On April 9th-10th Mark & Dan were guests of the ESO Network at SC Comicon, Upstate South Carolina’s wildly popular comic book convention. Among many other unforgettable memories, they had the honor of meeting famed comic strip producer, character designer and art director Guy Gilchrist! He graciously spoke with us
Native American stories, from traditional to personal and as seen through the honest lens of the American Native experience, have been woefully underrepresented in the film industry. Troy Bernier, director of the International Science Fiction Festival, sits down with returning Thunder Talk guest and Russell Bates award winner Ginew Benton
Toys. There has always been a symbiotic relationship between the cartoons we grew up on and merchandise associated with them. Back in November 2021 Mark & Dan were guests of the upstate’s premier toys and collectibles convention; Retro-Toy Con! In our second episode covering 2021’s convention, we spoke with many
Autism, ADHD, and an entire universe of neurodivergent individuals, many of whom find themselves dismissed and attacked by our society; represent the very core of the arts we all celebrate. People whose unique perspectives and imaginations create the art that gives our society meaning. We’re joined by OG Thunder Fam
Welcome to Season 3! Mark and Dan are joined by their Thunder Talk co-hosts Beth & Kawika Ah Lo. Today we explore, laugh and commiserate over the two Star Wars cartoons that graces our Saturday mornings decades before all those other Star Wars cartoons. Lucusfilms’s Droids and Ewoks. Make sure
Three Months! It’s been three months since the space pirate barge Thunder Talk was last heard from. Sailing the stars in search of freedom and flying under the ESO Network’s banner, our lovable rogues fell perilously into a black hole. Thunder Talk was believed lost with all hands until Troy
Welcome to another Sorta-Christmas Special where we sorta talk about the holidays! We open these folk-punk festivities bearing gifts. Otherwise BYOB + $5 at the door. Our first gift doesn’t need a special occasion to be a special occasion. Bradley Palermo returns to Thunder Talk, this time backed by The
Can you think of someone righteous and powerful who was born in December? Mark and Dan can think of two. He-Man & She-Ra! Join us in this Christmas / birthday celebration filled with spaceships and music, backdoor pilots, and skeletons with hearts of Kerium! Merry Christmas and we’ll see you
For many of us Robotech is a rad piece of our childhoods. For some of us, it’s had a very real and important impact on our lives. Chilean pop sensation Simone Weber graces us with two powerful performances of “Look UP, The Sky Is Falling” and “We Will Win” along
Retro-Toy Con 2021! Once again Mark & Dan attended as guests, hosted a Ha-Man panel, and conducted a couple of interviews with two legends of the voice acting world. Keone Young takes us on a journey through his storied carrier while discussing many of the difficulties facing persons of color
Producer and editor at Adult Swim, Ned Hastings, continue his Best Saturdays of Our Lives Superman discussion with Mark, Wheatley and Dan. This time we suit up with Supergirl, cellophane, and sweaty not-so Super Boys! Is Ned still frozen in carbonite? Are Wheatley and Dan really brother and sister? And
Ned Hastings, producer and editor at Adult Swim, joins Mark & Dan along with History of Comic Books J.T. Wheatley to whiteness the duel of the century! Well, last century… SUPERMAN vs. SUPERMAN! And tune in to the next episode of Thunder Talk for Ned Hastings Vol.2: Best Saturdays vs.
