The Con Cast: Recent Episodes
Clay Dugger
Tabletop Generals Right click to download this interview! At ChimaeraCon, I spoke with a couple friends from last year. William and Josh have grown Tabletop Generals into a pretty darn good game store. Go to http://www.thetabletopgenerals.com to see their selection. Then, order! Order like the wind! The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at... Read more.
Tabletop Plus Right click to download this interview! At ChimaeraCon, I spoke with Terry Howard Thomas of Tabletop Plus. They have very, very, VERY cool dungeon terrain for miniatures and tabletop gaming. The line is just beginning, but it is expanding. Go to http://tabletopplus.com for more info! The Con Cast can be found on Facebook... Read more.
ChimaeraCon Right click to download this interview! I don’t get to go to ChimaeraCon every year here in San Antonio. Things always come up on the same weekend. This year, however, I put everything else on the back burner and went. Two days, even! Here are my thoughts on the Convention. Go to http://chimaeracon.com for... Read more.
After Midnight Right click to download this interview! I spoke with two members of After Midnight, Skyler Payne (I have no idea if that’s spelled correctly!) and Sandy Baker (I’m reasonably sure that one is right!). After Midnight travels the State of Texas performing at conventions. Go to their Facebook page to find out more:... Read more.
Andy Warner Right click to download this interview! Andy Warner produces and creates both fiction and non-fiction comics. He does a lot of work with a lot of other great creators. Go to http://andywarnercomics.com and http://irenecomics.tumblr.com to find out more. The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us... Read more.
Comics in The Daily Texan Right click to download this interview! The Daily Texan is the newspaper of The University of Texas in Austin. They have very talented contributors who create comics. Go here to find out more: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/comics The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us at... Read more.
Crescent City Comics Right click to download this interview! I spoke with Leo McGovern, the manager of Crescent City Comics in New Orleans. They have some talented people down there making comics. Go to http://www.crescentcitycomics.com to find out more. The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us at... Read more.
Indie Van Game Jam Right click to download this interview! Zeb West and Deigo Almazan are part of a great group. Binary Solo is a game development company. They make games. I played one. Fun! Very fun Go to http://binarysolo.com/about/ and http://indievangamejam.com to find out all you need to know! The Con Cast can be... Read more.
Henry Melton Right click to download this interview! Henry Melton is a Texas author with a ton of books out there. Just do an Amazon search. You’ll see! Or, you can go to http://henrymelton.net/2/ for even more! The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us at chronictnt@gmail.com Music... Read more.
Jason Poland Right click to download this interview! Robbie and Bobby, the story of a boy and his robot. Jason Poland has created a pretty cool comic. Go to http://robbieandbobby.com to read some of the goodness. The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us at chronictnt@gmail.com Music by... Read more.
Koumori Comics Right click to download this interview! Koumori Comics is a group, or club, or community, or whatever you want to call it, of like-minded people who create comics. So, of course, we talked about beer. Go to http://koumoricomics.com to find out more. About their comics. Not about beer. The Con Cast can be... Read more.
Lord Vishus Right click to download this interview! Lord Vishus (He promised evil things would happen to me if I gave his real name) is a Texas Cosplay artist. He has so many costumes I stopped counting them! But, there is Lord Vishus, the Sith Lord, Hitman (Agent 47), Combat Spiderman (Black costume), and a... Read more.
M. Austin Bedell Right click to download this interview! M. Austin Bedell is the creator of Skweegie Island, a comic series you need to go read. Find out all you need to know about the guy with feet but no legs at http://www.skweegieisland.com The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you... Read more.
Mike Furth Right click to download this interview! Want to learn about comics? ALL about comics? Go to http://www.thecomicarchive.com. Mike Furth (yes, I misspelled his name in the audio file!) has a wealth of info for you there! The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us at chronictnt@gmail.com... Read more.
Paul Benjamin Right click to download this interview! Paul Benjamin is a true Renaissance Man! He does it all. Well, I don’t know if he dances, but, with all the books on his table, he probably does. For all the awesome, go to http://paulbenjaminwrites.com The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or... Read more.
James Ferry Right click to download this interview! James Ferry is a very talented artist, whose work brings to mind all kinds of things you’ve seen elsewhere, but he doesn’t copy anybody! Go look at his work at http://www.sadinga.com/watsman I also am including Sasha Blaschka here, just because her work is cool! No interview, just... Read more.
Shannon McCormick Right click to download this interview! Want to learn all about the people that ALMOST became President of the United States? Go to http://presidentiallosers.tumblr.com to find the book about just that! Shannon McCormick is the man behind, and also inside, the book. The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or... Read more.
Trent Kollodge Right click to download this interview! Trent Kollodge has a book of nightmares. Or, if you prefer, really cool things. I had a nice little visit with him in Austin. Go to http://www.sinistermerriment.com to see more. The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us at chronictnt@gmail.com... Read more.
Zach Taylor Right click to download this interview! Zach Taylor has 3 books, all about “Bear Quest”. The neat thing? They are each in different video game styles, 8-bit, 16-bit, and 3-D! Way cool. Go to http://www.bearquest.net to see more. The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us... Read more.
Gary Odd Edmund Right click to download this interview! I’ve talked to Gary Odd Edmond before. It was a lot of fun. So, when he called me to say that he has an awesome announcement, I jumped at the chance to talk to him again. “The Bud” isn’t your typical hero, or your typical comic.... Read more.
Texas ComiCon Right click to download this interview! My friend Kris Kidd is the promoter of Texas ComiCon, which is the home of The Con Cast. He is a great guy. There, Kris. I did what you wanted. Now pay up! All kidding aside, Texas ComiCon is a wonderful annual event in San Antonio and... Read more.
Staple! The Independent Media Expo Right click to download this interview! Staple! Yes, the exclamation point is part of the name! Look! Exclamation points! Chris Nicholas, aka Uncle Staple, runs a great, but intimate gathering of (mostly) print media creators. Comics, art, books, video games, you name it. Indie creators rock, and Chris celebrates them... Read more.
Uni Games Right click to download this interview! Uni Games makes old games. And by “old”, I mean prehistoric! Cavemaster is one of their games, and it looks really great! You can find more of their games over at their NEW website at http://unigames.us. Also, Fanboy TV was there interviewing as well. Go check them... Read more.
Cracked Monocle Right click to download this interview! Steampunk RPG! Bombs! LOTS OF BOMBS! YOU CAN BUILD BOMBS! Yeah, I like blowing stuff up in games. Tephra promises to be that kind of game. They have also have Espionage. The game where you ruin your friends nights. Find out more at http://crackedmonocle.com. Also, Fanboy TV... Read more.
Karen Leonard Right click to download this interview! Karen Leonard is one awesome artist! Download the picture for this episode and check out her table! You can see more at http://www.etsy.com/shop/workofartpg Also, Fanboy TV was there interviewing as well. Go check them out at http://www.fanboytv.com. The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast,... Read more.
Calvin Johns of Anthropos Games Right click to download this interview! Calvin Johns and the rest of the group over at Anthropos Games make some really interesting games. Plus, Calvin came up with the name of a great media group, Morbidly Obedient Media! You have to listen to get that one… Check them out at... Read more.
Diesel Laforce Right click to download this interview! If you have played Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, AD&D to us geeks, you’ve seen this man’s work. One of the original artists for AD&D, Diesel Laforce is a fascinating man to speak to. You can find him on Facebook. Also, Fanboy TV was there interviewing as well.... Read more.
Jamie Chambers of Signal Fire Studios Right click to download this interview! Jamie Chambers heads Signal Fire Studios. If you like Cthulhu games, he’s got them. If you like METAMORPHOSIS ALPHA!!! He’s got it! The game that birthed Gamma World, my all time favorite game. Can you say suh-weet? I knew you could. Go to... Read more.
Jennifer Rehnay Right click to download this interview! Jennifer Rehnay is the author of a story that I would call “Religious Fantasy”. “Religious” because it deals with known entities from Christianity, “Fantasy” because it has it’s own universe in which these entities interact. It sounds really good. She was great to talk to in Austin,... Read more.
Aaron Allston Right click to download this interview! Aaron Allston is one of those writers that new or aspiring writers love. Or hate, depending. He’s written a ton of novels. He’s even written in the Star Wars Universe. Like I said. Love or hate. No matter how you feel about him, you have to admit... Read more.
Scare for a Cure Right click to download this interview! Last year, I interviewed Jarret Crippen, and Austin Police Detective, about his charity Scare For A Cure, but I screwed up the recording and lost it. This year, at ChupacabraCon in Austin, Scare had a table set up, so I interviewed them. Jarret wasn’t able... Read more.
ChupacabraCon Right click to download this interview! The Podcast Cowboy (that’s me!) went up to Austin for the day and had a great time at ChupacabraCon 1, a new gaming convention. Here are my thoughts on it. Visit their website at http://www.chupacabracon.com. Also, Fanboy TV was there interviewing as well. Go check them out at... Read more.
Alamo City Comic Con Right click to download this interview! I, along with 2 other San Antonio podcasts, sat down with Apple and two of his lieutenants for an in-depth interview about Alamo City Comic Con 2013. We also talked some about the 2014 show. You can find out all you want about the Con... Read more.
Heather Langenkamp Right click to download this interview! Scream Queen. The words evoke several faces. Judith O’Dea. Jamie Lee Curtis. Sigourney Weaver. Adrienne King. Heather Langenkamp is another you think of. “Nancy” in “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. One of “the lady survivors” of movie lore. And I got to sit down and speak with... Read more.
Bob Dullam Right click to download this interview! Bob Dullam spent 4 years building a Tumbler. You know? The car that Christian Bale drives in the Nolan “Batman” movies? Yeah. He built one. He drove it down the streets of downtown San Antonio to the Convention Center. How cool is that? Listen for the secrets... Read more.
Matt Frank Right click to download this interview! Matt Frank draws monsters. Big monsters. Kaiju! Godzilla and all his buddies! Also, if you wanna get in to a heated discussion, pick on the Transformers. I’ve known Matt for over a year, and this is the first time I’ve gotten to sit down and talk to... Read more.
Robert Rios Right click to download this interview! Robert Rios is a tailor and a costumer. A damned good one, too! You can find pictures of his work, and contact information, over at http://www.cccostumes.com. The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us at chronictnt@gmail.com Music by Kevin MacLeod... Read more.
Robert Moseley Right click to download this interview! NOTE: This is a rated “R” episode! “Video Bob” Robert Moseley makes cars that you want to drive. Cars like Ecto 1. Outtatime. Cars like those. He has a shop in Dallas where he builds movie car replicas, and does a darn good job of it. We... Read more.
Jorge Baeza Right click to download this interview! Jorge Baeza is a cartoonist and artist who gave me a few minutes at Alamo City Comic Con. He’s a great guy! Go find out more at drmutato.blogspot.com. The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or you can email us at chronictnt@gmail.com Music by... Read more.
Nerd Check! Right click to download this interview! My buddies over at GeekVengers TV (http://www.geekvengers.com) go to Cons and record video interviews. Find their YouTube channel and see the goodness! They Nerd Check various and sundry people, and were gracious enough to let me Nerd Check them at Alamo City Comic Con. They did good,... Read more.
Jonboy Meyers Right click and “save as” to download this interview! Jonboy Meyers is a tall dude. And, a really talented artist, too! He’s worked on World of Warcraft, Twisted Metal, and a bunch of other stuff. I had a great visit with him. Go check out his stuff at http://www.jonboymeyers.com The Con Cast can... Read more.
Angel Medina Right click and “save as” to download this interview! Angel Medina has been in comics for a long time. Chances are you have a comic that he did. Listen to this great artist and then go to his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/angel.medina.3139 The Con Cast can be found on Facebook at theconcast, or... Read more.
Brimstone! Right click and “save as” to download this interview! Brimstone! The man. The legend. The guy that will hurt me… Just kidding. Brimstone is a great guy. He’s done it all: professional wrestling, comic creation, food. You’ve even seen his stuff on The Big Bang Theory. Find out more at http://www.houndcomics.com and http://www.entrancetohell.com The... Read more.
Me and Billy Blair Right click and “save as” to download this interview! Billy Blair is an actor that has been in such films as “Machete” and “Machete Kills”. He is a fantastic guy to sit down and visit with! His current project is “Blood Sombrero” Hey, Billy! I remembered this time! Google Billy and... Read more.
Andrew Anderson, creator of “31” Right click and “save as” to download this interview! Andrew Anderson is a comic creator and upcoming audio drama producer here in San Antonio. He’s a really cool guy. Alfredo Lopez, Jr, another local artist, grabbed me as I walked by at Alamo City Comic Con and told me that... Read more.
Yi Soon Shin by Onrie Kompan Right click and “save as” to download this interview! Onrie Kompan has created, with the help of some very talented people, an incredible book. The historical tale of a great general unfolds in full color. “Yi Soon Shin” is a great looking book. You ought to get it. Go... Read more.
Alamo City Comic Con Right click and “save as” to download this interview! Alamo City Comic Con was pretty awesome! Of course, you are going to listen to the review and hear that, so, just go to the webpage http://www.alamocitycomiccon.com to find out just how awesome it was. Keep going back to see what next... Read more.
Clay and Victor Miller Right click and “save as” to download this interview! Victor Miller created one of the best known movie monsters of all time. Jason Vorhees also happens to be my favorite! Turns out he’s won a few Emmy awards for some of his other works and has written some books, as well.... Read more.
Clay and Gunnar Right click and “save as” to download this interview! I survived a face-to-face (if you’ll pardon the pun) with Leatherface himself. Gunnar Hansen is a great guy, and has done many things other than appearing as the iconic slaughter master. Go to IMDB and find out. His new book, Chain Saw Confidential,... Read more.
Clay, The Podcast Cowboy, and Parrish Randall Right click and “save as” to download this interview! I had a long talk with an awesome guy! Parrish Randall is a horror fan and actor. And writer. And producer. Get the idea? He is also part of a “Texas Chainsaw” docudrama starting up next year. I’m looking... Read more.