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Star Wars, sci-fi, super villains, you'll find it all here. What are the Mandalorians? Could we survive a Xenomorph invasion like in Aiens? These are questions that keep Fred Kennedy up at night. He’s a comic book creator, radio personality AND tattooed Jedi master extraordinaire. On Issue Zero, he’ll explore all the things that used to get you beat up in school but are now considered the coolest. He’ll look at the fandom universe, and bring you the history of your favorite characters and maybe add some new ones through various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that will at least win you some points at trivia night.
New episodes every other Tuesday.
This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
We're onto the second half of our sixth chapter Snow. This is the FINAL episode of the first act! And we find out whether the Empire will be forced to abandon their positions on Cestin IV or whether they’ll stay and fight to the last man!
There are some cool guest voices in this episode, thank you to EVERYONE involved!!!
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Pvt Mondahai - Chyann Garrick - @abide.by.chy
Imperial Corporal – Ajay Fry - @AjayFry
Rival Trooper – Supriya Dwivedi - @supriyadwivedi
Mudtrooper – Mike Piwerka - @kallark81
Mechanic – Kimberley Fowler - @TrafficChopper
Tanker – Kwame Damon Mason - @kwamster007
Gunner – Raina Douris - @RahRahRaina
Colonel Ghast – Farah Nasser - @FarahNasser
Clone ARC Commander – Elias Toufexis - @EliasToufexis
Inquistor Tiberia - Toni McLennon - @tonimacncheese
Rebel1 – Steph Gerk - @stephgerk
Rebel2 – Jay Acevedo - @Darth_Jay
Rebel Sniper – Sam Maggs - @SamMaggs
Sgt Ami - Ren Navaro - @beer_diversity
Wounded Trooper – Sunny Thrasher - @hehasnosocialmedia
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This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
We're onto the first part of the sixth chapter. The FINAL chapter of Act One. And it is an action packed orgy of blaster fire and detonator blasts…because Camp Vybus comes under attack by a well-armed and well-coordinated enemy force!
There are some cool guest voices in this episode, thank you to EVERYONE involved!!!
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Scout Survivor - Carlos Bustamente - @thisiscarlosb
Imperial Clerk – Blair Brown - @blairbroon
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
Pvt Mondahai - Chyann Garrick - @abide.by.chy
Inquistor Tiberia - Toni McLennon - @tonimacncheese
Sergeant Porthos – Adam Ricard - @adamonhtz
Veteran Gunsmith – Leslie Doyle - @aquagem_art
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Welcome to an extra special episode of Issue Zero! It’s the HOLIDAY SPECIAL!!! Well…it was supposed to be. Last year Dila (my contemptible harpy of a producer) and I did a deep dive on the ORIGINAL Star Wars Holiday Special, and we’d intended on doing the same with the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special. But sadly the new one is not really a family variety show…it’s really just an animated short for kids. So we wound up doing a deep dive on the second season of The Mandalorian.
We wade right into it, episode by episode, the highs and the lows…and yes we tied a lot into our ongoing Star Wars Audio Drama…Mud79.
There was also some speculation about what that post credit scene on the final episode means…all that and more on this SPECIAL EDITION…of Issue Zero!
Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Dila Velazquez - @DilaDeyanira
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This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
And we’re wrapping the up the fifth chapter! Only two episodes left after this one! Well…of the first act anyways
This episode sees the scouts reaching their target and engaging in a horrific tooth and nail firefight, where failure could lead to the death of thousands of their fellow Mud Troopers.
Pretty small voice cast in this one…but there was A LOT of heavy lifting by Carly And Chyann…they are incredible to work with!
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @CarlyRadio
Pvt Mondahai - Chyann Garrick - @abide.by.chy
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This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
We’re on Chapter FIVE! Right on. At this point I have dedicated well over a hundred hours to this project, and it’s been worth it! I can honestly say, so podcast or audio production has brought me as much satisfaction and happiness as this one, and it isn’t even close.
This episode sees the scouts of platoon 79 sent out on a covert mission to bring down a well defended anti-aircraft position, as part of a full scale assault on a major enemy instillation.
A big shout out to Natasha Krishan…who’s been doing background voice work since the second chapter but final makes her debut as an Imperial Intelligence Officer!
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Agent Fep’Toh – Natasha Krishan - @natashakrish_
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @CarlyRadio
Pvt Mondahai - Chyann Garrick - @abide.by.chy
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This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
We're onto the second part of the fourth chapter...called Tea. The platoon continues their attack on the rebel warehouse…and sees the true terror an Inquisitor can pose when unleashed on the enemy.
There are some cool guest voices in this episode, thank you to EVERYONE involved!!!
Cast:
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Sgt Jintalla – Marilla Wex - @MarillaWex
Cpl Housto – Michael Walsh - @Mister_Walsh
Pvt El’Theriam – Jason Loo - @rebel_loo
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @CarlyRadio
Inquistor Tiberia - Toni McLennon - @tonimacncheese
Purge Trooper Blue - Andrew Wheeler - @wheeler
Purge Trooper Red - Heather Antos - @heatherantos
Devaronian - Brian Evinou - @brian_evinou
Pvt Mondahai - Chyann Garrick - @abide.by.chy
Sgt Shae - Darryn Bolland - @DarynBolland640
Sgt Ami - Ren Navaro - @beer_diversity
Imperial Major - Andrew Johnson - @ajlift1
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This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
We're onto the first part of the fourth chapter...called Tea. The platoon got themselves into trouble while on shore leave and have been doing manual labour in a local town, where they're given a very unusual gift. The severed finger of a missing comrade.
There are some cool guest voices in this episode, thank you to EVERYONE involved!!!
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Sgt Jintalla – Marilla Wex - @MarillaWex
Cpl Housto – Michael Walsh - @Mister_Walsh
Pvt El’Theriam – Jason Loo - @rebel_loo
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @CarlyRadio
Pvt Mondahai - Chyann Garrick - @abide.by.chy
Pvt Tolen - Yukon Jack - @theeyukonjack
Inquistor Tiberia - Toni McLennon - @tonimacncheese
Purge Trooper Blue - Andrew Wheeler - @wheeler
Purge Trooper Red - Heather Antos - @heatherantos
Devaronian - Brian Evinou - @brian_evinou
Sgt Shae - Darryn Bolland - @DarynBolland640
Sgt Ami - Ren Navarro - @beer_diversity
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We’re still slugging away and getting ready for the next batch of episodes to drop on Oct 27, but to help get there we’re talking to our astounding voice cast about their experiences not just with the show, but also with Star Wars in general.
Today we talk to Marilla Wex about her experiences in the voice acting community and her love of a galaxy far far away. Plus we talk to Shaun Hatton about his childhood spent with action figures and he (like many of us) loved Star Wars without even knowing what it actually was.
MUD 79 RETURNS OCTOBER 27!!!! TELL EVERYONE!!!
Sgt Jintalla – Marilla Wex - @MarillaWex
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
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This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
The platoon is on leave in the city of Floon Bay and they’re planning on getting rich by gambling on the Swoop Bike races. But something goes wrong and they’re about to get themselves into trouble…trouble that will come with some long term consequences.
We'll be back with the next chapter Oct. 27!
Look at the cast for this episode! TWENTY voices! Amazing!
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Col Ghast – Farah Nasser -@FarahNasser
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Sgt Jintalla – Marilla Wex - @MarillaWex
Sgt Heffspar – Star Birdyellowhead – @starbfit
Cpl Housto – Michael Walsh - @Mister_Walsh
Pvt El’Theriam – Jason Loo - @rebel_loo
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @CarlyRadio
Inquistor Tiberia - Toni McLennon - @tonimacncheese
Captain Letro Balon – Rob Leth - @robleth
Pit Fight Announcer – Adam Ricard @AdamOnHTZ
Vurk Doorman – Kalman Andrasofszky - @evilkalman
Corporal Lidan Vamma – Vinnie Salvador - @vinniesal
Gareth – Benjamin Tiesma - @benjtendo
The Brothel Madame – Contemptible Harpy - @contemptibleharpy
Imperial Navy Officer – Adam Herdman - @BulletofReason
Brothel Hostess – Natasha Krishnan - @natashakrish_
Pvt Arten Mondahai - Chyann Garrick - @abide.by.chy
Twi’Lek child – Bronwyn Kilgour @noneofyourbusiness
Constable – Danny Longo - @DannyLongo640
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This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
Solomon Kwai and the rest of Platoon 79 have just returned from a patrol where they were ambushed. They survived a heavy fire fight—where Staven and Kwai captured an enemy sniper--- and when they arrived back on the base Solomon had a pretty creepy encounter with an Imperial Inquisitor…one of the few remnants of the Jedi order. The Empire uses them to hunt down Jedi who escaped the purge from the Clone Wars.
This Inquisitor somehow got inside Solomon’s mind and she managed to bring up details about the death of Solomon’s sister, details that happened years earlier during the Clone Wars. He’s shook and disturbed by the event and that’s exactly where we pick up today.
There are some cool guest voices in this episode, thank you to EVERYONE involved!!!
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Col Ghast – Farah Nasser -@FarahNasser
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Sgt Jintalla – Marilla Wex - @MarillaWex
Sgt Heffspar – Star Birdyellowhead – @starbfit
Cpl Housto – Michael Walsh - @Mister_Walsh
Pvt El’Theriam – Jason Loo - @rebel_loo
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @CarlyRadio
Inquistor Tiberia - Toni McLennon - @tonimacncheese
Captain Letro Balon – Rob Leth - @robleth
Pit Fight Announcer – Adam Ricard @AdamOnHTZ
Vurk Doorman – Kalman Andrasofszky - @evilkalman
Vurk Security – Vinnie Salvador - @vinniesal
The Brothel Madame – Contemptible Harpy
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This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
In the conclusion to the second chapter, Bright Lights, we follow Imperial platoon 79 as they embark on a long patrol through the jungles of the Bista Valley. Contacting small outposts and mining operations. Not everyone is keen to see the planet of Cestin IV falling under the Imperial banner, as the platoon soon learns.
Also...we have a new cast member, Farah Nasser! She has an incredible voice and I was stoked when she agreed to be part of our wee production. And as always a massive thank you to the rest of the cast!
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Col Ghast – Farah Nasser -@FarahNasser
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Sgt Jintalla – Marilla Wex - @MarillaWex
Sgt Heffspar – Star Birdyellowhead – @starbfit
Cpl Housto – Michael Walsh - @Mister_Walsh
Pvt El’Theriam – Jason Loo - @rebel_loo
Pvt Tolen - Adam Gorham - @adamgorham
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @CarlyRadio
Inquistor Tiberia - Toni McLennon - @tonimacncheese
Purge Trooper Khama - Andrew Wheeler - @wheeler
Purge Trooper Berren - Heather Antos - @HeatherAntos
Jado Raste - Sam Maggs - @sammaggs
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This week we continue with our Star Wars radio play...Mud 79.
We're onto the first part of the second chapter...called Bright Lights. We follow the platoon as they embark on a long patrol through the jungles of the Bista Valley. Contacting small outposts and mining operations. Not everyone is keen to see the planet of Cestin IV falling under the imperial banner, as platoon 79 soon learns.
Also...we have a new cast member, Farah Nasser! She has an incredible voice and I was stoked when she agreed to be part of our wee production. And as always a massive thank you to the rest of the cast!
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Col Ghast – Farah Nasser -@FarahNasser
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Sgt Jintalla – Marilla Wex - @MarillaWex
Sgt Heffspar – Star Birdyellowhead – @starbfit
Cpl Housto – Michael Walsh - @Mister_Walsh
Pvt El’Theriam – Jason Loo - @rebel_loo
Pvt Tolen - Adam Gorham - @adamgorham
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @CarlyRadio
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On this week’s episode Fred Kennedy brings you the second part to the first chapter of a radio play he wrote.
It's based on a Star Wars story and you go behind the lives of the Imperial army three years after the conclusion of The Clone Wars.
Follow along with Soloman Kwai, and his comrades of Platoon 79 as they give chase to a group of bandits that have stolen from The Empire.
This is Blooded - Part 2
Thank you to all of the amazing people that shared their voices to this episode.
Cast:
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narrator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Col Ghast – Meisha Watson - @iammeishawatson
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Sgt Jintalla – Marilla Wex - @MarillaWex
Sgt Heffspar – Star Birdyellowhead – @starbfit
Cpl Housto – Michael Walsh - @Mister_Walsh
Pvt Morastus – Raina Douris - @RahRahRaina
Pvt Kator - Kwame Damon Mason - @kwamster007
Pvt El’Theriam – Jason Loo - @rebel_loo
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @Ca
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On this week’s episode Fred Kennedy brings you a radio play. More like a fan fiction radio play based on a Star Wars story he wrote. Go behind the lives of the Imperial army three years after the conclusion of The Clone Wars.
This is the story of Soloman Kwai, a riflemen in the Imperial Army. Not a Storm Trooper but in the regular army, a Mud Trooper. We follow him and his comrades of Platoon 79 two years after the founding of the Empire, and 17 years before A New Hope, as they are called to help secure the planet of Cestin IV.
When they land on Cestin IV… all seems well...until it’s not....
This is part one of chapter one - Blooded.
Thank you to all of the amazing people that shared their voices to this episode.
Cast:
Pvt Soloman Kwai – Narrator - Fred Kennedy - @fearless_fred
Col Ghast – Meisha Watson - @iammeishawatson
Lt Orto - Ben McEwan - @bigbennz
Sgt Jintalla – Marilla Wex - @MarillaWex
Sgt Heffspar – Star Birdyellowhead – @starbfit
Cpl Housto – Michael Walsh - @Mister_Walsh
Pvt Morastus – Raina Douris - @RahRahRaina
Pvt Kator - Kwame Damon Mason - @kwamster007
Pvt El’Theriam – Jason Loo - @rebel_loo
Pvt Murray – Shaun Hatton - @megashaun
Pvt Staven – Carly Myers - @CarlyRadio
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Today we’re talking with Alex Segura. He's acclaimed writer of novels, comic books, and podcasts. He is the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Pete Fernandez Mystery series (including the the Anthony Award-nominated crime novels Dangerous Ends and Blackout), and a number of comic books, most notably the superhero noir The Black Ghost, the YA music series The Archies, and the “Archie Meets” collection of crossovers, featuring real-life cameos from the Ramones, B-52s, and more. He is also the co-creator/co-writer of the Lethal Lit crime/YA podcast from iHeart Radio, which was named one of the best podcasts of 2015 by The New York Times. By day he is Co-President of Archie Comics
Fred and Alex talk about crime novels, and how Star Wars really is the sci-fi back bone for almost everyone.
Contact:
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Alex Segura - @alex_segura
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This week we’re joined by a very busy guy. Canadian comic creator Curt Pires. He’s really having a moment, so I’m glad he was able to make time for us, his latest book “Youth” just launched last week with comixology and is already being developed into a series with Amazon Prime. If you wanted to check Youth out, it’s FREE if you’re in Canada and have a Prime account. Here’s the URL(s) Curt gave me.
Link 1: https://www.comixology.com/Youth-comiXology-Originals-1-of-4/digital-comic/856996?ref=cGFnZS92aWV3L2Rlc2t0b3AvZ3JpZExpc3QvbGlzdDI0NDIw
Link 2: https://www.amazon.ca/Youth-comiXology-Originals-1-4-ebook/dp/B0874DJPTM/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=youth+curt+pires&qid=1589393839&sr=8-1
They should both work, so be sure to give it a go.
Also, we touch on some really gritty stuff today, in particular when breaking down one of the book Curt’s been reading as of late. So yeah, consider yourself forewarned.
If you wanted to reach out to him here’s his handles…
Twitter: @CurtPires
Instagram: @curtpires
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Today we continue the trend of Content for Covid by chatting with comic and tattoo artist Brian Level. He’s drawn everything from Batman to Thanos. And I bet he’s done at least ONE Tasmanian Devil tattoo…or at least a Dolphin saying “Wazzzup!”
But today we talk about all the things he’s been watching/reading/playing since the whole Covid-19 shutdown began a few weeks ago. We even get into a pretty deep breakdown on spirituality and chess…trust me. It will make sense.
Be Our Heroes Canada - https://www.facebook.com/beourheroescanada/
Contact:
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guest:
Brian Level - @brian_level
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This week we look at the first chapter of Timothy Zhan’s classic novel Heir to the Empire. This is the book that really kicked off the expanded universe. There were Star Wars novels before this of course, but they adaptations of the movies or direct tie ins…and they were all released within a few months of the premieres. When Heir to the Empire was released there had been any Star Wars books in print since the early eighties, it shot to the top of the New York Times Bestseller List and stayed there for months.
It really did change Star Wars in profound ways.
I can’t recommend this book (and its two sequels) enough.
The Thrawn Trilogy: Heir to the Empire Dark Force Rising The Last Command
Contact:
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Contemptible Harpy: Dila Velazquez
Twitter @diladeyanira
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This week we have another chum cast where we just chat about what type of content people are consuming during the Covid-19 pandemic. After a heated text-versation with my producer about various Star Wars related topics we opted to just run the gambit of the Star Wars related content there is out there. It’s a universe that spans multiple formats with something for everyone. Specifically we discuss… The final season of The Clone Wars The Gendy Tartakovsky version of The Clone Wars Star Wars Rebels The ORIGINAL Thrawn Trilogy The confusing Star Wars timeline Battlefront 2 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG
Yeah. It’s a big deal.
Contact:
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Contemptible Harpy: Dila Velazquez
Twitter @diladeyanira
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So as we continue to huddle down in our hovels, reading, gaming, binging, and possible snuggling other humans and fur babies. I figured I’d reach out to some o0f my fellow comic creators and other creatives to see what exactly they’re doing in these times of uncertainty. Specifically I wanted to speak with J Torres. He’s done loads of work with Oni, DC, and even Kids Can Press. One of the big reasons I wanted to talk with J is that he does a lot of YA stuff, and wanted to focus on content you can watch with your kids.
That’s a big deal it’s one thing being stuck indoors on your own, but doing it when there’s wee ones involved is extra taxing cause you need to keep them entertained as well as yourself. So EVERYTHING J brings up today is kid friendly…within reason. Just listen, you’ll get the idea.
Contact:
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradi
Guest:
J Torres: @jtorrescomics
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This week we continue our look at what content people are consuming during quarantine. We talk to writer/editor Steph Cooke about what she’s been reading/watching/playing since the Covid-19 shut down began.
I also go on a rant about how I am once again obsessed with a videogame that was first released in 2003…because I am an old man with no taste.
Steph Cooke - @hellocookie
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So a few days ago…well weeks ago, Diamond Comics Distributors Inc issued a statement saying they would no longer be sending out product effective April 1st. The announcement effectively put the entire comics business on pause. No new books would be going out, period. That’s what the internet was saying, anyways. But is that the case? Are comics effectively halted? What does this mean for digital sales of comics?
There’s a lot of questions that need answering so I contacted three people with different experiences, and different takes on what will happen in the coming months.
Contact:
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradi
Guests:
Heather Antos – Senior Editor at Valiant Entertainment
Twitter - @heatherantos
Christopher Butcher – Founder and Organizer of TCAF
Twitter - @comics212
Jay Bardyla – Former owner of Happy Harbour and Friend of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Twitter - @JBardyla
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COVID 19 has affected all of our lives, BUT the worst thing we can do is panic, or let it get you down. We are all in this together and for sure there is a lot more downtime we hunker down and self isolate to slow down this coronavirus.
Today on Issue Zero we’ll be throwing the format into the fire and creating a list of what to check out with all that extra down time. Fred Kennedy and our contemptuous harpy of a producer, Dila Velazquez, give you a list of what they're watching and doing to get through these weird times.
Required viewing:
https://youtu.be/dj9VF7LyffU
Contact:
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Contemptible Harpy: Dila Velazquez
Twitter @diladeyanira
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DC Comics seemingly tossed the idea of shared universe aside and just keep releasing a whole bunch of movies made by different people with different takes on their characters.
Wonder Woman and Joker aside DC seems to be struggling with their movies. Team up films like Justice League and Suicide Squad were panned by critics and who could forget Aquaman? It’s like DC kinda wants their movies to be all interconnected.... like they tease that they are, but are they? It’s a confusing discussion to have...even with a nerd like myself.
So is DC even trying? are they looking to build a DCMU? Fred Kennedy is joined by Screen Rant’s Editorial Director Rob Keys to try and figure out what’s the deal with DC?
Host: Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guests:
Rob Keys @rob_keyes Editorial Director & PR Director @screenrant@cbr Creator of @gamerant
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) wrapped up its first major event in the spring of 2019…but since then I've wondered who were the REAL villains of that event?
Sure, Thanos snapped his fingers and killed off half the galaxy.... but was that worse than what the Avengers did in Endgame?
Fred Kennedy looks at the evidence, breaks down the numbers and drops some hard science to find out who truly wreaked more havock to our fair planet…the Mad Titan or Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?
Host and Silver Surfer: Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Thanos: Dila Velazquez
Twitter @diladeyanira
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This is a love letter to Star Trek, and as such we break all our own formatting rules. Instead of an argument or question where we tackle multiple perspectives, this episode is just a list of five episodes that best lay out what kind of captain Jean Luc Picard is. If you're gonna watch the Picard series but don't really know or really remember who Jean Luc PIcard IS, give this episode a listen.
There are no guests. It's just me and my feelings. Enjoy.
Host: Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
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The Tick is one of the weirdest comic book creations. It started first as a newsletter for a comic book shop and has since been rebooted countless times and none of them have really lasted more than a few seasons. Each one of those iterations is a little different than the last, and true fans have followed him every step of the way. On today's show we’re going to investigate how a character with so much awesome going for it is still SOMEHOW lurking in the shadow of greatness.
Ben Edlund’s interview just before the 2001 Live action series debuted… http://www.thetick.ws/ben.html
Ben’s Slashdot discussion with fan’s about his thoughts on The Tick… https://news.slashdot.org/story/01/11/26/2219219/thus-spake-tick-creator-ben-edlund
Host: Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guests:
Zander Cannon @zander_cannon
Susan Hurwitz Arneson @batdorkgirl
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In this episode we break down the tragic relationship between film and gaming, and also dive into the storied lore of…story and gaming…
The main obstacle to a good video game adaptation is story... the tasks and challenges are simple but you have hours to fall in love with characters....and time? Time is not something you have a lot of in movies.
That could be why video games don’t make good movies. BUT is there a chance, that maybe with the success of The Witcher we’ll see more video game properties turned into TV shows? Who knows.
Also…here is a link to what many consider to be the first computer based a role playing game…it will have a lot more context once you listen to the show…https://ultima.fandom.com/wiki/Akalabeth
Host: Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guests: Elias Toufexis @EliasToufexis
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Captain Marvel is the first female fronted movie in the MCU. It’s kind of a surprise too, Black Widow has been front and centre in the MCU since Iron Man 2. AND Captain Marvel is a character who’s had some serious ups and downs in terms of their actual origin. In fact Carol Danvers is actually the FOURTH person to carry the mantle…one of them was even a Skrull! So why Danvers? And why now?
Well today we’ll peel back the layers on the space faring jauggernaut that bears the company name…Captain Marvel…and find out what makes them such a big deal!
And we’ll be joined by one of the best Captain Marvel writers ever…Kelly Thompson!
Host: Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guest: Kelly Thompson: @79semifinalist
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The Star Wars Holiday Special was released 1978. It's was a TV special and...well it gets a lot of hate. If you've seen it, then you know it’s cheesy, and it has some pretty ridiculous aspects, thanks in part to budget for special effects. BUT, if you take a look at the time it was broadcast, AND you acknowledge the very tenuous involvement George Lucas had with it…you wonder if he even wanted it made in the first place.
Fred Kennedy will be joined by his producer Dila Velazquez to dig deep and go to a galaxy far far away with Chewbacca, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, your favorite droids R2D2 and C3P0 to celebrate "Life Day" with a few new friends including Boba Fett.
THIS our extra special HOLIDAY broadcast of Issue Zero!
Host:
Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guests:
Dila Velazquez – Twitter @DilaDeyanira
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Who is the scariest Marvel Villain? Thanos? No. Glaactus? No. Dr Doom? NO!
It’s Ultron.
I’m serious. Today I’m gonna break down WHY a villain who starred in what many consider to be one of the worst movies in the MCU is actually the most terrifying villain Marvel has ever created. PERIOD. And we don’t just chat with comic book people for this one, we even brought in a legitimate AI expert Fotieni Agrafioti…the HEAD Of Borealis AI and Chief Science Officer at RBC.
She really slices away the myths of AI and gives us the straight dirt. What she said about the future of AI is actually pretty mind blowing. You’re gonna love hearing what she has to say!
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guests:
Ed Brisson - @edbrisson
Kelly Thompson - @79SemiFinalist
Foteini Agrafioti - @fagrafioti
Also a Spiderman Meme…https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/635889-60s-spider-man
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Fred Kennedy is here to tell you all about Conan the Barbarian and why you too should fall in love with this TRAGICALLY underrated and misrepresented hero.
We break down the shocking origins of everyone’s favourite loin cloth wearing wanderer…who incidentally didn’t start wearing a loin cloth until the seventies…and no, it wasn’t a fashion choice.
If your only knowledge of Conan is that he’s some guy with a sword and abs who kills monsters, you’re about to get schooled! You’ll learn the historical origins of Conan the Barbarian and how he was an emotional faucet for his creator Robert E Howard. And how just like his creator he’s a tragically misunderstood…and misrepresented figure in comic book history.
Host: Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guests:
Jim Zub - @JimZub
Raymond Salvador - @Radiator_Savior
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Today we’ll be answering the questions “What is a Mandalorian? Who are they? What are their history?”
It all starts with Boba Fett, if you’re familiar with Star Wars you know he’s the bad ass looking bounty hunter who escorts Han Solo encased in carbonite to Jabba The Hutt’s Palace in Return of the Jedi...
If you’re not familiar with him just know that he somehow is a fan favourite despite having only four lines in the original series. It really is wild that a character so trivial, developed such a massive cult following. A HUGE backstory was eventually developed. Books. Comics. Boba Fett even became the catalyst for the first ever live action Star Wars series…The Mandalorian, which you can watch on Disney Plus and the reason we’re talking about him today with the help of Heather Antos a former editor for Marvel Comics. She worked on the company's line of Star Wars comics.
Host: Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guests:
Heather Antos - @HeatherAntos
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We’re talking Aliens and the Xenomorph, what makes them so terrifying? Could a scenario like Alien happen here on earth?
Your host, not in a parasitic way, Fred Kennedy, takes you through the backstory on the Alien film franchise…and more specifically, its star player…the Xenomorph. He's joined by Johnnie Christmas, who just adapted the original William Gibson screenplay for Alien 3 into a comic for Darkhorse…and is a guy who’s knee deep in the ORIGINAL source material to find our what makes these creatures so terrifying.
To answer whether humanity could survive a xenomorph invasion he looks to an actual scientist, Dan Riskin, former host of Daily Planet and a Canadian evolutionary biologist, television personality and producer.
Spoiler alert! both guests will not let you sleep at night.
Host: Fred Kennedy
Twitter @Fearless_Fred
Facebook @fearlessfredontheradio
Guests:
Johnnie Christmas - @j_xmas
Dan Riskin - @riskindan
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Fred Kennedy is a comic book creator, radio personality AND tattooed Jedi master extraordinaire and on Issue Zero, he’ll explore all the things that used to get you beat up in school but now are considered the coolest. New episodes coming November 12, 2019
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