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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

12 Questions With Eva Mendes (Moviefone)

In 'The Spirit,' she's Sand Saref, a jewel thief so hot she can melt the hearts of the undead -- namely the eponymous crime fighter (Gabriel Macht). Eva Mendes dished with Moviefone about re-teaming with Scarlett Johansson, why she has no problem with artistic nudity ... and why she thinks certain body parts should be in proportion.

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Labels: Eva Mendes, Moviefone, Sand Saref, Scarlett Johansson, Spirit, Will Eisner

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Frank Miller gets in 'The Spirit' (Jam! Showbiz)

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Comic-book icon channels The Spirit of his mentor in latest film

By JIM SLOTEK -- Sun Media

NEW YORK -- Apart from Marvel's Stan Lee, if there is a figure who represents the link between the comic books of old and the movies coming to a theatre near you, it's Frank Miller.

The artist-writer, who gave us 300, Sin City and the Dark Knight incarnation of Batman, began his career in the colourfully ink-stained New York-based cauldron of comic-book art, mentored by the likes of Jim Shooter, Neal Adams -- but most of all, the legendary and prolific Will Eisner.

Theirs was a strange, combative relationship -- one in which Miller is finally getting the last word, three years after Eisner's death, making his solo directorial debut with a stylized movie of Eisner's signature noir hero from the '40s, The Spirit. Wherever he is, the female-form-obsessed Eisner must appreciate the casting -- Scarlett Johansson (Silken Floss), Eva Mendes (Sand Saref) and Jaime King (Lorelei), all playing various forms of femmes fatale tormenting our mordant hero (Gabriel Macht).

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Labels: Frank Miller, Sand Saref, Scarlett Johansson, Silken Floss, Spirit, Will Eisner

Sunday, December 28, 2008

"The Spirit" inspires us to talk femme fatales (AfterEllen.com)

by StuntDouble

Christmas day is just around the corner, and you know what that means: ribbons, tags, packages, boxes, bags — and the release of half a dozen much-hyped, mega-budget films. Among them is the movie adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit. It doesn't have any Nazis, puppies or backward-aging babies, but it promises killer performances from a bevy of women who want nothing more than seduction and destruction.

Scarlett Johansson plays Silken Floss, a frigid vixen; Eva Mendes plays Sand Saref, a conniving jewel thief; and Jaime King plays Lorelei, a phantom siren.

Of course, no superhero's tale would be complete without the quick-witted girl next door. To balance out Spirit's femme fatales is the police commissioner's daughter, Ellen Dolan, played by out actress Sarah Paulson.

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Labels: Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen Dolan, Eva Mendes, Jaime King, Sand Saref, Sarah Paulson, Scarlett Johansson, Silken Floss, The Spirit

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Frank Miller & Cast Get into Spirit of 'The Spirit' (Newsarama.com)

HOLLYWOOD - DECEMBER 17: (L-R) Actor Samuel L...

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeBy Lucas Siegel
17 December 2008

The NYC-inspired "Central City" is character in of-itself in comic book legend Will Eisner's seminal work The Spirit. So perhaps it was appropriate that when it was time for cast and crew to gather for a press event promoting Frank Miller's solo-directorial debut big screen adaptation of the comic book, they descended on New York City, rather than the more suburban metropolis that is Hollywood.

Present at the weekend press conference was Miller, along with star Gabriel Macht [The Spirit], Eva Mendes [Sand Saref], Scarlett Johansson [Silken Floss], Samuel L. Jackson [The Octopus], Dan Lauria, [Commissioner Dolan], and Sarah Paulson [Ellen Dolan]. The stars took their seats, and the questions began.

Question: Gabriel, this seems to be your big breakthrough, can you talk about your experience playing The Spirit? And Scarlett, how did you come into this role?

Gabriel Macht: My name is Gabriel Macht, I play El Spirito [laughs]. In many ways, any part you get as an actor has the potential for breaking through, and I feel like I’ve done a bunch of those in my career, but honestly this one happens to have the biggest potential because I’m involved with Frank’s vision of the film. There’s no greater opportunity for a younger actor than to play The Spirit, and I had the best time working on the film, so hopefully people come and see it and we can make a couple more!

Scarlett Johansson: I’m Scarlett Johansson, and I play Silken Floss...

Frank Miller: [interrupts] Doesn’t she make that sound great? [laughter from the audience]

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Labels: Eva Mendes, Frank Miller, Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Sand Saref, Sarah Paulson, Scarlett Johansson, Will Eisner's The Spirit movie

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Mendes on rehab, film, celebrity (FreeP.com)

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The L.A.-born, Cuban-American actress and model Eva Mendes ("We Own the Night") is very nice on the eyes, and a very interesting read, too. The alluring celeb -- who plays Sand Saref, the childhood sweetheart of hero Denny Colt in "The Spirit," an adaptation of Will Eisner's 1940s comic book series -- talks about her stint this year in rehab, movies and life as a celeb in the Dec./Jan. issue of Latina, which hits newsstands Tuesday.

• On fame: "I admire any woman who has made it in this business and hasn't lost her marbles. It's really difficult to be successful and have longevity. And I don't mean box office hits; I mean truly being a working actress and keeping your personal life intact."

• On rehab: "It's a part of my life that I don't feel like I need to explain. There's just a lot of things that were out there that are 2% true, but I don't wish to give it attention. It's as basic as this -- as long as my mom still looks at me with that little sparkle, I'm fine."

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Labels: Eva Mendes, Sand Saref, Spirit

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Get to Know the Women of 'The Spirit' in New Featurette

Image via WikipediaLionsgate Films have just come out with a new featurette for their forthcoming comic adaptation, "The Spirit". Focusing on each of the beautiful women in the life of the superhero, the featurette is hosted by director Frank Miller as he introduces the ladies, Sand Saref, Silken Floss, Lorelei, Plaster of Paris, Morgenstern and Dr. Ellen Dolan.

Apart from character description by Miller, the nearly three minutes video exhibits commentary from the actresses who play the characters in the film as well as fresh footage from the film. Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, Jaime King, Paz Vega, Stana Katic and Sarah Paulson all take turn to talk about their individual characters, exposing what makes each character unique.

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Labels: Eva Mendes, Frank Miller, Jaime King, Sand Saref, Sarah Paulson, Scarlett Johansson, Silken Floss, Stana Katic

Friday, October 24, 2008

DC rush solicits "The Spirit Special" #1 (CBR News)

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Official Press Release

With Frank Miller's highly anticipated movie of The Spirit coming in December, DC Comics rush solicits THE SPIRIT SPECIAL #1.

"We're pleased to offer this Special based on suggestions made at the Diamond retailer summit in Las Vegas," says Bob Wayne, DC's VP - Sales. "This issue will be a great way to introduce curious customers to The Spirit as the movie gets closer."

Offered at a cover price of $2.99 US, this 32-page comic includes a cover four classic stories by Will Eisner: 1947's "Sign of the Octopus," 1949's "Black Alley," and "Sand Saref" and "Bring in Sand Saref," both from 1950.

THE SPIRIT SPECIAL #1 (SEP088005) is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 19 and has a Final Order Cutoff date of Thursday, October 30.

Retailers may order this item by contacting their Diamond Customer Service Representative or DC Sales Representative, or by email at reorders@diamondcomics.com.

Labels: DC Comics, Eva Mendes, Frank Miller, Samuel L. Jackson, Sand Saref, Will Eisner's The Spirit movie

Saturday, October 18, 2008

"I'm worried about showing my bum in new movie"—Eva Mendes (DailyRecord.co.uk)

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via FlickrBy John Dingwall
Oct 9 2008
The Daily Record, UK

THIS is the rear view that has been giving Eva Mendes sleepless nights ahead of the premiere of her latest movie.

The actress bares her bum in the adaptation of Will Eisner's 1940s comic book The Spirit.

Eva admitted stripping for her role as cat burglar Sand Saref made her nervous.

She said: "I'm excited to see what happens with this scene. Well, I don't think it's 'excited' - I'm actually nervous.

"I think they have a butt shot of me. I'm not sure how it ended up."

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Labels: Comic book, Daily Record, Eva Mendes, Frank Miller, Sand Saref, Scarlett Johansson, Will Eisner's The Spirit movie

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The Spirit Action Figures, Series 1 (TNI News)

SAND SEREF
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Labels: Frank Miller, Sand Saref, Will Eisner's The Spirit movie

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Eva Mendes as "Sand Saref" in New The Spirit Movie Poster! (CanMag.com)

The folks at CanMag.com just put up this image she signed exclusively at New York Comic-Con from Frank Miller's Will Eisner's The Spirit" movie. Not bad!

Labels: Eva Mendes, Frank Miller, Sand Saref, The Spirit movie, Will Eisner

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Deborah Del Prete on the life and loves of 'The Spirit' (Comics2Film.com)

By Leslie Morgan

November 20, 2007

Deborah Del Prete, CEO and Partner of Odd Lot Entertainment, is currently Producing Will Eisner's 'The Spirit'. During our recent visit to the set, amidst a rush of activity including a closed rehearsal and shooting various scenes between the Spirit and the Octopus, Del Prete was able to take some time to speak to us about 'The Spirit' and how she helped bring the project to life.

As Producer Del Prete has been involved with 'The Spirit' from its initial development stages nearly seven years ago to the current production and will continue on through post-production.

In terms of the story Del Prete says that, "Sand Saref stories are a major component." How developed is the story? "It's the Frank Miller version, it's very developed…it's not an origin story, but there will be origin revealed in it."

The story takes place in a contemporary world, but it's not specific in terms of time and place, "There is no period. Central City is its own world. It's not New York. It's a city that's anyplace, someplace in time. People have cell phones. It's kind of a everywhere, nowhere anytime."

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Labels: Deborah Del Prete, Frank Miller, Leslie Morgan, Odd Lot Entertainment, Sand Saref, Will Eisner's The Spirit movie

Monday, November 19, 2007

What happened to you Frank? (Rob Tornoe)

On his blog, Rob Tornoe lets it be known he's not too happy with Frank Miller's direction on "Will Eisner's The Spirit":

So "the Goddamn Batman" writer Frank Miller is directing the new Spirit movie staring Gabriel Macht...fine.

The over-used and increasing tiring Eva Mendes is playing femme fatale Sand Saref...whatever.

So why on gods green earth is Frank Miller directing in front of a green screen for?!?!?! Doesn't The Spirit take place in a noirish urban landscape? Do we really need Lucas-like special effects on this one?!?!

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Labels: Frank Miller, Gabriel Macht, Rob Tornoe, Sand Saref, Will Eisner's The Spirit movie

Thursday, October 11, 2007

MTV MovieBlog Talks to Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes Has ‘The Spirit’

By Larry Carroll
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:28 pm.

Eva Mendes

Most first-time directors would consider themselves fortunate to land Jamie Kennedy and Mo’Nique for their debut effort. But now that the training wheels (named Rodriguez and Tarantino) are coming off for the legendary Frank Miller with “The Spirit,” A-listers are lining up like Motley Crue fans at a leather pants sale.

“I’m excited to be working with Frank Miller, he’s a genius,” Eva Mendes told us recently, nearly jumping out of her chair. “Actually, I didn’t even read a script.”

Thanks to his graphic novels and movie adaptations of “300” and “Sin City” (which credited him as one of three co-directors), the Miller “look” has been well-established. But, in adapting the Sunday morning comic strip launched by Will Eisner in 1940, the feel of a full-on Miller production remains to be seen.

“[Miller] wrote the script as well,” beamed Mendes, who’ll star in the film alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Jaime King, Gabriel Macht and a certain red-hot redhead. “When I first met with him, it was actually me and Scarlett Johansson — we got there at a similar time. We actually sat down and we met with Frank together. It was fantastic, and I was just like ‘Look, I don’t even know what the script is, but I want to work with you’.”

In a few short weeks, the “We Own the Night” star will get her wish. “I play Sand Saref,” she explained. “It’s my first femme fatale character. She’s literally a killer, and she uses her body to get what she wants. I’m excited!”

Those who list Mendes as one of the sexiest women in Hollywood are, no doubt, every bit as thrilled to hear such hot details about the 2009 release. “I loved ‘Sin City’ and ‘300,’ and I love working with creative geniuses,” she gushed. “That brain of his, it’s like, ‘What’s going on in there?’”

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Labels: 300, Eva Mendes, Frank Miller, Larry Carroll, Sand Saref, Sin City, We Own The Night, Will Eisner's The Spirit movie

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Laurel Touby (Mediabistro.com)
Haroon Mokhtarzada (Webs.com)
Tommy Duncan (SticksOfFire.com)
Dana Wilhoit (Niche Newsflash)
Michael Hinman (SyFy Portal)
J.C. Hutchins (7th Son” “OBSIDIAN” “Personal Effects: Dark Art)
Brent Power (TheWB.com)
Eric Deggans and Aaron Barnhart (SPT-The Feed, TVBarn.com)
Steve Rosenbaum (Magnify.Net)
Joe Ariel (Eats.com)
Will Jerro (MonkeySee.com)
Alan Levy (BlogTalkRadio.com)
Jim McBride (Mr. Skin)
Stephen Chao (WonderHowTo.com)
Stephen Chao (VIDEO) (WonderHowTo.com)
David Bankston (Neighborhood America)
John Amato (CrooksandLiars.com)
Chris Barr (C/NET)
Scott Woelfel (CNN Interactive)
Mark Brown (Using Netscape 3)
Brian Hecht (Electronic Newsstand)

NOVELIST INTERVIEWS

Alexander McCall Smith (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency)
Kevin J. Anderson (Enemies & Allies, Paul of Dune, The Saga of Seven Suns, Star Wars)
Paul Levine (Illegal, Solomon vs. Lord)
Kamran Pasha (Mother of the Believers)
Anna David (Bought, Party Girl)
Sue Ann Jaffarian (Booby Trap)
Deborah Sharp (Mama Does Time)
Jodi Thomas (Tall, Dark and Texan)
John Darnton (Black & White and Dead All Over,” “Neanderthal,” “The Darwin Conspiracy)
James Sheehan (The Mayor of Lexington Avenue,” “The Law of Second Chances)
Kristin Harmel (How to Sleep With a Movie Star,” “The Art of French Kissing,” “When You Wish)
Sara Zarr (Story of a Girl,” “Sweethearts)
Michele Cameron (Never Say Never,” “Moments of Clarity…)
Deborah Schumacher (The Air Between Us)
James Grippando (The Pardon)
Tim Dorsey (Hurricane Punch)
Peter Golenbock (7: The Mickey Mantle Novel)
J.C. Hutchins (7th Son,” “OBSIDIAN,” “Personal Effects: Dark Art)

MUSIC, MUSICIAN & SINGER INTERVIEWS

Gene Simmons (1985) (KISS)
John Denver (1984)
Billy Powell (1983) (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band, Allen Collins Band)
Larry Dennison (Country Bones)
Chad Cherry (The Last Vegas)
Milla Sunde and Tom Bevan The Green Children)
Solomon King (Under the Sun)
Bart Bull (Battle of the Band Names)
Brian Raftery (Don’t Stop Believin’)
Ashley Kahn (Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece)
David Wild (He Is… I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond)
Billy Bob Thornton (Beautiful Door)
Katerina Graham (Boyfriend’s Back)
Emanuel Jal (War Child)
Peter Salett (In the Ocean of the Stars,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Superbad,” “Role Models)
Robbie Cavolina, and Ian McCrudden (Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer)
Legs McNeil (Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk,” “The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored History of the Porn Film Industry,” Punk Magazine)
Bob Gruen (John Lennon, The Clash, New York Dolls rock ‘n’ roll photographer)
Mike Edison (I Have Fun Everywhere I Go)

SEX & SEXUALITY EXPERT INTERVIEWS

Kelli McCarty (Faithless)
Brande Roderick (Celebrity Apprentice)
Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Skinny Bitch)
Chip Rowe (Dear Playboy Advisor)
Jenny Block (Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage)
Robbie Lee ( (The Straight Man's Pocket Guide To Picking Up A Hottie-Written by a Woman Who Loves Women)
Brian Alexander (America Unzipped)
Jim McBride (Mr. Skin)
Stacy Collins and Breann McGregor (Playboy Special Editions)
Chris Napolitano (Playboy)
Chip Rowe (Playboy Advisor)
Heather Findlay (Girlfriends)
Jonathan Riggs (Prism Comics: Your Guide to LGBT Comics)

CULTURE & SOCIETY INTERVIEWS

Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Skinny Bitch)
Kelly Corrigan (The Middle Place)
Jeanne Martinet (Life is Friends, The Art of Mingling)
Josh Dorfman (The Lazy Environmentalist)
Mary Ann Zoellner (Today’s Moms)
Alicia Ybarbo (Today’s Moms)
Brian Michael Jenkins (Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?)
Marty Beckerman (Dumbocracy)
Roger Bennett (Camp Camp, Disco Bar Mitzvah)
Mike Edison (I Have Fun Everywhere I Go)
Julia Roberts (Motherhood to Otherhood)
Rick Smolan (America at Home, A Day in the Lie of America, America 24/7)

FOOD EXPERT INTERVIEWS

Gail Simmons (Top Chef”; Food & Wine)
Chef John Besh, Joyce Godbold, Greg Reggio (New Orleans Wine and Food Experience)
George Motz (Hamburger America)
Joe Ariel (Eats Magazine, College Eats, Eats.com)
Ed Droste (Hooters Restaurants)
Mary Kay Culpepper (Cooking Light)

BIOGRAPHER, HISTORIAN and A.J. JACOBS INTERVIEWS

Kate Torgovnick (Cheer!)
Robert Hofler (Variety’s The Movie That Changed My Life)
Mac Montandon (Jetpack Dreams)
Ashley Kahn (Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece)
David Sterritt (The B List)
Harvey Frommer (Remembering Yankee Stadium)
Peter Golenbock (In the Country of Brooklyn)
Legs McNeil (Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored History of the Porn Film Industry)
Andrea Kay (Work’s a Bitch, Life’s a Bitch)
Cheryl Crane (Lana: The Memories, The Myths, The Movies” “Detour: A Hollywood Story)
Paul Dergarabedian (Hollywood.com, Media By Numbers)
Bob Hofler (Variety’s The Movie That Changed My Life)
David Wild (He Is…I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond)
Lia Romeo, Nick Romeo (11,002 Things to be Miserable About)
David Michaelis (Schulz and Peanuts)
Bob Eckstein (The History of the Snowman)
Brian Michael Jenkins (Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?)
Marty Beckerman (Dumbocracy)
Craig Glazer (The King of Sting)
Todd DePastino (Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front, Willie & Joe: The WWII Years)
David Andelman (A Shattered Peace)
Marlise Kast (Tabloid Prodigy)
Chuck Workman and Stephen J. Kern (In Search of Kennedy, Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol, The Source)
Larry "Ratso" Sloman (The Secret Life of Houdini)
Pete Williams (The Draft)
Richard Weiner (Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications)
Will Russell and Scott Stuffitt (I'm A Lebowski, You're A Lebowski)
Brian Alexander (America Unzipped)
A.J. Jacobs (The Year of Living Biblically)
David Hajdu (The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare)
Philip Shenon (The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation)

ATHLETE AND SPORTS EXPERT INTERVIEWS

Amy Alcott (LPGA Hall of Fame Golfer)
Bill Romanowski (NFL football legend)
Robert Tuchman (The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live)
Kent Walls (Fox College Sports Tailgate Tour)
Brandi Chastain (soccer player, U.S. Women’s Olympic gold medal winner)
Kerri Strug (gymnast, U.S. Women’s Olympic gold medal winner)
Harvey Frommer (Remembering Yankee Stadium)
Pete Williams (The Draft)
Peter Golenbock (7: The Mickey Mantle Novel”

PHOTOGRAPHER INTERVIEWS

Bob Gruen (John Lennon, The Clash, New York Dolls rock ‘n’ roll photographer)
Rick Smolan (America at Home” “A Day in the Lie of America” “America 24/7”

JOURNALIST INTERVIEWS

Miles O’Brien (CNN American Mornings)
Lane DeGregory (2009 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Writing, St. Petersburg Times)
Chris Hansen (Dateline NBC, April 2009)
Chris Hansen (Dateline NBC, March 2009)
Paul Gillin (blogger, NewspaperDeathWatch.com)
Rene Syler (co-host, CBS “Early Show”; author, “Good Enough Mother)
Karen Dunlap (president, Poynter Institute)
Clay Bennett (Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist)
Laurel Touby (Mediabistro.com founder, socializer-in-chief)
Marlise Kast (Tabloid Prodigy, Globe magazine)
Jeff Kreisler (My Wall Street Journal; Indecision 2008)
Bill Adair (Politifact.com; St. Petersburg Times)
Alberto Ibargüen (Knight Foundation)
Sree Sreenivasan (Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism; WNBC-TV)
Eric Deggans (St. Petersburg Times The Feed blog)
Eric Deggans and Aaron Barnhart (St. Petersburg Times/The Feed, Kansas City Star/TVBarn.com)
Howard Finberg (NewsU)
Dave Jones (The New York Times)
Pete Hamill (New York Daily News, The Drinking Life)
Chuck Shepherd (News of the Weird)

CRIME INTERVIEWS

Joe Pistone (Unfinished Business: Donnie Brasco)
Tom Folsom (The Mad Ones, Mr. Untouchable)
Norman Pardo (O.J. Simpson friend, publicist, documentarian)
Craig Glazer (The King of Sting”

BUSINESS EXECUTIVE INTERVIEWS

Guy Kawasaki (Reality Check,” “The Mac Way)
Isadore Sharp (Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts founder)
Sam Haskell (William Morris Agency, Promises I Made My Mother)
Herb Sorensen (Inside the Mind of the Shopper: The Science of Retailing)
Barry Libert (Barack, Inc.”; mzinga.com)
Brian Solis and Deirdre K. Breakenridge (Putting the Public Back in Public Relations)
Brian D. Till and Donna Heckler (The Truth About Creating Brands People Love)
Stuart Skorman (Clerkdogs.com, Reel.com, Empire Video)
Rick Calvert, Tim Bourquin (BlogWorld & New Media Expo)
Steve Muth and Ben Papell (Voicethread.com)
Ed Droste (Hooters Restaurants)
Bill Romanowski (Nutrition 53)
Dave Hagan (Boingo Wireless)
Laurel Touby (Mediabistro.com)
Haroon Mokhtarzada (Webs.com)
Alec Foege (Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio)
Daniel Pink (The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, Free Agent Nation, A Whole New Mind)
Alan Levy (BlogTalkRadio.com)
Brent Power (TheWB.com)

COMIC BOOK CREATOR INTERVIEWS

Dave Gibbons (Watchmen)
Monte Wolverton (The Wolverton Bible)
Craig Yoe (Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman’s Co-Creator Joe Shuster)
Gary Groth, Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics)
Mark Wheatley, Robert Tinnell (EZ Street, Lone Justice)
Gene Colan (Iron Man,” “Daredevil,” “Howard the Duck,” “Batman)
Bill Schelly (Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert)
Mike Gold (ComicMix.com editor)
Blake Bell (Strange & Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko, I Have to Live With This Guy!)
Darwyn Cooke... (The Spirit)
Daniel Pink (The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, Free Agent Nation, A Whole New Mind)
Jonathan Riggs (Prism Comics: Your Guide to LGBT Comics)
Arie Kaplan (Speed Racer, MAD Magazine)
Paul Fitzgerald, Cindy Jackson and Stuart Henderson (Will Eisner & PS Magazine)
Danny Fingeroth (Disguised as Superman, Superman on the Couch)
Wendy Pini and Richard Pini (Elfquest, Masque of the Red Death)
Pete Von Sholly (Capitol Hell, Morbid)
Joe Sinnott (Fantastic Four, Brush Strokes with Greatness)
Chuck Dixon (The Simpsons Comics)
Peter Kuper (Stop Forgetting to Remember)
Trina Robbins (The Brinkley Girls, 2009)
Trina Robbins (GoGirl! 2008)
Drew Friedman (Old Jewish Comedians)
Dennis O'Neil (Batman)
Mike Richardson (Dark Horse Comics)
Aaron Warner (The Adventures of Aaron)
Jim Lee (Heroes Reborn)
David Hajdu (The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare)
Howard Chaykin (American Flagg)
Gary Chaloner (John Law)
Gary Chaloner (John Law podcast)

CARTOONIST INTERVIEWS

Patrick McDonnell (Mutts cartoonist)
Al Jaffee (MAD, Humbug)
Arnold Roth (MAD, Humbug)
Clay Bennett (Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist)
African-American Editorial Cartoonists Roundtable (OnlineBootyCall.com)
Mike Lynch
Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman (Baby Blues)
Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman (Zits)
Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey, Hi & Lois)
Todd DePastino (Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front, Willie & Joe: The WWII Years)
Charlos Gary (Café Con Leche, Working It Out)
Jules Feiffer (Feiffer, The Man in the Ceiling)
Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine
Mark Tatulli (LIO)
Ray Billingsley (Curtis)
Bill Griffith (Zippy the Pinhead)
Lee Salem (Universal Press Syndicate)

WILL EISNER: A SPIRITED LIFE INTERVIEWS

Will Eisner: A Spirited Life (Audiobook Excerpt, Ch. 20)
Michael Uslan (The Dark Knight, The Spirit, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, Batman Begins, Catwoman, Constantine, National Treasure, Swamp Thing, Shazam!, The Shadow, Constantine)
Deborah Del Prete... (On Frank Miller and Producing “The Spirit” Movie)
Steven Paul Leiva (On Brad Bird and trying to produce “The Spirit”animated film)
Darwyn Cooke... (On Reviving “The Spirit” for the 21st Century)
Paul Fitzgerald, Cindy Jackson and Stuart Henderson... (On Will Eisner & PS Magazine
Howard Chaykin... (On Fighting with Will Eisner)
Drew Friedman... (On What’s Wrong With the Biography, Will Eisner:A Spirited Life
Andrew D. Cooke... (On Producing the Documentary, Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist)
Pete Poplaski... (On Working With Will Eisner, Now and Then)
Gary Chaloner... (On Refitting Eisner’s “John Law” Character for the 21st Century)
Gary Chaloner Podcast
Bob Andelman... (On Writing the Biography, Will Eisner:A Spirited Life”
Benjamin Herzberg... (On Working With Eisner to Craft Fagin the Jew and The Plot
Ted Cabarga... (On Working With Eisner in the 1960s at PS Magazine
Mike Richardson... (On Publishing Eisner’s Last Day in Vietnam
Denis Kitchen... (On What’s New at Will Eisner Studios)
Scott Hampton and Bo Hampton... (On Being Eisner’s Studio Assistants)
Abraham Foxman... (On Publishing Prospects for The Plot in the Middle East)

: Name: Bob Andelman; Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Bob Andelman is the host and producer of the “Mr. Media Interviews” podcast. He is also the author or co-author of 9 books including: Will Eisner: A Spirited Life; Built From Scratch; Mean Business; The Profit Zone; The Corporate Athlete, Stadium For Rent and several others. Complete biography & book reviews here. Looking to hire a collaborator or writer for a book? Contact my agent, Michael Bourret. Magazine editors can contact me directly.

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