In this extra special episode of Heroes & Villains, E.A. Henson is joined by his ol' pal Dan who just so happens to run a comic shop!

Dan gives us his take on the recent announcement of Diamond Comics Distributors filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. DID we all see it coming? IS there a way out of this? HOW will this impact your local comic shop? WHO'S to blame?

All this and a whole lot more information you didn't ask for!

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Join Josh Wallen as he chats with the creative team at Toy DNA: Phil Ramirez and Adam Van Wickler! (And Jesse Falcon, too!)

In this conversation they talk about each of the figures in Wave 1 of THE CURSED DEAD, the lore and inspiration for the characters as well as where they hope to take the line in the future. They also discuss the freedom of creating for yourself and the challenges of putting their reputations on the line for the sake of making their own figures. It’s a great peek behind the curtain with toy industry veterans applying their expertise to a product that they have compete control over.

Go and back The Cursed Dead Kickstarter RIGHT HERE.

Appearing in this episode:

Phil Ramirez started sculpting toys on the original Playmates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line and became Legendary for sculpting roughly 40% of the ToyBiz Marvel Legends line which arguably set the standard for the way figures are designed today.

Adam Van Wickler has been Director – Creative Services at Gentle Giant Studios for nearly 20 years. His team collaborates with companies like Mattel by providing the 3D headscans that bring your favorite WWE Superstars into figure form.

Jesse Falcon has been the Director of Merchandising with Marvel Entertainment since 1994. He oversees the Marvel business sold through Disney. He was pivotal in the creation of both the Marvel Legends line and the original Lord of the Rings line with ToyBiz.

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In this episode join E.A. Henson and BBP! Editor-In-Chief Andy Burns and they look back of the year that was 2024! What do they speak about? Who Knows! We recorded this two weeks ago so hopefully our lukewarm takes don't age poorly...

Also forgot to mention X-Men '97 while chatting. That show was pretty good. So was Penguin. Ah well, you know what they say...Hindsight is twenty/twenty...Four.

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It wouldn't be spooky season if we didn't have an appropriately seasonal episode, now would it?

In this episode we're speaking with the OG of the paranormal podcast game: Jim Harold!

Jim hosts a myriad of paranormal podcasts and joins us to talk about the beginnings of his interest in the paranormal, being a podcaster for an astonishing 19 years with 65 MILLION downloads (and counting!), his favorite cryptid, his favorite spooky movie, and a whole lot more!

You can find Jim at https://jimharold.com/ , sign up for his Paranormal Plus Club, and even get some of his books!

Happy Halloween!

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In this episode we're joined by absolute comics legend MIKE ALLRED!

Join us as we talk about the Kickstarter campaign for his new book with Clover Press Art The Marvel Art of Michael Allred!

We also chat about Star Wars, prop building, existentialism, his various projects with Marvel and DC, and a whole lot more!

Make sure to back the Kickstarter which is launching TODAY!

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Doc Wyatt and Gavin Hignight from Wandering Planet Toys return to talk about the BIG things they have coming! And by BIG we mean the forthcoming Kickstarter campaign for the 1:12 scale Laurel & Hardy figures!

Join us as we chat about the challenges of moving the a larger scale of figure, capturing the likenesses of two towing titans of comedy, working in the animation industry, and a whole lot more!

The Laurel & Hardy Kickstarter is launching soon follow it HERE!

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In this episode we're joined by Josh Viola and Angie Hodapp, cowriters of the forthcoming graphic novel Legacy of Kain: The Dead Shall Rise. They're currently in the final stretch of a Kickstarter campaign for the project which you can back HERE

We speak about working in a long dormant but beloved universe, the challenges of working within the established lore of Legacy of Kain, and the plethora of all sorts of cool perks you can get by backing this Kickstarter!

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