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 PTG Episode 10 (Hour 1): Chatting with Legends [58:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (49)

Both Hour 1 and Hour 2 of PTG Episode 10 kick off with clips from the classic (at least in my mind) Kevin Smith drama Chasing Amy, because in all honesty I couldn’t think of any other movies I’d seen that captured the hilarity often found at comic book conventions quite like Smith did in this film. If you’ve seen it, you know EXACTLY what I mean and you probably recognized the clip anyway. If you haven’t seen the film, treat yourself to it, but be warned–like any other Kevin Smith film, comedy or otherwise, potty-mouths abound.

First segment of the show features my interview with George Pérez, conducted Sunday morning, nice and early before the lines really started forming around MegaCon’s Guest of Honor. It had been quite a weekend for Pérez–in addition to being the convention’s Guest of Honor, Saturday had been named “George Pérez Day” by Orange County, FL Mayor Richard Crotty. As Pérez said during the DC Universe panel the day before and reiterated to me, he had just been growing accustomed to his hold high school naming a day in his honor, and now a whole city was following suit. It was a delightful chat and I felt truly honored and privileged to get as much time with him as I did.

After the first break, talked about Booster Gold and happenings in his book, and who better to comment on developments with ol’ Booster than the man who created him and currently writes his monthly series, Dan Jurgens. Jurgens was also a delight to talk to, very forthcoming in his plans for Booster Gold over the next year as Booster continues to be the timecop nobody knows about. Jurgens’ gregariousness partially stemmed from his being in Florida and not his native Minnesota this time of year, he was quick to say when asked about how he was enjoying MegaCon, so I’m certainly thankful the weather was for the most part good on Friday and Saturday. I also talked a little about “Origins and Omens” and how it’s been affecting the DC books over the past few weeks, both positively and negatively … oh, all right, more negatively.

Finally, I wrap the hour by talking about the MegaCon Indie Film Expo, whose winner was awarded (hopefully) a scholarship to the New York Film Academy. That winner, as determined by ballots from viewers, was “Back to Life”, an animated feature by Mike Salva that presents a comedic look at Frankenstein and his Monster. You can find that video HERE, and believe me, you’ll enjoy it. The Expo also featured a sneak preview of The Graves, the new cinematic vision from Lady Death creator Brian Pulido, who I had the opportunity to interview on camera right after the preview screened. Watch for that interview later this week along with other video stories covering MegaCon 2009, right here at primetimegeek.com!