Simply put, Augie Pagan = awesome. From video games, to comics, 
to concept art, to his work as a painter, Augie’s unique artistic vision never ceases to amaze. Particularly when he sets his sights on icons of the entertainment world; no matter if it’s Steve Martin, George Carlin, Mr. T, the Muppets, Fred G. Sanford or Johnny Cash, we guarantee that once you see Augie’s twist on these famous faces, you’ll never see them in the same way again.
We were extremely pleased to speak with Augie about his life in art: his earliest artistic memories, his time at the Art Institute of Seattle and what influence comedy, 70s cartoons and Van Halen have had on his work.
Augie also shares with us why we should expect to see more comics from him in the future and his insights into Gandalf the Grey’s secret career ambitions.
Bonus: This episode not only features one great guest, but two guest appearances! Only one of them was expected, though… see if you can figure out which one.
For more on Augie’s amazing work, check out:
http://theaugblog.blogspot.com/
If you’ve seen Eric Shanower’s long-running series Age of Bronze,
a graphic novel retelling of the Trojan War, and/or his numerous adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books (either with cartoonist Skottie Young or Eric as a solo act), you know that he is one of the most underrated talents in the comic industry. And in this episode, Eric proves early on that he might make a heck of a radio producer as well (so watch yourself, Karl).
We talk with the Eisner Award-winning and New York Times best selling writer/artist about his high school years spent on Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, how his early introduction to the wonderful world of Oz influenced his art and his time at the party college known as The Kubert School.
We also talk with Eric about how his trip to Troy validated his artistic vision and he gives Jason’s assumptions about Classics Illustrated the stiff-arm.
For more on Eric and his work, check out his website,
and his author page on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Eric-Shanower/e/B001K7XBQ2/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1367388806&sr=1-2-ent
Even though a ton of music is played on the show, Karl and Jason can’t sing a note or play a
lick. That’s why it was great to have an opportunity to talk with real-life musician Nick Krautter. From his time in radio, as a manager of several bands over the years and as a singer/songwriter/guitarist in his own bands such as El Salvador and The Mighty Cascades, Nick’s seen the best and worst the music business has to offer.
We talk to Nick about his affinity for U2 and Neil Diamond, the evolution of digital distribution and its impact on record companies and artists and just who puts the “muse” in his music. Oh, by the way, the higher-than-usual level of quivering you hear in Jason’s voice comes from learning moments before going on the air that Nick’s band The Mighty Cascades had called it quits, thus eliminating a line of potential questions.. What the heck… nothing lasts forever, right? Except the endless entertainment value of the Karl Show!, of course.
For more on Nick and his music, check out:
This episode is a classic good news / bad news situation for Karl. 
The good news: Greg Rucka, one of his favorite comic book writers, is on the show! The bad news: he doesn’t really get to talk to him much because Jason spends nearly the entire interview picking Greg’s brain about writing comics, creators’ rights and more. But, hey… what would you do if you were a wannabe writer and you had the famed author of the comics Gotham Central, Detective Comics, 52, Wonder Woman, Whiteout, Stumptown and The Punisher, as well as the Queen & Country, Atticus Kodiak and Alpha novels sitting right in front you in a locked room for two hours? (Yes, Greg the door was locked. You’re actually very fortunate that Karl and Jason didn’t keep you in the studio and force you to write comics just for them Misery-style.)
Greg is kind enough to share some of the hard lessons he learned early on in his writing career, why The Punisher still isn’t a hero, how he and co-writer Ed Brubaker “got away” with Gotham Central and what made him turn down Before Watchmen.
For more on Greg’s work, his upcoming appearances, his blog and other great stuff, check out:
And please click below to check out his wonderful webcomic, Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether with artist Rick Burchett.
http://www.ineffableaether.com/
The 4th Annual 20/20 Awards are going to be held 
Saturday, Feb. 16th in Seattle and their co-founder Kris Kristensen joins us in the wayback machine to discuss this year’s nominees. The 20/20 Awards look at the films from 20 years ago to determine what’s really withstood the test of time, including Academy Award-winners and nominees and films that may have been initially overlooked by the Academy and critics.
We discuss the films of 1992 in consideration for the 20/20 Awards this year such as The Crying Game, Reservoir Dogs, Malcolm X, Scent of a Woman (pee-yew!), Strictly Ballroom, Lorenzo’s Oil, The Player and, of course, Best Picture winner Unforgiven. We also discuss the iconic performances of the year given by Jack Nicholson, Denzel Washington, Jaye Davidson, Al Pacino (pee-yew!), Marisa Tomei and, of course, Whoopi Goldberg in the cinematic classic Sister Act.
Kris gives us his insight as to who has the edge to take home the Felix. The Oscar is soooo 20 years ago…
Good luck to all of the nominees… again.
For more on the 20/20 Awards, please visit:
http://www.2020awards.org/index.php
It’s one nation under Goth in this episode as Lady Raven, the organizer of the 
Vampire’s Masquerade Ball, stops by the program. The VMB has become one of Portland’s most gala affairs, drawing attendees from every dark corner of the globe, and has been joined in recent years by the equally elegant New Year’s Eve Vespertine Winter Ball. Once we get past our usual audio issues, we talk to Lady Raven about how and why she puts these events all together, as well as her early years as a “baby bat”, the common misconceptions about goth culture and how to make it as a goth in the corporate world.
If you’d like to get your goth on:
The 2nd Annual Vespertine Winter Ball will be held Monday, December 31st
The 11th Annual Vampire’s Masquerade Ball will be held Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th
Both at Portland’s Melody Ballroom, 615 Southeast Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214
For more on these events, including amazing photos from years past, check out the website:
Karl might be dead, but the show’s heart carries on when Jason is joined by guest co-host 
Jeff Dodge and Texine of Portland’s Rose City Rollers women’s rollerderby league. Rollerderby has exploded in popularity in recent years and Texine glides into the studio to drop all kinds of knowledge about how the game of brutal beauty works. She also reminisces about her first hit, defines the roles and responsibilities of a “derby wife”, blows the lid off of Jason’s racial identity and offers her thoughts on what famous women might have what it takes to make it as a rollergirl (or not… A word of warning to Nicki Minaj: don’t come to Portland wearing roller skates). Shout-outs aplenty are dished out to her comrades Hurricane Skatrina, Intensive Scare, Wreck Deckard, Mia Feral, Micro Bruiser, White Flight and more, and Texine blesses Jason and Jeff with their very own rollerderby nicknames. One more flattering than the other.
For more on the Rose City Rollers, their game schedule, how to get tickets, as well as the documentary about the Rollers, “Brutal Beauty”, check out the following websites:
http://www.rosecityrollers.com/
http://www.brutalbeautymovie.com/
Karl is dead… long live Karl!
It’s our shortest episode ever (hold your applause), but it’s jam-packed with information and fun. Portland Mercury reporter Sarah Mirk 
stops by the program to talk about her 10-volume, mini-comic series Oregon History Comics. Published by the Dill Pickle Club and illustrated by ten talented Oregon artists (including the author herself) this fascinating series tells little-known stories from Portland and Oregon history.
From Oregon’s suffragist movement, to Portland’s chapter of the Black Panthers, to the life and death of Portland’s all-ages music venue, the X-Ray Café, Oregon History Comics offers readers some uniquely-told tales from Oregon’s good ol’ days, not-so-good ol’ days and some of its weird ol’ days.
The collection includes:
Faces of Lone Fir Cemetery (illustrated by Sarah Mirk)
Life and Death of the X-Ray Cafe (illustrated by John Isaacson)
Dead Freeways (illustrated by Don Barkhouse)
Portland’s Black Panthers (illustrated by Khris Soden)
The Streets of Chinatown (illustrated by Harry Lau)
Voices of Celilo Falls (illustrated by T. Edward Bak)
The Vanport Flood (illustrated by Nicole Georges)
The Lives of Loggers (illustrated by BT Livermore)
Votes for Women (illustrated by Suzette Smith)
Oregon Bikes (illustrated by Shawn Granton)
We also talk to Sarah about why she’s such a “history nerd”, her love for pie and her next project on sex and relationships. Jason also tries (unsuccessfully) to prevent the ever-intrepid reporter from turning the tables and interviewing him.
To find more of Sarah’s work (and to offer her some pie), check out:
http://mirkwork.wordpress.com/
http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/ArticleArchives?author=796628
http://dillpickleclub.bigcartel.com/product/oregon-history-comics-vol-1-10
And the winner is… not as good as what should have won. That thought has likely crossed the minds of movie lovers who have watched in shock and horror over the years as films such as Goodfellas, Saving Private Ryan and Brokeback Mountain got the cold, cruel stiff-arm from the Academy Awards. What if those filmmakers could get a second chance at Best Picture glory? Thanks to the 20/20 Awards, now they can. Our guest filmmaker Kris Kristensen (director of the film Inheritance and former writer for A&E’s Hoarders) is the co-founder of the 20/20 Awards, which look back at the Academy Award-winners and nominees from 20 years ago and the films that may have been initially overlooked to determine what’s really withstood the test of time. Silence of the Lambs won Best Picture in 1992… does it hold up as well in 2012? (JFK sure does, dammit!)
We also talk with Kris about his own journey through the film industry inside and outside of Hollywood, his encounter with Tim Burton and the future of film. We were very pleased to be joined in the studio by former guest and future guest host, filmmaker/musician Jeff Dodge and Ryan Worsley (hello), co-curator of the Museum of Ordinary Things, the found art “museum” which puts the beauty of the everyday world around us on display. In hindsight, it was a really fun episode! 
For more on the 20/20 Awards, please visit
http://www.2020awards.org/index.php
For more on Kris’ work, check out
http://www.scotopiapictures.com/
or his IMDB page
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0471566/
And check out Ryan at
http://museumofordinarythings.wordpress.com/
Well, we always felt like interviewing a 
dancer would make for a great show, but we certainly never anticipated what would occur during this episode. No spoilers, but let’s just say our guest provides overwhelming evidence that her 35 years of dance training is no joke. Kristen has studied and performed styles such as Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, African, Salsa and Swing, competed nationally amongst top Tap dancers for the National Tap Challenge and was the youngest performer to win the coveted title at National Dance Convention, winning in two consecutive years.
Kristen has also choreographed productions of musicals such as West Side Story, Kiss Me Kate, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Anything Goes, The Wizard of Oz, Newsies, to name a few, and she is currently the director of the dance program at Portland’s da Vinci Arts Middle School.
We talk to Kristen about the dark side of dancing, how she approaches choreographing new routines for classic works and why the JFK assassination and interpretive dance don’t necessarily mix as well as you might think.
For more on Kristen and the dance program at da Vinci Arts Middle School, check out their website, davincidance.weebly.com
Kristen is such a great instructor, she can probably teach anyone to dance. Well, almost anyone… Thanks again to our silent guest Julie Eggers for introducing Kristen to us!
Photo: Julie Keefe, Dancer: Lucinda Klicker
Derek Thompson is an absolute monster. 
Well, his talent is anyway, and it’s been roaming the countryside of popular entertainment for 20 years now, leaving some amazing artwork its wake for the world to enjoy. Derek has worked as a storyboard artist and creature designer in the film and video game industries for studios such as Rhythm & Hues, Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm and Electronic Arts and he has contributed artwork to such films as Men in Black, The Mummy series, Unbreakable, Star Wars: Episode III and John Carter. As a comic book artist, his art roars off the pages of such titles as Predator, Abe Sapien and Planet of the Apes. Derek is currently a story artist for Pixar Animation Studios and has worked on such films as WALL-E, Cars 2, and their highly-anticipated summer release Brave.
We were lucky enough to have Derek on the show to share his experiences working with the likes of George Lucas, Tim Burton and Andrew Stanton, what influence of Ray Harryhausen, Richard Corben and King Kong had on him as a young man and what happens when good art ends up in bad movies. We also find out why taking a gig setting up chairs at an event can turn out to be a brilliant career move and the three of us acknowledge the loss of a dear friend we never met.
If you want a peek inside the inner workings of Pixar, check your head into this episode and we also highly encourage you to check out Derek’s website, derekmonster.com and his blog derekmonster.blogspot.com. (See, told ya!)
On a scale of 1 to fun, this week’s guest rates a rocket ship! So, strap yourselves in for a ride to the heavens. The Eisner award-winning creator of Too Much Coffee Man stops by the show to talk about his latest project with writer Mark Russell, God is Disappointed in You, which aims to strip the Bible down to its bare essence. Shannon listened to some fun and inspirational songs about Jesus while drafting the cartoons for the book and he shares some of those songs with us.
We also talk with Shannon about the origin of Too Much Coffee Man, why the TMCM opera soared and the TV series never left ground, and what it’s like being a cartoonist for The New Yorker. (His collection of cartoons rejected by The New Yorker called I Thought You Would Be Funnier also won an Eisner Award and was nominated for a Harvey Award, by the way.) And just between us, we haven’t been able to get the Too Much Coffee Man theme song out of our heads. Much like Shannon’s art, it rules.
For more on Shannon’s work, check out his website, his author page on Amazon and follow him on Twitter (@muchcoffee).
Photo by John Carleton
Wow, what a BIG show. Somehow we were able to stretch the confines of the studio to accommodate three guests for a friendly and interesting discussion about art, although it sounds like we’re each speaking into a Pringles can. We begin our conversation with Shannon Larson and Richard Mavis, the co-owners and curators of Gigantic Gallery, the little art gallery in NW Portland with work by huge talent adorning its walls. Shannon and Richard are not only passionate about running their shop, but creating their own art (Shannon’s fun pen and ink images of animals and vegetables and Richard’s collage work stand out, in particular).
The latest show at Gigantic is “Silver Age” by artist Ian Seniff, which features pieces inspired by the comic-book artists that made the glory days of Marvel and DC Comics glorious. Ian’s love of comics has been with him since his childhood in South Bend, IN and it’s culminated beautifully into a show with paintings of superheroes fused with cultural icons and people from his own life. Ian also talks with us about how the show came to be.
In this episode, we learn how Shannon and Richard’s first date was unlike any other, how Batman was the last straw for Ian’s art school experience and how the death of Spider-Man’s girlfriend made Ian’s muse “snap” to attention. Also, there’s some talk about why the people cluttering up Portland’s sidewalks with A-boards are such A-holes.
For more on his work, check out Ian’s website.
For more on Shannon and Richard and all that they do, check out Gigantic Gallery’s website.
And if you’re headed to Portland anytime soon, be sure to visit Gigantic Gallery, located at 1720 NW Lovejoy #103.
“Silver Age” runs there from April 5th through 29th.
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Artist Leland Purvis’ history is full of history. Sure, that statement is dumb, but it doesn’t make it any less true, as you’ll find out in this episode. We talk to the self-taught (!) comic book artist and writer about what inspired his creator-owned series Pubo, which was published by Dark Horse Comics, and the anthology series Vóx, for which he was awarded a grant from the prestigious Xeric Foundation to self-publish. Leland was also the artist for Suspended in Language, a graphic biography about the life of physicist Niehls Bohr written by Jim Ottoviani and Resistance, the story of two children who secretly assist the French Resistance during WWII, written by Carla Jablonski.
We also learn about the Purvis family’s deep roots in Oregon, Leland’s time in Brooklyn as a member of the Deep-Six studio, his presence at the birth of comic website act-i-vate.com and how he and Jason have a li’l bit of history of their own.
Check out Leland’s books on Amazon, his art on lelandpurvis.blogspot.com and his latest project, the web-comic Vulcan & Vishnu, on act-i-vate.com.
Some people believe that business and friendship don’t mix well. In a lot of cases, that’s true (take Karl Show!, for example), but not for the guests in this episode. Jamie S. Rich, the former editor-in-chief at Oni Press and member of the editorial staff at Dark Horse Comics, is the author of the novels Cut My Hair, I Was Someone Dead, The Everlasting, and Have You Seen the Horizon Lately?, as well as the comics series Love the Way You Love, illustrated by Marc Ellerby. Joëlle Jones is a comic book artist who, quite frankly, has drawn her umlaut off for such titles as Fables, Madame Xanadu, Ultimate Spider-Man, the young-adult graphic novel Token, the Dr. Horrible comic written by Zack Whedon, Shojo Beat and Sexy Chix. As a team, they have collaborated on the critically-acclaimed 12 Reasons Why I Love Her, the noir graphic novel, You Have Killed Me and the super-fun, supernatural series Spell Checkers, with artist Nicolas Hitori de.
Listen and find out how a preacher’s son and picked-on little sister found each other and joined forces to create some great comic book stories. You’ll also find out what the “S” in Jamie S. Rich stands for, why Jamie’s identity as “the king of rock n’ roll romance” just might be a myth and how Jason’s definition of “hustle” may not exactly jibe with Joëlle’s. Oh, and Karl gives Jason the finger a lot… but he was asking for it.
For more on their work, check out:
PS – Jason, the co-host of a show about art and music, fails to ask the guests about how a Morrissey song may have contributed to the title of their book, cover image to your right. Maybe next time…
One of the reasons why we do this show is to draw creative inspiration from our guests… people who clearly love what they do. The guest in this episode is a prime example. Author and illustrator of the graphic novel series The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli, and the creator of Sea Ghost #1: The Sea Ghost in the Machine published by Nemo Publishing, Jay is a one-man Silver-Age, whose many different drawing styles instantly take readers, young and old, back to the glory days of FUN comics. Jay also has a background as an art director for educational CD-ROMs, including the award-winning Fizz and Martina’s Math Adventures, and as an animator for the ABC Saturday Morning show Squigglevision. He also co-created the internationally distributed comic book series, The Scrap City Pack Rats, featuring the world’s first disabled superheroes.
We talk to Jay about the genius and influence of Alex Toth, Wally Wood and others, how Capt’n Eli was born from soda pop and why merchandising may not be as difficult or costly as you think. (He may have even inspired us to create our own Karl Show! merch.) Be on the lookout for some great stuff coming from in Jay in 2012 and beyond, including a crossover comic featuring his character Commander X and Moonstone Books’ Golden-Age character Captain Midnight. For more on Jay’s amazing art and comics, check out his websites:
http://jaypiscopo.blogspot.com/
http://www.captneli.com/artist.php
Funny, talented and charming… Three words that have never been used to describe Karl or Jason, but fit our guest Billie Worley to a tee. As a young actor, Billie appeared in such films as Space Cowboys, I Love Trouble and Hear No Evil and on TV series such as ER, Murphy Brown and Early Edition. Now his main focus is music and the stuff he and his band The Candy Company are turning out down in Memphis is pretty damn sweet. Billie shared with us some great music, as well as some of his experiences in Hollywood pissing off, not one, but two Academy Award-winning actresses, being directed by Clint Eastwood and how actors often can’t resist self-sabotage and sabotaging their peers.
Be sure to listen for the grab bag of pronunciations Jason comes up with for Billie’s last name (Whirley, Whorley, Wor-a-lee and more).
We highly encourage you to check out Billie and The Candy Company’s music at billieworley.com or The Candy Company on Facebook. For more of Billie’s acting credits, check out his IMDB page.
Also, check out the documentary about the golden era of pro wrestling in Memphis he produced called Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin’ at www.memphisheatthemovie.com.
Well, things ran more smoothly after Karl left the studio. Unfortunately, he returned to create the audio problems that you know and don’t love. Nevertheless, we had an awesome time talking to Player 1 (Anthony) and Player 2 (Art) about video games and found out very quickly that Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade (located at 511 NW Couch in Portland’s Old Town) isn’t just a business venture or a job for these guys; it’s a labor of love.
Featuring 60 classic video games such as Donkey Kong, Defender, Centipede and Robotron: 2084 and 27 pinball machines, Ground Kontrol is a cherished spot for nostalgia buffs, celebrities and kids of all ages to wade deeply into electronic nirvana at 25 cents a pop. We talk to Anthony and Art about how the arcade got started, learn some video game history and find out why Pac-Man’s back and better than ever.
For more info about the arcade and some of the cool events they’ve got going, including the upcoming Portland Pinbrawl, check them out at groundkontrol.com and on Twitter @GroundKontrol.
Listen to this episode 10 times and earn an extra life! (Offer not valid in the US, Canada, the world or anywhere else in the known universe.)
OK folks, this next gentlemen we’re going to bring to the stage is a very funny comedian who comes to Karl Show! (starring Jason) from L.A. by way of Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you haven’t seen him perform in person, you may have seen some of his hilarious clips on YouTube, listened to him on Doug Benson’s podcast Doug Loves Movies or heard him co-hosting own podcast Probably Science with Matt Kirshen and Brooks Wheelan. He is also the co-founder and producer of Portland’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival, which on an annual basis attracts some of the best comics in the business to the misty mountains of the Northwest. You’ll find him on the upcoming season of Jason Nash Is Married alongside Rob Corddry and Paul Scheer. Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Mr. Andy Wood!
And the winner is… certainly not Karl or Jason. This is the first of two shows featuring Karl in a very altered state. And by that we mean he attempts to wrest control of the program from Jason and the guest by lobbing in an unhealthy dose of rants, diatribes, and pontification. As for Jason, well, he didn’t really see any of the films nominated in the major categories, but that doesn’t stop him from chiming in with his “humble” opinion. Fortunately, film critic Erik Lundegaard is on the scene to offer his keen insights into this year’s Academy Awards nominees.
Erik has written film reviews for the Seattle Times, MSNBC.com, as well as articles for the Huffington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Slate, Film Quarterly and The Believer. Check out Erik’s film reviews on his site eriklundegaard.com. Congratulations in advance to all of this year’s winners and to those who fail to take home Oscar gold, remember that it’s an honor just to be… blah, blah, blah.
Sarah and David are married. In case you’re wondering, this is the reason why we interviewed them together. This is a fact pointed out on the show by David, one of the interviewEEs, and not by Jason, the lame interviewER. Be that as it may, we were lucky enough to have Sarah and David on the show to talk about their careers and Sarah’s ability to predict the future. Also, we avoid talking about politics at all. Well, maybe that is overstating things.
In addition to her work on such titles as Black Canary, Elfquest, Captain Atom, What If? and Aliens, Sarah is the writer of the popular graphic novel series Billi 99, which was listed in Gene Kannenberg’s 500 Essential Graphic Novels and 20 years ago gave readers a chilling peek into America’s economic nightmare to come. (All we’re missing these days is the girl with the sword.) Billi 99 is slated for re-release later this year with a film in the works as well. For more or Sarah’s work, please visit sarahbyam.com.
David is an extremely gifted artist, whose comic Misspent Youths is a fun chronicle of the life and times of a group of street kids and their encounters with love, drugs and sewer monsters. David is also now the artist on Steve Ahlquist’s Oz Squad, the adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion re-imagined as secret agents taking on Nazis who’ve seized control of the Emerald City (oh, hell yeah). Check out more of David’s great work at his website skookworks.com.
If you are a fan of Jason, start listening at 0:00, if you are a fan of our guests, tune in at 4:45 
Oh, if you want to see something cool, check out this link to Patrick O’ Hearn’s animated version of the show!
We start off 2012, well, kind of the same way we ended 2011: with a whole passel of audio issues and a low-talking, inarticulate co-host threatening to derail the whole program. Fortunately, our special guests were undeterred by the usual Karl Show! shenanigans and were able to share with us the inspiration and technical secrets behind their amazing books Heartbreakers and Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel. Boilerplate is not only a stunning achievement in illustration and design, but a compelling 
story that allows its audience to walk through American history holding hands with a robot… that’s about as cool as it gets!
Paul and Anina also give us the lowdown on the Boilerplate film project (which has been optioned by Paramount Pictures and is being developed by J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot), their days at Dark Horse Comics (as artist and editor respectively), and the connection between Jeremy Piven and Uncle Ben’s Rice. Paul and Anina will be appearing at a number of comic book stores in Portland throughout February, promoting their new book, Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention. For more info, we encourage you to check out their website bigredhair.com.
We couldn’t think of a better way to close out 2011 than to talk with artist / writer Chris Moreno about his new horror/comedy comic book series Zombie Dickheads. We loved this book and appreciated Chris sharing his insight into its creation with us. We also chat with Chris about his early influences, if/how freelance artists prepare for their financial future and why all zombies are not necessarily created equal. Oh, and Karl attempts to recruit Chris to join his revolutionary “Unionize Comics” movement. 
Chris’ other credits include the comics Disney’s Toy Story for BOOM! Studios, The Minions of Ka from Arcana, and Paul Jenkins’ Sidekick and Popgun from Image Comics, Alien Inventor, World War Hulk: Frontline, Dracula vs. King Arthur and the popular webcomic Super Frat. His own podcast, the very funny Gymkommentary (co-hosted by IFC’s Matt Singer), is also available on iTunes.
For more on Chris’ work, check out his website chrismoreno.org and we highly encourage you to visit zombiedickheads.blogspot.com and pick up your Dickhead today!
I’m pretty sure writer / filmmaker David Walker has been cloned. I mean, there’s no way one person could drive as many creative endeavors in as many media formats as he has in recent years. He’s been a film director (Damaged Goods, Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered & Shafted, Black Santa’s Revenge), novelist (Darius Logan: Super Justice 
Force), comic-book writer (Dark Horse Presents’ Number 13) and screenwriter (the popular YouTube short Blackstar Warrior). He’s also been the film editor of Portland’s Willamette Week, a film critic for msn.com and publisher of the magazine Bad Azz Mofo. David takes a break from kicking pop culture’s ass to sit down with us and talk about his (really) brief time at the Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, what makes Jesus Christ Superstar shine, what sucks about Star Wars and why documenting the work of blaxploitation filmmakers is so important.
For more info about David work (and the work of his clones), check out his website badazzmofo.com and superjusticeforce.com.
What can I say about this episode?
Tom and Kate are f’n amazing people, who are passionate about wine, music and each other. It was a joy to have them in the studio to talk about all their loves, to school Jason on what wine is, and as I recall, do a bit of ball bustin’? But we had a really great time.
It didn’t hurt that they brought some bottles in for us to sample. Nope, didn’t hurt one bit.
As always, there were plenty of technical
problems that Karl encountered (caused)
along the way, so this episode is going up
basically unedited.
Cheers to Tom and Kate.
Division Winemaking
Well, what can I say about Ron? Not only is he a talented comic book penciller and inker who’s been in the business for twenty or so years (on such titles as Wolverine, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Adventures of Superman, Daredevil, Deadworld and others), I’m proud 
to say he’s one of my best friends. We talk to Ron about his influences, his experiences at ComiCon and what young artists need to know if they want to break in to comics. And we also share stories about the artist who greatly influenced our lives: the oft-mentioned, late Scott Tolson.
Ron’s got a number of projects coming out in 2012, including the graphic novel Going Down, the series Blueshift, Dallas McCoy, Z and another project you’ll be hearing a lot more about, particularly from one mealy-mouthed source… trust me. – Jason.
“Seen any good movies lately?” These days, it’s becoming more and more difficult to answer that question in the affirmative. So, we decided to bring in film critic Erik Lundegaard to help us out. Erik has written film reviews for the Seattle Times, MSNBC.com, as 
well as articles for the Huffington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Slate, Film Quarterly and The Believer. We’ll talk to Erik about recent movies such as Ides of March and Tree of Life (with Spoiler Alerts!), what’s up with the Academy Awards (Spoiler Alert – The Hurt Locker won Best Picture in 2009!) and whether or not film criticism is itself an art of form. We encourage you to check out Erik’s film reviews on his site eriklundegaard.com . PS – remember those technical difficulties that used to make our show so charming? Theeeeeey’re baaaaaack…
If you don’t recognize Matt’s face from his numerous TV and film appearances, you more than likely have heard his work.
Not only has he appeared in such TV series as Beverly Hills 90210, JAG, Weeds, CSI:NY and 24, he’s also voiced many, many characters for video games and animation. His original web series The Booth at the End is available on hulu.com and he can be seen in the upcoming major motion pictures Medallion and Argo.
We talk to Matt about how he got his start in acting, how he’s maintained his long career, the hazards of driving strippers around and his near-miss with Mickey Mouse. For Matt’s crazy long list of credits, please check out his website and his IMDB page.
Jim drops by the show to talk about some of the latest titles from Marion Street Press, as well as to discuss the current state of book publishing and its future. Marion Street’s catalog includes everything from books on writing and journalism to the genres of humor, children’s and mystery.
Jim also co-manages Acorn Guild Press and Harpy Books, two imprints that feature books on alternative spirituality and folklore. A writer himself, Jim’s short fiction has been published in The Lavender Network, Velvet Mafia, and The Harrow.
For more info on Marion Street Press, check out their website: http://www.marionstreetpress.com/home/
Great guest, great stories, great tunes. What more could we ask for?
I guess Jason deciding that this isn’t our last show.
Show Format Change: Since I’m pretty sure it isn’t our last show, from now on if you want to hear the full songs that the guests play, you’re going to have to listen live.
Thanks so much to our wonderful guest artist / designer Bunny Huggins for joining us. For more info on her art and fashion designs, please check out Bunny’s website. Bunny’s website
So, I didn’t edit this, didn’t actually listen to it before I posted it. But from what I can remember, there was a lot of drinking, a lot of arguing, some boasting and a bit of talk about the upcoming NFL season…
Enjoy?
Now that the lockout is behind them, the players, coaches and management of all 32 NFL teams are finally able to focus their efforts on achieving the single most glorious goal of all: being mentioned on Karl Show! (starring Jason). We can’t wait for the pro football 
season to start and we’re bringing in two of the biggest football fans we know to discuss what the future holds for each and every team. Artist Thomas Malcolm Cook makes his triumphant return to the show and is joined by actor Johnny Useldinger. Together, they will be dropping their knowledge about America’s REAL favorite pastime. Also, we’ll hold the first in a series of round table discussions about hip-hop music. All four of us are huge fans, but Jason really needs to understand why… particularly why the absolutely deplorable things some rappers say can be made to sound so, so good.
Finally.
We must constantly keep a vigilant eye out for those who would look to silence Jason and our guests. The forces of good have won, for now.
I feel like we didn’t even scratch the surface, but there’s plenty to enjoy as we explore Jeff’s amazingly creative life, and listen to some great tunes. Make sure not to miss the last song!
Jeff is an extremely talented and visionary painter who utilizes stunning surrealistic imagery to create artwork that delves into the social, political and philosophical issues 
impacting our daily lives. For over 20 years, his work has been featured in many prominent exhibitions throughout the NW. Not only is he a well-regarded painter and photographer, but he also owns and operates Mihalyo Studios, which provides businesses with commercial illustration, interactive components and web design from a fine art perspective for such clients as Microsoft, Dreamworks, and Jim Henson Studios.
To learn more about Jeff’s amazing work, please visit his website, mihalyo.com .
Pie Footwear, owned by the husband/wife team of JC and Stacey Matney,
is an environmentally and socially conscious footwear boutique located in the heart of the Alberta Arts District in NE Portland. Pie invites their customers to “indulge responsibly” by offering a wide selection of environmentally friendly brands and specializes in barefoot wellness footwear. Now, because we’re blessed with telepathic abilities rivaled only by Carrie White and Professor X, we know what you’re thinking: “that’s great Karl and Jason, but what the hell does that have to do with how music influences art and creativity… you know, your show format?” Well… a lot, since Pie has also supported local artists with their monthly, in-store art shows, featuring many of the diverse talents Portland has to offer.
We’ll talk to JC and Stacey about fashion, environmental responsibility, running a small business in this crappy economy and why exactly they’re so passionate about the local art scene. And music, yo.
Not that there is any part of the show you’d want to miss, but it’s not until the 8th minute that the microphone problems are fixed. There’s a loud buzz up until then and we apologize. We’d have edited it so that the show starts at that point, but then you wouldn’t be able to hear how horrible Jason’s life has become. We’ve made sure to keep in all the rest of the usual audio problems as well. You’re welcome.
Clear the track!
First, I’d like to thank our guest for the yummy Lompoc brew. We learned lots about the PDX Soapbox Derby history and insider scuttlebutt. As one might expect, we intermixed a bunch of rockin’ songs about racing. The Major makes no secret about what he does and doesn’t like about being in charge of Portland’s best public event. Learn about Officer 65, the kids derby, how hang-gliding factors into the story and our potential new skate parks. Don’t forget to take the coaster car challenge.
Again, Major Chaos is looking for an apprentice, so if you think you have what it takes, drop him a line.
Main PDX Adult Soapbox Derby site
Race Facebook page
See you Saturday at the volcano!
The PDX Adult Soapbox Derby will hold its 15th annual race on Saturday, August 13th at 10am. Dozens of Portland’s most colorful characters will assemble and test all manner of brilliantly-designed, non-motorized soapbox racecars against the laws of gravity by zooming down a 600 ft. hill in Mt. Tabor Park. For these brave souls, glory awaits them at the finish line… if they make it that far.
This week, we’ll talk with Major Chaos, one of the organizers of this beloved event that drew over 5,000 spectators last year. We’ll learn about the rich history of the event, its sister event the PDX Kids Soapbox Derby, and maybe find out what it takes to be a winner.
After we get the fan noise out of the background; find out who The Raven is, hear some freestyle rapping, and learn how a jellyfish can save your life.
We also listen to some very energetic music, talk about the Hawaiian goth scene, European crop circles, Jung, Freud, endocannabinoids, books, movies, and just about everything else.
Bonus: find out what Karl does while the interviews are going on…
[hint, he isn't sniffing glue]
Dr. Michael Friedrichs is an author, film producer, actor, 
and regular guest on morning television. Michael is also a licensed psychologist and co-founder of New Leaves Clinic, along with his wife, Dr. Cynthia Arnold.
Michael served as a Captain in the Air Force during the first Gulf War, where his experiences as an intelligence officer piqued an interest in existential philosophy and the paranormal. As an actor, Michael can be seen in such films as Flesh of My Flesh (2008), Safe (2008), and Blackstar Warrior (2010).
His novel “Eidolon’s Wager”, published by Zala Press, is available at Amazon.com in both hard copy and Kindle editions. The book also being developed into a film by produced by Indent Studios.
To learn more about New Leaves Clinic, please visit their website www.newleavesclinic.com.
Karl Show is proud to present our first episode with live music, thanks to our guest Mr. Jeff Dodge.
Jason and Jeff (not Geoff) talk about music & film, as well as creative freedom, sociology, pornography, linguistics, regional/generational politics, economics, Marxism, and much much more. Promises are made & broken, secrets are learned, history is made.
Thanks again to everyone that listened live.
Jeff Dodge has been a fixture on the Portland music scene since the late 80s. Not only is Jeff a talented musician, but a talented filmmaker as well. He and his bandmate and producer partner Clint Sargent head up Darge Productions, an independent production company based in Portland, Oregon that has produced a number of post-industrial psychedelic sci-fi films.
In 2004, they released the feature “Jeff Steele and the Lost Civilization of NOYNAC” and the long-awaited sequel, “Jeff Steele: Children of the Doomed” will screen at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland on July 24th. Darge is currently in pre-production on a new film “8 Weeks From Mars”, which will feature music from their latest venture, the Jeff Dodge Peasant Revolution Band.
Darge Productions’ music and films can found at their website:
http://www.dargeproductions.com/index.html
You can also check out their films on YouTube, Funny or Die, and Vimeo.
Another good episode. A bunch more audio issues, only half that are Karl’s fault. Brian tells it like it is, while Jason tries to get him to slag-off everyone’s favorite movies. Also, thanks to all of our past guests who showed up for the post show, uh, meeting.
Brian McDonald has been a champion of storytelling for the better part of three decades. Early in his career, he worked in the fields of special effects for film and stand-up comedy. He has written comics for DC / Milestone (HARDWARE) and Dark Horse (PREDATOR, ABE SAPIEN). As a screenwriter and director, he created the award-winning film WHITE FACE, which was featured on HBO and Cinemax and is used by corporations as a diversity-training tool.
Brian is a sought-after storytelling instructor and consultant who has taught seminars at Pixar, Disney Feature Animation and Industrial Light & Magic. His books INVISIBLE INK and THE GOLDEN THEME (published by Libertary Editions) are highly regarded guides to effective storytelling and story structure.
Check out his blog http://invisibleinkblog.blogspot.com/.
Brian’s books are available on amazon.com
We’ve taken out a bunch of the audio problems that you know & love (but not all) and replaced them with a lot of swearing. But mostly it’s just zombie goodness. Find out Alan’s back-story and how, not surprisingly, it involves our star. Please enjoy.
Alan R. Gandy has been obsessed with horror since childhood. He started as a kid making short horror films after school, then moved to writing and drawing his own comics. He now writes and illustrates children’s books for adults and photographic horror novels such as such as My Little Brother is a Zombie Book 1 and Book 2, Sister of the Walking Dead, as well as The Voyeur Dead and Omega Zombie.
When Alan is not obsessing over one of his stories he likes to have zombie movie marathons with his four sons. Alan lives in Seattle, Washington, where he is currently writing a Science Fiction Horror Novel and working on the Voyeur Dead series of books.
Check him out at his Facebook page www.facebook.com/alanrgandy
You can also check out Alan’s author page on Amazon.com.
His books are available for sale on kindle and hard copy.
http://www.amazon.com/Alan-Gandy/e/B003OYVR60/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Man, the most technical problems so far, but Matt was great.
Karl will work on his tech skillz for the next show.
Matt Haley is well known in the world of comic books for his years of artwork for Marvel (THE ORDER, HEROES REBORN: REBEL), DC (SUPERGIRL/BATGIRL: ELSEWORLDS FINEST, BIRDS OF PREY) and Dark Horse (GHOST), but he’s attracted a whole new audience thanks to the illustrations he’s provided for the mass-market best-selling books BADASS and LEGENDS OF BADASS, by Ben Thompson (HarperCollins), THE DANGEROUS BOOK OF HEROES (Wm. Morris) and the forthcoming HOW TO WIN A FIGHT (Penguin/Gotham).
A veteran collaborator with comics’ legend Stan Lee, Haley created art for both seasons of Sci-Fi Channel’s hit series, “Stan Lee’s Who Wants to be a Superhero?”, worked with Stan in creating TIMEJUMPER for Disney and illustrating the recent GUARDIAN PROJECT created by Stan for the National Hockey League. He’s also provided artwork for the Facebook hit game MAFIA WARS, consulted for Microsoft on the GUI and look of a proprietary web security platform, and has lectured on art, filmmaking and design at conferences ranging from the Society For Information Display to Purdue University.
Most recently, Haley has directed music videos for the likes of Japanese pop band SLOW THE IMPACT, as well as producing and directing the viral smash hit BLACKSTAR WARRIOR in concert with Lucasfilm, a 30th anniversary tribute to the EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, starring Leonard Roberts of HEROES fame.
- Dan’s latest film ‘Figaro!’
Dan has made his mark on many facets of the entertainment industry: as an illustrator, as a comic book artist for companies such as Marvel, DC and Dark Horse Comics, as a storyboard artist for film and TV and as a documentary filmmaker, he brought us the film “Mania”, which chronicled the history of the Portland Trailblazers and “King of the Road”, the story of Portland’s professional hockey franchise, the Portland Buckaroos.
So what’s he doing on Karl Show! (starring Jason)? Why, he’s discussing his latest film “Figaro: Living in the Moment of a Character”, a documentary about the unique, collaborative efforts of the University of Louisville School of Music and Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland to bring a production of Mozart’s comic opera “The Marriage of Figaro” to the stage in the U.S. and Poland. But will he ever come back on the show? Listen and find out…
“Figaro!” (trailer here) will be available through Amazon, Wal-Mart and other major retailers on July 12th. Find out more about Dan’s great work at filmbaby.com, IMDB and Eugene’s OpenLens site.
Sorry for the delay, our episode with Dan Schaefer should be posted by tomorrow morning. Thanks again Dan for a great time.
