Okay, I've decided that for the next few weeks, I'm going to do two one-on-one interviews of folks I know, one on Tuesday evening, one on Thursday evening.
Tomorrow evening at 7 PM (my time), I'll be talking with Dick DeBartolo, the fine writer whose work appeared in MAD magazine for 445 consecutive issues, dating back to 1966. We'll talk about many aspects of that magazine and one will be its publisher, William M. Gaines, who I think was one of the most fascinating, misunderstood people in his field. I also want to talk about Dick's career working on game shows for the Goodson-Todman empire, especially Match Game, which he seems to have saved from a quick demise. He also has yet another career as the "Giz Wiz" seen on ABC News…and he's just a funny, clever guy.
Thursday evening at 7 PM (M.T.), I'll be talking with my longtime friend Paul Levitz, who told me when we were putting out fanzines in his basement that he didn't want to make his career in the comic book industry…and then went on to work his way up to President and Publisher of DC Comics. But that's okay because along the way, he improved the comic book industry a whole lot, which is something I can only say about…oh, maybe six people or so.
These interviews will be done live and we will take some (not all) questions you submit in real time…so please watch live if you can. But they will almost immediately join the eighty jillion things to watch on YouTube so you can catch them there. The link that will take you to where you'll find all this is www.newsfromme.tv.
This coming Saturday, I'll be hosting another Cartoon Voices Panel at 1 PM (M.T.) with five folks who often speak for animated characters. Four of the five have confirmed and when I get the fifth locked in, I will be announcing what I think is a pretty-impressive lineup. Our first online Cartoon Voices Panel went well and again, while this one will also be available for later viewing, I think you'll enjoy it more (and be able to ask questions) if you tune in when we do it. Here's the display ad for tomorrow night. Mentions on other social media will be appreciated…
