Heavy Metal Presents: Geoff Boucher's Mindspace

May 26 2022 26
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Welcome to Mindspace, where each week veteran journalist Geoff Boucher along with guest appearances from notable stars, creators and influencers will help you reach a state of Nerdvana with fascinating conversations, never told stories and trivia about all corners of pop culture. Boucher is well-known to audiences for Comic-Con's biggest Hall H panels and during his three decade career he's interviewed the biggest names in film, television, music, and comics - some of whom will be dropping by the podcast week to week.  

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Episode 54 - Nick Pitarra

May 26 2022 66 mins  
YOU HAVE MY AX! This week, Geoff takes a deep dive into the world of NICK PITARRA, centered on Pitarra's smash-hit crowdfunded comic, AX-WIELDER JON. This gory, beautiful adventure centers on a titular barbarian, as he discovers deeper truths about life and love while fighting his way through a surreal landscape of monsters. Nick and Geoff discuss the creative origins of the projec

Episode 53 - Michael Uslan & Batman

Mar 21 2022 53 mins  
Holy new episode! Geoff talks about Batman's legacy and history with MICHAEL USLAN. The historian, writer, and producer talks about how the caped crusader has been translated through media, from broadway to TV to the new Batman movie (of which he is executive producer). He's also the author of a new Bat-memoir and industry guide, "Batman's Batman: A Memoir from Hollywood, Land of B

Episode 52 - Aardman Animation with Mikey Please and Dan Ojari

Feb 21 2022 73 mins  
The fur will fly! Welcome to the intricate and high-stakes world of stop-motion animation, specifically Aardman's Oscar-nominated ROBIN ROBIN. Directors MIKEY PLEASE and DAN OJARI give us a glimpse into the agony and ecstasy of a medium where each tiny, hand-constructed frame can have tremendous consequences. We learn how they streamline a story, and why they traded Aardman's famou

Episode 51 - Alberto Mielgo

Jan 27 2022 90 mins  
ALBERTO MIELGO lights up Mindspace the same way he lights up the screen - with bright colors, striking ideas, and bold opinions! Mielgo talks about his acclaimed new short film, "The Windshield Wiper," and how his animation style draws from the medium of comics. "Windshield Wiper" joins his formidable body of work, which includes Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, TRON: Uprising, Wat

Episode 50 - Erick Oh Discusses Animation

Jan 24 2022 77 mins  
Mindspace welcomes accomplished animator and director ERICK OH to discuss his newest project, NAMOO. A frontrunner for the 2022 Academy Award nominations for animated short, NAMOO is a moving look at life, family, and time. Oh talks about how NAMOO was informed by the future, including its Oculus and VR components, and also how it grew out of the past, drawing from family history a

Episode 49 - Christmas Carol Special (w/ Michael Giltz)

Dec 23 2021 50 mins  
This week on Mindspace, Geoff is joined by incomparable media maven Michael Giltz to look back at Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Under what circumstances was this harrowing and wholesome classic created, and how have different eras of Hollywood adapted it? We talk Mr. Magoo, Orson Welles radio plays, and Rod Serling's "Carol for Another Christmas," a dark antiwar version fro

Episode 48 - Jim Shooter on the History of DC's Ferro Lad

Dec 20 2021 80 mins  
Famed editor and writer JIM SHOOTER talks with Geoff about Ferro Lad, a character he created for DC's Legion of Superheroes as a teenage writer in the mid-60s. Ferro Lad, the boy hero whose sacrifice changed comics in the 1967 "Death of Ferro Lad," appeared on DC's pages as white -- but he wasn't supposed to be. Jim Shooter discusses why he originally wrote Ferro Lad as Black, the

Episode 47 - The "Fairfax" Crew

Nov 22 2021 105 mins  
New drop! Mindspace is hype this week as the creators of "Fairfax" — MATT HAUSFATER, TEDDY RILEY, and AARON BUCHSBAUM — talk about their neon-colored vision of Los Angeles and their delightfully berserk hit show. The trio chat with Geoff Boucher about the future of R-rated animation in the 21st century, and all the work that goes into producing animation (especially in pandemic

Episode 46 - Walt Simonson

Nov 01 2021 93 mins  
In a must-hear episode for comics fans and storytellers, Geoff Boucher welcomes WALT SIMONSON of Marvel to discuss his prolific career. Simonson gives us an insider's view on his works - including Thor, X-Factor, and graphic adaptations like Close Encounters and Raiders of the Lost Ark - and his recent contribution to The Winter Men by the late John Paul Leon. You'll learn all abou

Episode 45 - Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara

Oct 04 2021 57 mins  
EMILY ARMSTRONG rocks Mindspace! The lead singer of rock band DEAD SARA tells us all about how the band crafted their latest album, Ain't It Tragic, in the depths of the pandemic. She talks about how she comes up with lyrics, and how the band has broken loose of previous expectations of sound or "brand." She and Geoff also explore the Doors, and band-name backstories. Learn more ab