Guest Interviews Episodes

It was great to meet and speak with JR, or as he is known by the King of Saiyans or Darkslayer 999! We got to talk about his love of the originals TMNT playmates action figures which inspired his Cosplay Creation of the Sewer Samurai Leonardo! From Dragonball to TMNT, JR has some serious skills when it come to Foam art and armor creation. Be sure to check him out on Instagram @darkslayer99ix and for Foam artwork commissions : Kingofallsaiyans999@gmail.com A Bacon & Egg Puff Pastry Pi...

Justin and Eric are joined by artist Tim Lattie, who has worked on such series as Masters of the Universe, Gi Joe, She Ra, Ghostbusters, Plants vs Zombies, as well as the TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures and the Shredder's Revenge Video Game. We are discussing his art, love of all toys vintage and new and some of his creator owned series The Candlestick Club and Time Kids. Tim is a deep lover of all these beloved franchises, and we talk everything from TMNT toys to the Monster Squad! Follo...

In this episode Justin and Lydie @Channel6chick dive into the Psychology of the TMNT. Our guest is an Author and co-editor of the Pop Culture Psychology book Spider-Man Psychology Untangling Webs. Alex has also written several books on Nerd and Geek culture including The Geek Handbook series, Make a Nerdy Living, 100 Greatest Graphic Novels, and his own Graphic Novel Kill The Freshmen. We are taking an in-depth look at The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from a Pop Culture Psychology perspective...

In this episode Justin and Eric are speaking to Toy Collector and and Author of the new book The Toys of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1988-1993, Pixel Dan! From collecting toys and his role as an influencer in the hobby, Dan talks about what to expect about his upcoming book, and how it's set apart from others. With some great conversations about Toys, Masters of the Universe, TMNT, and Transformers among many others. We talk about his recent trip to San Diego Comic con and all the toys fr...

Eric and Justin are joined by the creator of the Youtube series Teddy Gaming Review! With his own Podcast to discuss the TMNT comics "Talking Turtles", and his new series of Motion Comics on Youtube Teddy has become one of the most prolific Turtle content creators out there today. Between his interview series and motion comics we are happy to interview Teddy himself and get the story behind Teddy Gaming reviews and just what he loves about the Turtles. Join Eric and Justin as we Intervi...

On our newest episode, we have James Lane, who has started a campaign to commemorate the birthplace of the TMNT in his town of Dover, NH with a sewer cover of their image. James describes the process that he went through to undertake this task, the details and the design process, as well as the location it will be and how he found the very spot TMNT was born in Dover. Currently his Indegogo campaign to crowd fund this is available at TMNTdover.com. Justin & Eric talk with James about...

We are talking to super collector Ethan Volungis about his collection on vintage TMNT figures, comics and TMNT memorabilia. When it comes to collecting vintage turtles, Ethan knows his stuff. Listen in as Justin and Eric take a tour of his Turtle Lair and he shows us his collection. There's lots of obscure things that we discuss and plenty of comics, Action figures and vehicles that we are talking about to keep the vintage collectors happy! A Vintage TMNT Playmates commercial for "Do...

On this episode your hosts Justin and Eric are joined by special guest host Drew Mollo from the Splash Pages podcast. He is our expert on everything Ghostbusters, because we have a special guest this week. Our guest Erik Burnham has written for the who's who of comic book and movie characters including: Godzillia, Transformers, Gi Joe, Army of Darkness vs Reanimator, The Simpsons Comics, Spider-Man, Galaxy Quest, Back to the Future , Ghostbusters and of course the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

Artist and Baltimore native Chris Vance joins us. Coming from his appearance in the Draw Off at Granite State comic con in 2022, Chris is just revealing two new covers for the Lost Years to us! This episode was pulled from the livestream on 03/16/23 where Chris was able to reveal the new images to his cover for The Lost Years #3 and his Inker is former schoolmate Sophie Campbell! (what an on air revelation that was!) Chris talks about his exposure to early TMNT books and his artwork as ...

Today Eric and Justin are joined by the well known artist in the TMNT community Mr. Steven King! His distinct style as a Turtle artist is heavily influenced by the original Mirage style from Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Jim Lawson. We are speaking to Steven about his appearance at Granite State Comic Con this past year and his future plans in the Turtle community. Tune in as he drops some really great Mirage Era comic knowledge and discusses his art style and specifically we ask about...

This time we tried out a Livestream on our Facebook page and for the Dorkening Podcast network pages. We invited a special guest Scott from Stand it Up comics. These are comic character and series themed 3 D printed stands for displaying graded and ungraded books. Check us out on Youtube or our Facebook group Epic Shells to watch the video. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictalesfromthesewers/message

Joining Eric & Justin are returning guest and Lost Years ( and Last Ronin) Variant cover artist Jason Flowers, and Artist, Toy designer/collector and comic creator himself Mr. Dave Wheeler. We have the group together to talk about predictions for the Lost Years. What can we expect from the story, the artwork and possible predictions for the 4 new turtles that April and Casey Marie are raising. We also talk about art, conventions, fan experiences and a lot of toys. Then the return of ...

While covering for Ben & Jeff from Toking With the Dead and Still Toking, Eric & Justin, along with their co-pilot Leo Pond from the Dorkening, speak to legendary Mirage Comics artist and Turtle inspiration Mr. Steve Lavigne! Steve is know for his iconic licensed artwork and coloring for the original TMNT series, as well as creating some of the most beloved characters like, Sgt Bananas, Cudley the Cowlick, and Stump & Sling! We talk to Steve about The Last Ronin, upcoming The lost Years and his ...

Hot from his Belt winning appearance at Granite State Comic con, we are joined by the new Granite State Sketch champion, and resident Canadian Viking artist himself, Mr. Mike Rooth! Be sure to check out this very energetic episode, where Mike actually draws a remarque while we talk, very cool! follow Mike on instagram @uncouthrooth A very Bacon filled Pizza recipe for Pizza time! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictalesfromthesewers/message

On this episode The guys are joined by Australian artist Camillo DiPietrantonio. Camillo is an Australian artist that has produced some amazing TMNT covers for The Last Ronin issues #1 & 2, as well as one for TMNT issue # 100. He also happens to have some pretty strong opinions about Pizza, seeing how he was born in Italy and all. Listen in as we discuss His connection to the turtles, classic comics and his experience as an artist. Remember Camillo says you can't call it a Pizza if it has Pi...

On this episode we are speaking with artist Hugh Rookwood. We welcome Hugh as he prepares for his first ever TMNT cover with issue # 132 for the Armageddon game story arc of the IDW series. We have a pretty deep conversation about art, martial arts, philosophy and some classic comic talk. A sweet and savory Pizza Recipe too for your Pizza Time! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictalesfromthesewers/message

IDW artist Gavin Smith is our guest today. Our guest today is best known for his works on the IDW Star Trek comics the "Mirror War". Cover artist for the upcoming issue TMNT #134, Gavin has also worked on books such as The Accelerators, Have you any Fear?, The Good Fight ( with Mark Waid), Human City, Ghost in the Shell, and Dead Legends! Listen in on our conversation about turtles with Gavin and be sure to follow him on Instagram and Twitter @Gavinpsmith. Check out the New Pizza recipe the ...

On this pizza filled episode, Eric and Justin are talking with Youtuber and armature Pizza Chef Kirk from the Kirk Kooks channel. youtube.com/c/KirkKooks Kirk has collected 67 of the recipe's from the original 1987 TMNT cartoon into one cookbook, but not only that, he have made each one and tried them too! Listen in to see which of these combinations was the most gross, and which was surprisingly tasty! Either way make sure you stock up on the Liver and Chocolate fudge! Check out our guest's...

Our guests are Chris & Randy from Granite State Con. We are talking some big time TMNT Guests, like Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Ben Bishop, Freddie Williams II and Judith Hoag! Literally Turtlemania! Find out what the comic con has in store this year for Granite State Comic Con. Check them out at https://www.granitecon.com/ Pizza Time Recipe for Sourdough Pizza Crust. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictalesfromthesewers/message

In this episode Eric and Justin get to talk to the creator of the animated Fan Film for the Last Ronin. We reach all the way to Sweden to speak with this CGI artist and director Mr. Magnus Edlund. Magnus and his team of animators, Voice over artists, and sound technicians are working on a fully CGI animated scene from the comic series. This is a fan film from some passionate fans of the TMNT who have come together to create something special, and we are here to find out all about the man who b...

We are talking to the author and curator for the 2021 Book about the TMNT history and Toy series Mr. Chris Fawcett! Check out his book Rad Plastic! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictalesfromthesewers/message

In this Episode Justin and Eric are joined by the Shredder himself from the TMNT II Secret of the OOZE movie, Actor Francois Chau! With over 138 film and Television credits to his career spanning more than 35 years, Justin and Eric ask him some burning questions about his experience with TMNT. The conversation goes on to discuss his work on Fan Favorite show Lost as the Dr. Pierre Chang from the Dharma Initiative, and his role as Walter from the Amazon Prime series The Tick. Francois is...

Eric and Justin are joined by the Artist and Painter for Last Ronin covers 1-5 Johnny Desjardins! We are talking to Johnny about his art style, his love for Cars, paint supplies and what he absolutely loves about TMNT! We get to know a bit more about Johnny's process and his influences and early work, from his artwork on Marvel to Dynamite and now his covers for The Last Robin. Be sure to check out his website Freehandcomics.com and follow him on Instagram @Johnnydesjardins A Breakfa...

On this episode Justin and Eric are talking turtles and tentacles with David Nguyen! Not only is David the co-owner of the shop Tentacle 10, but he happens to travel the convention circuit with Kevin Eastman! Talk about the inside scoop! David talks about some of his favorite moments on the road and just what his experience has been like. All this gearing up for the 2022 tour for the Kevin Eastman fan club and in anticipation for the Last Ronin issue #5 released later this year. Join...