M. Esquivel, Ramon Villalobos, and Tamara Bonvillan from Vertigo, United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, and Taki Soma, Domino #6 by Gail Simoneand Michael Shelfer, Kiki and the Killbot by Karl Slominski, plus a whole mess more!

- Asgardians of the Galaxy #1. Cullen Bunn (W), Matteo Lolli (A), Federico Blee (C). (Marvel). - Border Town #1. Eric M. Esquivel (W), Ramón Villalobos (A), Tamra Bonvillain (C). (DC). - Cover #1 (de 6). Brian Michael Bendis (W), David Mack (A), Zu Orzu (C). (DC). - Thanos Legacy #1. Donny Cates (W), Brian Level (A), Jordan Boyd (C). (Marvel). - United States vs Murder Inc. #1 (de 6). Brian Michael Bendis (W), Michael Avon Oeming (A), Taki Soma (C). (DC). - Black Hand Iron Head #5. David López y Nayoung Kim. (Panel Syndicate). Los Irresistibles: Batman #54, Clankillers #3, Cosmic Ghost Rider #3, Doctor Aphra Annual #2, Paper Girls #24, Shadow Roads #3, Star Wars #53, The Immortal Hulk #5.

- Asgardians of the Galaxy #1. Cullen Bunn (W), Matteo Lolli (A), Federico Blee (C). (Marvel). - Border Town #1. Eric M. Esquivel (W), Ramón Villalobos (A), Tamra Bonvillain (C). (DC). - Cover #1 (de 6). Brian Michael Bendis (W), David Mack (A), Zu Orzu (C). (DC). - Thanos Legacy #1. Donny Cates (W), Brian Level (A), Jordan Boyd (C). (Marvel). - United States vs Murder Inc. #1 (de 6). Brian Michael Bendis (W), Michael Avon Oeming (A), Taki Soma (C). (DC). - Black Hand Iron Head #5. David López y Nayoung Kim. (Panel Syndicate). Los Irresistibles: Batman #54, Clankillers #3, Cosmic Ghost Rider #3, Doctor Aphra Annual #2, Paper Girls #24, Shadow Roads #3, Star Wars #53, The Immortal Hulk #5.

It's time for another on-location episode recorded at Heroes Aren't Hard to Find in Charlotte, NC. In this first of two planned September visits, Michael and Derek talk with customers -- Zyg, Brian, and Alonzo -- and discuss some recent releases that strike their attention. Focusing on the mainstream, Michael highlights Fantastic Four#1. He discusses Marvel's former flagship title's return, and he goes on to speculate on the significance of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's creation...not only with the Marvel Universe, but for all comics. Derek focuses on a few non-superhero titles, including Christopher Sebela and Shawn McManus's House Amok#1(IDW/Black Crown), Eric M. Esquivel and Ramon Villalobos's Border Town #1(DC/Vertigo), and the first two titles in DC's new Sandman initiative, The Sandman Universe#1and The Dreaming#1. With this episode, The Comics Alternative's on-location series joins the Queen City Podcast Network!

On today’s episode of Heroes #269, Amy Dallen, Coy Jandreau and Claire Lim and special guest Eric Esquivel discuss the following: 1. EW released the first official images of Captain Marvel and went in depth with some details from the movie. 2. DC Universe Updates: We have a launch date, features and more production updates including Alan Tudyk as Mr. Nobody and a director and new EP for Swamp Thing. 3. Tribute to Gary Friedrich, co-creator of Ghost Rider, and Marie Severin, legendary comics artist, colorist and pioneer, who both passed away this week. 4. Eminem dropped a surprise Album, features the Venom theme song 5. An entertainment channel with “curated” offerings of comics, an archive of entertainment and original series. 6. Kevin Feige tells Total Film that most of Captain Marvel is taking place in space. 7. 20 Year Blade Anniversary, Wesley Snipes wants to do more installments. 8. Jeffrey Dean Morgan wants to play Lobo. 9. Everyone might be in Spider-Man: Far From Home. 10. The director of Germany’s entry for this year’s Best Foreign Film Oscar, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, is fast-tracking his next project: an adaptation of European comic Thorgal. 11. Alec Baldwin is now OUT of the Joker movie. 12. Robin Wright BACK for WW84. Only in a flashback or will she have a bigger role? 13. Interview with Eric Esquivel, Writer, BORDER TOWN #1 14. Twitter Questions Follow Amy: https://twitter.com/enthusiamy Follow Coy: https://twitter.com/CoyJandreau Follow Claire: https://twitter.com/weeclaire Follow Eric: https://twitter.com/ericMesquivel SUBSCRIBE TO THE COLLIDER NETWORK Collider Videos: https://bit.ly/2n1MZb7 Collider Quick: https://bit.ly/2OyLjSU Collider Games: https://bit.ly/2vszg0Z Collider Sports: https://bit.ly/2Au5rmv Collider Podcasts: https://bit.ly/1qU5ENT Pro Wrestling Sheet: https://bit.ly/2LKhWzy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/colliderdotcom Visit Collider: http://collider.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Collider Subscribe to the Collider Podcasts on iTunes or at http://podcastone.com/network/Collider Subscribe to SCHMOES KNOW: https://youtube.com/schmoesknow COLLIDER VIDEOS PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE: MONDAY Collider Live! - 1p ET / 10a PT Collider Movie Talk (LIVE) - 7p ET / 4p PT TUESDAY Collider Live! - 1p ET / 10a PT Movie Trivia Schmoedown - 4p ET / 1p PT Collider Movie Talk (LIVE) - 7p ET / 4p PT WEDNESDAY Collider Live! - 1p ET / 10a PT Collider Heroes - 4p ET / 1p PT Collider Movie Talk (LIVE) - 7p ET / 4p PT THURSDAY Collider Jedi Council (LIVE) - 1p ET / 10a PT Collider Movie Talk (LIVE) - 7p ET / 4p PT FRIDAY Movie Review Talk with Scott Mantz (LIVE) - 1p ET / 10a PT Movie Trivia Schmoedown - 4p ET / 1p PT SATURDAY & SUNDAY Collider Mailbag - 1p ET / 10a PT Plus MOVIE & TV REVIEWS, EDITORIALS, SPOILER TALK, MOVIE COMMENTARIES and much more each week. Subscribe today! http://bit.ly/2z80n4O

In this filler episode, TheWolvesDen and Victoria talk about Vertigo Comics' Border Town by Eric M. Esquivel, Ramon Villalobos, and Tamra Bonvillain.

Meet the new voices behind DC Vertigo comics relaunch. Moderated by DC Vertigo Executive Editor Mark Doyle. Panelists include the creative team from Sandman Universes HOUSE OF WHISPERS, Nalo Hopkinson and Dominike Domo Stanton; BORDER TOWNs Eric M. Esquivel and Ramon Villalobos; HEX WIVES Ben Blacker and Mirka Andolfo; AMERICAN CARNAGE writer Bryan Edward Hill; GODDESS MODEs Zo Quinn and Robbi Rodriguez; HIGH LEVELs Rob Sheridan; and writer Mark Russell of SECOND COMING.Recorded July 20, 2018 at San Diego Comic-Con International.Ben's new Vertigo book HEX WIVES is coming out 10/31! Please pre-order by calling your local comic book store. If enough of you do this, well get to make more of this thing we like making. Yeah!!! Find your local comic book store here: https://comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA:https://twitter.com/BENBLACKERhttps://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanelTHE WRITER'S PANEL IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF THE FOREVER DOG PODCAST NETWORK AND THE ATX TELEVISION FESTIVAL.http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/the-writers-panelhttp://atxfestival.com

In this, the first episode since the CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS that was Meltdown Comics' closure, Eric sits down with the mighty Arvind Ethan David (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Jagged Little Pill The Musical) to talk 1986's THE MAN OF STEEL, by John Byrne!  Topics include: Douglas Adams, being an American immigrant, and how 1980's politics shaped John Byrne's re-interpretation of the world's greatest hero! This Week's Guest: Arvind Ethan David TW/IG: @ArvD Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Makenzie Mizell Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/)

Steve Levy, executive producer for Starburns Industries, joins Eric on the FINAL episode of SuperFriends to talk Meltdown Comics' closure, his work on Harmontown and Ricking Morty-- and his love for iCarly!  Also: Rick and Morty season four spoilers (kind of)! Meltdown may be closed. The podcast may be over. But the battle for "Truth, Justice, and The American Way" is never-ending. Keep up the fight, Super Friends. This Week's Guest: Steve Levy TW/IG: @slevy79 Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Makenzie Mizell Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Advertising guru Kevin Alvarez joins Eric in the studio to reminisce about the 2003 American Express campaign which was basically just a glorified excuse for Jerry Seinfeld to write two short films about Superman. Patrick Warburton (Brock Samson, The Tick) voiced Clark Kent! Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam) directed! Watch them here on the official (and super dated) website: http://www.wddg.com/projects/superman_seinfeld/   This Week's Guest: Kevin Alvarez Instagram: @sweetboykev Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Makenzie Mizell Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/)

Todd Bartoo (Director/Writer of the upcoming film KILLING JOAN) joins Eric in the studio to discuss the cinematic question mark that is Superman 3. Topics include: studio notes, shady Hollywood dealings, and what the Heck a "producer" actually is. This Week's Guest: Todd Bartoo Website:  http://todfilm.com Twitter:  https://twitter.com/todfilm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KillingJoan/   Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Makenzie Mizell Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Alex Wolinetz (Ravel) is a playwright, a comic book author, and a Jew!  In this episode, Alex joins Eric to discuss a rare two page comic by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (Superman's creators) that appeared exclusively in LOOK Magazine, and features The Man Of Tomorrow taking on both Hitler and Stalin. Other topics include: Jerry and Joe's Judaism affecting their worldview, the entire Comic Book medium as an extension of Jewish culture, and the boys' punk rock attempt to reappropriate the terms "Übermensch" (used by Hitler) and "Man Of Steel" (used by Stalin), and apply them towards an American immigrant superhero.  Shalom! This Week's Guest: Alex Wolinetz Website: https://alexwolinetz.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexwolinetz   Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

WARNING!!! EXPLICIT!!! Comrade David Schrader (BABY BADASS, BLOODLINE)  joins us in the studio to talk aobut the Russian re-imagining of everyone's favorite Kryptonian-American, SUPERMAN: RED SON. Topics include: patriotism, Chaos Theory, working as a professional writer, and anger management issues. Presented by the Soviet supermen at Meltdown Comics! Twitter:  https://twitter.com/schraderopolis  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeRt-b87CFB8hZxJBNlhLtw Website:  http://www.babybadass.com TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

WARNING!!! EXPLICIT!!! Abed Gheith (Community, Grandma's Virginity Podcast, Rick And Morty, The Sarah Silverman Program) pops into the studio today to talk about-- among many, many other things-- Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING. Presented by Meltdown Comics! "Think clean thoughts, Chum". This Week’s Guest: Abed Gheith Twitter:@abedg Instagram: @abedg Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced  by Mason Booker Engineered by Makenzie Mizell Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

"Russ Pirozek (author of Rising Sun Comics' COLLAPSE series), hops on the mic today to talk about INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US-- that insane video game made by the folks who created MORTAL KOMBAT, wherein Clark beats a pregnant Lois Lane to death with his bare hands. Talking points include: Why people are interested in seeing Superman fail, why video games are different from comic books and movies & how that affects our relationship to the characters therein, and why different superhero archetypes appeal to different groups of people.  This Week’s Guest: RussPirozek Twitter: @rspirozek Website: http://www.risingsuncomics.com Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Yehudi Mercado is so ridiculously talented, some primitive cultures consider him to be a witch. Screenwriter (Buffalo Speedway), comic book author and artist (Sci-Fu), video game writer and character designer (Guardians Of The Galaxy: The Universal Weapon), the only thing Yehudi CAN'T do is record a boring podcast-- which is super convenient for us! Señor Mercado joins Eric today to talk about his favorite Superman story of all time, the epic animated 3-parter that kicked off the 90's Superman Animated series, “SUPERMAN: LAST SON OF KRYPTON” presented by Meltdown Comics! Save Meltdown! Save Meltdown Petition This Week’s Guest: Yehudi Mercado Website: http://www.supermercadoent.com Twitter: @ymercado Facebook: @supermercadocomics Instagram:@supermercadocomics Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

In this episode Eric and Nathaniel Osollo (Dark Mouse, The Point Of You, The Shadow People Are Here, ) talk about "the last Superman story" Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's ALL-STAR SUPERMAN. Discussion topics include: dying with grace, multi-layered storytelling, and the fact that Superman is definitively super duper Mexican. This episode, like every episode, is presented by our solar-powered allies at Meltdown Comics! This Week’s Guest: Nathaniel Osollo Website: http://www.eyedraugh.com Twitter: @eyedraugh Instagram: @eyedraugh Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Merry Christmas, superfriends! We got you a NEW EPISODE! And not only is it a new episode, it's a two hour-and-eighteen-minutes-long commentary track for the absolute best live-action Superman story of all time, 1978's SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE! (Original version) You'll believe a man can fly. And you'll believe that two men and two women can commentate! Brought to you by those strange visitors from another world at Meltdown Comics! This episode features the unique vocal stylings of: Heather Hooks (Artist) - https://society6.com/babyfacehooks Makenzie Mizell (Musician) - https://www.makenziemizell.com Mason Booker (Podcast Producer) - http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/author/mason/ Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/  

Hold on to your mother boxes, mother&$#@ers! SUPERMAN'S OTHER PALS' Gary Rolin joins Eric in the studio to dissect the Justice League film! Because Superman is in it! And so are a bunch of Jimmy Olsen characters, like Steppenwolf, Darkseid (kinda) and The Parademons! This episode, like every episode, is presented by our superpowered allies at Meltdown Comics! This Week's Guest: Gary and Ella Plum Rolin TW: @otherpalspod Listen to their podcast: SUPERMAN’S OTHER PALS here: iTunes– http://apple.co/2xH64CV Google Play – http://bit.ly/2xsk7N4 Stitcher – http://bit.ly/2wEeePo Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Writer, puppeteer, comedian, and all-around swell guy Matt Wilkie joins us today to talk "Hereafter", Chapters 43 & 44 of the JUSTICE LEAGUE animated series, written by Dwayne McDuffie. This fan favorite episode features what is ostensibly the death of The Man Of Steel, and how the various members of the superhero community-- and the world at large-- react to his absence. Plus: Lobo! It's pretty great. This episode, like every episode, is presented by our heroes at Meltdown Comics!   This Week’s Guest: Matt Wilkie Twitter: @WritingWilkie   YouTube: youtube.com/thehampals   Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Today's guests are the charming father-daughter duo who host one of Eric's favorite podcasts, “SUPERMAN'S OTHER PALS”, a show dedicated to chronicling the adventures of Jimmy Olsen! In their own words: “He's been a gorilla. a werewolf, Elastic Lad, and the Red Headed Beatle of 1,000 B.C.; he's Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen. Join Gary Rolin and his teenage daughter, Ella Plum Rolin, as they explore the amazing, the absurd and the literally unbelievable adventures of The Daily Planet's favorite cub reporter.” Brought to you by the fine folks at Meltdown Comics! This Week’s Guest: Gary and Ella Plum Rolin TW: @otherpalspod Listen to their podcast: SUPERMAN'S OTHER PALS here: iTunes- http://apple.co/2xH64CV Google Play - http://bit.ly/2xsk7N4 Stitcher - http://bit.ly/2wEeePo Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Makenzie Mizell is a Los-Angeles-based musician with a voice like an angel and a right hook like a lightning bolt-- so it's fitting that she's joining us to talk about 1984's SUPERGIRL! TRIGGER WARNINGS: Feminism, black magick, incomprehensible plots, nepotism, Popeyes Chicken. This conversation, like every episode of SuperFriends, is presented by the fine folks at Meltdown Comics! This Week’s Guest: Makenzie Mizell Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcXcy7XxMYRwxqYmZRS-4Og Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/makenzie-mizell Website: https://www.makenziemizell.com/ Instagram: @makenziemizell Twitter: @makenziemizell Facebook: @makenziemizellmusic Patreon: @makenziemizell Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/  

Jerry Gaylord is a comic book illustrator and animator who has worked on such franchises as Adventure Time, Bill & Ted, Regular Show, Sonic The Hedgehog, The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ultimate Spider-Man,and more. One time, he and Eric teamed up to tell a weird story about Gods playing guitars.  Jerry joins Eric in the studio today to talk about Mark Waid and Alex Ross' classic, KINGDOM COME. Presented by Meltdown Comics! This Week’s Guest: Jerry Gaylord Twitter:@theFranchize Instagram: @thefranchizelive Facebook:@thefranchizelive Website: http://www.thefranchizelive.com Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Warning Explicit!!!! You may recognize the dulcet tones of Janette Quevedo's voice from her work on the Meltcast 3.0 podcast, located on this very network! Janette joins us today to pick apart JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MONSTERS-- the first recorded appearance of a Latino Superman (besides Eric's birth certificate). The sexual tension is so thick, you'd need a blast of heat vision to penetrate it! Presented by Meltdown Comics! This Week’s Guest: Janette Quevedo Twitter: @janettequevedo Tumblr: http://janetteknowswhatsup.tumblr.com/    Follow Eric Esquivel! TW:@ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Warning Explicit!!! Henry Barajas swears to God he's a comedian. Listen to this episode-- wherein he and Eric talk about Dave Gibbons' and Steve Rude's WORLD'S FINEST #2, from 1990-- and you be the judge! Presented by Meltdown Comics! This Week’s Guest: Henry Barajas Twitter: @HenryBarajas Website: https://about.me/hbarajas   Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Ascot Smith is an award-winning creator who specializes in writing interactive virtual reality content. His work is all about crafting customized experiences based on his audience's choices...which makes him a PERFECT guy to chat with about Zack Snyder, and the various...bold choices... the director made when adapting the Superman mythology to 2013's MAN OF STEEL. Yep. We're going there. This Week’s Guest: Ascot Smith Twitter: @ascot_world Website: http://ascotjsmith.com/  Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Today Eric is joined by comic book author Caleb Monroe (Batman, Peanuts, Steed and Mrs. Peel), for a balls-out-crazy discussion of the legendary Alvin Schwartz's metaphysical memoir, AN UNLIKELY PROPHET, in which Alvin claims that he was visited by a magical, 7 foot tall Buddhist monk who taught him the occult truth behind Superman's existence. It's the craziest--allegedly true-- book in the entire world, and the boys are gonna tell you all about it on this episode of Super Friends presented by Meltdown Comics! This Week’s Guest: Caleb Monroe TW:@calebmonroe www.tinyletter.com/calebmonroe www.calebmonroe.com Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

We're joined today by the infamous Adam Goldberg--Playwrite, screenwriter, and occasional guest-villain on Dan Harmon's “Harmontown” podcast! Adam drops by our Fortress of Solitude today to sing the praises of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness' SUPERMAN/BATMAN vol 1: Public Enemies! All on this episode of Superfriends with Eric Esquivel presented by Meltdown Comics! This Week’s Guest: Adam Goldberg Twitter: @adamultraberg  Instagram: @adamultraberg Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Celeste Klaus works in TV (it's like comic books, but the pictures move and everybody gets paid a lot more), and is here to talk to us about the greatest thing to happen to the 90's, THE ADVENTURES OF LOIS AND CLARK! Credits: Celeste has worked as Writer's Assistant on Mr. Robot, Narcos, New Girl, and Rush! She also wrote the short films Mad Cows, and Zombi! This Week's Guest: Celest Klaus TW: @celestemarie14 Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

In this episode, Alison Tompkins (aka, hip hop superstar "ISIS") drops by the studio not to drop some lyrical bombs, but to talk about how sometimes good Superman stories come in SMALLVILLE packages--specifically, the Smallville episode "Crimson" presented by Meltdown Comics! This Week’s Guest: Alison Tompkins Instagram: @AliTom Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isis36 Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/

Tim Malstead is a Los-Angeles-based illustrator, with an excellent taste in comic books. He joins us today to talk about what might possibly be the best single issue of Superman of all time, Action Comics #775 aka "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, And The American Way?". This Week’s Guest: Tim Malstead Twitter: @timmalstead Instagram: @TIMMALSTEAD Website: http://timmalstead.com/ Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/)  

Julia Fung (Clockwork Apple, The Reason For Dragons - This One Time In Nam) pops into the studio to talk about learning English from old VHS copies of the Fleischer Superman cartoon, Clark Kent as the ultimate American Immigrant fairy tale, and HER DAD SWIMMING WITH SHARKS IN ORDER TO ESCAPE COMMUNIST CHINA! This episode's a real banger, folks. This Week’s Guest: Julia Fung TW: @juliafung166 Julia's Website: http://juliafung166.wixsite.com Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/)  

*Warning Explicit!* The "coolest" guy in Comics, Sina Grace (Iceman, Self-Obsessed) joins us to discuss Superman's ELECTRIC BLUE BOOGALOO period. This Week’s Guest: Sina Grace TW: @SinaGrace IG: @SinaGrace Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/)

In this episode:  Javier Hernandez (You Don't Know Ditko, El Muerto) "swings" by to talk about the time The Man Of Steel threw down with that other guy in skintight red and blue spandex: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! This Week's Guest: Javier Hernandez! Javzilla.com   Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/)  

In this episode:  FIRST ISSUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Super guestD.J. Kirkbride (Amelia Cole, Bigger Bang, Never Ending, The One And Future Queen) stops by the studio to talk SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE. This Week's Guest: D.J. Kirkbride www.djkirkbride.com TW: @djkirkbride IG: @djkirkbride FB: djkirkbride.writer Follow Eric Esquivel! TW: @ericmesquivel Hosted by Eric M. Esquivel (https://twitter.com/ericmesquivel) Produced and engineered by Mason Booker Music by Makenzie Mizell (https://www.makenziemizell.com/) Logo by Spencer Brinkeroff III (https://www.facebook.com/spencerB3/) 

We talk about Locke & Key taking another run at television! Plus, we review all these books: Adventures Of Supergirl #1 - Sterling Gates, Bengal Heavy Metal #280 - Grant Morrison, Ben Marra, Anna Kornum, Ryan Ferrier, Hugo Petrus, Aladin Saad, Enki Bilal, Massimiliano Frezzato, Michael Moreci, Kyle Charles, Erika Lewis, J.K. Woodward, Eric M. Esquivel, Gary Becks, Emilio Balcarce, Gaston Vivanco, Mozchops The Nameless City 1 - Faith Erin Hicks Satellite Falling #1 - Steve Horton, Stephen Thompson, Lisa Jackson

The incredibly talented writer Eric M. Esquivel (Loki: Ragnarok And Roll, Adventure Time) joins Eddie, Josh and Aristotle to talk about this weeks books! We also talk about racism in Star Wars, comics vs movies and the ins-and-outs of the comic business.  Follow @ericMesquivel on Twitter!

Umbral by Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten from Image, King Zombie by Frank Cho, A Is for Antichrist: Obama's Conspiracy Alphabet by Rick Geary, Fantastic Four #1 by James Robinson, Leonard Kirk, Karl Kesel, and Jesus Aburtov, Moon Knight #1 by Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, Loki: Ragnarok and Roll by Eric M. Esquivel, Jerry Gaylord, and Gabriel Cassata from BOOM!, Thunderbolt Jaxon, Humberto Ramos and Paul Jenkins' Fairy Quest, Carlos Meglia and Superman: Infinite City, ComicbookDB, Alien Legion: Uncivil War by Chuck Dixon, Carl Potts, and Larry Stroman from Titan Comics, a long look at Dan Slott and company's awesome Superior Spider-Man, Andre the Giant: The Life and Legend by Box Brown from :01 First Second, Locke and Key, 100 Bullets, more on The Punisher by Nathan Henry Edmondson and Mitch Gerads, Winter Soldier: The Bitter March by Rick Remender and Roland Boschi, Alex Toth: Genius, and a whole mess more!

Mike and Marty are joined by Eric M. Esquivel this week, they guys talk about the gods of mythology and L.Ron Hubbard in Eric’s Loki comic and more. After Eric leaves they guys talk about the Batman ’66 tv series coming to DVD and Blu-Ray, Ant-Man casting news and more. Subscribe today on iTunes and Stitcher […]