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Show notes: In this episode I recall Nicki and my busy Saturday in the midsouth earlier this month. First we drove up to east Memphis to be on 98.1 The Max‘s “Geek Tank Radio” show (Ep. 7.05.2025) with fellow geeks Joe Thordardson, Allan Gilbreath, Max, and guest geek and voice actor Scott J. Carroll. We talked toons and discussed the Mid-South Cartoonists Association and con community in the Memphis area. They put on the annual Memphis Comic and Fantasy Con which returns to the Memphis Hilton Hotel this November 1st. The MSCA will be set up at this one day event.
After the recording session we jumped back in the car and headed up to Comics Universe in Jackson, TN to see our buddy Mike Norton. We had a great time talking with Mike and long time comic shop owner “Lethal Rethel” Miller. I got a few books signed by Mike including my copy of “The Rock Gods Of Jackson, TN”. Norton’s first issue of “Krypto: The Last Dog Of Krypton” has hit stores, and his Image Comics series “Revival” is now a live action TV series on SyFy! The show stars Melanie Scrofano from “Wynonna Earp”, and can be seen on the SyFy channel on Thursday nights, or streaming on Peacock and YouTube. And don’t forget that there’s still a little bit of time left to back Mike’s new “Battlepug” book on Kickstarter. Mike will be back at the Memphis Comic Expo/DonnieCon in September, and I’ll have a table at the show as well.
Nicki and I stopped by The Cellar comic shop on our way home. I’ve got some sketchcards for sale there, and there are copies of the MSCA’s “The Good, The Bad, And The Sketchy” zine available there, too.
There’s lots going on this weekend and I’ve got details including Thrill Comics’ Ryan Ladner “Memphis VS Zombies” comic signing at Loots Collectibles, Good Groceries birthday sale, Abandoned Antiques collector show, ongoing MSCA art show at Playhouse On The Square, and the upcoming SatArtDays at Casey’s Art Box.
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Mid-South Cartoonists Association/MSCA (Memphis, TN) – www.midsouthcartoonists.org
“Revival” on SyFy – www.syfy.com/revival
“Revival” trailer on YouTube – www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xZdIDvDeE
Revival: From Page to Screen | Revival (S1 E1) | SYFY – www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5poRqRZF2E
Mike Norton – www.ihatemike.com
Memphis Comic and Fantasy Con – www.memphiscfc.com/
Geek Tank Radio – www.geektankradio.wordpress.com/
Memphis Comic Expo/MCX – www.memphiscomicexpo.com/
Comics Universe in Jackson, TN – www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561815906384
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Run time: 48min 40sec
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Nicki and Norton
Me and Mike on the mic.
Mike with “Lethal Rethal” and fan.
I was not expecting to see the GAH print of mine on display at the shop.
Mike Norton drawin’ dawgs!
Local writer Tony Reed and Mike with the local media from Ch7 News. (Click here to see the news story.)
Comics Universe- Jackson, TN
Casey Joes Village which is featured in the graphic novel “The Rock Gods Of Jackson, Tennessee”.
Nicki and I on “Geek Tank Radio” in Memphis, TN.
Host Joe Thordardson.
The mysterious Max.
Co-host Allan Gilbreath.
Guest geek and voice actor Scott J. Carroll (and wife Alexis).
Be sure to check out “Geek Tank Radio” Ep. 7.05.2025 on YouTube.
Lin