As we mentioned previously (“Catch Us at Comic-Con 2009 (with Adam West update)“), Adam West agreed this past week to join our panel at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International convention on the psychology of the Joker, specifically on the character’s potential psychopathy. It was already one heck of a group even without Adam, but in addition to Dr. Rosenberg’s question about psychopathy, I wanted to add some discussion regarding how the role affects the actors. Having produced the last six films, Michael Uslan can tell us some things about Nicholson and Ledger – and now Adam can help us compare that to how Cesar Romero related to the part.
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Interview: Meet the Joker’s Maker, Jerry Robinson
This Saturday at Comic-Con, our own Papa Lama (Dr. Travis Langley) and his fellow psychologist Dr. Robin Rosenberg (editor, The Psychology of Superheroes) will delve into the psyche of Batman’s arch-nemesis, the Joker, with the help of an illustrious panel of industry professionals, starting with the man who created the Joker back in 1940. Recently Travis and Robin enjoyed speaking with Jerry for the better part of an hour.
Interview with Stuntwoman LaFaye Baker pt 1
LaFaye Baker is an amazing woman with some amazing talents. She has done stunt work on some of my favorite movies including Blade, Independence Day, Naked Gun 33 1/3, and Lethal Weapon 4. Her resume also includes Mission Impossible 3, Nutty Professor, True Lies, and the list just keeps going to include television shows, commercials, and music videos.
Interview: Ben Templesmith (Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, 30 Days of Night)
In preparation for a convention panel on the value of education for comics creators, Nick met with artist Ben Templesmith, a graduate of Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia. Ben shared his thoughts on a formal education’s value or lack thereof, taxes, challenges, and more. Oh, and he had hot chocolate for breakfast.
Interview: Patricia Tallman (Babylon 5, Night of the Living Dead)
You may know her best from Babylon 5. To us, she’s the take-charge, shoot-’em-in-the-head redhaired heroine Barbara from the George R. Romero-written, Tom Savini-directed 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead.Interview: Dan DiDio (DC Comics Senior Vice President and Executive Editor) – Fickleness and Fascination
We talk with Dan DiDio, executive editor and senior vice president for DC Comics, about comic book fans and the change in the fan base has related to changes in comics over time.
Dan DiDio stays busy. As the executive editor for DC Comics, currently their senior vice president, he coordinates more comic books than most people ever read. Before comics, he worked in television. The year after joining DC, he’d already earned recognition as Wizard magazine’s first ever Man of the Year in 2003 for his work running the company’s DC Universe titles….