Arcade-style music video for the Nghiems ‘Dum Dum Dah Dah’ debuts
My Planet 46 Comics Podcast co-host Kyle Roberts has created this awesome music video for Norman-based
band the Nghiems. Shot at Oklahoma City’s New World Comics, this mini-movie should appeal to those who love Scott Pilgrim, comics and of course classic Nintendo. Created using stop-motion animation techniques, the video took over 4 months to produce and over 8,000 individual photos. This weekend only, you can get a free download of the song at http://thenghiems.bandcamp.com/track/dum-dum-dah-dah
- Matt Price
Click past the cut for the “Making of” the video.
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Green Lantern Animated Series to appear at New York Comic-Con
“Green Lantern: The Animated Series” will be among the properties promoted by Warner Bros. Television at New York Comic-Con next weekend. Stars and producers of Nikita, Green Lantern: The Animated Series and MAD will appear on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16.
The world premiere of the first episode of “Green Lantern: The Animated Series” (coming soon to Cartoon Network) will be presented by Bruce Timm during the show’s panel session.
Click past the cut for the full Warner Bros. Television schedule at NYCC.
- Matt Price
Limited edition He-Man and the Masters of the Universe DVD set for Comic-Con
Mill Creek has announced a special edition of the second season of “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” will be available at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
It will be on sale at booth #4135, the FUNimation booth. This special Comic-Con release is available nearly two months before the regular edition release of the second season.
The complete 8-DVD, 65-episode second season, features exclusive artwork on collectible holographic foil packaging. It will be on sale for $25, with bonus features including interviews, audio commentaries, character profiles and scripts.
The fantasy series features the hero, He-Man, who gets his powers from the mysterious Castle Grayskull. He faces off against the evil Skeletor and protects the planet Eternia. The cartoon series originally aired from 1983-1985.
The “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” program was based on the Mattel toy line, first launched in 1982.
- Matt Price
Thundercats fans can attempt to win replica Sword of Omens at Comic-Con
Warner Bros. has announced that fans at Comic-Con can enter to win a replica of the Thundercats’ Sword of Omens at next week’s Comic-Con International in San Diego.
Here’s more info, from Warner Bros:
Voltron to have first Comic-Con panel in San Diego
The battling robot Voltron will have its first franchise panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego on Thursday, July 21.
The panel presentation at Comic-Con International will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 21, in the Indigo Ballroom at the Bayfront Hilton hotel.
The panel is scheduled to feature a mix of entertainment of new and classic Voltron content, including original graphic novels, comic books, video games, Nicktoons’ Voltron Force television series and more.
Carrie Keagan, host of VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live, will moderate. Guests include:
· From THQ, Adam Affrunti, producer;
· From World Events Productions, Jeremy Corray, Voltron Force supervising producer, and Todd 
Garfield, Voltron Force story editor;
· From Nicktoons, Keith Dawkins, senior vice president and general manager of Nicktoons;
· From Mattel, Steed Sun, entertainment brands design director, Michael Montalvo, entertainment brands design manager, and Brandon Sopinsky, entertainment brands designer;
· From Dynamite Entertainment, Joe Rybrandt, editor, and Brandon Thomas, Voltron comic book writer;
· From VIZ Media, Traci Todd, senior editor, and Jacob Chabot, cartoonist and illustrator for VIZ Media graphic novels
“This is an epic year for Voltron fans and the Comic-Con panel is going to be a memorable event for them,” said Peter Armstrong, executive producer of THQ’s forthcoming video game, in a news release. “It’s the perfect time for us to present the first-ever Voltron panel since this legendary robot action franchise is back right now in a very big way. We can’t wait to talk about what’s next for Voltron, and to showcase some of the best and most exclusive Voltron content for the first time.”
An autograph session will follow the panel. A giant Voltron figure will also be on-site.
Voltron: Defender of the Universe was a highly rated cartoon show in the 1980s, in which five brave explorers pilot five robotic lion ships, which combine to form Voltron, the robotic hero.
A new animated series, “Voltron Force,” recently debuted on Nicktoons.
- Matt Price
Captain America, Bomb Pop featured in latest Kyle Roberts stop-motion
Here’s the latest stop-motion from Kyle Roberts, my co-host on the Planet 46 comics show. We were discussing Captain America, and he decided to do a stop-motion featuring Captain America, his shield, and a Bomb Pop. Check it out! And Happy Independence Day!
- Matt Price
Yuri Lowenthal: Nerdage’s #9 actor with geek appeal
Yuri Lowenthal
The cool-as-ice Yuri Lowenthal comes in at No. 9 on Nerdage’s list of actors with geek appeal.
The versatile live-action and voice actor Yuri Lowenthal voiced the animated Superman in “Legion of Super-Heroes.” Adding to his superhero resume, he portrayed Iceman in the recent “Wolverine and the X-Men” animated series and voices Mister Miracle on “Batman: The Brave and the Bold.” Lowenthal voiced Ben Tennyson aka Ben 10 in “Ben 10: Alien Force” and “Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.” He’s reprising his Iceman role in the upcoming “Ultimate Spider-Man” series, according to IMDB.
Lowenthal is a well-known anime voice over artist, with credits including “Naruto,” “Code Geass,” ”Gurren Lagann,” and “Naruto Shippuden.”
He voiced the Prince of Persia character in video games that inspired the Jake Gyllenhaal film.
In live-action television in 2009, he appeared in a two-part series of episodes in “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”
With wife Tara Platt, he’s written a book on voice-over called “Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It’s Like Behind the Mic.”
This weekend, you can catch Lowenthal and Platt at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood in a performance of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
You can follow Yuri Lowenthal on twitter or check out a recent audio interview with him at KPCC.
- Matt Price
Milo Ventimiglia: Nerdage’s #15 actor with geek appeal
Milo Ventimiglia (AP)
Perhaps best-known as Peter Petrelli on the now-cancelled NBC series “Heroes,” actor Milo Ventimiglia isn’t done being a superhero — he’s the voice of Logan on the new G4 animated series “Wolverine,” based on the Marvel comic.
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Mila Kunis: Nerdage’s #15 actress with geek appeal
Mila Kunis (AP)
Mila Kunis had a breakout year with her well-regarded performance in “The Black Swan.” She’s always been a nerd-friendly actress, doing voiceover work on “Family Guy” and “Robot Chicken,” and this year comes in at No. 15 on Nerdage’s list of actresses with geek appeal.
Peter Cullen: Nerdage’s #16 actor with geek appeal
Peter Cullen (AP)
The longtime voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen, comes in at No. 16 on Nerdage’s top 25 actors with geek appeal.
Cullen will reprise the role of Optimus Prime in the third “Transformers” film, “Dark of the Moon,” set for release on June 29. Cullen can also be heard in the animated series “Transformers Prime” on the Hub network.
Cullen originated the role of the heroic Autobot in the 1980s TV series.
I talked to Cullen in 2006 about voicing the character.
“The character breakdown for Optimus Prime was pretty straightforward,” Cullen said. “The writers were … excellent. I got a sense of Optimus Prime having integrity and honor and courage and conviction.”
That courage and conviction, as evidenced in Cullen’s vocal portrayal, was inspired by Cullen’s brother Larry, a former Marine captain who served in Vietnam.
“I think I got a lot of Optimus Prime from my brother. Certainly, the control and the honor and definitely the spirit of command. Soft-spoken, sensitive but willing to kick a- – like a Marine can do.” Cullen said. “I tried to keep him cool under all conditions, and authoritative and convincingly powerful.”
- Matt Price
