Secrets of The Sire

On the latest episode of Secrets of the Sire we put the definitive bow on the  #Oscars with New York Times bestselling author and super hero enthusiast Chris Brogan. From envelope malfunctions to Suicide Squad’s big win, we cover it all! PLUS: We play “Hero of Zero” with Chris – can you guess which superhero is real and which one we cleverly made up? Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Chris Brogan provides strategy and skills for the modern business. He is CEO of Owner Media Group, a sought after public speaker, and the New York Times bestselling author of nine books and working on his tenth. Ask him about it! Learn more about him at chrisbrogan.com FOLLOW OUR GUEST ON: Chris’ Google ID:  https://plus.google.com/+ChrisBrogan Chris’ Twitter ID:  https://twitter.com/chrisbrogan Instagram:  https://instagram.com/chris.brogan/ NEXT WEEK: We welcome Marvel custom comics editor Darren Sanchez on to talk Logan!

On the latest episode of Secrets of the Sire, we welcome writer Justin Gray to talk about his new Kickstarter “Jail Bait & Trailer Trash” PLUS:: Before Matt Reeves miraculously signed on for The Batman, we ran down YOUR picks for who you’d like to see direct the Caped Crusader Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Justin Gray is an author and graphic novelist. He’s worked for some of the largest North American comic book publishers (including DC Comics), media companies and content providers. He co-created The Monolith which is in development at LionsGate. He just launched a Kickstarter for a Mature Readers collection of stories called “Jail Bait & Trailer Trash” FOLLOW OUR GUEST ON: http://jvgray.com/ Tweets by JVGray www.paperfilms.com https://www.facebook.com/Justin0Gray NEXT WEEK: We welcome New York Times bestselling author and super hero enthusiast Chris Brogan on the show! PLUS: Will Logan FINALLY deliver the Wolverine movie fans have demanded for years. We discuss.

On the latest episode of Secrets of the Sire, we welcome writer Justin Gray to talk about his new Kickstarter “Jail Bait & Trailer Trash” PLUS:: Before Matt Reeves miraculously signed on for The Batman, we ran down YOUR picks for who you’d like to see direct the Caped Crusader Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Justin Gray is an author and graphic novelist. He’s worked for some of the largest North American comic book publishers (including DC Comics), media companies and content providers. He co-created The Monolith which is in development at LionsGate. He just launched a Kickstarter for a Mature Readers collection of stories called “Jail Bait & Trailer Trash” FOLLOW OUR GUEST ON: http://jvgray.com/ https://twitter.com/JVGray www.paperfilms.com https://www.facebook.com/Justin0Gray NEXT WEEK: We welcome New York Times bestselling author and super hero enthusiast Chris Brogan on the show! PLUS: Will Logan FINALLY deliver the Wolverine movie fans have demanded for years. We discuss.

This week we ask the question: LEGO Batman vs the DC Movie Universe…who got it right? Transmedia guru Jeff Gomez joins us to dish on this and more! PLUS: Ben Affleck…Batman No More? What this means for the DCU going forward if its true. Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Jeff Gomez is an expert at transmedia storytelling, incubating new entertainment properties, strategic planning and production for cross-platform implementation. As CEO of Starlight Runner Entertainment, an animation and live-action feature film production company and leading creator of highly successful fictional worlds, Jeff transforms intellectual properties into highly successful transmedia franchises. He also extends niche properties such as toys, animation or videogame titles across multiple platforms, evolving them into high quality persistent narratives, which in turn generate multiple revenue streams for his clients. Jeff has worked on such blockbuster universes as Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, Prince of Persia and Tron, Microsoft’s Halo, James Cameron’s Avatar, Hasbro’s Transformers, Mattel’s Hot Wheels and Coca-Cola’s Happiness Factory. FOLLOW OUR GUEST ON: Twitter as @Jeff_Gomez NEXT WEEK: We welcome DC writer Justin Grey. He’s got a new Kickstarter campaign running that he is thrilled to talk about. PLUS: How he stalked Joe Quesada into giving him his first break in comics.

This week we ask the question: LEGO Batman vs the DC Movie Universe…who got it right? Transmedia guru Jeff Gomez joins us to dish on this and more! PLUS: Ben Affleck…Batman No More? What this means for the DCU going forward if its true. Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Jeff Gomez is an expert at transmedia storytelling, incubating new entertainment properties, strategic planning and production for cross-platform implementation. As CEO of Starlight Runner Entertainment, an animation and live-action feature film production company and leading creator of highly successful fictional worlds, Jeff transforms intellectual properties into highly successful transmedia franchises. He also extends niche properties such as toys, animation or videogame titles across multiple platforms, evolving them into high quality persistent narratives, which in turn generate multiple revenue streams for his clients. Jeff has worked on such blockbuster universes as Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, Prince of Persia and Tron, Microsoft’s Halo, James Cameron’s Avatar, Hasbro’s Transformers, Mattel’s Hot Wheels and Coca-Cola’s Happiness Factory. FOLLOW OUR GUEST ON: Twitter as @Jeff_Gomez NEXT WEEK: We welcome DC writer Justin Grey. He’s got a new Kickstarter campaign running that he is thrilled to talk about. PLUS: How he stalked Joe Quesada into giving him his first break in comics.

This week we break down the Best Super Bowl Movie Trailers: Logan? Or Guardians of the Galaxy 2? PLUS: We talk Iron Man and Avengers novels with author Pat Shand. And we try and get him to spill the beans on his next top secret Marvel novel. Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Pat completed a recent successful Kickstarter campaign for Destiny NY as well as finishing up runs on Hellchild, Van Helsing. He’s got a new release through Boundless called Hellina. He is also writing several Marvel novels: Iron Man, Avengers, more and is starting to work on a series of YouTube shows, pursuing content creation on other platforms. FOLLOW OUR GUEST ON: everywhere as @PatShand NEXT WEEK: We welcome transmedia guru Jeff Gomez to the studio to break down Legion, Riverdale and LEGO Batman!

This week we break down the Best Super Bowl Movie Trailers: Logan? Or Guardians of the Galaxy 2? PLUS: We talk Iron Man and Avengers novels with author Pat Shand. And we try and get him to spill the beans on his next top secret Marvel novel. Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Pat completed a recent successful Kickstarter campaign for Destiny NY as well as finishing up runs on Hellchild, Van Helsing. He’s got a new release through Boundless called Hellina. He is also writing several Marvel novels: Iron Man, Avengers, more and is starting to work on a series of YouTube shows, pursuing content creation on other platforms. FOLLOW OUR GUEST ON: everywhere as @PatShand NEXT WEEK: We welcome transmedia guru Jeff Gomez to the studio to break down Legion, Riverdale and LEGO Batman!

On this week’s Secrets of the Sire #podcast: Think Deadpool was an homage to DC’s Deathstroke? THINK AGAIN! Co-Creator Fabian Nicieza gets fired up on this week’s podcast! PLUS: Sad Ben Affleck may have sunk DC Films. We give you our take on him stepping down from “The Batman” Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Fabian Nicieza been a writer in the entertainment industry for 30 years with over 1,000 comics written and 100 million copies sold. From Superman to Spider-Man, Buffy to Barbie, he’s worked on hundreds of established properties. He co-created Deadpool for Marvel and developed the Hot Wheels World Race brand extension for Mattel. The majority of his work now is with Starlight Runner Entertainment, working on intellectual property management and brand narrative extensions for movie studios, video game and toy companies, international product brands and government institutions. I am of the opinion that we all have too many opinions and are mostly interested in only hearing our own. FOLLOW OUR GUEST ON: Twitter: @fabiannicieza NEXT WEEK: We welcome former Zenescope writer and current Marvel novelist Pat Shand in studio to talk about his new Iron Man novel. PLUS: He gives us insight into his successfully funded Destiny NY comic book through Kickstarter.

On this week’s Secrets of the Sire #podcast: Think Deadpool was an homage to DC’s Deathstroke? THINK AGAIN! Co-Creator Fabian Nicieza gets fired up on this week’s podcast! PLUS: Sad Ben Affleck may have sunk DC Films. We give you our take on him stepping down from “The Batman” Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Fabian Nicieza been a writer in the entertainment industry for 30 years with over 1,000 comics written and 100 million copies sold. From Superman to Spider-Man, Buffy to Barbie, he’s worked on hundreds of established properties. He co-created Deadpool for Marvel and developed the Hot Wheels World Race brand extension for Mattel. The majority of his work now is with Starlight Runner Entertainment, working on intellectual property management and brand narrative extensions for movie studios, video game and toy companies, international product brands and government institutions. I am of the opinion that we all have too many opinions and are mostly interested in only hearing our own. FOLLOW OUR GUEST ON: Twitter: @fabiannicieza NEXT WEEK: We welcome former Zenescope writer and current Marvel novelist Pat Shand in studio to talk about his new Iron Man novel. PLUS: He gives us insight into his successfully funded Destiny NY comic book through Kickstarter.

With Deadpool failing to nab a Best Picture nomination, we break the “Top 5 Superhero Oscar Snubs” of all time! PLUS: We chat Charmed, X-Men Comics and Cats with DC and Dynamite writer Erica Schultz Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dynamite Entertainment’s “Charmed” #1, written by Erica Schultz and illustrated by Maria Sanapo, with covers by Sanapo and Joe Corroney, available March 8, 2017, in support of The CW ordering up a script for a new “Charmed” series, set in 1976, ‘re-imagining’ the original Aaron Spelling series, that previously aired for eight seasons on CW. HER SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES @ericaschultz42 and ericaschultzwrites on Instagram. My website is EricaSchultzWrites.com. NEXT WEEK: We welcome Deadpool co-creator and writer Fabian Nicieza to share his thoughts on the juggernaut that was Deadpool and the Oscar snub. PLUS: What’s it like having your own highway named after you in a movie?

With Deadpool failing to nab a Best Picture nomination, we break the “Top 5 Superhero Oscar Snubs” of all time! PLUS: We chat Charmed, X-Men Comics and Cats with DC and Dynamite writer Erica Schultz Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dynamite Entertainment’s “Charmed” #1, written by Erica Schultz and illustrated by Maria Sanapo, with covers by Sanapo and Joe Corroney, available March 8, 2017, in support of The CW ordering up a script for a new “Charmed” series, set in 1976, ‘re-imagining’ the original Aaron Spelling series, that previously aired for eight seasons on CW. HER SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES @ericaschultz42 and ericaschultzwrites on Instagram. My website is EricaSchultzWrites.com. NEXT WEEK: We welcome Deadpool co-creator and writer Fabian Nicieza to share his thoughts on the juggernaut that was Deadpool and the Oscar snub. PLUS: What’s it like having your own highway named after you in a movie?

Defenders! Game of Thrones! Riverdale! We break down Pop Culture TV In 2017 – what to schedule our DVR for or not (did you know there’s a show called Powerless debuting Feb 2? Neither did we!) PLUS: We’re going to be joined by Buddy Scalera, former Deadpool scribe and creator of Comic Book School talking craft and piracy Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Buddy Scalera is a comic book writer, book author, educator, and marketing consultant. He is best known for his work on Deadpool for Marvel Comics, but he has written and published a large variety of comics. He broke into comics as a journalist, which led to his role as Online Editor for Wizard Entertainment, where he launched the original Wizard World online. He just completed a custom publishing project for Marvel Custom Publishing. We created a health education campaign for the education of IBD. You can find more at IBDUnmasked.com. We actually did a full educational session with patients and healthcare professionals to develop a brand new superhero character. Also, his 6th book hit the shelves last year. It was actually a repackaging and redesign of my first book of photo reference. he’s currently  creating original properties, which are going up on Comixology. The first was Necrotic, the next will be Crisis, and then Apocalypse Blvd will be next. HIS SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES facebook.com/ComicBookSchool.com @ComicBookSchool @BuddyScalera NEXT WEEK: We tackle writing with DC comics’ Erica Schultz. Not literally of course. We’ll basically just be talking.

Defenders! Game of Thrones! Riverdale! We break down Pop Culture TV In 2017 – what to schedule our DVR for or not (did you know there’s a show called Powerless debuting Feb 2? Neither did we!) PLUS: We’re going to be joined by Buddy Scalera, former Deadpool scribe and creator of Comic Book School talking craft and piracy Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Buddy Scalera is a comic book writer, book author, educator, and marketing consultant. He is best known for his work on Deadpool for Marvel Comics, but he has written and published a large variety of comics. He broke into comics as a journalist, which led to his role as Online Editor for Wizard Entertainment, where he launched the original Wizard World online. He just completed a custom publishing project for Marvel Custom Publishing. We created a health education campaign for the education of IBD. You can find more at IBDUnmasked.com. We actually did a full educational session with patients and healthcare professionals to develop a brand new superhero character. Also, his 6th book hit the shelves last year. It was actually a repackaging and redesign of my first book of photo reference. he’s currently  creating original properties, which are going up on Comixology. The first was Necrotic, the next will be Crisis, and then Apocalypse Blvd will be next. HIS SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES facebook.com/ComicBookSchool.com @ComicBookSchool @BuddyScalera NEXT WEEK: We tackle writing with DC comics’ Erica Schultz. Not literally of course. We’ll basically just be talking.

We play “Fact or Fiction” with No Angel scribe Eric Palicki as we chat about his new hit comic book co-written by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actress Adrianne Palicki PLUS: We continue our look at the most anticipated films shows and comics for 2017 including Guardians 2, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming and more! Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! NEXT WEEK: We celebrate our 1-year anniversary as a podcast with writer Justin Grey on to talk DC comics, Kickstarter and the ever elusive goal of steady comic book work. PLUS: We break down the TV landscape for 2017 – what we’ll be setting our DVR for this year.

We play “Fact or Fiction” with No Angel scribe Eric Palicki as we chat about his new hit comic book co-written by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actress Adrianne Palicki PLUS: We continue our look at the most anticipated films shows and comics for 2017 including Guardians 2, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming and more! Listen on SoundCloud: Download our Podcast: * iTunes * Google Play Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us. Stream our Videos: * YouTube * Facebook Or you can head to our Soundcloud page and catch up on any podcast you may have missed! And don’t forget to go to our Patreon.com/secretsofthesire page and support our show! NEXT WEEK: We celebrate our 1-year anniversary as a podcast with writer Justin Grey on to talk DC comics, Kickstarter and the ever elusive goal of steady comic book work. PLUS: We break down the TV landscape for 2017 – what we’ll be setting our DVR for this year.