Podcast appearances and mentions of simon dark

(Episode duration) 37'41"Presenting: a conversation with comics horror maestro Steve Niles (30 DAYS OF NIGHT, CRIMINAL MACABRE, SIMON DARK, FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE ALIVE, and so many more).In which: we geek out over our shared love of and obsession with the Universal Monsters films and, along the way, discuss writing, comics, Bernie Wrightson, marriage turning points, horror, comedy, the challenge of werewolves, typical workdays, and, most importantly, Gil.Steve's bio:"Steve Niles is a writer, best known for works such as 30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre, Simon Dark, Mystery Society, Frankenstein Alive Alive, Monster & Madman and Batman: Gotham County Line. He is credited among other contemporary writers as bringing horror comics back to prominence. Steve got his start back in Washington DC through his own Arcane Comix, writing and publishing comics and anthologies since the mid-80's....... Steve was raised in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, developing his interests in music, writing, and making amateur films. He worked in several comic book stores and played in the bands Gray Matter and Three during the heyday of the Washington harDCore punk scene, both of which released records on Dischord Records label.Steve resides outside of Los Angeles with his wife, Monica, two dogs, four cats and Rico and Gil the tortoise."Chapters:00:00 Intro01:38: "Gil's doing fine..." + Pet discussion03:57: "This interview has contributed to turning point in my marriage..."06:37: "Claude Rains is so good..."07:38: "My family would get so mad at me because I'd go through the entire thing with a highlighter..."09:11: "Most importantly, that's where I first saw NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD..."10:15: "... so Dracula throws a flower pot at him..."11:49: On Lugosi and DRACULA13:03: "I've always viewed it (CRIMINAL MACABRE) as almost majority comedy..."14:07: "Trying to sell comics, it's pretty tough these days..."15:00: "One of the reasons I was so drawn to the DC punk scene was because it was these kids who did everything themselves..."16:55: "It all started when I met Bernie Wrightson..."20:50: "I have riffed on FRANKENSTEIN so many times... but with Bernie, you can find stuff from the 60s – this is something he worked for his entire life..."22:17: "We became so close that I followed him to Austin..."23:52: On Monster Forge: "We decided to just together and get some stuff made..."25:50: "Do you remember a series I did for DC called SIMON DARK?"26:42: "When I was a little kid, I reached up... I was reading stuff I wasn't supposed to..."28:07: "When she gets bitten and changed, his reaction isn't like Claude Rains and he's going beat his son to death with a cane..."31:13: "... but the rest of the movie is so great..."32:22: "Now everything I write, I focus on one thing at a time, and I write the whole series..."33:41: "... and then I get the hell offline..."34:23: "A lot of hysterical conversation between us would result in stories..."35:19: OutroLinkage:You can connect with Steve at his website, steveniles.net, via Twitter – @steveniles, Instagram – @steve.niles.9, and on Facebook.And you can be blown away by the work of Bernie Wrightson here.Theme music, "Intersections," by Uziel Colón. All rights reserved.Keep up with my latest socializations via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred podcast app; earlier episodes live here.

Today on Shots With Comics, Chad and Kit talk about Canto from David Booher published by IDW, Chad reads a failed superhero book, Simon Dark ...

In this final issue of Doc-Tober we explore FEAR in the DC Universe. Which characters succumb to their fears? Who is driven by fear? Who utilizes, embodies, or is otherwise related to the concept of fear? We tackle those who use and those who are used by fear, but first we break down the latest in DC news. What do the new AT&T Justice League featurettes tell us? When are we getting the new Shazam! movie? All this and more on this weeks issue of the Doctor DC Podcast  Intro music by Aaron Barry   Prescribed Reading from Issue #20:   Simon Dark vol. 1 – The short-lived series exploring the patchwork vigilante New Teen Titans vol. 1 #14 – The 1st appearance of Angela Hawkins III, otherwise known as the supervillain Phobia Green Lantern Corps vol. 2 #31 – Kryb attempts to perform a Caesarian section on a pregnant Green Lantern in order to steal her child Green Lantern vol. 4 #19 – The origin of Sinestro Corps member Karu-Sil, as told by Lyssa Drak Forever Evil #4 – Batman uses a stolen Sinestro Corps ring against Power Ring of the Crime Syndicate Blackest Night #7 – The Scarecrow is deputized into the Sinestro Corps until Orange Lantern Lex Luthor steals his ring Green Lantern Rebirth #1 – The 1st appearance of Parallax in his true form, as the living embodiment of the Yellow Light of Fear 1st Issue Special vol. 1 #8 – The 1st appearance of Deimos, the sorcerer tyrant of Skartaris

In this huge episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll take a look at the recent Blu-ray release of Hellraiser as part of the Anchor Bay Lament Configuration Box Set before Desmond does a track-by-track review of the new album by Heaven and Hell, The Devil You Know. Desmond comes back to talk about a bunch of comics including Simon Dark, Captain Britain and MI-13, Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum and a bunch of spoils from Free Comic Book Day. Tunes included: "Hellraiser" by Christopher Young, "I Don't Mind the Pain" by Danzig, "Eating the Cannibals" by Heaven and Hell, "Sanity" by Bad Religion and "Oblivion" by Mastodon. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this huge episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll take a look at the recent Blu-ray release of Hellraiser as part of the Anchor Bay Lament Configuration Box Set before Desmond does a track-by-track review of the new album by Heaven and Hell, The Devil You Know. Desmond comes back to talk about a bunch of comics including Simon Dark, Captain Britain and MI-13, Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum and a bunch of spoils from Free Comic Book Day. Tunes included: "Hellraiser" by Christopher Young, "I Don't Mind the Pain" by Danzig, "Eating the Cannibals" by Heaven and Hell, "Sanity" by Bad Religion and "Oblivion" by Mastodon. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this huge episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll take a look at the recent Blu-ray release of Hellraiser as part of the Anchor Bay Lament Configuration Box Set before Desmond does a track-by-track review of the new album by Heaven and Hell, The Devil You Know. Desmond comes back to talk about a bunch of comics including Simon Dark, Captain Britain and MI-13, Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum and a bunch of spoils from Free Comic Book Day. Tunes included: "Hellraiser" by Christopher Young, "I Don't Mind the Pain" by Danzig, "Eating the Cannibals" by Heaven and Hell, "Sanity" by Bad Religion and "Oblivion" by Mastodon. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

In this huge episode of Dread Media, Desmond and Darryll take a look at the recent Blu-ray release of Hellraiser as part of the Anchor Bay Lament Configuration Box Set before Desmond does a track-by-track review of the new album by Heaven and Hell, The Devil You Know. Desmond comes back to talk about a bunch of comics including Simon Dark, Captain Britain and MI-13, Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum and a bunch of spoils from Free Comic Book Day. Tunes included: "Hellraiser" by Christopher Young, "I Don't Mind the Pain" by Danzig, "Eating the Cannibals" by Heaven and Hell, "Sanity" by Bad Religion and "Oblivion" by Mastodon. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213.

Horror writer and 30 days of night creator Steve Niles and horror artist DW Frydendall join Johnny Torrani on the Americas Bad Kids Halloween Special for CottonMouth.tv. Cottonmouth will premiere there Halloween Eve at 12am, so be sure to check it out.Steve Niles is a profile horror comic writer. He is currently writing, Batman after midnight, Criminal Macabe: Cellblock 666, Simon Dark, City of Dust and Epilogue.DW Frydendall is a horror artist in the greater Los Angeles area. He currently has a show at Hayena Gallery in Burbank CA, he has done works for comics, album covers, clothing and private commissions. Be sure to check out this installment of Americas Bad Kids for a great chance to see Steve Niles talk about his upcoming collaboration with his good friend Eric Powell, his influences and playing scrabble with Bernie Wrightson.For more Things the Bad Kids like you can check out www.americasbadkids.com or find ABK on MySpace at www.myspace.com/americasbadkidstvDon’t forget to subscribe to the RSS feed to stay up to date with all Bad Kids releases.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick interviews artist Alan M. Clark, and then goes on to review the three-disc edition of Severin Films' Eurocult war film, Inglorious Bastards. After that he reviews Caliber #4, Hercules #4 and Freedom Formula #1 from Radical Comics, as well as Simon Dark and Pigeons from Hell #1-3. Tunes include: "Weeds (acoustic)" by Life of Agony, "Main Theme from Inglorious Bastards" by Francesco de Masi, "Freedom" by Alice Cooper and "Drowning in a Daydream" by Corrosion of Conformity. Check out www.alanmclark.com, www.omegathenovel.podomatic.com and www.horror-mall.com. Contact me: dreadmedia@earth-2.net or 206-203-1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick interviews artist Alan M. Clark, and then goes on to review the three-disc edition of Severin Films' Eurocult war film, Inglorious Bastards. After that he reviews Caliber #4, Hercules #4 and Freedom Formula #1 from Radical Comics, as well as Simon Dark and Pigeons from Hell #1-3. Tunes include: "Weeds (acoustic)" by Life of Agony, "Main Theme from Inglorious Bastards" by Francesco de Masi, "Freedom" by Alice Cooper and "Drowning in a Daydream" by Corrosion of Conformity. Check out www.alanmclark.com, www.omegathenovel.podomatic.com and www.horror-mall.com. Contact me: dreadmedia@earth-2.net or 206-203-1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick interviews artist Alan M. Clark, and then goes on to review the three-disc edition of Severin Films' Eurocult war film, Inglorious Bastards. After that he reviews Caliber #4, Hercules #4 and Freedom Formula #1 from Radical Comics, as well as Simon Dark and Pigeons from Hell #1-3. Tunes include: "Weeds (acoustic)" by Life of Agony, "Main Theme from Inglorious Bastards" by Francesco de Masi, "Freedom" by Alice Cooper and "Drowning in a Daydream" by Corrosion of Conformity. Check out www.alanmclark.com, www.omegathenovel.podomatic.com and www.horror-mall.com. Contact me: dreadmedia@earth-2.net or 206-203-1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick interviews artist Alan M. Clark, and then goes on to review the three-disc edition of Severin Films' Eurocult war film, Inglorious Bastards. After that he reviews Caliber #4, Hercules #4 and Freedom Formula #1 from Radical Comics, as well as Simon Dark and Pigeons from Hell #1-3. Tunes include: "Weeds (acoustic)" by Life of Agony, "Main Theme from Inglorious Bastards" by Francesco de Masi, "Freedom" by Alice Cooper and "Drowning in a Daydream" by Corrosion of Conformity. Check out www.alanmclark.com, www.omegathenovel.podomatic.com and www.horror-mall.com. Contact me: dreadmedia@earth-2.net or 206-203-1213.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick takes a look at Death Sentence and Tempe Video's collection of Jason Santo's short films, Bent. Plus, he discusses Simon Dark from DC comics, covers some feedback and plays some tunes. Songs included: "At the End of the Road" by Murder by Death, "Time Out of Time" by Midnight Syndicate and "Fear of the Dark (Live)" by Iron Maiden. Enter the Cemetery Things contest at www.keithlatch.com!

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick takes a look at Death Sentence and Tempe Video's collection of Jason Santo's short films, Bent. Plus, he discusses Simon Dark from DC comics, covers some feedback and plays some tunes. Songs included: "At the End of the Road" by Murder by Death, "Time Out of Time" by Midnight Syndicate and "Fear of the Dark (Live)" by Iron Maiden. Enter the Cemetery Things contest at www.keithlatch.com!

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick takes a look at Death Sentence and Tempe Video's collection of Jason Santo's short films, Bent. Plus, he discusses Simon Dark from DC comics, covers some feedback and plays some tunes. Songs included: "At the End of the Road" by Murder by Death, "Time Out of Time" by Midnight Syndicate and "Fear of the Dark (Live)" by Iron Maiden. Enter the Cemetery Things contest at www.keithlatch.com!

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick takes a look at Death Sentence and Tempe Video's collection of Jason Santo's short films, Bent. Plus, he discusses Simon Dark from DC comics, covers some feedback and plays some tunes. Songs included: "At the End of the Road" by Murder by Death, "Time Out of Time" by Midnight Syndicate and "Fear of the Dark (Live)" by Iron Maiden. Enter the Cemetery Things contest at www.keithlatch.com!

Episode 56:  We are joined by Lord Shaper of the Kryptographik Podcast as we discuss Simon Dark #2. Jim and Sean also take an indepth look at Countdown with issues 27-25. Time stamps: OUR 101st  RECORDING!!!!! We are proud members of the Comics Podcast Network and the League of Comic Book Podcasts. 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, various rants, this includes the Hero for the Holidays Drive and news about how Top Bullets is changing for 2008 and what we are doing for the Raging Oscars show. 14:36 Lord Shaper joins us for Simon Dark #2 and more 1:37:29 Countdown discussion with forum thread comments 4:06:49 Very brief discussion about ending of Sinestro Corps. 4:09:42 Closing, ads, and more. Check the forum and web site for next week’s release (Episode 57)   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets.

Episode 53a:  This one wound up being bigger than expected so we are dividing it into two parts. This is the first smaller part covering Batman 670 and Action Comics 858. The second part will come out this weekend with a Countdown segment and our first ever uncut (mostly) listener rant segment. Time stamps: First part of our 98th recording. We are proud members of the Comics Podcast Network and the League of Comic Book Podcasts 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, various rant 14:17 Quick rants about Black Adam #3 which include Jim’s delusions with regards to Hawkman (He is getting help for this issue), Shazam and the Monster Society of Evil, indepth discussion on Batman 670 43:08 Quick rants on Simon Dark, the end of Aquaman’s series, a very brief talk about Gotham Underground, indepth on Action Comics 858 1:19:30 Closing, ads, next episode general info Check the forum and web site for the next release (Episode 53b)   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets.