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EP: 76. JP Mavinga: Drawing Worlds, Building Heroes, and the Art Behind White Sky
May 14, 2026
1h 22m 47s
Ep: 75 Rick Burchett — The Artist Who Made Batman Move
May 7, 2026
1h 08m 47s
Ep: 74 Dancing Between the Raindrops with Nelson Aspen
Apr 16, 2026
1h 09m 20s
EP: 73 “Bob Budiansky on Building the Original Transformers Mythology”
Apr 9, 2026
1h 22m 32s
EP: 72 Jeremy Robinson: Blood, Butterflies, and Building an Empire
Apr 2, 2026
52m 58s
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| 5/14/26 |  EP: 76. JP Mavinga: Drawing Worlds, Building Heroes, and the Art Behind White Sky | Send us Fan Mail JP Mavinga has spent over twenty-five years building one of the most distinctive careers in illustration and comics — born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, trained at SCAD, and forged across three continents before landing as a senior concept designer and art director at Sideshow Collectibles, where his work on the Thanos on Throne maquette set sales records. In this episode, JP joins Back to Pop to talk craft, identity, and his debut Image Comics series White Sky writte... | 1h 22m 47s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 |  Ep: 75 Rick Burchett — The Artist Who Made Batman Move | Send us Fan Mail If you grew up reading The Batman Adventures, Batman: Gotham Adventures, or Superman Adventures, Rick Burchett’s work shaped how you see those characters. His pages don’t just look good — they move, they breathe, they act. In this episode, we sit down with Rick to talk about how a commercial art background at a St. Louis ad agency quietly became one of the best training grounds for comics storytelling, why the animated Batman books weren’t just tie-ins but a genuine art... | 1h 08m 47s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 |  Ep: 74 Dancing Between the Raindrops with Nelson Aspen | Send us Fan Mail He’s covered the Oscars, the Golden Globes, and decades of Hollywood from the red carpet out. Now Nelson Aspen is turning the lens on himself. Nelson joins Back to Pop to talk about Dancing Between the Raindrops: Happily Ever After? — the final chapter in his trilogy blending romance, identity, and the unfiltered realities behind the spotlight. It’s a book that feels lived-in, because it is. We dig into reinvention in middle age, the tension between wanting intimacy an... | 1h 09m 20s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 |  EP: 73 “Bob Budiansky on Building the Original Transformers Mythology” | Send us Fan Mail He named 200 characters like Megatron, Starscream, Grimlock, Bumblebee, Prowl, and more . He wrote the character bibles that turned a line of Japanese toys into one of the most beloved franchises in pop culture history — and most people have never heard his name. Bob Budiansky spent 20 years at Marvel Comics as an editor, writer, and penciller. He drew Ghost Rider covers for five years, co-plotted the conclusion of the original Johnny Blaze run, and wrote The Transformers fr... | 1h 22m 32s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 |  EP: 72 Jeremy Robinson: Blood, Butterflies, and Building an Empire | Send us Fan Mail Jeremy Robinson has written nearly 100 novels. He’s a #1 Audible and New York Times bestselling author published in 14 languages. His kaiju series Project Nemesis is in development at Sony Pictures Television with John Wick director Chad Stahelski. And now he’s back where he started — in comics. But he’s not adapting his novels. He’s creating something new. Nectar, the debut title from Robinson’s own Breakneck Comics imprint at Vault Comics, is a 19th-century gothic fol... | 52m 58s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 |  Ep: 71 Comics, Games, and the End of Everything: William Harms | Send us Fan Mail William Harms has spent thirty years building worlds — and the dead ones are his best work yet. From small press comics in the early ‘90s to writing Captain America and Wolverine for Marvel, to crafting the entire story of inFAMOUS for PlayStation 3 (IGN’s Best Story of the Year, 2009), to serving as Narrative Director on Mafia III — a BAFTA-nominated game that ended up in a Victoria and Albert Museum exhibit — William Harms has done it all. And now he’s back in creato... | 1h 04m 44s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 |  Ep: 70 Marc Singer: Before the Loincloth, Beyond the Legend | Send us Fan Mail Before streaming. Before shared universes. Before fandom went mainstream — there were heroes who meant it. This week on Back to Pop, we give Marc Singer’s career the full treatment it deserves. He was a classically trained stage actor before any of this happened on a screen — playing Petruchio in A.C.T.’s landmark 1976 Taming of the Shrew for PBS, Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac opposite Peter Donat and Marsha Mason. His film debut was opposite Burt Lancaster in Go Tell the ... | 57m 26s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  Ep: 69 Into the Sweetest Darkness: Doug Wagner | Send us Fan Mail Today, on Back To Pop we dive into the pages of comics, with acclaimed writer Doug Wagner Doug Wagner writes serial killers in love, cannibal furries, fashion designers with a taste for human flesh, and Viking curses — and somehow, every single one lands with genuine heart. This week, Marc sits down with the creator of Plastic, Vinyl, Plush, I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer, and the upcoming Narco to find out how he makes the darkest material feel weirdly, d... | 1h 02m 19s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 |  EP: 68 Highburn Studios: The Business, the Books, and the Grind of Indie Comics | Send us Fan Mail Michael Watkins (CEO/Editor-in-Chief, Highburn Studios) is back — and this time he brought the whole crew. Joining him are Lyle Pollard, creator of the slice-of-life series Tribulations, and Mike “Mez” Phillips, freelance artist and creator behind No More and the upcoming Hemlock. Over the course of an hour, we get into what Highburn actually looks like from the inside in 2026, the challenges of running a creator-owned studio, and what it means to be both a working artist an... | 1h 00m 50s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 |  Ep: 67 Hal Eisner Didn’t Plan Any of It — That’s What Made Him Great | Send us Fan Mail He covered the O.J. Simpson trial, the Rodney King riots, the Northridge earthquake, Columbine, the Las Vegas mass shooting, and Michael Jackson’s death. For 58 years, Hal Eisner was there — camera rolling, microphone in hand — for the moments that defined Los Angeles and shook the nation. But here’s what makes his story different: he never planned any of it. In this episode, the legendary FOX 11 and KCOP reporter joins us to talk about his new memoir, An Accidental Career: ... | 1h 00m 42s | ||||||
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| 2/19/26 |  Ep: 66 On the Line: Breaking Barriers, Battling Cancer, and Rewriting the Rockettes Story | Send us Fan Mail People know the kicks. The costumes. The Christmas magic. But they don’t always know what it cost to stand on that line — and what it takes to stay whole after you do. This week on Back to Pop, we sit down with Jennifer Jones — history-maker, dancer, author, and survivor — who became the first Black Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in 1987. What followed wasn’t just applause. It was pressure, resistance, representation, and a level of scrutiny few could imagine. Jennif... | 1h 11m 28s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 |  Ep: 65 Caitlin Yarsky: Mythology, Emotion, and Visual Storytellingep | Send us Fan Mail Comic Creator Caitlin Yarsky joins us to discuss her journey from early creative impulses to becoming one of comics’ most distinctive visual storytellers. Known for her work on Coyotes, Bliss, Black Hammer, and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Yarsky shares insights into her creative process and evolution. We explore how Coyotes became a breakthrough moment, the intentional balance of mythology and emotion in her work, and what she learned stepping into beloved... | 1h 19m 23s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  EP: 64 From Two Dimes to TerrifiCon: Mitch Hallock’s Comic Book Journey | Send us Fan Mail What happens when a lifelong comic book fan decides to build the convention he always wanted to attend? You get TerrifiCon – Connecticut’s largest comic book convention and a love letter to creators and fans alike. In this episode, we sit down with Mitch Hallock, the visionary behind TerrifiCon, to explore his journey from discovering Marvel Team-Up #12 as a kid to producing one of the Northeast’s most beloved pop culture events at Mohegan Sun. Mitch shares the origin story ... | 1h 27m 35s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 |  Ron Fazio: From the NFL to The Toxic Avenger to Saving Lives in Surgery | Send us Fan Mail The most unbelievable three-act story in pop culture. Ron Fazio suited up for the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. Then he became the man inside the costume in The Toxic Avenger Part II and Part III. Today, he saves lives as a cardiothoracic surgery professional. In this episode, Ron shares: ∙Life in the NFL and the injury that ended his football career ∙Taking over the role of Toxie mid-production and the chaos of filming Parts II & III back-to-back for Troma ∙Wi... | 1h 01m 59s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 |  Patrick Piazzalunga: Drawing Gunpowder, Grindhouse, and Italian Gothic | Send us Fan Mail Join us for an in-depth conversation with talented comics artist Patrick Piazzalunga as he shares his journey from Bergamo, Italy to the international comics scene. Patrick opens up about his early days studying at the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Florence, working as an inker on series like Dampyr, and developing his distinctive style that blends dynamic action, horror elements, and grindhouse aesthetics. We dive deep into his latest project, Gunpowder Prophets (Mad ... | 33m 25s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 |  Keith Williams: The Line Between Art and Story | Send us Fan Mail Every line in a comic tells a story. Some shout. Others whisper. Today on Back to Pop, we’re sitting down with Keith Williams — an inker who’s defined the look of Superman, The Phantom, and so many heroes we grew up with. This isn’t just a career retrospective. It’s a conversation about craft, rhythm, and what it means to tell stories one line at a time. From a childhood moment with Batman #184 to over a decade drawing The Phantom, from Marvel’s legendary bullpen under Joh... | 1h 06m 34s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 |  Ink with Breath in It: Afua Richardson on Myth, Memory & the Feminine Creative | Send us Fan Mail What happens when a classically trained flutist who beatboxed with Parliament-Funkadelic picks up a pen and starts drawing worlds? You get Afua Richardson — musician, illustrator, mythmaker, and cultural architect whose work refuses to stay inside the lines. In this soul-stirring 60-minute conversation, we trace Afua’s journey from Carnegie Hall at eleven to the panels of Marvel’s Black Panther: World of Wakanda, where she wove Adinkra symbols and ancestral memory into every ... | 1h 20m 28s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 |  The Queen of Martial Arts: Cynthia Rothrock’s Journey from PA to Hong Kong Legend | Send us Fan Mail She was a five-time World Karate Champion before the world even knew her name. Then Hong Kong discovered her, and Hollywood spent the next three decades trying to keep up. From the high-octane streets of 1980s Hong Kong in Yes, Madam! to the cult-classic grit of China O’Brien and her latest powerhouse project Black Creek, Cynthia Rothrock didn’t just join the action genre—she redefined it. In this career-spanning deep dive, Cynthia joins Back to Pop to reveal how a 13-year-ol... | 1h 06m 51s | ||||||
| 12/25/25 |  A Christmas Special in Gotham: Mask of the Phantasm (The Story Behind the Shadows) | Send us Fan Mail In December of 1993, a small team of artists was handed an impossible assignment: take a direct-to-video project, pivot to a theatrical film, and deliver it in just eight months. It should’ve been a disaster. Instead, it became the gold standard. This week on Back To Pop, we’re celebrating Batman: Mask of the Phantasm—a noir tragedy wrapped in a mystery, draped in Art Deco shadows that still haven’t faded. Decades later, fans don’t just call it a great animated film… many cal... | 1h 10m 55s | ||||||
| 12/18/25 |  The Man Behind the Myth: Jason Paige (Pokémon, Michael Jackson, & The Art of the Jingle) | Send us Fan Mail You’ve heard this voice a hundred times… but chances are, you’ve never heard him. Jason Paige is the voice of the original Pokémon anthem—a song that defined a global generation. But that’s just the cover. Peel it back, and you find a working artist with an astonishing body of work that you've probably never connected to his name. From singing background for Michael Jackson to creating the earworm responsible for curing your heartburn ("Nausea, heartburn, indigestion..."), Ja... | 53m 17s | ||||||
| 12/11/25 |  Forging Savage Crucible: Rob Post on Building the Next Great Toy Universe | Send us Fan Mail Dive sword-first into the world of Savage Crucible, the indie toy line that is redefining collectible fantasy art! Join us as we welcome the visionary creator and founder of Harvinger Studios, William Post, for an exclusive, deep-dive interview. In this episode, you will hear: • The Shocking Collaboration: How William partnered with the Frank Frazetta Estate to transform the legendary fantasy artist's iconic paintings into stunning, highly-articulated action figures. • The Ge... | 1h 07m 58s | ||||||
| 12/4/25 |  A Love Letter To Saturday Morning | Send us Fan Mail The Architect of Childhood - Margaret Loesch on Saturday Mornings , X-Men, Power Rangers, and the Fox Kids Revolution Margaret Loesch didn’t just give us shows. She gave us identity. Before the MCU, before the streaming wars, Margaret Loesch was the driving force behind the greatest Saturday Morning and syndicated children's programming of the 1980s and 1990s. As the President of Marvel Productions (Dungeons & Dragons, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Jem) and ... | 1h 18m 07s | ||||||
| 11/27/25 |  "Peppermint Patty & Annie: The Voice and Journey of Patricia Patts" | Send us Fan Mail HAPPY THANKSGIVING Relive your childhood with the voice that defined a generation! In this unforgettable episode, host Marc Childs steps Back to Pop with the multi-talented Patricia Patts, the original voice of the iconic tomboy, Peppermint Patty, in beloved Peanuts classics like You’re the Greatest, Charlie Brown and She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown. But Patricia is much more than a famous voice. She takes us on a journey through her captivating career—from ... | 1h 49m 18s | ||||||
| 11/20/25 |  Tom DeFalco: Marvel Editor-in-Chief, Spider-Girl & the Art of Comics Storytelling | Send us Fan Mail Join us for an extraordinary conversation with comic book legend Tom DeFalco, former Marvel Editor-in-Chief and co-creator of Spider-Girl. In this 60-minute deep dive, Tom takes us through his remarkable journey from clipping newspaper strips in Queens as the oldest of seven kids to becoming one of the most influential figures in comics history. We explore his early days breaking into the industry at Archie and DC Comics, his transition to Marvel where he launched Dazzler a... | 46m 30s | ||||||
| 11/13/25 |  Between Shadows and Legends W/ François Chau | Send us Fan Mail **He voiced your childhood hero. He survived a war. Now he’s breaking barriers in Hollywood.** From the jungles of Cambodia to becoming one of the most versatile actors in modern entertainment, François Chau’s journey will leave you speechless. This is the story Hollywood didn’t want you to hear. ## The Man Behind Your Favorite Characters Remember Quick Kick from **G.I. Joe**? The Shredder from **Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II**? Dr. Pierre Chang’s mysterious Dharma video... | 1h 12m 18s | ||||||
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